O43novel Chapter 908 Bodhi Patriarch
Chapter 908 Bodhi Patriarch
Originally, Bai Zhen thought that if Duobao had not been captured by Taiqing Daode Tianzun and the Three Pure Ones had not broken ties, Duobao would not have had the opportunity to become a Buddha, and the Duobao Tathagata known to the world, which is what we often call the present-day Buddha Tathagata, would not have been born. But who would have thought that one day, Bai Zhen suddenly heard a declaration from the human race: "Above and below heaven, I alone am supreme!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhen was momentarily stunned and confused, thinking that Duo Bao had caused some trouble again. But upon closer inspection, Bai Zhen realized that the guy who shouted "In heaven and on earth, I alone am supreme" was actually the reincarnation of the benevolent Amitabha Buddha who guided the way!
As soon as Amitabha Buddha uttered that phrase, Bai Zhen immediately sensed that the Western fortune began to fluctuate violently, and there were faint signs of great prosperity!
Bai Zhen had always known about the rise of the West, so he wasn't curious at all. However, what surprised him now was how rapidly the West was developing, and how Western religions were showing signs of turning into Buddhism.
Bai Zhen estimates that once the reincarnation of Amitabha Buddha, Tathagata Buddha, returns to his position, and the past Buddha Dipankara and the future Buddha Maitreya also successfully return to their positions, the Western Sect should be officially renamed!
As for Subhuti, the good corpse of Zhunti, it is unknown whether he encountered problems during his reincarnation. Subhuti's successful reincarnation was the latest.
Subhuti's reincarnation was ill-timed, much like Dipankara Buddha, who only managed to attend the third lecture at Zixiao Palace and earn the title of one of the three thousand guests of Zixiao Palace. Subhuti simply arrived at the tail end of the Hundred Schools of Thought period, and his original plan to innovate through Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism was completely thwarted!
However, he did not gain nothing. He was a master of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and his understanding of these three paths was second only to their founders. In addition, after his reincarnation, he was less constrained by his original body, Zhunti, and he improved the quality of the relics that housed him by using his understanding of the three paths. Ultimately, this allowed the reincarnated Subhuti to further his cultivation and become one of the few peak Quasi-Saint level experts in the prehistoric world!
Subhuti originally planned to return to Mount Sumeru after he had finished his worldly affairs, but who would have thought that at the moment he was about to return to Mount Sumeru, he would faintly feel a force of destiny pulling him away!
Guided by fate, Subhuti found the place of his destiny—Lingtai Fangcun Mountain! The moment he arrived there, he understood his mission. He then created a grotto-heaven in a place rich in spiritual energy on the mountain, transformed into the Bodhi Patriarch, and quietly waited for his destined person in the Xieyue Sanxing Cave, for the opportunity for the prosperity of their Western Sect!
Because the Western Sect had become much more docile in this lifetime, and because the two Western Saints did not recklessly harm the interests of the three religions of Man, Chan, and Jie in order to promote the rise of the West, the Three Pure Ones did not suppress the rise of the Western Sect too much!
It was only because Laozi, who had transformed into Li Er, caused some trouble for Amitabha, who had transformed into Gautama Siddhartha, before he left Hangu Pass to return to the Heavenly Court!
Meanwhile, the Buddha realized that there was a problem with the Buddhist philosophy he had proposed amidst the trouble caused by Laozi. After bidding farewell to Laozi, he began to devote himself to research.
Not long after Li Er left Hangu Pass and ascended to the Heavenly Court, the Buddha Tathagata also gained a new understanding of the Buddhism he founded. After a great enlightenment, the Buddha Tathagata successfully returned to his position and became the apparent leader of the Western Religion, in charge of all matters of the Western Religion!
Other powerful beings in the primordial world also took advantage of the fluctuations in the human race's fortune to send a wisp of their primordial spirit into the human race for reincarnation. Not all of these powerful beings were able to gain benefits from this, but many of them took this opportunity to further their cultivation!
Ever since Cangjie comprehended the Way of Literature with the help of the auspicious clouds of the heavens, he has spent all his time, apart from comprehending the Way and cultivating himself, teaching his disciples and developing the Way of Literature as much as possible!
Today, literature and art have become an indispensable way of cultivation for the human race. Because of the various restrictions of literature and art, successive emperors have been very fond of officials who practice literature and art!