Chapter 289: The Grand Master Pope

Around noon.

The Golden Buddha Temple was already crowded with people.

In addition to the countless tourists who came for unknown reasons after hearing Fang Yi’s appearance.

There are also some big guys from Thailand.

Some are persons of high reputation in Buddhism.

For example, the Sangharaja Somdej Payanasamvan, the three chief monks of the central, northern and southern dioceses and the Dhammukti school, well-known monks from Buddhist temples in various places, etc., about seventy or eighty people.

These are all people that Fang Yi attaches great importance to.

Because it is related to whether the Fangxian Sect can replace or absorb Thai Buddhism.

Except for monks.

There are also some powerful bosses.

Because it’s all political.

So Fang Yi took the lead in receiving them, promised them a series of benefits, and then the group of people wanted to leave.

He also doesn't want to be associated too much with politicians.

The reason for paying attention is to make the Fangxian Sect a legal missionary sect in Thailand.

Of course, after promising to grant these people a lifespan of 200 years, the Fangxian Sect not only became a legal missionary sect in Thailand, but was also about to receive official support, and would then appear as a Buddhist "headquarters" or in a new image.

Afterwards, Fang Yi received the monks.

In the reception room.

Fang Yi sat upright in the chair.

Standing behind him on the left were his two disciples, Xu Xiaoli and Lu Shisheng.

On the right stood Longda and Longtuo, two eminent monks who were the first to come to him.

Standing respectfully below were the Supreme Patriarch Songdeep Payanasamvan, the three great monk chiefs and dozens of other eminent monks.

Be it the Supreme Patriarch Songdepayanasamven, the three great abbots and dozens of eminent monks, none of them dared to look directly at Fang Yi who was sitting upright.

Fang Yi looked around and sized up everyone, then smiled and said, "Sit down, everyone sit down and talk."

"Thank God."

Songdepayanasamvan hurried to flatter him.

Then the remaining monks also shouted in unison.

“Thanks to my Buddha.”

"Thank you, Lord Buddha."

A group of eminent monks sat down one after another.

Fang Yi then turned his head to the right and said, "You guys sit down too. I have something to talk to you about."

Ronda quickly said, "Okay, teacher."

Long Tuo was even more obedient, and he learned the etiquette of Chinese Taoism and said, "I will follow the teacher's instructions."

The two men sat down on two chairs in front of the Sangha King Songdeepphayanasamvan in a dignified manner.

Although the Sangha King Songdepayanasamvan frowned, he dared not say a word.

Everyone knows that Longda and Longtuo are now popular in front of the True Buddha.

What’s more, the real Buddha is sitting right before your eyes.

Anyone who is angry with Longda and Longtuo.

I'm afraid I won't be able to stay involved in Thai Buddhism anymore.

Some monks looked at Longda and Longtuo with envy.

For example, the abbot of the reclining Buddha temple, Shava, who sits near the entrance.

He had resisted Fang Yi before, but now he regretted it bitterly.

He thought to himself, if he had known that the true Buddha was so powerful and his Dharma was so boundless, why would he have resisted him?

But the opportunity was fleeting and Shawa missed the first chance to surrender.

So even though he has a very high status in Thai Buddhism, he can only sit at the end at this moment.

But even so, Shava still felt extremely fortunate in his heart, because at least he had "entered the door".

Unlike the 17th Supreme Patriarch Somdej Paramahathirabzan who was the first to stand out, he couldn't even enter the gate of the Golden Buddha Temple.

Shava also heard a piece of gossip that the Supreme Patriarch, the King and others were planning to take action against Somdej Paramahadirajan in order to please Fang Yi.

If nothing unexpected happens, Somdej Paramahathiratjan’s life will basically be over, and his descendants will not be able to raise their heads in Thai Buddhism.

This is the price of offending the true Buddha!

Thinking of this, Shava couldn't help but feel grateful again.

Fortunately, he did not take the lead before, but only secretly supported Sondhapuram Mahathir Jaan, otherwise the ending would not have been very good.

Just as Shava was daydreaming.

Fang Yi slowly said, "I came to Thailand to preach this time. Fortunately, I have the help of Longtuo and Longda. So after thinking about it, I decided to accept Longtuo and Longda as my registered disciples to help them achieve the Arhat Buddhahood."

At this point, he looked at Long Tuo and Long Da, "Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you."

How could Longtuo and Longda not be willing?

Who doesn’t know the benefits of having Fang Yi as your close friend?

Longtuo and Longda quickly stood up and knelt on the ground.

The two said in unison: "Thank you, Master, for accepting us as registered disciples."

Fang Yi smiled and opened his mouth to blew air, and the air immediately turned into two jade pendants that were the same white jade as the one worn on Xu Xiaoli's neck.

He took them and handed them to the two of them respectively. "This is a gift from your master to you. Wear it close to your body at all times in the future. It will help you achieve Arhathood."

"Thank you, Master."

"Thank you, Master."

Longda and Longtuo knew that this was a Buddhist treasure, and there was excitement in their eyes.

They knew it, and the senior monks sitting there naturally knew it too.

Although they didn't know the specific function of the jade pendant, those monks all showed jealousy and envy in their eyes.

The next moment, Fang Yi took the initiative to explain its function. "This jade pendant contains infinite Buddha power. Carry it with you and follow the exercises that I will teach you later. Prolonging your life is the most basic thing. It will not be a problem to cultivate Buddha power and use magic in the future."

Longda and Longtuo didn’t expect the jade pendant to be so awesome, and they kowtowed to express their gratitude again.

This made the Sangha King Songde Payanasangwen and other high monks such as Shava jealous.

