Shen Gongbao Great Sage Persuading Death Immortal

Chapter 329 Compassion, Equality, and Bodhicitta

Madam Zi Guang, the Queen of Xiantian Dao, and Dou Mu Yuanjun are actually the same person.

She is the Taoist companion of Taitian Emperor, the holy and virtuous Queen of Great Light in the ancient heaven, also known as Madam Zi Guang. She gave birth to many gods together with the ancient emperor and opened up the lineage of star gods, among whom her seven sons are very famous.

They are the Northern Dipper Yangming Tanlang Star Lord, also known as Tianshu; the Northern Dipper Yinjing Jumen Star Lord, also known as Tianxuan; the Northern Dipper Zhenren Lucun Star Lord, also known as Tianji; the Northern Dipper Xuanming Wenqu Star Lord, also known as Tianquan; the Northern Dipper Danyuan Lianzhen Star Lord, also known as Yuheng; the Northern Dipper Beiji Wuqu Star Lord, also known as Kaiyang; the Northern Dipper Tianguan Pojun Star Lord, also known as Yaoguang;

The Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Emperors, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Six Officials and the Seven Origins, the Eight Poles and the Nine Stars.

Among them, seven are the seven gods of the Big Dipper. The Southern Dipper is in charge of life, while the Northern Dipper is in charge of death. It can be seen how much power they have. In the Heavenly Court, they are only below the Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Emperors and the Five Elders of the Five Directions, and are above the emperors of all the heavens.

Madam Zi Guang was rewarded with many children due to her contribution in giving birth to innate gods. People in the world often revered her as the innate queen of Taoism and the innate queen of gods.

Since Pangu created the world and Hongjun preached, the innate things gradually dissipated. There are only two places in the primeval world that can breed the innate.

One is the Qiankun Ding, the innate creation of Queen Nuwa, and the other is in the belly of the innate Taoist queen.

There is no telling how many acquired demon gods and Taiyi Emperor were trying their best to throw themselves into Madam Zi Guang's arms in order to gain a foothold as an innate star god.

Even Emperor Ziwei, in order to gain the support of the Star God lineage, reincarnated into Madam Zi Guang's body and became Bo Yikao.

This Taoist mother goddess has countless incarnations, all of whom are born out of inspiration. The number of her descendants, the breadth of her network of contacts, and the importance of her status are beyond imagination.

If Buddhism could obtain the support of this innate Taoist queen, it could not only surpass Taoism in one fell swoop, but at least it would make up for its shortcomings in terms of innate support.

"Maripada, the Buddha Mother of Light... That's all. Just listen to it."

Dou Mu Yuanjun nodded and raised her hand, saying, "Please speak for me, Taoist."

"Thus have I heard. At one time the Buddha was in the Jetavana Grove in the country of Savatthi, with 1,250 great Arhats. There were also an immeasurable number of great Bodhisattvas, with Maitreya Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva as the leaders, and Marici and other gods and dragons and the Eight Classes of the Dragons surrounding them in front and behind."

The Taoist Jie Yin sat cross-legged in the air, his tongue blossoming into a lotus, and suddenly a sea of ​​flowers bloomed, like the bliss of heaven, expounding the great Sanskrit sound: "At that time Shariputra rose from his seat, draped his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, clasped his hands together, faced the Buddha, and said to the Buddha, 'World-honored One, what method will be used for sentient beings in the future to escape from all difficulties in the last days?'"

"The Buddha told Shariputra to listen carefully. I will now tell you about this matter..."

Buddha means enlightenment.

Buddha is not a god or an immortal, but a great saint who has complete self-awareness, awareness of others, and perfect awareness and practice, and who truly knows and sees the nature of all dharmas and has achieved the same enlightenment.

All sentient beings possess the wisdom and virtues of the Tathagata, but due to delusion and attachment, they are unable to attain the wisdom and virtues of the Tathagata.

Although Dou Mu Yuanjun is an innate deity, she is also one of the living beings living between the ancient world and the ancient universe. After hearing the Dharma and calming her delusions, she suddenly felt a trace of compassion in her heart, and realized that she wanted to transform herself into a Buddha.

According to the original process, after the layperson develops compassion, he or she will feel that all beings are equal and can establish his or her own bodhicitta.

