Tang Monk was very happy today, not just because he got permission from the city lord to preach Buddhism in the city for a day.
Also because the city lord can help Tang Seng publicize it for two days, it will be up to him how many people come to listen to Tang Seng's lectures on Buddhism.
Tang Seng himself is very confident about teaching Buddhism. He has never failed now. He doesn't believe that no one will come to listen!
In this way, under the arrangement of the city lord, Tang Monk came to a post station and stopped.
After they sat down and waited for the city lord's people to leave, Sun Wukong asked.
"Master, why do you suddenly want to talk about Buddhism? Do you know that this will waste a lot of our time?"
"Wasting time? If more people can become Buddhists, it will be worth wasting no matter how much time is wasted!" Tang Monk said calmly.
"Do you know how many Buddhist stickers are left to be collected? Do you know how long it will take to collect them?" Sun Wukong asked, trembling in the air.
"I know, I have always known about the Buddha's calligraphy!" Tang Monk nodded and said.
"Now that I know you are still like this, you know that wasting this time is enough for us to move forward a long way!" Sun Wukong said dissatisfied.
"Wukong, I'm just delaying you for three days. You can have fun in the city during these three days. It won't be a waste of time. It's not as serious as you said. I know what I'm doing, so there's no need to remind me!" Tang Monk insisted.
"If it were just these few days, I wouldn't be so stubborn with you, but who knows if you will suddenly be like this in the future?" Sun Wukong was always uneasy in his heart.
"No, I just saw that people here don't respect Buddhist scriptures, and they don't seem to understand Buddhism. I want to promote Buddhism in this continent, and it's for my sake."
Buddha can make some contribution." Tang Seng said.
"Master, it's useless. The people on this continent believe in Taoism and Taoism, and Buddhism has not emerged!" Zhu Bajie interrupted.
"If everyone believed in Taoism, how could there be a temple?" Tang Seng was not so easily convinced!
Zhu Bajie couldn't think of any good reason to explain this to Tang Seng. He couldn't tell anyone about the calamity.
Seeing that Zhu Bajie and others were silent, Tang Seng gained the upper hand and spoke again.
"My teacher is right, right? Since there is a temple here, we should promote Buddhism well, let Buddhism flourish, and save more human beings!"
"Master, Xuanmen Taoism can also save more human beings, and they are already living a very good life now!" Wu Ming also said.
"Wu Ming, I am very disappointed when you say this to me. You have studied Buddhism with me for so many years. Don't you know the benefits of Buddhism in persuading people to do good? For this reason alone, Buddhism should be spread throughout the human race!" Tang Monk was disappointed.
looked at Wu Ming and said.
When Tang Monk said this, Zhu Bajie and others almost laughed out loud. They knew why Wu Ming liked Buddhism!
"Master, if you want Buddhism to spread among the human race, wouldn't it be better for you to go to the Western Heaven and obtain Mahayana Buddhism and profound Buddhism, and then promote it to the human race? It will be more beneficial to them to talk about Buddhism at that time.
"Sun Wukong said suddenly.
"But if they don't understand basic Buddhism, how can they understand the profound Buddhism!" Tang Monk said unmoved.
"Now there are more cultivators in the city. They don't need to touch the basic Buddhism. What they want is more profound and Mahayana Buddhism. Master, if you do this, you will be the one who is embarrassed." Zhu Bajie said.
"It doesn't matter, as long as there is someone who can worship the Buddha, I will be satisfied as a teacher!" Tang Seng said, still unmoved.
"Master, have you really made up your mind?" Sun Wukong asked again.
"Yes, no matter what, I must give it a try as a teacher!" Tang Seng nodded solemnly and said.
"Okay, I won't persuade you this time. If there is another time, I won't agree again! I'll make it clear to you in advance!" Sun Wukong said.
"I wonder if there will be a next time, what if other people may really need Buddhist teachings?" Tang Seng thought for a while and said.
"I don't know. I will only promise you this time. If there is a next time, I will also help you. But if you encounter any difficulties on the road, it doesn't matter how many years I fight. Anyway, Master, you are not in a hurry, and I am not in a hurry either.
I can still improve my strength by fighting, but I will know what to choose when the time comes." Sun Wukong regained his composure and said.
"Wukong, are you threatening my master?" Tang Seng said with an ugly expression.
"No, this is just to explain to you. We are not so quiet along the way. This is all done with strength. I don't want you to do these meaningless things while I use my strength to do it!" Sun Wukong had no idea.
Said fearfully.
"How can this be meaningless? Promoting Buddhism is a serious and sacred matter!" Tang Monk's voice was a little loud!
"That's what you think. You seem to have forgotten your mission. Master, your mission now is to go to the West to obtain the true scriptures and save more people, instead of wasting time preaching Dharma here. This kind of thing requires
Do you do it? How do you know they haven't done it in previous temples?" Sun Wukong said rudely.
Seeing that Sun Wukong and Tang Seng were at war with each other, Zhu Bajie quickly interrupted the argument between the two.
"Master, Brother Monkey, you two should stop arguing. Master, Brother Monkey is right. The incense in the nearby temple looks pretty good. They are the most powerful spokespersons here and do not need our intervention."
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"If we talk about Buddhism again, they will think that we are competing with them for pilgrims, and they will even think that we are slapping them in the face. It may cause trouble for both parties. Master, you should think about it carefully.
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"If you just want to talk about Buddhism here once, we all agree, but if you want to talk about Buddhism in every city in the future, we really don't agree. After all, we still have a mission!"
The words of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie calmed down Tang Seng. Although Sun Wukong's words made Tang Seng very dissatisfied, he was also afraid that Sun Wukong really meant what he said, so in the end he had no choice but to do anything!
Zhu Bajie's words made Tang Seng really remember them in his heart. He was still a little naive.
He thought that there were few Buddhist pilgrims on this continent, and wanted to increase human race's recognition of Buddhism.
But he never thought about whether the nearby temples had taught these people about Buddhism, let alone whether his actions would be in accordance with the wishes of these temples.
"Okay, I agree. Just this time, I want to see how many people in this city believe in Buddhism!" Tang Monk said.
Seeing Tang Seng's agreement, Sun Wukong and others breathed a sigh of relief. They really didn't want Tang Seng to do anything wrong!
"In this case, master, please cultivate yourself well and prepare for the Buddhist lecture in two days. I'll go outside and have a look!" Sun Wukong said and left!
Tang Seng has no objection to this, he really needs to prepare well.
This time is different from discussing Buddhism with eminent monks. This is for ordinary people to talk about Buddhism. It won’t be too profound, so he needs to prepare well in advance!
"Master, you have a good rest. I'll go look around with Brother Monkey to see if there's anything I can do to help Brother Monkey!" Zhu Bajie said and went out!
Sha Wujing and Wu Ming both stayed and watched Tang Seng carefully. They didn't want anything to happen to Tang Seng!