Chapter 30: Sincerely salute Jialan Temple, offering a robe in front of the treasure steps (I)
Because they know that the Buddha's finger bone relics and the Buddha's top bone relics have now disappeared and are missing, Wang Xuance and others have gradually calmed down a lot these days, and they don't have too much tension in the past. At the same time, from the initial state of sadness and depression, it gradually became dull, in the words of Buddhism, it means no desire and no desire.
Because they know that all this should be in accordance with the Buddhist theory of karma, going with the flow and following the development of karma. The only thing that can be done is to be yourself and do what you have to do......
After some days of rest, Wang Xuance and others gave a grand gift. Specially selected an auspicious day, after fasting and bathing, the light car went to this Dajialan Temple, ready to watch and salute.
This Dajialan Temple has been mentioned, and it is also a big temple, except for this incense is not prosperous, the layout of the premises is basically the same as before. But seeing that Wang Xuance and the others arrived at the mountain gate of the Great Jialan Temple, Master Zhijian had already received the will of the King of Libo, so he took his disciples early and waited outside the mountain gate.
Looking at Wang Xuance and his entourage of more than 30 people, riding a tall horse, when they came to the front of this mountain gate, they hurriedly greeted him, and said with a salute: "Old monk Zhijian, welcome the envoys of the Tang Dynasty to visit the Dajialan Temple." ”
Wang Xuance looked at such a down-to-earth Master Zhijian, and then led everyone, immediately turned over and dismounted, and bowed back: "Thank you Master for your sincerity, I never thought that you would greet you in person, Xuan Ce thanked Master for his deep affection on behalf of my Tang Kingdom."
I saw that this Dajialan Temple, after a thousand years of wind and rain, is still magnificent, carefully looking, compared with the Great Ci'en Temple in Chang'an City, it is not bad at all. So, after some greetings, Wang Xuance immediately praised again and again: "Although Xuan Ce has been to your country twice, he never thought that in this place more than 20 miles away from the capital, there is such a large temple and compared with the Great Ci'en Temple built by His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty to repay his mother's kindness, it is not inferior. ”
"Your country is a country, the old monk also had a few encounters with Master Xuanzang before, and he also understood the wealth of your Tang Dynasty, although our temple is big, but now, it is also a withering talent, and it is unspeakably defeated" Master Zhijian replied to Wang Xuance with a hint of loss.
"These things, along the way, we have heard a lot, and I am quite sorry. Throughout the development of history, dynasties have risen and fallen, and life has also had ups and downs. When I was in the Tang Dynasty, Master Xuanzang often warned me to wait, everything goes naturally, and my heart is at peace. Although Wang Xuance said that he was quite clever, after all, he had been exposed to Master Xuanzang for a long time, and he said casually the words of Master Xuanzang who often enlightened him and Zhou Chen.
It's a pity that as soon as his words came out, he already knew that he had said the wrong words, because the reason for the defeat of the Great Jialan Temple was the debate of this Kumorira, and the point of view of this debate was that in the face of pain, whether to go with the flow, or to take a chance, do your best and then go with the flow. Of course, as soon as his words came out, Chen Maocai casually pulled his clothes. The two of them felt it at the same time, and this rubbed salt on the wound of this Master Zhijian.
As his mind flashed as he thought about how to comfort this Master Zhijian again. Seeing this Master Zhijian, he smiled slightly: "It is precisely because of this assertion that the old monk was defeated by this Kumorira, although he still has not come up with an answer to how to explain it, but over the years, he has also been relieved a lot. As far as the old monk knows, this Wang Changshi and others don't believe in my Buddha very much, this natural void judgment should be always with Master Xuanzang, edified, right, he is good in your Tang Dynasty now? ”
Looking at Master Zhijian, who was like a normal person, Wang Xuance and the others were also slightly stunned, it seems that this monk is a monk. Unaffected by this misstatement. So he also smiled and saluted: "Master Xuanzang is all right, and now he is the presiding officer of this Great Mercy and Grace Temple, leading the revitalization mission of my Tang Buddhism."
Hearing such an affirmative reply, Venerable Zhijian was also overjoyed. So after a greeting outside the mountain gate, he led everyone to the Great Jialan Temple. Accompanied by the tall Bodhi tree and the sound of purifying the soul, the first thing that catches their eyes is this neatly shaped, delicately depicted, and tall and powerful statue of the Buddha. When looking at this white jade Buddha statue about two feet high, Wang Xuance and others were also amazed by this fine carving craftsmanship.
I only heard this Chen Maocai say: "This Buddha statue is solemn and tight, in my Tang Dynasty, I have never seen such a lifelike statue." Between the words, he folded his hands and saluted sincerely.
"This statue has a history of more than 400 years now, and it took me three years to carve it out of a complete white jade by the king of another country," replied Venerable Zhijian as he led them on a tour. So, this Wang Xuance immediately took everyone to pick up three sticks of incense, and sincerely made a salute in front of this white jade statue.
With the crisp shade of the trees, the group was so sincere, under the strong affection of Master Zhijian, one hall and one hall were saluting. After the salutes of the three main halls were completed, they were led by Venerable Zhijian to a treasure staircase in the northwest corner of the Great Jialan Temple. I saw that this treasure step was about 40 feet high, and there was a fine house on it. On this treasure step, they are all built of bricks and stones, and decorated with many treasures, under the background of the sun, not only magnificent, but also gorgeous and solemn.
Looking at this unknown building, after listening to this Wang Xuance take a closer look, he asked: "I don't know what the characteristics of this building are, why is it so gorgeous and rich?" ”
Looking at the questioning expressions of the people, Venerable Zhijian then said, "This is the place where the Buddha descended from the thirty-three heavens to the earth, and since this Buddha attained enlightenment, he got up from this Shenglin and ascended to become a god, living in this good dharma hall and preaching the Dharma for his mother. After three months, the lecture was finished, and when the Buddha was about to return to the world, the emperor was released, so he used his supernatural powers to establish this treasure level. According to historical records of the time, the middle step was made of gold, the left one was ground with crystal, and the right one was made of silver. It can be said that it is unusually atmospheric and luxurious. ”
When they heard that this was so luxurious, everyone also let out a "wow" and their eyes widened, feeling the supreme glory of this Buddha.
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