Chapter 21 Amitabha Buddha Saves Arhats
After bathing in the "Dust Wind", we passed the "Qiongke Danbao Forest", and we walked along the jade steps for a while, and then a deep valley appeared in front of us.
"Two, Chang Jiujiao can only send it here. If you have to pass this deep valley, you can only rely on the Nine-faced Tiger God." Chang Jiujiao said.
While speaking, a gust of wind suddenly came and rushed towards me, blowing my hair and robe swaying. Then a yellow fog rushed over and stopped opposite me in the blink of an eye.
The yellow fog slowly dissipated, and a god who was both a human and a beast appeared in front of him: he was shining with golden light, but he had a tiger's body, his strong limbs, sharp giant claws and thick tiger tail, and his golden body was covered with tiger patterns, which was a kingly demeanor. Above that neck, there were nine human-faced heads, long golden hair, golden beards, powerful tiger eyes, round nose, and wide lips. He was raised high and arrogantly.
"Hu Jiuhui has met two immortals. Chang Shangxian has worked hard all the way." It was a loud sound.
"Chang Jiujiao said goodbye." After that, he disappeared.
Hu Jiuhui turned around and came to the edge of the deep valley, and slowly said: "This deep valley is nine thousand ke deep, and there is a Chitan underneath, with ninety-nine dragons and dragons, all of which are white. It has transformed its internal organs once a thousand years. The five-colored stones on the edge of this deep valley are transformed by the white dragons and dragons. The dragons and dragons are the guardian beasts of this Chitan, but they have not been transformed in search of ancient times and have never changed their nature. So I will help the two of you fly over the deep valley and cross the Chitan."
"Please come on my back." After saying that, Hu Jiuhui pressed down and squatted on the ground.
We were carefully riding on the tiger body. The tiger's back was wide and soft, with smooth hair and very comfortable. After hearing the words "Sit firmly", we heard the wind whirring in our ears. It was said that the dragon came from the clouds, and the tiger was born from the wind, which was true. The wind was so sharp and unstoppable, with a rainbow of momentum that made people's hearts dare to remain calm.
In a short while, we entered the clouds, and the flowing clouds and flying veils were standing opposite each other but could not see each other or the deep valley.
"Here, please ask for your lower body." Hu Jiuhui said. We both carefully poked our feet, stepped on the ground, and got down to the tiger's body. At this time, Hu Jiuhui continued: "This is a sea of clouds. The so-called sea of clouds is vast, and only white clouds are lingering, not fire trees and silver flowers. Remember to walk along the jade steps. After passing the sea of clouds, you will go to the bank of the Ruoshui River, and you will have a divine turtle to help him. Take care and leave here!"
It is said that riding a tiger is difficult to get off, but we have come down, but after we come down, there is a vast area, only the steps under our feet can be seen faintly. Keep going.
It seems that I have lost the concept of time here. I don’t know how long I have been walking, but I don’t know how tired my body is. Gradually, the thick clouds have dissipated. There is a green grass under my feet, hanging with red dew, but not wet. Next to me is a large flat-topped tree that can only be surrounded by three people. A few dozen steps away is a turbulent black river. When I walk closer, I can see clearly that the river is not completely black, but more like ink dripping into clear water, wandering in it.
At this time, a huge black plate suddenly flew from the flat-topped tree next to it, with four wings flying in the air, and then slowly fell in front of us: it turned out to be a mysterious black divine turtle. At this time, the divine turtle opened its mouth and spit out someone's words: "I have seen two people. The Xuansi River water in front of me is weak water, which cannot carry heavy loads, and the feathers do not float. The layers of whirlpool air above the river surface are even more difficult to fly. I am the Ruoshui River God, and except me, all the gods and immortal bodies cannot be beaten. My name is Xuan Jiuling, who is nine feet and nine inches long. When I am 10,000 years old, I have to leave the weak water and rest on the flat-topped jade tree by the river."
