Chapter 68: The Kings Take the Opportunity to Inspire the Buddha (Part II)
In the face of such a dangerous moment, it is precisely because the king of the precepts believes in Buddhism that he thinks about it and suddenly feels that this may be the Buddha who is punishing himself for his immorality.
Therefore, he immediately stopped the fire extinguishing action of the soldiers, and then said to everyone from the bottom of his heart: "This king poured all the national treasures into building this temple of debate, not only for the sake of the previous king, but also to promote the Dharma and make offerings to the Buddha. I wanted to carry forward their good deeds; I never thought that I would have no virtue and little blessing, and I brought this disaster for no reason. Since the calamity has happened, it means that this is the Buddha's punishment for me, so what is the meaning of my life? ”
After the words, but seeing that the king of the precept day casually picked up the three incense sticks next to the incense burner, and after lighting them carefully, he saluted the Buddha with all his heart. Then he turned around again, knelt down in front of the raging fire, and prayed: "If there is any calamity, please condemn me alone, and it has nothing to do with the people of the world, and do not harm my people." The widow has united the five heavens by virtue of the good karma of his previous life, and I hope that with the power of my merit, I will extinguish this fire, and if my prayer does not work, let me die in the fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw him jumping into the fire without hesitation; When Wang Xuance heard his remarks, he wanted to stop him, but as soon as he made a move, he was struggling to break free by the King of the Ring of the Sun.
Seeing that the King of the Ring Sun was so indifferent and considered his own safety, everyone hurriedly greeted him. He sincerely prayed for him to come out of the fire quickly, but the king of the sun was in the midst of the fire, and he solemnly ordered everyone to stop. As a result, everyone could only helplessly tear up and obey the will of the king of the sun.
Wang Xuance and others also deeply regretted this scene. I couldn't help but think about it: how could this fire be so strange, there was no flammable thing here, let alone a lightning strike, how could it catch fire?
Just as Wang Xuance was pondering, he raised his head and suddenly saw this Alonashun with a strange smile. In an instant, he remembered the words of the old king of Sang and many countries, so he motioned to the old king who was beside him to take a look at this Alonashun. In fact, the old king had already discovered these abnormalities, so he met Wang Xuance and took a look, but he just pinched his palm and didn't say anything.
And the sister of the King of the Ring of the Sun, Queen Raja Sri of the other kingdom, faced such a sad scene; I also felt very sorry for my brother, and when I saw her, I immediately rushed to the raging fire, trying to pull him out; But he was still forcibly stopped by the king of the sun, and he could only fall on the ground and cry bitterly. Faced with such a touching scene, Wang Xuance also hurriedly stepped forward with the old king and Master Xuanzang to comfort the queen.
At a time when everyone is at a loss and anxious. What I never expected was that suddenly, a strong wind rose, and a black and oppressive dark cloud in the sky drifted quickly. This dark cloud came at such a timely and appropriate time. It was too late, but it was too fast, and with the collision of lightning and the explosion of thunder, a heavy rain poured down like beans, and in a short time half of the fire of the gatehouse was extinguished.
Looking at this scene, I saw that the queen of Raga Sri was in the midst of this heavy rain, and shouted to the sky: "It is really the Buddha who blesses my Holisha family." Not only the Queen, but also all those who believe in Buddhism and those who do not believe in Buddhism, feel that it is really the Buddha's eyes.
Many believers witnessed such a miraculous scene, and they couldn't help but be even more in awe of the King of the Ring. Not only because of his integrity, his courage, his righteousness, and his recklessness, but also because he seems to be the embodiment of this Buddha.
And when Aronashun witnessed such a miraculous scene, he was already frightened by the so-called Buddhist gods. Over the years, he knew too much about the King of the Ring Sun, and only he knew this scene, and he never thought that he would really be able to obtain the blessing of the gods. I saw him, standing stupidly in the midst of the heavy rain......
And after this baptism of fire, the king of the sun only burned out some clothes, and did not hurt his hair and skin at all. Looking at the king of the ring who strode out of this gatehouse, many eminent monks and kings immediately knelt down and saluted, calling the Bodhisattva to appear.
At this time, the king of the precepts not only did not change his face, but his words were the same, but his spirit was high, and he asked those kings who believed in Buddhism: "If this fire really burns this temple to ashes, how do you feel?" ”
Hearing this question, all the kings who believed in Buddhism replied with weeping bitterly: "When this temple was built, it was hoped that it would be passed on to future generations, but once it was turned into ashes, how could it be endured in my heart?" What's more, outsiders will gloat. ”
When it comes to the outer way, this Aronashun can't help but feel a little chilly, because this outer way naturally refers to this Brahmanism! So, he hurriedly replied: "Buddhism and Brahmanism are in the same spirit, as a Brahmanical believer, I can feel the glory of this Buddha, I am happy, and I dare not have a heart of schadenfreude." ”
But seeing this, the king of the sun, after glancing at them, laughed and said, "You don't have to be like this, this king has no intention of blaming you. From this point of view, we are right to believe in the Buddha, not only to educate all people, but also to bless us with peace and security. Through this incident, the king not only understood the true meaning of the Buddha's teachings, but also made me feel that my charity has been thoughtful and my wish has been fulfilled. So, it's a great thing, and you don't have to grieve too much about it! ”
So he hurriedly walked over, not only saluting everyone one by one, but also helping these Buddhist kings one by one.
When he lifted the old king of Sang and many countries, he even touched his back and admired it again and again. When he helped this Alonashun, he was also relieved by kind words......
Strange to say, the rain did not fall much or less, after the words had just fallen, and the king was lifted up. The rain just extinguished the fire in the gatehouse of the monastery, and the fire stopped raining.
Looking at the Debate Temple, which had once again regained its calm, the King of the Ring Sun said happily: "Since today is the first day of viewing the Buddha's holy relics, this fire has been extinguished, and the schedule cannot be changed, what do you think?" ”。
"Good," the kings replied in unison.
So, the group changed into clean clothes. Under the leadership of the king of the precepts, he stepped over the gatehouse of the temple and walked towards the pagoda.
Wang Xuance was also quite strange about the ignition of this fire, and at the moment he went out, he sniffed it carefully, and lowered his head to see that there seemed to be oil stains floating in the stagnant water. So, he bent down, dipped a little in the grease, and gently rubbed it with his index finger and thumb.
What will he find? See the next section......
Quick Knowledge: I also feel very strange about this miraculous firefighting operation, how can there be such a coincidence in the world? But this is exactly the case, because this fire-fighting operation was exactly recorded by Master Xuanzang in the Qunucheng Festival in "The Legend of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", and it was also what he saw with his own eyes......
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