In Wang Xuance's mind, all the salutes and prayers are nothing more than one thing, that is, to bless the Tang Dynasty and the people, the wind and rain are smooth, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing. This is not only the fundamental purpose of his trip, but also his inner relief. After careful calculation, he should be the envoy who has sent the most envoys to the country since the founding of the Tang Dynasty......

After so many missions, as well as what he saw and heard along the way, he also deeply felt that only when the country is stable, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and only when the people are stable, the society will be more harmonious and happy. Therefore, he longs for peace, longs for peace, and only hopes that this peace in Datang can be maintained for a longer time......

So, after he sincerely saluted the statue of the Buddha, then Zhou Chen and all the envoys on behalf of the Tang Dynasty also made a sincere salute. Then I only listened to Master Xingming salute them in return: "The old monk is grateful to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Empress Mother, and it is really a great honor for me to send Wang Changshi to come to my Luye Temple to pay respects." ”

Wang Xuance then smiled and folded his hands, and replied: "The master doesn't have to be polite, this is as it should be, and I am waiting for this time to come by order, in addition to observing and saluting, there is also the mission of offering a robe." Our Luye Temple is the place where the Buddha often preached the scriptures and teachings when he was alive, so we are going to dedicate this purple robe and a sword of the Seven Treasures Ring to your temple to pay homage to the Buddha and ask the master to accept it on his behalf."

As soon as Wang Xuance's words fell, but seeing that he casually signaled, Xiao Liu had already brought another envoy to hold a tray decorated with red silk, and on this tray were these two treasures. Looking at such a luxurious and atmospheric treasure, Master Xingming also smiled and said: "In this case, the old monk will accept it on his behalf, and he will pray for the good weather for the Tang Dynasty in front of this Buddha every Zhengshuo day, and pray for peace and security for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress of the Tang Dynasty."

"Thank you, Master," Wang Xuance also replied with his hands folded and replied with a salute......

With the sound of Sanskrit Buddha music, under the signal of Master Xingming, the two junior disciples standing on his left and right respectfully received these two treasures. With the resounding of the Sanskrit music and the pre-Buddha salute of Venerable Xingming, the ceremony of offering the robe is considered to be over.

In addition to this salute, another thing is to observe the remains of this Buddha, so under the leadership of Master Xingming, Wang Xuance and others visited this Luye Temple, and then followed him to the Three Dragons Pond on the west side of the wall of this Luye Temple.

I saw that there is a clear square pond on the west side of this Luye Temple, the area is not too big, more than 200 steps in a radius, I saw that this square pond is bottomless, the shore is piled up with this bluestone, the bluestone is covered with a lot of moss, it looks like it has been quite a year. On the shore of the northeast corner of this pond, on a strip-shaped stone about one meter high, the washing pool, three large Sanskrit characters, are deeply engraved on it.

After Venerable Xingming led them here, he explained: "This square pond, called the Washing Pool, is where the Buddha washed and bathed here. ”

Along this small square pond, after everyone walked quietly with Master Xingming, they suddenly felt a lot more comfortable. Not only because it used to be the place where the Buddha washed, but also because the surrounding environment is so fresh and natural.

Following the footsteps of Master Xingming, after saluting this washbasin, everyone walked to the west for about 200 steps, and there is also a pool that is not too big, which is basically the same as what I saw before, with a radius of more than 180 steps, and the shore of the pond is also made of bluestone, which is still covered with a lot of moss, and on this bank, there are rows of tall Bodhi trees, which reflect the reflection on this pond. Of course, there is also this one-meter-high stone in the northeast corner of this pond, which is also written in Sanskrit with three big characters, "washing pool"

After Master Xingming led them along the shore of this pond, walked slowly around, and when he walked to the side of the stone, he explained again: "This smaller pond, called the washing tank, was the place where the Buddha washed utensils."

With the completion of this Fang Tang's salute, everyone continued to walk north for about 200 steps under the leadership of Master Xingming, and came to the smallest Fang Tang. This square pond is still basically the same as the two square ponds mentioned earlier, it is also decorated with bluestone along the coast, the moss is also covered with bluestone, the pond water is also clear and turquoise, and the water depth is also bottomless. There is still a one-meter-high stone in the northeast direction, on which three large Sanskrit characters are engraved: "Laundry pool".

As before, after Venerable Xingming led them along the shore of the pond for a while, he explained to them: "This smallest pond, called the laundry pool, was the place where the Buddha washed his clothes. ”

"These three ponds, except for the difference in area, look like nothing else," Wang Xuance said casually to everyone.

"Wang Changshi, please look to the northwest, there are still some slight differences" Master Xingming then pointed to the northwest of the laundry pool.

As I looked in the direction of my finger, I saw a huge square stone, standing quietly in the northwest corner of the pond.

"One more stone," Zhou Zeng said casually.

"Yes, there is one more stone, let's go to the front of this and see" With Master Xingming's words, everyone followed his footsteps and came to this square stone.

When they got closer, they saw it at a glance, because they had also seen such a ruin in this Wuchang country. So Wang Xuance casually returned: "This pool is called the laundry pool, so this stone should be the place where the Buddha dried his clothes."

"Wang Changshi has good eyesight, it is true, after the Buddha washed the robe, he dried it on this square stone, and over time, on this stone, the traces of the robe were imprinted," Master Xingming patiently explained to them.

"Indeed, the traces of the robe on this stone, although it has been exposed to the wind and sun for many years, are still extremely clear and distinct, as if they were carved." Chen Maocai said to everyone while touching the traces of the robe.

"Yes, this may be the power of this Buddha's wish, which is still clear after all these years, and it is precisely because of its clear lines that many devotees come here to pay respects," Venerable Xingming said as they explained with his words......

So, after everyone heard these words, under the leadership of Wang Xuance, they sincerely saluted the remains of this robe.

(End of chapter)