A series of faint sounds came into the little novice's ears, as if a peerless eminent monk was chanting sutras and telling him various profound Buddhist principles, which shocked the little novice's mind.
Although the young novice monk is young, he grew up in Jinlan Temple and is talented and intelligent. He studies and listens to Buddhist scriptures beside his master all day long, and his understanding of Buddhism has reached the threshold of entry.
So when I heard that the sound contained profound Buddhist principles, which were much more profound than those of the most powerful abbot of Jinlan Temple, I couldn't help but feel a desire to pursue and listen to more profound Buddhist teachings.
The little novice monk thought of the abbot and his master who had gone to protect the surrounding towns and told him not to go out before leaving, so he hesitated.
But in the end, under the temptation of being exposed to the profound Buddhist teachings, the young novice got up and searched for the source of the vague voice.
"Western Bodhi Buddha! Forgive me for having a trace of greed in my heart!"
The little novice monk closed his hands and groaned. Then he carefully identified the direction from which the sound came, and walked toward the mountain of Jinlan Temple with his short legs.
When passing by the pagoda, the little novice monk looked up at the clay sculpture of the Buddha with bloody eyes. Covered in blood, his face had a coexistence of compassion and madness, like a Buddha or a demon. It was extremely strange and full of ominous meaning.
The young novice chanted the Buddha's name again and wanted to climb up the pagoda to wipe away the blood and tears from the Buddha statue, but was stopped by other monks with solemn faces.
The practitioners of the fourth level and above in Jinlan Temple have gone out to protect civilians and believers. The remaining low-level practitioners are completely helpless against the tribulation energy corroding the Buddha statues and cannot dispel it.
They did not dare to get close to the strange Buddha statue, for fear that they themselves would be corroded and become dependents of the sea of blood.
"Logically speaking, there are no terrifying evil beasts around my Jinlan Temple, nor are there bloody cracks. Even the contaminated Blood Sea Families are dozens of miles away.
The calamity karma in this area should be at a normal level, not so strong! "
"But the calamity energy here has turned into a faint blood mist, and it is simply unbelievable to actively corrode the Buddha statue."
Several young monks watching from a distance sighed, trying to find the reason for the calamity's qi.
After all, the eternal world is vast, and no matter how much calamity energy has been accumulated for thousands of years in the endless sea of blood, it will be diluted to a minimum and integrated into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
If there are no evil beasts and their relatives from the sea of blood to mobilize the karma of heaven and earth in an area, these tribulations will at most enter the practitioner's body along with the aura of heaven and earth when the practitioner is practicing, lurk and hide, and affect the practitioner's state of mind. Let it go crazy.
As for being as strong as in Jinlan Temple, it has never happened in the half month since the great catastrophe of heaven and earth broke out!
The young novice, who was unaware of the horror of calamity, crossed the Jinlan Temple pagoda and continued walking towards the back mountain area after being stopped.
He found that the other monks did not seem to hear the faint sound of the Buddha at all, and they were not at all curious about him walking towards the back mountain.
"I am the only one who can hear the Buddha's voice. Is this Bodhi Buddha guiding me?"
The little novice's eyes were bright, his heart was excited, and his steps could not help but become more brisk.
After a while, a Bodhi forest came into view of the little novice monk. The lush trees shaded the scorching sun, leaving large shadows.
The Bodhi tree is also known as the tree of wisdom. It is said that it can open up the divinity of people and awaken their own bodies. It is also said that the Bodhi Buddha, who believes in the Bodhi lineage of Buddhism, enlightened under the Bodhi tree and achieved the supreme Buddha status!
Therefore, the bodhi tree has a very high status in Buddhism. You can see traces of bodhi trees almost anywhere in Xizhou, and Jinlan Temple is no exception.
Of course, these are just ordinary bodhi trees, which at most have the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind.
When the little novice monk entered the Bodhi Grove, the Buddha's voice, which contained profound and profound Buddhist teachings, suddenly became clearer and louder, no longer as vague as before.
The little novice monk was fascinated by what he heard, and the Buddhist mind skills cultivated in his body began to circulate involuntarily. The energy and blood all over his body began to circulate, and a faint Buddha light appeared on the surface of his skin, making it look majestic!
