At noon, Sharifutsu thought, "It's time to fast. Are so many bodhisattvas and four disciples going to fast with the elders? 」
Elder Vimalakīrti immediately understood. He said, "All kind people often listen to the Buddha's wonderful way of liberation. Will they indulge in secular eating and drinking, but have no ambition to seek the statutes of life and death? " However, after a while, there will be wonderful food beyond the world to feed the public. 」
The elders immediately entered samadhi, and the public could see the magical power. A 42-year-old piece of pure land outside Shafo in Ganges River is called "Xiangguo". Because the fragrance is accumulated in the world, the land is rich in fragrance, ranking first in the Ganges sand world. No one here has two chances. Only pure bodhisattvas build castles with incense, and the garden pool also plants fragrant flowers and strange trees. Gu Mi is rich in fruits, which are full of fragrance.
At this time, the elder in Vimalakīrti asked, "Who wants to go there to give alms to him?" In the crowd, Manjusri Bodhisattva comes first in wisdom. The disciples looked at each other and dared not speak.
Elder Vimalakīrti asked knowingly, "There are so many disciples of the Buddha, isn't there anyone to help?" 」
Manjusri Bodhisattva said calmly, "Elder, the Buddha always said, don't look down on backward people ..."
So the elder turned himself into a bodhisattva, and the bodhisattva fell in love with the light, and Wade won a great victory among the congregation. The elder said to the Bodhisattva, "Please go to the world above and pass by the Buddha land of Ganges, where the name of the country is fragrant and the name of the Buddha is fragrant. Ji Xiang Buddha is now fasting with all bodhisattvas. Please give my regards to the Buddha in Ji Xiang. Please kindly give some fast food to the Tathagata, and make friends with practitioners in the mother world, so that those who take pleasure in small dharma can get wonderful support, be enlightened by bodhicitta, and spread the Buddha's nature. 」
Bodhisattva immediately went to Xiangguo. Seeing the solemnity of their lovers, all the bodhisattvas who were using the vegetarian diet all asked Ji Xiangfo, "Where is the boundary of women?" Besides, what is a "narrow-minded person"? 」
Ji xiangfo replied: "the world of Guanyin is outside the sand Buddha land in Ganges." Now there is a Buddha named Sakyamuni who lives in the world of five evils with compassion, enlightens all beings with faith, joy and Hinayana, and inspires bodhicitta. There is a bodhisattva named Vimalakīrti in the world, who proved his incredible liberation and preached Buddhism for him. So he sent this incarnation as a Bodhisattva to praise the fragrant land and Buddha's nature, so that the Buddha in his country can gain merits and tend to Mahayana. 」
All the bodhisattvas present sighed: "This Vimalakīrti layman is really miraculous!" Ji Xiangfo also nodded and praised: "Yes! Because Vimalakīrti, a layman, is generous and has boundless merits, he has become a pure land of ten places without hindrance, so he can help the Buddha to be rich and affectionate. 」
So the Tathagata filled the fragrant bowl with fragrant rice and gave it to the incarnation bodhisattva. At this time, all the 9 million bodhisattvas attending the meeting asked in unison, "Can we go to the world of Nuwa and support the Buddha Sakyamuni and Vimalakīrti in person?" ? "Tathagata readily agreed, and carefully mentioned:" All bodhisattvas should gather their body incense to avoid the thoughts of all beings elsewhere; At the same time, your appearance is extremely solemn, so you must hide it so as not to make other bodhisattvas feel ashamed. Seeing that the world of good and evil is turbid, we should look at our own hearts and not be careless and slow. Because the ten realms are empty, the Buddhas want to transform all sentient beings who take pleasure in Buddhism, so they don't fully show the pure land of the Buddha. 」
All bodhisattvas believe that someone is following them, so they came to the old man's home from another world with the help of the Buddha and Vimalakīrti.
