Chapter 61: The Reincarnation of Buddha

It was sunset now.

Ahead is an endless prairie covered with unknown wild grasses.

In addition to the wild grasses on the prairie, there is also a huge Bodhi tree rising into the sky.

As the sun sets, the golden afterglow shines on the young monk under the Bodhi tree, making him look so sacred.

At this time, Master Jiecheng "heard" the young monk muttering in a low voice: "If I do not attain the supreme way now, I will never get up from this seat."

Time passes by every second.

The light was gradually swallowed up by darkness.

There are no sun, moon or stars in the sky, only endless darkness.

Zen Master Jiecheng was somewhat puzzled as to why he could "see" the Buddha and attain enlightenment.

At this moment, colorful light emerged from the young monk's body.

In the light, there are delicious wines and delicacies, each of which whets one's appetite.

But the young monk did not respond and continued to meditate with his eyes closed.

Time is passing quickly.

The second night came quickly.

In the darkness, pink light appeared above the young monk's head again.

This time, the picture presents many beautiful women who are dressed revealingly, have lustful faces, and have perfect looks and postures.

These beauties surrounded the monk, and obscene sounds continued to be heard.

Even though Master Jiecheng had practiced for many years and had great concentration, he still blushed when he saw this.

But the young monk still sat there calmly.

Soon, it was the third night.

This time, bursts of golden light appeared above the young monk's head.

Afterwards, endless gold, silver and jewels emerged, almost drowning the young monk, but he still ignored them.

On the fourth night, endless worship and praise from the kings and subjects, authority and glory were at your fingertips.

The young monk remained unmoved.

Fifth Night: Everything in the Universe…

The sixth night...

The seventh night...

Finally, the eighth night came.

The young monk slowly opened his eyes and looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky.

Suddenly, a dazzling Buddha light like the bright moon rose up and illuminated the whole world.

Zen Master Jiecheng held his breath, he knew that the Buddha had attained enlightenment!

Sure enough, golden flowers fell from the sky and golden lotuses emerged from the ground under the Bodhi tree.

Even the wisdom emanating from the young monk dyed the clouds in the sky into colorful colors of red, yellow, blue, white and orange.

…

It was not just Master Jiecheng who "saw" the Buddha's enlightenment.

The presiding monk Dingzhao was also staring at the incredible scene before him in fascination.

After Buddha successfully attained enlightenment, he began to spread Buddhism and save the suffering people in the world.

However, as time passed, the Buddha gradually grew old.

The eighty-year-old Buddha, who had just recovered from a serious illness, seemed to sense something. With his frail body, he walked 280 kilometers alone. His steps were unsteady but he kept walking. He traveled a long distance, stopping and starting, and finally arrived in Kusinara.

This is the Silent Woods.

Many disciples gathered here.

Master Dingzhao felt that he had become an old man "120 years old" and knew that his name was "Subhadra". He sensed that the Buddha was about to pass away, and involuntarily went to the twin trees, saw the Buddha and heard the Dharma. He received the full ordination that night and became the last disciple of the Buddha.

At this time, Venerable Ananda made a bed between two sal trees.

The Buddha was lying on his side, and voices of comfort were heard from everyone.

"Everything in the world is impermanent, meeting is bound to end, don't worry..."

"The world is fragile and there is nothing solid. I can destroy it now just like getting rid of a bad disease..."

Every time the Buddha opened his mouth, the Buddha's light formed the words he said.

Finally, the Buddha's voice became quieter and quieter, "All things are impermanent, they are subject to birth and death. When birth and death are extinguished, nirvana is bliss."

After he finished speaking, he passed away peacefully.

In an instant, the two trees turned pale, dark clouds covered the moon, strong winds blew, the mountains and rivers shook, flames erupted from the ground, the clear stream boiled, the beasts howled in pain, and the birds cried mournfully.

Master Dingzhao was so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears.

The disciples beat their chests, stamped their feet and cried out loudly.

…

All the monks in Tianning Temple dreamed of the Buddha’s passing away and they cried bitterly in grief.

Just when this group of people were sad and didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, the Buddha's body shone with endless Buddha light.

The monks looked anxiously and saw that the Buddha's body had transformed into a relic of colorful light and then rose into the air.

Zen Master Jiecheng looked stunned.

Master Dingzhao also didn't understand why.

Master Jingxiu and other monks were all stunned by the strange vision.

Just as the mages were stunned.

The colorful relic turned into a huge colorful light column that broke through the clouds, and then turned into a stream of light and fell in a certain direction.

Then, the wizards heard a baby crying.

In the blink of an eye, they found themselves in a country hospital.

A young woman who was weak after giving birth held her baby and looked sideways at the young man standing next to her. "Aiguo, what are you going to name our child?"

The young man tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said with a smile: "I hope he will be a resolute person in the future, so let's name him Fang Yi."

Fang Yi?

Fang Yi!

When these words came out, Master Jingxiu was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze!

Zen Master Jiecheng, Master Dingzhao and others did not react at first, they just felt that the name sounded familiar.

But the next second, the mages suddenly recalled what happened in the afternoon.

In an instant, Zen Master Jiecheng was dumbfounded!

Master Dingzhao’s face was filled with horror!

The remaining mages were all shocked and horrified!

Fang Yi?

Could he be the lay Buddhist Fang who Master Jingxiu mentioned as someone who “spoke nonsense” and said he wanted to kill the three corpses?

