Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1756 - Buddhist debate: Buddhas are shocked

Guanyin never expected Tang Seng to say such a thing. Not to mention her, the people below didn't expect it either.

They watched a monk suddenly shout: Buddha is not everything!

This style is too wrong.

Immediately afterward, Tang Seng once again said loudly: "The Buddhas of the Western Paradise are doing nothing, allowing mortals to be eaten by demons!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Everyone was talking about it. After all, in their opinion, the Buddhas were there to protect all living beings, so how could they allow mortals to be eaten by demons?

At this moment, the king also shouted loudly: "Previously, my queen was taken away by a demon, and that demon was the mount of a certain Bodhisattva!"

In the high sky, Guanyin was shot for no reason, and she was furious: "What exactly does this Tang Sanzang want to do?"

At that time, Tang Seng spoke again: "In the eyes of the Buddhas of the Western Paradise, we are just their servants. They enjoy our offerings, but watch us coldly, watching us walk towards death."

His words once again set off a huge wave, and with the king's fueling the flames, these words seemed extremely credible.

Everyone began to think about the meaning of the Buddha's existence.

Tang Seng then said again: "Therefore, the Buddha is meaningless. The only thing that can protect us is ourselves."

"What the master said is right!" A strong man shouted in the crowd.

Others echoed: "The Buddha is useless. The only thing that protects us is ourselves."

At this time, the abbot of Cijue Temple came to the field under the protection of a group of monks. He looked at the king with tears in his eyes and cried: "Your Majesty, you are confused! Without the protection of the Buddha, we would have been swallowed by demons long ago."

"Do you mean we can't beat the demons?" Tang Seng asked back.

"You demonic monk, don't try to bewitch the king! Everyone knows that demons have great supernatural powers, and what you say about these demons being the dependents of the Buddhas is completely nonsense!" the abbot said angrily.

"Oh? Then why did the demon only kidnap the queen instead of killing the king and replacing him? According to you, the demon has great supernatural powers, so why does he occupy the mountain but not harass the people in the city? Isn't it because he is restrained by the Buddha?" Tang Seng said loudly.

Without waiting for the abbot to speak, he continued to add: "If the demon kills the people in the city, no one will make offerings to the Buddha anymore. What the Buddhas care about is never the lives of mortals, but only themselves."

His voice was extremely loud, and under the influence of the demonic energy, it fell into the ears of every citizen.

The abbot hurriedly said: "Nonsense, what the Buddhas care about is sincerity. Sincerity brings blessings."

"Hmph, is so-called sincerity measured by money? The more incense money you donate, the more sincere you are?" Tang Seng sneered.

"This… this is just a way to show sincerity. Besides, everyone is willing," the abbot said.

"Then ask these people, are they willing?" Tang Seng looked at the people below.

Immediately, a woman stood up and said: "No, a few days ago, my child had a fever and went to Cijue Temple to pray for blessings. This abbot told me to donate more incense money. I originally wanted to use the money to see a doctor."

As soon as she finished speaking, another man said: "That's right. Last year, when I was building a house, I went to Cijue Temple to ask for an auspicious day. A monk also hinted that I should give more incense money, otherwise he wouldn't tell me the specific date."

Then, more and more people began to speak out.

As the largest temple in the city, Cijue Temple has always been crowded with people coming and going, and many pilgrims come to worship Buddha and pray for blessings every day.

This also allowed these monks to rely on this and do some greedy things.

They thought these things were right, but they didn't know that these pilgrims were all dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to say much.

Now, with Tang Seng taking the lead in criticizing, others seemed to have been ignited, and they bombarded Cijue Temple one after another.

The people are the fairest. Whoever is good to them, they will believe in.

Obviously, this Cijue Temple has not fulfilled its responsibilities well.

In the high sky, Guanyin was silent when she saw this scene.

Because she didn't seem to know how to refute it.

She just asked faintly: "Who is enshrined in this Cijue Temple?"

"It is the Buddha Baoyueguang," Diting said in a low voice.

Buddha Baoyueguang is one of the thirty-six Buddhas, with a lofty status.

Just kidding, if Tathagata dares to blame Tang Seng, Tang Seng will just quit, I want to see if the Western Paradise will be anxious.

On the other side, Diting listened to the rebellious words and couldn't help but ask: "Great Master Guanyin, are you really not going to do anything?"

"Alas, if we intervene in this matter now, it will have the opposite effect and only increase their hostility towards us," Guanyin sighed.

Right now, everyone is at a critical moment of excitement. Rashly intervening will inevitably lead to greater resentment from everyone.

Below, the abbot of Cijue Temple, who was being attacked by the crowd, collapsed on the ground, unable to refute.

If it weren't for a group of monks protecting him, he would probably be drowned in everyone's saliva.

"Everyone, from today onwards, Cijue Temple will be abolished, and all monks must return to secular life," the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom said loudly, completely depriving this group of monks of their status.

This scene made Guanyin extremely angry, and she immediately returned to Mount Ling and reported the matter.

As soon as this matter came out, the Buddhas were shocked again, especially Tang Seng's conversation with Fang Zheng, which made them furious, as if they had been stepped on their sore spot.

Especially Buddha Baoyueguang, he had already felt that his statue was destroyed and his power was greatly reduced. He said in a deep voice: "This Zhu Zi Kingdom is really too much."

Tathagata didn't express anything about this. He looked at another Buddha and asked: "What news is there from Xiaoleiyin Temple?"

The Buddha put his hands together and said: "Reporting to the Buddha, there is no movement for the time being, but there is demonic sound coming from inside, presumably that demonic path is teaching the demonic scriptures."

"This demonic path wants to completely tear face with my Western Paradise," Tathagata said in a deep voice.

This time, the initiator of Zhu Zi Kingdom was Xiaoleiyin Temple.

"Buddha, what should we do? Could it be that we let that Tang Sanzang go?" Guanyin said.

"I already have a plan for this matter. Now we must pay attention to the situation in Xiaoleiyin Temple. Once there is anything unusual, we must report it immediately," Tathagata said.

His eyes were deep, and the Buddha's light shone on his body, as if a new plan was emerging in his heart.

On the other side, in the Zhu Zi Kingdom, a movement to suppress monks and destroy Buddhism was launched throughout the country.

This movement came very suddenly, but under the guidance of the King of Zhu Zi Kingdom, it was orderly.