After discovering this Buddha statue is fortunate to be the Buddha of Miwo, Han Peacock will be so happy, if this is really the remains of the ancient Zhangxiong Kingdom, then these Buddha statues have at least one or two thousand years of history, if you trace back to the founding era of "Yongzhong Sect", maybe this Buddha statue has a history of tens of thousands of years.

Having discovered such a grotto, how could Han Peacock not be happy?

"Boss, this stone statue is very valuable?" Just when Han Peacock was happy, Huang Shan didn't know when he came to his side.

"Nature is very valuable, it can be said that the Buddha statues here are not less valuable than the grottoes of Dun, Huang and Longmen." Han Peacock said.

Huang Shan said: "In this way, this place must be well protected, just now I went up to take a look, and found that the destruction here is not light." ”

"Sabotage?" Han Peacock was stunned.

Huangshan said: "It is not man-made destruction, but natural destruction." ”

Han Peacock naturally knows that the natural environment here is not good, you must know that the landform of Ali area has high mountains, valleys, soil forests, ice erosion, impact fans, moraines and volcanoes and other types, and this characteristic has been summarized in history as "Pulan" surrounded by ice and snow, "Guge" surrounded by rocks, and "Mayu" surrounded by lakes, which is collectively called "Ali Sanwei".

The main mountain ranges are the Himalayas, the Gangdis Mountains, and the Karakoram Mountains, and the southern and southwestern parts are deep gullies, valleys, and sporadic impact fans. The terrain in the east and northwest is relatively gentle, forming wide valleys and endless steppe Gobi.

The general topography is characterized by the gradual elevation of the plateau from south to north, while the main ridge line of the major mountain ranges gradually decreases. The highest point is Namunani Peak in Pulan County, with an elevation of 7,694 meters, and the lowest point is in the Langchen Zangbo River Valley near Shibuqi in Zada County, with an elevation of 2,800 meters above sea level and a maximum relative elevation difference of 894 meters.

Ali belongs to the second class of wind area, the annual average wind speed is more than 3.2 meters per second, the frequency of gale is as high as 8 or more, and the number of annual gale days is about 149 days. The average annual temperature is 0 °C, and the average daily temperature varies greatly. Wear yarn at noon".

Winters are cold and cold all year round. The average annual temperature is less than zero degrees, the extreme minimum temperature can reach -41 degrees, and the extreme maximum temperature in summer is 21 degrees, and the temperature difference between day and night is quite large. The annual temperature difference is small, and the annual temperature difference is small at an altitude of more than 5000 meters. Daytime temperatures are above 10°C in August. At night, the temperature drops below 0°C.

Ali receives very little precipitation throughout the year, and the seasonality is strong. From October to April of the following year, the precipitation only accounts for 10%~20% of the year. From May to September, rainfall is very concentrated, generally accounting for more than 80% of the annual precipitation.

Due to the high altitude, the climate of Ali is cold and dry, the rainfall is quite small throughout the year, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. Ali's winters are long and harsh.

In such a climate, the mountains and rocks are very weathered, although this is not a desert, but the environment of Dun and Huang Grottoes is not much better.

However, it is in such a harsh climate that a brilliant civilization has emerged, and the culture and art here are an important part of the ancient Zhangxiong civilization, which has produced many myths that interpret nature in the form of legends.

These myths and legends were originally ethereal, and even the records in the classics were not so clear, but in this dilapidated grotto, there is a real embodiment.

The grottoes here are all smoky and dirty, which is because for thousands of years, people have often burned fires here to cook.

Staying in this kind of place, naturally, how convenient and how to come, so use three stones, enclose the shape of the finished glyph, put a pot in the middle, and burn cow dung below, so that the meal can be improvised.

After countless years like this, it is strange that the grotto is not dark, and now the Han peacock is slowly brushed out with water, and some exquisite murals are slowly revealed.

Zhangzhung culture is known as the foundation culture of West and Tibet, and the traces of ancient Zhangzhung culture run through all aspects of West and Tibet. From production to life, from folklore to faith, there is the shadow of Zhangxiong culture everywhere.

For example, religious activities and ceremonies such as sacrificing to the mountain god and turning the mountain are all derived from the Zhangzhung culture, and many of the customs and lifestyles of the Tibetan people today are also handed down from the Zhangzhung era, such as turning the god mountain, worshipping the god lake, inserting the wind and horse flags, inserting colorful prayer flags, carving stone scriptures, placing mani piles, playing hexagrams, fortune telling, all have the shadow of the relics of this religion.

And the murals here are mainly painted about the living conditions of the ancient Xiangxiong people, so some important sacrificial activities are reflected in the murals, such as what turns the god mountain, worships the god lake, inserts the wind horse flag, inserts the colorful prayer flags, carves the stone scriptures, places the mani pile, plays hexagrams, fortune telling, these are all there, and the length of each mural is not small, and the portrayal is very comprehensive.

Perhaps it is because the murals here have been covered by smoke a long time ago, so although they have been damaged after weathering, they are not too bad, especially some Zhangxiong characters, which have been preserved a lot.

