Chapter 772: Duge’s trouble-making speed is unmatched_2
Following Duge’s suggestion, several people also changed their names, their new names carrying the implied fortunes of reincarnated saints:
Da Zhi changed his name to Manjushri Bodhisattva, symbolizing wisdom, virtue, enlightened virtue, and trustworthiness;
Da Xing changed his name to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, symbolizing reason, virtue, meditative virtue, and the objects of faith;
Da Bei then took the name of Guanyin Bodhisattva, representing compassion, wisdom, equality, and selflessness;
Da Yuan renamed himself Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, symbolizing salvation, dignity, patience, and liberation;
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When everything was set in stone,
The Longevity Emperor gathered all his disciples and the Immortals of the Southern Zen Region to announce the renunciation of the Heavenly Court and the establishment of Buddhism, proclaiming himself the Immortal Life Buddha:
He made forty-eight grand vows:
He vowed to create the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, to extensively save boundless sentient beings, to widely propagate the Buddhist teachings, and to ensure that the people of Buddha Land would not fall into the three evil paths, among others;
And his many disciples also made their grand vows in succession:
Manjushri Bodhisattva made ten grand vows: giving respect to all Buddhas, repenting of karmic obstacles, etc.;