Fang Yi didn't care what those monks thought.

The mark of summoning magic was engraved into Longda and Longtuo’s souls on the spot.

The reason why he accepted Longda and Longtuo as his disciples was definitely not a spur of the moment decision, but was the result of careful consideration.

In other words, Fang Yi not only wants to accept Long Da and Long Tuo as his so-called registered disciples today, but he will also accept the monk king as his apprentice.

Why?

Because it is impossible for me to stay in Thailand all the time.

So if you want someone to help you preach, first, they need to be your confidant, second, they need to have influence, and third, they need to be checks and balances.

There is no doubt that Luangda, Luangtuk and the Patriarch Songdeep Payanasamvan have influence.

As Thailand's "Buddhist traitors", Longda and Longtuo have no way out and can only rise and fall together with Fang Yi, so these two people must be very loyal.

No matter how loyal they are, if one company dominates the market, who knows what will happen in the future?

So Fang Yi wanted to find someone to check and balance these two people.

That’s right, it was the Sangharaja who sang the Payanasamvan.

After teaching the two the art of summoning gods, Fang Yi deliberately glanced at the Sangharaja Songde Payanasangwen.

When Songdepayanasangwen saw Fang Yi's meaningful look, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he sensed what the look meant.

Without thinking, Songde Payanasangwen knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Teacher, I have admired your Dharma for a long time. I hope you can be merciful and accept me as your disciple. As long as you are willing to accept me as your disciple, I am willing to dedicate everything."

Fang Yi pretended to be serious and said, "This is not a good idea. As the king of monks in Thailand, if you take a Taoist priest like me as your master, will people gossip about you if it gets out?"

Songde Payanasangwenduo was a smart man. He said loudly: "Teacher, although you are a Taoist, all the Buddhas are your incarnations. You are the source of my Buddhism. It is my honor to be your disciple. Even if I lose my position as the Sangha King, I still want to be your disciple."

"Hahaha, good, good." Fang Yi nodded with satisfaction. "In that case, I will make an exception and accept another registered disciple today."

When the monks saw this, they were immediately shocked.

One by one they hurriedly stood up and knelt on the ground.

"Please ask the True Buddha to accept me as his disciple."

"As long as the teacher is willing to accept me as his disciple, I am willing to give everything!"

"Please, teacher, please accept me as your apprentice."

A group of monks were all old and frail, but they still knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg to be disciples.

Fang Yi is not a fool. He knows that he cannot just accept disciples casually, otherwise it would be too cheap.

But I can't refuse directly, otherwise these people might pretend to obey me but actually disobey me.

Although he could deal with those who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed afterwards, it would seriously affect the speed of missionary work.

So he pretended to ponder for a moment, then sighed and said, "Teaching apprentices requires a lot of effort. Now, in addition to Xu Xiaoli and Lu Shisheng, I have three new apprentices. I'm afraid I don't have much energy to teach others."

Hearing this, the monks were very disappointed.

However, Fang Yi's next words pulled them back from the abyss of disappointment.

"But," Fang Yi said slowly, "If everyone is truly devoted to Buddhism and makes great contributions to it, I may make an exception."

Who among those who are capable of becoming a high monk here does not know what this sentence means?

Who am I, Buddha?

It is obviously referring to Fang Yi himself!

In other words, as long as you make significant contributions to the Fangxian Sect's missionary work, you will have the hope of becoming a disciple of the "True Buddha"!

This made all the monks present active, and they secretly thought that they must do their best to promote the teachings of the Fangxian Sect.

Afterwards, Fang Yi also sprayed a jade pendant for Songde Payanasangwen.

He also branded the other person's soul with the mark of the divine summoning technique and taught him the spell.

He chatted with the monks for a while and gave them some encouragement.

Finally, all the monks took their leave.

Fang Yi kept Longda, Longtuo and Songdepayanasangwen and taught them some magic spells. He also gave Longda and Songdepayanasangwen each a golden apple to extend their lifespan.

The three of them were very open-minded. After receiving benefits from Fang Yi, they all vowed to spread the good teachings of the Fangxian Sect.

These are the promises Fang Yi wants.

After receiving positive assurances, he could finally be sure that the Fangxian Sect would develop rapidly in Thailand in the future.

Well, this time the harvest is really rich.

Not only did the soul become much stronger.

It has also gained tens of millions of followers.

Today, there are three top Thai Buddhist leaders who preach on his behalf.

It was well worth the effort I put into making such a sensational manifestation of divine power.

Fang Yi was very satisfied.

But this is just an appetizer.

After letting Longda, Longtuo and Songdepayanasangwen go out.

Fang Yi turned his head to Lu Shisheng and said, "Shisheng, go and invite the Grand Master Pope of the Thanjavur Ashram in India."

Lu Shisheng responded: "Yes."

After saying that, he walked out.

Fang Yi's gaze became distant.

The Guru Mahaprajnaparamita of the Thanjavur Ashram is not the supreme leader of the Hindu religion.

The real leader of Hinduism is the Supreme Pope.

This is fundamentally different from the Master Pope.

The status is also incomparable.

"As long as you help me preach, what does it matter if I make you the Supreme Pope of Hinduism?"

Fang Yi thought to himself.

He knew that the Grand Pope, the Guru of the Thanjavur Ashram, had come to see him in order to become the Supreme Pope.

But doesn’t Fang Yi need powerful figures in Hinduism to help him preach?

“As long as we can reach an agreement with this great guru pope, it shouldn’t be a problem to harvest a large number of believers in India.”

Fang Yi pondered for a while, thinking about how to negotiate a deal that would allow him to infiltrate India to preach.