"Time passes and never returns~, the past can only be recalled~~......"

Thailand, which is a country close to the equator, has no concept of spring, summer, autumn and winter, only hot, cool and rainy seasons, and even if it is the most refreshing cool season, it is relatively speaking, and the temperature can be as low as 24 degrees even if it is "cold"!

This is not a rich country, but it is full of happiness, and it is a large Buddhist country, and more than ninety percent of the people believe in Buddhism and are very religious.

But...... It is such a place where the sun shines and Buddhism is boundless, but things are bound to be opposed, and it is also a famous place of yin and evil in Southeast Asia.

"You're going to change your mind~ It's like time is hard to go back~~ I really can't remember the next sentence~~......" Qi Yan wore a pure white vest and shorts, sandals, and a pair of toad sunglasses walked slowly on the streets of Chiang Mai, humming the classic song of the late female singer who was familiar to the Thai people.

Unlike the frenzied enthusiasm of Phuket and the flowery drinking places of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, one of Thailand's top three tourist destinations, feels laid-back and slow-paced, and even the weather is hot and does not make the mood too restless.

For Qi Yan, there are many comfortable times like now.

It's been a full year since he graduated from college, and in that year, he has changed seven jobs and lost his job for a few months in between.

Like most young people who graduate, they are impetuous, have low eyes, have no goals, and have high-end and high-end needs, and their income is low-key and luxurious......

This time I traveled to Thailand with two friends, and in the name of it, I was relieved of my tired body and mind, but in fact, I was at home.

And everyone else is playing with their own savings, and he's good...... A credit card with a limit of 8,000 will be killed with half of the remaining balance.

Others asked him what he would do when he went back. Eat dirt? People are not in a hurry at all, and the answer is just two words - "Say it again." ”

It's normal for twenty-three people to achieve nothing, but this kind of mentality of getting by is unacceptable, no money, no background, no job and still travel abroad?

Aside from that delicate and handsome face, it's hard to find any merit in him...

It is said that there are more temples in Thailand than toilets, Qi Yan used to think that this description was exaggerated, but now he knows that it is worthy of the name, especially the "Rose of Northern Thailand" - Chiang Mai.

Wearing slippers to visit temples is a leisure travel method here, but Qi Yan is a person who has no faith, and he is disdainful of the real culture of this small city, but he has come here, and it seems a little unreasonable not to find a few temples to walk around.

Traveling with him were a couple of similar ages, Dong Ye and his girlfriend Xu Dan.

And Qi Yan is the legendary 200-watt light bulb, but because everyone has a good relationship, he doesn't care.

"Hey, let's go to the row of temples across the street, and go shopping until six o'clock and find a place to eat nearby." Xu Dan pointed to the gleaming buildings in front of him and proposed.

Dong Ye doesn't have any opinions, and is happy with his girlfriend.

Qi Yan walked in front and pouted, "Didn't go to Chiang Rai yesterday to shop enough?!" The White Temple alone was enough for four hours...... Go ahead, I'll find a shady place outside and wait for you. ”

But Xu Dan didn't dislike his light bulb, and persuaded him vigorously, "That's different, do you know, the real Buddha card in Thailand has to be asked for in the small temple, because the big temple is a tourist attraction, it has been commercialized, and the Buddha card is fake and expensive!" ”

Unlike Qi Yan, Dong Ye and Xu Danxiao have done enough travel strategies before they came, and they have a certain understanding of local culture and beliefs, and with the great explosion of tourism in Thailand in recent years, contemporary young people have also risen a popular trend for a unique amulet here - Buddhist cards.

The reason why the three of them set Chiang Mai as their last stop is that they want to invite a favorite and suitable Buddha tablet back here.

Qi Yan was still not interested, waved his hand and said, "You know mine, I don't believe in God, I don't believe in Buddhism, I only believe in RMB." ”

Dong Ye is his college buddy, and he also followed You and said, "It's okay to go and have a look, otherwise let's go in and ask for the Buddha card, and you take a selfie in the temple and wait for us?" ”

couldn't withstand their warm invitation, Qi Yan had no choice but to accompany him.

