Xiang Gong and his entourage of six people, after eating something, hurried overnight, and finally came to the legendary Guanyin Monastery in the evening of the next day.

There is a Garan in the east and west of the Quzhi Wangcheng, that is, the temple, all of which are called Zhaoli Temple, which is distinguished by the east and west directions, and the East Zhaoli Temple, which is the Guanyin Zen Temple that the locals are accustomed to calling.

Qu Zhiguo's belief in the Shi family is quite extensive, and it can be seen that there are more than 2,000 temples in the territory of the small country.

It's a pity that Xiang Gong's first reaction after seeing the Guanyin Monastery was a sentence......

"Holy!"

Xiang Gong didn't want to be so rude in this Pure Land of Buddhism, but where is this Zen temple like a Zen temple? It's simply a brilliant grand view garden, and the grand view garden of the Jia family in the dream of the Red Mansion is nothing more than that!

But seeing the big red high wall at a glance, the blue glazed tiles and white marble tiles, you can vaguely see that the Zen courtyard is deep and wide, and the floating slaughter does not know how many years it has stood in the wind and rain, it is too special and tyrant.

Xuanzang stepped forward and knocked on the mountain gate, and the monk of the gate temple led the way, and entered the Zen courtyard, Xiang Gong was even more shocked and almost swallowed his tongue.

The pavilions are not counted, the corridors and pavilions are difficult to count, the road is tortuous and winding, the two rows of pines and cypresses beside the road are lush and green, you can see Buddha carvings everywhere, and occasionally a small forest is also indescribably verdant.

When they first entered the Zen Temple, Xiang Gong and others did not pay attention, and when they walked in, they found that the golden and brilliant temple behind Xiaolin, the gold lacquer plaque was hung high, and the four big characters of "Guanyin Dojo" were written on it.

On the left and right sides of the temple, each stands a statue of Guanyin, more than 90 feet high, dignified and lifelike.

Entering the hall, carved beams and painted buildings, flying dragons and phoenixes, the dome is painted with eight hundred Arhat protectors, and thousands of disciples are carved in the four walls to listen to the scriptures.

In the middle of the main hall, the first generation of Guanyin Dashi is more than fifteen feet tall, the law is solemn, the golden body is covered with yellow silk brocade, and the jade lotus platform is crystal clear, and the Hui'an walker stands on the right.

The red sandalwood in front of the Dharma body is painted vermilion, and all kinds of fruits are available on the case, each of which is tender and fresh, and the two feet square futon in front of the case is wrapped in golden satin.

was looking at it intently, and suddenly an old laugh came from outside, and Xiang Gong and the others turned their heads one after another.

"Hahehe, you have come from afar, our Zen Monastery is full of brilliance, the Eastern Tang Dynasty is full of treasures, and there are thousands of monks, I don't know why you are so barren and desolate?"

Before I saw him, I heard his voice first, although the voice was old, but there was a natural sense of arrogance in the tone, and Xiang Gong couldn't help frowning slightly.

As soon as the words fell, a corner of the robe floated outside the Zhu Gate, and the person who came moved very strongly, one leg was raised for fear of three breaths, and the other leg entered the door.

But see a pair of shoes, the dust is not clean, the high-quality linen material is used as the upper, the stitches are fine, and even the thread can not be seen, and the exquisite workmanship can be seen.

Looking up, the gray cloth monk's robe, the board is neat, there is not even a pleat, the big red robe, the south silk is the collar, the north brocade is the face, the pearl jade is inlaid on it, the gold wire is edging, the candlelight shines lightly, and it is very dazzling.

It's a pity......

is so splendidly dressed, but it is supported by an old face full of wrinkles, the old face raises its chin slightly, with a worldly smile on its face, and its already small eyes are even narrowed into two dots, and the whole expression looks a little arrogant and a little flattering.

Flattery does not need to be explained, in the minds of the surrounding countries, whether it is the short-lived Great Sui or the young New Tang Dynasty, they are all from the Celestial Empire, and people from the Celestial Empire should naturally be treated as guests.

