The Buddha's expression was serene, displaying an aura of compassion.
If an ordinary person were to see this, they would probably be overwhelmed by the Buddha's majestic appearance and would have already prostrated themselves on the ground.
At this moment, Chen Xuanzang looked up at the Buddha in the sky, his expression full of piety, and knelt on the ground with utmost respect to begin worshipping the Buddha and chanting scriptures.
"What a wonderful concept of equality for all beings!"
"According to you, those innocent people killed by the demon monkey weren't living beings, and they all deserved to die?"
"Since all beings are equal, why didn't you stop the demon monkey when it was killing people?"
"Since all beings are equal, why do you make other Buddhists bow and worship you?"
"Since all beings are equal, why do you Buddhists receive offerings from the world?"
Li Yao said dismissively.
He wasn't saying that Buddhism was bad.
Instead, the Buddhist community clearly has an extremely strict hierarchical system, yet it still claims to the outside world that all beings are equal.
Many people who enter the Buddhist order start as novice monks.
To gain a place in the temple, they had to endure hardship and climb the ladder step by step.
This is no different from the secular path of officialdom.
The abbot is the center of the temple, and he is assisted by four senior monks and eight stewards.
The four chief members are the head of the main hall, the west hall, the rear hall, and the hall master.
The eight chief stewards are the abbot, guest master, monks, chant master, cook, dormitory head, robe and bowl master, and secretary.
The social status of these people in the temple varies greatly, and there is no equality among all beings.
Therefore, Li Yao dislikes the fact that Buddhists often talk about the equality of all beings.
It's obvious that there's a lot of inequality within Buddhism itself, yet they have the nerve to talk about the equality of all beings.
Of course, Li Yao did not mean to slander Buddhism.
Because all crows are black!
Besides, the existence of a hierarchical system is justified.
Without a hierarchical system, there is no division of labor and cooperation.
Your ability determines your position.
The higher your ability, the higher your status should be.
In short, everything is decided by performance!
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Before the Tathagata could say anything, the other Buddhas were all enraged.
They never expected that Li Yao would dare to slander Buddhism in this way.
However, intimidated by Li Yao's power, none of them dared to make any rash moves.
“Benefactor, no matter what, you have killed many Buddhas of my Buddhist sect today, and this matter cannot be left unresolved.”
"How about we make a bet?"
Just now, many Buddhas of Mount Ling perished under Li Yao's Immortal Slaughtering Formation.
These Buddhas are the backbone of Vulture Peak.
The Tathagata must give an explanation to the other Buddhas.
"What kind of bet?"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, showing interest.
"Jump into my palm. If you can flip out of my palm, you win, and you can do whatever you want with that monkey."
"If you cannot escape my grasp, you must join my Buddhist sect!"
The Buddha said calmly.
"You've got a good plan!"
Li Yao gave a cold laugh.
The Buddha mistook him for Sun Wukong, just like Sun Wukong in the Journey to the West was fooled by the Buddha in the same way.
Li Yao knew very well.
The method used by the Tathagata was the art of creating a Buddha-land within the palm of one's hand.
The Buddha's palm-sized Buddhist kingdom is similar to Li Yao's ring space.
In the Buddha's palm-sized Buddha-land, the Buddha is the supreme being, and everyone will be at his mercy.
Just like Li Yao in his ring space, he is the master of the ring space and can control everything in the space at will.
Li Yao, of course, would not fall for Tathagata's trick and enter Tathagata's Buddha Kingdom.
What is your opinion, Mr. Shi?
Seeing that Li Yao remained silent in thought, Tathagata asked again.
"Since you want to gamble, I'll naturally play along, but I don't like this kind of trouble!"
"Let's make it simple and settle this with a battle!"
"If you can defeat me, I am willing to stay on Mount Ling and serve you from now on!"
Li Yao smiled faintly.
"good!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Tathagata agreed, clearly demonstrating great confidence in his own cultivation.
Immediately, he unleashed the Palm of Buddha Technique, sending an enormous palm crashing down on Li Yao, attempting to trap him within his Buddha Kingdom.
"Hmph, you actually think you can trap me with your Palm Buddha Kingdom?"
"That's wishful thinking!"
Li Yao reached out and the Overlord Divine Spear suddenly appeared in his hand. He pointed the spear at the Buddha's giant palm and thrust it out.
boom!
Li Yao's spear strike slammed into the giant palm, producing a deafening roar. His magical power surged outwards like a raging sea.
A hole was seen punched in the Buddha's giant palm.
However, the Buddha's giant hand quickly returned to its original state, completely unharmed.
The Buddha's palm-sized Buddha Kingdom is very powerful.
However, as long as Li Yao did not enter the Buddhist Kingdom, Tathagata could do nothing about him.
"I underestimated you, benefactor!"
Seeing that the Buddha's Palm Technique was instantly broken by Li Yao, Tathagata was not concerned at all, but smiled slightly.
"Om Mani Padme Hum!"
The Buddha slightly opened his mouth and gently exhaled a golden lotus.
The golden lotus trembled in the air and immediately transformed into six large golden characters.
It is the legendary six-syllable mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum!
The six-syllable mantra flew toward Li Yao with unparalleled force.
Li Yao's expression hardened, and he dared not be careless.
The Overlord Spear in his hand, like a dragon emerging from the sea, pierced towards the Six-Syllable Mantra.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the six-syllable mantra was shattered one after another by the Overlord Divine Spear.
A terrifying power spread out, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. The clouds in the sky, like waves stopping a flying boat, vanished completely.
Buzz!
Suddenly, an enormous shadow of the Buddha appeared behind him.
The enormous image of the Buddha sat cross-legged on a huge lotus platform, with a massive Buddha wheel above its head emitting countless rays of light, like the rising sun.
In an instant, the Buddha's light, the glow of the sunset, auspicious clouds, and sunlight illuminated the sky.
The image of the Buddha was solemn and serene, inspiring in people an immediate urge to become his disciples.
Suddenly, a hand seemed to strike down from thin air.
This is no longer a matter of thousands or tens of thousands of feet.
It was as if an entire continent had been laid down from the sky.
There were streaks of Buddhist light flashing above, and every line in the palm was like a mountain range stretching for thousands of miles.
"The Great Sun Tathagata Sutra?!"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes.
He had already obtained the "Mahavairocana Sutra" from the book "Three Hundred Children's Songs", so he naturally recognized that the supernatural power used by the Tathagata was the "Mahavairocana Sutra".
"Perfect timing, I can do that too!"
Li Yao smiled slightly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a gigantic phantom appeared behind him, looking exactly like him.
A colossal phantom, wielding the Overlord Divine Spear, was majestic and radiant with golden light, like a god of war. Above its head, a bright sun appeared, dazzling beyond compare.
"The Great Sun Tathagata Sutra???"
Guanyin and the other bodhisattvas and Buddhas saw that Li Yao also manifested a huge Dharma form.
Although its form is different from that of the Tathagata, its essence is exactly the same.
They hadn't expected that Li Yao would also know the "Mahavairocana Sutra".