Chapter 379: Brothers Meet
Leiyin Temple!
Buddha's Birthday continues!
The believers at the foot of the mountain did not know what had happened exactly, but they learned from the monks that today was not only the birthday of the Buddha, but also that a holy son of Buddhism was born.
For a moment, the believers were very excited.
At this moment, the monks on the mountain were also equally excited. Although they had experienced twists and turns, in their opinion, it was only caused by the conflict between Leiyin Temple and Candeng Temple because of the true and false Holy Son.
Both families are trying to find the true Holy Son, and both are for the good of Buddhism.
The birthday celebration was held, and Lin Ye was sitting on the platform at the right side of the Buddha statue. All the monks knelt and worshiped the Buddha statue reverently, and then they had to pay homage to him.
For the first half hour, Lin Ye still had a smile on his face, and he nodded to the monk who was bowing to him.
An hour later, Lin Ye became numb and just smiled without nodding.
Two hours later, the smile on his face disappeared.
Three hours later, Lin Ye was completely lost in thought.
A day later, Lin Ye simply closed his eyes.
Buddha’s birthday will last for three days, which means Lin Ye has to sit here for three days.
"Lao Shi, tell me what happened to you yesterday. If you don't tell me, I will have to seal you up again."
Lin Ye, with his eyes closed, had been communicating with Lao Shi, but after experiencing yesterday's madness, Lao Shi had completely calmed down and would not come out no matter how Lin Ye called him.
Helplessly, Lin Ye could only use his trump card.
"Knowing so much is not a good thing for you." After a while, Lao Shi's voice came out faintly.
Lin Ye's mouth twitched, "Tell me, I am such an ungrateful person."
"I originally thought that this different world had no connection with the world you and I live in, but now it seems that I was wrong. This different world is connected to the original world."
"etc!"
Lin Ye interrupted Lao Shi because he found a loophole in his words.
"Lao Shi, you are talking nonsense. If you said there is no connection between martial arts and Taoism, I would believe you. But Buddhism and Taoism are exactly the same as the real world. How can there be no connection between these two worlds?"
"You know nothing. Buddhism and Taoism exist in all worlds. This is the difference in the level of gods. Take Taoism for example. The so-called Three Pure Ones are not only in the original world, but also in any other world. This kind of god has a title: Eternal God."
"And those gods that only appear in one world are called gods of this world. Think about it carefully, are there some gods in these two worlds that are different?"
Lin Ye didn't need to recall, he was sure that what Lao Shi said was true, just like the Buddhist name he took in Miaoying Temple, Dao Ji.
Dao Ji.
In the real world, that is the Buddhist name of Living Buddha Jigong, and Jigong is an Arhat in Buddhism in the real world.
But in the other world, although there are also Eighteen Arhats and the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, they are not Living Buddha Jigong.
Lin Ye knew in his heart that the situation in Taoism was probably the same, but he did not learn about the Taoist priesthood in the other world in detail. When he saw the same titles, he took it for granted that the names of those Taoist priests were the same, and even the people were the same.
It is very likely that those Taoist priesthoods exist, but people are not the same as the real world.
"How do you know that the gods in each world are different? Have you been to other worlds?" Lin Ye asked in his heart.
"If I had been to other worlds, would I have been so shocked by your chance?" Lao Shi replied unhappily, and then explained, "The mountain god of Helan Mountain said so. That guy once lamented in front of me that even gods are like birds in a cage. The only difference is the size of the cage."
"I didn't understand what he meant at the time, so I asked him what he meant. He told me that Buddhism says that a thousand worlds make up a middle thousand world, and a thousand middle thousand worlds make up a great thousand world, so there is the saying of three thousand great thousand worlds. Taoism also has something similar to the thirty-three heavens."
"This has already proved that there are definitely more than one or two other worlds. Anyway... you will know that what I said is right."
At the end, Lao Shi spoke in a rather vague and unclear manner.
"Are you sure that this is what the Helan Mountain God told you, and not something you heard from somewhere?" Lin Ye was a little skeptical. How could anyone give such a vague answer?
"Of course you told me. Where would I have heard such a secret?"
Lao Shi's words seemed a little urgent, which made Lin Ye even more suspicious of the truthfulness of his words.
It's not the authenticity of the content, but Lao Shi said that this was told to him by the mountain god of Helan Mountain, which seems a bit unreliable.
"Besides, this is the point. You want to know why I had such a big reaction before, right?"
"Well, whose aura is it that can drive you crazy?"
