Chapter 3051: Returning to the Origin of Consciousness From the End, 888-Petal Blue Lotus

Zexin Temple was originally a pure land, with some Buddhist formations and pure meanings remaining. Under the stimulation of Ji Boyi's Pure Land Mantra and the spiritual energy that broke through the ground, it began to slowly recover. He unceremoniously incorporated these things into the newly cultivated pure land, adding a sense of purity to it. Then he activated his own relic, sank into the ground, and came to the spiritual vein locked deep at the bottom of the mountain. Silently, the white light emitted by the relic covered the opening of the ban.

With a loud bang, the spiritual energy accumulated for thousands of years gushed out from the crack of the ban, magnificent and rich, stirring and vast. As soon as it broke out of the ban, it was swallowed and absorbed by Ji Boyi's relic.

A burst of fragrance came, and Ji Boyi's relic exuded a refreshing scent. It became more transparent and crystal clear, and shone brightly. After being washed and purified by the relic, the countless sentient beings' thoughts that permeated the spiritual energy turned into the purest spiritual thoughts, which were swallowed up and absorbed by Ji Boyi's Dharma body.

In just a quarter of an hour, the huge relic grew a circle, extremely bright, and the light was full, illuminating the nine heavens and ten earths. If Ji Boyi relied on practicing and polishing to absorb spiritual thoughts, it would take at least a hundred years of hard work to achieve such an effect.

Ji Boyi admired in his heart, it was worthy of being a blessed land, but at the same time he felt a little regretful. There was too little faith thought power locked in the spiritual veins, and he sucked it all out in one gulp. It was almost impossible to make such rapid progress in the future. This was the sentient beings' thoughts accumulated by Zexin Temple for thousands of years.

The relic suppressed the spiritual vein, constantly absorbing the rich spiritual energy and transforming it into pure land. Ji Boyi felt that the Maitreya Pure Land he had opened up was expanding every moment. In just three days, the entire Jinshan Mountain was already shrouded in a piece of pure land.

In the process of opening up the pure land, Ji Boyi once again fell into the deepest level of meditation, and had a deeper understanding of Buddhism. The Buddhist principles of various sects were interconnected, and he explored a Mahayana path that belonged to him. He was in a trance and fell into a mysterious state of silence. The wisdom treasure that had been in a stagnation made another breakthrough at this time.

According to legend, nine hundred years after the Buddha's death, Maitreya Bodhisattva, at the request of Asanga Bodhisattva, descended from Tushita Heaven to the Zen Hall of the Middle Ayodhya Kingdom in the middle of the night and preached the "Yoga Sastra". Afterwards, Asanga Bodhisattva followed his teachings and wrote the "Mahayana Adornment Sutra", "Mahayana Collection Treatise", "Exposition of the Holy Teachings"; Asanga Bodhisattva's brother Vasubandhu also wrote "Mahayana Collection Treatise Commentary", "Ten Stages Sutra", "Madhyamaka-dharmakaya", "Twenty Verses on Consciousness Only", "Thirty Verses on Consciousness Only", etc., which further explained it.

Soon, his disciple Asanga also wrote a treatise to annotate the "Mahayana Collection Treatise". There were also ten great theorists, including Dharmapala, Dehui, Anhui, Kindred, Nanda, Jingyue, Huobian, Shengyou, Zuishengzi, Zhiyue, who successively wrote treatises to annotate Vasubandhu's "Thirty Verses on Consciousness Only", which is also the origin of the word "Consciousness Only"!

Inherited from Maitreya Buddha, it was compiled by Tripitaka Master, who translated the annotations of Kindred, Huobian, Nanda, Dehui, Anhui, Jingyue, Dharmapala, Shengyou, Shengzi, Zhiyue and other ten great theorists on "Thirty Verses on Consciousness Only" and translated a book "Abhidharmakosha", which created the first large-scale Buddhist sect in China, the Consciousness Only Sect!

