Chapter 307 Monks from the prosperous Tang Dynasty

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Huo Yuanzhen came all the way to the nearby town under the escort of a group of Indian soldiers.

When he arrived here, Huo Yuanzhen once again enjoyed the feeling of being watched, but the people here were trying to watch the outsiders.

Most people are afraid of being uncomfortable when they are watched by this kind of onlooker, but this kind of scene is just a slight meaning for Huo Yuanzhen. No matter how many people watch, it is common for us.

Occasionally, if a child is particularly careful about him, Huo Yuanzhen will smile at him, making the child hid back embarrassedly.

Seeing the monk from the East walking along the way without changing his expression, the soldiers from India secretly admired him. This oriental man is not simple, he has seen the world.

The town is not very big. Huo Yuanzhen walked for a while and then came to a house.

The round roof, gilded walls, the Buddha reliefs on the walls, and the unique Indian architectural style all prove that this is the residence of a Zen master and it was newly built soon.

"Master, this is the residence of Master Ganbu. We are not suitable to disturb him. Just go in alone."

Huo Yuanzhen's identity as a monk and his force showed made these Indian soldiers feel awe and their attitudes became better and better.

Huo Yuanzhen nodded and stepped into the house.

Entering the room, the familiar smell of sandalwood came.

Not only is there sandalwood, but there are also bursts of chanting scriptures inside.

The wooden fish tapped gently, and the sound of the Sanskrit sounds came out. Huo Yuanzhen closed his eyes and listened outside for a while.

People in the room recite the Agama Sutra, which is a scripture of Hinayana Buddhism. There are thirty volumes of this sutra, which can be divided into four parts.

The first part mainly summarizes and explains the basic doctrines of Buddhism. The latest chapters of the Holy Church

The second part describes the Buddhist practice and missionary activities of the Buddha and his direct disciples.

The third part tells the story of the Buddha's original life and his kalpas, aiming to promote Buddhism and advise people to take refuge in the Three Jewels.

For now, the most important thing is to refute the heretics in the fourth part.

The foreign teachers who are refuted here mainly refute the Brahman caste system, sacrificial rituals and Brahma supremacy. Huo Yuanzhen estimated that this scripture must be the mainstream scripture in India now. Because the establishment of the Mauryan Dynasty not only established a new kingdom, but also completely eliminated the influence left by the Brahmans. Therefore, reciting this scripture is definitely more in line with the meaning of King Sala, the king of the Mauryan Dynasty.

Of course, the greater possibility is that they no longer have the true Mahayana Buddhist scriptures.

After listening for a while, the sound of wooden fish in the room stopped, and the people inside did not notice that Huo Yuanzhen had come in.

He didn't notice that Huo Yuanzhen could not stand here, so he stepped into the inner room.

There is a monk about fifty years old inside.

Unlike monks in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the monk was wearing yellow clothes inside and a purple-red robe covered on the outside.

It was better to say that it was a robe, but it was better to just wrap a piece of cloth directly, with both arms exposed, and staring blankly at Huo Yuanzhen who came in.

Huo Yuanzhen was also a monk at first glance, but obviously he was not a monk from India.

With his hands folded in front of the monk in the room, Huo Yuanzhen bowed and said, "Amitabha, this must be Master Ganbu."

Master Ganbu also hurriedly got up and bowed to Huo Yuanzhen, and asked, "Did you come from the prosperous Tang Dynasty?"

This time it was Huo Yuanzhen's turn to be shocked. Unexpectedly, this monk Tianzhu could tell at a glance that he was from the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and he was indeed a little sensible.

"Yes, I came from Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan Province in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It was the abbot of Shaolin Temple, and the Dharma name was Yijie."

"It turns out that he is a great monk in the prosperous Tang Dynasty! Master Yijie, please sit down quickly. (")"

When Gan Bu saw Huo Yuanzhen, he showed extraordinary enthusiasm, and hurriedly brought Huo Yuanzhen a chair and wiped it out.

Huo Yuanzhen said strangely: "Master Ganbu has seen monks from the prosperous Tang Dynasty?"

"I have seen two monks from the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This long Ah Han Sutra of my monk was taught by a master of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, there would be no more books in India now."

Huo Yuanzhen asked with great interest: "I wonder which monk taught me in the prosperous Tang Dynasty?"

After being an abbot for such a long time, Huo Yuanzhen also knew a lot about the monks in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but these monks often disappointed him. Therefore, Huo Yuanzhen was not very interested in the monks. He just heard that there were monks in the prosperous Tang Dynasty who came to India and couldn't help but be curious.

"This monk is called Zen Master Daoyuan, and he comes from White Horse Temple in the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

After hearing this, Huo Yuanzhen shook his head. He had never heard of this Zen Master Daoyuan, but Daoji had heard of it.

Seeing that Huo Yuanzhen didn't know, Gan Bu explained: "It's normal that Master Yijie didn't know. Zen Master Daoyuan has been in India for more than ten years, and he has been walking on the road for several years. When he came, it was when the Brahmins were in power. Master Yijie shouldn't know if he was not old."

"I really don't know that there is Zen Master Daoyuan, so where is this Zen Master Daoyuan now?"

Dang preached: "Zen Master Daoyuan is determined to rebuild Bujin Temple and promote Buddhism in India. He went to beg for alms everywhere. When I met him last time, he said he seemed to go to the capital to ask for King Sala, and I have never seen him since."