Lin Ye also returned to the main topic. For the first time ever, Lao Shi did not retort to Lin Ye. Instead, there was a sense of relief in his tone.
"The aura of the Buddha's image just now was from a deity in the original world, not the Eternal God."
“From the real world?” Lin Ye was also stunned. Someone from the real world had come to this world, and they were gods?
"If it was just someone from the real world who came to this world, do you think I would be so surprised? That god is already dead in the real world, and I saw it with my own eyes."
“Dead!”
Lin Ye suddenly had a creepy feeling. At his level, he rarely had such a feeling.
It is enough to imagine how shocked he was by this news.
No wonder Lao Shi went crazy.
"That is to say, a god who had died in the real world appeared in this world and became the Buddha."
"Buddha is bullshit." Lao Shi corrected him, "Buddha is the eternal god. If I'm not mistaken, that person should be the founder of Buddhism in this world. But he is obviously dead, so why can he still appear in this world?"
"Is it possible that he was reincarnated into this world?"
Lin Ye thought of a possibility. Since people can be reincarnated after death, is there a chance that they can be reincarnated into another world?
"It's impossible. Unless it's an Eternal God, even if there is reincarnation, it can only be in this world. It's impossible to appear in another world."
"The facts are in front of you, and you still say it's impossible. Or maybe that person faked his death and came to this other world later..." As Lin Ye spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Is there a possibility that this person came to this other world before his death, created Buddhism in this world, and then returned to the real world."
After Lin Ye finished speaking, Lao Shi did not respond for a long time. Just as Lin Ye was about to call Lao Shi, Lao Shi's excited voice came out again.
"I understand. So that's how it is. You're right. That person must have come to this world before he died and left behind the Buddhist heritage in this world."
Lao Shi's voice suddenly increased. Although he couldn't see Lao Shi, Lin Ye could imagine how excited he was.
"How long has it been since he became a god in the real world?" Lin Ye asked after Lao Shi calmed down.
"Two... No... Three... Five thousand... It has been at least five thousand years since that person became a god."
Five thousand years?
Lin Ye said faintly: "But according to the Buddhist scriptures of this world, Buddhism can be traced back to ten thousand years ago, the time doesn't match."
Lao Shi was silent.
"Of course, the mismatch in time may be related to the speed of time flow in the two worlds." Lin Ye thought of this possibility when he thought that he could pause the time of the two worlds.
"Well, it should be like this." Lao Shi also agreed with Lin Ye's guess, but after a while the sound suddenly exploded again.
"No, no, it's still impossible..."
"How could this happen... That doesn't make sense."
"It shouldn't be... What went wrong?"
…
Listening to the voice of Lao Shi mumbling in his mind, Lin Ye rolled his eyes. Forget it, this guy is going to fall into madness again.
Lin Ye sighed and asked, "What's wrong again?"
"Lin Ye, go to Candeng Temple and find the person who controls this Buddha lamp. I want to know the truth... This truth may be related to the real world, and even to you."
Lao Shi's tone was more serious than ever before. Lin Ye did not ask any more questions. He knew that even if he asked again, Lao Shi would not tell him. Moreover, he also wanted to know why the person who controlled the Buddha lamp wanted to help him.
According to Lao Shi, even for a strong person in the Golden Body Realm, it would be difficult to control such a Buddha lamp. Only those who are in harmony with the Buddha lamp can control it.
But even if the Buddha lamp can be controlled, with the power just displayed by the Buddha lamp, the Golden Body Realm is vulnerable, and the controller will definitely pay a price.
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Huzhou!
Lin Ye followed the two masters Hongyuan and Hongyuan and now they have arrived at the central city of Huzhou.
It is called a city, but in fact it is just a gathering place in the desert. Although it has city walls, they are all made of loess, and many of the walls are broken.
Huzhou!
It is the most desolate of the three western states. Most of its area is desert, and the people living here live a very hard life.
Candeng Temple.
As one of the three great Buddhist temples, when Lin Ye stood at the gate of Candeng Temple, he could not believe it. This was actually Candeng Temple.
The courtyard is surrounded by several yellow adobe walls, about two meters high. There is no decoration on the walls. The only decoration in the entire temple is the plaque hanging at the door, engraved with the three words "Candeng Temple".
But even this plaque has turned yellow due to age, and the incomplete word "Candeng Temple" is missing the left half.
"Lin Shengzi, please!"
There was no monk to greet him. Master Hongyuan smiled and gestured for Lin Ye to enter the temple, while he himself stood sideways at the temple entrance and did not go in.
