Lingipusa looked kind and said,"Sanzang, in your previous life, the Golden Cicada Master and I were best friends. When I saw you in trouble, I wanted to help you, but I didn't expect that the matter would have been resolved by now.”
Tang Sanzang smiled and bowed." Thank you, Bodhisattva Lingji. Thank you for your trouble. Since you're here, why don't you have a chat and catch up? I have many things to ask you, Brother Lingji."”He immediately tried to get close to her.
Bodhisattva Lingji nodded." That's good. We haven't seen each other for a hundred years. It's a good time to catch up."”
After saying that, he and Tang Sanzang found a place to sit down.
" Brother Lingji," Tang Sanzang asked first," you know my current situation. I've almost forgotten everything from my previous life. Can you tell me about the Golden Cicada Master in my previous life?"”
Bodhisattva Lingji nodded." Sanzang, in your previous life, the Golden Cicada Master was the second disciple of Gautama Buddha. His status was second only to Gautama Buddha and Maha Kasyapa. Tathagata said that you were the most perceptive of his disciples, even better than Maha Kasyapa, who smiled and picked flowers.”
"Since he's such an accomplished monk, why was he banished to the mortal world?" Tang Sanzang asked in confusion.”
Ling Ji shook his head and said," I'm not too sure about that. I've been living on Mount Meru and haven't gone to Mount Spiritual Vulture to see Rulai for a long time. This matter is very strange in the entire Western Heaven. Only the Golden Cicada Master and Rulai know the truth. Unfortunately, the Golden Cicada Master's divine sense had yet to recover. He could only ask Rulai.”
"Brother Lingji," Tang Sanzang asked curiously,"Isn't the Spiritual Vulture Mountain the Western Paradise?"”
Bodhisattva Lingji smiled and said," Sanzang, you're mistaken. Mount Spiritual Vulture is only the place where Tathagata and his disciples live. The Western Paradise is a wider existence. For example, my little Mount Meru is in the Western Paradise, thousands of miles away from Mount Spiritual Vulture!”
"Could it be that Tathagata was also chosen like the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court?" Tang Sanzang asked.”
Bodhisattva Lingji shook his head and laughed." Ever since the ancient Dipamkara Buddha began to illuminate the Western Paradise, many Buddhists have been searching for a way out through various means of cultivation. Among them, three sects have gradually formed. They are the Zen Sect, the Tiantai Sect, and the Vinaya Sect. The three sects have the same goal, but their cultivation methods are very different. They have always called themselves orthodox. However, ten thousand years ago, an extraordinary genius appeared in the Zen Sect. Not only did he learn the teachings of his sect, but he also inherited the essence of the Tiantai Sect and the Vinaya Sect. His mana was unprecedentedly powerful. Under his efforts, the three sects were unified on the surface. Zen was the main sect, and the other two sects were supplemented to establish Buddhism. Tathagata was also honored as the Pope. Rulai took in a large number of disciples, opened up a wide path of speech, and deeply studied the Buddhist Dharma. Under his leadership, the strength of the Western Heaven had increased greatly in the past few thousand years.”
Tang Sanzang had never heard of this, so he asked curiously,""Which sect does Brother Lingji belong to?”
"I belong to the Tiantai Sect, and my magic power is only ranked third in the Tiantai Sect."”He pointed at Sun Wukong and said," Sun Wukong's master, Subhuti, is the most powerful master in the other of the three sects.”
Tang Sanzang barely understood the situation. He nodded and said,"No wonder the scriptures I learned are all orthodox in Zen. Brother Lingji, do you know how powerful my Dharma power is?”
"I don't know the specifics," Ling Ji shook his head. Sanzang, if your eldest disciple Sun Wukong were to fully display all his abilities, he would be about 40% of Subhuti's, and Subhuti's mana would be about 80% of Tathagata's. You should be able to estimate it, right?”
"That means one Buddha is as powerful as three Wukongs!" Tang Sanzang clicked his tongue.”
Lingji and Tang Sanzang chatted for a while, letting Tang Sanzang know a lot about the Western Paradise, which was quite helpful to him.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bodhisattva Lingji said,""Sanzang, I'll teach you a set of Xumi Heart Technique. Although it's not something profound, it'll be useful for you to focus on your cultivation and turn back into the Golden Cicada Master as soon as possible. Since you've already opened an immortal sect, the Buddhist sect's method of imparting skills is similar to that of the Dao sect, so it's much more convenient to impart them.”As he spoke, he reached out and tapped Tang Sanzang's glabella, imparting the Xumi Heart Technique to Tang Sanzang.
After imparting the knowledge, Bodhisattva Lingji said,""Sanzang, it's getting late. I should go back to Mount Meru. When you return to the Western Paradise and restore your identity as the Golden Cicada Master, we can have a good chat!”He took out an immortal pill from his pocket and said," This is the Wind Calming Pill I refined. After eating it, you won't be afraid of cold and heat. No matter how strong the wind is, you won't be affected. It should be beneficial to you."”