As for his footsteps, there was no pause, and he instinctively searched for the source of the sound.
I don't know how long it took, but the little novice monk came to the cliff deep in the back mountain. He still didn't stop and hit the stone wall in front of him with one foot.
This stone wall was like a water surface hit by stones, with ripples appearing. The figure of the young novice suddenly disappeared from the back hill of Jinlan Temple!
As soon as the little novice monk stepped into the stone wall, he woke up from being intoxicated by the sound of the Buddha, and his innocent eyes fell on the space inside the stone wall, or the secret realm.
"My Bodhi Buddha! This... this... is this the legendary Pure Land of Western Bliss?" the little novice monk exclaimed, full of disbelief.
In this secret realm, all kinds of Buddha lights are shining, the Buddha's voice is humming, the shadows of thousands of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats are illusory and disappearing, and the fragrant and precious trees are juxtaposed everywhere. It seems to be the real Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, rather than the lineage of Buddhism and Bodhi opened up in Xizhou. The pure land that comes out.
However, what really caught the attention of the little novice monk was the tall sacred tree in the center of the secret realm, with its trunk winding like a dragon, its branches as crystal clear as emerald jade, and exuding a strong Zen Buddha nature!
At this time, the petals of the sacred tree are in full bloom, and the tree is pure white. The flowers are like a tower or a candlestick. The palm-like green seven-petal leaves seem like the Buddha holding up the pagoda or enshrining the candlestick.
Every flower and every leaf is imprinted with the innate Taoist pattern, which seems to form a Buddha, containing endless Buddhist charm and Zen. The pure Brahma light of nine-color glass turns into a wheel of Buddha light, illuminating the entire secret realm, as if it were true. The Buddha came to the world of mortals and gave birth to the illusion of the Buddhist Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss!
The little novice monk opened his eyes wide, looked at the appearance of the sacred tree and murmured: "Sala tree!"
The Sala tree is a Buddhist sacred tree whose status is comparable to that of the Bodhi tree.
It is said that before Buddha Sumeru became enlightened, the Sala tree was the place where his disciples and eight hundred monks preached. Therefore, the Sala tree was contaminated with the Buddha's nature and was called the Buddha's dojo tree.
There are not many Sala trees in Xizhou. After all, most of the Buddhists here belong to the Bodhi lineage, not the Sumeru lineage. The inheritance dojo of the Sumeru lineage is more prosperous in the east of the Eternal Continent.
The little novice monk's eyes were shocked. Although he was young, his knowledge was not low. The Sara spiritual tree in front of him was obviously a spiritual root of heaven and earth, and it was an acquired spiritual root!
Because the sixth-grade phaseless golden lotus with ordinary spiritual roots owned by Jinlan Temple contains the aura of Buddhist rules, which is far weaker than the Sara spiritual tree. Not weak at all!
"Western Bodhi Buddha." The young novice chanted in praise. He once again heard the profound and mysterious Buddha's voice in his ears, as if calling him to go to the Sara Spirit Tree.
Without any hesitation, the young novice walked towards the Sala Spiritual Tree with firm and pious steps with the heart of pilgrimage, as if he was going to meet the Buddha.
The Great Dao Domain that the Sara Spirit Tree radiated was enough to suppress a seventh-level powerhouse. After the young novice entered, there was no reaction at all.
Instead, the nine-color glazed pure Brahma light that illuminates the entire secret realm envelopes the little novice's body, and the endless Buddhist rhyme and Zen thoughts wash over the little novice's body like a tsunami, awakening his body bit by bit!
The little novice monk came to sit under the Sara spiritual tree. With hazy eyes, his gaze seemed to span time and space. He saw a Buddha wearing a brocade cassock and a crown of ten thousand Buddhas on his head, giving a sermon and discussing the Dharma. Many monks around him were listening below. .
"Buddha preached to eight hundred monks..."
A thought flashed through the little novice's mind, and the next moment he fell into the boundless Dharma. He tried his best to listen to the Buddha's sermons and was mesmerized.
(End of chapter)