It's a pity that neither this kind of thinking nor this kind of dress should appear on a monk, and the magnificence of this Guanyin Monastery is not what the Pure Land of Buddhism should be.

Xiang Gong finally understood what was the root cause of his discomfort since he entered the Guanyin Zen Temple, it was this disharmony.

Xiang Gong was thinking about messy and useless things here, turned his head to look, and found that the others also looked uncomfortable.

Only Xuanzang did not change his face, there was nothing unusual at all, and he was comfortable talking to the old face.

The old face is the old master of this Guanyin Zen Temple, and his law name is Jinchi, but unfortunately Elder Jinchi is not reserved at all when he speaks.

"Poor monks are not far away, just to go to the holy land of Lingshan to seek the true scriptures, listen to the teachings of contemporary patriarchs in person, ask me to teach the mystery of the Buddhist scriptures, happen to pass by the Guibao Temple, one to hang an order to rest the horse, the other to pay tribute to the ruins of the first generation of Guanyin Dashi, if there is any disturbance, please forgive the old master."

The so-called first generation of masters and first generations of patriarchs actually involve the inheritance of the Lingshan faction, which Xuanzang has already introduced on the way.

The biggest feature of the Lingshan sect is the unity of faith, and all the disciples, regardless of the inner or outer door, believe in Shakyamuni Buddha.

Shakyamuni Buddha is also a title passed down from generation to generation, each generation of the head of the Lingshan sect is called Shakyamuni, in order to distinguish the generations, more in the back of a suffix, the first generation, the first generation, the second generation, and so on.

Because this name is too troublesome, the people in the Lingshan sect call the contemporary head of the sect the ancestor, and the believers outside the sect call it the Buddha.

The Buddha is divided into three halls, respectively, the Buddha hall in the past, which is in charge of the lamp patriarch, the current Buddha hall is in charge of the Patriarch, and the future Buddha hall is in charge of the Maitreya Patriarch.

Each hall is divided into a number of branches, which are in charge of the monks, among which the four branches are the most famous, namely Guanyin, Manjushri, Fuxian, and Cihang.

And these four halls are all subordinates of the current Buddha Hall, such as the branch hall in charge of the patriarch, when Xiang Gong heard it, he vaguely captured a trace of inspiration in his heart.

As for the sub-halls and below, each is divided into mountain gates, which are presided over by Vajra Arhats, of which the eighteen Arhats are the most famous.

These organizations constitute the inner gate of the Lingshan faction, and the outer gate is actually to put it bluntly, that is, the various halls, branch halls, and mountain gates of the Lingshan faction are set up in order to discover potential believers, and the organization is relatively loose, and whoever is in charge of the dojo is responsible.

Others, such as believers and laymen, have not even officially joined the outer door, if you dig deeper, Xuanzang is still a loose believer outside the outer door!

And this Guanyin Zen Monastery is one of the most famous dojos under the command of Guanyin Master, and it is also one of the mountain gates under the Guanyin branch.

When leaving Yingchou Town, Xuanzang had already determined that the target this time was Dongzhao Yuli Temple, that is, Guanyin Zen Temple.

However, Xuanzang came respectfully, and his words and actions were polite, but Elder Jinchi looked at Xiang Gong and the others one by one, his brows furrowed slightly, and the wrinkles on his face immediately became stiff.

"Since you are from the Heavenly Empire, why are you so down? Guanyin Dashi Dojo is the most famous holy place in Lingshan, clean and clean, you are so abrupt, I am afraid that it is a little disrespectful to Guanyin Dashi! ”

The smile on Elder Jinchi's face gradually disappeared, and the words he said were also a little cold, Xiang Gong was immediately disgusted when he heard it, but because Xuanzang wanted to visit here, he was considered to be in the same door as Jinchi, so he pressed his anger and did not let go.

However, Xiang Gong is not angry, it does not mean that everyone has such a good temper.

"What do you say, old thief? Say it again and I'll see! ”