After the three of them came to the gate of the temple, they took out the gauze scarf they bought two days ago from their bags and wrapped it around their waists, because there are rules to enter the Thai temple, both men and women are not allowed to show their thighs, and people wearing shorts and short skirts must be surrounded by scarves.

And as soon as you enter the temple, you must take off your shoes, so in the hot and humid air here, the long-lasting sour smell comes to your face...... This is also one of the reasons why Qi Yan doesn't want to visit the temple.

However, Xu Dan was right, although there are not many tourists in this temple, in a side hall, there are indeed a dazzling array of Buddha cards hanging on the walls around it, and there are at least hundreds on one wall, and the styles are different.

The so-called Buddha card is a unique amulet in Thai Theravada Buddhism, the small one is only one or two inches, the large one is the size of a child's palm, including an acrylic plexiglass shell, and most of the metal borders.

The shapes are circle, square, ellipse, triangular... Make a pendant from chains made of different materials.

But the most important thing is the connotation, the production of Buddha cards is very complicated, with clay, clay, metal, jade and other materials molded into a variety of small statues of gods and Buddhas.

It will also be mixed with herbs, pollen, Buddhist scripture ash, incense ash and other substances, and some high-level Buddhist cards are even mixed with the monk's nails, hair and other relics, with different colors.

As for the function, it is even more complicated and diverse, and different gods and Buddhas can bring different blessings to people, so the selection of Buddhist cards is usually very time-consuming.

Some locals suggest that if you enter a temple where the amulets are enshrined, you will be dazzled by the hundreds of amulets at first, and you won't know which one to invite, but it doesn't matter, it is said that it is not the people who choose the amulet, but the people who choose the amulet.

As long as fate is enough, then even if there are more different amulets in front of you, there will be no obstacles to choice.

It's like ...... It's just because I took a look at you one more time in the "Buddha group......

I don't know if this is true or not, anyway, Dong Ye and Xu Dan have been watching here for more than half an hour, and they still haven't found the great god who can make them look at each other......

Qi Yan was really impatient, so he left the two of them and walked out of the temple, squatted in the corner and lit a cigarette.

In fact, although he didn't believe in these things, he was still attracted by the Buddha cards on the wall when he first entered the temple to see them.

It's not a sudden enlightenment, it's just that I think that the thing is really beautifully made, and it's still good if it's purely used as an ornament, and it's really popular in China now.

But! …… The cheapest one is also thousands of oceans, which is a luxury for a person like him who has a problem with his living expenses, and the Buddha card is the same as other amulets, please This kind of thing can't use other people's money.

"Hey~~ I'm almost out of life, and I still respect God? Hehe... Whew~" Qi Yan spat out the smoke ring, smiled self-deprecatingly, and inadvertently tilted his head to look at an inconspicuous corner of the temple.

The architectural style of Buddhist temples in these countries in Southeast Asia is similar, mainly golden.

But...... Qi Yan found that as far as his eyes could see, there was a very incongruous hall next to the main hall.

The reason why it is incongruous is because it is a black free-standing temple.

There are not no special existence in so many temples in Thailand, such as the famous White Temple and Black Temple, which are not golden, symbolizing heaven and hell respectively, but... Those two temples should be in Chiang Rai, I went there yesterday.

Why did a small black temple pop up here? And it is also mixed in the golden temple, which is so prominent.

Is it because the color on the wall has changed over time? That's not right, so why aren't the other temples like this?

When he came in before, Qi Yan didn't pay much attention to the situation and pattern here, because these temples were similar and their styles were similar.

Therefore, I have never found that dark hall, and now I pay attention to it, but the more I look at it, the more strange it feels.

The small hall is not high, and it is not connected to other surrounding halls, with three stacks of eaves and square roofs, and the general building shape is like that, but the strangest thing is its inconsistent color and the strange lines carved on it.