Hearing Gan Bu's words, Huo Yuanzhen was solemn and was a little disappointed.

It is naturally good for Zen Master Daoyuan to build temples in foreign countries and promote Buddhism, but in this way, he can't use the one he wants to seek Buddhist scriptures.

It is impossible to let people from my country go to Shaolin Temple to seek scriptures, which will lose the meaning of Huo Yuanzhen's original plan.

If this is the case, your plan will be changed.

Maybe you go directly to the capital of Tianzhu to see if there is a suitable candidate there, and you can also meet King Sala of Tianzhu. After all, the great cause of obtaining the scriptures must be agreed by the king in person to take effect. After returning to obtaining the scriptures, it is also easy to spread the Dharma among the people.

After talking to Ganbu for a few more words, Huo Yuanzhen simply said that he was going to the capital.

Unexpectedly, Master Ganbu said with a worried look on his face: "Master Yijie, I think you should not go to the capital."

"Why is this?"

Gan Bu whispered: "The capital of today is different from the past. In the past, King Sala respects Buddhism and treats all monks very well. Now it is different. Although King Sala still respects Buddhism, he does not value all monks. The only thing he values ​​is the current National Master Tianzhu, who is also a prosperous Tang Dynasty man, who is the other monk I mentioned in the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

Huo Yuanzhen did not expect that the national master of Tianzhu was also a monk of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

If this is true, then I believe this National Master of Heaven should be able to help his great cause of preaching scriptures. After all, they all came from the prosperous Tang Dynasty and were closer to each other.

But he didn't want to Gan Bu said, "This national teacher from the prosperous Tang Dynasty is so powerful. His body is like a gold. It is not only invulnerable to swords and guns, but also has the power to overturn the rivers and seas. After he came to India, he fought hard in the capital and was not hurt at all. He was valued by King Sala and was named the national teacher in one fell swoop. This man claimed to have the indestructible body of Vajra and called himself the Vajra Dharma King. He is now almost the most powerful person in India. King Sala obeys his will."

After hearing this, Huo Yuanzhen thought secretly.

This Vajra Dharma King is not simple. According to Gan Bu's description, this person seems to have achieved success in practicing Vajra's indestructible body. If this is true, the person's physical defense power will definitely be far beyond his own.

He has the iron head skills, iron arm skills, iron cloth shirts, iron gear skills, etc., and has inspired the Indestructible body martial arts to appear in the abbot's system, but after all, it has not been extracted.

The body of the Vajra is an advanced martial art, and its power is definitely above the basic defense you have learned.

Unexpectedly, there are still people who can do this kind of kung fu and become the national teacher of Tianzhu.

This person calls himself the Vajra Dharma King, which sounds like a sect of Tantric Buddhism. Moreover, Gan Bu said that this manpower is extremely powerful. Could it be that he can have an indestructible body of Vajra and will also fail to achieve the Dragon Elephant Prajna?

If that were the case, this person's strength would never be underestimated. Tianzhu's general martial arts level was relatively low, and knowing these two martial arts would be enough to be rampant here.

But if this is true, it will not affect my trip to the capital. The people of Shengtang serve as national teacher. Of course, the higher the status, the higher the status. Since he is the national teacher, he can find him directly.

Seeing that Huo Yuanzhen didn't understand, Ganbu continued: "This Vajra Dharma King has great power. He told King Sala that he was more capable in preaching Buddhism than him. There were more monks in India, but he promoted many different versions, requiring all monks in India to be under their jurisdiction. Those who do not agree to be under their jurisdiction will be expelled from the capital. At present, all monks in the capital are his subordinates, so I advise the master not to go. If you go, you will either become a subordinate of the Vajra Dharma King or be expelled."

"Is there such a thing?"

Huo Yuanzhen couldn't believe that this Vajra Dharma King was so obsessed with his greed and was simply a monk.

"Of course, I was expelled from the capital and came to this countryside because I didn't want to be bound by it."

Huo Yuanzhen nodded, but even so, Huo Yuanzhen still had to go and see it. It was of great importance. No matter what Dharma King dominates the capital, he could not change his decision.

As for wanting all monks to be under his jurisdiction, Huo Yuanzhen didn't care even more. His skill was not a decoration. If the Vajra Dharma King wanted to be unfavorable to him, he wouldn't let him do it.

It seems that this Vajra Dharma King is an obstacle to his great cause of preaching the scriptures.

Seeing Huo Yuanzhen insisting on going, Ganbu said again: "If the master really wants to go to the capital, then it is best to go to the mayor to receive a proof of viewing, proving that you are going to the capital to watch the ceremony. If you just watch the ceremony, you will not be expelled."

"Watch the ceremony? Why do you need to watch the ceremony?"

"The little daughter of King Sala, the most beautiful princess in our Mauryan Dynasty, Princess Nivea is about to recruit a prince-consort. King Sala declares that anyone can go to the capital to watch the ceremony, regardless of age or race. Even if you are a criminal, you will not be punished during the period of Princess Nivea's marriage."

Hearing Ganbu's introduction, Huo Yuanzhen nodded slightly. If this is the case, it would be OK. At least there is no need to worry about Vajra Dharma King.
Chapter completed!