The young Yin Bing said, "I feel ashamed to say it. During my lifetime, I was a well-dwelling hero known to women and children in Soochow County!" That year there was a drought and the village was digging wells to collect water for irrigating the fields. During the process of drilling, something happened. There was a big well. I and a tribesman dug it for several days. We dug it very deep and there was still no water. The tribesmen were very anxious and used it. The hoe used great force to dig out the soil at the bottom, and I was responsible for shoveling the soil up.
Maybe the ground was shaken while digging, and a huge boulder suddenly rolled down the slope. I instantly noticed that something seemed to be falling into the well. I was worried that it would hit the tribesman, so I quickly pushed the tribesman and raised my head upwards. Look, the boulder hit me squarely on the forehead, and I fell down.
He was killed at that time. When the tribesman knew that I had saved him and told the story of my sacrifice of myself to save others, I automatically became a hero. When my soul passed through each hall for trial, King Yama praised me. Especially when I arrived at the lotus platform, King Ksitigarbha not only blessed me, but also reached out and touched my severely injured forehead, and the wound healed. It healed, and a beautiful lotus mark was left in Yintang. Having said this, the young Yin soldier clasped his hands together and said with gratitude and piety, Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!
At this time, many ghosts came, including tall ones, short ones, fat ones, and thin ones. Men, women, old and young, all walked to the lotus platform to listen to Ksitigarbha's sermons. Yang Jiaren didn't seem to like the excitement. He stood here without moving and said that he would go to the Lotus Terrace to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva when there were fewer people.
The young Yin soldier obeyed and pointed to the lotus platform in front of him and kept praising him. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a vow: Unless hell is empty, I swear not to become a Buddha. Every day, ghosts from all walks of life go to seek blessings from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and feel the blessings of Buddhism. As long as they sincerely do good and let go of desires, even if they become ghosts, they can still be reborn in the Western Pure Land.
Yang Jiaren had never been exposed to Buddhism and asked what the Western Pure Land was. The young Yin Bing replied that the Western Pure Land is the World of Ultimate Bliss. It's an incredible place.
Yang Jiaren didn't pay much attention to listening, he only cared about witnessing it with his own eyes. At this moment, he noticed that the ghosts with missing limbs and ferocious faces walked forward from here onto the lotus platform. When they came down, they all had smiles on their faces and their bodies were intact. Disabled. He asked in confusion, what was going on? The young Yin Bing said that it was because they were blessed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Is it so special? I will definitely ask Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to bless me too. Going right now. Yang Jiaren couldn't wait to talk.
good! I'll take you. The young Yin soldiers are leading him to start. Suddenly, the ghosts surrounding the lotus platform dispersed. They all said that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had just been invited by King Taishan of the Seventh Hall to go to the Reno Hell to save the souls of the dead. Yang Jiaren blamed himself and said, I shouldn't have hesitated at first. I climbed onto the lotus platform without hesitation. At least I could pay homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in person.
The young Yin soldier sighed, although the rain from the sky is wide, it cannot moisten the rootless grass; although the Buddha's teaching is wide, it cannot save those who have no destiny! I wonder if you have any connection with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva? It's such a pity that you missed such a good opportunity at the beginning.
While he was talking, golden lotus flowers appeared in the sky and rose straight to the heaven. The ghosts cheered. Yang Jiaren didn't know what was going on. The young Yin soldier raised his hand and touched the lotus on his forehead and told him that the lotus flowers flew out from the Reno Hell. The ghosts in the Reno Hell were blessed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. You can really be reborn in the Western Paradise. The lotus flowers appearing in the sky are a sign of good fortune.
When I turned back, I unknowingly came to the second gate of Fengdu City. Again I saw a bright light and a dark light. Yang Jiaren knew at this moment that he was walking along the dark light road, the road to hell. The bright light appeared in front of him again, and he wanted to walk along the path of the bright light.
