He Qing's words greatly touched Madam Mi Shen and Master Jiuzhe.
The saying "all living beings are equal" seems to have a different interpretation in everyone's mind.
You can't say that Master Jiuzhe's understanding is wrong. He Qing's words are the truth!
At this moment, Jiuzhe suddenly realized something.
In his understanding, "all living beings are equal" is what Buddha said.
In He Qing's heart, these words were said by the Buddha.
The two are completely different.
The Mahayana sect once said: Everything in the world has Buddha nature, and everyone can become a Buddha!
Buddha does not only refer to a certain Buddha, but to the faith and belief in one's heart.
There is a Buddha living in everyone's heart!
This is kindness, compassion, and tolerance!
For a moment, Jiuzhe felt confused.
Is my understanding of ‘Buddha’ correct or wrong?
But no matter what, the monk from the Eastern Region in front of him obviously had a deep understanding of Buddhism, and Jiuzhe couldn't help but slightly adjust his posture.
Maybe he didn't even notice, because his expression was much more respectful.
...
At the same time, on the ninth floor of the underground palace, Zen Master Da Zhang was talking about the same topic with another disciple Jiu Nan.
"Master, Mrs. Mi Shen has done many evil things. If she 'put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately,' wouldn't it be unfair to the innocent people who lost their lives in her mouth?"
The Buddha said that ‘all living beings are equal’, but what does ‘equality’ mean in this case?”
Faced with the confusion of his disciple Jiu Di, Zen Master Da Zhang smiled slightly and said:
"Idiot! Buddhism encourages you to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, sow good causes and reap good results.
Doing good deeds in this life will accumulate merit for the next life.
As the saying goes, if you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good!
Everything in the world has its destiny, and the cycle of life and death is within it.
You only saw countless human beings being eaten by Madam Mystic. Isn’t this caused by the sins accumulated by these people in their previous lives?
If there are people among them who die in vain, Madam Mi Shen will retaliate in the next life, just like those who died at the mouth of Madam Mi Shen."
Master's explanation could not relieve Jiu Di.
Madam Mystic acted recklessly, even if she didn’t count the human race she talked about that had been killed over the past few hundred years.
Before it was sealed in the past, it had already devoured countless human beings.
Could it be that countless human races in this world have been indebted to Madam Mi Shen in their previous lives?
What's more...
After a moment of hesitation, Jiu Nan gritted his teeth and asked:
"Master, no matter how harmful things Madam Mi Shen does, this temple will accept Madam Mi Shen into the religion."
Zen Master Da Zhang looked at his young disciple and sighed secretly in his heart.
This disciple is extremely talented and intelligent. He can draw inferences from one example and have a clear heart. He is a natural practitioner. This is both a good thing and a bad thing.
He has his own understanding of good and evil in his heart. At this moment, the balance in his heart has been destroyed. He really doesn't know whether it is a disaster or a blessing.
After pondering for a long time, Zen Master Da Zhang slowly spoke.
"Nine difficulties. Although we are practitioners, we still need to understand the principle of 'being able to adapt when encountering difficulties'."
Zen Master Da Zhang raised his eyes and looked into the void in front of him, seeming to see something that happened thousands of years ago.
"Six thousand years ago, Taoism and Buddhism were debating in the Sky and the Sea.
The people in that sect couldn't argue with my Buddhist sect, so they became angry and used strong force to forcefully drive my Buddhist sect to that bitter and cold place in the Western Regions.
For thousands of years, Buddhism has always wanted to return to the Five Realms, spread our Buddhist philosophy to the world, and bathe all sentient beings in the world under the light of Buddha.
Madam Mi Shen is indeed guilty of serious sins, but isn’t the purpose of Buddhism to make people abandon evil and do good?
Don't look at her differently just because of her fault!
Madam Mystic is just an example and a role model. If we want to return to the Five Realms, we need more Madam Mystic to join the Buddhist camp.
Only these desperate people will be loyal to our Buddhism, because they have no way out.
Furthermore, Buddha once said:
All sentient beings in the world come from the same source, and all sentient beings should be treated equally!
He also said: Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately!
If people in the world cannot understand, then let us protect this poor person who abandons evil and does good!
As the saying goes, ‘If I don’t go to hell, who will?’”
Speaking of this, Zen Master Da Zhang couldn't help but show a trace of compassion on his face.
Jiu Nan looked at his master, but one question still lingered in his mind.
‘Mrs. Mystic God has devoured countless human beings, so how can she be redeemed?
What about those innocent people who were eaten by her? Who will bring justice to them!'
...
On the other side, the covetous look in Madam Mi Shen's eyes became more and more obvious.
A thoughtful human race is a good human race, and only such a human race is delicious enough. Those around us who are just sitting around waiting to die taste like crap and cannot be compared with people like He Qing and Jiuzhe.
"Gudu~~!"
Madam Mi Shen stared at He Qing greedily and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"Little monk, I heard that in Buddhism there is a saying of 'put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately'.
If the owner of this cave changes his ways from today onwards, can he become a Buddha?"
He Qing shook his head decisively and said:
"no!"
Madam Mi Shen's expression changed and she said solemnly:
"This is what Buddha said. Is Buddha deceiving me?"
He Qing looked up at Madam Mi Shen, then turned to Jiuzhe and said calmly:
"This master may have made a promise to you, but since the benefactor of the God of Confusion is a practitioner, he should understand the theory of 'cause and effect'.
Water has a source, trees have roots, thorns get their thorns, and peaches and plums get their fruits.
