With the arrival of Zhao Ziliang's royal car, the people of Tianzhu on both sides of the road have folded their hands and bowed down, and the people's attitude is obviously to welcome Zhao Ziliang to Nalanda Temple, and also to express their approval of Zhao Ziliang's behavior of coming to worship the Buddha. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Everywhere the royal car went, the drums sounded in unison, which not only showed the majesty of the king's travel, but also made the whole trip not so dull, the people of Tianzhu along the way were like wheat blown by the wind, and fell down wave after wave, prostrate on the ground motionless, knowing that after the royal car passed, they dared to get up and look at the accompanying officials, eunuchs, palace maids and guards who observed the royal car.

The Bodhi trees on both sides of the road stood tall and towering until the end, blocking the sun for those who went to Nalanda Temple, Wang Zhiyun asked, "Ziliang, what kind of tree is this?" Why are there all these trees along the way? ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "This is the Bodhi tree, legend has it that the Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree and became a Buddha, so the people in Buddhism regard the Bodhi tree as a holy tree!" ”

"Oh?"

The procession soon arrived at the gate of Nalanda Temple, where there were already many monks, all of them moral monks wearing noble robes, some of which were woven with gold threads and inlaid with sparkling gems.

The presiding monk of the temple, Wuji, wears a Pilu hat (the kind worn by Tang monks in Journey to the West), holds a golden Nine Dragons Zen staff, and wears a red gold-threaded robe.

"The king has arrived--the concubine has arrived-"

As Zhao Ziliang took Wang Zhiyun's hand and walked down from the imperial chariot, the innocent monk handed over the Zen staff to the monks beside him, and then took a few steps forward with a solemn expression, folded his hands and bowed in Sanskrit: "Amitabha Buddha - Nalanda Temple, the presiding monk of the Innocent Temple, led 8,226 monks in the temple to welcome His Majesty the King of Western Qin and the concubine Niangniang!" ”

After listening to the translation, Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and said, "Let the masters wait for a long time, no courtesy!" ”

"Your Majesty is coming to the Han Temple, the poor monks and the whole temple should wait for a long time, Your Majesty and Niangniang, please!" The innocent monk said and stepped aside to invite Zhao Ziliang and Wang Zhiyun to enter the temple through the gate.

Zhao Ziliang took Wang Zhiyun's hand and walked through the gate of the temple, and said to the innocent monk behind him: "I heard that there is a master named Padmasambhava who is highly respected and has profound Buddhism in your temple?" I don't know where he is? ”

The innocent monk introduced to Zhao Ziliang to an old monk beside him: "Your Majesty, this is Master Padmasambhava, he is the most learned and meritorious monk in our temple today, and he has countless disciples who have sat down, and he was also invited by Tubo Zanpu to go to Tubo to spread Buddhism and build temples!" ”

An old monk stepped forward with his hands folded and saluted Zhao Ziliang and said, "Poor monk Padmasambhava greets Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Padmasambhava for a while, nodded and said: "Sure enough, it is a high-ranking monk, so please ask the abbot master and the master Padmasambhava to introduce the famous scenery and allusions of this Nalanda Temple to this king!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please go this way! ”

A large number of people walked on the corridor under the guidance of Wuji and Padmasambhava, and the monk said to Zhao Ziliang as he walked: "Your Majesty, today the poor monk wants to introduce one person for Your Majesty!" ”

"Oh? Who does the presiding monk want to recommend for this king? Zhao Ziliang wondered.

The innocent monk beckoned behind him, and a middle-aged monk with the appearance of a Central Plains man walked over quickly, and the innocent monk said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, this is what the poor monk wants to introduce to His Majesty, his Dharma name is Xuanzhao, and he is a monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, two years ago he came to Nalanda Temple to worship under the door of Master Padmasambhava to learn Buddhism, and he made rapid progress. This is the second time he has come to Tianzhu to study Buddhism. In May this year, our temple held a lecture conference, and Xuanzhao was undefeated by debating dozens of monks with one manpower, which can be called the leader of the younger generation of my Buddhist world! ”

Master Xuanzhao folded his hands and bowed to Zhao Ziliang and said, "Poor monk to meet Your Majesty!" ”

In Zhao Ziliang's opinion, this Master Xuanzhao can be regarded as an international student like Tang Xuanzang, and this international student has been among the best in the university and has won glory for the country.

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "Okay, Master Xuanzhao came to Tianzhu to study Buddhism for the second time, and now he has finally achieved something, congratulations!" From the original Tianzhu's journey, which way did you go? ”

Master Xuanzhao replied: "Thank you for your care, the poor monk set out from Chang'an, all the way through Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou, Yizhou, from Tingzhou into the boundary of the West Qin, first to Xinjing for more than a month, visited the Taoist monks in Xinjing, and then all the way south through the boundary of the West Qin into the Gandhara of North Tianzhu!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "Although this road is a little farther, it is better to be flat and safe. After entering the realm of Western Qin, have the defenders of the fortresses in various passes been embarrassed by you? Possible encounter with horse bandits? ”

