Many ancient industries that have been handed down from ancient times to the present day are slowly being replaced by increasingly developed machines, and some occupations that were originally indispensable to life have disappeared with the passage of time.

The knife sharpeners who shouted "Sharpen the knives!" are now almost invisible, and only some old people are still engaged in this business, and when they get old, it is estimated that the industry will disappear forever.

Umbrella repair, pot repair, porcelain, cotton, seal, scalemaker, etc., with the material life becoming richer, gradually fade out of people's sight, some old people are still relying on their own crafts to make a living, young people will rarely choose to engage in these destined to be replaced in the decline of the industry.

In the past, which master had the skills to get his hands on, not to mention how much money he made, it was not a problem to make a living, and if the umbrella was broken, he took it to repair, and even the porcelain bowl that was broken into several petals could be sewn and repaired, and Li Junhao couldn't see these scenes.

Compared with them, the wood carving industry has been stained with the light of the rise of art and culture, and it will not be so declining, and some of the top wood carving masters can also get money and fame.

These old wood carvers, after seeing Li Junhao's craftsmanship, immediately treated him differently, looking at him as if they were looking at a magical treasure, wondering why he was so young and how his craftsmanship was so good, but also wondering why he carved so fast!

Some inquiries were inevitable, and just when the others were urging him to carve out the two not thick blood woods, the old man Diao looked at the wooden elephant that was engraved by Li Junhao with the words "Liuxian".

Compared with the carved dragon, carving this elephant is much simpler, the roots of the Huanghuali tree naturally have wonderful patterns, and the baby elephant is fat and fat, and the appearance is pleasing.

They can carve images, as long as they know the form, it is not difficult, but the difficult thing is that Li Junhao actually carved a whole "Diamond Sutra" on it with a very thick round-headed carving knife! A total of more than 5,000 words, the carving speed is faster than ordinary people's handwriting!

The square and square small Kai, every stroke is so exquisite, as if on this wooden elephant, draped in a layer of scriptures, the elephant often appears in the Buddhist culture, and the scriptures are matched, full of meaning.

I didn't look carefully just now, but now Master Diao leans down, his eyes are not good when he is old, and he can only see clearly when he gets closer.

Reading down from the upper right side of the elephant's body, he is famous for carving wooden Buddha and gilded body, and he also believes in this aspect on weekdays, so he is naturally familiar with the "Diamond Sutra".

"As I heard, at one time, the Buddha was in the Garden of Solitude with the great bhikshus.

At that time, when the world-honored one was eating, he wore clothes and held a bowl, and went into the city to beg for food. and begged in his city, and returned to this place. After eating, collecting the mantle, washing the feet, and sitting on the seat......"

That's fine.

But as he looked down, he gradually realized that something was wrong, and many words and sentences had been changed, causing the meaning to change their taste.

There are six versions of the Diamond Sutra that have been handed down, but this verse is different from those six, and there are differences in many places.

At first, the old man Diao thought that Li Junhao had changed it himself, but after careful consideration, the old master found that the places that had been changed were full of Zen, thought-provoking, and clearly expressed the Dharma.

Only then did he dispel Li Junhao's idea of changing it himself, and it was almost the same for a master with advanced cultivation to change it, in his opinion, Li Junhao was still a little bit off.

Looking at the past word by word, the more he looked at it, the more serious his expression became, he was already sure that this was different from all the existing versions of the "Diamond Sutra", and his heart set off a monstrous wave!

After this "Diamond Sutra", demons are also mentioned many times!

For example, "Ask: Why is it a famous demon?"

Answer: Taking away the life of wisdom, the bad way method merit is good, so it is called the devil. ”

"There are four kinds of demons: one, the demon of trouble, two, the demon of yin, the third one, the demon of death, and the fourth, the demon of the son of heaven.

It is the bodhisattvas who have attained the bodhisattva's path and broken the demons of afflictions, the dharma and the dharma, the yin demons, the dharma and the dharma, the demons of death, and the demons of death, and the bodhisattvas who have always been single-minded, and all the minds are not in the way, and they have not been able to enter the samadhi, and they have broken the demons ......of the Son of Heaven and the demons of the Son of Heaven."

and so on, which are not included in those versions of the Diamond Sutra, but appear in another scripture.

Master Diao's face became more serious, and he looked at every word carefully, and after adding these thoughts, the whole scripture changed its flavor, but it was very smooth to read.

Old man Tang saw his ugly face, thinking that this old friend was frightened by Li Junhao's craftsmanship, and asked with a smile: "What, do you like this thing?"

I'll help Xiao Li make the decision, sell it to you for one million, what's the use of saving so much money without children and daughters, I heard that your old house has been developed recently, and it has been divided into thirteen houses?"

This is just a joke, but the old man Diao pondered for a while, raised his head and said, "One million is not impossible."

But tell me where the above verse came from, and if it is indiscriminately inscribed, it will not be worth anything, but it may be worth a million. ”

Li Junhao was carving a bloodwood cane on the ground, and when he heard this number, he immediately came back to his senses, his eyes were about to light up, and he immediately replied: "Master Xuanzang translated."

Let me prove that I can't help it, but it's not something I made up randomly, I remember that in the "Treatise on the Land of Yogis" compiled by Master Xuanzang, some of these ideas were also mentioned, and "The Treatise on the Land of Yogis" was more widely circulated. ”

Song Qian wondered, how could he still understand Buddhist classics, Diao Old Man's words attracted the attention of another thin old man with glasses, and he could smell the burning fragrance from him, probably a believer in Buddhism.

The old man pushed his glasses, looked closer, and hurriedly browsed, his face became serious.

When I saw the end, I had to read almost every word for a long time, and after thinking about it, I said to Old Man Diao:

"More than 10 years ago, I exhibited a woodcut "Diamond Sutra" from the Dungao Cave more than 100 years ago, and the back part of it was missing, but the front is the same as this one, maybe this is the full text.

Xiao Li, where did you know about this scripture?"

It's a trouble, Li Junhao is facing such a large amount of money, and it is strange that he does not waver in his heart, thinking about how to explain it.

I can't tell that I saw it more than 600 years ago, and after thinking about it briefly, I lied again and said, "I heard my grandfather recite it." ”

Old Man Tang suddenly remembered something, and then explained: "The history of the Xiao Li family is quite long.

He was still with Lao Bao yesterday and asserted that the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" in the Forbidden City was a fake painting. ”

Seeing that several old men showed expressions of sudden realization, he immediately thanked Old Man Tang from the bottom of his heart, Li Junhao had indeed read this scripture, and it was indeed translated by Xuanzang.

Legend has it that back then, after Master Xuanzang left Jialan Temple, accompanied by a monkey demon and a pig demon, he traveled to the West to learn scriptures and preach.

When I saw the content of "Journey to the West" a few days ago, Li Junhao also wondered who compiled their news into a market novel story, and some of the rumors really have it, but it has nothing to do with immortals and Buddhas.

The crazy monkey who got the great creation should still be alive now, more than 600 years ago, Li Junhao heard about this big demon who accompanied Xuanzang to learn the scriptures......