"Wukong, Bajie, and Wujing and Wuming, did you find anything wrong?" Tang Monk sat on the white dragon horse and asked the monks on the roadside.
After hearing what Tang Monk said, the four of them quickly used their spiritual consciousness to explore the surrounding area. Nothing was found wrong, so Sun Wukong asked.
"Master, I looked around and found nothing wrong. What's wrong with you?"
"Master didn't say that someone was about to attack. Even if someone came, it would be you who found out when it was Master's turn." Tang Monk rolled his eyes at Sun Wukong and said.
"Since there is no enemy coming, what do you mean?" Sun Wukong asked confused.
"Master, I just want to say that there are many monks on this road, and almost all the monks who appear in front of us have never stopped." Tang Seng said.
"Master, I explained it yesterday. There are only Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism here. Both sects believe in Buddhism, so there are more monks here, so it's not a big deal." Zhu Bajie said speechlessly.
"Master, I know everything you said. It's just that I feel that these monks are a little strange, but I still feel that I can't explain it." Tang Seng said.
"Do you feel that the monk you met today is different from the monks we met before?" Sun Wukong asked.
"Yes, that's right, Wukong, you talked about the inner feelings of being a teacher, that's how it feels." Tang Seng said excitedly.
"It's normal for such a situation to happen, Master." Wu Ming also interjected.
"Why? Aren't they all Buddhists? How come there are differences in the behavior of the two sides? If there are only one or two teachers, they won't say anything. After all, there are always one or two who are unique, but we encounter so many today.
The monks are basically not the same as the monks I met before. It can even be said that the monks I met today are fundamentally different from my teacher, so my teacher thought these monks were strange." Tang Seng explained.
"Actually, what Wu Ming said is correct, Master. This phenomenon is not strange. It would be strange if both of you were similar." Zhu Bajie said.
"Is there anything I don't know about this?" Tang Seng asked.
"Actually, I have said before that there are two major religions in Xiniu Hezhou, Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. Now we are in the scope of Mahayana Buddhism. These monks all believe in Mahayana Buddhism, and Master, you believe in Buddhism, so
You will feel the difference." Zhu Bajie said.
"Then those people in Nanzhan Buzhou, Dongsheng Shenzhou and Beiju Luzhou all believe in Buddhism and have no disciples of Mahayana Buddhism?" Tang Monk asked.
"Yes, the people we met were all believers of Buddhism, and there were basically no believers of Mahayana Buddhism among them." Zhu Bajie nodded and said.
"Why? Since Buddhism can spread in other continents, why has Mahayana Buddhism not spread in other continents?" Tang Monk asked again.
"In fact, there is no reason. The most important thing is that there are slightly fewer disciples of Mahayana Buddhism, and there are also many fewer disciples who can resist the tripod. Another point, Master, there is a problem with your statement. It is not that Mahayana Buddhism has not spread in other Dazhou.
It's just that we haven't encountered them in the places where they spread."
"Although Mahayana Buddhism has rarely spread in ancient times, there are other temples, but we have not encountered them." Zhu Bajie said.
In fact, Zhu Bajie did not say the most important reason.
Mahayana Buddhism is part of Xuanmen Taoism, and Mahayana Buddhism will not compete with Taoism for disciples on the other three continents.
"I see, but how come Mahayana Buddhism and Buddhism are so different?" Tang Monk asked again.
"Master, do you know what the purpose of Buddhism is that you are studying now? You should know what he wants to say in the end, right?" Wu Ming asked.
Tang Seng looked at Wu Ming. He did not expect that Wu Ming would come out to ask this question at this time, but he also answered Wu Ming.
"This is what I learned from my teacher. How could I not know it? Among the Buddhist teachings that I study now, the most talked about is self-perfection. If you perfect your own self and your own truth, goodness and beauty to the extreme, you can achieve the status of Arhat."
"My teacher wants to spread Buddhism to the human race because he hopes that more humans can complete their self-improvement. In this way, the human race will be able to kill less people and the world will be better."
"That's right, Master, you are studying the Hinayana Buddhism of Buddhism. The core of Hinayana Buddhism is self-improvement and self-liberation. This is more about the self. There are few people like Master who can spread the truth, goodness and beauty of Hinayana Buddhism to others.
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"But Mahayana Buddhism is very different from Hinayana Buddhism. What they focus on is to save all sentient beings."
"Mahayana Buddhism is not about how to transcend oneself, but about using their abilities to save others so as to save all sentient beings, complete one's own Bodhisattva path, and achieve another kind of transcendence."
"This is the difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism. The reason why you think these monks are a little strange today, Master, is because their way of doing things is very different from what you have seen before, that's why you feel that way." Wu Ming explained.
said.
"Is that true?" Tang Seng asked excitedly.
"Aren't the facts in front of you? Master, it seems that the next Buddha sticker will be at the sect's headquarters of Mahayana Buddhism. When the time comes, you will go to the Mahayana Buddhism people to talk about Buddhism, and you will know whether what I said today is right or not."
Wu Ming said with certainty.
"It turns out that I know about Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism, but I didn't expect that there is such a big difference between the two buddhisms. It seems that I have never encountered Mahayana Buddhism before." Tang Monk said muttered.
"It's not that you haven't encountered it, Master, but the Hinayana Buddhism you have encountered includes Mahayana Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism is derived from Hinayana Buddhism. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages. It depends on how you understand it, Master."
." Wu Ming said.
Among the four brothers of Sun Wukong, only Wuming understands Buddhism more deeply, and Sun Wukong and others don't have much feeling about it.
"Yes, the Buddha's teachings that I learned from my teacher also included the Buddha's intention to save all sentient beings, but there were relatively few of them. What I learned from my teacher was more about self-improvement, self-liberation, and the intention to save all sentient beings."
Quite a few!" Tang Seng said with some regret.
"Master, even if you fall behind a lot, your skills are still unsurpassed by others in your lifetime. You don't have to belittle yourself like this. I can guarantee that your intention to save all sentient beings is better than the people in Jinlang Temple we are going to now.
We have decided on the Buddha sticker."
"It's just that if Master, with your level of Dharma cultivation, went to Mahayana Buddhism, I wouldn't dare say anything." Wu Ming said comfortingly.
"It's okay. Master, I still have time to learn the Dharma of Mahayana Buddhism. Master, I won't be arrogant!" Tang Monk knew what Wu Ming meant and said.
Seeing monks often helping civilians in need on the road, Tang Seng had a little ambiguity about his own Buddhist practice for the first time.
It seems that he should work harder to pursue such Buddhist scriptures, but he still has great firmness in Hinayana Buddhism in his heart.
In particular, Wuming also said that Mahayana Buddhism was born out of Hinayana Buddhism. In this way, there is Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism, but he had ignored it before.
As long as he re-learns these things that he has neglected, I believe he will be able to carry forward Hinayana Buddhism.
No one can throw away the knowledge they have learned throughout their life, not to mention that he seems to have learned the rich knowledge in a one-sided way!