Everything has a process of development, just like the current situation of Buddhism in this Wuchang country, there was once incomparable glory, and now it is withering; There used to be Dharma preaching, and now there is fortune telling. Although he still believes in Buddhism, he has deviated from the trajectory of Buddhism early. It is precisely because the country of Uchang is far away from the central hinterland of these five Indias that it has not yet received the influence of this Kumorilo. And the withering of Buddhism here is not because it was defeated by others on top of the teachings, but because of its own reasons, it has taken the crooked path and taken the oblique road to get to its current situation.

So, I only heard this Wang Xuance say: "I have been waiting all the way, and in this street, I often see some Buddhist monks, setting up a stall, just like those fortune-telling in my Tang market, and this situation is far better than my Tang Dynasty." I don't know if the Venerable Master can lead this Dharma to continue to move forward from this teaching, so as to change the status quo of Buddhism in this Wuchang country? ”

"I can't hide it, I also have this kind of thought, and I have been there for a long time, and in those years, I also led my disciples to preach the Dharma in my Wuchang country. But because of this deep-rooted reason, and because we pay attention to cultivating the mind, when the heart is right, things will be right; This method is also very long, just like we made tea just now, Datang's method of making tea pays attention to exquisiteness and process; And the law of boiling tea that I just pursued is a result. Although we can all achieve this final result, but the Dharma can not be so, when the emphasis on this quick success, it will inevitably go to the evil path, plus the successive kings of my Wuchang country are also adhering to this heart, the quick law is very yearning, although we also have more guidance, but it has never been able to achieve the desired effect, forced to helpless, the old monk can only take these three disciples, in my Buddha Shadow Temple but the remnants of life, in order to seek their own heart is pure. Master Yuanrong also said with a hint of helplessness.

"I've waited for this journey, and the situation of Buddhism in these five Indian countries is basically the same as that of our Wuchang country, which also makes us very puzzled, why did this Buddhism die so quickly in just over ten years?" Wang Xuance said to Master Yuanrong without worry.

"Yes, there are deep-seated reasons for all this, Buddhism withered in my five Indias, it is the result of the long-term debate with Brahmanism, and the situation has been many times, but this time the situation is more severe, but fortunately, in these years, the old monk rushed to the relief that Buddhism has risen in your Tang Dynasty, and in your Tang Dynasty, there is no religion similar to Buddhism like my Brahmanism, which is a new thing for you, so the old monk thinks that this Buddhism is better than our five Indians in your Tang Dynasty. It is easier to gain the recognition of the people and to get grand development. Master Yuanrong also said these sincere words.

Wang Xuance also has a deep understanding of Master Yuanrong's words. So he said, "yes, that's what makes me happy. With the introduction of the Buddha's tooth relics into the Tang Dynasty in my eastern land, Buddhism has also flourished, this time I went to the five India to worship the Buddha, originally prepared to pay homage to the other two Buddha treasures, the Buddha's parietal bone relics and the Buddha's finger relics, but unfortunately, these two treasures, after the destruction of Alonashun ten years ago, I don't know the whereabouts of the ......."

"These three treasures are passed on to that country, and that country will prosper, and if you think about this old proverb, it is really true. I think that this Buddha's top bone relics were also enshrined in my Wuchang country. At that time, not only did the prosperity of Buddhism reach its peak, but the country's strength was also quite strong. In Master Yuanrong's eyes, although he was filled with sadness, he felt that this Buddha tooth relic had not been dusted, and he also expressed this joy.

Hearing that this Buddha's top bone relics were also enshrined in this Wuchang country, Wang Xuance asked: "Master, have you ever explained the past and present lives of this Buddha's top bone relics?" ”

So, after a pause, the harmony master straightened out his thoughts and said to the three of them: "This Buddha's top bone relic, you should have seen it at the Uncovered Conference sixteen years ago, and I won't go into details. Since the eight points of the relics, five India because of the continuous war, this Buddha parietal bone relics flowed into my Wuchang country, since the treasure was obtained, the king at that time enshrined it in a Buddhist temple thirty miles southeast of the capital. Since then, the wind and rain of our country have been smooth, and the national strength has been flourishing. According to the historical records of the time, this place to worship the Buddha relics is a pavilion built by the king alone, not only carved beams and painted buildings, the pillars are painted red, and a pure gold seven-story Ashoka Pagoda is used to enshrine this Buddha relic, for the people to sincerely observe and pay respect. ”

"That being the case, then why did our Wuchang Kingdom lose this Buddha top bone relic?" Chen Maocai, looking at Master Yuanrong, paused, and asked casually.

This is because in the next two or three hundred years of development, Buddhism in our country of Wuchang embarked on a crooked path, and people's understanding of Buddhism was only half-understood, and later, it developed into the result of worshipping the blessings of the gods. At that time, the monks of the Buddhist temple who enshrined the Buddha relics, in order to promote their own Taoism, came up with a way to attract many believers and more people to support the temple. His method is to take advantage of people's desire to know each other about the development of things in the future. In other words, if you want to ask the Buddha about the auspicious fortune, you will use incense foam and soft clay to print on the Buddha's top bone relics, and according to the different lines printed by each person, the clarity is different, and then the monks at that time explained the auspicious and evil fortunes. In fact, all this, a discerning person can know at a glance, if the strength is different, the area covered is different, naturally there will be a different appearance, but it is a pity that this Buddha top bone relics are so wantonly played with by them in the applause" Speaking of which, this harmony master also did not stop with a lot of regret.

And Wang Xuance followed Zhou Chen and the others, watching this scene, and also sighed. I only heard Wang Xuance say: "This invincible Buddha's top bone relics have become a tool for making money, which is really hateful." ”

"Yes, this is not the most important dust of this Buddha relic, since the monks of the monastery that enshrined this Buddha relic at that time discovered this way to make money, and then developed an abominable crime. With the increase in the number of people who observe this relic, many ignorant believers are eager to do so, so this monastery has set up such a rule: if you want to obtain this Buddha relics for one gold coin, if you want to obtain this Buddha parietal bone clay seal, you need to pay five gold coins. Although the cost of this observation has risen greatly, the number of people who have watched this observation has not only not decreased, but has increased a lot. Master Yuanrong explained again.

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