Chapter 168: The Hall of Reincarnation
Master Tianxin smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Master Han Shi doesn't have to mind, the "Washing the Marrow Sutra" is not a peerless book, and it is normal for Lord Han Shi to have it, the old man doesn't know what the name of the scripture owned by Lord Han Shi is?" ”
"The master is broad-minded, the kid admires, the kid didn't read the "Washing the Marrow Sutra", I don't know if it's the same, if it's really as coincidental as Ling'er said, it's the "Yijin Sutra"!"
"The Book of Changes?" Master Tianxin pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe there was a change in the transcription during the circulation. Let's not talk about these for the time being, Du Jushi, Han Shizhu, and Liang'er, drink tea! ”
Master Tianxin's tea art is indeed extraordinary, even Han Fei, a person who doesn't understand the tea ceremony, feels comfortable and fragrant after a cup of tea.
After tasting tea and talking for half an hour, Master Tianxin proposed: "The scenery of the mountain behind this is just right, why don't you go out for a walk!" ”
The guest is as he pleases, Master Tianxin said so, and Du Yun and the others naturally happily went along. Everyone went out from the back door of Hanshan Temple, walked slowly along a small path, pointed out the scenery from far and near from time to time, and talked eloquently.
Walking to the high place, Han Fei looked at the Fengqiao River in the distance, and suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and was in a good mood. When I looked around, I suddenly found a small temple-like building on the side of the mountain, and I couldn't help asking, "Master, where is that going?" ”
Master Tianxin did not answer, but led everyone to walk over with a smile, and when he got closer, he realized that it was a hall, and the plaque read the words "Reincarnation Palace".
"Hall of Reincarnation-" Han Fei read it in a low voice, very curious, and walked in unconsciously.
Facing the door in the main hall is a huge standing statue, not Buddha or Taoist, wearing a jade crown, wearing gold armor, the left hand is optimus, the right hand is pointing to the ground, and there is a posture of self-respect between heaven and earth. There are nine dragons in their respective forms on the background wall behind the statue, either soaring clouds or hovering, which makes the statue even more powerful, and Han Fei faintly sees the glow shining.
On the walls on the left and right sides of the main hall, there are three paintings each, and Han Fei walked to the left wall first, starting from the first painting.
The first painting can be called a beautiful work, the fairy atmosphere is swirling, the characters in the painting are dressed in colorful clothes, very elegant, the ribbons are fluttering, the sun and the moon are shining, and the cranes and green luans surround it. The mural lines are smart, the characters are vivid, the painting style is beautiful, the expressions of the characters are gentle, and the smiles are always open, as if living in a fairyland.
Compared to the first painting, the lines of the middle painting are much more solid, and the figures in the picture are all dressed in armor, both men and women. If the first painting gives people a sense of peace, the second one has a sense of slaughter. The mentality of men and women on the picture goes to extremes, the woman's figure is angry, the ups and downs under the armor are exquisite, which makes people think about it, and the woman is also very beautiful, with a charming smile on her face; The man was full of hideous, fierce and abnormal, baring his teeth and glaring, with a murderous expression.
Han Fei was already immersed in the artistic conception of the mural at this time, and outside the object, he seemed to be wandering in the world of the mural. The third painting is more like a picture of living beings, with a mixture of men, women and children, different costumes and appearances, and the expressions of the characters are also different. Although this painting seems messy, it is closer to the lives of ordinary people.
Time flew by, Han Fei was already immersed in it, and he didn't feel it, and the few people who came with him didn't disturb him to continue looking at the painting. During this period, Du Liang saw that he was puzzled, and wanted to shout, but was immediately stopped by Master Tianxin's stern eyes.
After seeing the mural on the left, Han Fei involuntarily moved to the right. The three paintings on the left are quite peaceful, but the three paintings on the right make him frown.
The first scene of the painting is very bloody, and the mural consists of more than a dozen small scenes, each of which is extremely cruel. The situation in the painting is roughly divided into two categories, one is a hideous ghost, and the other is a naked creature. I saw that some of the creatures were being burned to the ground, some of their limbs had been mutilated, some were thrown into boiling and steamed, and some were trapped in molten slurry, reaching out and howling to the sky.