"Two, I have to come up to you. After crossing this Ruoshui River, I will be under the Kunlun stage." Xuan Jiuling continued.
The two of us sat on the back of the turtle. The turtle's four wings stretched out and slid towards the water surface. The turtle's body was close to the water waves and floated away.
After about an hour, the great god turtle stopped floating and went back to the shore. When we got off the turtle, he said goodbye. This is at the foot of Kunluntai.
From a distance, the mountain is full of five-color jade trees and Zhitian Huipu. Both of them are five-color jade steps that lead to the top of the mountain. There are twelve jade palaces from the bottom to the top. Purple mist floats in the mountains, purple clouds hanging on the top, purple swallows, phoenixes, white birds, and erotic birds lingering in the mountains, which is a peaceful atmosphere.
After half a day, we climbed to the top of the mountain. There were purple auspicious clouds above the Jade Palace on the top of the mountain, with five-colored foundation stones attached to the bottom. The roof of the palace was towering into the clouds. The palace body was heavily eaves and nine ridges, jade tiles and crystal walls were dazzling. The lintels, brackets, ceilings, and purple gold were applied everywhere. The caisson relief was two dragons playing with beads, lifelike, and the jade halls were full of dazzling brilliance. Three large purple gold characters were shining: Zixiao Palace.
At this time, a Taoist boy walked out, very handsome, and gave a ceremony to the aisle, and then said, "The master has given me instructions that Amitabha Buddha, who is visiting the Western Paradise, is discussing affairs with the master in the Peach Forest. If a guest comes, I can lead the way to it."
We walked around the back of the hall, and a winding path was in secluded. We soon arrived at the Peach Forest. There is a saying that "the peaches on the ridge are red and the brocade is rotten, and the cave doors are long and green," which is the place of fairy peaches.
"It is said that the Queen Mother of the West in the West is in charge of the Peach Garden. The fairy fairy is fascinated by the Yaochi Peach Association, but I don't know that there is a peach forest in Dong Kunlun." A fairy-tale word and divine words came, and it was heard into my heart and lungs. The person who spoke was wearing plain clothes and robes, rose with the wind, with green hair tied with no chaos, and the green beard floated in the wind, clean and neat, spotless, and immortal bones in Taoist style, and not falling into the world. The other is a Zen Buddha, with his eyebrows and compassion, wearing a golden robe, smiling with kindness on his eyes, hanging his lips with compassion, and the Buddha's wind and joyful bones, and will always be in the Pure Land.
"Master, the guest has arrived." The boy bowed.
The Taoist Suyi smiled slightly and replied, "Well, you go down."
"First there is Hongjun and then there is heaven. I am the Taoist Hongjun, and people in the world also call me the ancestor Hongjun. This is Amitabha Buddha from the Western Paradise, and he has a master's lineage with Kunlun. At that time, he was called the Taoist Huiyan at that time." The Taoist Suyi said slowly.
"Then why am I here?" This is the question I care about the most.
"Three thousand years ago, the Buddha Shakyamuni in the realm of Posa was exiled. According to what he said, his Buddha's life was 12,000 years, the Dharma was 1,000 years, the Dharma was 1,000 years, the Dharma was 1,000 years, and the Dharma ended with 10,000 years. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will serve as the "Agent Buddha" to protect the foundation of the Dharma. Until 5.67 billion years later, the "Maitreya Buddha" was born again and spread the Dharma, spreading the Dharma throughout the Nanzhan Continent. You are the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." Taoist Hongjun still said slowly.
"Many people say that, but I don't feel it at all." I replied.
"Come here." Taoist Hongjun stretched out his hand in his wide robe. I walked forward, and he slowly placed his hand on my neck. A heat came instantly, followed by a white light in my brain.
I saw a golden-body Bodhisattva being entrusted by Shakyamuni Buddha. Before Shakyamuni was destroyed and Maitreya was born, he vowed to save all sentient beings in the six realms, save all sufferings, and then wish to become a Buddha... I felt that the golden-body Bodhisattva seemed to be me, and this sense of substitution was extremely strong.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Taoist Hongjun and Amitabha standing with smiles. Taoist Hongjun said, "Is it clear?"
