The Pinnacle of Life

An actual 5 foot tiny monk. He was short, with the face of a young teenager of around fourteen. Despite his innocent looks, his entire body radiated with holy light, with thousands and thousands of Buddhist talismans around him. There was even a golden halo behind his head.

That was the symbol of a golden body of a Bodhi. Within the halo was some pattern of a flower.

Upon further inspection, it was actually a spider lily.

“Oh my lord, who is this? Where did he come from?” Pigsy jumped and blurted out from shock.

The little monk solemnly clasped his hands. “Amitabha!”

“That… Bodhi statue?” Quick witted, Xerxes realized where the monk came from.

In actual fact, they shouldn’t be calling it a little monk. It was a small Bodhi, after all. Apart from his innocent face, everything else was there. He looked somewhat similar to a Bodhi statue.

The little Bodhi nodded. “I am… The Palatial.”

Alex had heard of this title quite a while ago, but Xerxes and Dorothy had not. They both expressed their confusion towards this situation.

The Palatial Bodhi said, “It’s unsurprising that you’ve never heard of me. I haven’t left the Underworld since I became a Bodhi, after all. I’m the guardian of the Dairaionji Temple and have been guarding this entire world against the start.”

“Huh?” Alex was shocked. “You’re the guardian of this temple? Aren’t you supposed to be at Shoraionji Temple?”

seem that you have

admitting

to the Shoraionji Temple, that means Buddhism must be in your destiny. You might even become one of

explain, really. The Shoraionji Temple is placed on the

the God that rules over the Underworld. I guide the evil to

was agape from the sheer

so that must mean he is

his respects, placing both hands together as well. “Thank you for your help. We wouldn’t have been

turned

Death had possessed him. Yet all this was because he received the

a Buddhist before coming here! Having a powerful Bodhi as

“It’s not too late to become one of

raised the question. “What’s in

single being achieve peace within themselves. If one were to

head. “I’m a pig, so my comprehension is limited. I don’t understand what you mean. Just tell me, would we be able

most

had just returned not long ago and her current knowledge and skills were far behind Alex. She wasn’t used to this at

was awakened, but she was still