They rented an entire three-story restaurant nearby.
Li Weiyi had wanted to order more dishes, but the White-robed Layperson politely declined, saying that one bowl of plain noodles per person would be enough.
Nearly a hundred children filled all three floors. Even though they were only eating plain noodles, they were all immensely happy.
Though they were rice people, they too had joy, anger, sorrow, and delight.
Li Weiyi and Zhao Zhizhuo had long been starving. Since everyone was eating vegetarian, how could they feast on fish and meat? Thus, they each ordered a bowl of plain noodles and sat with the White-robed Layperson at a window-side table on the second floor, the three of them sharing a meal.
After taking a sip of steaming noodle broth, Li Weiyi humbly asked, "Layperson, what kind of Buddha is this Amitabha Buddha you keep invoking?"
The White-robed Layperson set down her bowl and chopsticks, sat upright, and said solemnly, "Amitabha is both the Buddha of Immeasurable Light and the Buddha of Immeasurable Lifespan. He represents light, lifespan, and space, and is the lord of the Pure Land Buddha Kingdom beyond endless distances."
"His radiance can illuminate shadowed realms."
"His lifespan is boundless and endless."
"The Pure Land World formed in his palm is the broadest realm of life in the world. His dharma power is immeasurable, and his divine abilities are immeasurable."
This world's Amitabha had surprisingly much in common with the one in Earth's myths and legends.
Afterward, the White-robed Layperson quietly ate her plain noodles.
When eating noodles, no one usually looked particularly graceful.
Yet she was neither affectedly delicate nor ferociously wolfish in her eating. Her appearance was plainly ordinary, but the way she ate carried a tranquil beauty that pleased the eye.
Li Weiyi watched her for quite