Chapter 149: Mount Ling
Western Heaven, the sacred realm of Mount Ling.
The holy Da Leiyin Temple emitted a golden Buddhist radiance that spanned ten thousand zhang, illuminating the temples, pagodas, and great halls atop Mount Ling.
Amidst the faint sounds of sacred chanting, everywhere presented a tranquil and auspicious scene.
At this moment, inside the Mahavira Hall of Da Leiyin Temple.
The Buddha sat cross-legged on the golden lotus pedestal above, his visage majestic yet merciful, inspiring reverence in the onlookers and dispelling all their worries.
On both sides of the great hall, there were Buddha’s Bodhisattvas, Supreme Ones, Arhats, Vajras, and others, some standing, some sitting, deep in sleep, laughing heartily, or showing sorrow, each with a different demeanor as if reflecting all sentient beings.
Among them, Bodhisattva Guanyin, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Supreme One Jia Ye, Supreme One Anan, and others were positioned at the forefront of the monks.
After Golden Cicada had finished recounting the incident of Dread-Leaving Sun’s nirvana, the complexions of the assembly shifted, no longer as they were before.
Dread-Leaving Sun Buddha tirelessly worked for the Buddha Sect everywhere, indicating his high standing. To suddenly hear of his nirvana left the assembly in disbelief for a moment.
Bodhisattva Guanyin, standing with one hand raised in salute, lamented, "O Buddha, this humble monk suggests that as Dread-Leaving Sun Buddha devoted himself fully to the cause of the Buddha Sect, aspiring to rejuvenate the Western Regions with his noble efforts, his sacred relics should be enshrined in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda."