Chapter 31: The Cosmic Monster is Coming, Where Is Ultraman?

As time went on, the sky darkened, and only a small patch of the sky on the edge of the western horizon became more and more radiant. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was a magnificent and splendid sunset, as thick as fire, as strong as blood, pulling out chains of light in the clouds around the setting sun, and coating the tropical forests surrounding the sacred site of Buddhism, Bodh Gaya, as well as the rivers, bridges, villages and rice fields, all with a dreamlike glow......

However, although the tired birds in the treetops have already returned to their nests with long songs, before the darkness really falls, the lights of the world are already connected. In the streets of Bodhiya, people wearing masks or wearing makeup to participate in religious processions are still bustling with people.

And at the altar venue where the Bodh Gaya Blessing Festival was held, the most exciting show has just opened.

- The altar where the festival was held is located in the Grand Bodhi Temple, one of Bodh Gaya's most historic landmarks and a World Heritage Site. The temple is said to have a history of more than 1,800 years, and some say that it may have been even older, having been built by Emperor Ashoka. Due to the passage of time and the baptism of war, the entire temple was buried in the earth, and it was only in the 19th century that it was excavated and renovated, and finally became what it is today.

The main part of the big Puti temple is square platform shape, from the temple base to the upper end of the gradual reduction, the copper conical spire is built on it, up to more than 50 meters, very majestic and steep. On the arch in front of the temple, there are carvings of animal patterns such as lions, deer, cows, elephants, etc., the workmanship is fine, and the image is extremely vivid and realistic. In the courtyard outside the temple, there are many small pagodas built by the people of the past dynasties, and there are many monks' relics pagodas - when he was in China, Wang Qiu also saw a lot of famous mountains and ancient temples, and visited the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou and the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng. But they are far from being as grand and majestic as the megalithic complex of the Great Bodhi Temple in front of you. Moreover, unlike the Egyptian pyramids, which are only coarse piles of stones, these megalithic structures of Indian Buddhism are all exquisitely carved, full of reliefs and patterns, and even wrapped in gold and silver leaf.

On the altar on the west wall of the temple, there is a shining gilded statue of Shakyamuni. The Buddha statue is backed by a Bodhi tree with lush branches and stone fences, which is the one where Prince Siddhartha became a Buddha. There are always many pilgrims wandering under the tree, but they are actually picking up leaves: devout Buddhists believe that the leaves that fall from the Bodhi tree of Buddha's enlightenment have magical powers, and that a piece of it can keep you safe.

Because according to the rules of the Great Puti Temple, the leaves of this "sacred tree" can not be picked, can only wait for it to fall by itself, but India is like summer in all seasons, and Bodh Gaya is located in the valley without wind, it is not easy to wait until the leaves fall, so the people who can pick up the fallen leaves of this tree are like treasures.

At this moment, under the Bodhi tree, where the legendary Buddha attained enlightenment, a golden altar has been arranged. A dazzling array of candles were lit. Among the hundreds of bronze incense burners, a large number of precious spices are burned, and wisps of elegant smoke rise.

When night falls, above the altar built next to the linden tree, the colored lights and spotlights on several giant lampstands are lit up one after another, illuminating a radius of several hundred meters as bright as day, and under the lamps are crowded, except for the VIP seats specially set up on the high platform, there is hardly even a place to sit. After another moment, amid the cheers and cheers of countless spectators, the lead singer and musicians in charge of chanting were in place one after another, melodious singing came out of the loudspeaker, and the young monks appeared in line, chanting and clapping along with the music, and the believers also responded together, with solemn and solemn expressions. As long as you are on the scene, even people who do not believe in Buddhism will involuntarily enter that kind of pious realm.

Unlike the Chinese monks who meditate on the futon and chant sutras, these Indian monks lined up in a row facing the sacred Bodhi tree to the accompaniment of music and drums, and they all looked upright and respectful, dressed in ornate robes, and took up lit incense, conch, brass bells, Dharma lanterns, peacock feathers, yak tails and other ritual utensils, and danced to the music in the four directions of east, west, north and south, and from time to time threw holy water and flower petals to the onlookers.