Han Fei seemed to hear the miserable howl and came out of his painting, and couldn't help but shudder.
He couldn't bear to look at it more, and his eyes swept to the middle painting. This painting is also very bloody, but the previous one is slightly different, and the object of the slaughter is no longer people, but livestock. On the picture, a group of hateful butchers with sharp knives in their hands wantonly slaughter cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs and other birds and beasts, flesh and blood flying, and the painting style is also extremely cruel.
Seeing the two paintings, Han Fei's heart was shocked, his mood was very depressed, and he felt a faint feeling of vomiting in his stomach, and quickly moved to the last painting.
The painting is full of scrawny figures, the environment is very gray and gloomy, and the men, women and children on the picture look very desperate, some lying on the ground, some with their hands facing the sky, as if praying for something, and some are leaning on their bodies, their faces are lifeless. The whole style of painting gives people a sense of the end of the world, as if everyone is dying and on the verge of extinction.
The characters on the picture are very realistic, and even the clear skeleton wrapped in the skin can be seen, Han Fei suddenly thought of the pictures of the hungry people in Africa in later generations.
After reading the six paintings, Han Fei breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he wanted to vomit out the suppressed feelings in his chest, but the six paintings lingered in his mind, as if they were engraved inside, and he felt a slight shock.
"Master, these paintings are magnificent, I'm afraid it takes a lot of manpower and material resources, right?" Han Fei saw Master Tianxin standing beside him and asked casually.
Master Tianxin bowed his head and said: "Painting is not painting, what can Master Han Shi see the connotation of these paintings?" ”
Han Fei glanced at the six paintings again, and muttered: "The meaning of the painting is profound, it is difficult for a boy to see its mystery, and I ask the master to explain it!" ”
"Donor, please come with the old man!"
Master Tianxin followed the order in which Han Fei looked at the paintings just now, starting from the first painting on the left, and then explaining in turn.
"No life, no old age, no disease, enjoy longevity, and be happy, it is the way of heaven."
"Having a good nature, holding resentment, having no suffering, stirring up storms, and killing karma is called the path of Shura."
"Cultivating the Fa, enjoying the seven emotions and six desires, having life, old age, sickness, death, resentment, love and separation, and unbelieving, and the seven sufferings are all said to be the way of the world."
"Eight heats, eight colds, near the edge, loneliness, no death, all kinds of suffering, it is called the road of hell."
"Without wisdom and without knowing the law, without knowing the law without cultivating the law, with small hard karma but no great goodness, and reincarnation after ten thousand tribulations, it is called the way of animals."
"Hunger without food, thirst without drink, longevity for thousands of years, but suffering the consequences, is called the way of hungry ghosts."
Master Tianxin glanced at the six paintings and continued slowly: "The six paintings on the wall are the Heavenly Dao, the Shura Dao, the Human Dao, the Hell Dao, the Animal Dao, and the Hungry Ghost Dao. The Three Realms of Heaven and Earth are the realm of desire, ****, and the colorless realm, and the beings of the Three Realms, living in the six realms, life and death, and reincarnation. ”
When Han Fei heard this, his lips moved, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start, so he looked at the six paintings and pondered.
Master Tianxin didn't seem to see Han Fei's strange expression, and said: "All sentient beings are originally pure, but because they are vain and nameless, they have the consciousness of entering the womb, and they also have the appearance of being conceived. When conceived, six roots are formed: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. After being born, good and evil karma arises due to various causes and conditions, good karma gives birth to heaven, humans, and asuras, and bad karma gives birth to animals, evil ghosts, and hells, and the six reincarnations are the 12 causes and conditions, and in the 12 causes and afflictions, they are the driving force of reincarnation, and the six reincarnations are endless. ”
"Thank you, Master, for explaining!" Han Fei suddenly realized that Tianxin's proposal to visit the back mountain was probably to come to the Hall of Reincarnation, but what was his purpose?
(End of chapter)