Chapter 695: Buddha Qi
Inside this huge temple, you can see a lot of Chinese people wearing traditional Burmese costumes, they come here either for tourism, some of them live here at all, there are many children playing outside, and a large group of enthusiastic little lamas come to talk to you from time to time.
The little lamas are also innocent and lovely children, they are innocent and energetic, and the laughter that comes out between the frolicking is pleasant and beautiful, piercing the silence of the whole temple and adding a bit of lively atmosphere to the temple.
I don't know if the Buddha really has to survive, whether he likes children or not, but in Zhang Tianyuan's eyes, this solemn temple, more vitality, is also the most important thing for Buddhism to continue to reproduce, without these children, it is estimated that Buddhism in Myanmar, it is impossible to spread to this day is still so respected.
Children are the future, and that's a good thing to say.
Although Yang Yaoshan is a Burmese, but he has studied abroad for a long time, so although he respects Buddhism, but does not believe in Buddhism, is not a devout Buddhist, after entering the temple, he is only for Zhang Tianyuan to introduce a qiē here, as a simple tourist attraction, this also saves Zhang Tianyuan a lot of time, if Yang Yaoshan is a Buddhist, then it is estimated that the process of kneeling and worshipping will waste a lot of time, and it will make Zhang Tianyuan very embarrassed.
To kneel or not to kneel? That's the question.
After leaving the teak temple, Yang Yaoshan took Zhang Tianyuan to the prestigious Gudu Tao Pagoda in Mandalay, which is basically a must-see for anyone who comes to Myanmar. Otherwise, it's like you've come for nothing.
Gutu Tao Stupa means the greatest stupa of merit in the world. The full name is Maharoka Marosin Stupa, and Marosin is the title of Buddha.
The stupa was completed in 1857. At that time, a total of more than 2,400 monks from all over Myanmar and Southeast Asia were convened to hold the fifth assembly of the revision of Buddhist scriptures, and finally the assembled Tripitaka Sutra was engraved on the 729 square cloud stone tablet to build a pagoda that cherishes the Tripitaka Sutra.
Because of this, in the eyes of the Burmese people, this is the place where merit gathers, the greatest pagoda in Myanmar and the world, and basically everyone who comes to Mandalay has to come here once. King Min Dong, who gathered countless monks to revise the Buddhist scriptures here, is also known by many as the King of Merit, and is deeply loved among Buddhists in Myanmar.
Hailed as "the greatest book in the world", these steles are unique in the Buddhist world, and it is said that if a person reads for eight hours a day, it takes a total of 450 days to read these "books". At each entrance to the inner wall of the stupa, there is a teak gate carved with the story of the Buddha's birth and the statue of the guardian deity.
The four corridors of the stupa are also majesticly built and are impressive.
Many of the scriptures in Buddhism are full of wisdom and philosophy. Zhang Tianyuan really wanted to sit here and take a good look at these scriptures, think about his past experience, and what he is doing now, and sort it out. It's a pity that the time is too tight to do this, so I have no choice. I can only continue to walk until the next time I really have time. Come here again to take a good look, maybe there will be something new.
The Burmese are the same as the Chinese. It seems that they are very fond of gold, and a large number of pagodas are mixed with gold, which looks brilliant, and even some pagodas are completely golden yellow.
In the middle of the Gudu Tao pagoda, there is also a golden pagoda, around the four directions, full of eyes, are white as snow white pagoda, the whole layout, the four directions are basically symmetrical, like a stretching white phalanx, looks very neat and solemn.
The stupa is all about tradition and strictness, and if it were as bizarre as many of today's buildings, it would spoil the solemn atmosphere, and not everything could be fashionable.
There are relatively few people here, just like the off-season of domestic scenic spots, you may walk a long way, you can't meet a tourist, Zhang Tianyuan and Yang Yaoshan are walking, chatting, but they don't see a few people, occasionally someone passes by here, takes pictures on the side, but very few.
There are also scriptures here, and Zhang Tianyuan saw that there were relatively few scriptures here, so he took a closer look, and estimated that it wouldn't take long.
But what I didn't expect was that at this glance, the earth qi in the body, which was already a little restless, actually produced a very strong reaction, as if there was some kind of magical connection with this mysterious stupa.
Buddha is the Tao, many people say so, whether this is correct or not, but one thing is certain, in our country, many Taoist legends and classics, Buddhism is held very high.
Taoism is tolerant, so it has always held itself in high esteem to the outside gods, taking humility to the extreme, and looking down on its own status, which makes many novels and stories as if Buddhism is much higher than Taoism.
Of course, this is not what Zhang Tianyuan cares about, what he cares about is that his local qi actually has some kind of resonance with the scriptures here, when he went to Yangon to travel, he also encountered similar things, at that time, his local qi has been greatly improved, and the ability of the six-character true recipe has been improved in all aspects, and it is precisely because of this that he will have such a big gain in the Myanmar jade market.
Today, this pagoda has a similar feeling, although it may not be as strong as the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, but it is more thick here.
