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Stepping onto the soft white beach, the sound of the waves echoes in your ears, and the fiery red sunset and the vast Indian Ocean form a magnificent picture.

Yang Yi took the three daughters of Qing Niang to enjoy the play on the beach, among the tall coconut groves, the evening breeze was blowing, blowing the skirts of Qing Niang, which made people suspect that they were fairies who sneaked to the world to play.

The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom sighed sincerely: "I never thought that one day I would be able to go so far and come to such a beautiful place, and it is still like a dream. ”

"Me too." Adella blurted out that in the Western Regions, there are desolate Gobi Deserts everywhere, although there are also beautiful scenery of snow-capped mountains and grasslands, but it is completely different from the sunset, sandy beaches, and coconut groves in front of her, how can she not be emotional.

Qing Niang grinned and said, "I thought about it, because Brother Yang promised me, but I didn't think that the exotic scenery was so beautiful." ”

Yang Yi laughed and said: "Three beauties, in fact, I think it's because of you that this place is so beautiful." ”

Adella smiled playfully and said: "It's really, the hee hee locals are so dark, they don't look good at all, I can't figure it out, our Western Regions are hotter than here, and there are roasting Gobi Deserts everywhere, and they are not as dark as them."

"Hahaha, that's because you have the snow of the Tianshan Mountains to nourish them, and they don't have snow-capped mountains, can they not be dark?"

A few people had enough of playing on the beach, and continued to go back to the boat to sleep at night, because the boat was more gorgeous and comfortable, and they enjoyed such a beautiful scenery during the day, and this night, the three girls were laughing in their dreams.

The next day. King Yanel of Sinhala personally welcomed him from the royal city to the seashore. He was dark-skinned and small. He is in his forties, and his body is wrapped in silk. The lower body is wearing a skirt, in India, it is very common for men to wear skirts, Yang Yi is not surprised, but Yanel is decorated with jewelry, how do you look like an upstart.

Through the translation, Yang Yi once again expressed his intention to make friends with Sinhala, and the two sides established business and trade exchanges, and exchanged good intentions.

India is too far from the Great Song Dynasty itself. Yang Yi felt the need to win over an ally here, the Sinhalese country believed in Buddhism, and the Zhuran country and the Tamil country north of the island of Shilan believed in Brahmanism, and the Sinhalese country and the Tamil country had been fighting for thousands of years, and the relationship with the Zhuran country was not good.

As the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, a temporary alliance with the Sangha is very beneficial to himself, and when Yang Yi came out of Singapore, he had already planned to do so.

To show sincerity. Yang Yi not only gave Yanel a lot of exquisite silk and porcelain. He also offered to go to the Xilanshan Temple to give gold and silver offerings.

Shilanshan Temple is the royal temple of Sinhala, and there is a Buddha tooth retreat in the temple, which enshrines the teeth of Shakyamuni. The house is hundreds of feet tall and adorned with pearls and gemstones. The pillar is built on the house, and the treasure of Tanmara is placed, and the treasure is bright. Whenever the moon is full, the teeth are gorgeous. Or there is a different light, and the people are vying to see it. Bask in the light of the Buddha.

Every year on the night of the full moon in May, the king will take three baths in perfume incense, burn incense to cleanse his body, and solemnly go to Xilan Temple to pay homage. Every visit to the shrine is a "great curiosity." Ritual Offerings".

As the saying goes, Yang Yi proposed to go to Xilanshan Temple to give gold and silver offerings, which is an excellent way to show friendship.

Yanel got a lot of exquisite silk and porcelain, and when she heard that he was going to Xilanshan Temple to give gold and silver offerings, she was naturally very happy and personally took Yang Yi to Xilanshan Temple.

Because of the language barrier, both sides need someone to translate the conversation, Yanaire asked Yang Yi to share an elephant, Yang Yiqian did not go up, but took another elephant with the three daughters of Qing Niang, and was guarded by Meng Yunshan with five hundred flintlock pipers.

