"This child should become the future Buddha of our faith..."
After a moment of silence, the old Sacred Ape spoke.
Buddhism spoke of the three ages, from which arose the Buddhas of the three ages.
The Buddha of the past was the Burning Lamp Buddha, also known as the Fixed Light Buddha, Dipankara Buddha.
The Buddha of the present was Shakyamuni Buddha.
The Buddha of the future was Maitreya Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha's successor.
The stone Buddha on Amitabha Ancient Star represented the past, Shakyamuni represented the present life, and in the Victorious Fighting Buddha's eyes, Hua Hua, who bore part of the Nirvana Dao Fruit, was the future.
Buddhism spoke of cause and effect, expounded karmic affinities, and emphasized karmic power.
The Victorious Fighting Buddha would not covet an opportunity that did not belong to him. He could neither seize nor take it by force, and would instead suffer the anguish of a shattered Dao heart and endless karmic burdens.
It would be better to take him as a disciple and honor him as the future Buddha—killing two birds with one stone.
He would teach the future Buddha the Dao, and the future Buddha would help him attain the Dao.
"Hua Hua, are you willing to take the Victorious Fighting Buddha as your master?"
Ye Fan gave Hua Hua an encouraging look, respecting his choice.
Hua Hua was the reincarnation of an ancient Buddha of the Western Desert and also bore part of the Nirvana Dao Fruit. His Buddha nature was unparalleled. He had an innate consciousness repository and, since childhood, had been able to recite many ancient Buddhist scriptures long lost to the world.
Moreover, he was the son of a pair of Tibetan herders.
Tibet possessed an exceptionally rich culture of Tantric Buddhism. Nearly everyone worshiped Buddha, and