It's hard to tell what kind of feeling this is, anyway, I can clearly feel that there is a strange energy constantly pouring into my body, blending with the earth qi in my body, without any repulsive effect, making people feel very comfortable, and it is actually cool and suitable under the hot weather.
If it weren't for Yang Yaoshan on the side, it is estimated that Zhang Tianyuan would really moan comfortably, it would be too shameful.
With a smile on his face, Zhang Tianyuan stood there staring at the scriptures on the wall, feeling the blend of the earthly qi in his body and the breath coming out of the scriptures, as if the troubles of the whole world were gone, he watched quietly, thought quietly, and realized this rare quietness.
The Burmese Jade Public Plate is so tired that he chokes enough. I haven't had much rest, even though I had a good night's sleep when I was on the plane before. However, the time is still too short, and the irritability caused by the heat is xù. The irritability caused by what happened at the airport completely enveloped him and made him very uncomfortable, but at this moment, it was as if all his troubles were gone, and they all left his body and were completely driven away.
However, Zhang Tianyuan absorbed such an aura, but was not affected by the Buddhist scriptures, he knew that he was a businessman after all. If a businessman completely believes in Buddhism, then it will definitely not work, it will do nothing, now many bigwig-level businessmen believe in Buddhism, in fact, just hope that the Buddha can bring benefits to his business, if you are really obsessed with it, then the business will basically be abandoned.
Zhang Tianyuan thought that he was at least unwilling to do that now, he still had a lot of things to do, so there was no need to throw himself into the arms of the Buddha in such a hurry. He now wants to join the WTO like Confucianism, not escape from the world.
The reason why he stood here for a long time and didn't leave was mainly because of this power, which made his six-character true technique improve again, as for what kind of Cheng dù he had been promoted. We have to see what the effect looks like when we appraise treasures in the future.
"Hey, Tian Yuan, what's wrong with you?
Yang Yaoshan walked around and looked at the nearby scenery. chatted with the little lama for a long time, but saw that Zhang Tianyuan was still standing there. He walked over and shouted Zhang Tianyuan in a little anxious.
Zhang Tianyuan was woken up by Yang Yaoshan from his concentration, quite helpless. But in this world, most things can't be perfect, if you can do eighty percent, it is already quite remarkable, if you can do ninety, then who is very good, as for ten percent, then you don't have to think about it, but it will make you feel lost.
When leaving, Zhang Tianyuan thought about it, or bowed to the Buddhist scriptures on the wall, folded his hands, pious and respectful, this is not to say that he has any worship of Buddhism, but simply because of gratitude, these scriptures have brought him physical and mental comfort, and let his earth qi have been improved, thank you is always wanted.
"I said, Brother Zhang, you just said that time was tight, but now you have watched it for a full hour. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived here just now, and it was past four o'clock, but I didn't expect your comprehension of the Buddhist scriptures to be so extraordinary, and most people should be in a hurry to leave after standing there and watching for a few minutes. Just when he was about to leave, Yang Yaoshan stretched out his hand and asked Zhang Tianyuan to look at the time, he really admired Zhang Tianyuan, he was able to stand there for a full hour, and he was still reluctant.
"No, it's been an hour, how do I feel like it's only been ten minutes. Zhang Tianyuan was also taken aback, he was not used to wearing a watch, although many people said that the watch was a symbol of a man's identity and status, but he really didn't like it, because it was very uncomfortable to wear on his hand, so he took out his mobile phone and took a look, it was really four o'clock.
"Hahaha, Brother Zhang, I see that you are very Buddha-like, it's better like this, if you want to become a monk here, you don't need to cut your hair, I will help you settle here, there must be no problem, with your understanding, maybe you will soon become the first monk here, and there is an endless stream of people who come here to talk to you about the Buddha, and it may not be less than what you earn now. ”
Yang Yaoshan looked at Zhang Tianyuan's attentive appearance, and really had such an idea, you know, the younger a person is, the more he can't calm down, Zhang Tianyuan stands there for an hour, and he doesn't know that he is tired, this state, even some monks can't do it.
"Brother Yang, don't make this kind of joke, I just think that scripture is interesting, I'm afraid you don't know, I'm a person who is very interested in anything ancient and mysterious, and the scripture is similar, for me, it's the same as calligraphy and painting, besides, even if I don't have to shave, if I really become a monk, what should I do with Mengmeng?"
Zhang Tianyuan originally thought that Yang Yaoshan was joking, so he didn't care, but when he saw Yang Yaoshan's serious expression, he was startled, he didn't want to convert to Buddhism, he didn't have much understanding of Buddhism, so he didn't have the slightest liking for it, not to mention that he heard that monks can't marry wives and have children, he didn't want to leave his delicate wife alone and come here to waste his time.
"Hahaha, look at you scared, I can really let you take refuge here, if that's the case, Uncle Liu will definitely come to kill me, you are such a good son-in-law, he can't bear it." Yang Yaoshan laughed and said. (To be continued......)