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Journey To The West, Chapter 99: 9 x 9 Ends The Count And Mara Is All Destroyed, The Work Of 3 x 3 done, The Tao Reverts To Its Root.

We shall not speak of the 8 Vajra Guardians male gods escorting Tang Tripitaka Monk back to his nation. We turn instead to those Protectors Of The 5 Quarters, the 4 Sentinels, the 6 Gods Of Darkness and the 6 Gods Of Light,and the Guardians Of Monasteries, who appeared before the triple gates and said to the Bodhisattva Guanyin female god, “Your disciples had received the Bodhisattva Guanyin female god’s dharma decree to give secret protection to the sage monk Tang Tripitaka. Now that the work of the sage monk Tang Tripitaka is completed, and the Bodhisattva Guanyin female god has returned the Buddhist Patriarch Shakyamuni Buddha male god’s golden decree to him as completed, we too request permission from the Bodhisattva Guanyin female god to return your dharma decree to you as completed.” Highly pleased also, the Bodhisattva Guanyin female god said, “Yes, yes! You have my permission.” Then she asked, “What was the disposition of the 4 pilgrims during their journey?” “They showed genui
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Journey To The West, Chapter 100: They Return To The Land Of The East, 5 Sages Are Confirmed Gods.

Let us not say anything more about how the 4 pilgrims departed by riding the wind with the Vajra Guardians male gods. We tell you instead about the multitude in the Life Saving Monastery at the Chen Village, who rose at dawn and went at once to offer fruits and other food to their benefactors. When they arrived at the space beneath the tower, however, they found that Tang Tripitaka Monk had disappeared. So all of them looked everywhere, but without success. They were so upset that they did not quite know what to do except to cry aloud, “We have allowed a living Buddha to walk away!” After a while, the entire household realized that they had no better alternative than to pile all the food and gifts on the altar up in the tower and offer them as sacrifices along with the burning of joss paper cash. After that, they made 4 great sacrifices and 24 smaller ones each year. Moreover, those who wanted to pray for healing, for safety on a journey, for the gift of a spouse, for wealth or childre
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