AWB Page 366
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Then, Tang Taizong showed his extraordinary literary attainments, and wrote a thousand-character essay eloquently.
A few sentences are appended here.
"Gai heard that the two instruments have an image, which is manifested and covered to contain life; the four seasons are invisible, and the cold and heat are hidden to transform things. It is to see the sky and learn the earth, and the mediocre and foolish will know its end; Ming Yin and Dong Yang, sages are rare.
However, the heaven and the earth are surrounded by yin and yang, and those who are easy to recognize are because they have images;
Therefore, we know that if the appearance is obvious, it can be symbolized, even if you are stupid, you will not be confused;What's more, Buddhism and Taoism worship emptiness, and take advantage of seclusion to control silence.
Hongji Wanpin, Dianyu Shifang.The mighty spirit is supreme, and the divine power is invincible; the big ones permeate the universe, and the thin ones are captured in the smallest.
There is no death and no birth, it has gone through thousands of kalpas and lasted forever; if it is hidden and visible, it will last forever with a hundred blessings.
The wonderful Tao is condensed and mysterious, and it is impossible to know when it is followed; the flow of the law is clear and silent, and its source is unpredictable. "
Of course, writing this is also to affirm the achievements of learning from the scriptures, and it is also the recognition of the main line of the human race for learning from the scriptures.
This is also an important symbol of the prosperity of Buddhism.
After writing, he also called Tang Seng immediately.
However, Tang Seng still remembered the two-day appointment. At this time, several people were already waiting for thanks outside the court gate.
Please go to the hall and pass the text to the Tang monk to read it.
Tang Seng also thanked him again, and said: "Your Majesty's words are ancient, but the rationale is profound, but I don't know what it is called."
Taizong said: "Zhen Yekouzhan, thank you brother Yu, the name is the preface of the holy religion, I don't know if it is good or not."
Holy order!
Tang Seng naturally knew what it meant, so he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him endlessly.
This Emperor Taizong probably just finished writing this article, and he also dragged it up, just saying: "I am ashamed of Guizhang, and I am ashamed of gold and stone. As for the inner code, I have never heard of it. It is really contemptible to memorize the narrative. It is filthy like gold. Jane, mark the rubble in the Zhulin. Follow the bow and consider, face the heart. It's not worth it, thank you for your hard work."
A simple translation means that I didn’t write well, you can read it casually, don’t worry too much...
However, to be honest, the writing is still very good, so all the officials congratulated, and they even paid homage to the imperial scriptures of the holy religion, and then spread them both inside and outside.
Taizong said again: "Your brother will recite the scriptures, how about it?"
Tang Seng thought of the water and land ceremony back then, and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to perform the scriptures, you must find the place of Buddha, and the treasure hall is not a place to recite."
Taizong nodded and asked the driving officer: "Chang'an City Temple, which temple is clean?"
In the class, Xiao Shang, a senior scholar, played a prelude: "There is a wild goose pagoda temple in the city, which is clean."
Emperor Taizong immediately ordered all the officials: "Take a few volumes of the scriptures, and go to Yanta Temple with me, and invite my younger brother to talk about the scriptures together."
All the officials then held the scriptures in their hands, and followed Taizong in the temple to set up a high platform and lay it neatly.
This gesture is also well done.
Tang Seng said for the last time: "Bajie and Sand Monk, you two lead the dragon horse and pack your bags. Wukong and Lin Yun are by my side."
Then he said to Emperor Taizong: "If your Majesty wants to spread the scriptures to the world, you must make a copy of the reputation record before distributing them. The original should be treasured and not be despised."
Taizong naturally wouldn't object, he just said: "Your brother's words are very true! Very true!"
He called the officials of the Imperial Academy and the Zhongshu Division to write the scriptures.
It is also planned to build another temple, which is called Yanhuang Temple in the east of the city.
The Tang monk held a few volumes on the stage, and was about to recite satirically. Suddenly, he smelled the fragrant wind, and the eight great kings appeared in mid-air and shouted: "Tang Xuanzang! Put down the scriptures, and follow me back to the west."
It turned out that the two-day appointment had arrived.
This is a business that cannot be delayed.
