Since then, while Qin Di practiced the Four Elements of Emptiness, he also began to practice the Buddha's Light Illuminating Glass Shadow.
First, he had to derive three dharma bodies.
The so-called dharma body represented the Buddha's body condensed from the truth of Buddhism.
This was very difficult for Qin Di. Although he had memorized many Buddhist scriptures, his Dharma cultivation was not enough. Therefore, he constantly consulted his senior brothers and Master Xuyun. He also participated in the lectures and debates between the disciples.
Patriarch Bodhi had many disciples. It was equivalent to a large immortal sect.
With so many people gathered together, apart from learning from their master, they had to learn from each other and communicate with each other. For this reason, they would hold a dharma assembly every ten years.
At the dharma assembly, apart from inviting experts such as Miaosheng, Kongsheng, Shan Xian, and Shan Ji to speak, there would also be a discussion around a certain topic. There would also be heated debates about controversial topics.
In the past, Qin Di only cared about his own cultivation and rarely participated in such dharma assemblies.
Now, while he was diligently studying the Buddhist scriptures, he had to participate in such a dharma assembly. Because he could find the answer to the problem.
As the days passed, his Dharma realm was rapidly improving!
Sometimes, he even forgot that he was a Senshu. It was as if he had been practicing Buddhism since he was a child. He became calm and auspicious, often pinching flowers and smiling like his master, Patriarch Bodhi.
It was not until 1,500 years later that he succeeded in deriving three dharma bodies.
These dharma bodies were relatively strong. Their power was equivalent to one-tenth of the real body. To be more specific, his current real body was the fourth level of the Jin Xian, so his dharma bodies were equivalent to the ninth level of the Zu Xian.
Why was this so? According to the traditional saying, every time a Senshu advanced a level, his power would at least double. From the first level of the Jin Xian to the fourth level of the Jin Xian, it increased at least eight times. Therefore, one-tenth of the fourth level of the Jin Xian was equivalent to the ninth level of the Zu Xian.
With the power of the ninth level of the Zu Xian, if he was sent to the Jianghu, he would be able to hold his own.
After that, he began to practice the 32 Nirmanakaya.
The so-called Nirmanakaya referred to the manifestation of a Buddhist cultivator in order to transcend all living beings.
Nirmanakaya did not only have the form of a human. It could manifest according to fate. When the sky saw it, it would look like the sky; when a human saw it, it would look like a human; when an animal saw it, it would look like an animal; when a hungry ghost saw it, it would look like a hungry ghost. In hell, it would appear as a hell body!
Qin Di spent another eight hundred years to create the thirty-two Nirmanakaya.
Each Nirmanakaya only had one percent of the power of the real body. For example, if his real body was Jin Xian's fourth level, then his Nirmanakaya was roughly equivalent to Zu Xian's fifth or sixth level. It didn't look very strong, but when his true body cultivated to the Immortal Emperor Stage, then his Nirmanakaya's strength would also increase, and he might become very powerful.
Then, he started to create three thousand clones.
Three thousand clones was the minimum requirement that Patriarch Bodhi had for him.
The real Miao Jue Bodhisattva could create a hundred thousand incarnations, and when he reached the realm of Buddha, he could create billions of incarnations!
In the blink of an eye, another five hundred years passed, and he finally managed to produce three thousand incarnations with great difficulty.
The power of each incarnation was only equal to one-ten-thousandth of the real body.
Another example, if he was Jin Xian's fourth level, then the power of his incarnations would only be equivalent to a late-stage Heaven Immortal.
The calculation was as follows: two to the thirteenth power, close to ten thousand, and thirteen levels below Jin Xian's fourth level would be equivalent to an Eighth or Ninth Heaven Immortal.
Speaking of which, the strength of a Ninth Heaven Immortal was far weaker than Jin Xian's, but it would still be very powerful in the mortal realm.
Due to the lack of Spiritual Qi on the ancestral planet, even Nascent Soul and Void Step cultivators were rare! If a Ninth Heaven Immortal was placed there, would he not be a deity that would shock the world?
The power of the incarnations was inversely proportional to the number of incarnations. For example, Guan Yin Bodhisattva of the Southern Sea. Although she was very powerful, because she had billions of incarnations, the power of each incarnation could only be one-hundred-billionth of the real body. Because of that, even when she joined forces with the other three Bodhisattvas, they could not stop the Jade Emperor's incarnation, Song Zhenzong, from absorbing blood Qi from the mortal realm!
Although Qin Di only had three thousand incarnations, in terms of numbers, he was far inferior to the Buddhas! But in terms of the power of each incarnation, they might not necessarily be weaker than the billions of incarnations of the Buddhas.