Xilan Mountain is located in the north of the capital of the Sangha for ten miles, the high tower dedicated to the relics is hexagonal, hundreds of feet high, towering and towering, you can see it from afar.

In fact, the locals do not call them temples, but all temples are called Garan.

There are many monks in the Xilan Mountain Temple, and the fine houses are lined up one after another, and there are also people under the stupa to guard them to prevent someone from stealing the relics.

Although Yang Yi himself does not believe in Buddhism, it is a virtue to respect the beliefs of others. Moreover, the eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom, Adella, and they believe in Buddhism, and Yang Yi gave gold and silver offerings worth tens of thousands of yuan in order to befriend the Sangha this time. In exchange for an opportunity to go up to the tower to pay homage to the Buddha's relics, this made the eldest princess of Qin and Adella very excited, and even Qing Niang couldn't hide her joy.

Legend has it that Shakyamuni was 80 years old when he attained Nirvana under the double Bodhi tree in Yubavatannarin near the city of Kushnaga. The relics obtained by the Buddha's cremation can be roughly divided into two types: one is the unburned bone fragments, such as four teeth, a finger bone, two collarbones, part of the parietal bone and a few hairs.

The other is a bead-like gem-like product, which is called a true body relic, and its shape is ever-changing, some are round, oval, some are lotus-shaped, and some are Buddha-like or bodhisattva-shaped; The colors are white, black, green, red and other colors, some like pearls, some like agate, crystal; Some are transparent, others are bright, like diamonds.

These relics are extremely precious to the Buddhists, and the believers regard them as holy relics, and many countries build high towers and enshrine the Buddha's relics on them for believers to worship and worship.

In Middle Earth, only the Famen Temple in Fufeng County in the Tang Dynasty has the Buddha's relics, and the stupa of the Famen Temple that enshrines the relics is known as the "Pagoda of the True Body of the Protector of the Country". During the more than 200 years of the Tang Dynasty, there were eight emperors, including Gaozong, Wuhou, Zhongzong, Suzong, Dezong, Xianzong, Yizong and Xizong, who welcomed and offered Buddha finger relics to the Buddha. Every time the welcome and send-off is huge, the government and the opposition are sensational, and the emperor bows and worships, and the level is so high that it is unique.

The grandest is the fourteenth year of the reign of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty (873). The invitation to the Buddha bones was prepared in advance for two years, when from the capital Chang'an to Famen Temple more than 200 miles, the carriages and horses were day and night, and there were food supplies along the way, called "no hindrance to Tan Shi";

The guard of honor to welcome the Buddha's bones is guided by the royal guards with bright armor and complete swords and staffs, guarded by the ministers of civil and military affairs, supported by famous monks and monks, with flags covering the sun, drums and music, and good men and women who worship sincerely along the way.

The streets in Chang'an City are ligated with silk and satin. Emperor Yizong also personally inspected the Fumen City Tower to greet and bow, and hundreds of officials and soldiers bowed along the street.

The Buddha bones were first invited to the palace for three days, and then sent to the temples in the capital to be offered in turn. Hundreds of civil and military officials and wealthy families all competed for gold silk. People from all over the world helped the old and the young to come to pay their respects, and even cut off their arms and fingers to show their piety. Since this time to welcome the bones of the Buddha. The underground palace of Famen Temple is closed.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Famen Temple suffered bad luck, and Tang Wuzong destroyed the Buddha on a large scale in the fifth year of Huichang (845). The history is known as "Huichang Law Difficulty". Tang Wuzong ordered the destruction of the Buddha's finger bone relics, and since then, the Buddha's relics have not appeared in Middle-earth.

The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom once became a monk and was very devout to the belief in Buddhism, and the opportunity to pay homage to the Buddha's relics meant something different to her.

When going up the tower, the Sangha King Yanel said that he was tired and wanted to take a rest, so he asked the abbot of the temple to take Yang Yi and his party up the tower. This Yang Yi understands. With his emaciated appearance, it was not easy to climb the tower. Besides, this guy is not a beauty, but Yang Yi who followed him felt that it was an eyesore, so he was brought to the pagoda by the abbot of the temple, Master Moro.