The four brothers Lin Yun and Lin Yun rose up from the ground, and Tang Seng threw down the scriptures, and they also rose from the stage to the sky, and flew away together.
Taizong and many officials also looked into the sky and sighed, not what they were thinking.
The Buddhist disciples of later generations all said that Tang monk and his disciples suffered hardships on the journey, and after suffering many hardships from mountains and rivers and demons, they finally brought Dajue Miaowen back to the kingdom of heaven.
Emperor Taizong and all the officials selected eminent monks to build a water and land assembly in the Yanta Temple, read and recite the "Tripitaka", transcend the ghosts of the dark world, and spread the good news. The scriptures will be transcribed and spread all over the world.
Chapter 329 Merit came to the world, achieving the pinnacle of Da Luo Jinxian!
But it is said that the eight great king vajras who are in charge of picking up and sending off, driving the fragrant wind, led five Tang monks, and six horses, back to Lingshan, back and forth, within four days.
At this time, all the gods on Lingshan listened to the Buddha.
The Eight Great Vajras led his master and disciples in, and respectfully said to the Tathagata, "I have sent the golden decree to send off the holy monks and others. I have already arrived in the Tang Dynasty and handed over the scriptures. I am now paying the special decree."
So he asked several Tang monks to come forward to take up their duties.
On the high seat and platform of the Tathagata, he said solemnly: "Xuanzang, in your previous life, you were my second disciple, named Jin Chanzi. Because you didn't listen to the Dharma and despised my great teaching, you demoted your true spirit and reincarnated in the east. Earth. Now I am happy to take refuge, uphold my blessings, and take advantage of my teachings to take away the scriptures. You have achieved great results, and you have been promoted to a great position. You are the Buddha of Zhantan Kungfu!"
Hearing this, Tang Monk knelt on the ground excitedly, and quickly praised my Buddha Tathagata, and happily received the seal.
"En." Seeing this, Tathagata nodded in satisfaction and continued speaking.
"Lin Yun, you stole the seal of Luoshen, and you were punished to guard Beihai Haiyan. Later, you joined Buddhism and kept Tang Xuanzang safe all the way. Along the way, you fought all kinds of demons and monsters. Dongtian Xuanyuan merit golden body Buddha!"
The name is so long, it sounds very powerful?
But it doesn't matter, as long as you have this fruit position, this identity is enough.
Lin Yun stepped forward, folded his hands, and thanked him.
The Tathagata said again: "Sun Wukong, because of your disturbance in the heavenly palace, I used my profound magic power to press it under the Five Elements Mountain. Fortunately, the natural disasters were met and I returned to Buddhism. I also like you to conceal evil and promote good. At the beginning, you will be promoted to a higher position, and you will be able to defeat the Buddha in a fight."
"Hehe, Fighting Victory Buddha, my grandson likes this name, thank you very much." Wukong also cupped his hands last night.
But no matter how you look at it, it feels awkward.
"Pig Wuneng, you are the water god of the Tianhe River, the Marshal of the Canopy, because you were drunk at the Pantao Festival and played Xian'e, demoted you to the lower world to reincarnate, your body is like a beast, fortunately you remember loving the human body, and committed crimes in the Yunzhan Cave of Fuling Mountain, happy Returning to the Great Religion, entering my Shamen, the guardian monk is on the way, but he is still stubborn, and his lust is not lost, because you have made great achievements in shouldering the burden, and you have been promoted to be a Bodhisattva envoy to the altar."
Well, it is still the same position as in the original book, but it is far from the previous three.
Ba Jie hurriedly shouted: "Why do they all become Buddhas, how can I be a Bodhisattva who purifies the altar? Although it is the fruit of a Bodhisattva, it is too bad."
The Tathagata did not argue with him, but shook his head and said: "It's just because you have a strong mouth, a strong body, and a large intestine. Covering the four major continents of the world, there are many people who pay homage to my teaching. For all Buddhist things, I teach you to clean the altar. How bad is the grade that is useful!"
Well, the meaning is probably, you don't think that this official position is not high, but it is very lucrative, and you happen to like to do these things, so it is very suitable for you.
Like Tang Seng, Lin Yun, and Wu Kong, although they have been conferred Buddhahood, they are all Qingshui Yamen, and they are very dull.