The Yogacara school is also known as the Dharma-Appearance school. Unlike the Zen school, which focuses on the Buddha nature, the Dharma-Appearance school focuses on the Dharma. The so-called Dharma-Appearance is the true appearance of the Buddha. The Dharma of the Dharma-Appearance school refers to the Dharma of the Dharma, and the Buddhist school is also called the Dharma Gate. The Dharma-Appearance of the Dharma-Appearance school refers to the Dharma-Appearance of the Buddha.

Master Xuanzang went to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures in order to comprehend the Yogacara theory. By chance, he got involved in the Dharma by pursuing the true meaning of the Yogacara theory. Under the guidance of Maitreya Buddha, he achieved the perfect Buddhahood in an instant.

After Master Xuanzang returned to China, he brought back a total of 520 volumes and 657 volumes of Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhist sutras and precepts from the West. He translated them one by one, created the Yogacara school, and achieved the first peak period of Buddhism in China. It's a pity that the Yogacara Dharma-Appearance is too mysterious and profound. Even some enlightened monks may not be able to understand its essence. After hundreds of years, the Yogacara school has become increasingly decadent. Coupled with the rise of Huayan, Pure Land, and Zen, the inheritance of the Yogacara school is now almost cut off.

Fortunately, there is no habit of cherishing one's own possessions among Buddhist sects. The classics of each sect are almost always exchanged, and some basic scriptures of the Yogacara school are also circulated in Zen.

The Yogacara school advocates that all dharmas are consciousness-only, saying that everything in the universe is manifested by consciousness. Consciousness is composed of six body consciousnesses: eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, and mind consciousness, also known as the six roots. Only when the six roots are all open and pure can one embark on the path of Buddhist practice and touch the manas and alaya consciousness. When all eight consciousnesses are opened, it is equivalent to condensing the foundation of the great way and stepping into the real door of practice.

Alaya consciousness is regarded as the fundamental consciousness, and the first seven consciousnesses are all based on the eighth consciousness, Alaya consciousness, to be able to turn. The so-called ten-door consciousness is the process of understanding the origin, characteristics, and change rules of the universe with the eighth consciousness. The Yogacara school calls it Alaya origin.

Opening the Alaya consciousness means opening the wisdom treasure house and awakening the wisdom seeds hidden in it. The seeds are stored in the Alaya consciousness and can give rise to different potential abilities of consciousness.

The first level of the ten doors of consciousness is the consciousness of seeing and existing together. Although there is a difference between the seeing part and the aspect part, they are all manifestations of the mind and are all in the mind.

The second level is the consciousness of seeing. The objective is the image that appears in accordance with the subjective action and is collected in the subjective mind and mental factors.

The third level is the consciousness of the king. As far as the mind and mental factors are concerned, the mental factors arise from the mind king and have no independent self. They can be said to be transformed by the mind king, so everything belongs to the mind king.

The fourth level is to return to the original consciousness at the end. As far as the King of Heart is concerned, the seven transformations of consciousness do not have a separate entity from the original consciousness, so they all return to the original consciousness.

The white relics suddenly bloomed with bright golden brilliance without Ji Boyi's consciousness, and a golden body flew out from it. The golden body was six feet tall, with four heads, four faces, and four arms. Wearing a king's attire, surrounded by seven treasures, holding scriptures, lotus flowers, raisins and rosary beads respectively. As soon as the golden body of the Dharma appeared, the relics fell on the top of the head as if they were spiritual, shining brightly in all directions.

By opening up a pure land, Ji Boyi understood the essence of the ten gates of consciousness and advanced to the fourth level, returning to the original consciousness.

Ji Boyi slowly opened his eyes, his thoughts flowed out of his body, and the majestic spiritual power roared into the sky over Zhenjiang looking across the bank, spreading continuously, covering the entire Zhenjiang in his spiritual thoughts. Below, a powerful coercion enveloped all living beings, like immortal Buddhas.

The practitioners who were originally hiding in Zhenjiang felt the powerful and terrifying mental power of Ji Boyi, and their expressions changed drastically. Ordinary people only felt that bursts of spring thunder sounded in the sky, and no dark clouds were visible, but in the eyes of the practitioners, But he saw a majestic power of thought like a dragnet, covering the sky and the void.

