Chapter 356: Halloween Parade, Encounter Ghosts on the Roadside!
"It's funny!"
Mary dragged the bell along with the procession, and the locals were grimacing, dressed in straw clothes, singing and dancing to the music!
The atmosphere at the scene was indescribably warm, and of course, there were many foreign tourists like Mary Wang Zhong in the team, and they were all holding cameras or camcorders and constantly shooting.
"This is a ghost dance, a dance of the local people to worship the ghosts and gods, they believe that today is the festival of the ghosts and gods, and they will be blessed by the ghosts and gods if they worship the ghosts and gods in this way!"
A local guide explains some of the rituals of Halloween.
Wang Zhong couldn't help nodding secretly, three miles are not the same sound, ten miles are not the same customs, the memorial ceremony in Thailand is very different from the domestic one, of course, this is also related to their unique cultural background!
Thailand is a country with a very high degree of Buddhism, and Buddhism has infiltrated every detail of their lives!
"Walking in front is the Emerald Buddha temple of Master Luang Po Kun, you tourists may not know that the Thai Emerald Buddha Temple is located in the northeast corner of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, is the most famous Buddhist temple in Thailand, and is also one of the three national treasures of Thailand. The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha were built in 1784 and are part of the Grand Palace of Thailand, covering about 1/4 of the Grand Palace. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is a place where the Thai royal family worships the Emerald Buddha statue and holds religious ceremonies, and is named after the Emerald Buddha enshrined in the temple. There are Jade Buddha Hall, the Hall of the First King, the Hall of Buddha Bones, the Pavilion of the Tibetan Scriptures, the Bell Tower and the Golden Pagoda in the temple. The Emerald Buddha Hall is the main building of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the shrine in the center of the main hall enshrines the Jade Buddha statue, which is considered a national treasure in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha is 66 centimeters high and 48 centimeters wide and is carved from a single piece of jasper. Whenever the seasons change, the king of Thailand personally changes the clothes of the Emerald Buddha to protect the peace of the country and the people. Whenever there is a change of cabinet in Thailand, all members of the new government are sworn in to the king at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Every year during the Farming Festival in May, the king also holds a religious ceremony here to pray for a good harvest. The temple is surrounded by a kilometer-long mural gallery with 178 beautiful color comic strips on the theme of the Ramayana epic of the classical Indian literature, accompanied by Thai translations. Several large porcelain screens in the Jade Buddha Temple are painted with the story of China's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The main hall is carved beams and painted buildings, the gold is splendid, the four murals have the deeds of the Buddha becoming a Buddha, there are 6 bronze lions guarding the door outside the front and rear hall doors, open the mouth and hold the chest, very expressive. If you are interested, you can visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, only 400 baht/person, you can visit the three national treasures of Thailand, and get the blessing of the master of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha!"
The tour guide in Bangkok seems to be very dedicated, explaining a lot to tourists along the way, and strongly recommends that tourists visit the Jade Buddha Temple first, and then participate in the Halloween parade after receiving the blessings of the monks of the Jade Buddha Temple, which will avoid unnecessary trouble!
Many domestic tourists, as well as tourists from other countries, were moved by the tour guide, after all, 400 baht is converted into the currency of the country, which is really not much money!
Wang Zhong and Mary didn't move, they felt that it was completely unnecessary, according to Wang Zhong's current ability, it was more effective than any holy water and scriptures!
Mary gathered excitedly in front of the handicraft stall, which sold handmade zuò masks, which were obviously receptive to people's ability to accept, not very scary, but a little funny and festive!
Unable to stand Mary's soft grinding and hard bubbles, both of them also wore traditional masks and danced with the team!
"Boss, what are they doing?"
Mary watched with some curiosity as people carried a doll of a man and a daughter, and put the two dolls together to make a relationship. Posture of the Close!
"This?"
Wang Zhong also looked at it with some surprise, he really hadn't seen such a ceremony.
"The resentment of young people who are not married after death is very heavy, and we hope that the ritual of tongguò can dissolve their resentment!"
The locals enthusiastically explained.
"I see!"
Wang Zhong and Mary nodded knowingly. But watching the two puppets keep intersecting in the air. Mary's face couldn't help but turn red, and Wang Zhong's breathing became a little short.
But fortunately, both of them were able to restrain their thoughts, and the crowd with ghost faces gathered more and more, and they also came to the main venue of the event!
