Journey to the West-Lion Camel Kingdom
"Lion Camel Kingdom?" Qin Shi Huang asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This story was originally used by Buddhism to publicize the Buddhist scriptures. It was hard to come by, and it was hoped that the believers would cherish it. However, those who understood it understood that it was indeed a matter of female prostitution.”Zhang Liang said.
"Alright, continue." Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang said.
" Speaking of which, the four of them went through a dangerous journey to the border of the Lion Camel Kingdom. On the way, they were tired and rested by the roadside. Master Tang Sanzang instructed his eldest disciple Sun Wukong to make some vegetarian food for them…"
Following Zhang Liang's recount of the story about the Kingdom of Lion Camel in Journey to the West, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, and many of the ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty also understood how the Buddhists were like men stealing and women prostitutes.
According to Zhang Liang's explanation, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, saw the tragic state of the Lion Camel Kingdom:
Skeletons were like mountains and skeletons were like forests.
The hair of a man was like a piece of felt, and his skin and flesh were rotten like mud and dust.
Human tendons wrapped around the tree, dry and scorched, shining like silver.
The little demons in the east took the living and cut them into pieces.
He went down to the west to pour demons, and boiled human flesh fresh.
Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, and all the ministers could not believe it after hearing the news. This was the story of Buddhism's propaganda of scriptures, and it was actually so sinister. It should be known that the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Great Qin Dynasty used stories to promote their own abilities. They could be heard as bedtime stories, but this...
Zhang Liang did not explain much and continued,
There were three demons in Lion Camel Ridge:
Great King Lion Spirit-Mount of Manjushri of Buddhism;
The second king, White Elephant Spirit, was the mount of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
The Third Great King, the Golden-Winged Roc, was the uncle of the Buddhist leader, Tathagata.
After the three demons arrived at the Kingdom of Lion Camel, the Golden-Winged Roc swallowed the entire population of the Kingdom of Lion Camel.
From top to bottom, the emperor, the civil and military officials, the army, the merchants, the commoners, whether it was the elderly or the babies who were waiting to be fed, were all swallowed by the Golden-Winged Roc in one gulp, taking their lives.
The Great King, the Lion Spirit, and the Second King, the White Elephant Spirit, led tens of thousands of demon soldiers to occupy the Lion Camel Ridge on the east side of the Lion Camel Kingdom.
The third king, the Golden-Winged Roc, took over the original Kingdom of China, the Kingdom of Lion Camel, and proclaimed himself king. At the same time, he scattered his demon soldiers and started trading in the Kingdom of Lion Camel.
They gathered together in clusters of monsters, and the four gates were all wolf elves.
Colorful tiger for the capital tube, white-faced male Biao for the commander.
Ya (ya) forked horn deer pass text guide, clever fox when Tao.
A thousand-foot-long python surrounded the city, and a ten-thousand-foot-long snake occupied the road.
Downstairs, the wolf called the messenger, and the leopard in front of the stage made a human voice.
Flags and drums are all monsters, and the patrol is full of mountain spirits.
The twisted rabbit opened the door to buy and sell, and the wild boar carried a load to make a living.
In the past, it was originally the Celestial Kingdom, but now it was called Tiger Wolf City.
In the end, Sun Wukong invited Manjushri, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and the leader of Buddhism, Tathagata Buddha, from the Western Paradise in the Buddhist scriptures to subdue the three demons of the Lion Camel Kingdom. Only then did the four of them pass through the Lion Camel Kingdom safely.
However, these three demons who had killed the entire population of the Lion Camel Kingdom were only brought back to their respective masters and imprisoned. The four of them continued on their journey to obtain the scriptures.
From the beginning to the end, no one or Buddha had said a word about the tragic deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the entire country.
It was true that Buddhism paid attention to severing the seven emotions and six desires. The life and death of ordinary people were just ants in the eyes of the high and mighty Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Compared to them, the great cause of obtaining Buddhist scriptures and publicizing Buddhist scriptures was the most important.
After Zhang Liang finished telling the story of the Lion Camel Kingdom, everyone in the hall, including the First Emperor Ying Zheng, the Eldest Young Master Fu Su, Prime Minister Li Si, General Wang Jian, and the others, could not wake up from the tragic state of the Lion Camel Kingdom for a long time.
According to Zhang Liang, the leader of Buddhism, Tathagata, and the so-called Bodhisattva were able to see all corners of the world in an instant. The Shituo Kingdom was not far from the Holy Mountain of the Western Paradise where the leader of Buddhism, Tathagata, and the Bodhisattva were located, but they were not discovered.
In the end, even after the three demons of the Shi Tuo Kingdom were subdued by the Buddhist leader, Tathagata, and Bodhisattva, they were only confined.
The four of them only wanted to successfully pass through the Shi Tuo Kingdom occupied by the three demons and obtain the Buddhist scriptures.
From the beginning to the end, no one had asked about the hundreds of thousands of people who died in the tragic deaths of the Lion Camel Kingdom. When Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng, finally ended the conversation, he asked,""Why didn't the leader of Buddhism, Rulai, save the people of the Shi Tuo Kingdom who died tragically?”
Zhang Liang replied,"Because the Buddhist leader, Tathagata, is high and mighty and doesn't care about the sufferings of the people." Moreover, in the Buddhist scriptures, the suffering of a person's life is the result of his previous life.”
That's right, Buddhism emphasized on " the cause of the previous life, the effect of this life ". The reason why you are not living well in this life is because you are doing evil. There is no way to change it. Only by believing in Buddhism and accumulating virtue can you get a good life after reincarnation.
"Ridiculous." Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, said angrily.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The ministers advised.
Looking at the furious Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, Zhang Liang took a step forward and said,""Your Majesty, the story of the Lion Camel Kingdom is only one story in the Buddhist stories. There are a total of 81 stories like this.”
"Nine-nine-eighty-one?" Qin Shi Huang muttered to himself before closing his eyes and thinking for a moment before saying," Wang Jian, listen up. After conquering the Maurya Empire, let those who are willing to let go of Buddhism return to the commoners. Kill those who are unwilling and completely destroy Buddhism. We will never allow Buddhism to come to Great Qin.”
"Yes, I will obey Your Majesty's orders." General Wang Jian listened to the order.
Seeing this, Zhang Liang shook his head and continued,""Your Majesty, that's all I know about the Peacock Empire. Next, I'll introduce you to the other countries.”
After hearing this, Emperor Ying Zheng realized that there were two other empires in the world that Zhang Liang had offered, so he said,"" Yes, you can continue with the introduction."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang walked back to the map of the world and pointed at a place on the west side of Great Qin that was not marked out. He said," Your Majesty, the people here call this the Western Regions.”
"There are many countries here. Although each country's national strength is not too strong, some of them are indeed religious countries.”
"If you don't believe in their religion here, then at the very least, you'll be expelled. At the very least, you'll be living a life worse than death.”
"Moreover, the armies formed by these believers are extremely fanatical. Even if their combat strength is not comparable to the enemy's army, it is often these religious countries that win the war.”
"Most importantly, the weather in this area is extremely hot, and water sources are scarce. It's not easy for the locals to die from lack of water, and even the locals don't dare to walk around this area casually.”
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