The square was extremely silent, as if a needle could be heard when it fell on the ground, and even the sound of breathing was so soft.
Listening to this soft voice, the monks present forgot that Cihang Bodhisattva was a Buddhist, forgot the indignation when they first came, and forgot what they wanted to do.
Seeing all this, Ye Chen was secretly amazed that Buddhism is really clever. If Mahakaya was the one who taught the Fa today, would he still listen as quietly as he does now
"It seems that Buddhism really has eaten these people thoroughly. This trick is really high." The old man was also amazed.
Ye Chen said: "The Taoist monks have prejudices about Buddhism. If they don't do this, then this time the Dharma conference is estimated to be unable to proceed normally."
As Ye Chen said, he heard the Bodhisattva Cihang continue to say: "Since the establishment of Amitabha, our Buddhist school has always been aiming to save the world and save all living beings. We have turned the Western Regions into a pure land, where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, without disasters, and without suffering. ."
"Thinking about the situation in the Western Regions back then, everyone present should be able to know in ancient books that the Western Regions are the most barren land among the four realms of the human world. The people of the Western Regions live in deep waters, plagues, natural disasters, poverty..."
"Their lives are beyond your imagination. After Amitabha entered the Western Regions, he vowed to change everything and made a great aspiration to make the Western Regions a pure land. After many years of disdainful efforts, the Western Regions will never suffer any more disasters. All people lead a happy life."
Cihang Bodhisattva said in an orderly way: "If there is no Amitabha and no Buddhism in the Western Regions, then the people of the Western Regions will always be in deep waters. At that time, as an orthodox Taoist monk in the human world, there was a little help to the Western Regions. What
"Now, everyone is resisting Buddhism with the events of the era of the Great Destruction, but do you all the donors know the reason?" Bodhisattva Cihang's eyes flowed with waves, and said: "When the era of the Great Destruction broke out, the Western Regions were also attacked by foreigners. But the Pure Land of the Western Regions has been formed, and foreigners cannot conquer it, so they can only give up, so the Western Regions are safe and sound."
"Even so, Buddhism in the Western Regions lost a lot at that time. It was not as easy as the legend to defend against the enemy. Since then, Amitabha has even ascended to the immortal world, trying to stop all of this from the source."
"Without the Western Regions supported by Buddha Amitabha, I would not dare to step into other battlefields at all. Otherwise, the pure land of the Western Regions that has been exchanged for countless years will be broken, and the Western Regions will once again return to the barren era."
"During the Great Destruction Period, the Daomen clung to the three territories of the human world, with countless deaths and injuries, protecting the creatures of the three territories from being completely destroyed, and why didn't our Buddhism protect the creatures of the Western Regions? The Western Regions are not the Western Regions of my Buddhism, but the Western Regions of the Western Regions."
After the words of the Bodhisattva Cihang, although the voice was soft, it was justified, and it was impossible to refute it all at once.
Ye Chen was also shocked, and he couldn't refute the words of Bodhisattva Cihang, because according to Bodhisattva Cihang, Buddhism is indeed guarding the Western Regions. It is incredible that the power of Buddhism can keep the Western Regions intact.
The Dao Sect was originally powerful in the three realms of the human world, and there are countless orthodoxy, and almost every realm has a powerful orthodoxy.
With the devastation and foreign invasion, the Dao Sect’s powerful Orthodox forces are naturally obliged to protect their homeland, but this did not protect well and suffered heavy losses. Can Buddhism be blamed for not taking action
The words of the Bodhisattva Cihang just now have some potential meanings like this. If Buddhism suffered heavy losses at that time, can Buddhism blame Daomen for not helping
These things are unclear. Everyone thinks he has a reason, and everyone thinks the other party has no reason.
After so many years of disputes, there is still no result.
Cihang Bodhisattva paused, seeming to make everyone digest what she said, and then continued: "Buddha is mysterious in Daomen's heart, and it is ethical. In fact, Buddhism is not mysterious, but Buddhism and Daomen are too unhappy. Deep, they didn’t communicate with each other, so they didn’t understand Buddhism, which caused a misunderstanding of Buddhism."
"The purpose of this conference is to eliminate the grievances between Buddhism and Daomen, to understand each other, and to maintain the comfort of the human world together." Cihang Bodhisattva smiled slightly and said: "We Buddhism did not go out of the Western Regions to compete with Daomen for the chassis. I feel that it is necessary for everyone to understand Buddhism, so that places with disasters and pains can be changed, nothing more."
From the beginning everyone was listening, and no one spoke. Now that the Bodhisattva Cihang said so much, someone finally said, "How can the power of Buddhism be explained?"
