Then Venerable Zhijian said, "At that time, after the Buddha got up from the Good Dharma Hall, he was followed by the gods and went down from the middle of the steps made of gold, while the Great Brahma King took the white dust and stepped on the steps made of silver and waited on the right side, and the Heavenly Emperor Shakti held the treasure cover and waited on the left side of the steps made of crystal, and all the gods rose into the void, sprinkled incense flowers and praised the merits of the Buddha."

The color of these myths suddenly formed a grand concept in everyone's minds. It turns out that this Buddha came to the world, and it is still so grand. Even so, Zhou Zeng, who has always been very arrogant, was the first to ask: "Why are we not seeing the steps paved with gold today?" ”

At this time, I only heard this Master Zhijian smile at Zhou Zeng and replied: "Hundreds of years ago, this step still existed. In my five India, this step is sometimes bright, sometimes it falls, when it is dusty, it naturally declines, when it falls, these treasures, naturally will be wantonly destroyed by some people, it is precisely because it was destroyed, the later kings lamented that they did not see the glorious scene of this prosperous era with their own eyes, so on the site of the original steps, the treasure steps and the ashram that everyone sees today were rebuilt. ”

Hearing that this was the place where the Buddha came to the world, Wang Xuance and others immediately increased their devotion a lot. So, under the guidance of this Zhikong mage, he climbed the stairs and came to the side of this ashram.

I saw that in this ashram, there is a white jade statue of the Buddha who is one zhang high, and on the left and right sides, there is the statue of the Emperor of Heaven and the Great Brahma King, not only the shape is exactly the same as the original, but also makes the posture of the lower step. Under Master Zhijian's explanation, they also understood a general idea. So this Wang Xuance immediately signaled, Zhou Chen and the others.

It didn't take long for me to see these two people, still as before, presenting His Majesty the Tang Emperor and the Empress Niangniang, to pay tribute to the Buddha's purple robe and Qibao ring knife.

Wang Xuance then solemnly and seriously said to Master Zhijian: "I waited for this time to envoy your country, just to pay homage to the Buddha, today to see this Buddha descending to the mortal land, but also happy, so in accordance with the will of His Majesty and Niangniang, I specially present a purple robe and a knife of the Seven Treasures Ring in your temple, and I hope that the Master can accept it on my behalf, thinking that I pray for the Tang Dynasty, and I think that my Majesty and Niangniang pray for blessing."

Hearing this, I saw this Master Zhijian, looking at these two rather exquisite treasures, and suddenly burst into tears, and tears fell down with a pop. Not only Wang Xuance was very surprised, but many members of the Tang Dynasty mission were also very strange. Whether this is a moving cry, or this unspeakable hidden, let everyone wonder for a while.

"What do you mean, Mage? After all, we are from a foreign land, if there is anything wrong with the customs or details, I hope that the master can make it clear, and Xuan Ce will sincerely correct it" Wang Xuan Ce also replied with a lot of self-blame, respectfully. As soon as his words fell, Zhou Chen and the others also watched this unusual scene with sincere eyes.

Feeling that he had been quite rude, this Master Zhijian replied like this: "Wang Changshi, don't get me wrong, the old monk is moved to tears, to tell the truth, since five years ago, my Great Jialan Temple was defeated by Kumariro, there has never been such a distinguished guest visit, not only the number of believers has decreased, but also has to teach behind closed doors." At the same time, the king's favor for my Dajialan Temple is also declining, five years, not only has not stepped into my Dajialan Temple, but also has not cared for a word, just because Changshi wants to visit my Dajialan Temple this time, only two days ago, sent a soldier, informed, never thought that your country in my Dajialan Temple depression, or such courtesy and favor, really let the old monk quite moved. ”

Hearing his explanation, Wang Xuance and others also replied with regret: "The Buddha is bright, even if he is temporarily blinded to the city, but after a period of time, he will naturally shine." For example, in my Tang Dynasty, although Buddhism was also suppressed in previous years, with the gradual development of these years and the return of Master Xuanzang, it has also flourished a lot. ”

"Yes, the disciples of Buddhism in the world are one family, as long as they see that this Buddhism is still thriving, the old monk will be satisfied, although it is in my five India decline, but with the enlightenment of my outstanding disciples, I think there will be a day when I will earn back face." Master Zhikong wiped away the tears of excitement, and replied to Wang Xuance's words with a smile on his face.

Therefore, under the leadership of Venerable Zhijian, Wang Xuance respectfully saluted the three incense sticks, and then dedicated these two treasures to the incense table in front of the statue of the Buddha.

After some sincere respects, under the leadership of Venerable Zhijian, they successively visited a stupa about seven zhang high on the east side of this treasure staircase. This stupa, according to Venerable Zhijian, is the place where the Buddha used to take a bath before, and the ashram next to this stupa is the place where the Buddha settled.

And the east side of this ashram is seven feet high, a large stone base that is fifty steps long, is the place where the Buddha walked at that time, on this stone base, there are still many footprints of the Buddha stepping out, it is also strange to say, these footprints to this day, there are still lotus-like lines, it looks amazing.

"It seems that this Buddha is really a lotus under his feet," Chen Maocai said casually.

"What Chen Jushi said is very good, this is exactly the lotus step by step. These Buddha footprints, although they are not the largest of our five Indians, are still part of them," Venerable Zhijian said along with his words.

"Oh, then may I ask the master, how many Buddha footprints should there be in these five Indias?" Wang Xuance also asked with the mentality of asking for advice.

"In these five Indias, the places where the Buddha left his footprints are really innumerable, and I heard that Wang Changshi came to worship the Buddha this time, which shows your sincerity and sincerity. In fact, in my five India, the most famous is the Wuchang country and the corpse of the country of some Buddha footprint stones, these two Buddha footprint stones, can be made into rubbing, brought back to the Tang Dynasty, for the people to see. Master Zhijian also told these truths truthfully.

Wang Xuance and the others were also full of joy when they heard the master say this, after all, although they couldn't see these two treasures this time, they could bring some things back to Datang. So he thanked him again and again.

History walks gently like this, although it is full of enthusiasm and confidence, but the abrupt change makes people's hearts sink suddenly. But as long as you do it with your heart, you will always get some other clues, some other imprints. With these imprints, along with these causes and effects, the mood of Wang Xuance and others gradually became relieved...... After all, although this observation is nothing in the Five Indians, he is indeed the first person in Datang except for this Master Xuanzang. Read the latest chapters, stay tuned