Chapter 232: Erect a Buddha Statue for Yourself
It is much more difficult to spread Buddhist scriptures in the area of Chentangguan and Dingjuncheng in the area of today's South China Sea than in the original Three Kingdoms of the South China Sea.
At the beginning, the three countries of the South China Sea were all faced with a very difficult problem to solve, and when Qin Feng used Buddhist scriptures to solve these problems, he would naturally convince those people.
Especially in the Nine True Kingdoms, the people of Momoyama recite it in order to resurrect the peach tree to the sky
Buddhist scriptures have become compulsory.
The people of Chen Tangguan can't do this.
In Chentangguan, first hunting, fishing, planting, to ensure a prosperous life, the people will spend the rest of their time reciting Buddhist scriptures.
The reason for this is just one sentence: the common people of the Great Merchants have received a higher 'education' and more information about cultivation.
There is more than one school of thought in Taoism alone.
In this case, the real thing has to be brought out in order to attract this group of people.
Qin Feng sighed: "If I recite the scriptures in person, it is a bonus of the power of the Great Dao, even if it is an ordinary scripture, it is all out of the blue, and the effect is of course good." ”
"These people are really picky. ”
Although he thinks so, this matter must also be put on the agenda, at least when Lu Jian jumps out of the grave, let the Buddha's light shine on his territory.
So.
Qin Feng gave an order - to build a Buddha statue!
Now, there is a wish power between heaven and earth, but he is not cultivating this system, so he can't receive these wishes, of course, he didn't build a Buddha statue for these wishes.
Rather, it is to concentrate the desire to travel between heaven and earth, so that Buddhists can have a spiritual pillar.
In the past, the recitation of Buddhist scriptures was purely for the purpose of chanting the sutras and attracted by the subtle Buddhist texts.
After having a Buddha statue, there is sustenance, which increases the cohesion of Buddhism.
This is not only the case in Chentangguan to spread Buddhist scriptures, but also in other parts of Dashang, but this is only the beginning, the experimental stage.
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Outside Chentang Pass, a list was set up, which reads as follows:
Nowadays, Buddhist scriptures are widely spread in the territory, but the believers are scattered.
Dingjun Hou decided to erect Buddha statues in Chentangguan and other places, so that Buddhist believers in the world also have their own belonging.
If there is a monk who has mastered the secret method of carving, or a master carver in the world, you can go to the Guannai Hou Mansion to register.
Reward: 5 pieces of barren jade a day.
When many people originally saw the content, they were not interested, because now Chentangguan has a large number of civilians, as well as wild beasts, demon clans, etc., each of them has their own beliefs, and some people are even believers in a certain school of Taoism.
How can you have a good impression of Buddhism?
However, when I saw the reward of five barren jade a day, I couldn't sit still.
You must know that when Qin Feng first came to this world, he dared to go desperately to the Zhou family's barren jade mine to rob it for the sake of hundreds of barren jade.
You can earn five pieces of barren jade by carving a Buddha statue in one day, which is simply pie in the sky!
For a while, the crowd was surging and came towards the pass, but when he was in the moat of Huangquan, he was stopped, and he needed to temporarily carve an item on the spot to prove his ability in order to pass the first level.
Not to mention, there are really people who know the secret method of carving, and there are also masters in the world, the carved wood carvings are lifelike, and the skills are almost Tao!
Why is it necessary to have a person who carves the secret method or a master carver in the world to do this?
COMAC also asked Qin Feng this question.
Qin Feng's answer was: Standing a Buddha statue is not such a simple thing, and there may be some unexpected things happening, so the carver must strive for excellence.
Buddhism has a "Buddha Says Statue Measurement Sutra", which is dedicated to some standards for the construction of Buddha statues.
In the end, here in Chentangguan, only more than 300 people were elected.
These people were brought to the Guannei, and Qin Feng needed to say the requirements and tell these people how to build the Buddha statue.
After selecting more than 300 people here, Shang Fei posted the list in 100 cities of all sizes in the territory to select carving talents.
Chentang Guannei.
A pavilion and a square full of flowers and plants.
Everyone looked at the man with extraordinary bearing in front of them, and bowed: "I've seen Dingjun Hou." ”
Qin Feng nodded.
"Calm your mind, and I'll tell you how to build the Buddha statue. ”
The people sat down respectfully on the ground.
Qin Feng recited: "Measured by the fingers, there are twenty fingers in a hundred; the flesh bun worships four fingers, and the hairline is the same; the face wheel is vertically longitudinal, with half twelve fingers; it is divided into three for the forehead and nose, and the chin is one ......."