This is a huge square in the center of the city, in the center of the square is a wooden altar, the table is covered with yellow cloth, and there are many colorful scriptures, several yellow robes of Luang Po sit on it, and keep reciting this passage of verses in Thai!
As the ritual progresses, they often throw some holy water into the air!
Grimace-clad locals danced around the altar and let out bursts of Ulaula cries from their mouths!
However, after seeing the old monk sitting in the middle, there was a sudden commotion in the procession, whether it was the locals wearing ghost faces singing and dancing, or the policemen wearing uniforms to maintain order, they all looked at the high platform with a respectful and excited face, and many people even knelt on the ground, muttering scriptures in their mouths!
"This is a transcendence ceremony, which must be performed every year, to surpass those unjust souls who died in vain!"
There was a tour guide beside Wang Zhong, who explained to the tourists around him, and Wang Zhong also followed the group!
Suddenly, there was an abnormal flush on the guide's face, and his voice was surprisingly excited:
"Oh my God, I didn't expect that the person presiding over the festival today would be Master Long Pokun of the Jade Buddha Temple!"
"It's unbelievable, today must be my lucky day!"
The tour guide said excitedly, because he was too excited, he looked a little crazy.
"Thank you Buddha, thank you to my mother, thank you to all living beings!"
"Luang Po Kun is the only legendary monk in this world, Master Luang Po Kun, born in 1923. Before the master's mother became pregnant, she dreamed that there was a celestial god, who slowly flew to her and said to her: "Your husband and wife have done good deeds for many generations, and today you are here to give a gift, this gift is the treasure of Buddhism in the future, and it can spread the Dharma." Soon after the dream, the mother became pregnant, and after ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to the current Buddha Bao Long Po Kun. He studied Buddhism at an early age and became a monk at the age of 20. Since he was a child, he attended a Buddhist monastery in his hometown of Ban Li (Thai), where the monks taught him Pali in addition to the knowledge of the regular school.
When he was 20 years old, he became a monk and has remained until now. After becoming a monk, Luang Po Kun went to Laos, Phnom Penh and other places to practice Buddhism, and after completing the practice, he returned to his hometown Qu Ban Li Buddha Monastery to practice a profound master with strong mana. Although he is still alive today, many Thai people believe and recite that after his death, he will become an immortal and become a Buddha. Regardless of how credible the rumors are, many Thais come from all over the world to the Wat of the Buddha where the monk is located, and wait for a day, just hoping to make the monk "pounce" on his head and change his luck. If you are lucky enough to be able to get him to "spit on your saliva", it will be even more remarkable. In fact, in order to be personally received by Master Luang Po Kun, you have to have a deep relationship, and even if you can meet him, you may not have the opportunity to get his blessings. Among the many prostrated devotees, the master would walk in front of the devotees every half hour with a wooden stick in hand. However, there are some people, no matter how they approach the master, they are lost in the crowd, and they are not blessed to bear the baton in the hands of the master. If you can get the monks to call into their ashram to personally "spit out" to wish luck, it is even more a dream of good believers. ”
"We can see Master Luang Po Kun here, it is all the good fortune accumulated in the previous life, you must know that it is very difficult for many Thai people to meet him!"
"You are all blessed people! It is my honor to serve you!"
The tour guide said excitedly, Wang Zhong could feel the sincerity in the tour guide's words, and it was estimated that he would happily agree if he didn't pay now, and said that he was welcome to come again next time!
"Is the old monk on the Dharma platform really so powerful?
Mary said in disbelief.
Wang Zhong didn't speak, just watched quietly, the scene in his eyes has changed a lot, the crowd is still a crowd, but the Dharma platform has changed, the Dharma platform built of wood has become a huge golden lotus, the central Long Po Kun body reveals a peaceful gold, there are countless arhats and Bodhisattvas in the air, and golden flowers fall from the air from time to time!
Long Pokun's mouth kept opening and closing, and one by one Sanskrit golden words flew out of his mouth, turning into golden lotus, and above the golden lotus stood one after another unjust souls, the resentment on their bodies was washed, and after letting go of the obsession, the golden lotus slowly rose, and finally disappeared into the sky!
"What a powerful Buddha power, such a strong faith!"
Wang Zhong looked at the first qiē in front of him and muttered to himself.
Mary was surprisingly quiet and did not answer, and Wang Zhong turned his head in surprise.
His eyes suddenly contracted, and his pupils shrank into a straight line!