Once the Bodhicitta is achieved, one enters Buddhism and is called a bhikkhu. After that, one slowly accumulates wisdom and virtue and becomes a monk. When wisdom is complete and virtue is sufficient, one attains the fourth fruit of Arhat and is free from the cycle of reincarnation. He sees all the sufferings in the world, feels the impermanence of all things, and makes the supreme aspiration, which is the fruit position of Bodhisattva. He sees that the five aggregates are empty, gradually enters the ten stages, realizes that there is no self in all dharmas, and finally steps into the realm of Nirvana and tranquility of Tathagata.

After Dou Mu Yuanjun felt compassion, she should have developed a heart of equality. However, that thought of equality could not be put down for a long time.

All living beings suffer, so they have strong empathy and can empathize with all living things. Because they are all inferior, they have all kinds of suffering, all kinds of hardships, and have been exploited and oppressed, so they desire retribution and the existence of cause and effect.

However, Dou Mu Yuanjun was a natural superior. In the ancient times, she was on an equal footing with the Emperor of Heaven, known as the Queen of Heaven, and worshipped by all the gods. With such honor and wealth, how could she have suffered any pain or oppression?

He gained happiness and lost only his troubles.

Bodhi is trouble, and trouble is Bodhi. Dou Mu Yuanjun lost her trouble and at the same time was far away from Bodhi.

His mercy and compassion for all living beings comes from God's great love and protection for all living beings. However, it is impossible for Dou Mu Yuan Jun to be like the Buddha, coming from among all living beings, going among all living beings, and being equal to all living beings.

No matter how merciful and loving God is, He is still God, not man.

The Taoist Jie Yin soon realized this. He personally expounded the scriptures, and even if a dull mortal listened, he would have no problem attaining the fruit of Arhat, not to mention attaining the Bodhisattva Path. However, the innate sacred Dou Mu Yuanjun actually gained nothing. At this moment, he had to sigh: "The Mother of Taoism has no affinity with my Buddha. She has a compassionate heart but no Bodhi mind. I am afraid that she cannot attain the fruition of Arhat, Bodhisattva, Buddha, or the Three Vehicles."

"The way of God has its own great law. The emperor controls the four poles and does not covet that kind of purity."

Dou Mu Yuanjun smiled indifferently, not caring at all. He had countless incarnations and did not care about these false names.

If I don’t want to attain enlightenment, then I won’t attain enlightenment. Cooperating with Buddhism doesn’t mean I want to become a Buddha.

It was just a coincidence of fate. As the eras changed, Taiyi disappeared, Hongjun disappeared, both the Shinto and immortal ways lost their ballast, and chaos ensued between heaven and earth. All the great masters were seeking a balance point.

"If you don't attain the bodhisattva fruit, you can become the great saint of Mariputian." The Taoist Jieyin pondered for a moment and said slowly: "There are 24 gods in my Buddhist sect, but they are just the guardians of the outsiders. I am afraid that I have wronged the Taoist mother."

"I have my own great supernatural powers and I don't need the blessing of Buddhism." Dou Mu Yuanjun looks down on everything and becomes a Bodhisattva. What's wrong with becoming a Buddha?

How much stronger can the Tathagata's Dao Fruit be than the Great Emperor's Dao Fruit? Sakyamuni may not be a match for Taitian Emperor.

Shinto is the invincible path, so why bother practicing Buddhist methods?

"Dou Mu is open-minded." The Taoist Zhunti, who always looked bitter, now had a smile on his face and put his hands together and said, "In this way, the West can prosper and great things can be accomplished."

"The rise of the West has its roots in the post-natal era, and the post-natal era is caused by reincarnation." Emperor Ziwei said slowly: "Unlike the last era, the key to victory in this era is not in heaven, but in the underworld."

"Yes, yes." Zhunti Taoist nodded and smiled knowingly, "Your Majesty planned the six heavenly gods to make Shang Tang's corpse disintegrate and enter the netherworld. It seems that you have planned it long ago."

"Reincarnation is impartial, and the underworld is selfless. Even the position of Fengdu Emperor has its successors. If you count carefully, the term of office of the current Fengdu Emperor, the descendant of Shennong, Yan Emperor Dating, is about to expire."

"The acquired love makes the devil appear in reincarnation, the underworld is unstable, and the sea of ​​blood is restless." Emperor Ziwei said indifferently: "I entered the underworld with a fair mind and no other concerns."

"Your Majesty is naturally impartial. Without impartiality, you cannot be the Great Emperor of Fengdu." Taoist Zhunti said meaningfully, "But... Emperor Yan Dating was also a recognized righteous god in the past. He regarded all living beings as equals, and that is why he governed the Yin Law."

(End of this chapter)