Chapter 988: Meeting Maudgalyayana Again
Li Qi gave orders to many things, not only to Bai Lu, but also to tens of millions of 'good people'. These are all people who can restrain the evil thoughts in their hearts.
The Tathagata has disappeared, Buddhism has been destroyed, and even the remaining Buddhist forces have basically become scattered people, scattered to various places and become various small sects and Taoism.
And Buddhist classics have become humane things.
Humanity accepted almost all Buddhist classics and techniques, and sent people to compile the "Taisho Tibetan" to summarize this knowledge.
Divide it into twelve divisions: the Agama Division, the Origin Division, the Prajna Division, the Precious Accumulation Division, the Nirvana Division, the Mahasima Division, the Sutra Collection Division, the Vinaya Division, the Sutra Division, the Vidam Division, and the various sect divisions. Department of History and Biography.
No branch of Buddhism can inherit so many Buddhist traditions. It is not an exaggeration to say that humanism has completely swallowed up Buddhism.
In addition, the various sects of Buddhism have also split, and they have even split into different sects, such as Zen, Huayan, Consciousness-only, Sanlun, Vinaya, Tiantai, Pure Land, and Tantra, and everyone is arguing with each other endlessly.
Zen Buddhism has almost completely surrendered to humanity, while Esoteric Buddhism has not been accepted by humanity. As a minor Taoist system, it has escaped from the territory. Other sects have also had their own consequences.
The remaining four Buddhas ignored this completely. They seemed to be thinking about the problems left by the Buddha, but the great Bodhisattvas each had different choices.
The disciples of the Buddha also had their own endings. Shariputra followed the Buddha into death, Kasyapa desperately sorted out the remaining manuscripts of the Buddha, and Ananda began to record the journey before and after the death of the Buddha.
Moggallana continued on the road of destroying demons, while Rahula went crazy because of the Buddha's death and became a star that disturbed the sky, and so on.
But in any case, Buddhism, which is one of the nine places in the world, has disappeared, so the devil has no shackles.
Li Qi wanted to be this shackle, exist as a second-grade, as a 'demon enemy'.
So he did it.
After receiving the Golden Monkey's guarantee and establishing the 'Qidian', Li Qi's second goal was to visit the many great Bodhisattvas in Buddhism.
Buddhism has ready-made great Bodhisattvas, which can be utilized.
Therefore, after Li Qi arranged for many selected people from Qidian, he decisively went to find Moggallana.
Moggallana is still in the fourth grade now, but it seems that his Taoist intention is not hindered. The death of the Buddha has become a precious experience for him. After experiencing such a huge trauma, now that his master and brother have both passed away, he has become firmer. His determination to use his supernatural powers to save the world.
In a ‘city of dreams’ in the void.
The Demonic Path is far more than just a city of dreams. It is not even the largest city in the world.
The largest one should be the Desire Realm, but now the Desire Realm is in the hands of Wu Xian.
The Realm of Desire is a second-grade existence. It is copyrighted, cannot be copied, and is unique. Therefore, there is really no way to create another one. The Demonic Path has indeed lost its biggest 'city of dreams'.
But they can make more.
Without the Buddhist suppression, places like the City of Dreams have sprung up in the universe, and Moggallana was a hard-working gardener who had to blow up one every day before he could sleep.
Li Qi was able to observe the unobstructed parts of the entire universe at this moment, so he found him easily.
"Moggallana." Li Qi stepped forward and came to Moggallana.
"Oh? Li Qi, it's been a long time no see." Moggallana put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute to Li Qi.
Although there is no longer a Buddha, the habit has not changed.
Moreover, the moment he put his hands together, behind him, a planet cracked from the middle, and the core of the earth flowed.
The small planet, small but intense, with its thin outer atmosphere, thin surface ocean, and trembling thin life belt, is breaking apart at this moment, flickering and changing lights in the universe, flashing and flashing. Rumble.
But don't worry, the lives inside have already been removed with great supernatural powers.
"It's been a long time, Moggallana. It seems that you are not far from the third level." Li Qi said.
