Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 550
Chung Myung’s head slowly turned sideways.
Great Incarnation. (대활불./ Prev The Great Living Buddha.)
The name does not simply mean the Leader of Budala Clan.
In Seojang, the Great Incarnation is a living Buddha and a presence with more authority than the king itself. He is not respected because of his powerful position as the Leader of Budala Clan, but because of his high Dharma, he is respected from the bottom heart of Seojang residents.
Of course, Shaolin Bangjang is also respected by the people of Jungwon, but they dare not compare the gaze of the people of Jungwon to those of the people of Seojang to the Great Incarnation.
But such Great Incarnation is…….
“He’s just a kid.”
“You punk!”
“Mouth! Mouth! You bastard! Mouth!”
Mount Hua’s disciples rushed to shut him down, but Chung Myung rather widened his eyes and pointed his finger at the child called Dalai Rama.
“No, he says that child is the Great Incarnation!”
“…….”
“Do you believe that, Sasuk? Huh? Really?”
“Keu- Keuhum.”
Baek Cheon coughed loudly and quietly avoided his gaze. It was impossible to tell the truth or answer falsely.
Chung Myung stared at the child and turned his head towards Bansol Rama.
“This kid… No, boy… No, that’s not it either, so you’re saying that this person is that Great Incarnation?”
Bansol Rama smiles and nods.
“That is right.”
“Oh, that means…… He’s the… Important person of Seojang, The Bugungju of Budala Clan that is one of the Five Outer Clans? The Great Incarnation that is revered more than the king?”
“That’s what it is.”
Chung Myung grinned at the answer.
“Haaha. Shaolin also said that but did all the monks enjoy talking about cheating? Where is this nonsense coming from…!”
“You foul-mouthed bastard! Watch your words!”
“Please shut up…….”
Mount Hua’s disciples dissuaded Chung Myung but were perplexed by the situation as they also understood it.
‘What are they talking about?’
If the child was said to be the king of Seojang, they would have accepted it without question.
Blood ties inherently connect the position of the king.
However, it was unbelievable that the Great Incarnation, the spiritual leader of Rama monks and the incarnation (화신(化身)) of Buddha, was such a child.
How much would a child like that know of Dharma?
Think about it.
What would the world say if the leader of Shaolin was a child?
No one believes in such child’s authority and will not try to obey his words.
‘Since Bansol Rama said it himself, I can’t help but believe it.’
At that time, Bansol Rama quietly reached out the cup and pushed it towards Chung Myung.
“Let’s calm down.”
“…….”
“The tea tastes good.”
Chung Myung flinched for a moment. Then he obediently took the cup and began to sip the tea.
Mount Hua’s disciples opened their mouths wide.
‘Tamed.’
‘Oh my god, he tamed Chung Myung.’
‘Dharma is infinite.’
Watching Chung Myung calmly sitting down and drinking tea, Bansol Rama lightly put his palms together.
Baek Cheon took advantage of this moment to open his mouth.
“Forgive me, but my Sajil has a bit fiery temper…..”
“Please don’t be too concerned. I do think it will be difficult for people from Jungwon to understand. Perhaps even to those who walk the same Buddha path.”
Bansol Rama’s gaze reached Hye Yeon. Hye Yeon assumed Banzhang stance and chanted.
He meant that it was difficult to understand the current situation.
Bansol Rama nodded his head in understanding.
“Have you ever heard of reincarnation?”
Chung Myung nodded.
“I don’t know the logic of Buddhism, but I know what reincarnation means. It means that when a person dies, they are reborn as a person.”
Bansol Rama nodded with a pleased look.
“You are very smart.”
“Hehe. I’m not that smart….. Hehehe!”
Looking at the back of Chung Myung’s smiling head as soon as the compliment came out, Mount Hua’s disciples let out a deep sigh.
Bansol Rama smiled and continued.
“Yes, reincarnation simply means that you will be reborn if you die. It is not only humans.
Livestock, and even the death of a single worm. They are reborn as another life and live again and again.”
Chung Myung’s eyes sank slightly as he heard the calm voice.
“How come?”
“Because they couldn’t get out.”
“Couldn’t get out?”
“Yes.”
Bansol Rama slowly touched the beads in his hand.
“Life is like a great circling wheel Every life lives and lives for hundreds of millions of years in it. They then sin, build merit, learn, and realize.”