When the ritual is at its highest, all the people present will stand up, wave their arms excitedly, and shout praises to the gods and Buddhas...... Dazzling candles and swirling smoke, accompanied by the solemn chanting of the monks, floated melodiously in the sky above the holy land of Buddhism in Bodh Gaya.

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However, while the Indians, Buddhists and tourists present were fascinated, Levi couldn't help but shake his head again and again.

“…… That's a ...... It's really extravagant, just the spices and sesame oil burned during the ceremony, I'm afraid it can be counted in tons, right? ”

He looked at the splendid decorations around him, the gorgeous carvings, and the gold and silver decorations that could be seen everywhere, and couldn't help but mutter, "...... In such a poor place as Bihar, the Buddhist temples are so magnificent, and the monks are all fat heads and big ears, and it is even more expensive to hold festivals and burn money...... It's just wantonly squeezing and stripping the people's fat and ointment? Is there still the slightest hint of purifying the Dharma? ”

“…… Qing Xiu? Hehe, just listen to this, from ancient times to the present, no matter at home or abroad, there are few monks who will take it seriously. ”

Wang Qiu sneered, "...... Religion has been the most lucrative profession since ancient times, and as long as you can fool yourself, you can make no profit. Buddhism is no exception. I recently read some Buddhist stories and found that when Tianzhu Buddhism flourished in the past, all those eminent monks set up altars to preach scriptures, and the laity needed to take out gold beads and sesame oil to worship, and even some kings did not hesitate to pave the ground with gold bricks in order to invite high monks; As for those holy monks who burned their relics after death, and every grain they obtained needed to build a pagoda with ivory and seven treasures for storage, and they also had to make offerings every year, which was called offerings; In India, some ignorant kings who believed in Buddhism even sacrificed their lives to Buddhism, and each time they had to spend a lot of money to redeem themselves...... Such a monk, where is the slightest shadow of poverty and happiness? It's just a bone sucking and insatiable greed, right? When China carried out the extermination of Buddhism in successive dynasties, which time did it not confiscate countless gold and silver treasures? Qing Xiu? This can only deceive those ignorant and foolish people! Or maybe the monks themselves lied to themselves!

Of course, I'm not accusing Buddhism of being too bad, just as the so-called gods in the world are as black as a stick, and the Catholic Church in Europe is not also asking believers to be content with poverty, while building churches more ornate than palaces? The same is true of other religions, and no one can laugh at anyone......"

“…… But if they were able to get so much money and spend it all night on vague prayers to God and Buddha, why didn't they use it to improve the sanitation of the cities, to add more doctors, medicines and equipment to the public hospitals, or to distribute cold medicine to the poor? ”

Shizuka Jukawa, a female school doctor, commented from a professional point of view, "...... I have seen with my own eyes that many poor Indian patients are very likely to recover if someone is willing to give them some of the most basic cold and fever medicines. As a result, he was dragged to death without medical treatment or myrrh......"

“…… Well, India is the largest democracy in the world, so this is the best choice to obey the will of the people! Wang Qiu shrugged.

“…… I don't understand at all...... What does this have to do with democracy? Teacher Shizuka Jukawa puffed out her cheeks and asked with a frown.

“…… Well, well, I remember, Sir Humphrey, the protagonist of the British drama "Yes, Chancellor", once famously said that in a true democracy, people should have the right to choose stupidity freely, even if it is stupid to death. Since the Indian people choose to be superstitious about the gods and goddesses, distrust science, and feel that incense and ash runes are more credible than aspirin, and that burning incense and chanting sutras is more effective than taking injections and medicines, then a responsible democratic government should fully respect the choices of the people, rather than forcibly arranging their lives according to science. ”

Wang Qiu pursed his lips and replied, "...... At present, there are many democracy fighters in the country who are posting on the Internet, so vigorously praising the Indian government's inaction during the flu as the ultimate expression of respect for human rights in a democratic and free country......"

