
Journey to the East
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In the 16th century, the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci, under the command of God, took three nuns - the strong Teresa, the gentle Garland, and the quiet Francis, as well as the Greek god Hermes, Hercules, Bethany, the dragon girl and other strange people, and set out from Rome to preach eastward. They crossed the Mediterranean and fought the fire demon Asmodeus in the desert; they entered Persia and discussed the duality of good and evil with Zoroastrianism; they crossed the sea to Tianzhu and argued with the ascetics about "sin" and "ignorance"; they visited the Dragon Palace in the east and persuaded the Dragon King to let him go; Enter Longhu Mountain, break the Tiangang Formation, and inspire Zhang Tianshi; visit Mount Putuo, listen to Guanyin's sermon; climb Jiuhua Mountain, meet Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva; travel to Mount Wutai, discuss wisdom with Manjusri Bodhisattva; go up to the Golden Summit of Emei, and practice the vows of Samantabhadra; what's the matter? Bridge, refused to drink Meng Po soup; broke into the Taishan Palace, and the ten palaces of Yama investigated the unknown; entered the Lingxiao Palace, and the Jade Emperor named him "Western Guest Minister"; passed Qufu to visit the Confucius Temple, and Yan Shenggong presented him as "the teacher of all ages"; debated conscience with Wang Yangming, and discussed the law of qi with Zhu Xi, Talking with Lu Jiuyuan is the universe, learning Tai Chi Push Hands with Zhang Sanfeng; fighting the Red Boy's Samadhi True Fire, defeating the Bull Demon King in the Seventy-two Cave Demon King, subduing the White Bone Demon, Spider Demon, Centipede Demon, subduing various demons such as Kui Mulang, Golden Horn and Silver Horn. Matteo Ricci wrote "Ten Chapters on Abnormal People", integrated himself into Confucianism, and was buried by Emperor Wanli. The three nuns and the dragon girl were laid to rest one after another, and the four of them returned to heaven together. God welcomed him personally and named Matteo Ricci as the "Holy Master", and the three nuns and the Dragon Girl as the "Holy Maidens". Tathagata praised him, and the Jade Emperor gave him the title "Sage from the West", which was respected by all three religions. Tang Ruowang continued his legacy, and the lights in the South Hall were kept alive, and the east and west avenues were unified.
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