“…….”
“The Dharma is so deep that it’s hard to realize with just one life’s realization. In this way, all life is born and died repeatedly, achieving enlightenment. Sakyamuni also attained enlightenment and became a Buddha after repeated reincarnations of Three Innumerable Kalpa (삼아승지겁(三阿僧祗劫)).”
Chung Myung, who had been listening, looked back at the stroke.
“Hey, what is that Samaseungjigop?”
“… It means an uncountable amount of time, Siju.”
After listening to Hye Yeon’s explanation, Chung Myung looked at Bansol Rama again with a puzzled face.
“No, even Sakyamuni? Isn’t Sakyamuni the perfect Buddha in Buddhism?”
“……Yes.”
For the first time, Bansol Rama’s answer came a little late. The disciples of Mount Hua, who felt this, blushed in unison.
‘I’m sorry.’
‘We’re ashamed of ourselves.’
‘Shame.’
Whether the person before him was Bansol Rama or Shaolin Bangjang, Chung Myung was Chung Myung.
Fortunately, Bansol Rama, who uttered a low chant, quickly regained his composure and continued.
“People walk the Buddha Path in order to escape from the cycle of reincarnation. If one gets out of the revolving wheel and cuts off suffering and karma, they will finally be liberated and become a Buddha.”
“Huh…….”
Chung Myung’s eyes are on the child……. No, it went back to the Great Incarnation.
“So what you’re saying is that this child was the reincarnation of the Great Incarnation of the previous generation? Is that what you mean?”
“Yes, Siju is very smart.”
“Hehe. Ei, anyone can guess. Hehehe.”
He dyed his face red and scratched the back of his head shyly. Seeing this, the disciples of Mount Hua Sect really wanted to stand up and applaud. Aside from understanding what Bansol Rama is saying, they know that Bansol Rama has a great personality.
“Well, then…….”
Baek Cheon, who was listening quietly to the conversation, tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.
“Tell me.”
“This may seem like a rude question, but…….”
“That’s all right.”
Baek Cheon asked, encouraged by the serene and benevolent face of Bansol Rama.
“Didn’t you just say that those who attain enlightenment become Buddhas and break free from the cycle of reincarnation?”
“Yes.”
“If that true, then …… the Great Incarnation……….”
Bansol Rama smiled.
“Oh, you were curious about that. Dalai Rama is the embodiment of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and the living Buddha. Therefore, he can always break off the cycle of reincarnation, but he’s volunteering to reincarnate to save the people and lead them toward the Dharma.”
“Oh…….”
“As proof of that, when Dalai Lama passes away, he tells in advance the place where he will be born, so that the disciples can find him.”
“Tha- That’s….”
Baek Cheon kept his mouth shut.
He almost said out loud, ‘Does that make sense?’. All the stories he had heard since entering this tent were difficult to understand with his common sense.
“We are on our way back to Budala Clan in search of him as Dalai Rama taught.”
Everyone’s eyes were on the child sitting in the middle.
‘Really, that kid…….’
‘Reincarnation of the Great Incarnation?’
Nothing special was found in the young Great Incarnation in front of them. The two eyes, which were unusually deep and sparkling, were impressive, but he was not much different from children that can be seen anywhere.
Baek Cheon gazed at Chung Myung’s back.
Normally, he couldn’t hold it in the slightest and questioned if this made sense, or he would have talked to the young Great Incarnation and started to question him, but now he was strangely speechless.
Besides…
‘Why does his back look so heavy?’
Or was there anything in this conversation that Chung Myung would take seriously?
Chung Myung slowly opened his mouth, whether he knew Baek Cheon’s question or not.
“Then…….”
His gaze was fixed entirely on the young Great Incarnation.
“Does the Great Incarnation fully remember his memory in the past life?”
“Om mani padme hum.”
Bansol Rama shook his head slowly.
“Of course, Dalai Rama remembers not only his previous life but as well as his past life.
However, those who have gone through the cycle of reincarnation have to forget their past lives, so their memories are not complete.”
“…….”
“It is very difficult for a person who has attained liberation from suffering to cast himself into an imperfect state and complete the Dharma again. Dalai Rama threw himself into the thorny path to save the world’s people. That’s why Ramas regard Dalai Rama as a living Buddha and revere him.” A soft sigh came out of Chung Myung’s mouth.
“…I see.”