Not to mention that these mages who had never seen Fang Yi couldn't believe it.

Even Master Jingxiu couldn't believe it.

But the scenes before my eyes were still flashing by quickly.

Finally, Master Jingxiu saw the young man who was the "reincarnation of Buddha" slowly walk into the mountain gate of Tianning Temple with a female companion, and then appeared in front of him!

It's him!

Is he the reincarnation of Buddha?

Master Jingxiu seemed to be at a loss, as if he had lost his soul.

He never imagined that the Mr. Fang he met during the day was actually the reincarnation of Buddha!

The next moment, the dream disappeared.

In the monks' dormitory.

Master Jingxiu suddenly opened his eyes and said in great sorrow: "If I don't recognize the true appearance of the reincarnated Buddha today, I am unworthy of being a monk!"

In the end, he didn't have time to blame himself.

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

There was a rapid knock on the door.

Then the abbot, Master Jiecheng, spoke at a rapid speed, "Jingxiu, open the door, open the door quickly!"

The presiding monk Dingzhao's voice followed closely, "Open the door quickly!"

Even Master Dingzhao, who had practiced for decades, couldn't help but swear. You can imagine how urgent the situation was.

Master Jingxiu didn't know that everyone had the same dream as him. He just thought something happened in the temple. He quickly picked up a monk's robe and put it on. He walked quickly to the door of the monk's dormitory and said, "I'm coming! I'm coming! Don't rush me!"

The door is open.

Standing outside were Zen Master Jiecheng, Master Dingzhao and several other respected old monks. They were all powerful figures in the temple.

Master Jingxiu thought he had done something wrong, and said weakly, "Abbot, Master, fellow uncles, what do you want to talk to me about so late at night?"

One of the old monks grabbed him by the collar and asked loudly in great excitement: "Did a lay Buddhist named Fang Yi visit you during the day? Was it? Tell me now!"

Master Jingxiu was sprayed with saliva in his face. He stretched out his hand to cover it and said, "Uncle Master, please stop spraying..."

Before he could finish his words, Master Dingzhao came forward and spit at him, "Why don't you speak up! Speak!"

Master Jingxiu didn't bother to wipe his saliva, "Yes... yes."

"hiss!"

"Is he really the reincarnation of Buddha?"

“Is this true or false?”

The group of old monks were in an uproar.

Master Jingxiu seemed to have seen something from everyone's expressions, and asked tentatively, "Did you all dream about the Buddha's enlightenment and nirvana?"

No one responded and continued to make a commotion.

Fortunately, Zen Master Jiecheng was more rational. He stretched out his hand to stop the monks from making noise and looked at Jingxiu intently, "Describe the appearance of the lay Buddhist Fang you saw during the day."

"right."

"Tell me about the appearance."

The mages reacted and stared at Jingxiu hurriedly.

Jingxiu did not dare to hide anything and described Fang Yi's face and clothes in detail.

All the monks were completely silent after hearing this, their eyes filled with shock.

The appearance of Mr. Fang that Jingxiu described just now was exactly the same as the young man who was the reincarnation of Buddha in the dream!

quiet!

The monks' dormitory is surprisingly quiet!

Obviously, they really couldn't believe that someone was the reincarnation of Buddha.

But if it is not true, why do people have the same dream?

No one spoke for five minutes.

Finally, Master Dingzhao could no longer hold back. He looked to the left and asked, "Abbot, what do you think we should do?"

"Abbot, you have profound Buddhist knowledge."

"We'll do whatever you say. We'll listen to you."

A group of monks echoed.

Zen Master Jiecheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure whether Mr. Fang is the reincarnation of Buddha. How about... go and pay him a visit?"

Master Dingzhao seemed to understand something, "You mean..."

Zen Master Jiecheng nodded and said, "Yes! I just want to test him. If he is really the reincarnation of Buddha, he must be very intelligent. Let's talk about some Buddhist teachings and see if he can follow them."

The monks thought it was feasible. Since everyone had seen Mr. Fang in their dreams as the "reincarnation of Buddha", then according to the second method of confirming dreams in Buddhism without drawing lots, it could indeed be used as evidence. However, they had just asked all the monks in the temple, big and small, and not everyone had the same dream, so they naturally had to find a way to confirm it.

Therefore, this group of mages prepared to visit Fang Yi overnight.

Unfortunately, they don’t know where Fang Yi lives.

In order to find Fang Yi's whereabouts, Master Jiecheng made a lot of phone calls and used many connections to search.

Fortunately, you have to register your real name when staying in a hotel now, so I was able to find their location.

…

The car was heading towards the hotel.

Master Jiecheng, who was sitting in the back row, reminded everyone, "Don't show any flaws when you get there. We can worship after we confirm it."

"Know."

"I'll recite a few more passages from Buddhist scriptures later to see if he understands them."

"If you don't understand anything, it means the dream is fake."

A group of people are discussing countermeasures.

Suddenly, they felt a dazzling light in the distance.

Master Jingxiu felt very strange. Where did such a strong light come from in the middle of the night?

Others were also puzzled.

Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

It’s better not to watch this.

One look.

All the mages almost fell to their knees!

They saw that the destination, Yuexi Hotel, was filled with Buddha's light like the scorching sun within a mile radius.

The entire building was bathed in the Buddha's light, and the Buddha's light was faintly condensing into a giant Buddha in the air above the roof!