Chapter 142: Thangka

"Master, please wait a minute. Brother Yang, you are also waiting here. The monk said.

Yang Fan and the others didn't know that the monk wanted to play that play, although they were puzzled, they still listened to him, who called the people who were the head snakes here?

Soon, the guy led a monk to come over to pay, Lei De Yang Fan and Xu Ping were young and scorched, and said secretly: If you don't have money to pay, you just say it! Don't you feel ashamed like this?

The monk also looked disgusted, and quickly paid the money and fled like an evil spirit.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, Amitabha, Senior Brother is worthy of being the three good disciples of our temple. I'll have to trouble you in the future, Senior Brother!"

Hearing this, the monk almost ran away. Even if he is a monk, when he encounters this situation, he wants to burst into a foul mouth: Your sister!

"Brother Yang, is this bald head reliable?" Xu Ping was seriously suspicious.

Yang Fan shook his head: "I don't know, I shouldn't sell us, I don't have the guts." ”

Indeed, the monk who temporarily abstained from corruption still had to ask Yang Fan, he didn't dare to offend, he wouldn't pit, at least he wouldn't pit too much.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see my uncle. "The monk who quit greed did not feel the slightest embarrassment, and it seemed that it was natural to ask the senior brothers of the temple to help.

Along the way, this guy was like a plague god possessed, wherever he went, all the monks walked around, and those who came head-on all diverted. A monk has done this, it can be regarded as unique, right?

"They don't seem to like you very much, right?" Finally, Xu Ping couldn't help but speak.

The monk stopped suddenly, stared at Xu Ping, and looked very serious: "Do you know why?"

Xu Ping scolded in his heart: The ghost only knows, it is estimated that you are not popular, and everyone is disgusted.

"Amitabha! Most of them owe a little money to the poor monks. You say, "He who owes money sees the creditor." What will happen?" said the monk who quit greed.

Tut-tut! This is said without blushing or heartbeat, a very high realm!

The temple is quite large, and it went around for half an hour. I found the uncle of the monk who quit corruption, an old monk who specializes in managing the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. He looks tall and thin, his eyes are deeply sunken, but his gaze reveals deep wisdom.

"Old ...... Uh, Uncle Shi, this is Brother Yang. He has a lot of treasures!" the monk said.

"Hello, Master!" Yang Fan bowed slightly.

"Amitabha! Lord Yang is a man of great fortune!" the old monk said with a smile.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Yang Fan and the others were invited to sit in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion for a while. That place is not open to the public, and Yang Fan and others are fortunate to enter to visit. It's still the credit of the nine-eyed dzi.

"Uncle Shi, I found another Buddhist treasure two days ago, you see ......," the monk said first.

"Take it out and warn you, don't fight the idea of the Scripture Pavilion, otherwise, the poor monk will let you taste the bitterness. The old monk suddenly became vigilant.

This kid has not been eyeing the treasure of his scripture pavilion for a day or two.

Before this, he had exchanged a lot of Buddhist treasures for a lot of things, which made the disciples in the temple quite dissatisfied. If it weren't for these old fellows, I'm afraid someone would have proposed to expel this demon from the wall.

The monk knew that the old bald head would take the bait, and immediately took out a roll of silk. Open in public. Everyone saw that there were a lot of Buddha statues painted on the silk, and they were beautifully made.

"Thangka?" Yang Fan was slightly surprised, it was the first time he had seen such a thing.

In Buddhism, especially in Tibetan Buddhism, thangka is a very important treasure of Buddhism, equivalent to scriptures, murals and other inherited things.

"Brother Yang has good eyesight. "The monk who quit greed came up with a high hat.

Yang Fan was unmoved, thangka is a new painting art that emerged during the Songtsen Gampo period, that is, a scroll painting framed with colored satin, with distinctive national characteristics, strong religious colors and unique artistic style. It has always been regarded as a treasure by the Tibetan people.

Thangkas come in a variety of varieties and textures, but most are drawn on cloth and paper. There are also thangkas for embroidery, brocade, silk and appliqués. Some also decorate the pearls and gemstones with gold threads on the colorful patterns. Excellent combination.

This kind of thing is similar to the scroll paintings of the Han region, mostly painted on cloth or paper, and then sewn and mounted with satin, with a thin rope on the upper horizontal axis for hanging, and a delicate shaft head at both ends of the lower shaft. The picture is covered with thin silk and two ribbons. After the thangka painting involving Buddhism is framed, it is common to ask the lama to recite sutras and bless them, and to stamp the lama's gold juice or cinnabar mudra on the back.

"It's worth a lot of money?" asked Xu Ping.

"It depends on who it is. Yang Fan glanced at the old monk and meant something.

Xu Ping turned his eyes to look at the old monk and found that the old monk's eyes were about to glow. It seems that this kind of thing is really important to Buddhism!

Then, he glanced at the monk again, and when he saw his expression of being sure of you, he understood that this old monk was probably going to be cheated again.

Yang Fan carefully observed it and found that the dyes of this thangka are very rich, including minerals and natural dyes of plants, which are very precious.

He also knew that thangkas traditionally used precious mineral gems such as gold, silver, pearls, agate, coral, turquoise, malachite, cinnabar, and plants such as saffron, rhubarb, and indigo as pigments to show their sacredness.

"Say it! The old monk pretended to be calm and said.

The monk cautiously asked, "Can you change two pieces?"

The corners of the old monk's mouth twitched, and a word erupted from between his teeth: "Get out!"

"Aha! Uncle Shi, don't be angry! "Don't be angry" cultivation is not enough! One thing is just one thing, the things are on the third floor, how about we go up?" said the monk who quit greed.

"Above the third floor, don't even think about it. The old monk quietly interrupted the illusion of the monk who quit greed.

"What? You're going to send me away with the tattered on the second floor? The monk immediately put away the thangka.

This thangka, he also spent a little effort to find, so naturally he will not lose himself. What kind of goods on the second floor, he wouldn't know? Anyway, it's not a particularly precious treasure, and there are absolutely no more than a million.

The early Thangka of Tibet can be preserved to this day is extremely rare, and the earlier Thangka that can be seen in modern times is the work after the 11th century: there is a thangka called "Sangjie Dongxia" preserved in the Saji Temple, 35 Buddha statues are painted on it, its simple and elegant style is very similar to the murals of the same period in the Dunhuang Grottoes, it is said to be the work of the Tubo period, and it is an extremely rare precious cultural relic.

And the one in front of him is Tufan's early work, so this old monk's eyes will light up at the beginning.

The old monk had a headache, this guy is not easy to deal with! After hesitating for a while, he agreed to go up to the third floor to have a look, but he needed to specify some objects that could not be moved. (To be continued)

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