After the failure of the Journey to the West, Buddhism suffered from internal and external troubles, and its luck was greatly reduced.

All over Buddhism, people are in panic.

Many disciples already have thoughts of running away.

The current eastward journey was originally only led by Qin Ran, representing the forces of the Human Religion, and Heavenly Court was also involved. It was already paralyzed by the situation.

But now, Chanjiao, Difu, and Jiejiao have joined in.

For Buddhism, this is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

Jie Ying cannot imagine how much the fortune of Buddhism (bhah) will be weakened by the combined forces of all parties if this move succeeds.

Maybe even the foundation of the West cannot be preserved, and Buddhism is even in danger of being exterminated.

This is a situation he never wants to see.

You must know that when the two brothers became saints, due to their weak heels, they were not as blessed with great luck as Sanqing and Nuwa.

Then he made forty-nine great wishes to the way of heaven.

Although he became a saint, he owed a huge amount of merit to heaven.

These merits must be repaid by Buddhist luck.

Originally, if the journey to the west was successful and Buddhism flourished, they would be able to repay these heavenly merits and completely stabilize the holy throne.

But now that the journey to the west has failed, Buddhism's luck has been greatly reduced, and it is far from possible to repay the karma of heaven. This is dangerous.

Once Buddhism dies, they will have to bear the boundless karma from heaven, and may be in danger of losing their holy status.

Jieyin looked towards the quasi causeway:

"Junior brother, what do you think we should do now?"

"To persuade Yuan Shi and jointly explain the teachings, Nuwa can also win over and find ways to curb the spread of Taoism."

Zhun Di pondered.

As for boycotting the Eastward Journey, it is completely unfeasible.

After all, behind the eastward journey, in addition to Qin Ran, there were also the saints of heaven such as Laozi, Tongtian, and Houtu.

Once Buddhism takes action, regardless of whether it will have any effect, at least it will directly face a strong counterattack.

According to the current situation of Buddhism, it is absolutely unbearable

Among the saints, only Yuanshi and Nuwa have the possibility to fight for it.

However, I feel like my hope is still a bit slim.

"Nu Wa has always ignored the affairs of the prehistoric times, and Yuan Shi has now intervened in the eastward journey. She must have made a clear deal with Qin Ran and all parties. It is a bit unrealistic to convince them."

Take the lead.

"This requires giving up some interests. Which one is bigger and which one is smaller? Senior brother should know clearly in his mind. After all, this is also the way to deal with the situation."

Quasi causeway.

Jieyin was silent and had to admit that Zhunti was telling the truth.

There are not many options left for Buddhism now.

Only by being ruthless and willing to sacrifice your interests can you ensure that everything will not be lost in the future.

…

Daleiyin Temple.

The Tathagata, with his majestic appearance, was sitting high on the lotus platform and was preaching the Dharma. Suddenly, flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses appeared and disappeared, and boundless visions arose.

It is an extremely mysterious Buddhist teaching.

The Buddha and Bodhisattvas below were listening indifferently, and the scene was chaotic. At this time, Manjushri Bodhisattva suddenly exclaimed and his expression changed.

Tathagata, who was already very dissatisfied with this situation, immediately frowned and said displeasedly:

"Manjushri Bodhisattva, why do you exclaim in public?"

All the true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas suddenly looked surprised and looked at Manjushri Bodhisattva in confusion.

Anyway, Buddhism is such a mess, and everyone can understand how to just muddle along.

But you can't go too far. If the boss doesn't give you any face, do you still want to hang out?

Manjushri Bodhisattva quickly explained:

"Reporting to the Buddha, something happened over there in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Datang?"

Tathagata was directly confused by Manjushri Bodhisattva

Recently, the eastward journey has begun, and various forces have appeared one after another. He has been almost overwhelmed with work in Nishiga Niuzhou recently.

How can I have time to pay attention to the Tang Dynasty?

What's more, if something goes wrong in the Tang Dynasty, what does it have to do with Buddhism?

Manjushri explained:

"Buddha, yesterday at the court meeting, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty openly expressed his intention to demolish the temple and destroy the Buddha, but he was stopped by the officials."

"What?" "Bold!"

"That's unreasonable!"

Daleiyin Temple suddenly went into an uproar, and the faces of many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas changed.

Although Buddhism has declined, the situation is not that bad yet.

How come you are so close to destroying the Buddha in such a short time?

Tathagata quickly asked:

"Then why did the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty want to destroy the Buddha? What happened?"

"I don't know the specific situation. Ever since Tang Sanzang returned to the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's attitude towards Buddhism seemed to have suddenly changed. It only took a dozen days."

Manjushri Bodhisattva explained.

There were Buddhist spies in the Tang Dynasty, and he had just learned about this.

"Tang Sanzang? This matter has something to do with him?"

Tathagata asked with some confusion.

"There is some connection. It is said that after Tang Sanzang arrived at Lingshan, Buddha did not preach the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. The Emperor Tang felt that Buddhism did not abide by the previous agreement and was playing tricks on him, so he was so angry."

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"Didn't Mahayana Buddhist scriptures be preached?"

Tathagata was a little confused.

Tang Sanzang didn't retrieve the scriptures. Why should you blame Buddhism if you go to him? This emperor is too stubborn. Does he really think that gods and Buddhas can be provoked at will?

And you really think that Buddhism doesn’t want to spread the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures? It’s just that Journey to the West failed, and it can’t spread even if it wants to.

Many true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also feel unbelievable

After all, this reason is too far-fetched.

"Isn't there something else going on in this?"

Tathagata asked.

He knew that this matter would never be that simple.

After all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was an outstanding figure of his generation and an extremely intelligent person. There was no way he would go to war with Buddhism just for such a reason.

"I don't know for sure, but it is said that Tang Sanzang, after returning to the Tang Dynasty, did not meet the emperor of the Tang Dynasty at the medical clinic."

"But after the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty heard the news of his return, he ordered someone to tell him that Tang Sanzang was captured from the brothel and brought to the palace."

"On that day, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were present. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty originally wanted to greet him and congratulate him on his return from Buddhist scriptures. Unexpectedly, he saw Tang Sanzang like this. He was furious because of this. After a few days, his attitude towards Buddhism took a turn for the worse."

Manjushri Bodhisattva said with a strange expression.

Tathagata couldn't help but have a headache, Tang Sanzang, Tang Sanzang again, could this guy be the bane of Buddhism? Why would trouble come every time he was mentioned?

What kind of sin did I commit in the first place to smoke such a stupid Fei Pingdi?

Many true Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can't help but have black lines on their heads.

How shameful.

Damn, this guy is really talented.

It’s okay for you to eat meat, drink alcohol, and visit brothels on the way to seek Buddhist scriptures. You’ve already returned to the Tang Dynasty and you’re still doing this.

It doesn't matter that he did this, he was actually caught on the spot by the guards and brought to Wu's house.

Doesn’t this just bring discredit on Buddhism’s face?
To be continued...