Chapter 627 — The Venerable Brahma Heaven King Buddha
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Though the Buddha realm nominally fell under the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction, the Heavenly Court had never obtained the Buddha realm's supreme scripture, the Brahma Heaven King Buddha's scroll. As for the scriptures of the other heavens, the Heavenly Court had more or less gotten its hands on them all, planting disciples in each realm to become Buddha-sons and cultivate the Buddhist Dharma. These heavens held no secrets for the Heavenly Court — only Brahma Heaven was the exception.
The Brahma Heaven King Buddha showed himself rarely and did not transmit scriptures.
When Xuanliao the Demon Ape Zhankong debated the Dharma, the Buddha-son of Brahma Heaven, a disciple of an ancient Buddha beneath the Brahma Heaven King Buddha, debated with Xuanliao the Demon Ape; this Buddha-son had likewise never learned the true scripture. At that moment, a Buddha's name was heard, and a bhikshu hurried down from the heavens, alighted at Mituo Temple, saluted the Buddhas, and said: "Buddha Ancestors, the Brahma Heaven King Buddha has sent word, permitting the Buddha-sons of all realms and the Buddha-sons of the lower realm to enter Brahma Heaven.
The Old Buddha intends to select the finest among them and transmit the true scripture. " Dharma King Molun was startled, then showed delight. The Heavenly Court had long coveted the Brahma Heaven King Buddha's techniques but had never had a chance to obtain them.
This time, with Shen Mu, Xuanliao the Demon Ape, and Chenghuai coming to seek learning, it was instead a grand opportunity for the Heavenly Court to obtain the Imperial Throne True Scripture! The Heavenly Court's forces planted in the Buddha realm were not limited to him; among the many Buddha-sons of the heavens, nearly half were young talents sent down by the Heavenly Court to enter the Buddha realm and study!
The Crown Prince of Moonlight was only his disciple, yet the Buddha-sons of the Buddha realm's twenty heavens were beyond counting.
So long as the Brahma Heaven King Buddha was willing to transmit the Dharma, it certainly would not fall into the hands of these three uncouth monks and laymen from the lower realm; it would surely fall into the Heavenly Court's hands! Dharma King Molun was greatly pleased and smiled: "Since that is so, let the Buddha-sons of all the heavens go together to Brahma Heaven to hear the teaching.
What say you, Brother Ancestors? " The Buddha Ancestors of the various heavens nodded one after another. For the Brahma Heaven King Buddha to transmit the Dharma was indeed a rare good fortune not seen in ten thousand years!
The disciples of the Buddhas going to study would also let the Buddhas glimpse the supreme art of the Buddhist Dharma! Dharma King Molun swept up the Crown Prince of Moonlight, his form vanishing into the void, and disappeared, heading straight for Brahma Heaven.
The other Buddhas also set out one after another, returning to their own heavens to bring their Buddha-sons to Brahma Heaven, and soon Mituo Temple was empty.
"How are we to reach Brahma Heaven?
" Shen Mu was worrying when suddenly Emperor Shakra Heaven King Buddha descended from his Dharma seat and stepped down. This King Buddha was barefoot, yet his feet touched the ground without staining themselves with dust; a halo of light turned behind his head, and he looked like a young monk, fair of brow and clear of eye. He looked the three of them over with gentle eyes and smiled: "You have all cultivated my boxing art.
" Shen Mu and the other two hastily saluted.