"Which senior master came to Zhenjiang and possessed such a powerful cultivation level? A terrestrial deity in the Taoist Cave, an Arhat from the Pure Land of Buddhism, or a demon from the free world?"

The cultivators in Zhenjiang feel the vast power of thought that can make their souls fly away with just a slight movement. Their Taoist hearts are shaking, they can't control themselves, they are uneasy and extremely anxious.

Suddenly, the roar in the sky dissipated, and the vast and terrifying spiritual power receded like a tide and merged into the golden body of the Dharma. The six-foot golden body turned into a stream of light and merged into the relic.

There is a crystal relic suspended above Ji Boyi's head, blooming with white light. This is the purest spiritual energy condensed, and it is also the core essence of the Dharma Golden Body.

After Buddhist eminent monks cultivated the golden body, the role of the physical body was greatly weakened. Buddhism believes that the physical body is just a boat to ferry people to the other side. As long as they cultivate to the state of Arhat, they can abandon it and rebuild it in the Eight Treasures Pool of Merits in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. It condenses the pure glazed true body, so many eminent monks and great virtues will abandon their physical bodies when they are reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

However, Ji Boyi did not admire this approach. He is self-sufficient and does not ask for help from outside. This is his philosophy of practice, and it is also the mainstream thought of Kun's practice in the virtual world. The physical body is mysterious and hides countless mysteries, so he should not give up easily.

"I didn't expect that there is such a treasure in the ruins of Zexin Temple. It should be used by me as a treasure to protect the temple!"

Ji Boyi's mental power just discovered some clues. He stood up and stood up. His whole body was blooming with gleaming light, pure and clear, soft and solemn. As he stepped forward, a white lotus rose up, supporting his body and heading in one direction.

Zexin Temple belongs to the Pure Land Sect. On the day it was built, the founding monk of the temple asked for a lotus seed from the Pure Land of the West in Donglin Temple. At that time, Zexin Temple was grand and incense was strong, and this lotus seed turned into a lotus pond. , became the most precious Buddhist treasure in Zexin Temple.

Lotus has an indissoluble bond with Buddhism. According to Buddhist scriptures, the color of lotus is divided into five colors: white, green, red, purple and yellow, which are called the five kinds of heavenly flowers. Among them, white and green are the most noble.

The grades of lotus flowers can be divided into three types according to the number of petals, namely human flower, heaven flower and bodhisattva flower.

The lotus with only a dozen or so petals is called the human flower. As the name suggests, it is a common thing in the world. It can only be used for viewing and is of no use for practicing Buddhism. The lotus with hundreds of petals is the heavenly flower, which is the essence of every human being. It is a treasure coveted by Buddhist disciples. It contains a kind of purity and purity. Keeping it by your side during meditation can help people get twice the result with half the effort, whether they are practicing Buddhism or comprehending the void Dharma Realm. It is even effective in resisting inner demons. If you cultivate it with your own Buddhist power for a long time, it can become a protective treasure.

The lotus with thousands of petals is the most revered bodhisattva flower in Buddhism. It is the so-called lotus in the Buddha's Kingdom and is also a symbol of Buddha. According to legend, the thousand-petal lotus only grows in the Aunta Pond in the Buddha's Kingdom and is rarely seen in the world. to, so it is also called a rare flower.

The Buddhist scriptures once said that thousands of golden lights flashed from Sakyamuni's tongue, and each golden light turned into a thousand-leaf white lotus. Each white lotus contained a fruit of Bodhi and enlightenment, so it is called thousand-leaf lotus. It is a symbol of Buddha, a Buddhist treasure that does not belong to the human world, and in the lotus pond of Zexin Temple, there is a green lotus flower with nine hundred and ninety-nine petals.

The word "green lotus" comes from the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra". In Sanskrit, it is Utambo flower, Utambo flower. The leaves are narrow and long, small round near the bottom, tapering upwards, clear blue and white, and shaped like eyes. Buddhism uses it to symbolize Bodhisattva. Buddha eyes, so the eyes of Buddha and Bodhisattvas are called lotus eyes.