Even so, the power of the Buddhas was limited. Be it Immortals or Buddhas, there was no such thing as water without a source or a tree without roots. Every bit of power was accumulated through arduous cultivation.
Three thousand years had passed, and the Spirited Mountain Dharma Assembly was about to begin.
On this day, Patriarch Subhuti summoned Qin Di and said, "When you attend the Spirited Mountain Dharma Assembly, don't go with your real name, 'Qin Ku'. I'll give you a Dharma name. How about 'Wu Chen'?"
Qin Di replied, "Thank you, Master. It's a good name, and I like it. Your disciple would like to ask if you have a disciple with the Dharma name 'Monkey King'? "
Patriarch Subhuti replied, "Monkey King? I've chased him out of my tutelage, and I have no idea where he is now. "
"Why did you chase him away, Master?"
"His wild nature has yet to be tamed, and he needs to be tempered."
"Master, when was that?"
"Not long before you came here. I taught him the [Somersault Cloud] and the [Seventy-Two Transformations], and so I won't be teaching the same techniques to any other disciple. I'm afraid that the Monkey King will cause trouble and shift the blame to someone else. "
Qin Di thought to himself, "If the Monkey King was chased out not too long ago, then the incident of him wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Court hasn't even happened yet! Perhaps the Monkey King is still at the Flower-Fruit Mountain! I wonder where the Flower-Fruit Mountain is located. "
He heard Patriarch Bodhi say, "Disciple, I don't care what happens to you in the future, but I want you to only use the Dharma name 'Wu Chen' whenever you are in the Blessed Lands of Buddhism. If you are in the outside world, you must use your real name 'Qin Ku'. Do you understand? "
Qin Di bowed and said, "I understand, I don't dare to cause trouble for Master."
"Alright, this time, other than Miaosheng, Kongsheng, Shan Xian, Shan Ji, and you, there will be Xuyun, Huiyuan, Nhat Hanh, Huaihai, and Hongyi, a total of ten people. You will follow Eldest Senior Brother Miaosheng. He has already participated in five Spiritual Mountain Dharma Gatherings. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask him. "
Qin Di was inexplicably happy, because there were a few familiar names among the ten people!
For example, Nhat Hanh was a famous astronomer and Buddhist scholar in the Tang Dynasty. His real name was Zhang Sui.
Zhang Sui's great-grandfather was Zhang Gongjin, the Duke of Tan, a meritorious minister of Tang Taizong, Li Shimin. Zhang Sui had been diligently studying the calendar and the five elements since he was young. When he was young, he was famous in Chang 'an for his profound knowledge. After that, he shaved his head and became a monk, taking the name 'Nhat Hanh'. He studied Buddhist scriptures on Mount Song, Mount Tiantai, and Mount Dangyang. He had translated many Buddhist scriptures and later became the leader of Tantric Buddhism.
Not only was he an eminent Buddhist monk, but he was also an astronomer. He created the Armillary Sphere and created the Heaven Evolution Calendar. He was a character that appeared in secondary school textbooks.
Another example was Master Hongyi, whose real name was' Li Shutong '. He was the one who wrote' Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient path, on the mountain outside Mount Sunset '. He was the most outstanding monk in modern history.' Twenty essays startled the sea ',' Endless treasures for the eyes of the world, a full moon illuminates the heart of heaven '. “
For Qin Di, what interested him the most was that Master Hongyi was proficient in Zen and Sanskrit. He was an amazing Buddhist Voice Master!
Before he became a monk, he was a great musician. He composed songs such as' Secluded Dwelling ',' Spring Outing ',' Early Autumn ',' West Lake ',' Farewell ',' Falling Flowers', 'Sad Autumn', 'Evening Bell', 'Moon', and so on. They were beautiful, catchy, and admirable.
After becoming a monk, Master Hongyi was even more proficient in Zen and Sanskrit. With his Buddhist Voice and Vinaya cultivation, he advanced to the level of Bodhisattva.
For such a person, Qin Di felt like he was looking up at a high mountain and gasping in amazement.
"Aiya, as a fellow Senior Brother, why did I only find out now? I'm really a frog at the bottom of a well. I regret not meeting you earlier! "
Among these ten Senior Brothers, he had only met three or four of them. He had never seen more than half of them.
Because these people were either in secluded cultivation all year round, or they went out to impart their teachings, and Qin Di was also in secluded cultivation, there were not many opportunities for them to meet each other.
Patriarch Bodhi waved his hand. "Go. Be careful and don't cause any trouble."
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