Wang Xuance also followed his words, looked at the incense burner and said: "Even so, it's a pity that this environment is really emotional." Between the words, he turned around and took the three incense sticks from Chen Maocai's hand, lit them carefully, and after making a sincere salute, he also inserted the three incense sticks into the incense burner.

After everyone saluted, they could take care of the Buddha statue, although the essence is not big, causing the statue is not big, but the Buddha statue is displayed in the form of a lying position, it is also kind eyebrows, which makes people happy. Although this ashram is only a small house with walls on three sides, this statue of the Buddha is spotless, and people can't help but recall Zhou Zeng's words just now. There should also be a lot of devotees coming here to wipe ......

It is customary to offer robes and swords of the Seven Treasures in such a holy place. So, after Wang Xuance and Zhou Chen muttered quietly, the two turned around and took these two treasures.

When Wang Xuance was about to dedicate these two treasures to this Nirvana statue, he saw a sound of "Amitabha". The monks, who were in their fifties and fifties, came out of the forest near the ashram and came to them.

Wang Xuance watched this scene, was stunned for a moment, and then politely bowed to the monk, clasped his hands together, and asked with a smile: "I don't know where the master came from, does he often guard this piece of forest?" ”

"Amitabha, that's true, the old monk has been here for more than 30 years, I don't know who you are?" The old monk also asked politely.

"It's not a secret, we are envoys from the Tang Kingdom of Dongtu, and this time we went to this Posa Forest to pay homage to the Buddha, thank the Buddha's relics, and observe the merits left over from the year" Wang Xuance followed the words of the old monk and said these words......

"Oh, I still remember that more than 20 years ago, there was a monk from Dongtu, whose Dharma name was Xuanzang, who also came to this Borneolin to pay respects."

"Master Xuanzang, is my senior monk of the Tang Kingdom, everything is fine in the Tang Dynasty now, I don't know that the master is Master Xuanzang's old friend" Wang Xuance asked the kind old monk with a smile.

"I can't talk about old friends, because the old monk has been stationed in this Po Sao forest and basically has never left this place, so it was only a one-sided relationship back then, but his cultivation made the old monk impressed."

"I see, I don't know what the master's name is?" Wang Xuance asked again.

"The name of the law is just a name, it doesn't mean anything, and it doesn't show much. If you want to ask about the Dharma name, the master didn't have a Dharma name back then, so he didn't give me a Dharma name, so you can call me an old monk. The old monk still said humbly.

Hearing the old monk's reply, Wang Xuance pondered carefully, and also felt that the old monk was quite interesting, so he said with a smile: "Since the master has been stationed in this forest, according to the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, after I come here, I want to give the purple robe and the Seven Treasure Ring Knife, and I implore the master to work hard and accept it on his behalf."

At first, the old monk thought it was an ordinary thing, and then his face was overjoyed. When it was discovered that the purple robe was made of fine silk and gold thread, and that the Seven Treasures Ring Sword was forged from stainless steel and inlaid with precious stones. Immediately stunned slightly, and then heard him say this: "The old monk thanks the envoy of the kingdom, and your majesty can have such kindness, although this Buddha Forest is the holy place of the Buddha's Nirvana, but such a precious treasure, the old monk not only can not be his subordinate, but also does not want to dedicate this valuable item to this Buddha Nirvana statue."

Hearing these words, Wang Xuance and the others were stunned. You must understand that these two treasures were personally given by the Tang Emperor, and in these five Indias, in the face of such an honor, there was no one who refused in person, and I couldn't help but feel surprised, so after getting acquainted with Zhou and Chen, I asked: "This is indeed a sincere will of my majesty and the queen, and I also implore the master's subordinates to express the respect and respect of my Tang royal family for the Buddha."

The old monk heard Wang Xuance say so respectfully, and hurriedly put his hands together and bowed and said: "This statue of the Buddha was also built by the old monk when he looked at the dilapidation, and since it was built, he has been waiting here, and he has no other appeal. My five India has never been peaceful, and if such a precious treasure is placed in my humble forest, if it is lost by bandits or robbers, not only will I be sorry for His Majesty the Emperor of your country, but also I will not be able to compare with the Buddha; Since it cannot be properly preserved, it is better to ask the envoy of the higher kingdom to give it to a proper place, since you have this intention, it is enough to show the sincerity of this to the Buddha, and this is enough. ”

Hearing the old monk's words, Wang Xuance and the others were not only relieved, but also deeply moved by the old monk's far-sighted thoughts, and inadvertently cast an approving glance at him. Therefore, Zhou Chen and the others also put away these two treasures.

Seeing that Wang Xuance and the others were not embarrassed and forcibly accepted the two treasures as gifts, the old monk couldn't help but feel a lot more happy. So he said to them with a happy face: "Since you are thousands of miles away, come to me for five days to worship the Buddha in good faith, it is enough to see your sincere heart, that is, then you might as well have an old monk to take you to see this Po Salin, okay?" ”

Hearing the old monk's words so sincerely, Wang Xuance and the others were also full of joy, and then they put their hands together and saluted: "This is very good, thank you for the master's kindness."

"The envoy has won the award, this is also the duty of the old monk, the envoy, please?" As he spoke, the old monk made an inviting gesture.

"You can also see this, it used to be a stupa, and then the old monk built this ashram here, although the stupa has been destroyed, but a stone pillar here has not been destroyed. And this stone pillar records the Buddha's nirvana back then", and the old monk led them to the stone pillar near the ashram.

I saw that this stone pillar, about half a zhang high, was a six-sided structure, and there was a lot of handwriting on each side. Although there are many words, they have been weathered a lot after thousands of years of wind and sun, and the handwriting on them has been blurred.

Through this vaguely recognizable Sanskrit handwriting, Chen Maocai reads: "The Buddha had a recurrence of his back disease, and he knew that he was about to die, so he came to the country of Nagara, by the Atandovardi River, in this Bhasa forest, after the disciple Ananda tied the rope bed, the Buddha had his head facing north and facing west, lying on his side on the rope bed, his right hand supporting his head, his left hand beside him, and his feet together, entering the "Nirvana" ......

What does this text mean? Please see the next ......

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