In the Heavens

The emperor doesn't pay attention, the princes and nobles don't care, this Buddhist grand ceremony is destined not to enter the upper class.

However, the necessary process is still indispensable. Buddhism has made such a big scene in order to spread the scriptures, how can it be done without some publicity?

In the Tang Dynasty, all the temples with some inheritance received notices from the patriarchs, asking them to cooperate with the propaganda and take the opportunity to expand the influence of Buddhism.

After paying a visit to Emperor Tang, a grand Dharma preaching conference kicked off in Chang'an.

As the executor of Buddhist scriptures, Tang Sanzang naturally has the highest right to speak. Regardless of the status of the reincarnation of the second disciple of the Tathagata, or the "Tripitaka" in his hand, it is his confidence.

Of course, Tang Sanzang did not dare to completely deny the original text of the Mahayana scriptures, but he can still make some small moves regarding the specific interpretation of the content of the scriptures.

Under the auspices of Tang Sanzang, a group of Buddhist leaders from the religious circles gathered together to give their own interpretation of Mahayana Buddhism.

As for how far it is from the true meaning of the original text, no one knows. After all, the original scriptures were directly collected by Emperor Tang, and what they got was only the hand-copied version.

Since it is a hand-copied version, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. There are tens of thousands of volumes of scriptures, and there are a few errors in the middle, which is also excusable.

After a group of Buddhist leaders have finished interpreting and annotating the scriptures, it does not mean that the matter is over. These contents have to be reported to the Tang Emperor for approval before they can be promoted to temples all over the world.

Undoubtedly, in this process, it is inevitable to continue to cut and modify, so that the scriptures are as close as possible to the national conditions of the Tang Dynasty.

The official scriptures have not yet been released, but the Tathagata's Mahayana Buddhism has changed beyond recognition. Tang Sanzang was also very helpless about this. He thought he would take the lead in doing it himself, but he didn't expect that there were so many activists in Buddhism who "reformed scriptures".

Everything stems from profit, and Mahayana Buddhism becoming the mainstream will inevitably have an impact on the Hinayana Buddhism that is currently circulating. Controversy over orthodoxy is always the cruelest, even if they are both Buddhist disciples, the internal competition has never been weak.

For their own benefit, all branches of Buddhism and Taoism will naturally not forget to include private goods. With everyone's joint efforts, the "Tripitaka" carefully compiled by Tathagata naturally changed beyond recognition.

Everyone puts private goods in it, and Tang Sanzang is no exception. In the future, whoever has a dominant ideological theory in Buddhism will be able to share more merit and luck. It can be said that it is already a competition within Buddhism.

Hello, hello, hello everyone, that is really good. With the cooperation of Tang Sanzang, the leaders of the Buddhist sects of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Emperor, the new version of the "Tripitaka" will soon appear on the stage.

If you bring the scriptures to the Tathagata, he probably doesn't even know that this is the result of his own research on Buddhist theories. The content inside, and the original Tripitaka except for the same name, it is difficult to find common ground.

Replacing tens of thousands of scriptures in a short period of time is obviously not a small project, even if Tang Sanzang is strong, he will inevitably be tired.

This is still based on the premise of plagiarism everywhere and carrying forward the borrowed style. If it was written by him alone, I am afraid that it may not be able to be done in a hundred years.

Looking at the results in front of him, Tang Sanzang called a few disciples and said, "Apprentices, the great task of learning Buddhist scriptures has now been completed. Now that the scriptures have begun to be copied and spread to the world, what are your plans for the next step?"

It wasn't that he was sentimental, he cared about the future development of several apprentices, the main reason was that he had finished the work of studying Buddhist scriptures, but he didn't see the reward from the Buddhist sect for a long time, Tang Sanzang was also guilty.

The new version of the "Tripitaka" in front of me has nothing to do with Buddha except for the name.

There may be some collisions in the content, but there is absolutely no deliberate plagiarism or reference. After all, Tang Sanzang himself did not read the scriptures, so he ran to teach others.

From this point of view, in fact, it might be the best choice to leave with the scriptures without words from the beginning.

In any case, this wave has slapped the Tathagata Buddha in the face. Even if there are joint efforts of all Buddhist branches, Tang Sanzang is worried that he will be remembered alone.

"Master, there is nothing to worry about. Although Chang'an is good, it is not a place to live for a long time. My generation of practitioners is destined not to stay in the world of mortals for a long time.

Now that the scripture learning is over, my old grandson will naturally go back to Huaguo Mountain to meditate; Ba Jie is arguing every day to go back to Gao Lao Village, and now no one is stopping him, just in time to get his wish.

It doesn't matter whether Junior Brother Sha returns to Liusha River or to Heaven; Little White Dragon will definitely return to the Dragon Clan. They all have their own places to go, and you can rest assured that you can get an eminent monk.

Originally, our brothers and sisters were also planning to bid farewell to you, but seeing that you were too busy, we never had the heart to disturb you. "

After listening to Monkey King's words, Tang Sanzang was choked to death. Everyone who co-authored wanted to break up, and he was the only one who was still thinking about the reward from Buddhism.

But it’s right to think about it, merit, luck, and so on are all issued by the way of heaven, and what Buddhism can determine is nothing but fruit status.

However, for his few thoughtful disciples, the level of fruition given by Buddhism is actually not important.

The bullshit blows the sky, the orthodoxy of the Three Realms is still the heaven. No matter how powerful Buddhism is, it is only a sect. No matter how powerful the internal fruit position is, it is only useful internally, and it is still unknown whether people will recognize it outside.

