Chapter 346
"You were long informed that doing good alone is only a minor show of good . Getting people to do good is a major show of good . Still, the reward this time is really not bad . "
Fangzheng's heart stirred when he heard that . He rushed to the temple hall to take a look . He felt that the Bodhisattva this time might be somewhat different!
Upon entering the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall, he looked up and indeed saw another Bodhisattva on the Ten Thousand Buddha plaque! The Bodhisattva wore a Pilu Crown and a Kasaya . There was a monk staff in one hand and a lotus flower in the other . The Bodhisattva sat on the back of a strange monster . It had a tiger's head, a single horn, the ears of a hound, a dragon's body, a lion's tail, and Qilin feet .
Upon seeing this, Fangzheng knew who it was .
Fangzheng pressed his palms together and bowed . "Greetings, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!
The one that had arrived was none other than Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva . The beast the Bodhisattva sat on was none other than his mount, Di Ting .
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva held down Six Ways with his six avatars . He had proclaimed his grand wish, "Before hell is empty, I will not become Buddha . Only after all sentient beings are saved, will I attain Buddhahood . " He was a Bodhisattva with infinite merit and one of great benevolence . He was also a Bodhisattva that Fangzheng respected deeply .
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's mount, Di Ting, was also an extraordinary beast . One of the symbolizations of its single horn was that it could receive information across the universe like an 'antenna . ' It could also be used to attack and defend . Its hound ears were like a radio of the universe, transmitting the ability to distinguish good from bad to all believers . Its dragon body represented good luck . Its tiger head represented wisdom and bravery . It would charge ahead despite the difficulties and never shrink back . Its lion's tear represented patience and ambition . It was bent on winning in whatever it did . Its Qilin feet represented stability, having good intention towards others, coexisting peacefully with people and treating good as treasure .
It could be said that Di Ting combined the bodies of countless lucky beasts, making it a lucky beast itself! It was extraordinary .
"Who knows if This Penniless Monk can use the powers of Di Ting . " Upon having this thought appear, Fangzheng immediately tried to conjure an ability with his mind . And amazingly, he discovered in surprise that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva could really augment him with a unique ability . The Door to Hell! But there were no other abilities . Fangzheng similarly could not use Di Ting's abilities .
"Don't be greedy . If you want to borrow even more divine forces, cultivate more . Once your merit reaches the required amount, you will naturally receive the augmentation of more divine forces . "
Fangzheng shook his head helplessly . He really coveted Di Ting's various divine powers . He was also interested in Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Forces of the Six Ways . Most importantly, he wished to know if there was really such a thing as samsara in the world, or if there were really ghosts .
Unfortunately he was not capable enough and could only give up the thought . He quickly checked the abilities of the Door to Hell .
The Door to Hell could drag evil people to the gates of hell . It connected to the eighteen levels of hell, and could be considered an extremely terrifying means of punishment . Any one could be thrown in . The Door to Hell would then make judgment based on their sins, negative karma, and merit before meting out punishment . The eighteen levels of hell could give a person the complete and most perfect punishment combo meal . They would be washed clean of their sins before they would be thrown out . Furthermore, the memory would be embedded deep in their souls, warning them not to do evil again . Simultaneously, they would not be able to mention anything about the experience .
However, the Door to Hell would not kill anyone . It was a place to wash the sins of people . From there, it was equivalent to gaining new life . All the sins and negative karma would be washed clean . But if they were to commit wrongdoings again and be unrepentant, their negative karma would only be increased severalfold! If they entered the Door to Hell again, the pain they would suffer would be increased severalfold as well . Of course, since time immemorial, no one had had the courage to enter hell a second time .
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