"Master, you won't go in?"
"According to the rules of Candeng Temple, only lamp holders and Buddha lamps are allowed in the temple. Monks of Candeng Temple are not allowed to enter the temple without the permission of the lamp holder."
Hongyuan pointed to a sand dune on the left side of the temple. There were several arch-sized holes on the dune.
"It seems that all the masters of Candeng Temple are ascetics."
Lin Ye was really shocked that a powerful man in the Golden Body Realm didn’t even have a courtyard and just lived in a cave.
"Amitabha, the practice in our temple is different from that of other Three Treasures disciples. In the eyes of monks like us, having a cushion to recite the Buddha's scriptures and obtaining the Buddha's true Dharma is enough."
"Master, your realm is superb. This Saint admires you!"
Lin Ye nodded, without any more politeness, and stepped into the temple.
As he entered the ancient temple, the door of the temple slowly closed behind him. At the same time, a young monk with a fleshy face was standing there with an excited look on his face.
"Junior Brother Daoji!"
"Brother Daohai!"
The fat monk was naturally Dao Hai. Lin Ye had a look of joy on his face, but he was not overly shocked, because he had a vague guess in his heart.
If there was anyone in Buddhism who could help him, it could only be the missing Daohai.
But no one expected that Dao Hai would come to Candeng Temple and become the guardian of Candeng Temple.
"So, Brother Daohai, you were forcibly brought here by the monks of Candeng Temple?"
After the birthday celebration yesterday, Lin Ye no longer cared about the Holy Son’s initiation. He asked Xuan Hui for information about Candeng Temple and after reading it, he asked Master Hongyuan to take him to Candeng Temple.
From the information given by Xuanhui, he already knew how Candeng Temple selected its disciples.
"Yes, I was looking for my junior fellow apprentice but I met Master Yuantong. He brought me to Candeng Temple, and I learned that he was the monk who was looking for Candeng Temple."
Daohai was very excited to see Lin Ye, and invited Lin Ye to the Bodhi tree. There happened to be two cushions under the Bodhi tree, so the two brothers sat cross-legged.
Ignoring Lao Shi's urging in his mind, Lin Ye first listened to Dao Hai talk about his experiences over the years.
It turned out that Daohai was forcibly taken away by the old monk and went to many places, but Daohai had always been unwilling to accept the old monk. Unfortunately, he could not beat the old monk and could not escape even if he wanted to.
Until later he came to Candeng Temple, where he stayed in the cave on the sand dunes for several years, until several old monks came back with several young monks who were about his age.
Then, these monks were sent to the temple, and there was a Buddhist lamp placed in the temple.
Their task is to find a way to move the Buddha lamp.
Daohai was not interested in this. He thought that he would never take it. After other people took the Buddha lamp, he could leave Candeng Temple and go back.
But what was unexpected was that none of the monks were able to get the Buddha lamp.
The old monk then told him that if he could not get the Buddha lamp, he could only become a lamp keeper. If he became a lamp keeper, he would not be able to leave the Buddha lamp for the rest of his life and could only protect the Buddha lamp.
Only by picking up the Buddha lamp can one become a lamp-holding monk. Once you become a lamp-holding monk, you will be the abbot of Candeng Temple. All monks in Candeng Temple must obey the abbot's orders.
Daohai went to get the lamp because of the old monk's words, but what Daohai himself didn't expect was that he actually picked up the Buddha lamp.
He became the new abbot of Candeng Temple.
"Junior brother, I also heard from the monks that there was a Buddhist saint in the outside world. After knowing that it was you, and you went to Leiyin Temple, I was afraid that the monks of Leiyin Temple would make things difficult for you, so I asked Master Hongyuan to go to Leiyin Temple."
Dao Hai laughed happily, but Lin Ye keenly caught one point, which was also the point that Dao Hai deliberately did not mention.
"Brother, since you have become the abbot of Candeng Temple, why don't you return to Miaoying Temple, or ask someone to bring back the news?"
The smile on Dao Hai's face froze, and then he said with a smile: "I was just thinking about telling you, Junior Brother, and then I heard that you were going to Xilanzhou, so I wanted to give you a surprise."
"This little monk is lying again. What a bullshit surprise. He really thinks it's so easy to be a lamp holder. Lin boy, this little monk won't tell you the reason. But if you let the little monk activate the Buddha lamp, I will tell you the reason." Lao Shi's voice sounded in Lin Ye's ears.
Lin Ye ignored Lao Shi and looked at Dao Hai with a serious expression; "Brother, you are not a good liar."