Tang Sanzang felt as if he had obtained a treasure. He quickly thanked him and took it, then immediately ate it. He only felt a cool sensation in his stomach before it returned to its original state.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong also came over and said,"Bodhisattva Lingji, you gave my master something good to eat, but you didn't give Old Sun anything.”He had just met Zixia Fairy and was in a good mood.
"Bodhisattva Lingji, you can't be biased!" Zhu Bajie joined in the fun.”
Ling Ji smiled bitterly." Why are you two joining in the fun? This Air-stabilizing Pill is only refined once every 500 years. I only have two in total. I gave one to your master, and the other one is for Queen Mother's birthday. You don't have it!"”
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie lowered their heads and pretended to be wronged."Bodhisattva Lingji is biased…"
Ling Ji didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh."Sun Wukong, your master Subhuti has countless treasures, yet you still want them from me. Tianpeng, you're the same. You've been Marshal Tianpeng for so long, how can you lack treasures?”
"If Brother Lingji doesn't have it, then forget it. Don't bother with them!" Tang Sanzang laughed.”
Ling Ji nodded and said," By the way, I still have three Heavenly Fragrance Pills here. They can alleviate your sense of smell that was damaged by the weasel. Consider them a small gift for you."”
As he spoke, he took out three pills from his sleeve and gave them to Tang Sanzang. Tang Sanzang kept one for himself, one for Sun Wukong, and one for the listless White Dragon Horse. Zhu Bajie asked,"Master, what about me?"
Tang Sanzang said," Your nose is so sharp. It's a waste to give you this pill. Look at the White Dragon Horse. It's about to collapse!"”
Zhu Bajie muttered helplessly,"It's not my fault that my nose is too sharp…"
Bodhisattva Lingji bid farewell to the three of them and flew away. Tang Sanzang and his disciples had a better understanding after this incident.
Sun Wukong watched Bodhisattva Lingji leave and shook his head.""Sigh, it's the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother again. Who knows how many treasures this woman has swindled from the birthday banquet with the heavenly peaches!”
The Heavenly Peach Banquet of the Queen Mother was also her birthday banquet. Every year, she would invite a large number of famous people from the Immortal World to participate. It was difficult for ordinary people to join. Every immortal who participated would prepare a generous gift. Over the past thousand years, the Queen Mother had received countless gifts. The current Heavenly Peach Banquet was becoming more and more like the Queen Mother's money-making methods.
Sun Wukong recalled that he was not even invited back then, and his heart was filled with anger.
[Note: There are many sects in Buddhism. The main ones are the eight sects. Yunhai knows all of them. However, the book is written for entertainment. Most of the Buddhist knowledge in this chapter is fabricated. Don't take it for granted.]
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Lingipusa looked kind and said,"Sanzang, in your previous life, the Golden Cicada Master and I were best friends. When I saw you in trouble, I wanted to help you, but I didn't expect that the matter would have been resolved by now.”
Tang Sanzang smiled and bowed." Thank you, Bodhisattva Lingji. Thank you for your trouble. Since you're here, why don't you have a chat and catch up? I have many things to ask you, Brother Lingji."”He immediately tried to get close to her.
Bodhisattva Lingji nodded." That's good. We haven't seen each other for a hundred years. It's a good time to catch up."”
After saying that, he and Tang Sanzang found a place to sit down.
" Brother Lingji," Tang Sanzang asked first," you know my current situation. I've almost forgotten everything from my previous life. Can you tell me about the Golden Cicada Master in my previous life?"”
Bodhisattva Lingji nodded." Sanzang, in your previous life, the Golden Cicada Master was the second disciple of Gautama Buddha. His status was second only to Gautama Buddha and Maha Kasyapa. Tathagata said that you were the most perceptive of his disciples, even better than Maha Kasyapa, who smiled and picked flowers.”
"Since he's such an accomplished monk, why was he banished to the mortal world?" Tang Sanzang asked in confusion.”
Ling Ji shook his head and said," I'm not too sure about that. I've been living on Mount Meru and haven't gone to Mount Spiritual Vulture to see Rulai for a long time. This matter is very strange in the entire Western Heaven. Only the Golden Cicada Master and Rulai know the truth. Unfortunately, the Golden Cicada Master's divine sense had yet to recover. He could only ask Rulai.”
"Brother Lingji," Tang Sanzang asked curiously,"Isn't the Spiritual Vulture Mountain the Western Paradise?"”
Bodhisattva Lingji smiled and said," Sanzang, you're mistaken. Mount Spiritual Vulture is only the place where Tathagata and his disciples live. The Western Paradise is a wider existence. For example, my little Mount Meru is in the Western Paradise, thousands of miles away from Mount Spiritual Vulture!”
"Could it be that Tathagata was also chosen like the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court?" Tang Sanzang asked.”
