At noon on the second day, our caravan and seven masters and apprentices of Fa Xian finally arrived at Hujian Valley, the royal city of Ziheguo, on foot.

I didn't expect that the plateau valley surrounded by ice peaks would have such a fairy-like place.

This alpine glacier that we came from the current is called the Pranya River by the local people.

The government houses built of rocks are scattered on both sides of the glacier.

On the slopes and rocky beaches inside and outside the entire royal city, there are countless thousand-year-old apricots growing sparsely.

It is the fifth month of the summer calendar, and it is also the season when the apricot blossoms and pear blossoms bloom in the plateau and mountains around the green mountains.

But I saw the pink apricot blossoms flying all over the sky, blending with the long river, pastures, and ice peaks under the blue blue sky, forming a pure land outside the world that was not polluted by the world.

The year we came to the United States was the period when Buddhism flourished in this small country.

Buddhist temples are dotted under towering ancient trees, and the smell of incense wafting from here can be smelled across an ice field.

The monks and monks who practice here either meditate alone or sit cross-legged in the depths of the apricot forest, by the Prajna River, enjoying this quiet and peaceful afternoon.

Such a place of practice, the Elysium in Buddhism and the Heavenly Sanctuary in the eyes of the Fire Zoroastrian are nothing more than that.

When I stood on the high slope of a rocky mountain and looked down, I was fascinated by the beauty of the Buddha country in front of me.

All the competing hearts of materialism became empty at that moment, and the heart and mind seemed to be washed by holy water.

"Amitabha! Flowers fall into the sky, and the water flows freely. Lord Yi Shi, let's leave it at that, Amitabha! ”

Master Fa Xian and his disciples chanted the Buddha's name to us with one hand, bowed and bowed, and then hurried down the mountain.

Singing Sanskrit scriptures praising the Buddha all the way, they sat cross-legged on two rows on an uninhabited sand ground by the Prajna River, and began their first summer meditation in the country of Zihe Buddha.

Prosperity falls to the empty place, and the great freedom of life is like the iceberg and pure water in the Praruo River, flowing to the low place.

The scenery in the eyes of Buddhist monks is really different from those of us who are busy making ends meet all day long.

What they see is emptiness and humility, but what we see is a paradise of small bridges and flowing waters, blossoming flowers, and recuperation.

The Buddhist family is born from the heart, but we mortals are born from the heart, which may be the mystery of the Buddhist scriptures about the phase and the non-phase!

"Duo'er, what is a summer sitting?"

Looking at the back of Master Fa Xian and his entourage, I turned around and asked the Gulandodao beside me.

It has long been known that Buddhism has a tradition of summer sitting, but the intention of it has not been deeply studied.

Now that I see so many monks sitting in the shade of the ancient trees at the foot of the mountain, I also want to go and experience it.

"Young master, isn't summer sitting just enjoying the cool under the big tree! If we can have another pot of green tea from the Eastern Tuhan Kingdom and a roasted fat sheep, it will be a first-class good thing in our business journey! Ha ha! These monks are really going to enjoy it! ”

Qin Chong laughed heartily and said, this old fellow has a much more restrained temperament than before since he and Kulia got married.

Now only green tea and fat sheep are mentioned, and they are not as beautiful as before.

"That's not easy! The pastures at the foot of the mountain are full of grazing sheep, so Sabing and I went to buy a few! Old man, you are responsible for leading people to peel and clean up! ”

Liu Zhen'er also smiled happily.

Since entering the Green Ridge, it has been all stone and mountainous, and we haven't had such a happy tooth sacrifice for half a month.

Even if you can hunt a lot of fresh wild animals on the way, you will not have the appetite to drink and eat as far as the eye can see, all of which are bare and barren rocky beaches and snowy slopes.

The green grass and flowers, blue sky and clear water in the river valley in front of me are pleasant, and Qin Chong and Liu Zhener's words are exactly what I want.

Shamihan sat upright on his horse, smiling and hugging his shoulders noncommittally.

"The two of you can't make mistakes, young master, let's take a detour, don't disturb the cultivation of these Buddhist disciples! There is an open meadow in the northwest of the royal city, and we will camp there tonight. Fat goat milk wine, the herdsmen over there have everything! When the time comes, everyone can eat and drink openly! ”

Uncle Su rushed forward and pointed to the misty mountains in the north and said with a smile.

Now that there are no old-timers like grandpa, grandfather, and Langton in the caravan, Uncle Su is getting busier and busier.

During the walk, there was less time to communicate with me.

It is only in the evenings when we camp that my uncle and nephew can have a cup of mulled wine and a few words together.