Master Xuanzhao said: "Although the defenders of the various passes and fortresses in Western Qin are very strict in inspecting the customs clearance documents, they are not sorry for the poor monks. Along the way, I have never encountered horse bandits and robbers, and the poor monks have seen all the way, the people all over the Western Qin are comfortable, all of them are ruddy, and the divine court is full, and the Western Qin has shown a prosperous appearance under the governance of His Majesty! ”

Everyone talked and walked all the way, and soon they came to a temple of assessment, and the innocent monk introduced: "Your Majesty, my Nalanda Temple is divided into eight courtyards, and here is the Classic Book Collection, which contains nine million volumes of books!" There are not only Mahayana Buddhist classics, but also astronomy, arithmetic, medicine, agriculture and forestry and other books. The monks of my Nalanda Monastery not only study Mahayana Buddhism, but also study the astronomical calendar, arithmetic, medical medicine, and even scholars in agriculture and forestry! ”

Zhao Ziliang understood that this Nalanda Temple is not only a temple, it is also an academic center, no wonder there are seven or eight thousand monks gathered here, and these people come here to learn knowledge.

Zhao Ziliang stood at the door of the library and looked at the huge building, and said, "No wonder this temple is built so wide and huge, there are actually nine million volumes of books!" Was there ever an immortality here? ”

The monks were stunned when they heard this, and Padmasambhava saluted and said: "Your Majesty, my Buddhists don't care about the practice of the physical body, the physical body is just a stinky skin, so the senior monks of the past dynasties have not studied the art of immortality, which is different from the Taoism of the Central Plains and Western Qin. There are secret methods to enhance the strength of the physical body in our temple that can be practiced, but this method requires penance, and if there is no accumulation of a certain number of years, it is difficult to achieve success! ”

Zhao Ziliang was puzzled: "This king is puzzled, since the Buddhists don't care about the practice of the physical body, why do some people specially create these secret methods to enhance the strength of the physical body?" ”

Padmasambhava explained, "So that Your Majesty may know that human beings are all things in the world and have a limited lifespan, and that the practitioners of my generation break through all the fogs of the world in order to seek enlightenment. In many cases, monks become weak before they have attained true knowledge, and even reach the end of their time. And the requirements are true, many times you need to trek through mountains and rivers and go through hardships to realize the true solution, so it is also necessary to cultivate a strong body! ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "The master's words are reasonable. This king is interested in this method that can enhance the strength of the physical body, can you have someone copy a copy and send it to this king to study? ”

The innocent host hurriedly said: "Your Majesty can afford the small art of the temple, and the monks of the temple feel very honored. The poor monk asked people to prepare to transcribe a copy of the best physical cultivation method and send it to Your Majesty! However, the poor monk should remind His Majesty that for those who practice, this technique is indeed the best secret method, but for His Majesty, it is insignificant, and the superior art of governing the country is the most important thing for His Majesty, and the state government must not be wasted because of the practice of this secret technique."

"Hahaha・・・・・・ good, the master's golden and jade good words, this king will remember it in his heart!" Zhao Ziliang laughed and walked into the Classics Library, Wang Zhiyun followed him and pulled his arm tightly.

The library of classics is really big enough, it is not easy to be able to pack nine million volumes of books, there are many monks reading books here, all kinds of books are available, the monks saw Zhao Ziliang and his party coming, they all got up and folded their hands and saluted, and then sat down to read silently.

Zhao Ziliang stopped the accompanying officials, eunuchs, palace maids, generals and soldiers from making loud noises, and only visited the various libraries in the room under the introduction of the host and others.

After coming out of the library, Zhao Ziliang and his entourage visited the temple to worship the Buddha, Buddha, and Bodhisattva Golden Body, and the monks such as the innocent monk and Padmasambhava gave Zhao Ziliang and his entourage a detailed introduction to various scenic spots and allusions, so that Zhao Ziliang and his entourage have some understanding of Buddhism.

The whole Nalanda temple is mainly divided into two large areas, namely the monastic area and the teaching area, the monastic area is the area where the monks live and sleep, and the teaching area has various temples and stupas.

In the end, the innocent monk and others led Zhao Ziliang and his party to the Buddha's hall to drink tea and rest, Zhao Ziliang and the concubine Wang Zhiyun were arranged to sit at the top, the officials and generals sat on the left side, and the monks sat on the right side.

Zhao Ziliang drank tea and said to the monks: "Tianzhu's cultural inheritance and social stability, Buddhism has indelible merits, Buddhism almost acts as a disseminator of knowledge, so that ordinary people can eliminate ignorance, this is immeasurable merit." Buddhism advises the people to be good, which is the same as the government's wishes! What I saw and heard in Nalanda Temple today has given this king a deeper understanding of Buddhism, and since it can appear and have a huge impact on the people of the world, it shows that its existence is justified! Master Unsullied, Master Padmasambhava, and all the great lamas, this king has a few questions for you, how can we reduce the occurrence of evil in the world? ”

The monks looked at each other, and Guru Padmasambhava folded his hands and said, "Your Majesty asked, the poor monks think that the people should be persuaded to be good, and if the people have good thoughts in their hearts, there will naturally be fewer evils!" Our Buddhist proposition is to persuade the people to be good and stay away from evil, as long as there are no negative emotions such as greed, anger, ignorance, anger and so on, evil will not happen! ”