Wherever there is a cause, there must be an effect, and if there is any benefit, there must be harm!
The donor has devoured countless human beings in his life, have you ever thought that one day he would fall into the mouth of a human being!"
He Qing's words were not loud, but they resounded in Madam Mi Shen's ears and heart like a heavy drum!
Over the years, she had never thought about this problem.
In countless nightmares, she had dreamed of being eaten by people. Whenever she woke up from such nightmares, she would devour human beings.
Isn't this just venting the fear in my heart?
"boom--!"
Madam Mi Shen slammed her palm on the table and shouted:
"court death!"
Madam Mi Shen was furious, her snake hair stood up on her head, and countless venomous snakes screamed and danced between the hair tips.
The momentum, as heavy as a mountain, came overwhelmingly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He Qing did not dodge, even though Madam Mi Shen was furious and furious, she ignored her at all and stood upright like a green pine with her head bowed and eyes solemn.
After a moment, Madam Mi Shen's angry face suddenly turned into a smile.
"Hahaha, the little monk may not know that the master of this cave is determined to change his ways and join Buddhism to wash away his sins.
From now on, you and I will come from the same school."
He Qing looked at Jiuzhe with peaceful eyes, showing neither joy nor sadness, nor anger nor hatred.
But for some reason, Jiuzhe's heart seemed to be stung by a bee, and he felt endless pain.
He Qing was like a mirror. In his clear eyes, Jiuzhe saw himself covered in dirt.
Jiuzhe felt ashamed and slowly moved his head away, not daring to look at He Qing.
He Qing's eyes returned to Madam Mi Shen.
"I don't know something about this poor monk. You have devoured countless human beings in your life, and endless souls of grievances are tightly entangled with you. How can you clean yourself clean?"
As soon as these words came out, both Madam Mi Shen's and Jiu Zhe's expressions changed, and they couldn't help but look around with auras in their eyes.
Seeing that there was nothing around, Madam Mi Shen couldn't help but feel angry and said coldly:
"Little monk, I think you don't want to live anymore."
He Qing smiled calmly and said:
"Demons arise from the heart. If the heart is good, there will be no suspicion of ghosts.
Looking at the benefactor’s attitude, I must also be feeling fear and despair, right?”
Madam Mi Shen took a deep breath.
I shouldn't reason with these bald donkeys. In terms of the power of words, all the people in the world combined are no match for Buddhism.
She decided to attack the monk's state of mind in a different direction.
"Little monk, 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' What do you mean by this?"
He Qing smiled slightly and said calmly:
“The donor has something to say but please speak up!”
Madam Mi Shen suddenly stood up from the couch, twisted her tail and came to He Qing.
With her current level of cultivation, she could completely transform her tail into legs, but she deliberately kept the snake tail to show her identity as a demon clan.
"Hiss~~!"
The forked snake letter swept past He Qing's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little bored when he saw that his eyes didn't even blink.
"Little monk, you just asked me to let the many human villages around here go. This is not impossible.
but..."
He Qing perked up and said:
"The benefactor can make any request. As long as the poor monk can fulfill it, he will never refuse."
Madam Mi Shen chuckled.
"Of course you can do it. As long as you agree to one condition, I will let the people in the village leave immediately."
"Speaking!"
Madam Mi Shen put her face close to He Qing's cheek and took a deep breath intoxicated.
"I only want you...
As long as you let me eat them, I will let those people go!
how?"
Jiuzhe's heart was shaken violently and he couldn't help but said:
"Mrs. Mi Shen, you have decided to abandon evil and do good, so why bother killing people indiscriminately!"
He admired He Qing very much and did not want him to die in vain.
Madam Madam threw her head back and laughed.
"Hahaha! In twenty-seven days, it will be the time for me to abandon evil and do good. Now I want to satisfy my last craving."
From this sentence alone, we can tell that Madam Mi Shen has no repentance at all.
He Qing glanced at Jiuzhe. Although he didn't say anything to Jiuzhe, Jiuzhe felt ashamed in his heart.
Then He Qing looked at Madam Mi Shen.
“If I don’t go to hell, who will!
Donor, please do it!"
As He Qing spoke, he sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and recited the "Ksitigarbha's Original Vow Sutra" in a low voice.
“If I don’t go to hell, who will?
Only when all sentient beings are saved can Bodhi be realized.
If hell is not empty, I will never become a Buddha."
Madam Mi Shen's heart was trembling. She had eaten countless people in her life, but at this moment, she felt a trace of panic in her heart.
I have never seen someone so indifferent to life and death in my life.
Even Ruyi Zhenjun, who was deeply feared by her, was always in a state of panic in her mouth.
Out of the instinct to resist fear for hundreds of years, Madam Mystic decided to use her own method to eliminate fear.
He raised his head suddenly, and his beautiful face suddenly revealed its true form.
A huge snake face appeared, with a golden crown, golden eyes, and golden scales, and there was a hint of dragon power.
Madam Mi Shen's huge snake head looked at He Qing gloomily. Seeing that he just opened his eyes and glanced at her, she continued to chant sutras with her eyes closed.
The nameless fire in his heart suddenly ignited, and he let out a neighing sound.
"Hiss~~~!"
Then the snake's mouth opened wide, stretched and contracted like lightning, and swallowed He Qing into its mouth.
Jiuzhe was shocked and couldn't help shouting:
"No!"
But he saw a bulge in Mrs. Mi Shen's throat slowly falling down into her abdomen.