"Hongjun Daozu, Amitabha, my disciple's heart mirror is clear." I performed Buddhist rituals to the two ancient gods and Buddhas, and continued, "But the two gods and Buddhas, my disciple's heart mirror is clear, but I have obtained this physical body, what do I mean?"
"You are both Ksitigarbha, but you are not Ksitigarbha. You now have some memories of Ksitigarbha, but you still don't have the Dharma power of Ksitigarbha. After the extinction of Shakyamuni Buddha, the six souls of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva turned into six clones, entered the world to practice, and once again experienced the suffering of the world of the world, so as to obtain the basis of the great aspiration of protecting the Dharma in three thousand years. At the same time, all gods, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas began to divide the souls and souls into the world and participated in a transformation. It was a process of reconstruction of the order of the heavenly way. In order to visit the continent, it was not so much a war between people, but rather a process of establishing a new balance after the extinction of the Buddha." Hongjun Daozu continued to come.
"But that war between Shang and Zhou?" I asked.
"Yes." Hongjun Daozu closed his eyes and sighed.
"But I don't have the memory of Emperor Xin of Shang." To be honest, some of the memories of Ksitigarbha and Ata Varpa are completely different memories. I haven't had time to digest them yet, and I'm really a little dazed.
Hongjun Daozu continued, "You need to find this yourself. When you arrive at Mount Putuo, Guanyin Bodhisattva will explain it to you in detail. Amitabha Buddha still has important things to tell you. You have entered the Kunlun Holy Realm with your body, so you can't wait for a long time."
Amitabha said with compassion: "It is not just Ksitigarbha, but also Bodhisattvas and Arhats, and the four heavenly kings are all in the world to protect the safety of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. In this reincarnation, you have experienced the calamity of death demons that kills the body of the villain kingdom, the preconceived catastrophe of the giant Yin Demon, the survey of greed, anger, ignorance, and arrogance, and the devil tribulation of the emperor of the Thousand Islands that ended up empty. Only by passing the calamity of the four demons can you be lucky enough to reach the Kunlun Mountains and find the memory of Ksitigarbha. Along the way, there are eight hundred Arhats and Four Kings who can block disasters and overcome difficulties for you, and be safe all over your body. Now that the soul has returned to your pottery, you must be handed over to me and return to the Western Paradise."
While speaking, the pottery jar in Garcia Inca's hand had already flew out and landed steadily in the hands of Amitabha.
"Amitabha..." A Buddha's name sounded. The pottery jar slowly opened, the golden light from the jar soared into the sky, and golden arhats emerged in sequence. Aruo Gao Chengru, Anilou, Venerable Vivirgin, Venerable Xubadura, and Venerable Kaliutayi...
The last one appeared was the Tianduolazha, the Tianwang of the East, the Tianwang of the South, the Tianwang of the West, the Tianwang of the West, the Tianwang of the West, the Tianwang of the North, the Tianwang of the Duowen of the North. The eight hundred and four golden bodies, the eight hundred and four true Buddhas, they all put their hands together and recited the Buddha's name "Amitabha!" Suddenly, golden light suddenly appeared, the Buddha shone everywhere, and a world of compassion.
I hurriedly stepped forward and returned the tribute, put my hands together, leaned down, and said the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!" I saw Amitabha and the 804 Heavenly Kings and Arhats set up auspicious clouds, soaring into the sky, flying straight to the Western Paradise, and slowly dissipating in the Kunlun sky.
"It's getting late, so you can go earlier!" After Hongjun Daozu said, Su Xiu waved her sleeves and a dizziness came. I just felt that she had already flew up in the air and left quickly. Before I lost consciousness, I opened my eyes as if I saw Garcia Inca floating on the top of the purple clouds like me.
Chapter completed!