Airplanes!
The air shook, and as soon as everyone's eyes flickered, they saw a golden light of merit in the void falling.
They only felt that these scriptures were like the wonderful principles of the world, and they involuntarily read them along.
Gradually.
An illusory golden Buddha, shrouded in Qin Feng's body, when the last sentence of the scripture was recited, everyone looked up and saw that in front of them, a big Buddha about seven zhang high appeared.
The whole body is full of golden light, and the hands are folded.
The face is not sad or happy, and the eyes are usually in front of them, as if there are flowing clouds stirring, and it seems that there are stars spinning.
"Have you ever remembered what I looked like?"
A voice rumbled.
These carving masters woke up in shock, and said with joy on their faces: "Thank you Lord Hou for teaching the Fa!"
"Disciple obeys the teachings!"
This volume of "The Buddha Says the Statue Measurement Sutra" is not simple, if you comprehend it, the carving skills will definitely be able to go to the next level.
Whether it is transcribing scriptures or building Buddha statues, if there is no Buddha in your heart, of course, you will not be able to create a Buddha statue that can gather the power of wishes.
That's why there is the scene of Qin Feng teaching the Fa.
When they looked up, Qin Feng was disillusioned one step at a time, and disappeared in front of him in three or four steps.
Bounty again.
Then the soldiers sent by Shang Fei took them to a big mountain, and they wanted to carve this big mountain into a Buddha statue.
"This mountain is good, Tibetan wind and water, facing the East China Sea, it can be carved into a Buddha statue. ”
"Well, the mountains are high and the sea is wide, standing here, as if looking down on the entire Chentang Pass. ”
These people are all master carvers, and I still know this very well.
Some people also collected some stones and picked them up and crushed them, exclaiming: "There are immortal jade, purple gold and other spiritual ores contained in this. ”
More than 300 people discussed it for a while.
It was decided to carve a huge lotus throne at the foot of the mountain, which was a huge amount of work, not only to carefully carve each lotus petal, but also to carve it with verve.
As it is written in the Buddhist scriptures, "Bodhisattvas do not have emptiness, just as the lotus blossom is not stained in the mud and is not attached to emptiness, that is, the metaphor of the wonderful dharma is transcendent in the surface of emptiness." ”
If there is a slight difference, this lotus throne will be abolished, let alone gather the power of wishes.
After two days of preparation.
The Buddha statue finally began to be built, a group of people talked and laughed, looking at the soldiers of Chentangguan, cleaning up the messy mountains and rocks and trees, because everyone has mana, so it was cleaned up quickly.
The people knew that the Buddha statues were being built here, so they pulled the flatbed trucks at home, and some trees and stones that the soldiers didn't want, they pulled them back and carved them a little, which was a good material for building houses and furniture.
Especially now that a large number of residents are pouring into Chentangguan, these things are even more sought-after, and no one dares to mine this mountain in normal times, because this is Qin Feng's private property.
While pulling the stone, it was accompanied by an exclamation.
"Look! It's a rosewood!"
This kind of spiritual wood was sent to the monks who specialized in managing the cultivation in Chentang Pass.
"What a big piece of fairy jade!"
"That soldier just now dug out a piece of purple gold with a big head!"
Of course, there are also some unwanted leftovers, which are picked up cheaply by these people, and after splitting, you can get fairy jade, gold and iron.
Enough for half a year's expenses for the family.
With the mining of various poisonous insects, antbeasts began to increase.
At this moment, when three hundred craftsmen were preparing to carve the lotus base, a group of black snakes came out of nowhere.
Some hung on the branches of the trees and spat snake letters.
Some of them were hovering on the rocks and 'hissing' at the crowd.
Others wander on the ground.
In front of the craftsmen.
"The black snake is blocking the way, this is a bad omen!"
"It's just a matter of building a Buddha statue, how can such a thing happen. ”
"Go and tell Master Hou. ”
Even on Earth, there is a point in building Buddha statues, let alone this world.
After hearing this, Qin Feng decided to follow the methods recorded in the Buddhist scriptures to invite this group of black snakes away, instead of forcibly driving them away.
Because of this kind of thing, since it occurs once, there will be a second time, which is considered a 'Buddha statue catastrophe', and no matter how strong the force is, it is useless.
This kind of catastrophe, every new thing, will basically be encountered.
It is one of the rules of heaven and earth.