Seeing

We laypeople want to eat, drink and spread wild in the pure cultivation land of this Zihe Buddha country, so Uncle Su hurriedly came to persuade and obstruct it.

"Amitabha! Sins, sins, sins! Master Fa Xian! Dear monks! We'll see you later! ”

Uncle Su's words made me wake up, and I hurriedly went to the river where Master Faxian and they were sitting in the summer to confess.

Then he personally helped Uncle Su to get on the horse, and led the horse team to reluctantly leave this paradise on earth, and went towards another strange valley in front of him.

"Big brother, do you still want to hear what it means to sit in peace?"

Duo'er and I walked side by side and giggled and laughed, this girl was no longer as innocent and willful as she used to be.

The hard work of the past few years has made Duo'er mature a lot, and she has begun to understand the difficulties and pressures of my brother.

On this trip to Tianzhu, like Uncle Su, she shared my worries everywhere and never did anything embarrassing to me.

It also touched me heartily, our little sister has finally grown up!

"I want to hear it!"

I glanced at Duo'er and said, this girl's expression was very naughty and weird.

"Alright! When I accompanied my grandmother to Zanmo Temple, I heard the host there say that the summer sitting ceremony first came from the Tianzhu Buddha country. Tianzhu monks do not go out for three months every summer, meditate and practice meditation, and the Buddhist scriptures call it summer sitting and dwelling. ”

Duo'er straightened up on the horse, her face full of solemnity and piety.

"Why do you have to choose summer? In autumn and winter, the ice and snow are not suitable for going out, isn't it a good time to meditate! In the eyes of ordinary people such as us, the ritual of sitting in peace in the summer is suspected of escaping the summer and stealing peace, which is far from the penance advocated by Buddhism! ”

I looked at the green grass and quiet path of the monastery in the depths of the flowers in front of me, and I seemed to be a little jealous of these fairy-like days of monks.

"Big brother! Don't talk in the holy land of Dharma! Amitabha! ”

Duo'er solemnly interrupted my groundless speculation and sang a Buddha horn with her hands folded in the direction of the western sky.

"In the early summer, everything recovers, insects and ants are everywhere, and a single foot will hurt countless living beings. Buddhism sits in peace in summer and rarely moves around, which is to keep the precept of not killing! ”

Duo'er's explanation made everyone suddenly realize that it was such a truth.

"If you don't go out for three months, what do these monks usually eat?" Qin Chong behind him asked puzzled.

"During the summer sitting, these monks only eat one meal a day, and the rest of the time is spent on meditation, so naturally they don't consume much grain!" Duo'er happily dismantled the mystery for Qin Chong.

"These monks usually don't have much to eat, so they really don't need much food! Miss, now that you are going to Tianzhu Kingdom to give alms to seek Buddha, why don't you also give some money and food to these monks at the bottom of the mountain? With my naked eyes, that Faxian Master will definitely be able to achieve positive results in the future! When Miss gives alms, count me Qin Chong's share! When I was in Rome, there were many killings, and I prayed that the Buddha could forgive my sins, and the Kuria in my hometown could give birth to a boy and a half girl for our Liangzhou Qin family, Amitabha! ”

After speaking, Qin Chong folded his hands reverently in the direction of the western sky and sang a Buddha number.

Duo'er's eyes widened in surprise, he didn't believe that these words came from Qin Chong's mouth.

When did Cézanne's jockey commander, the fiery and angry General Qin, become such a compassionate person.

Seeing that this guy was solemn, he wasn't joking.

Duo'er stopped teasing him, and endured the laughter and went to the front.

"Qin Chong, your method is good! The caravan will stay here for a few days, and we can send some men to the nearby Wangcheng Bazaar to buy some dried wheat fruits and give them to the temples here. You can also ensure that Master Faxian will eat and drink without worry in the next three months, and sit in the summer with peace of mind! ”

I was thinking about what to do for Master Fa Xian, and to give some food and vegetables to these summer monks, which was the right time for me.

"The young lord does not know that this country is located in the hinterland of the green mountains, and the native wild people have lived on animal husbandry for generations, and do not know about agriculture and mulberry, which is very similar to the country of Puli, and the nearest wheat producing area from here is only our country of Khotan. It has been half a month since the caravan set off, and now it will take at least a month to send people down the mountain to purchase, and it will take at least a month to make a round trip, and we can't wait that long! ”

Hearing that I was going to send someone down the mountain to purchase, Shamihan, who knew a little about the national property, hurriedly stopped him.

"How do you solve the usual diet of these bhikshus and monks of all nations?" I asked worriedly, and Shamihan's words surprised me.

