After visiting Bajie Temple, Xiao Yang took Zhou Sen to visit the Holy Sword Temple.

According to Xiao Yang, the Temple of the Holy Sword is a major temple built in Angkor, Cambodia in the 12th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, and it is close to the northeast of Angkor Thom.

Zhou Sen asked Xiao Yang, "I found that Cambodia is the same as Thailand, there are still many temples, is this related to Cambodia's religious beliefs?"

Xiao Yang nodded, "Yes, Cambodia and Thailand are greatly influenced by Indian Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism, especially by Indian Buddhism, Buddhism attaches great importance to the progress and enlightenment of human hearts and morals, and the purpose of Buddhist believers to practice Buddhism is to discover the truth of life and the universe according to the spiritual method realized by Siddhartha, and finally transcend birth, death and suffering, stop all afflictions, and obtain ultimate liberation." ”

"Buddhism teaches people to be good, to see openly, to reduce the inner desire for material, self-discipline, to transcend the impetuousness and material desires of the outside world, to wash away the lead, to achieve inner peace, has a great influence in people's hearts, Southeast Asian countries, but also by some Indian Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism influence. ”

"When it comes to Buddhism, let's introduce it a little bit, and we also want you to understand the relationship between Buddhism's missionary path and the ancient Silk Road. ”

Xiao Yang said: "I have heard my uncle talk before, maybe I am not comprehensive, Buddhism is broad and profound, far from ordinary people like me can understand it thoroughly, I will share some of the Buddhist knowledge I know with you!"

Zhou Sen nodded, and Xiao Yang began to speak slowly.

"Buddhism in the north is divided into two routes, land through northwest India and the ancient Silk Road of the Western Regions countries into China, India Dayue's Kushan Dynasty and other eras, has directly covered the Western Regions, bordering the western border of China, the other route to the sea to the south of China, such as Bodhidharma, the true meaning and other great ancestors, all from the sea directly to China after landing in Guangzhou to the north. ”

"The Shravaka Buddhism and the Bodhisattva Buddhism of the Indian continent were introduced to the East at the same time, and in addition to the Mahayana scriptures, the existing Shravaka scriptures of the various schools of the Indian continent in China are also very rich. ”

With the opening of the door of official Buddhism by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, in the following hundreds of years, there was an endless stream of monks in the Western Regions of Tianzhu and the Central Plains, such as Kumarosh, True Meaning, Fa Xian and other patriarchs and Bodhisattvas. ”

"In the Tang Dynasty, Master Xuanzang traveled all over Tianzhu to learn scriptures, and after the Mahayana schools achieved the highest achievements and successfully returned to the Tang Dynasty, the main classics of the Indian Buddhist Mahayana schools were gradually translated to the Han Dynasty. ”

"Tang Seng learned scriptures, but also became a historical story, Tang Seng traveled thousands of miles, seeking the true scriptures, touching, praised by future generations!"

From the study and interpretation of the teachings to the widespread propagation of the common people, the glorious practice of Mahayana Buddhism in China and the Sui and Tang dynasties complemented each other, and the center of world Buddhism gradually shifted to China, and then spread and influenced Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore and other places. ”

So with this history, it's not hard to understand why these Southeast Asian countries have been influenced by Indian Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism. ”

After Xiao Yang's explanation, Zhou Sen understood and nodded, "These are our friendly neighbors, due to the close geographical location, history, religion, culture, and humanity will respond to each other!"

Xiao Yang nodded, "Yes, that's it! It is related to the historical era and social background at that time, and it is the result of the joint action of many factors, we can see these historical monuments now, it is really not easy to preserve them after so many years, and there are many generations of wisdom and human civilization here." ”

"The temple was built by King Koyavarman VII of Cambodia to worship his father in the 12th century, and was renovated between 1927 and 1932. ”

The temple is large in scale, the rectangular wall is high and long, there are four roads leading to the temple, at the entrance of the temple stand several gods and asuras holding long snakes in their hands to stir the milk sea, on the east and west sides, there is a long sandstone lotus wall, and the lotus once had a Buddha statue, which was destroyed due to age.

Xiao Yang said: "Heaven and earth are incomplete, and due to the age, it is normal to be a little damaged!"

Zhou Sen nodded, "Yes!"

At the eastern entrance of the Temple of the Sacred Sword, there is a two-storey building, which is said to have been used to store the Sacred Sword, and its round pillars resemble the Mediterranean architectural style.

Zhou Sen came to visit and felt that it was very fresh, the temples of each country have their own characteristics, and they are fresh to Zhou Sen.

Starting from the central stupa, four narrow corridors extend in all directions with vaults, and on the west and back of the satia temple are shrines dedicated to Vishnu and Shiva, respectively.

The International Foundation for the Restoration of the Temple of the Holy Pagoda did not clean up the temple in the south, and the ruins in the south have been buried deep in the forest, and the middle part of the temple is high, representing Mount Meru, the center of the universe, according to research, the royal family of the Angkor Dynasty abandoned Angkor in the 15th century, but the incense of the temple has always been very strong.

Xiao Yang introduced to Zhou Sen, "It is said that at that time, Angkor Thom was under construction, and it became the king's temporary residence, that is, the place where he held his pilgrimage and study, the two-story scripture pavilion of the Holy Sword Temple, and there was an inscription in the courtyard on the east side of the temple, which was written by the son of Jayavarman VII, and is now stored inside." ”

The name of the temple is derived from the legend of the holy sword, the heir of Jayavarman II, who lived here when Jayavarman VII rebuilt Angkor Thom, and was once one of the most important temples of the Khmer people, where the most important festivals and ceremonies were held, and thousands of people supported and maintained the temple.

There are extremely long passages outside the four doors of the Holy Sword Temple, and the straight passage leading to the east gate is clean and clean, and the line of sight is unobstructed.

On both sides, towering trees dozens of meters high grow, the canopy of which covers the sky overhead, and the coiled roots protrude from the ground.

Zhou Sen looked at these towering trees, and felt very emotional, all things have spirituality, these creatures have strong vitality, and they continue to grow upward, so that there are such towering trees, which also symbolize the vigorous vitality and purity of the soul, and the devotion to Buddhism.

The path leading to the central sanctuary is made up of vaulted corridors flanked by thick square stone pillars, decorated with statues of gods and goddesses along the stone doors, and adorned with countless dancing goddesses of the fairy world.

The whole building is in the shape of a cross, with the central chapel in the center, surrounded by four gates connected by a vaulted corridor, east, south, west and north, and outside the door is a long corridor.

Further inside is the central sanctuary, where the interior walls are adorned with bronze and are enshrined.

It is a statue designed according to the face of the king, accompanied by a high monk day and night, surrounded by smoke, and the wooden fish sends the scriptures, day and night. The Holy Sword Temple, following the endless road of fallen leaves, a gust of wind blew, and in a moment thousands of years ago, it was caught or missed.

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