Buddhism has a suitable soil for the popularity of the Dangxiang people, and in the more than 200 years of the seventh century, it has experienced long-distance migration, the turmoil of the Anshi Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the wars of the feudal towns, and the oppression and exploitation of the upper rulers of the nation, the common people live very painfully, they yearn for a stable life, yearn for a better future, and they cannot find a way out of the suffering. k update

Buddhism's basic teachings on suffering, emptiness, and impermanence in life have resonated with people, and the theory of karma and the teachings that through believing in Buddhism and doing good deeds can liberate oneself from reincarnation and bliss in life, it provides spiritual comfort to people who are suffering from real life. The Tangut rulers were the first to embrace and vigorously promote Buddhism, which spread and developed rapidly as one of the important pillars of spiritual rule.

Because of the prevalence of Buddhism, the status of monks has also been unprecedentedly improved, the Western Xia has a system of giving clothes to monks, and virtuous monks are given red and purple robes by the government to show their honor, and can enjoy privileges, even if they commit crimes, they can also be reduced. The government has a special institution for the management of Buddhism, the merit department, whose status is very high, only below the middle book and the privy council, and the same level as the front department of the palace, the imperial history, the Xingqing mansion, and the three divisions, and its leadership is also held by monks.

With the increase of the government's concern and intervention in Buddhism, and the strengthening of Buddhism's service and dependence on the government, some monks who were trusted and appreciated by the government entered government agencies and participated in the management of Buddhist affairs throughout the country. The upper echelons of the monks were very close to the official, and many of them served as officials, and even became important members of the ruling class in Western Xia!

The origin of the two ethnic groups is relatively close, the language is the same, the region is connected, the mountains and rivers are connected, and there are more cultural and religious exchanges, and the secret Buddhism also entered the Western Xia and was revered by the Western Xia emperor. Jin He studied under the Tibetan monk Sakyaban, and was sent by his teacher to the Western Xia to teach the Dharma, and was personally received by the Western Xia Emperor and named 'Virtuous Teacher'. After coming to Lingzhou, he presided over Longxing Temple.

Longxing Temple can only be regarded as a small temple in Lingzhou City, which is full of temples, and after Jin Hyuk was promoted, it quickly attracted many believers with its profound Buddhism. Received a large number of offerings, the temple has been expanded several times in ten years, forming a large temple covering an area of 100 acres and more than 400 monks. The summer lord summoned him to the palace many times, and he was deeply favored. After the fall of Lingzhou City, Jin Hyuk opened the temple gate and risked his life to accept many refugees, and then gave food and medicine to help the injured and poor. The burial of the dead won the trust of the people, and even the marshal of the Song Army's Western Expedition came here to pay homage to the Buddha and Shi Jin...

The eighth day of the lunar month is the day of the enlightenment of the Buddha Shakyamuni, and it is also an important festival of Buddhism. Although Lingzhou City changed owners, the monasteries in the cities still opened their doors to welcome guests and did great things, and Zhao Ta also followed the old system. As early as a few days ago, the list was posted. On that day, the four gates of Lingzhou City were not closed day and night, and the curfew was canceled to facilitate the entry and exit of good men and women and pilgrims from other places to worship the Buddha.

On the same day, Prince Yan wanted to set up a porridge field in Longxing Temple to give porridge, and sent a golden Buddha cast by his own hands to the temple for worship. There have long been rumors in the city that this Buddha is two feet high and costs a total of 1,000 taels. When the city was built, there was a sudden surge of wind and clouds, and a red light appeared. In this cold winter season, several dry thunders rang out in the air, blowing a large hole in the roof above the golden statue. For this strange phenomenon, according to the people in the city who are highly virtuous, Prince Yan must not be a mortal, and when his hand is cast into the Buddha, the gods have come to congratulate.

After the Buddha is completed, it will be sent to Longxing Temple to worship, today will be lifted by Jin He personally presided over the blessing ceremony, because the news has already spread, based on the name of Jin He and the vision of the Golden Buddha, countless believers pilgrims gathered around the temple early, and there are no less than 10,000 people who want to compete to see the true face of the Golden Buddha. At the end of the day, Prince Yan led more than 50 officials of Lingzhou City and the heads of various departments under his jurisdiction to watch the ceremony.

At this time, the golden Buddha has been placed in the treasure hall, sitting west to east, covered with yellow silk, set up the Buddha offerings such as the cover, the banner, the fragrant flowers, the fruits, the lamps, etc., Zhao Ta led the people to salute with their palms, and sat in His Royal Highness. Wearing a crimson robe, Kim Hyuk recited the mantra three times with his disciples, and then rested on the Buddha's body with the word "Om Ah Yin". Put the word "Om" on the top, the word "A" on the mouth, and the word "吽" on the heart. Then it was smeared with sesame oil, washed with a grass brush, and the monks recited the mantra. Then use a net bottle filled with perfume and five treasures and five medicinal flowers and fruits, bathe the Buddha statue, and the monks recite the praises together. …,

After all the offerings were in place, Kim Hyuk made a gesture with his pen to open the eyes of the Buddha statue, and then recited the mantra of opening his eyes three times. At this time, the Buddha statue has been consecrated. After reciting the mantra of opening his eyes, Zhao Ta stepped into the mandala and took off the yellow silk, and the Buddha statue emitted a dazzling golden light, and the Buddha's predecessors were bathed in the golden light.

"Buddha Light!" Suddenly, someone exclaimed, it is said that the Buddha's light is the light of salvation radiating from the Buddha's eyebrows, the light of auspiciousness, the Buddhists believe that the Buddha's mana is vast, and the enlightened beings are like the sun breaking through the darkness, and only those who are related to the Buddha can see the Buddha's light.