He understands, but he also doesn’t at the same time.
But Chung Myung had no intention of asking for more reasons here. Religion in the first place is both absurd and unreasonable for those who deviate from it.
Religion shows a full path only to those who accept and understand teaching.
In their eyes, the teaching of Taoism that Chung Myung followed would be absurd and ridiculous.
At that time, Bansol Rama smiled quietly, looking at Chung Myung’s expression.
“Have your questions been answered now?”
“Yes, I’m sorry that I was prying as soon as we met. I can’t cover the front and back well when blood rushes to my head.”
“He who seeks will eventually obtain. Don’t worry, a Buddhist is nothing more than a person who exists to answer.”
“You’re really different from Shaolin fake monk.”
“Kohohohog!”
“Why? Is the tea stuck in your throat?”
“Yes……. Siju.”
Hye Yeon cried out in pain, but Chung Myung didn’t even look at him.
Bansol Rama said with a smile.
“I wish we could talk more, but it’s already late at night. Take a rest today, and let’s finish talking tomorrow.”
“Yes, I was rude late at night.”
“Siju is very polite.”
“Hehe. Thank you.”
In that place…
‘Bansol Rama.’
‘He doesn’t seem to have a good eye for people….. He’s saying that the kid is the Great Incarnation?’
Inevitable doubt arose in Baek Cheon’s mind.
The Rama monks gave them a whole large tent. They vehemently refused and wanted to set up their own tent, but Rama monks just smiled and went to their tents.
Everyone went into the tent with a little discomfort. However, the discomfort was overcome by the fatigue that poured in quickly, and before they could say a few words, everyone fell asleep as if they were dead.
And deep dawn.
Tadak. Tadak.
Chung Myung, who was quietly out of the tent, sat in front of the fire and threw firewood.
The spark blew slightly into the dark sky.
Chung Myung’s mind was complicated throughout the conversation with Bansol Rama.
‘Reincarnation…’ He shook his head while rummaging through the fire with a branch.
‘It’s a different story.’
In Taoism, when you die, everything goes back to nature. Only the ancestors who helped themselves and became one with the flow will ascend to the realm of goodness and help the flow of the world.
But…….
‘What am I, then?’
Taoism teachings does not explain Chung Myung’s situation. And the reincarnation that Bansol Rama said doesn’t fit his situation either.
Isn’t it too strange that Chung Myung, who doesn’t even know about the Dharma of the Buddha, has a full memory when he goes through reincarnation when the Great Incarnation is like that?
‘What the hell am I, then?’
He looked up at the sky with a deep sigh.
‘I don’t know, Cheon Mun Sahyung.’
He was trying not to think too deeply, but his head became complicated after guessing the Heavenly Demon’s resurrection and seeing the Great Incarnation’s existence.
‘I…’
It was then.
His head turned to the side.
Flinch.
And as soon as he saw his side, he shrank uncharacteristically.
“What…….”
The young Great Incarnation came close without a sign and stared at him. At a distance where it seems just a step away.
Surprised, Chung Myung was about to say something and closed his mouth.
He don’t fully believe in reincarnation, but he could understand that there was something special about this child.
Chung Myung who had been agonizing for a while opened his mouth hesitantly.
“Hey, you know…… You’re really the Great Incarnation…….”
“How is this possible…….”
“……Huh?”
At that moment.
Transparent tears began to drip from the eyes of the Great Incarnation.
The face was so sublime and sad that Chung Myung was momentarily speechless. The atmosphere so heavy that it was hard to speak out and pressed Chung Myung.
“How did that happen? How in the world….”
“…….”
The child’s eyes were filled with bitter grief. The Great Incarnation chanted a verse in a low voice.
“Poor child of Jungwon. Why are you trying to walk on such a rough and thorny path? Why are you trying to walk the Three Innumerable Kalpa, which is no different from the hell itself? Just why…”
‘What…….’
‘Just what…?’
“It is a path not to deviate from. How did you come to this. Poor, pitiful Jungwon child.
How……!”
The voice of the Great Incarnation, which seemed not to belong to this world, penetrated into Chung Myung’s ears, who was mesmerized.
‘What the hell…….’
‘What is this guy talking about?’
‘Just what …….’
A crack began to show Chung Myung’s face, which had been staring blankly.
Chung Myung’s soul began to scream.
It was the most desperate and sad scream.