"As far as the old monk knows, in your Tang Dynasty, the prosperity of Buddhism is inseparable from the support of this king; It is precisely because of the strong support of each king that Buddhism reaches its zenith; Later, when the safety of the royal power was threatened, it was broken and worthless. This time, the envoy was sent to the five India to worship the Buddha, and Wang Changshi was the first person in your Tang Dynasty. In the face of such a pamper, I think Buddhism will also flourish, but if it is so unrestrained and allowed to expand wantonly, it will not be a good thing for the spread of Buddhism, and it will only be a hundred years at most, and there will definitely be another thing about the extinction of Buddhism. Therefore, I suggest that it must be gradual and orderly development! Master Xuankong said such words to Wang Xuance with a smile on his face.

According to this analysis, there was nothing wrong with Master Xuankong's words. It is precisely because of the grace of His Majesty and the Empress that too many things have been given to the temple, and if the temple does not know moderation, it will naturally absorb more and more, and finally reach a vicious circle process. When most of the fertile land in the world has become the property of monasteries, and when young people are proud to become monks, monasteries are at their most dangerous.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuance couldn't help but shudder, although he already knew about the previous Buddha extermination incidents, but he had never analyzed them in depth, and even if he had been with Master Xuanzang for so long, he had never heard Master Xuanzang talk about these things. If you don't control it, you will really repeat the mistakes of the past. So Wang Xuance couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, what the master said is very good, take Buddhism into China for more than 500 years, there have been three incidents of exterminating Buddhism, I don't know how it will continue to develop in the future." After I return to the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely explain this matter to Master Xuanzang, and I must exercise more moderation and pray that this Buddhist method will be postponed in the future. ”

Hearing his words, the Xuankong Master also said to him with a smile: "So very good, so very good."

Yes, Master Xuankong's worries were indeed right, according to the trajectory of this later historical development, after these decades, when Wu Zetian ascended the throne as emperor, the development of Buddhism reached its peak in this Chinese land. After another hundred years, in the period of Tang Wuzong, the Buddhist martyrdom came, and the vigorous extermination movement of Buddhism began again on the land of China, the Buddha statues were destroyed, the Buddhist temples were demolished, and the monks were forced to return to the laity...... But that's all for later, so I won't show it for the time being......

As this heavy word ends. Wang Xuance asked the question in his heart: "Today, when we visit the place where these two ancient Buddhas are born, there were originally two Buddha's true body relics, how could these relics disappear?" ”

"It's a long story, because at that time, since the eight-point relics, each relic had a temple to worship. However, with the decline of Buddhism in these five Indian lands, the temple naturally became deserted, which is similar to your Tang Dynasty's active extermination of Buddhism, the only difference is that this is a natural withering. Later, with the passage of time, this relic was taken away as a treasure by some gangsters or unfamiliar people; If he encounters a believer who does not believe in Buddhism, he will naturally throw away it wantonly when he feels useless, so the relics will become less and less. And here, it will be difficult to see this Buddha's treasure again."

Having said this, this Wang Xuance can be regarded as having a general understanding of the cause and effect relationship of all this, so he rolled his eyes like this, and then asked: "Our Lumbini City is the birthplace of this Buddha, I don't know if there is a true body relic of this Buddha in our Lumbini Temple?" ”

Hearing his words, this Xuankong Master was also slightly stunned, why was he so interested in the matter of relics today. However, Leng Gui Leng, but still said to him calmly on the surface: "This Lumbini Monastery was built after the eight-point relics, and after the decline of this Lumbini City, at that time, it was just to preserve a Buddhist fire in the place where the Buddha was born, so that he could live endlessly, how could there be the Buddha's true body relics?" ”

Although his stunned moment was short-lived, it made Wang Xuance seem to feel a lot of differences, although he believed that this Xuankong Master must be hiding something, but he was not too straightforward about this matter, after all, he was just a guest. Therefore, I heard him reply like this: "I can't hide it, when I sent our five seals for the second time, I was favored by Master Jiexian, and specially presented the Buddha tooth relics treasured in this debate temple to my Tang Dynasty, and now it has been enshrined by His Majesty the Emperor in the palace. ”

Hearing this, this Xuankong master felt that there was something in Wang Xuance's words, but he had always been cautious and still followed his words and said: "The supreme relics of these three Buddhas spread to that country, and that country will not only be stronger, but Buddhism will also flourish, it seems that it really responds to this proverb." Buddhism is destined to flourish in your Tang Dynasty. ”

"The mage knows about it too?"

"As a disciple of the Buddha, how can I not know that the other two Buddhist treasures are the Buddha's top bone relics, and the other is the Buddha's finger relics, both of which are supreme holy relics."

"At this sixth uncovered conference, Xuan Ce had personally witnessed these three supreme treasures. Nearly 20 years have passed now, and I don't know where the remaining two treasures are now? To tell the truth, this mission to the Five India is precisely to witness these two relics again, to present robes and swords, and to pay sincere respects. ”

It was only at this time that this Xuankong master roughly understood the meaning of Wang Xuance's words. This time he is not just for the sake of worshipping the Buddha, to put it bluntly, for the sake of these two Buddhist treasures: the Buddha's parietal bone relics and the Buddha's finger relics.

So he smiled and said: "Wang Changshi's sincere heart really moved the old monk, not far away, it is for the Buddha to come, it seems that this Buddhism is also destined to flourish in your Tang Dynasty." This Buddha's top bone relics should be enshrined in the Great Jialan Temple of this country, and this Buddha refers to the relics according to the description after the uncovered conference, and should still be enshrined in the palace of the country of Holisha. Moreover, these two places are Wang Changshi's former friends, and Liluojali Capricorn is the king, so if you want to see it, as long as Wang Changshi adheres to a sincere heart, it is not difficult. ”

"Thank you, master" Wang Xuance couldn't ask anything when he looked at it, so he could only say such a sentence.

"Now it is a period of great changes in Buddhism and Brahmanism in the five Indias, as long as Wang Changshi can uphold a sincere heart, the old monk thinks, it will be as you wish, and it will be in vain for you to go to these five Indias this time." The Xuankong Mage then smiled and said this to him.

This sentence made Wang Xuance slightly stunned, what does this mean? Could it be that the master has already seen through it. When he wanted to continue asking, he only heard this Xuankong master say: "It's not early, Wang Changshi should go back to his room and rest early." ”

Therefore, this Wang Xuance could only reluctantly walk towards his meditation hall under the gift of Master Xuankong...... However, his mind had been thinking about all kinds of doubts......