Chapter 63: Occupying the Throne of Virujana
As it turns out, we underestimate how hidden the clues about the statue are.
As Chen Gong brought people to repair this water and land hall, a few days passed unconsciously, but we still found nothing.
Although the area of this water and land hall is not large, it was not until Chen Gong began to repair it that we found that there was really a hidden mystery inside.
Although the Huanghua Temple has never held the water and land conference, but the arrangement in the water and land hall is very fine, the main hall is in the middle of the enshrinement of Virujana Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha three Buddha statues, the Buddha statue is placed under the table, there are incense lanterns, candles and fruit offerings, four long program platforms are placed in front of the table, copper chimes, bucket drums and other things are readily available, the whole looks not like doing it casually at all.
On the other side of the square platform, there are six incense burners, look at the handwriting on the incense burner, it should be on behalf of the water and land puja in the big altar, the Fahua altar, the Huayan altar, the Lengyan altar, the pure land altar and the altar of the scriptures, these six incense burners are all equal to the height, the whole body is pure copper casting, the momentum is extraordinary.
The other arrangements in the hall are clear at a glance, if there is a mystery, it must be on this Buddha statue and the incense burner, and the three bronze statues and the six incense burners are all pure copper solid casting, the middle of the Virujana Buddha is about six meters high, the Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha on both sides are about five meters high, although the six incense burners are not as tall as the Buddha statue, but they are also as tall as others, the volume is huge and too heavy.
It is because this Buddha statue and incense burner are too large and heavy, we can't destroy the general shape of the water and land hall, there is no good way to move it for a while, even if everyone in the Ministry of Engineering led by Chen Gong is proficient in the way of civil engineering, but they are also helpless.
Fortunately, Chen Gong has rich experience, and after thinking, he boldly decided to divide the bronze statue and the incense burner, and wait until the entire water and land hall is repaired, and then repair and shape the Buddha statue and the incense burner again.
In anticipation, Chen Gong used his exquisite technique to divide the Buddha statue and the incense burner, but to our surprise, there was no mystery inside the Buddha statue and the incense burner, and then he led the people of the Ministry of Engineering to dig three feet into the ground under the original position of the two, and still did not get any clues.
Could it be that we are mistaken, this clue is not in the Water and Land Hall at all?
As the days passed, Chen Gong had rearranged and repaired the water and land hall, and we saw that this hall was about to be repaired, but we still did not get any clues about the statue.
Even Xie Xie also returned to us, he went to the empty place every day to prevent him from coming here to supervise for the reason of discussing the Dharma a few days ago, and we have not gained anything in this water and land hall in the past few days, so naturally we are not afraid that the empty space will come from checking, so Xie Xie does not need to go to the empty place to delay, but returns to the water and land hall to think about the traces of this clue together.
Chen Gong gave the work to his subordinates, turned around and walked towards us, everyone gathered at the main entrance of the Water and Land Palace, while looking at the people of the Ministry of Engineering who were under construction and repair, and thinking worriedly about where the crucial clues would be hidden.
I thought that it was a safe thing, but until now, he still hadn't found it, and even Chunting's always moody face was a little anxious, and he looked at Chen Gong trying to make sure again.
"Chen Gong, are you sure there aren't any secret passages here?"
Chen Gong still looked unpleasant, he heard Chunting's question, lowered his head and answered seriously, his tone was still full of confidence.
"Chief, Chen Gong dares to vouch in the name of his master, there is absolutely no secret passage in this hall, are you looking for the wrong clue?"
And Shen Lang saw Chen Gong's confident appearance, interjected unconvinced, and asked Chen Gong where he was taught, and how he could be so arrogant.
"Dare to ask who Chen Gong inherits?"
Without waiting for Chen Gong to speak, Chun Ting waved his hand, signaling Shen Lang not to ask more.
"Chen Gong is practicing Lu Banshu, if he dares to take the responsibility of the teacher, there will never be a secret path in this water and land hall."
"Descendants of Luban!?"
Shen Lang was silent when he heard this, and I was also shocked after listening to what Chunting said, and looked at Chen Gong again and again, no wonder he was so arrogant, if he was a descendant of Luban, he did have such arrogant capital.
Lu Ban, the Spring and Autumn Period of Lu people, also known as the public loss plate, public loss, the originator of the Chinese civil engineering construction industry and carpenter industry, carpentry masters used hand tools, such as drills, planers, shovels, rulers, ink fountains for marking, are said to have been invented by Lu Ban, and are respected by later generations as Qiao Shengxian Master.
It's just that Lu Banshu has long been lost, I didn't expect this Chen Gong to be a descendant of Lu Ban, no wonder he is so proficient in the way of civil engineering, Guan Shan really hides the dragon and crouching tiger.
And as Chen Gong's mentorship was told by Chunting, our mood was even lowered.
When we didn't know where Chen Gong was taught before, we could comfort ourselves that maybe this clue was in the Water and Land Palace, but Chen Gong didn't find it because he was not proficient.
But now that we know his identity as a descendant of Luban, there is no way to deceive himself, and since he has determined that there can be no hidden secret passage here, we can only unwillingly admit that this is indeed not the hiding place of the statue.
But where would the statue be hidden, and why would the head of the five directions point to this water and land temple?
Just when we were worried, Xie Xie suddenly spoke, and his face was tangled as if he had found something.
"Lord, I have an idea, I don't know if it has anything to do with the clue."
Yi He didn't expect that Xie Xie would be the first to have an idea, he waved his hand and signaled Xie Xie to say that it was okay.
"Anyway, we don't have a clue now, let's say, no one will blame you if you're wrong."
Xie Xie looked at the few Buddha statues that were placed aside after the division, and hesitated to speak to us.
"There seems to be something wrong with this Virujana Buddha."
Chen Gong shook his head resolutely after hearing this, and his tone was undoubted.
"The three Buddha statues and the six incense burners in this water and land hall are divided by my own hands, and I have carefully checked them after the division, these nine are all cast by the solid heart, and there is no mystery hidden in them, if you don't believe it, you can check it yourself."
Xie Xie also shook his head and looked at the Buddha statue and slowly spoke.
"Chen Gong, you misunderstood, I don't suspect that there is something hidden in the Buddha statue that you didn't find, in fact, what I'm talking about is not that there is a problem with the Buddha statue itself, but that there is a problem with the placement of this Buddha statue."
After that, he saw our blank expressions and began to talk about his own thoughts for us.
"As we all know, Shakyamuni is the founder of Buddhism, that is, the Buddha in the mouth of the world, and Amitabha Buddha is also known as the immeasurable Buddha, legend has it that he made a great vow in the past eons to establish the Western Pure Land, the breadth of boundless sentient beings, and the achievement of immeasurable solemn merits, which is widely revered and promoted by Mahayana Buddhism."
Shen Lang couldn't bear it, he looked at the water and land hall and saw that there were no outsiders, and hurriedly opened his mouth to urge.
"We are not Buddhists, so what's the point of saying this?"
Xie Xie was not in a hurry, and said his thoughts to us while sorting out the language.
"I think so, even people who don't understand Buddhism should know the names of the two Buddhas, Shakyamuni and Amitabha, but in this water and land hall, the tallest and dominant one is actually Virujana Buddha."
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