Because Mary was not behind him, but looked ahead with dull eyes, and her body involuntarily walked forward!
Wang Zhong followed Mary's eyes, and he found that a female ghost in red had strangely appeared under the originally empty billboard!
Why is she a female ghost?
Because the woman in red didn't have feet at all, she was so weirdly suspended in the air!
As if discovering Wang Zhong's prying eyes, the female ghost roared at Wang Zhong with a hideous face!
However, this did not deter Wang Zhong, who stepped forward without notice, pulled Mary back to the group, and tapped his finger on Mary's forehead, sending her a wisp of yang energy!
Nourished by this yang energy, Mary's somewhat drowsy mind suddenly woke up!
"There's a female ghost in red there!"
Mary hid in Wang Zhong's arms and pointed in the direction of the billboard with some fear!
The other marchers seemed to be surprised, whispered a few times in the local language, and continued to dance!
Although Wang Zhong doesn't understand Thai, he can also roughly interpret the meaning from their expressions, lucky, fate!
In Thailand, Halloween often happens, if you are lucky, you will be dragged back to the line and regain your senses, and if you are unlucky, you will be haunted by evil spirits, either go to the temple to ask for help, or you will be entangled to death!
Of course, there are many people who have lost their lives due to evil spirits, and although the Halloween Festival in Thailand has all its drawbacks, it does not affect the enthusiasm of locals and tourists!
There are even a lot of people who go to Halloween just to see ghosts and seek excitement!
Wang Zhong was different from these people, he didn't want Mary to be harassed by unjust ghosts, his white fingers slid quickly on Mary's back, and his mouth kept opening and closing!
Imperial order!
Sealing Spell!
Wang Zhong drew a talisman in the void with both hands, if someone with the eye of heaven would definitely be able to see it, a huge crimson talisman fell from the sky, and instantly fell on Mary's body, and a huge shield appeared around Mary's body, protecting her!
The female ghost in red seemed to feel the power of the spell, but she still flew up a little unwillingly, as if it was a huge night owl, and pounced on the top of Mary's head!
Wang Zhong waved his sleeves in disgust, only to see that the female ghost came quickly and went back faster!
It was as if she had hit an invisible wall and bounced back by the way!
She struggled to her feet, wanting to continue, but Wang Zhong's gaze looked at it, as if it were two golden pillars of light, instantly piercing the female ghost's body.
An unjust soul who has been cultivating for a hundred years was actually killed by a glance from Wang Zhong!
The surrounding ghosts looked at Wang Zhong with some fear, although they were unwilling, they all gave up the attack rationally!
Imperial order!
Wang Zhong's brows furrowed slightly, and he saw that a large number of ghosts and gods had gathered around the team!
They are waiting for the opportunity, as long as someone leaves the team, they will be tempted and attacked, and the people they can protect are really limited, but fortunately, Wang Zhong is not fighting alone!
Since being canonized by the Heavenly Master Dao, Wang Zhong has the right to mobilize a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general!
Although these Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals were only formed by the worship of the Nether Realm, and they could not be compared with the real Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, they were the most suitable for this occasion!
Wang Zhong took out the token and recruited the heavenly soldiers and generals to protect it, so as not to let tourists and locals suffer from ghosts and gods!
When Wang Zhong chanted the mantra and summoned, Long Po Kun, who was presiding over the puja, suddenly stopped, his eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of Wang Zhong, his eyes were like a sea of sweet green, indescribably pure.
He has already cultivated the Heavenly Eye!
Naturally, you can see the hungry ghosts outside, and you can also see the divine soldiers who are envoyed by Wang Zhong!
A celestial soldier wearing ancient armor and holding a divine weapon is scattered on both sides of the team, once there are ghosts and gods who break the rules and want to cross the line, they will be suppressed by the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals!
"Heavenly Soldiers, it seems that there is an amazing figure in the team!"
Luang Po Kun's thin body stood up, he didn't care about the cheers of the believers, and kneeling, his eyes seemed to be able to see through the mountains and the sea!
It was as if nothing could hinder his gaze, as long as he wanted to see, even if it was Tianque or the underworld, it was within his sight!
Wang Zhong felt something in his heart and raised his head too!
The gazes of the two seemed to pass through the bodies of countless people and meet in the air!
Although it is impossible for the eyes of the two to really cross the human ** exchange, this feeling is so real!
Wang Zhong felt joy in that gaze, a welcoming feeling!
Wang Zhong also expressed his goodwill and friendliness!R1152