Chapter 108: Padmasambhava solves his doubts
Padmasambhava looked at the petals stained on her hair, felt something, and sighed: "The flowers bloom and fall, and they rise and fall according to the season, it is not that the princess is incompetent, everything has a certainty. I will do my best to listen to the destiny of heaven, so that we can live up to our hearts and fulfill our respective fates. ”
She said with relief: "Bo Yong has been taught, and he will not suffer because of [unwanted]." ”
Padmasambhava held up an auspicious porcelain cup with her: "The princess is smart, this is the tea that has just been served, it is already excellent, try it?" ”
She happily took it with both hands, took a few sips seriously, and said eloquently: "The taste is like Zhilan, refreshing the heart, moistening the lungs, clearing the spleen, and it is very useful!" ”
Padmasambhava's eyes are warm and moist, recalling the past: "This is in the Central Plains Wutai Mountain to study the astronomical calendar, on the back mountain of the temple, every July, the field blooms all over the yellow and clear flowers, also known as the dry land lotus." The little novice helped to pick and dry it carefully. At the end, the Guru chanted and blessed the Buddha to make a tea offering. ”
She said enviously: "Is it a Buddha tea for self-drinking in the temple?" ”
Padmasambhava shook his head: "Otherwise, there are scattered people, and there are also pilgrims. Whenever I don't know the essentials of my schoolwork, I always feel that my mind is a little brighter, and it has the effect of soothing the liver and brightening the purpose. Therefore, I often bother the host in the temple to bring a little bit for the purpose of sitting meditation and health preservation. ”
Concubine Bo Yong annoyed him to refill it again, and looked at it blankly: "I said, this tea is not like red dust fragrant tea." There are two flowers in the lamp, such as the golden lotus in the ground, reflecting the Buddha light of a hall. ”
Padmasambhava praised: "The princess is wise, and the people of the Central Plains call it [Golden Lotus Buddha Tea]." ”
Concubine Bo Yong suddenly remembered something and asked: "I just stood outside the hall, and I heard it roughly, Bon is doing trouble again?" Sooner or later, let the praise be extinguished. ”
Padmasambhava said pertinently: "Although the princess is good, she is not like a fool, but she only knows how to do small good deeds and destroy great righteousness." Knowing what is good and knowing what is bad, and not leaving future troubles, is the truth of immeasurable merit. ”
Concubine Bo Yong is humble: "The master looks at it highly, I often hear Zampu hate and scold, and I know how much it is powerful. ”
Padmasambhava couldn't help but say with pity: "No wonder he hates! If you talk about the 32nd Zampu of Tubo, the praise of the day should be called heroic. It's a pity that he had the courage and insight, intending to annihilate the aristocratic forces in one fell swoop, but he was too hasty, but he was poisoned and killed by the Bon sect and died. So much so that the 12-year-old Divine Zanpu, Songtsan Gampo, and the weak crown heir, struggled to stabilize the foundation of Tibet. He is a knowledgeable person, knowing that he can't get rid of it vigorously and resolutely, under the pretext of marriage, he introduced Li Tang's statecraft and faith worship together, and slowly implemented it, but also raised a group of audiences who are no longer obsessed with Bon. ”
Concubine Bo Yong nodded, took a yellow essence bun, and sighed: "That being said, they have never been sent out in the end!" ”
Padmasambhava vetoed: "Isn't it precisely to step up efforts to shake the status of Bon in the hearts of the Tibetan people by inviting Shanhu and me from Tianzhu to give them courtesy and promote Buddhism in Tibet? ”
Concubine Bo Yong realized to herself: "If they lose the hearts of the people, all they have left is treasure and war horses." ”
Padmasambhava was disdainful: "The things outside the body are just floating clouds and dung, and you can find a reason to get rid of it." What matters is how to get rid of those nobles. ”
Concubine Bo Yong was puzzled: "The Bon nobles are warlike and happy, and Zampu is not also instigated by them, and blindly wants to fight bravely with Li Tang and the surrounding countries." ”
Padmasambhava exclaimed, "This is exactly the cunning of Zampu! ”
Concubine Bo Yong was puzzled.
Padmasambhava simply said: "On the battlefield of Zampu, all the bones that are difficult to gnaw are thrown to those who are greedy for merit in the noble lineage to fight for. defeated, take the opportunity to take advantage of the external situation to sweep away the internal strife; Victory, share some oil and water with them to indulge in peace. Between drunken life and dreams, it is not difficult to make some charges and take down the thieves in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be troublesome? ”
Concubine Bo Yong was still noncommittal: "Zampu is wise, but although he has a good mind, he is too greedy, and he is afraid that he will not be able to do too much." ”
Padmasambhava changed to a new round of tea and said calmly: "Wait for cause and effect, watch the falling flowers, a flashy dream, and eventually return to dust." ”
Looking at Concubine Boyong, he said again: "Princess, have you ever thought about Zanmon-Chabang Magadunga? ”
Concubine Bo Yong shrugged her shoulders and couldn't say, "I know her monstrous hatred for me. ”
He continued: "Can you think about it?" ”
Concubine Bo Yong said hesitantly: "Zampu once said after getting drunk that he would give me to the next Zampu to ensure that my life is safe and smooth." ”
He smiled bitterly: "The next Zampu is nothing more than choosing among Zanmon's sons, can they disobey their own grandma?" ”
Concubine Bo Yong replied suddenly: "Born as a human being, I will sleep forever, but sooner or later, don't think about it, don't worry about me, master." ”。
Padmasambhava knew that she was not greedy for life, and said, "Seek kindness and get kindness, the princess is very kind!" ”