But a few apprentices can do without, but he, the master, cannot do without. Frankly speaking, Tang Sanzang himself didn't know what was going on with him.

Said to be the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi?

But there was a bunch of messy things in his mind, and Jin Chanzi's memory only occupied a small part, but he lacked the most critical part.

Said it was an alien demon god seizing the house?

But judging from Hong Huang Tian Dao's reaction, it's obviously not the case. If it was really taken away by the demon gods from outside the territory, I am afraid that it would have been cleaned up by the Dao of Heaven long ago.

I can't even figure out the origin of my identity, let alone others. As an unknown person, he cannot become the core of any major force, and no one will even accept him.

Under this background, the best choice is to mix in Buddhism first. After all, he, Tang Sanzang, was also a great hero who had been wounded and bled for Buddhism.

As long as Buddhism is still shameless, you can't be too harsh on him. As long as you don't violate some taboos, you can still live freely in the prehistoric world under the name of a Buddhist disciple.

"Wukong, you can't say that. You have made great contributions to my Buddhism on the way to learn the scriptures. How can you leave so quietly without a reward?

Those who know only know that you are dedicated to the Tao and do not seek glory and wealth; those who don’t know think that you have been excluded by my Buddhist sect, and if it is spread, isn’t it to ruin the name of the Buddha and his old man?

In the opinion of the teacher, you should wait first. I think the Buddha will definitely give you a satisfactory answer, otherwise, wouldn’t it be true that the rumors that my Buddhist gate crossed the river and demolished the bridge were true! "

It was almost a blatant hint that Tang Sanzang's words were obviously not just for a few apprentices, but also for those who were spying on him.

As long as a few apprentices are stabilized and the scripture learning team does not disperse, the great cause of learning scriptures cannot be considered truly over. After procrastinating like this, the first one who can't stand it must be Buddhism.

Originally, the time for the great prosperity of Buddhism and Taoism this time was short, and if we continue to waste time, I am afraid that disasters and catastrophes will usher in before Buddhism and Taoism enter the prosperous age.

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In the Holy Land of Lingshan, everything that happened in Datang has not been hidden from the eyes of Buddha Tathagata. He never dreamed that the bureau he had painstakingly laid out would be destroyed so easily.

Even though we know that Sanzang Tang is just an introduction, without Tang Sanzang, Tang Sizang and Tang Wuzang would come out and falsify their own scriptures.

Vested interest groups in Buddhism cannot easily give up their interests, let alone give up their right to speak about the interpretation of scriptures.

But it really happened, Tathagata was still pale with anger. The plan to unify the discourse power of secular Buddhism has failed, and it is even more hopeless to integrate the various schools of Lingshan by boiling frogs in warm water.

Tathagata naturally did not have a good impression of Tang Sanzang, the instigator. If it wasn't for the wrong time, he would have looked for an opportunity to directly kill Tang Sanzang.

Regarding the reward for the scripture learning team, he was naturally stuck when he arrived. Since he is not one of his own, there is no need to give him such a high status, but it is a pity that Buddhism is not a one-word hall of the Tathagata.

Some people are frustrated while others are proud. Tathagata's Mahayana Buddhism has not been able to dominate alone, and several other sects mixed with private goods have become vested interests.

Mixing in the prehistoric world, it is also unavoidable to be sophisticated. All the branches of Buddhism involved in the interpretation of the scriptures have received Tang Sanzang's favor. As the big bosses of the various branches in the Lingshan Mountain, it is inevitable to find opportunities to repay this favor.

"Buddha, the eastward transmission of Buddhism has begun, and it is time to end the matter of learning scriptures. It is not a problem to let Tang monks and disciples continue to stay in the Tang Dynasty. They should be recalled as soon as possible and rewarded for the whole day!"

Maitreya Buddha said with a smile.

No matter how much benefit is distributed, as long as it can make Tathagata, the modern Buddha, deflated, it is a good thing for him, the future Buddha.

The more the performance of the modern Buddha is weakened, the closer the day when the future Buddha will take power; on the contrary, if the status of the current Buddha is stable and the prestige is high, the future Buddha will always be the future Buddha.

Replacing Tathagata is not only what he wants, but also what the direct Buddhist lineage wants. Whether it is for his own path or the needs of his subordinates, Maitreya must fight against the Tathagata.

The Second Saints of the West are well aware of this situation, and even they are still deliberately letting this happen.

There will be pressure when there is competition, and there will be motivation when there is pressure. If Buddhism wants to move forward all the way, it must spur its disciples to work hard.

With Maitreya's pressure, Tathagata will work harder in Buddhist affairs. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the existence of Tathagata that the direct line of Buddhism has always maintained its fighting spirit.

"Future Buddha, what you say is reasonable! Venerable Guanyin, you have always been in charge of the Journey to the West. Now I will trouble you to go there and call Tang Monk and his disciples back to Lingshan to obey orders."

Tathagata said expressionlessly.

If the reward matter cannot be dragged on, if you continue to hold on to it, it will only make people think that he, the Buddha, has no tolerance. Simply sell the future Buddha to save face, and also take advantage of the opportunity to gag his mouth, so as to avoid further twists and turns on the title.

"Disciple, obey!"

Guanyin replied calmly.

Ever since he became the person in charge of the scripture learning project team, he hasn't had a good day. I have been worried all day long, lest there will be a mistake, which will ruin the Buddhist plan.

Now that the hard days are finally over, Guanyin only feels relaxed, so she has no interest in mixing with the high-level struggle, so she just got up and left after speaking.

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