Bodhisattva Lingji shook his head and laughed." Ever since the ancient Dipamkara Buddha began to illuminate the Western Paradise, many Buddhists have been searching for a way out through various means of cultivation. Among them, three sects have gradually formed. They are the Zen Sect, the Tiantai Sect, and the Vinaya Sect. The three sects have the same goal, but their cultivation methods are very different. They have always called themselves orthodox. However, ten thousand years ago, an extraordinary genius appeared in the Zen Sect. Not only did he learn the teachings of his sect, but he also inherited the essence of the Tiantai Sect and the Vinaya Sect. His mana was unprecedentedly powerful. Under his efforts, the three sects were unified on the surface. Zen was the main sect, and the other two sects were supplemented to establish Buddhism. Tathagata was also honored as the Pope. Rulai took in a large number of disciples, opened up a wide path of speech, and deeply studied the Buddhist Dharma. Under his leadership, the strength of the Western Heaven had increased greatly in the past few thousand years.”
Tang Sanzang had never heard of this, so he asked curiously,""Which sect does Brother Lingji belong to?”
"I belong to the Tiantai Sect, and my magic power is only ranked third in the Tiantai Sect."”He pointed at Sun Wukong and said," Sun Wukong's master, Subhuti, is the most powerful master in the other of the three sects.”
Tang Sanzang barely understood the situation. He nodded and said,"No wonder the scriptures I learned are all orthodox in Zen. Brother Lingji, do you know how powerful my Dharma power is?”
"I don't know the specifics," Ling Ji shook his head. Sanzang, if your eldest disciple Sun Wukong were to fully display all his abilities, he would be about 40% of Subhuti's, and Subhuti's mana would be about 80% of Tathagata's. You should be able to estimate it, right?”
"That means one Buddha is as powerful as three Wukongs!" Tang Sanzang clicked his tongue.”
Lingji and Tang Sanzang chatted for a while, letting Tang Sanzang know a lot about the Western Paradise, which was quite helpful to him.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bodhisattva Lingji said,""Sanzang, I'll teach you a set of Xumi Heart Technique. Although it's not something profound, it'll be useful for you to focus on your cultivation and turn back into the Golden Cicada Master as soon as possible. Since you've already opened an immortal sect, the Buddhist sect's method of imparting skills is similar to that of the Dao sect, so it's much more convenient to impart them.”As he spoke, he reached out and tapped Tang Sanzang's glabella, imparting the Xumi Heart Technique to Tang Sanzang.
After imparting the knowledge, Bodhisattva Lingji said,""Sanzang, it's getting late. I should go back to Mount Meru. When you return to the Western Paradise and restore your identity as the Golden Cicada Master, we can have a good chat!”He took out an immortal pill from his pocket and said," This is the Wind Calming Pill I refined. After eating it, you won't be afraid of cold and heat. No matter how strong the wind is, you won't be affected. It should be beneficial to you."”
Tang Sanzang felt as if he had obtained a treasure. He quickly thanked him and took it, then immediately ate it. He only felt a cool sensation in his stomach before it returned to its original state.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong also came over and said,"Bodhisattva Lingji, you gave my master something good to eat, but you didn't give Old Sun anything.”He had just met Zixia Fairy and was in a good mood.
"Bodhisattva Lingji, you can't be biased!" Zhu Bajie joined in the fun.”
Ling Ji smiled bitterly." Why are you two joining in the fun? This Air-stabilizing Pill is only refined once every 500 years. I only have two in total. I gave one to your master, and the other one is for Queen Mother's birthday. You don't have it!"”
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie lowered their heads and pretended to be wronged."Bodhisattva Lingji is biased…"
Ling Ji didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh."Sun Wukong, your master Subhuti has countless treasures, yet you still want them from me. Tianpeng, you're the same. You've been Marshal Tianpeng for so long, how can you lack treasures?”
"If Brother Lingji doesn't have it, then forget it. Don't bother with them!" Tang Sanzang laughed.”
Ling Ji nodded and said," By the way, I still have three Heavenly Fragrance Pills here. They can alleviate your sense of smell that was damaged by the weasel. Consider them a small gift for you."”
As he spoke, he took out three pills from his sleeve and gave them to Tang Sanzang. Tang Sanzang kept one for himself, one for Sun Wukong, and one for the listless White Dragon Horse. Zhu Bajie asked,"Master, what about me?"
Tang Sanzang said," Your nose is so sharp. It's a waste to give you this pill. Look at the White Dragon Horse. It's about to collapse!"”
Zhu Bajie muttered helplessly,"It's not my fault that my nose is too sharp…"
Bodhisattva Lingji bid farewell to the three of them and flew away. Tang Sanzang and his disciples had a better understanding after this incident.
Sun Wukong watched Bodhisattva Lingji leave and shook his head.""Sigh, it's the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother again. Who knows how many treasures this woman has swindled from the birthday banquet with the heavenly peaches!”
The Heavenly Peach Banquet of the Queen Mother was also her birthday banquet. Every year, she would invite a large number of famous people from the Immortal World to participate. It was difficult for ordinary people to join. Every immortal who participated would prepare a generous gift. Over the past thousand years, the Queen Mother had received countless gifts. The current Heavenly Peach Banquet was becoming more and more like the Queen Mother's money-making methods.
Sun Wukong recalled that he was not even invited back then, and his heart was filled with anger.
[Note: There are many sects in Buddhism. The main ones are the eight sects. Yunhai knows all of them. However, the book is written for entertainment. Most of the Buddhist knowledge in this chapter is fabricated. Don't take it for granted.]
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