The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 253 The Tathagata's Divine Mantra, the Black Lotus of Annihilation

"Transfer all incense and demonic thoughts to me."

"Fellow Daoist, please think carefully. The desire for incense and offerings is not something to be taken lightly."

The desire for incense offerings is a manifestation of the negative desires of all beings. Believers are not all righteous and enlightened; they also pray to gods and Buddhas for some dark and negative wishes.

These wishes will not come true, nor will they disappear into thin air; instead, they will become impurities in the offerings.

Buddhist disciples who make a living by offering incense also absorb impurities while absorbing the incense offerings, and are thus influenced by the distracting thoughts of sentient beings within them.

Therefore, the requirements of Buddhism on one's mind and character are very important, as this is the key to resisting the desire for incense offerings and the assimilation of living beings.

Now that Buddha is the head of Buddhism, the desire for incense and pilgrimage accumulated within him has reached an astonishing level.

The Taoist Lingbao's realm was almost the same as his own, but now Buddha did not believe that Liang Yue could successfully resist the erosion of incense and divine thoughts.

"It's alright, fellow Daoist, please feel free to use your skills."

Other things are hard to say, but attacks on one's mind are nothing to me.

The thought of having ten thousand yuan is equivalent to the thought of twelve billion yuan.

No matter how negative the attack on the soul, it is not enough to break through the defense of such a large number of thoughts.

Liang Yue plans to use half of his thoughts to create Buddhist clones and control the power of Buddhism.

This is the key to accepting and integrating Buddhism.

Compared to the narrow conflict between Buddhism and Taoism, the innate gods and demons of the ancient pantheon are the greatest enemies of mankind.

The hall was silent. The Arhat and the Jiedi remained silent, while the Dharma Eye gazed at the Taoist who did not belong to the Buddhist sect.

They didn't understand why the Taoist was so confident.
The desire for incense and offerings is the greatest enemy of Buddhism. Even the Buddha himself could not resist it for long. How could a mere heretic compare to the World-Honored One?

"Since that's the case, this humble monk will tell you the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra. With the help of this mantra, you can absorb the power of incense offerings." Since Liang Yue was so righteous, how could the Buddha keep anything to himself? So he revealed all the secret techniques of his sect.

Liang Yue is not a born god or demon; as for how much incense and desire he absorbs, that depends on his abilities.

No matter how much is absorbed, it is always a token of goodwill. Now, Buddha will not blame anyone; he is too grateful to even think about it.

Now the Buddha emitted a golden light, which transformed into the shape of a lotus flower.

The lotus flower slowly descended into Liang Yue's palm.

"The wondrous Dharma of the Lotus Flower, its power rivals the creation itself," Liang Yue exclaimed.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. Please comprehend this. If there is anything you do not understand, you may ask this humble monk."

"it is good."

Liang Yue closed his eyes and digested the profound teachings from the present-day Buddha.

The Vairocana Buddha Mantra is a mantra for cultivating the mind. It is practiced by sensing the divine thoughts of believers. Cultivating this method requires two resources: spiritual energy and incense.

Spiritual energy is used to circulate magical power and true energy, and incense is used to sculpt the golden body.

The mind possesses incredible imaginative power, which is why Buddhist practitioners can comprehend various supernatural abilities.

Liang Yue opened his eyes, looked at the Buddha of the Present, and said, "Fellow Daoist Buddha of the Present, I have heard that you possess the three aspects of past, present, and future. May I have the opportunity to see them?"

"Naturally."

Now the Buddha chants the Buddha's name and sits upright on a nine-tiered lotus platform.

The brilliant golden body emitted a mysterious, eerie green light, and its appearance transformed into a gaunt, white-robed old monk with cloudy eyes.

The old monk held a spirit lamp that emitted a faint green light.

The lamplight was a pale green, and all things were silent. When Liang Yue saw this fire, it was as if the scene was being replayed, illuminating his life experiences.

"Past Buddha, ghostly fire of the underworld, severing past karma, all things are annihilated." The voice of the Past Buddha was ancient, speaking slowly and deliberately.

Now, the Buddha, needless to say, symbolizes the incomparably powerful Dharma body, the golden body of the Buddha who suppresses everything.

The Future Buddha is depicted as a plump, smiling figure with a radiant light that illuminates the ten directions. This light can heal all things and foreshadows a future full of vitality.