"When foreign monks come here to sit in the summer, they usually bring their own dry food, and the local temple provides a place to stay. I think the master and his party are empty, what

I didn't prepare, I'm really worried about them! ”

Shamihan stepped off his mount and panted as he straightened his quiver.

This old fellow has been living a very nourishing life for more than half a year since he returned to Qingfengze, and his weight has swelled up like fermented naan, and ordinary horses can no longer bear the load of this gentleman.

"How can this be? Naturally, we are destined to meet Master Fa Xian, how can we sit idly by! Several of them used their brains, how to deal with this matter! ”

I slammed the saddle with the scabbard in my hand, reminding them to come up with a plan of action.

"There are many local monks in Zihe, there is little porridge, and the grain producing areas are far away, and there is no solution to the young master! Unless one of us is willing to stay and do this procurement errand! ”

Qin Chong scratched the bun on his head and spread his hands helplessly.

"Old man! You stay! The thousand-year-old ice peak in front of you is afraid that you will have to worry about your life if you go up, and even if the brothers are willing to carry you down the mountain at that time, they will not have the mental strength! Hahaha! ”

The pot helmet Liu in the back made a joke about Shamihan, which also attracted a burst of laughter from the surrounding guys.

"Brother Pot Helmet is too worried! The old man, I follow the old man, the young master has already stepped through the thousands of rivers and mountains in the world, what a way to do this green mountain! Don't forget the first time you crossed the Green Ridge back then, who carried your kid down the mountain! ”

In the team, Sha Mihan has long regarded himself as the Marquis of the Han Dynasty, and he has never been concerned about the ridicule of his brothers.

I only remember that when I crossed the ice peak in the Wakhan Mountains four years ago, Shamihan once carried Doer down the mountain.

When did I carry the pot helmet Liu, I really have no impression, I must have been a scholar in Qingfengze Academy at that time!

"Either you stay or you stay! Sa Bing and Nimi are with you! The stakes are so high on the matter of procuring food, and I would rather have no harvest on this trip than see Master Fa Xian starving here! ”

I started to order, let Qin Chong leave me reluctant, Sha Mihan still has a lot of use on the long ice field, and the only dispensable guy in the team is Liu Zhen'er.

"The young master is gracious, the pot helmet still wants to make new contributions in front of the young master! Hehe. Why don't you let a few old men in the team stay, old men! ”

When Liu heard me say that he wanted to keep him, he immediately gave up his hand and said goodbye.

While pointing to Uncle Menbat, who was burying their heads in front of them to drive horses, and recommended them to me.

"Brothers, thanks to the fact that you have commanded thousands of armies and horses, this little thing can't be solved!"

Seeing us arguing, Duo'er turned her lips disdainfully and pouted

"Check each other's food bags to see how many naan breads each person has left!"

Duo'er's words woke up the dreamers, and the merchants on our journeys would carry a lot of dry food with them in case of emergency.

Before leaving Khotan, my wife, Kuzhina, prepared twenty pieces of naan and ten pounds of dried meat for each member of the caravan.

Along the way, there are intermittent oasis tribes, with daily fresh supplies never stopping.

It wasn't until after entering the Green Ridge Mountain that the dry food he brought with him was slightly consumed.

Each of us only needs to give five pieces of naan bread, and the seven masters and apprentices of Master Fa Xian will sit and live peacefully in the summer of the third month of the United Kingdom, and the food supply will be worry-free.

People in the world have always been accustomed to looking to the outside for solutions to their problems.

And many times, the answer is all around us.

From this, I suddenly remembered that when Duo'er asked Master Fa Xian on the way yesterday, there was such a very interesting conversation.

"Master, no matter whether you are rich or poor in life, you will have all kinds of unsatisfactory things, and you will be worried about what you gain and what you lose. Ay! In addition to taking refuge in Buddhism, how can we attain the great freedom that the Buddha said? ”

Duo'er clasped her hands together and asked for Master Faxian's enlightenment.

"Amitabha! Female benefactor, Buddha said, wishful thinking, inner seeking! Let go of attachment and distractions, return to your true self, and all your knots and confusions will be opened. ”

Master Fa Xian hurried forward with a wooden staff, and replied with his head sideways, like those kind old men in the world who have read all the world's various states to their juniors.

"The disciple wrote it down." Duo'er replied with her hand, as if she really understood the meaning of Master Faxian's words.

As an observer, I don't know much about it.

Today's unintentional words made me pause.

The caravan obviously carried a large amount of vegetarian naan, but it racked its brains to think about how to return to Khotan, which was 500 miles away, to buy Hu Mai and give alms to Fa Xian's master and apprentice.

It's really a matter of seeking the near and far, and it's a thousand miles away!

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