Ji Boyi's operation was smooth. In three steps, he came to the back cliff of Jinshan Mountain, a deserted place. He made a seal in his hand, and a golden light shot out, breaking the seal, and a lotus pond appeared in front of him.

In this lotus pond, the water is clear, and the lotus flowers are luxuriant and beautiful. The clear water and white flowers complement each other. A clay sculpture of dripping Guanyin stands on the rockery in the pond, with a kind face. Looking down at the mountain gate, the green and white lotus flowers are in full bloom, blooming with a refreshing fragrance. The human spirit and mind are pure and open-minded.

Ji Boyi looked at the lotus pond and was overjoyed. He ate and drank songs to express his excitement.

"The North Pond of Jinshan Mountain is so beautiful that you can see the bottom is clear, with white hibiscus growing in the middle and three hundred stems of sedge. It shines brightly in the daytime, and the fragrance is scattered in the clear air. The silver bag of the pond's fragrance is broken, and the jade plate is tilted by the dew. I am ashamed of the dirt in my eyes. When I see this Qiong Yaoying, I know that the red lotus has a pure name.

Don't blame Ji Youyi for being so excited. He left the Miyin Temple, and Zen Master Lingyou didn't give him a Buddhist treasure. He was poor and white, with wind on his sleeves. He was so poor. Now that he finally saw the treasure, how could he not be happy.

Ji Boyi stood in front of the lotus pond with piercing eyes. He looked towards the center of the lotus pond. A huge blue-white lotus flower came into view. The fragrant and pure lotus leaves bloomed one by one, as if a pure land full of infinite beauty. Opening up before our eyes fills our hearts with joy.

"Bodhicitta is the cause, great compassion is the foundation, and convenience is the ultimate. This is the flower bed of the true state of the heart, and the mandala is born from the womb of great compassion!"

Ji Boyi recited the mantra, and the pores all over his body bloomed with radiance. The pure and wonderful light of the countless Buddhas in the ten directions illuminated all living beings. It has the supreme power of light to free all living beings from the suffering of the three paths. He stretched out the five fingers of his fair and slender right hand and looked into the lotus pond. The green lotus in the flower flew into his palm as if it had been summoned. This lotus had a total of 888 leaves.

Ji Boyi's mental power poured in and merged with the pure and weak spirituality in the green lotus flower. After being baptized by the pure and holy air of the lotus flower, the mental power became solid and pure, showing every detail, pure and flawless. The sea of ​​consciousness was filled with white light, Dou Da The relics bloomed with immeasurable precious light, as if shining through the void.

"If you see the Tathagata's relics, you have seen the Buddha."

As soon as Ji Boyi thought, a white light of relics bloomed from the center of his eyebrows, shining in the lotus pond. The flower railings illuminated by the white light were transparent inside and out, shimmering with subtle light, and the white light of the relics emerged from Ji Boyi's head. Coming out, Zen chanting and Sanskrit sounds faintly sounded over the entire lotus pond. In the pure white light, a blue-white lotus flower with eight hundred and eighty-eight leaves appeared. It seemed real and illusory, mysterious and inexplicable.

Ji Boyi comprehended the fourth level of the Ten Gates of Consciousness-only, and greatly improved his mind power. He integrated this blue lotus flower with eight hundred and eighty-eight leaves into the spiritual veins of Jinshan, absorbing and transforming the spiritual energy of the earth veins, constantly opening up and expanding the pure land, and rich After the transformation and condensation of the green lotus flower, the spiritual energy turned into pure crystal liquid and was stored in the center of the lotus leaf.

Eight hundred and eighty-eight illusory green and white lotus flowers appeared out of thin air all over Jinshan Mountain. Vast and magnificent Buddha lights continued to fall, illuminating the entire Jinshan Island. Countless golden lights, blue flowers, and white mist were accompanied by bursts of Sanskrit chants. , resounding throughout the Yangtze River.