At this time, people found that the golden light gradually converged into a bundle, and when it shone on Prince Yan, who was standing in front of the Buddha, he no longer moved, "My Buddha is merciful!" Jin He proclaimed the Buddha's name, suddenly worshiped at the feet of Zhao Ta, at this moment the magic instruments sounded together, and all the monks recited the mantra of Huma, the mantra of increasing longevity, and the mantra of relieving disasters and gaining benefits, so that all living beings were auspicious. Everyone folded their hands in salute, and they found that Prince Yan, who was immersed in the golden light, had a peaceful face, clear eyes, and a smile on the corner of his mouth was actually similar to Buddhism, which was even more strange!

After the chanting was completed, Zhao Ta donated another 500,000 yuan, built a pagoda to worship the Golden Buddha, and printed and applied 10,000 copies of the Great Nikjing. At the end of the ceremony, Zhao Ta accompanied by Jin He went to the temple to worship the Buddha, and all the monks announced the Buddha's number to send it off, and then there was a senior monk to explain the vision just now, saying that the prince Yan was not a mortal in his previous life, but the son of the Buddha came to the world, and went to the world to observe the suffering, and save the suffering. Its hand-cast gold Buddha has the power of mana, everything you want, everything is good! Today, everyone opened their eyes, saw the light of the Buddha, and met the Buddha, and the charity was more enthusiastic, the leaders of the various departments were not stingy, and the believers and pilgrims donated one after another, and in the blink of an eye, there were no less than one million dollars and goods...

"Lao Jin, is it a bit big to play today?" Coming to the backyard of the temple, Zhao Ta asked Jin Hyuk Dao, who was walking beside him, what is the thunderbolt in the clear sky, the Buddha's light is shining, and the Buddha is born into the world, these are just a big drama directed by him and Jin He, which only borrows some modern magic techniques and sound and light effects, but seeing the fanaticism of the believers, Zhao Ta has some palpitations, worried that it will be difficult to end.

"Boss, what's this, it's just a means of governing the world, a way to collect money, just fooling the people, but now that the boss has decided Henan, it is inevitable that some people still have bad intentions, let's make this play, just to win people's hearts and use it for us, isn't it wonderful!" Kim Hyuk said with a smile.

"Alas, I pretended to be a god in Bianjing and a Buddha in Lingzhou, and I made myself a ghost and a ghost!" Zhao Ta said with a wry smile.

"The boss is dedicated to the country and the people, saving all the people from fire and water, of course, he is the Buddha of the present world, why not call him a Buddha!" Kim Hyuk laughed.

"Lao Jin is a bit condescending to let you be a monk, I should get you to be an official next to me, at least I won't be lonely with you every day, this sycophant is not obvious, Gao Ming!" Zhao Ta patted Jin Hyuk on the shoulder and said, "However, I see that you have made a fortune today, so you have to give me half of it!" ”

"Boss, I don't want to be a monk, it's just that I had to do it as a last resort in order to escape the crime, in the past, raising cattle and cows died, feeding horses and horses died, and nothing went well, who knew that it was smooth sailing to be a monk, the more troublesome it was, the more it didn't work, but this money earned a lot, and the expenses were also large, repairing temples and shaping Buddhas, and Shizhou medicine were all big expenses, if it wasn't for the boss's compassion, I'm afraid it would be difficult to support it!" Jin He looked at the prince and smiled bitterly.

"Hehe, but I think that now Longxing Temple is famous, it will be able to attract many pilgrims, and the temple can also add something to draw lots, cut off the evil Buji, red and white rituals, pray for blessings and longevity, these services, not only can promote Buddhism, but also take the opportunity to spy on intelligence and increase income!" Zhao Ta said with a smile, there are a few temples in his previous life that are not like this, all of them are fat and oily, the abbot drives a Mercedes-Benz, takes a BMW, and even marries a wife and concubine, where can he get such money if he doesn't engage in some crooked things, "But the money that should be spent still has to be spent, this expedition to the west, your intelligence bureau has done a lot of work from it, you should be the first to take credit!" ”…,

"The boss praised it, this is the duty of his subordinates, how dare he take credit, I just hope that one day I can atone for my sins and be filial piety in front of my parents' bed!" Jin He said, but said in his heart, they all said that the boss has the skill to make a fortune, and when he saw it today, it was really extraordinary, and he didn't let go of big money and small money, how did he come up with this trick!

"You can rest assured that your second brother has been studying for many years, he won the Jinshi last year, and this year he was sent to Jiangnan to be a magistrate, as long as he does not do illegal things, his career will be unhindered; Your third brother is honest and duty-oriented, I let people buy him dozens of hectares of land, he can't make a fortune, and there is no problem in supporting his parents and getting food and clothing; As for your wife and children, it depends on what you mean, they have more than enough food and clothing now, whether they want to be a rich man or become an official, it's up to you to decide, but you haven't heard from you for many years, and they mistakenly think... Hehe! Zhao said.

"My Buddha is compassionate!" Jin He raised his head to face the sky, pronounced the Buddha's name, and his eyes were already full of tears, "Great grace is not thanks, the boss is like this, I have peace of mind, everything is fate, if the boss sees that my second son has teachable talents, he can choose one person to join the army to serve the boss in case of emergency; The rest of the son, let him treat me and serve my parents, and pass me incense! He bowed deeply.

"Okay, I'll do everything in the name of your old friend, but it's hard for you to go home!" Cho Ta patted Kim Hyuk and said.

"I am already an outsider, a monk without a home, and I have no worries from now on, and I am the boss with one life!" Kim Hyuk said decisively.

"Tiju, we found the target in the porridge field, and now we have entered the temple, do you want to take it?" At this time, a little lama hurriedly ran over and said in Jin He's ear... (To be continued......)