Opening as a reborn General Curtain-Rolling exiled to the Flowing Sand River, just when he was about to endure the Heavenly Punishment of ten thousand swords piercing his heart, he awakened a God-t...
Guanyin Bodhisattva was angry, "You are talking nonsense."
"Having the power of a saint is definitely better than not having one. It is a blessing for the entire Buddhist community that the Buddha has become a saint. We are just suffering temporarily. Once the Buddha becomes more powerful, he will be able to lead the entire Buddhist community to a higher level."
Sha Chen shook his head and said, "Once Tathagata enters the realm of saints, his strength will surpass the two saints before him. At that time, there will definitely be a dispute. Don't you understand the principle of three monks having no water to drink?"
"Furthermore, Tathagata has entered the realm of saints. He needs to maintain his strength, so he needs to continuously absorb the merits and faith of the Buddhist sect. However, the Buddhist sect has not yet been able to stabilize the merits and faith and form a cycle, so it is impossible for Tathagata to absorb them."
Guanyin Bodhisattva was silent this time. In fact, she also knew that Tathagata Buddha's entry into the saint realm had destroyed the balance of power in Buddhism.
However, she always believed that after Tathagata Buddha entered the realm of sainthood, it would bring more benefits than disadvantages to Buddhism.
Sha Chen smiled and said, "I know what you're thinking. You must think that it's a good thing for Tathagata Buddha to enter the realm of saints. Even if there are some difficulties for the time being, they will be overcome in the future."
"But this is while Tathagata is steadily contributing to the development of Buddhism. If he continues to fight for power and seeks to transcend the two saints Jie Yin and Zhunti, then the entire Buddhist community will be plunged into war."
Guanyin Bodhisattva looked horrified.
She had never thought about the problem that Shachen mentioned, but she had to admit that it was possible.
Because the Buddha Tathagata was originally competing for power with people like Maitreya Buddha and Dipankara Buddha.
This is because the Buddha Tathagata was more powerful and ultimately won, but in their power struggle, countless Buddhists became cannon fodder.
If disputes and power struggles really occurred between saints, the harm would definitely be hundreds or thousands of times greater than if Tathagata fought for power with people like Dipankara.
Guanyin frowned. "Now that things have come to this, can supporting Jin Chanzi to take the throne solve this dilemma?"
"The Tathagata Buddha is already a saint. This matter cannot be changed."
Sha Chen smiled and said, "We can let him retreat behind the scenes, just like when the two saints Jie Yin and Zhunti became saints, they no longer managed the mundane affairs of Buddhism."
"If Tathagata Buddha is willing to step back and give the position of Buddha to Jin Chanzi, this is the solution."
Guanyin Bodhisattva's eyes were shocked.
Sun Wukong, who was listening, was also confused.
Neither of them had expected that Shachen would have such an idea, but if Tathagata really wanted to step back and let a new person come up to manage Buddhism, it seemed like a good idea.
But if this really happened, it would be difficult for Tathagata to give remote commands.
It is very likely that Tathagata wants to push his own disciple to the position.
Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "This matter is as difficult as asking the Tathagata Buddha to step down. He will not agree. Even if he really did give up his position, he would only choose one of his disciples, not Jin Chanzi, who has turned against the orthodoxy and changed his sect."
Sha Chen smiled and said, "So we need violence to force him out of office. We also need more people in the Buddhist community to support Jin Chanzi in order to make him step down willingly."