Chapter 113: Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva

After walking through the whole village, Hu Wei also hoped that the old village chief would take him to the temple to have a look, obviously hitting those bodhisattvas with his idea. Not to mention the mud bodhisattva, even the wood bodhisattva is a little difficult to protect itself!

"Just take a look at it, and put on a stick of incense by the way. Hu Wei said.

This incense, Yang Fan doesn't know how much sincerity there is.

The old village chief didn't think much about it, and took Hu Wei and them to the temple to offer incense. The temple is a bit small and simple, and there are not many gods and bodhisattvas enshrined in it. There is a large drum in the corner with a gong hanging from it.

There are incense burners, incense burners, etc. on the table. Hu Wei took out a few, lit them, bowed three times, and then inserted them on the incense burner. His eyes never left the incense burner, but unfortunately, he found that it was not valuable, and it was a very ordinary copper product.

Not far away, on the other side, on the altar, there was a dark golden bowl.

Yang Fan was sure that this golden bowl was one of the items left behind by the deadwood monk. The golden bowl was a must-have for monks to go out in the past. In fact, it is no different from the broken bowl in the beggar's hand.

"That thing can't be made of gold, right?" asked Xu Ping.

The old village chief smiled: "If you make gold, you won't dare to put it out." It's pure copper, so it looks better. ”

They had seen the bowl a long time ago, and the people in the village couldn't identify anything else as good or bad, but someone could still identify the real money. Some of the old people in the village have seen it and found that it is only copper.

Yang Fan nodded: "It's copper, it's just a little higher purity." ”

It is not scientific and rigorous to say that it is pure copper, and it is impossible to refine pure copper without impurities.

In addition, the surface of this gold bowl is not carved or otherwise processed, so even if it has a long history and can be regarded as an antique, it is not very valuable.

Of course, this is also one of the feng shui magic weapons, and in the eyes of the feng shui guy, it must be valuable.

Therefore, many things are viewed from different angles and have different values. Some people don't like it, but in the eyes of others, it's a treasure.

"Brother Yang, you haven't even taken your hands, how do you know it's copper? Aren't people going to have to bite it to see it?" Xu Ping was a little curious.

At the beginning, his thumb-sized gold ingots were also the same, and he kept them in his heart without asking.

The old village chief was also curious, and they burned it with fire, and the part of the golden bowl was burned black. The so-called real gold is not afraid of fire refining and turns black, indicating that it is not gold, but copper. Later, sandpaper was used to sand off that layer of black.

"Look at the color! Copper is darker in color and is the result of oxidation. Hu Wei explained for Yang Fan.

That's right, that's it, the element of gold is relatively stable, and under normal conditions, it will not be oxidized by oxygen. Copper, on contact with air, will be oxidized and slightly darkened. If it's humid air, it may also grow patina, that is, patina.

"The golden bowl is something that monks often use, and if it is gold, there must be some traces on the surface. Gold is not very hard and is easily scratched. Yang Fan also named a trait that was easy to identify.

However, this feature is not visible in all objects. Some furnishings, just looking at things that don't play, naturally can't see anything greasy.

Behind the golden bowl, there is a statue of a Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, it seems that it is also made of copper, the color is similar to the gold bowl in front, there are more than 20 centimeters high, and the image is vivid.

"The Bodhisattva doesn't know. The old village chief smiled.

This bodhisattva can't bite or burn, that's disrespectful to the gods, and the villagers are out of line.

There are many Buddhist tantric classics of the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin, and different scriptures have different rituals for the shape of the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin, but most of them are similar. The most special shape of the thousand-handed thousand-eyed Guanyin is the head, the eye, and the hand.

"Not an empty version of the Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes. Hu Wei glanced at it twice, although it is also a work of art, but it does not feel particularly precious, a little worse than the previous ones.

There are two kinds of the most famous and popular Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattvas in the history of Buddhism, namely the "Vajra Top Yoga Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin Freedom Bodhisattva Practice Ritual Sutra" translated by the Tianzhu monk Bukong in the Tang Dynasty, and the "Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Guanyin Vast Perfection Unhindered Great Compassion Dharani Sutra" translated by Gavadharma. Both sutras have commentaries on this kind of bodhisattva, and the appearance is not very different.

"A thousand hands are an exaggeration. Xu Ping said.

Looking at this statue, there are more than a dozen hands in the count, and there is a glasses in each palm, which looks a little scary.

"How can you really get a thousand hands out?" Yang Fan rolled his eyes.

That is to show that Guanyin has great divine power that is all-encompassing. A thousand eyes represent infinite wisdom, and a thousand hands represent boundless mana. Looking at the world with a thousand eyes, you can see all kinds of hardships and difficulties, and you can save thousands of people with a thousand hands.

In today's words, a thousand eyes is understanding, and there is nothing that cannot be seen through, and a thousand hands is practice, and there is nothing that cannot be done. When knowledge and practice are integrated, they will produce incomparably powerful power.

Yang Fan looked at the Bodhisattva and felt an indescribable weirdness. So, he used the Mingmu Talisman to check, and was stunned on the spot, but he didn't expect that this Bodhisattva was really not simple.

The last item was a wooden fish, which was more ordinary, which made Hu Wei completely unfocused.

Yang Fan was a little distressed, this is a Bodhisattva, rural people have a deep concept, selling a Bodhisattva is a big disrespect, and it can't be done, unless the price is really raised to the point that the whole village can't refuse.

"Well, it's getting late. We have been disturbed for the past two days. Mountains and rivers meet, village chief, let's go!" Hu Wei said to the old village chief.

The old village chief breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't dare to sell the things in this temple.

However, before he could fully exhale one breath, he heard another voice that made his heart hang immediately.

"Don't worry, I'll send one such Bodhisattva to worship. Village chief, I don't know if your village can cut love? It's not good to talk about buying and selling. I'll donate a sum of money to build your temple, so there should be no problem, right?" Yang Fan said.

As soon as these words came out, Hu Wei was shocked, knowing that this guy was a master who could not afford to be unprofitable, and he would definitely not let a Bodhisattva go back for no reason. What are you kidding this guy to worship the Bodhisattva?

The old village chief frowned, quite in danger. Since people say so, they really can't be involved in ungodliness.

Sending God happens again everywhere. The incense is not abundant, and sending the scenery of the gods out is also a kind of respect for the gods, hoping that the gods will practice better.

Hu Wei immediately became serious, and after observing for a while, he still didn't find a very special existence, so he was a little puzzled.

Yang Fan ignored him, but continued: "I'll donate 200,000 yuan!"

He believed that the number would almost impress the village. The reason has been found for them, and there are still benefits, so they should agree, right?

It's so late today! There's another chapter in a minute, don't worry, you won't owe more.