Chapter 120 Fu Xiyan (1)

Miao Lin, secretary of the Party branch of Qiaotai Village, Wu Junru, deputy secretary of the village branch, village director, and Li Jia, the first secretary, waited for Brother Ma and his party at the Guanhe Dam opposite the Foeryan Giant Buddha.

As a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he has been invited by the Standing Committee of the CPPCC Standing Committee, the President of the Buddhist Association, and the presiding officer of Foeryan to visit here. Brother Ma is a frequent visitor here. Wu Junru said: "Chairman Ma and Duan Standing Committee, welcome to our Foeryan inspection ......!"

Brother Ma said: "The comrades in the village have worked hard, we have traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, and we have stopped and stopped, so that everyone has been waiting for a long time." ”

Miao Lin said: "Chairman Ma and Duan Standing Committee members have worked harder, for the construction of our happy and beautiful new village, you have led you to inspect the tourism resources on the spot, which is indeed admirable! On behalf of the more than 3,400 villagers of Qiaotai Village and all the comrades of our village and the two committees of our village, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to you!"

Wu Junru said: "We have made an appointment with the extraordinary master, and we can visit the Buddha now." Then walk along this Guanhe Avenue to visit the clean government culture and education base jointly built by our town Discipline Inspection Commission and the Pocheng City Commission for Discipline Inspection - Shili Lotus Pond. ”

Ah Le said: "Our investigation task is still relatively arduous. Let's hurry up...... Today's final destination is that after the inspection, we will have dinner together at the wood turkey farmhouse of the National Council!"

Miao Lin said: "We can visit the Buddha and Mida Temple first...... We contacted the president of the Buddhist Association of Pocheng City, the abbot of Mida Temple, Master Shi Yifan, to explain the knowledge of Buddhist culture, and visit the walking trails on both sides of the Shili Lotus Pond in a clockwise direction to inspect the demonstration base of agriculture and tourism combined with sightseeing, fishing and photography carefully built by our Qiaotai Village - Jiupin Lotus, Shili Lotus Pond, thousand-year-old Buddha, and people sightseeing. ”

Brother Ma said: "Then follow the route arranged by Murakami." ”

The Mida Temple in Folyan is the most important place of religious activities in Po City. It is famous at home and abroad because of the Tang Dynasty Buddha, which is known as the most beautiful in the world.

Master Shi Yifan is waiting for us in the main hall, he is superb in Buddhism, and his explanation is easy to understand, which is very popular with everyone. Since our main purpose was to study tourism rather than religion, we soon got to the bottom of the Big Buddha. The big Buddha leans on the north and faces the south and stands on the lotus platform, wearing a robe, bare chest and bare elbows, the right hand hangs long, the left hand holds the lotus flower on the chest, the face is square and plump, the ears and shoulders are drooping, the eyebrows are kind, * simple. Master Yifan said: "Foeryan Buddha was built in the Tang Dynasty Zhenguan period, is the craftsman carved on the steep cliff of the standing Buddha, the Buddha is 11.82 meters high, has a history of more than 1,200 years, is the largest Buddha in Sichuan Province that has been discovered. ”

Ma Da said: "Despite the erosion of thousands of years of wind and rain, the Buddha is still well preserved, and there is endless beauty: the beauty of the eyes - no matter which angle you look at, the Buddha seems to look at you kindly, making your heart become peaceful and serene;—— The beauty of clothing: the Buddha statue is wearing an improved Indian robe, shaped like a cloak, and a few strokes will outline the elegance and beauty of the clothing; - The beauty of carving: The Buddha statue is beautifully carved, giving people a round, delicate, rich and full feeling everywhere. The Buddha statue has no carved neck, but it looks very natural, and its tall body is reminiscent of the wealth and power of the Tang Dynasty, and also expresses the expectations of the late Tang people for the revival of the Tang Empire. ”

