The three of them ordered some Indian food, but when the food reached the table, there were no knives or chopsticks. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Waiter, please bring three pairs of chopsticks!" Miao Weiqiang shouted.

Smiling guests looking at three Chinese at the restaurant, which is a Hindu-themed restaurant.

Zhou Tianyi suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Brother Qiang, don't shout, Indians never use chopsticks when they eat, they all use their hands to catch them!" ”

"What, grab it with your hands!" Miao Weiqiang exclaimed.

"Yes, I've also seen it in movies, Indians don't use knives and forks to eat, chopsticks just use their hands to grasp!" Dong Tinghua said.

The three of them looked around at the tables, and each guest grabbed the vegetables and rice with their hands and put them in their mouths, and looked at the three of them with a feeling of nausea.

"God, Indians eat with that hand, and they seem to wash their with water!" Dong Tinghua asked suspiciously.

Zhou Tianyi thought for a while and said, "It seems to be with his right hand!" ”

With the development of society, Indians have begun to eat with knives and forks on many formal occasions, but in private, they are still used to eating with their hands. "Pilaf" is a long-standing dining custom in India.

Indians believe that a lot of pleasure in eating comes from the sense of touch, and knives, forks and chopsticks prevent this feeling, so they also block the unique pleasure. What's more, using your hands to grasp the temperature of the food in advance and avoid burning your tongue or mouth.

There is also a rule for Indians to eat, whether adults or children, they must eat with their right hand, and they must use their right hand to hand food and utensils to others. This is because people think that the right hand is clean and the left hand is dirty. This, in turn, has to do with another habit of Indians. When Indians go to the toilet, they don't wipe it with paper but rinse it with water......

There are also many peculiar customs in India, such as the use of leaves as rice bowls, and open-air baths for both men and women, which are all a major feature of India.

Miao Weiqiang, Zhou Tianyi, and Dong Tinghua grabbed the rice with their hands and stuffed it into their mouths, always feeling particularly awkward, but they still finished eating, and now the most important thing is to find the location of the Kapilavi Kingdom.

"Divine stick, where are we going to find the location of the Kapilavi Kingdom?" Dong Tinghua asked while eating.

"Check the historical information, ask the local people, you should be able to find some clues!" Zhou Tianyi said.

The three of them left the restaurant after eating, and saw an old Indian monk on the street on the ground with a strange canvas painted on it, which looked like a fortune-telling old monk from the whole layout, but the posture of the fortune-telling old monk sitting on the ground made the three of them puzzled, thinking of Indian yoga, from the movements made the old monk do it, it can be seen that this fortune-telling old monk should be a master.

Yoga originated in India and has a history and culture dating back more than 5,000 years and is known as the "Treasure of the World". Yoga originated in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India, and when ancient Indian yogis practiced their minds and bodies in nature, they accidentally discovered that various animals and plants were born with methods of healing, relaxing, sleeping, or staying awake, and they could be cured naturally without any treatment. As a result, ancient Indian yogis observed, imitated, and experienced animal postures to create a series of exercises that were beneficial to the body and mind, that is, asanas. These postures have been honed for more than 5,000 years, and yoga has taught people healing methods that have benefited generations of people.

"Guests from afar, are you looking for something?" The old monk asked, he didn't open his eyes, but he knew that Zhou Tianyi, Miao Weiqiang, and Dong Tinghua were from afar, and this old monk was indeed a bit of a Taoist.

From the old monk's expression, Zhou Tianyi already understood that this old monk must be a high-ranking monk hidden in the people.

"Master, we're here to find the stupa!" Zhou Tianyi replied.

Hearing Zhou Tianyi's answer, the old monk suddenly opened his eyes and asked in surprise, "Are you here to find the relic?" ”

"That's right, I don't know if the master knows where the relics stupa is?" Zhou Tianyi continued to ask.

The old monk looked at Zhou Tianyi, Miao Weiqiang, and Dong Tinghua meaningfully, looking like they had seen through everything in the world.

Zhou Tianyi had a feeling in his heart that this old monk seemed to know the purpose of our trip.

"The stupa is on the White Elephant Mountain to the west of the Kapilavi Kingdom!" The old monk said.

Due to the changes in history, the ruins of the Kapilavi Kingdom have long disappeared, and it is impossible to determine the location of the ruins, so Zhou Tianyi continued to ask: "Master, may I ask where the Kapilavi Kingdom is!" ”

The old monk said calmly: "Let me tell you a story, when you finish listening to this story, you should gain something!" ”

"Master, how can we have time to listen to your story, if you know where the Kapilavi Kingdom is, tell us quickly!" Dong Tinghua said urgently.

Zhou Tianyi knew that it was impossible for this old monk to tell a story for no reason, and this story must have a close relationship with the Kapila Kingdom and Shakyamuni Buddha, so he hurriedly pulled Dong Tinghua.

"Young man, if you want to know where the kingdom of Kapilavi is, sit down and listen to me speak slowly!" The old monk said.

The old monk told the story of Shakyamuni before he left India for the Central Plains.

More than 2,500 years ago, there were many countries in ancient India, and there was a Kapila kingdom on the side of the Ganges River in the northeast, the king was called Jinghan, and the queen was called Maya.

One day, while she was sleeping, Lady Maya dreamed that a white elephant came into the sky and entered her body from her right side, and she immediately felt that she was as happy as nectar, and looked at herself like the sun and the moon, and when she woke up, she went to see the king of pure rice and told him what happened in the dream.

King Johan immediately summoned his ministers to ask the queen what the omen of the queen's dream was, and a brahmin soothsayer replied, "This dream is very good!" The queen is pregnant, and she will give birth to a prince, and this prince is a saint of the ages, and he will surely be able to manifest the Shakya tribe."

After Lady Maya conceived a white elephant in a dream, she was free from all diseases and was in good health, according to the "Miscellaneous Treasures Sutra, Volume 2" and "The Great Zhuang Yan Sutra, Volume 14", Shakyamuni was a six-tusked white elephant in his previous life.

Queen Maya was 10 months pregnant, and one day she led the ladies of the court to roam the Lumbini Gardens. It was the beginning of April, and the wind was beautiful and the life was flowing. The garden is full of fragrant grass, flowers, trees and lotus roots, full of auspicious and festive atmosphere.

After a week of exploring the gardens, Queen Maya rested in the shade of a tree-free tree. When she saw that the branches and leaves of the tree were luxuriant, soft and low, and that the flowers and fruits on the tree were bright and fragrant, she lifted up her hand to pick the flowers and fruits, and the prince was born.

The Buddhist scriptures say that a prince can speak when he is born and walk without support. He shone brightly, his gaze was in all directions, and he walked seven steps, and a lotus flower appeared on the ground at each step. For a time, the fragrant wind was scattered, the flowers and rain were colorful, the fairy music was harmonious, and the gods and people praised in unison. Two springs naturally gushed out of the ground, one cold and one warm, fragrant and pure.

When the King of Pure Rice had a son, he was very happy and named him Siddhartha, which means that when he was born, he had many strange and auspicious meanings. (To be continued.) )