In fact, it's just a tooth, for Yang Yi, who doesn't believe in Buddhism, there is nothing to look at, as for the legend that on the night of the full moon, there are strange lights on the pagoda from time to time, Yang Yi can't help but laugh. There are so many pearls and gems enshrined next to the Buddha's tooth, all sapphires and rubies.

While visiting the tooth of the Buddha. Through a translator, Zen Master Mo Luo introduced to Yang Yi and the others: "Hundreds of years ago, Zen Master Xuanzang, a senior monk in Middle Earth, once visited my Xilanshan Temple to pay homage to the Buddha's tooth. And with the monks in the temple to discuss the law and preach, the grand occasion is unprecedented. The donor is from Middle-earth, and he can be regarded as a destined person. ”

Yang Yi said with a smile: "Master Xuanzang is my senior monk in Middle Earth. After 17 years of traveling westward, traveling tens of thousands of miles, traveling all over the Western Regions and Indian countries, arguing with eminent monks from various countries, and bringing back dozens of baskets of Buddhist scriptures, he is the founder of my Middle Earth Dharma Wisdom Sect;

His feat has always been admired by future generations, and today I am very honored to be able to re-trace the footsteps of Master Xuanzang and come to Xilanshan Temple to pay homage to the Buddha's relics;

Buddhism is very prosperous in my Middle Earth, there are many high monks, I come this time, but also hope to promote more exchanges between Buddhism in China and your country and Indian Buddhism, if Master Moro is willing to go to my Middle Earth to talk about Buddhism, I am willing to do my best to provide convenience to the master;

In the future, there will definitely be more eminent monks in China who will come to your country and India to learn the scriptures and discuss the Dharma, and I sincerely hope that the two countries can always cultivate friendship and live in harmony, and I hope that the master will have a few kind words in front of His Majesty Yanel. ”

For Yang Yi's sincerity, Zen Master Moro was very moved, and he responded well.

After paying homage to the Buddha's tooth, the group went down to the pagoda, but did not see Yanaer, this time Yang Yi not only gave him a lot of exquisite silk and porcelain, but also gave him so many gold and silver offerings, Yanel didn't even say hello, and disappeared, a king with a big egg, so sluggish, Yang Yi was secretly a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface.

At the invitation of Zen Master Moro, they came to the Garan Monastery for fasting, Zen Master Moro was very polite, and he had been personally accompanied, with the topic of Xuanzang as a bridge, Yang Yi and he talked very harmoniously, after all, thousands of miles away, it is indeed a happy thing to hear people talk about the people of their homeland.

In the afternoon, Yang Yi was still visiting the Xilan Mountain Temple, and a guard hurriedly ran in and reported to Yang Yi: "My lord, the big thing is not good, the temple is surrounded by Sinhalese soldiers, there are probably thousands of people, and there are hundreds of elephants, please make plans early." ”

Yang Yi frowned when he heard this, he was still in the temple, Yanai didn't rely on it, and suddenly sent thousands of people to surround the Buddhist temple, what kind of heart could he have?

He looked indifferently at Zen Master Moro and said, "Master, the king of your country suddenly sent troops to surround this place, I don't know what his intentions are. ”

Zen Master Moro recited the Buddha's name, and then replied: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, let Lao Na go out first and ask how the situation is?" ”

Just ask, Yang Yi is not panicked, he has five hundred flintlock muskezeers by his side, all of them are already in full battle, not to mention the small Xilan Mountain Temple, even if it sweeps the Sinhalese country, it will not be a problem.

Perhaps some people sit in the well and watch the sky, not knowing the benefits and disadvantages of flintlock pistols, thinking that sending a few thousand men and horses can win the battle, which is really a joke.

It's just that this matter made Yang Yi very angry, he came this time and was bent on repairing, but he didn't expect such a result.

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