Chapter 153: Wukong Establishes the Western Pure Land
Amitabha Buddha was defeated, and there was nothing left to say. He collected his magical treasures and left on his own.
After Amitabha Buddha had left, Wukong then mounted the clouds and headed towards Spiritual Mountain.
Tathagata asked, "Was Amitabha Buddha victorious, or was he defeated?"
Burning Lamp hesitated for a moment before saying, "He must have been victorious; otherwise, why has that monkey not been seen for two months? Did he not claim he would save all of us Buddhas? Since he hasn’t yet come, he must have been defeated by Amitabha Buddha. Besides, Amitabha Buddha’s mana is profound, and he has been a Heavenly Dao Saint for tens of thousands of years, his roots deep and solid. This monkey is merely a newly ascended saint; how could he be a match for Amitabha Buddha?"
Tathagata, hearing this, also felt it made sense and said, "The words of Burning Lamp Buddha are reasonable. It seems that my Spiritual Mountain has escaped a calamity."
More than two thousand eight hundred Buddhas seated below all breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts uneasy.
But just as Burning Lamp’s words fell, two Vajra burst through the doors from outside the Mahavira Hall and flew in.
Tathagata indeed had great ability; in such a short time, he had managed to rebuild the Mahavira Hall.
"Victorious Fighting Buddha!" Two hundred Buddhas walked in from outside, announcing Wukong’s Buddhist honorific.
Tathagata and Burning Lamp looked at each other, greatly shocked in their hearts. Amitabha Buddha—had been defeated!
The astonishment of the two thousand eight hundred Buddhas, countless Bodhisattvas, and various Vajra was evident, realizing that Amitabha Buddha had tried to intervene but was still defeated. How formidable this monkey must be!