Yu Xuan said: "According to legend, it was carved according to the design of the painting saint Wu Daozi. In the late Tang Dynasty, there was an Anshi Rebellion, in order to avoid the war, Wu Daozi in his later years came to Neijiang and left this heirloom work. I have received many painters, and they all said that the Buddha has preserved Wu Daozi's painting style...... It is a very precious work of art. ”

Wu Junru said: "If it's really Wu Daozi's painting...... Then our family will also be wiped out. There is a folk saying that according to legend, the Foeryan Giant Buddha and the Rongxian Giant Buddha are two brothers, and the Leshan Giant Buddha is their cousin. The Giant Buddha of Rongxian County is the eldest brother, and the Giant Buddha of Foeryan is the second brother, so it is also called the Second Buddha, so we are also called the Buddha Two Rocks, or the Two Buddha Rocks. Later, people thought of Buddha Eryan, and gradually evolved into the current Buddha Rock. ”

Li Jiadao: "The Leshan Giant Buddha is the cousin and the Rongxian Giant Buddha is the eldest brother, and it is estimated that the Buddhist relationship imagined by the villagers with their understanding of human relationships...... According to the Buddhist world, the Leshan Giant Buddha is the Maitreya Buddha, the Rongxian Giant Buddha is the Shakyamuni Buddha, and what is the relationship between the Amitabha Buddha of our Buddha Rock?"

Sunshine said: "It is said that the Foeryan Giant Buddha, the Rongxian Giant Buddha, and the Leshan Giant Buddha are at the same altitude, is this a coincidence, or is it intentional by the Buddhists?

Master Yifan said: "Of course, it is not a coincidence, it is deliberate, and its meaning is that although the bodhisattvas in the Buddha realm have different names, their status is the same. Although the Leshan Giant Buddha and the Rongxian Giant Buddha are taller, they are all seated Buddhas. The Buddha of Foeryan is a standing Buddha, and it is the largest Buddha in the province - Amitabha Buddha. ”

Ma Da said: "The Sutra of Amitayus calls Amitabha Buddha 'the king of the Buddhas in light', according to Buddhism, it represents immeasurable light, immeasurable life, and immeasurable merit. The back of the Big Buddha is against the rock, the mountains on the left and right sides are like armrests, the whole is connected like a chair, and there is a dark mountain like a desk on the opposite side, indicating that the culture here will be very prosperous. ”

Yu Nong seemed to be interested in Buddhism, and asked: "In my impression, it seems that Shakyamuni Buddha should be very powerful, the highest status of the Buddha, in addition to the Buddha, there are also the so-called Bodhisattvas and Arhats, how can it be said that there is no difference between high and low in the Buddha world?"

Master Yifan said: "Strictly speaking, there is no hierarchy of Buddhas, only the levels of cultivation: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats. Buddha, also known as Buddha Pack, Futu, Futu, Futuo, etc., referred to as Buddha. The Buddha is the supreme enlightenment, self-discipline, self-salvation, and perfection of enlightenment. He can cross not only himself, but also others and all things. Buddhism has three Buddhas: all Buddhas in the past, present, and future. ”

Yu Nong said: "Is the third Buddha and the third world in the ten miles of peach blossoms the same as the third world?"

Yifan said: "I have also read the novel of the Marriage of the Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, but I don't know if the Three Buddhas have anything to do with the so-called marriage of the Three Worlds, because the Three Buddhas refer to the Buddhas of the past as the Buddhas of the Kasya, or specifically the Buddha of the Burning Lamp, the present Buddha is Shakyamuni Buddha (also known as the Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Amitayus or the Buddha of Amitayus), and the future Buddha is the Buddha of Maitreya. I don't know what the marriage of the third world is......"

After visiting the Big Buddha, the group returned to the Mida Temple, Master Yifan said: "I am about to talk about the Dharma for everyone, I don't know if you are interested in listening?"

If you want to know what will happen next, please see Chapter 120 of "Yu Yan: The Dream of the Vault" Fu Xiyan (2)