Monk Hugo opened his mouth and the words came naturally.
"Great Vehicle Buddhism focuses on cultivating the Three Studies: Precepts, Concentration, and Wisdom, and the Noble Eightfold Path."
"Cultivating Great Vehicle Buddhism means cultivating the Path of Liberation, attaining liberation in this life."
"Realizing the state of Arhat, being thoroughly liberated in this life, and no longer reincarnating."
These three sentences were indeed the cultivation principles within Buddhism.
They were also what Hugo and other Buddhists had always considered to be Great Vehicle Buddhism, the supreme Dharma.
But after listening, Quinn Ye shook his head with some disappointment.
"Why do you shake your head?"
Hugo was puzzled.
"What you said is merely Small Vehicle Buddhism."
"Impossible! This is the Great Vehicle Buddhism of my Sect, praised for thousands of years, always like this!"
Hugo completely disagreed with Quinn's words.
After all, he came from Buddhism and had been influenced by this set of Dharma since childhood.
In his eyes, this was Great Vehicle Buddhism.
Quinn sighed and looked at Hugo with sympathy.
"I pity you for chanting Buddha's name since childhood, yet not knowing what true Great Vehicle Buddhism is."
Hugo frowned.
"You keep saying this is not Great Vehicle Buddhism. Then may I ask you, what is the Great Vehicle Buddhism you believe in?"
He was unconvinced.
This was exactly the effect Quinn wanted.
Otherwise, the words he was about to say wouldn't have such a good effect.
"Hugo, listen well."
Quinn cleared his throat.
"The so-called Great Vehicle Buddhism, besides the Three Studies and the Noble Eightfold Path you mentioned earlier, also requires cultivating the Bodhisattva Practice, including the Six Perfections and Four Means of Embracing."
"Practitioners of the Bodhisattva Path give up the opportunity to realize Arhatship through hearing the Dharma. Instead, they vow to become Bodhisattvas, and ultimately become future Buddhas to teach others to become Arhats, or to be reborn as disciples of future Buddhas."
"Practitioners of the Path of Liberation only want to realize Arhatship while the Dharma still exists, to be thoroughly liberated in this life and no longer reincarnate."
"Those who only uphold the Five Precepts and Ten Good Deeds in the human and heavenly realms are still ordinary beings. Because they only care about their own liberation through cultivating Dharma and do not look back to save other sentient beings, this is called Small Vehicle Buddhism."
"But a Bodhisattva seeks the supreme Buddha Way above for self-liberation from life and death, and transforms infinite sentient beings below to leave the sea of suffering together. This is worthy of being called Great Vehicle Buddhism!"
Speaking of this, Quinn paused.
"Hugo, do you understand?"
This shout was like the angry roar of a Buddhist Vajra.
Hugo was instantly stunned on the spot, lost in thought.
Quinn's words caused the Buddhist beliefs that Hugo had cultivated since childhood to collapse instantly.
But Hugo still found it hard to accept. He had cultivated Dharma for so many years, thinking it was Great Vehicle Buddhism.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be only Small Vehicle Buddhism.
"How is this possible..."
Hugo shook his head repeatedly. His eyes, which were piercing before, now had no luster at all.
Quinn looked cold, his eyes full of disappointment.
"Your West Realm Buddhism believes that Small Vehicle Buddhism is the entirety of Buddhism. Surprisingly, no one knows of the existence of Great Vehicle Buddhism."
"So ridiculous, yet you dare to call yourself a Buddhist Holy Land?"
Hugo became even more dejected, with a look of shame on his face.
"Even if I were truly the Holy Son, I wouldn't go to a place like your West Realm Buddhism."
Speaking of this, Quinn pointed to his feet.
Hugo was bewildered.
"Buddha is in the sky, in the earth, in the human heart, and in all things."
"Buddha is omnipresent!"
"As long as there is Buddha in your heart, why stick to whether you are cultivating in a temple?"
These words deeply shocked Hugo's soul again.
The young Hugo, under the bluffing of the cunning Quinn Ye, completely doubted his life.
"Buddha... is omnipresent?"
Hugo muttered this sentence, seeming to have a new realization.
Suddenly.
Thump!
Hugo knelt before Quinn.
This startled Quinn.
What are you doing?
Staging an accident again?
Only to see Hugo kowtowing repeatedly to Quinn.
His face was full of regret and piety.
"Holy Son, I have finally listened to the true Dharma."
Hugo's eyes were filled with tears.
"Seeing the Holy Son today, I finally know that my years of cultivation were all in vain."
"I wish to follow the Holy Son, cultivate Great Vehicle Buddhism from now on, and take saving the world as my own responsibility. I beg the Holy Son to fulfill my wish!"
Hugo said excitedly.
"What?"
Quinn was a bit dumbfounded.
He originally wanted to bluff this guy away so he wouldn't bother him anymore.
Unexpectedly, it backfired.
This Hugo didn't want to leave; instead, he wanted to follow him directly?
What should I do?
Do I really have to bring a monk with me all day?
That's too weird, right?
And if he really accepted this Hugo, what if the monks from the West Zen Temple came to trouble him?
This won't do.
"You don't need to follow me."
Quinn spoke.
Hugo looked up, staring at Quinn blankly.
"Cultivation does not require following anyone. As long as you have Buddha in your heart and take saving the world as your responsibility, then even if you don't follow anyone and are not in any temple, you are still cultivating."
"Buddha will see it."
Quinn revealed a gentle smile.
This smile seemed nothing to others.
But in Hugo's eyes, it was simply radiant, containing boundless Dharma.
Just one look made Hugo's mind calm.
Hugo suddenly stood up.
A look of Great Enlightenment appeared on his face.
"The Holy Son is right. Even if I am not in a temple, I can still cultivate."
"I have decided. From now on, I won't return to the West Zen Temple. I will cultivate right here."
Quinn was speechless.
He turned and walked away.
Hugo didn't pester him again this time.
He put his palms together, chanting Buddhist scriptures, his eyes free of any doubt or confusion.
He no longer wanted to take Quinn back to the West Realm Buddhism.
Because even Hugo himself didn't want to go back.
What West Realm Buddhism? They don't even have Great Vehicle Buddhism. What's the point of going back?
Since the Holy Son is here, then this place is the true Buddhism.
"I must tell other fellow Buddhist cultivators so they also know the existence of Great Vehicle Buddhism."
"Only in this way can I live up to the Holy Son's teachings."
Hugo made up his mind and immediately went to find other Buddhist monks.
Not long after, Hugo gathered dozens of monks.
Dozens of shiny bald heads gathered together; the scene was quite blinding.
There was no choice; their heads were too bright and shiny.
Like they were oiled.
"Hugo, why did you gather us?"
"Didn't you go to find the Holy Son? Did you find him?"
"What kind of person is the Holy Son? Tell us quickly."
...
All the monks looked at Hugo, unable to wait to hear about his meeting with the Holy Son.
Hugo smiled and shook his head at the crowd.
"Fellow cultivators, Hugo has something to tell you."
The monks were stunned.
"From now on, Hugo will no longer return to the West Zen Temple, nor will I return to the West Realm."
The monks were in an uproar.
"Hugo, what's wrong with you?"
Hugo chanted "Amitabha."
"Buddha is omnipresent."
"As long as there is Buddha in the heart, everywhere is a place for cultivation."