"It's still early, but... I have recently been helping Kasyapa sort out the manuscripts of the World-Honored One. When they are written, it should be the time when I will achieve enlightenment. Where are you, Li Qi? Now that you have reached the second rank, you can't come to me. It’s just chatting,” Moggallana said with a smile.
He looked at Li Qi, with some strange light shining in his eyes.
Moggallana was a smart man, and he could guess some of Li Qi's thoughts.
"Yes, I came here to ask you to help me introduce you to the great Bodhisattvas." Li Qi said: "I think... to destroy the devil, I need the help of the great Bodhisattvas in the past."
"The great Bodhisattvas are all the Buddha's attendants. Now that the Buddha is hiding in the world, they must have their own plans. I can't guarantee that they will agree to you. After all... the matter of exterminating demons doesn't seem to be that big today. It's necessary." Moggallana said with a sigh.
"Since it's not necessary, why do you insist on exterminating demons?" Li Qi asked.
Moggallana smiled but did not answer.
There is really no need to say more about this issue.
"By the way, where are the people you rescued?" Li Qi asked again: "A planet with a structure like the City of Dreams has a large population. Where did you send them? I saw just now, inside It seems like a lot of people have died." Li Qi looked at the gradually collapsing planet behind him with some curiosity.
He could actually directly observe what happened in the past, but Li Qi simply wouldn't do that.
Moggallana said: "I gave them a way to leave. This is the 'Mahayana'."
Things in the world are like a boundless sea of suffering, and the great "vehicle" refers to "carrying". The method that can carry people through the sea of suffering is "carrying".
Correspondingly, the method that only allows oneself to go through the sea of suffering is called 'Hinayana', and the method that allows all sentient beings to go through the sea of suffering is called 'Mahayana'.
Living beings do not need Bodhisattvas to save them; all sentient beings need to save themselves.
Mahayana Buddhism originally pursues...that all living beings are Buddhas.
Since all living beings are Buddhas, why do others need to come to save us?
Therefore, Moggallana did not use his supernatural powers to save them, but gave them self-rescue methods. As long as they followed them, they could escape from the city of dreams.
If they were unwilling to leave and save themselves, Moggallana would bury them and the City of Dreams together.
Obviously, after the death of the Buddha, Moggallana's methods became much more brutal, but they also seemed particularly refreshing.
The Buddha does not save people, all sentient beings save themselves.
All the methods have been handed over to you. If you are still unwilling to leave, then there is no point in saving you.
"However, if you do this, you will not become a good person, and they will not be grateful to you." Li Qi said.
This sentence seemed to touch a certain nerve in Moggallana, causing him to suddenly stop smiling and say solemnly: "They have never been grateful."
Then, he concluded: "Being grateful to an individual requires sacrifice, but thanking the 'Buddha' only requires words."
"Besides, when you are powerless, stupidity becomes the last line of defense. Stupidity can prevent people from collapse. This is also a kind of 'primitive instinct'. It is painful to stay awake all the time. Enlightenment will eventually It takes courage.”
"Many people are unwilling to awaken, not because they are stupid, but because they are timid and unwilling to let go of their defenses."
"So, why bother again?" Moggallana said.
After hearing Moggallana's words, Li Qi looked at him carefully.
After the Buddha died, this 'number one in supernatural power' changed a lot.
Regarding this idea, Li Qi was noncommittal, neither agreeing nor denying it. He just said: "As long as you don't have any burden, what about the introduction?"
"Do you want to rebuild Buddhism?" Moggallana asked.
"Of course not, there is no need. I just want to destroy the demon. At least let the demon not continue to be so arrogant. This requires the support of a very powerful force. If possible, I hope to get the help of the former Buddhist sect."
"It's also a good thing. Okay, I will introduce you. It just takes a little time. I will contact the Buddha's attendant bodhisattvas and try to get them all to come." Moggallana nodded.
Li Qi didn't expect Moggallana to be so proactive, so he handed over his hand: "Then I'll bother you."
The accompanying Bodhisattvas are the top great Bodhisattvas.
The accompanying bodhisattvas of the Medicine Master Lazuli Light King Buddha are the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva.
The accompanying Bodhisattvas of the World-Honored One are Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
The Bodhisattvas accompanying Amitabha are the Great Courage and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and the Great Compassionate and Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
There is no doubt that these great Bodhisattvas are the top second-grade ones. If they can help, Li Qi's plan will definitely take a big step forward.