Seeing so many Zhangxiong scripts, Han Peacock was even more sure that the Tibetan script should have originated from the Zhangzhung script, and that Songtsen Gampo sent his minister to swallow Mi Sambuzha to create zào Tibetan, which can only be called an improvement of the Zhangzhung script at most.

Nowadays, in the academic circles, many people think that the Tibetan language is transformed from the Sanskrit of the Three Kingdoms, but as long as you look at the Ka Xiangxiong script, such confidence should be insufficient, so the creation of zào Tibetan is not the Tumi Sambuza, which has been repeatedly praised by people, but may have been written before the Tubo (Songtsen Gampo era), which was used to record the original religious scriptures, so many scholars tend to think that the Tibetan language is based on the Zhangxiong text is correct.

The Tibetan alphabet can transcribe the Sanskrit alphabet one by one, and those who believe that the Tibetan script is transformed from Sanskrit believe that this transformation relationship is the reason for "being able to transcribe one by one"; Those who believe that the Tibetan language originated in the Zhangzhung script believe that this ability was adapted by the Tibetans in order to be able to recite Buddhist mantras without loss.

However, even if the Tibetan alphabet could transcribe the Sanskrit alphabet one by one, Tibetan and Sanskrit would still be two distinct languages, and although Tibetan could reproduce the sounds of Sanskrit without any loss, there was still nothing they could do about their meaning, so they had to rely on translation.

In addition, among the Sino-Tibetan languages, as well as among the Chinese ethnic languages, the Tibetan language is second only to the Chinese language in terms of historical length and richness of literature, and this is a monument that can increase national pride and is of immeasurable value.

As more and more murals were cleaned up, Han Peacock smiled even more from ear to ear, because he knew that if this discovery was reported, it would definitely cause a sensation.

"What a pity! Why is every cave so dirty? Han Peacock sighed while cleaning up the soot in the cave.

The captured man who followed at all times, watching Han Peacock make water with a wave of his hand, naturally felt amazing, but he didn't dare to say anything, and when he heard Han Peacock's sigh, he said: "It turns out that this is the winter nest for some herdsmen to spend the winter, and they spend the winter here every year, and all the cow dung is burned, so it is naturally so dirty." ”

"This is Kangyur?" Han Peacock held his mobile phone while comparing some Zhangxiong characters on the wall, this cave is a bit special, the area is not small, and there are no Buddha statues in it, but the walls are all Zhangxiong characters, so Han Peacock will be interested in translating it.

"Kangyur? What is it? "Huangshan doesn't know what Xiangxiong country is, of course, in China, out of Tibet, those who know this ancient country are some scholars.

Han Peacock compared the text, took pictures and compared the number jù on the Internet, and translated, while explaining: "Yongzhong Benjiao's Kangyur is actually the source and source of the history, religion and culture of the Tibetan people, and it is an extremely precious material for the study of ancient Tibetan civilization, which is also an important field that no Tibetan culture researcher can bypass. ”

"Famous?" Huang Shan asked.

Han Peacock chuckled and said: "Kangyur is the Zhangzhung Dharma Tripitaka classic, and there are one hundred and seventy-eight Kangyur of the Zhangzhung Tripitaka (including 74 Vinaya, 70 Sutras, 26 Continuations, and 8 Libraries.

The content involves Buddhism, philosophy, logic, literature, art, astrology, medicine, science, engineering and other fields, "Tengyur" has more than 390 books, a collection of Tibetan people's local cultural knowledge, is a panorama encyclopedia equivalent to the ancient Zhangxiong period of Tibet, do you say important? ”

"So many, how many words are here?" Huang Shan looked at the three walls, although he couldn't read it, but it didn't look like there were more than 300 classics.

Han Peacock smiled and said: "Of course, these are not all, therefore, these grottoes are not all, after so many years, there may be many grottoes hidden in the mountain wall." ”

Seeing Han Peacock's meaning, Huang Shan understood: "The boss said that there is something in this?" ”

"It's better to have, in that case, the harvest will be big this time." Han Peacock said while looking at those Xiangxiong Wen.

"It's just some ancient books, there are more ancient books like this, boss, aren't you so happy?" Huangshan disagreed.

Han Peacock smiled and said: "This is completely different, ancient books are different from ancient books, it is like the difference between comic books and encyclopedias, and also, don't look down on the ancients, just say that in the Kangyur and Sutra sections of the Zhangzhung Tripitaka, it is about the origin of the earth."

In this classic, it is described as follows: The earth is a combination of the temperature brought about by the speed of the wind, the degree of cohesion brought by temperature, the soil caused by the degree of cohesion, and the accumulation of cosmic molecules.

Modern people don't know much about such theories, let alone the ancients, and there is not only the origin of the earth, but also Buddhism, philosophy, logic, literature, art, astrology, medicine, science, engineering and other fields. ”

"Boss, how do you know this? You won't sue me, you know even this ancient Zhang-zhung script, do you? Huang Shan said in surprise, he really didn't expect that the ancient people in his impression were so tall that they even studied the origin of the earth. (To be continued......)