Cihang Bodhisattva said without concealment: "Whether you are a Taoist or a Buddhist believer, as long as you send a wish, the power of faith will flow out. It is just that there are many Taoist traditions, so the power of faith is also different. It cannot be concentrated, so it cannot be a person. Used."
"Buddhism is different. If you only believe in Amitabha or Shakyamuni, if you have a single belief, you can make better use of the power of faith. The power of faith is also a kind of power. If there was no support of the power of faith during the era of great destruction, How can the Western Regions become an iron plate?"
The man heard it, but there was no rebuttal.
"How does Buddhism's so-called universal salvation of sentient beings be universal? In the end, it is not for them to believe in Buddhism?" Someone said disdainfully: "You want more believers, and the purpose is to have more faith in the end. More power."
Faced with these doubts and incomprehensions, the Bodhisattva Cihang still calmly said: "Puddhist sentient beings only let sentient beings have expectations. If there is hope in their hearts, they will have goals to strive for, and then life can develop towards the good side."
"For example, if you are facing a very painful thing now, this event will make you bankrupt or ruin your family. If there is no goal and motivation in life, that person will naturally fall. At this time, what Buddhism does is to give you hope. , Let you face it bravely, even if the result is not necessarily good, you can't be willing to fall into inaction."
Cihang Bodhisattva smiled slightly and said, "Do you understand now? So, it is not that the Buddhism turned them into puppets, but that they had hope, got rid of the predicament, and naturally believed in Buddhism. In fact, Taoism can be the same, just How can Dao Sect take care of weak mortals?"
When the Bodhisattva Cihang said so, everyone bowed their heads.
In their hearts, mortals are lowly people and ants. How would they care about the life and death of ants? Let alone help.
Cihang Bodhisattva went on to say: "In fact, mortals seem to be weak, but they have great potential. Just like the power of faith, it is their power. There is no doubt that this power is powerful."
Ye Chen nodded again and again as he listened. He felt that the Dharma Conference this time had completely given him a new understanding of Buddhism.
The quicksand on the side listened very seriously. Although this has nothing to do with Buddhism, the truth is simple to say, but how many people can understand it
He came from the red dust, naturally knowing the situation in the world, and he felt deeply about it.
Mortals in the world have birth, old age, sickness, and death. Once they encounter disasters and diseases, they like to worship God. They believe that God is omnipotent and can help them out of trouble, make their lives a little better, and satisfy their wishes.
But, who of the gods they worship will take care of them? In the end, they died in disease and destroyed in disaster.
"According to you, our Dao Sect is useless?" Someone said unconvincedly.
Cihang Bodhisattva said: "Since existence is reasonable, Daomen can control the three realms of the human world. There is naturally a reason. Buddhism will not comment in vain. Buddhism will only do what it thinks should be done, and nothing more."
The Bodhisattva Cihang never said anything, did not demean the door, and did not lift himself up, leaving the other party with nothing to say.
"According to that, did we misunderstand Buddhism?"
Cihang Bodhisattva said: "Naturally, right or wrong is to speak with facts."
"If there will be disasters like the Great Destruction in the future, what about Buddhism? Is it to stick to the Western Regions or to reinforce the other three regions?" someone asked.
Cihang Bodhisattva said: "It depends on ability. Every domain of the human world must be protected. If the ability is limited, you can only stick to the Western Regions. If you can reinforce the three domains, you will certainly not sit idly by."
"It's so nice to say, who knows if you have this strength by then? It's all you guys say." Someone snorted coldly.
Cihang Bodhisattva smiled slightly and said: "The monks don't speak lie. This is the Buddhist precepts. The Buddhist precepts are strict. How can you break the precepts easily? That is a big rebellious behavior and will be severely punished by the Buddhists."
"When you vent from one nostril, no one can tell."
"Right and wrong are in the hearts of people," said Cihang Bodhisattva.
Too much arguing is meaningless, so Cihang Bodhisattva does not make too much arguing. This is also an important way to prevent the opponent from fighting back.
Ye Chen nodded as he listened, this Cihang Bodhisattva is very difficult, no wonder he was sent by Buddhism to teach the Fa.
Cihang Bodhisattva glanced at everyone, shifted the topic, and said, "Dear benefactors, today's Dharma Conference is not to discuss the injustice of Buddhism and Taoism, but to discuss each other's Taoism. Only in this way can we understand each other in depth, not mutual suspicion. "
"On Dao, how should this be discussed?" Someone asked with some unkind words.
"There are huge differences between Taoism and Buddhism. When discussing Taoism with each other, don't you talk about it with the same duck. What's the meaning of this?" an old monk said coldly.
Cihang Bodhisattva smiled and said, "No, Dao Fa and Buddhism are different, but the ways of the world go to the same destination by different paths. Is there anything to be said?"