Chapter 137: Bliss and Dreams
If Amitabha is waiting for rebirth in dreams, Ti and Geluo are seeking nirvana in reality. Then Su Ye’s three vehicles are to uphold one’s own heart and be reborn in the fire.
It can be said that Su Ye’s Three Vehicles has a more complete idea and is closer to Sakyamuni’s Buddhist teachings.
In other words, Su Ye "copied" the Dharma of Sakyamuni.
The Amitabha Buddha in the middle heaven did not understand the Three Vehicles, nor did he understand Su Ye.
But His magic power has reached an incredible level.
Just one glance, Amitabha Buddha had a general understanding of Su Ye’s Three Vehicles Dharma. Because this is the method of the same origin.
In fact, Amitabha Buddha also praised Su Ye very much.
Because these "Three Vehicles" are indeed a good great Buddhist Dharma.
It is precisely because of this that even though Ti and Geluo have understood the original meaning of the Dharma of Nirvana, they still do not want to return to the dream Buddha realm, but decide to join forces with Su Ye.
Amitabha nodded slightly: "Since that's the case, I will not force you to keep me. You will follow the methods of others to save the people. However, I hope you can reveal the existence of all Buddha kingdoms to sentient beings so that after sentient beings die, they will not know the existence of the Buddha kingdom."
Ti and Geluo clasped their hands together: "Amitabha!"
On the other side, Su Ye couldn't help but wonder when he saw this situation. He asked, "Master, why do sentient beings still do not know that there is a Buddha's kingdom?"
Amitabha's eyes moved slightly and said, "This matter is a long story. Do you know how "Buddha" existed before me?"
Su Ye said: "Please also let the Buddha inform you."
Su Ye knew that before the Buddha, he was also a "Buddha", such as the enlightenment of Amitabha Buddha, the Tathagata, the King of World Freedom, is a Buddha. However, Su Ye didn't know what the specific thing was.
This is also something he has always been puzzled about.
Why do monks chant "Amitabha" instead of Sakyamuni or Maitreya Buddha when their hands are folded together?
Of course, reciting the Buddha's name is the Pure Land Sect. The Buddhist sects are complicated, so I won't mention this. But the so-called "The Buddhas in the ten directions and three times are the first, Amitabha, and the ninth level of saving sentient beings, have infinite power and virtue."
Obviously, Amitabha Buddha's status is so high that he is above the three-year-old Buddha.
However, Amitabha Buddha was not the earliest Buddha, nor was it the root of "Buddha". Therefore, there must be a reason for him to become Buddha.
Amitabha Buddha has not explained it yet.
Ti and Geluo said next to him: "Before my Buddha was born, there were Buddhas in the world, but there was no way."
"There is a Buddha, but no door?"
Ti and Geluo nodded: "Yes. The so-called 'Buddha' means 'Awakening'. Anyone who is enlightened can become a Buddha. However, before Amitabha Buddha was born, although there were Buddhas in the world, there was no Buddha, nor did he die. The so-called 'Awakening' itself is also very vague."
Su Ye understands a little.
What exactly is the enlightened enlightenment? This is a difficult problem in itself.
Just like the different Taos witnessed by Su Ye in the world of mountains and seas.
The so-called enlightenment is that Buddha can enlighten, and Tao can also enlighten. The way of creation, the way of fire, the way of great harmony, and even the way of the four disciples of the old man can make people awaken.
Zhu and Yang are all "Awakening", but are they "Buddhas"? Obviously not!
But if they were in the three thousand worlds before the birth of "Amitabha Buddha" and before the birth of the Dharma of Nirvana, they could also be called "Buddha"!
but.
If this is the case, then there is no word "Buddha" in this world. Some are just enlightened people or seekers of the Tao.
Similarly, except for "Buddha", the concept of "demon" is not clear. Because "demon" can also be enlightened.
In the sky, the Great Buddha Kasyapa spoke, "Yes, it is precisely because my Buddha appeared, which introduced the Dharma into the Dharma of Nirvana, led sentient beings into my Buddhism, and saved all things, so there was a true Buddha in the world. Therefore, all people in my Buddhism should call him "Amitabha"!"
I see.
Su Ye understood.
If you say this, the "Buddha" teaching can really be divided into two parts. One is Buddhism before Amitabha Buddha was born, and the other is Buddhism after Amitabha Buddha was born.
No wonder, Amitabha is the first in the ten directions and three times. If Amitabha Buddha was not available, there would be no later ten directions and ten thousand Buddhas.
However, Su Ye still didn't know what this had to do with "sentient beings don't know the Buddha's kingdom".
At this time, Amitabha Buddha explained: "I guide sentient beings into the Buddhist temple to enlightenment. However, sentient beings are complicated, and some are difficult to save. Although some have the desire to seek Buddha, they have no enlightenment. Some have even realized the demonic path. During the Dharma-Rule period, this matter is nothing, but I have passed through the long river of time and space and reached the other shore, but I saw the miserable situation of sentient beings in the Dharma-Ending Age, and I couldn't bear it, so I thought about the method."
Su Ye said: "So, the Buddha Kingdom has just been born?"
Amitabha nodded: "In the middle of the Dharma, I opened up the Buddha's kingdom in the Pure Land in the Pure Land, and led the enlightened Buddhas from all directions into the heavens and built the Buddha's kingdom together. But at that time, the demonic path had already appeared. Maheshura observed the heavens, and I was worried that the Buddha's kingdom would be discovered, so I could only let Ti and Gelao save sentient beings in the mortal world to cover up their sight and hearing."
I see.
Su Ye finally understood the reason for all this.
It turns out that the Pure Land of Bliss and Buddha Kingdoms in the future have just been born in this world!
In fact, he had realized it long ago.
Ti and Geluo are the ancient Buddhas of Lanting in Buddhism.
What I came to was the world that the ancient Buddha of Lan Deng saved the world but had not yet obtained.
Of course, all this is not necessarily exactly the same as recorded in Buddhist scriptures. Because the world Su Ye came to may not be really the world in Buddhism. It is more likely to be a similar flower.
But even so, it can be seen that this world is before the "long-lasting years" mentioned in Buddhism. Therefore, Sakyamuni has not been born yet, and even the demon lord Pasun has not appeared.
And the most powerful enemy of Buddhism today is "Maheshura", the lord of the three thousand worlds!
Maheshura was not only extremely powerful, but on the other hand, Amitabha's Buddhism was not truly perfect. Even the concept of "Buddhist Kingdom" did not exist, so the next series of things appeared, including the ancient Buddha of Lanlan - namely Ti and Gelao, who established the world in the sand, intending to save sentient beings with this.
But now that the Buddha's kingdom has been completed, it is precisely because of Ti and Gera that sentient beings in the sand cannot be led to the Buddha's kingdom. Therefore, there is no life in the 100,000 Buddha's kingdoms.
This is why Amitabha Buddha asked Su Ye to find a way to inform the sentient beings in the world of the sand.
However, after learning the whole story, Su Ye thought for a long time, but suddenly said:
Chapter completed!