Vimalakīrti immediately revealed the seats of nine million teachers, and respectfully invited all the Bodhisattvas to be seated. Bodhisattva incarnates a bowl of delicious rice, and the fragrance permeates the whole city and even the whole world for a time. People who smell this fragrance are very comfortable physically and mentally. In the city, the older Beggar immediately arrived at Vimalakīrti House with 84,000 followers. The gods of the earth, vanity and gods also smelled the fragrance.
At this time, the elder Vimalakīrti respectfully asked the venerable Sharifutsu and other disciples to use fasting: "This was done by the Tathagata, fragrant rice, great kindness and great compassion; If you use narrow and inferior knowledge, it will be difficult to digest. 」
Some people in the crowd questioned: "How can so few meals be enough for so many people?" ? 」
The incarnation bodhisattva lang ran replied: "I don't know Xiaozhi, but I have a little virtue, but I call the Buddha infinite and rich!" Even if the four seas dry up, this fragrant rice can satisfy everyone's food, and even if it is a disaster, there is no end. Why? Because the Tathagata has infinite power to free himself from merit. 」
In short, the public will feel at ease to enjoy the sweetness of nectar, and their body and mind will be greatly happy, and their pores will also emit fragrance, just as flowers and trees in the fragrant soil will always emit fragrance.
Seeing that the masses were full of happiness, the elders in Vimalakīrti took this opportunity to ask Xiang Bodhisattva, "What do you think of Xiang Bodhisattva on weekdays? 」
The Bodhisattvas said, "Incense is like a Buddha, and words are not needed, but with all kinds of incense, heaven and people have to hold ceremonies and walk through doors. When all the walkers sit under the incense tree and smell the wonderful incense, they will have all the merits and samadhi and become bodhisattvas. He asked, "I wonder what the Buddha of Sakyamuni said? 」
Elder Vimalakīrti said, "All the creatures here are strong and hard to change. Therefore, nigume spoke irrationally to subdue them, and said that evil deeds such as hell and hungry ghosts are retribution. Then he advised to cultivate ten virtues, keep precepts, and even keep the right path. 」
Hearing this, all the fragrant bodhisattvas became respectful and grateful: "What a great victory! Like Sakyamuni Buddha, it hides its infinite power of freedom, and according to the happiness of all beings, it is called detachment; And this bodhisattva can also work hard, be humble and patient, be born in this land, and be infinitely merciful to help turn to Falun Gong. 」
The elder Vimalakīrti said happily, "As you said, this Tibetan Bodhisattva initiated a firm and sad wish for all beings. However, it has benefited all sentient beings in this land for a lifetime, surpassing thousands of robberies in Ji Xiang. Because there are ten good laws in women's world, which are not found in other pure lands. They are: giving alms to help the poor, abstaining from cleanliness and prohibition, humiliating and forbidding, slacking off diligence, confusing and meditating, abstaining from wisdom and abstinence, saying eight difficulties, enjoying the Hinayana with great multiplication, helping the virtuous with good roots, and achieving all beings with four methods. 」
All the participants heard that all buddhas and bodhisattvas have great bodhicitta and subtle dharma, and tens of thousands of bodhisattvas immediately achieved immortality and forbearance.
Allusions are taken from: Vimalakīrti Jingjixiang Buddha Product No.10.
Reflection:
Nicodemus was tired of robbing Bodhisattva and forgave her feelings, so she felt infinite blessings and freedom. However, for the sake of compassion, I am ignorant and inferior to all sentient beings, showing my inferiority in my mother-in-law's land. I have been compassionate for forty-nine years, and I have taught everything to enjoy from suffering.
Our karma was born in the world of five evils, and we can hear Buddhism. We should think of the vastness of Fern, be diligent in doing good deeds and do ten good deeds to repay Fern. I prefer to do my own thing with Buddha's behavior. Long Shao's three treasures, bearing ten buddhas, are not tired. Learn all the methods of Buddhism, and you will know everything, and you will be widely blessed by wisdom and dust.