Chapter 175: Qingyuan Xingsi

"It seems that only the same Buddhist 'relics' can greatly improve my ability!"

Liu Dong, who figured out the source of his ability, was slightly relieved in his heart, and at the same time, he also had an understanding of the way to improve his ability in the future.

"It seems that I will have to visit more temples in the future!"

With such a thought, Liu Dong carefully took out the gray-white relics in the sandalwood box and the dark yellow silk cloth underneath and gently put them on the table.

Then he reached out and took out a ball of golden foil rolled together from the bottom of the sandalwood box, as thin as a cicada's wings. Holding it in his hand, Liu Dong shook it slightly, basically he couldn't feel the weight, and it felt like silk.

"Could it be that this is the legendary gold leaf?" Liu Dong looked at the golden foil in his hand about ten centimeters long with a surprised expression, and thought to himself.

The production of gold foil is a special traditional craft in China, which has a history of more than 2,000 years.

Generally, gold bars with a gold content of 99.99% are called gold foil after more than a dozen special processes, supplemented by gold foil made of black gold paper.

Moreover, real gold leaf is as light as a feather, soft as satin, and as thin as a cicada's wing, and its thickness is less than 0.12 microns, which is thinner than a piece of paper burned to ashes. The complexity of the gold leaf manufacturing process can also be seen from these characteristics.

Among them, the most arduous in the manufacture of gold foil is to beat the foil, two workers each lift a 7-kilogram hammer, to hammer more than 25,000 times, after beating out the Nanjing gold foil, thin as cicada wings, soft as silk. It is calculated. One gram of 24-karat gold hammered into gold leaf. The unfolded area is more than half a square and the 18-carat gold leaf is hammered. The area is more than 1 square meter. Even folklore has it that a tael of gold leaf can cover an acre and a third of land. It can be seen that the craftsmanship is exquisite.

In addition, the secret recipe of black gold paper, which is the core of gold leaf technology, is unique in the world. The quality of the gold leaf is guaranteed by the black gold paper, and this secret recipe is only mastered by two people in the world.

Putting these aside for the time being, Liu Dong carefully unfolded the gold leaf in his hand slowly, and then lines of Chinese characters the size of a grain of rice appeared in his eyes.

"The Six Patriarch Masters Dharma Treasure Altar Sutra". Isn't this the "Sutra of the Altar of the Six Patriarchs" by the Six Patriarchs of Zen Buddhism? Could it be that this relic was left behind by the Six Patriarchs Hui Neng after he sat down?"

But thinking of this, Liu Dong shook his head self-deprecatingly, because of the improvement of his ability just now, he forgot that the golden body of the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism Huineng is still in Nanhua Temple in Guangzhou, and the true body relics of the six ancestors Huineng are also the earliest and most famous non-rotten flesh bodies and whole body relics in the world today.

The reason why I know these is that Liu Dong once had a special understanding of Buddhism after getting this seated statue of Sakyamuni Buddha in the Northern Wei Dynasty. With his almost unforgettable memory, some of the famous scriptures and figures in Buddhism. and his deeds, he remembered most of them. In particular, such a famous figure as the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, Huineng, is particularly memorable.

Looking at the scriptures of the "Six Ancestors Altar Sutra" in the gold leaf, Liu Dong shook his head, in the absence of clear written records and confirmation, this volume of scriptures alone could not determine the ownership of this relic.

"I wonder what's in this gold leaf?"

With such curiosity, Liu Dong took a deep breath, then pulled the gold leaf again and slowly extended it to both sides, and soon more and more words appeared in his eyes.

"It's actually "Diamond Sutra", another masterpiece of the Six Ancestors Huineng!"

Liu Dong is still clear about the story of Huineng selling firewood when he was young and listening to people reciting the "Diamond Sutra", seeking the Dharma due to fate, and finally worshipping the five groups of Zen Master Huangmei Hongren as his teacher, getting his inheritance, and finally becoming the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism.

Seeing this, Liu Dong's interest became even stronger, and he never stopped stretching his arms for gold leaf.

As more and more words appeared in front of him, Liu Dong's face gradually revealed a look of clarity.

"I see, this relic is actually the real bone of Qingyuan Xingsi's relic!"

Xingsi, also known as Qingyuan Xingsi, a famous Zen master in the Tang Dynasty, is the first under the disciple of the six ancestors Huineng master, and Heze Shenhui, Nanyang Huizhong, Yongjia Xuanjue, and Nanyue Huairang are listed as the five major disciples of the six ancestors Huineng master.

Qingyuan Xingsi is one of the two most prosperous heirs of the six ancestors, and then the three major branches of Zen Buddhism, namely Izumo, Caodong, and Dharma Eye. He is a famous Buddhist monk.

According to the record of the last text in this gold leaf, this relic is the true bone relic of Qingyuan Xingsi, which was sealed into the seated statue of Shakyamuni Buddha for its disciples, and was originally enshrined in the patriarch hall of Qingyuan Mountain Jingju Temple. It's just that after thousands of years of vicissitudes, this Buddha statue with the true bones of Xingsi relics somehow fell into the world, and was invited into his hand by Liu Dong by chance.

Of course, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid that the things in the dark grid of this Buddha statue could only slowly decay with time, and never see the light of day.