"I see."

Liang Yue understood.

He wasn't very interested in these supernatural powers; what he really cared about was the continuation of the family line.

This method of believers chanting mantras to gather incense offerings, and then being guided to spiritual practice by those who cultivate the Mahavairocana mantra, is actually a good approach.

"Fellow Daoist, please allow me to go into seclusion and cultivate for a few days."

“It’s alright,” the Buddha said.

Liang Yue surveyed the surroundings; the Dharma images all around were radiant and lifelike. Wu Zetian was still undergoing the refinement process, not far from awakening.

Chang Xi stood before Guanyin Bodhisattva, one of the eight great Bodhisattvas, her expression seemingly filled with curiosity.

"So you want to become a Bodhisattva too? You'll have to talk to the current Buddha about it."

"I was just curious," Chang Xi said, withdrawing her gaze.

Liang Yue let Chang Xi wander around, and then went into seclusion at the Great Thunder Temple.

Now the Buddha relinquishes the nine-tiered lotus throne.

Liang Yue sat cross-legged on the nine-tiered lotus platform, dressed in white robes and wearing a golden crown. His demeanor was like that of an immortal, and he exuded a unique majesty as he faced the countless Buddhist disciples.

Blue lotuses rise from his body, blooming and falling in a continuous cycle.

The true essence of Taoism permeates the entire Great Thunder Temple.

This is the first time in tens of thousands of years that a Taoist has sat on the supreme throne.

Now the Buddha sits cross-legged in the void, revealing the true meaning of incense and deity worship.

"The incense and deity path is suitable for spreading goodness. The so-called goodness refers to races that are not inherently cruel, such as humans, celestial beings, and elders. If one encounters a stubborn person, one can also use the power of salvation to forcibly convert them."

The good intentions of this type of race are more easily aroused, and their way of practicing incense offerings is more gentle.

As for demons, most of them are inherently cruel and cannot distinguish between good and evil, so such incense offerings are of the lowest quality.

For example, the Yaksha Kingdom and the Asura Kingdom at the foot of the mountain are things that Buddha cannot deal with now.

Others couldn't deal with the Asura King, and now Buddha was unwilling to expose himself and forcefully kill the Asura Kingdom, so they could only establish a non-aggression pact.

Time passes gradually.

Liang Yue was radiant with precious light, as if he had become a new Buddha.

The monks of Daleiyin Temple whispered among themselves, staring at the Taoist priest in disbelief.

This Taoist priest looks quite extraordinary.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, looked at the Buddha, and said:
"Fellow Daoist, let's begin."

"it is good!!"

Now the Buddha dismissed the monks and tightly closed the doors of the main hall.

"Namo Amitabha……"

Wow!
A black wind swept through the hall, and the Buddha image turned pitch black.

"Fellow Daoist, please accept my greetings."

boom!
Now the Buddha is emitting black energy.

A pure gold orb leaped from between Liang Yue's eyebrows.

This soul was formed from thoughts, and the desire for incense and food instantly stained those thoughts black.

Next, a continuous stream of thoughts refined the black energy.

Buddha was initially worried that Liang Yue wouldn't be able to absorb it, but now his thoughts are actively absorbing the black energy, and he can't control it at all.

Tens of thousands of years of black energy were released, plunging the entire hall into darkness.

If the sphere of Dharma above Liang Yue's head hadn't absorbed the energy so quickly, even the divine and Buddhist images in the hall would have been contaminated.

The ancient black aura has kept Buddhas at a distance, preventing them from approaching.

Outside the gate of the Great Thunder Temple.

Xuanzang sensed a sinister demonic aura and asked with concern, "Can Senior Lingbao do it?"

These demonic energies are not ordinary natural treasures, but rather the desires of countless billions of living beings.

boom!
At this moment, the heaven and earth shook.

The pitch-black demonic energy burst through the dome of the Great Thunderclap Temple, forming a towering black pillar that dyed the entire blue sky red.

Inside the Great Leiyin Temple.

Liang Yue sat cross-legged, his hair disheveled, his clothes turned pitch black, and a pitch-black lotus flower adorned his head.

The black lotus is the fruit of the demonic Buddha's path that it has refined.

A black-clad demon Buddha emerged from Mount Ling, his lotus-like power rivaling that of the Tathagata.

(End of this chapter)