Countless people in Zhenjiang who were sleeping only felt that a golden Buddha with four heads and four arms had landed in their dreams, transformed into lotus flowers, and helped them become Buddhas.

"It turns out that the great virtue of Buddhism has come, no wonder it has such power!"

The practitioners in Zhenjiang looked up at the Buddha's light shining in the night sky, and heard bursts of Zen sounds in their ears. They couldn't help but look in awe, bowed their heads, and did not dare to offend.

The inspiration surged, and green and white lotus flowers spread all over Jinshan Mountain, transforming this barren mountain and island into a pure land belonging to Ji Game. At this time, most of the restrictions locked on the spiritual veins had been unlocked, and the majestic and vast spiritual energy almost turned into a dragon. .

Amidst the glittering luster, the immortal energy is dense. The blue-white lotus is rooted on the spiritual vein faucet, constantly extracting the purest spiritual essence, transforming it into crystal clear spiritual liquid and spreading all over the Jinshan Mountain. Ji Boyi's spiritual power As the eight hundred and eighty-eight green and white lotus flowers spread all over Jinshan, he felt a powerful feeling of controlling everything in the world. With a thought, he had visited all the places.

"The Eighth Grade Pure Land is accomplished!"

Ji Boyi's red lips moved, and he uttered a Zen sound, which shook the void. The shadows of the 888 blue and white lotus flowers all over Jinshan dissipated, turning into wisps of Buddha's light and sinking into the mountains, rivers, vegetation, flowers, birds, fish and insects, and all other things, like golden streaks. The brilliance of Buddha shines on every inch of land and stone in Jinshan. As Ji Boyi's mental power converges, the Buddha's light slowly disappears, and the place returns to its original desolation.

However, with the eyes of the monks in Zhenjiang, they will find that a spiritual energy in the center of the Yangtze River turns into a dragon and rises into the sky. The clouds and mist mix with the spiritual energy, turning into illusory lotus flowers, flickering in life and death.

"What a pure land of lotus. It seems that Zhenjiang will change in the future!"

Once a Buddhist monk opens up his own pure land, it means that he is invincible in the world. Even if a Taoist land immortal falls into the pure land of an Arhat, he will probably be punished. Of course, the same is true for the terrestrial immortals who have opened up the paradise of heaven and earth. The home field advantage is the same in every aspect.

Ji Game has opened up the eighth-level pure land in Jinshan, and it can be said that it has taken root in the entire south. Unless many land gods from the Taoist sect join forces and cooperate with the Taoist treasures, it is possible to break through Ji Game's Lotus Pure Land.

Ji Boyi stood on the top of Jinshan Mountain, feeling the whole mountain island resonate with his breath, the wonderful feeling of using his arms and fingers, the wonderful Buddhist method, and the vast supernatural power. With a thought in his mind, his physical body had already arrived in the belly of the mountain. A hazy spiritual vein that looked like a dragon was restricted by countless Sanskrit words. A blue-white lotus bloomed with hundreds of lotus leaves and took root on the top of the dragon's spiritual vein. It slowly Slowly drawing out the spiritual energy accumulated for thousands of years.

In the center of the blue lotus, two layers of golden worlds slowly alternated, like two lotus petals swaying. In one layer, you can see a graceful mountain island covered by countless Buddha lights, with light everywhere and lotus flowers blooming, like a Buddhist country on earth. The most bizarre and mysterious thing is that countless purple light spots flickered in it, as if a starry sky descended, brilliant and sacred. The other layer was full of Buddha light and pure. It seemed that there was nothing, extinction and nothingness, but there was infinite vitality generated in it, and there was also a four-headed and four-armed six-foot golden body floating in it. Indistinctly, you can see a real dragon phantom wandering around the golden body.

The Nine-Grade Pure Land is divided into nine layers. After achieving the highest realm, this pure land will turn into a Nine-Grade Lotus Platform, which is the supreme treasure of Buddhism. It suppresses the three thousand Buddha countries and the void universe. It is a treasure that only the Buddha has.