Looking at the gold leaf that was more than two meters long on the table with joy, Liu Dong was secretly happy in his heart, and another precious antique was collected by him.

Although there is no specific reference, I don't know the specific value of this gold leaf, but the craftsmanship of this Tang Dynasty gold leaf, coupled with the above Tang Dynasty "Six Patriarchs Altar Sutra" and "Diamond Sutra", as well as the life and holy relics of Qingyuan Xingsi recorded later, are supreme treasures for Buddhists and those who study Buddhism and Qingyuan Xingsi.

Thinking about these clearly, Liu Dong once again admired the words on the gold leaf from beginning to end, and then was satisfied to collect it into his mustard seed space, which had been expanded to five meters. Of course, for fear of damage to the gold leaf, Liu Dong did not roll it up again.

Next, after putting the relics back into the sandalwood box, they did not put them in the belly of the bronze Buddha, but directly received the mustard seed space with the seated statue of Shakyamuni Buddha.

Subsequently, Liu Dong took out Huang Binhong's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" again and admired it before putting it away.

After doing this, Liu Dong looked at the time and felt that it was still a little early, so he took out a piece of Hetian jade material the size of a palm from the box containing Hetian jade, and after a little contemplation, he carved it carefully with a carving knife.

Although he has money now, Liu Dong has no intention of giving up carving.

When the mind is focused, time often passes the fastest, and when the sky outside has darkened, a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha has appeared in his hand, if you look closely, you will find that this relatively small jade Buddha, but it is no different from the golden and bronze Buddha image of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Okay!" Putting down the carving knife, Liu Dong looked at it in detail and nodded with satisfaction.

Originally, he wanted to continue polishing this Buddha statue in the future, but after hearing the sound of the door opening in the living room, Liu Dong temporarily gave up this plan.

After turning off the lamp on the desk, and then walking to the door to turn on the headlight, Liu Dong pushed the door and walked out.

"Sister Wang, ...... you come back!" When Liu Dong saw the situation in the living room clearly, he was stunned for a moment.

"Horny thief, this time I finally let my aunt catch you!"

At the same time as seeing him, Jiang Tingting's face was full of anger, and then she walked towards Liu Dong menacingly.

And at this moment, facing Liu Dong's eyes asking for help, Wang Qiang could only smile apologetically. Along the way, her mobile phone was controlled by Jiang Tingting, even if she had the heart to call Liu Dong and let him hide, she had no chance.

"Eh, hehe, hello Miss Jiang!" Liu Dong touched his nose embarrassedly, since he couldn't hide, he had to deal with it head-on.

"Bastard, who do you call Miss? Can you speak?" Jiang Tingting pointed at Liu Dong's nose and said angrily.

"Okay, I was wrong, Ms. Jiang, Ms. Jiang!" Liu Dong hurriedly surrendered and said.

Although, Liu Dong was very aggrieved at the moment, but who told him that he had seen other people's bodies at the beginning. It was his own fault first, and now he deserves to be scolded.

"Let's say, you took advantage of this girl's advantage last time, how are you going to compensate?" Standing in front of Liu Dong, Jiang Tingting pinched her waist with both hands and asked viciously.

Hearing this, Liu Dong really scratched his head, although he wanted to say, "It's a big deal, I'll let you see it again!" But he knew that if he really dared to say this, it was estimated that Jiang Tingting would really go berserk.

"Well, if that's not the case, I'll treat Ms. Jiang to a big meal, what do you think?" He remembered that Wang Qiang had told him that Jiang Tingting was a foodie. Therefore, Liu Dong found the right direction at the beginning.

After seeing the increasingly gloomy look on Jiang Tingting's face, Liu Dong immediately changed his tone and increased the chips, "Three big meals, you can choose the place!"

After listening to her words, Jiang Tingting's face turned slightly, "It's pretty much the same!"

However, the three big meals can only make Miss Jiang slightly satisfied. She never thought that she would let go of Liu Dong, who had taken advantage of her, so lightly.

After that, after glancing at Liu Dong up and down, Jiang Tingting's eyes rolled, and she suddenly said with a smile: "But it's not enough to just eat, you still have to promise me three conditions!"

Hearing this, Liu Dong frowned, this request is too broad! Once he agrees, he will undoubtedly put a shackle on himself, which Liu Dong, who has a strong personality and does not like to be constrained, is unwilling to accept.

"Why don't you want to?" Seeing the look on Liu Dong's face, Jiang Tingting's pretty face tensed again.

At this time, Wang Qiang next to him saw the embarrassed look on Liu Dong's face, so he immediately walked over, pulled Jiang Tingting's arm and persuaded: "Tingting, okay, don't embarrass Xiaodong! He didn't mean it last time!"

"Sister Wang...!He's a girl!After suffering such a big loss, how could he be so cheap!" Jiang Tingting grabbed Wang Qiang's arm and said affectionately.

Looking at Wang Qiang's helpless eyes, Liu Dong touched his nose and said, "I can promise you, but the premise is that you have to tell me what your three conditions are first?"

If it wasn't too difficult, and it didn't violate his own principles, it wouldn't hurt Liu Dong to agree. Who said that he took advantage of others in the first place!(To be continued......)