Rumble——

The end of the Gobi Desert.

There was lightning and thunder, heavy rain poured down, and dark clouds pressed down on the ground.

The layers of black clouds that were pressing down were only a few feet away from the ground, and they were almost pressing on the roof of the car.

There is a depressing atmosphere between heaven and earth, making people feel breathless.

Master Kuci in the car stared blankly at the lifeless Feng Qingyan, his body trembling slightly, and his eyes filled with shock like a stormy sea. After savoring the two tears shed by Feng Qingyan, he seemed to taste

To the endless suffering of living beings in the world...

His heart was trembling and his soul was shaking.

He seemed to understand.

Unknowingly, two tears slowly fell down his face.

He only knows.

Only after experiencing all the suffering in the world, only with great mercy and universal compassion that can save the suffering of the world, will the tears contain endless suffering, as well as the faint sorrow and sadness, and the kindness that the world cannot perceive...

This is great mercy.

Compassion means giving peace and happiness to all living beings with love and care.

Compassion is the use of compassion to relieve the suffering of all living beings.

Great compassion is to pull away suffering and happiness, to save all sentient beings from the sea of ​​suffering in the world.

in his heart.

Who is such a person?

It's Buddha!

At this moment, he was in the narrow oxcart, with his hands, knees and head on the ground, trembling and bowing down with great respect.

Sincerely and sincerely.

The middle-aged man in gray robe woke up outside the oxcart. He felt the endless suffering coming from the oxcart and was suddenly shocked.

This pain...

It was so painful that his face turned bitter.

When he saw Elder Kuci bowing down in tears, his heart suddenly stirred up millions of waves.

Because this is the most respectful etiquette in Kutuo Heaven.

Five-body cast!

In Kutuo Heaven, the five-body prostrations are mostly used to worship the Buddha or a small number of highly respected monks. And Elder Kuci is a highly virtuous and respected monk in Kutuo Heaven...

He did not expect that a man as virtuous and respected as Elder Kuci would bow down to a young man. Who was the young man in white in the bullock cart?

What else is worthy of Elder Kuci’s bowing to the ground?

Even the abbot of Kutuo Temple was afraid that he could not withstand Elder Kuci's bowing ceremony and did not dare to bear it...

This was the first time that he saw Elder Kuci performing a five-body bowing ceremony to people other than Buddha.

How can you not be shocked?

But next.

What did he see?

He saw Elder Kuci clasping his hands and raising his head, kneeling down and tapping his head on the feet of the young man in white.

At this moment, the middle-aged man in gray robe seemed to be stunned. He couldn't believe his eyes, and his heart was shaking violently.

This this……

His heart was shocked beyond measure, and his whole person was as if he was petrified.

What kind of gift is this?

This is the highest salute to Kutuo Heaven, bow down and worship!

If it is just a matter of falling to the ground, the middle-aged man in gray robe can still accept it. After all, there are still people in heaven and earth who make people fall to the ground. Although Master Kuci is the person in Kutuo Heaven who makes people fall to the ground...

But pay homage.

A person like Elder Kuci will not bow to anyone except Buddha.

Not to mention a kind-hearted elder-like figure, even monks in the Arhat realm would not bow to anyone except the Buddha.

So at this moment, the middle-aged man in gray robe was stunned, as if he was petrified.

This is simply unthinkable.

Who is Elder Kuci?

Elder Kuci is the largest temple in Kutuo Heaven and the former head of Kutuo Temple.

The so-called first seat?

They are the leaders of the east and west sections of the temple, and their duties are to lead the monks in the temple on behalf of the abbot.

That is to say, he takes the lead as the abbot of Congcong Fuyi, preaches sermons in separate seats, and gives instructions to Houkun; he leads the people in meditation and abides by the rules; he eats rice and porridge, and encourages the deacons; he behaves inappropriately and punishes the monks according to the rules; he mourns his death due to old age, illness, and death.

Farewell; all things must be carried out, like clothes with collars, like nets with outlines...

If it wasn't Elder Kuci who resigned from his first position because he wanted to travel eastward to the Great Zhou Dynasty to preach the Dharma, it is very likely that he was the person who "preached the Dharma on behalf of the Buddha and continued the Buddha's wise life" in Kutuo Temple.

He is the abbot of Kutuo Temple.

Although Elder Kuci has now resigned from his first position, he is still a highly respected elder of Kutuo Temple.

In other temples in Kututian.

Generally speaking, as long as you become a Bodhisattva, you can become an elder in a temple.

However, in Kutuo Temple, the largest in Kutuo Heaven, only monks who have retired from the positions of abbot and four major classes can become the elders of Kutuo Temple. Although there are not many elders in Kutuo Temple, it can even be said that they are few in number, but

They are all highly respected (very terrifying) beings.

The four main classes of a temple generally refer to: the first hall, the west hall, the back hall, and the hall master.

so.

Such a virtuous and respected elder actually paid homage to a young man in white. How could he not shock the middle-aged man in gray?

At this moment, I felt like I was stupid.

At some point, the rain stopped and the layers of dark clouds dispersed.

The sky quickly became clear again.

White mist rises.

But in the world, there is endless suffering, which makes the middle-aged man in gray robe suffer physically and mentally. It seems that even the soul cannot bear the suffering.

At this moment, he didn't think much, but savored the bitterness that filled the air from the bullock cart.

The more it tasted, the more bitter it became, so bitter that he couldn't bear it.

But after all, he is an Arhat (great Confucian) of Kutuo Temple. If he cannot bear this suffering, how can he become an Arhat of Kutuo Temple?

After a while.

The middle-aged man in gray robe was stunned and tasted it more seriously.

Gradually, he seemed to taste the pain of the struggling creatures in the world, tasted the pain of eternal soul sinking, tasted the pain of life and death of the people in the world...

His face gradually became shocked.

He suddenly understood something.

Why would Elder Kuci bow down to a young man and worship him like a Buddha?

Because he is such a compassionate person.

He is "Buddha" himself.

But at this moment, Elder Kuci lay down and stepped back from the car. He was still extremely respectful and respected Feng Qingyan like a Buddha.

"Elder, who is this? Why do you have such great compassion in your heart?"

The middle-aged man in gray robe asked, still unable to believe that the young man who died in front of him was the "Buddha" he longed for.

And how can "Buddha" die?

After getting off the bus, Kuci stood up. With a pious face, he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and said: "The benefactor, General Ming Bodhisattva, has awakened, which is equivalent to the Tathagata's wonderful awakening. Therefore, we should first mention the Tathagata and talk about those who go against the flow. The Tathagata has already been mentioned first.

After attaining the Sea of ​​Wonderful Enlightenment, there is no further progress, but without giving up all sentient beings, he rides the boat of mercy and goes against the current. This Bodhisattva is the one who comes along the way, saying that his progress has not yet been completed, so he can enter the Sea of ​​Fruition and go with the current.

And enter. When the awakening comes into contact, the Bodhisattva begins to awaken, and the wonderful awakening of the Buddha is in harmony, but the ears are different..."

The middle-aged man in gray robe suddenly trembled in his heart.

However, Elder Kuci has not finished speaking yet and continues: "There is always one phase, the first infinite, as clear as space, all kinds of wisdom, illuminating the unborn, there is truth from beginning to end. Only the Buddha is the end, the root of all living beings, has a beginning and an end, the Buddha
To be continued...