The young Yin soldier pulled him hard and said that the bright light road was the road to return to the soul and the road to reincarnation. You haven't reached the time of reincarnation yet, so you can't leave. Turn around quickly. Yang Jiaren turned around and was stunned for a while. The young Yin soldier continued, even if a person who has passed through the Yin world has traveled to the underworld, he cannot embark on this path of reincarnation, otherwise he will never be able to return to the Yang world.
Hundreds of years later, the ghost life of Yang Jiaren was about to end, and another undercover messenger informed him to leave the Ghost Realm Castle and go to the tenth hall to receive the reincarnation ticket to prepare for reincarnation.
He was very happy to receive the reincarnation ticket from the Wheel-turning King, because he could still keep his body when he was reincarnated in the next life. However, many ghosts who went to the tenth hall with him received the ticket to transform into animals, and they burst into tears immediately. If you want to throw away the post, but it has not yet been thrown away, the post will naturally cast a spell, causing some ghosts to immediately appear in various animal forms.
There are some that fly in the sky, some that drill underground, some that swim in the water, some that run on the mountains, you name it. They no longer yelled, cried or harassed them, and were driven out of the hall one by one by the evil spirits.
At this time, there were about a dozen ghosts who had received the reincarnation certificate like Yang Jiaren. They were all led out of the hall by a ghost officer and walked forward for a while. Gradually, they saw a steep cliff rising up into the sky, with three red letters on it. Big words: Resurrection Cliff.
The Yin Chai said, this is your thirteenth station through the underworld. If you bypass this station, you will be reincarnated. Yang Jiaren asked, what role does the Resurrection Cliff play on ghosts like us?
The Yin Chai was a thin man with an upturned nose. He didn't answer immediately. He just snorted and muttered to himself, "Why do I smell a strange smell?"
The ghosts looked around and saw a man with a whisk in his hand and a Taoist robe with his hair tied up in a high bun. He started from behind, but caught up from behind and walked straight towards the Resurrection Cliff.
The Yin Cha smiled and said, no wonder I smelled a strange smell. It turned out to be this Taoist priest passing by. The ghosts followed the Taoist priest to the cliff of rebirth. The ghost man shouted anxiously, "You must not follow that Taoist priest. The Taoist priest is still a living person in the world of the world. Because his Taoism is quite high, his soul can pass through the underworld. After passing through the underworld, The only way to return to the yang from the underworld is through the Resurrection Cliff. The sunshine on the other side of the Resurrection Cliff is so bright and warm, not as gloomy as this side.
If the Taoist priest goes in the wrong direction, his soul cannot return to Yang, and his body will die after losing his soul for a long time. Why can't you go to the Soul-Returning Cliff? The reason is that you are all ghosts who have lived for many years. Your corpses in the human world have long since rotted. Even if you have nothing to rely on in the past, you still have to reincarnate. Otherwise, your reincarnation will be delayed. Is that worth it?
All the ghosts understood and stopped. Yang Jiaren asked, where should we go? The Yin Chai pointed to a bridge next to the Resurrection Cliff and said, "You guys walk across the bridge."
At this moment, the ghosts walked towards the bridge and saw four mythical beasts protecting the bridge, located on both sides. The three words "Gold and Silver Bridge" are written on the boundary stone, and it emits dazzling gold and silver light.
There is a pavilion in the middle of the bridge, in which sits an old woman with a kind face, holding a teacup filled with tea for these passing ghosts to drink. This old woman is the Goddess Meng Po, and this tea is Meng Po Soup.
At that moment, Yang Jiaren suddenly became confused after drinking the soup, and his mind went blank. He suddenly forgot all about the grudges and hatreds of his previous life, right and wrong, and no longer looked around, but followed the evil instructions of the old man. Move forward honestly.
The same goes for other ghosts who drank this Meng Po soup. They all walked through the Gold and Silver Bridge according to the guidance of the ghost. Six circular paths appeared over there, emitting various colors of light. This is the hub of the six paths of reincarnation. Which path will determine their reincarnation? Which circle to jump into. Yang Jiaren and other ghosts who were reincarnated as humans jumped towards the third circular path, because that was the human path.