"I can't guarantee it, but I will try my best." Moggallana said, and then disappeared, probably going to do something.
Li Qi watched the other party leave.
While waiting for the news, start your own plan. You can't be idle, right?
Li Qi began to carry out his own actions, but another question also began to linger in his mind.
What is the relationship between humanity and the Dao of Reason, the relationship between humanity and today’s Buddhism, and the relationship between humanity and the Manifest School of Taoism?
Especially humanity and reason.
Li Qi has learned that Li Dao and Dao Sect are preparing to achieve their ultimate goal through the human Dao.
In other words, after humanity replaced heaven with humans, it created humanity as the ‘first cause’, and then asked how the first cause was born?
The reason for the birth of the first cause was created by Li Dao and the Taoist Manifestation Sect.
Then who created Lidao and Daomen?
Of course it is created by the First Cause, which is humanity.
It's like...the myth has come true.
When the world was first born, people wrote the first myths.
In the process of mythology, man created gods.
Then the myth became true. In myths and legends, it was God who created man.
Therefore, God created man, but man also created God.
So, did man create God, or did God create man?
Did Li Dao and the Xianshi sect create humanity, which replaced heaven with humans, or did humanity create Li Dao, and then they created themselves?
They are mutually causal, each becomes the cause of the other, and thus each determines the existence of the other.
Maybe... Li Qi's current structure can also be explained?
For example, Li Qi's current state is actually very contradictory.
If we simply divide Li Qi into 'groups' composed of many individuals to understand Li Qi at this moment, then perhaps we can briefly understand Li Qi's state.
However, this dichotomy is too simplistic and a distortion of “reality.”
There are obviously many contradictions in Li Qi. It is wrong to use "classification" to separate the composition of Li Qi's many fragments to explain these contradictions. Although it is clear and easy to understand, it is wrong.
Because, for Li Qi, in every moment of his life, in every action, in every feeling, it is impossible to judge how much each fragment accounts for, how much reason and sensibility account for.
If you try to separate his fragments, you will immediately get into trouble, because he cannot be interpreted so simply. His composition is extremely complex. It is extremely stupid to simply divide him into fragments and ontology.
Li Qi's essence is far from just two factors, but tens of billions and hundreds of billions of factors. His life is swinging between tens of billions of pairs and countless poles.
If Li Qi can achieve this mysterious state, then it is not impossible for humans to perform such operations.
The reason is simple. Li Qi's state is a chaotic mathematical pool that logical thinking cannot understand.
Different solutions are generated due to undecidable assumptions. Because no logical system can contain enough concise arithmetic axioms to become complete, it is always possible to deduce statements that can neither be proved nor falsified from the axioms. This is Li Qi's state at this moment.
Since logic itself is incomplete, Li Qi can construct many completely different logical systems. His ontology is no longer a metaphysical existence, but a huge and ever-increasing set of contradictory logic.
If contradictions can exist in Li Qi, in the universe, and in Taiyi, then there is no reason why they cannot exist in humanity.
After all... the law of contradiction is the limitation of the internal structure of the human brain, not an iron law that cannot be broken.
You can imagine those optical illusions, which the visual system of the human brain thinks are valid, but the thinking system thinks they are not valid.
As shown in the figure below, a staircase that climbs up and goes down at the same time.
If the capacity is sufficient, this does not seem to be an unachievable feat.
But that is all for later.
Li Qi's thinking about humanity stops here.
It is still time to consider the matter of the magic way. Humanity is no longer the number one enemy now.
If you have to say it, Li Qi does not even have much dispute with humanity.
Today's Li Qi is closer to the side of the 'gods', and his relationship with the witch is also more subtle.
After all, Li Qi denied the supreme status of the ‘ultimate way’ and the existence above all things, which also means... Li Qi is unwilling to acknowledge the existence of the ultimate power of ‘nature’.
However, Li Qi still acknowledges the existence of nature, but no longer accepts that nature can dominate everything, so he is still considered a branch of witches.
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Just after Li Qi left, an action against the magic way began in the universe.