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When the moon rises in the sky, the grand festival of disaster elimination and blessing in the Great Bodhi Temple has finally come to an end.

The melodious music gradually stopped, the lights went out one by one, and the monks walked down the altar one by one. Some of the unfulfilled devotees gathered around the Bodhi tree where the Buddha had attained enlightenment, clasped their hands together in prayer, and then left.

Others paid for a small lantern from the vendor, made a wish, placed it in a nearby river, and prayed silently, following the wish-representing lantern and drifting down the river to the sacred Ganges in the distance, and finally to the best ideal paradise in their hearts......

Immediately afterwards, just as Wang Qiu also bought two small lanterns with the crowd and was about to put them into the river with Shizuka Jukawa, an ominous prompt suddenly sounded in his ears, and the night sky above his head suddenly brightened...... He looked up in amazement, and saw that the whole sky seemed to be burning, and it was a scorching red—it would have been normal if it had been a fiery cloud in the evening, but it was late at night!

At the same time, there were also gasps and exclamations around him......

The next moment, an even more ridiculous scene appeared—in the middle of the sky, which was dyed crimson by an unknown bright light, a small black dot appeared, and it fell rapidly towards the ground, becoming larger and larger in people's field of vision...... All of a sudden, panic arose on the crowded ground of Bodh Gaya, and the shouts of various languages were chaotically intertwined, with cries, shouts, car horns, siren calls, and wails.

The guys on the ground who were still watching the excitement and filming videos were fried in an instant when they found that something had fallen from the sky! They screamed and scattered, pushing each other to run for their lives, causing at least dozens of stampede casualties in less than a minute.

On the other side, Wang Qiu and the others stood in place, staring at the ever-growing black shadow in the crimson sky in a daze, and they were stunned.

“…… Oh! This one...... Could it be that you brought on a supernatural disaster again, right? Xiao Qiuqiu is really a disaster star physique! ”

Shizuka Jukawa, who was unresponsive, blinked very stupidly, staring at the huge unidentified object falling with the firelight in the sky, and muttered in a very cute tone, "...... What is this? Falling stars? Heaven and earth collide? ”

“…… No, it is shown on "The Book of Crossing" that it is the cosmic monster in the Japanese special effects film, and the great tyrannosaurus Gojira is coming! ”

With an embarrassed and devastated expression, Wang Qiu replied with the "Book of Traveling" that he had just opened and opened, "...... According to Toho's setting in the special film, this Godzilla is 50 meters tall and weighs 20,000 tons...... What an exaggerated beast! Oooh oh! Damn, the cosmic monster Gojira has escaped! Where is Ultraman who saved the planet again? ”

- It's a pity that until this towering cosmic monster like a hill, Godzilla, finally fell to the ground, and the Ultraman who was supposed to save the world did not appear...... With the landing of the cosmic monster, the ground under everyone's feet began to shake violently, and everyone seemed to be standing on a small boat in the wind and waves, jolting left and right, and even couldn't react, and slipped and fell to the ground! And then rolled into a pile with the others!

All kinds of reinforced concrete, brick and wood, wooden buildings beat and twist in an instant. It was really hellish sight. Even the ancient Buddhist temple, which was built with countless heavy boulders, seemed to be built with building blocks, and there was a sound of violent impact, which made people change their faces in shock, and even couldn't help but scream. The small river next to the Buddhist temple seems to have become an overturned bathtub, and the turbid river water instantly splashed more than 20 meters high, wrapped in aquatic plants, small fish and the lanterns that had just been put down, and smashed down on the heads of people who couldn't avoid it!

Before the shaking earth was completely restored to complete calm, Chandra invited Wang Qiu and them to come to see the festival. Mr. Shukla staggered to his feet, turned his head to look at the place where the cosmic monster Gojira landed, and suddenly saw through the rising smoke and dust that next to the cosmic monster Gozira, which looked like a king-sized short and fat bipedal dinosaur, the Golden Lotus Hotel, where they had lived before, was shaking violently, and then it was cut off in two like a matchstick, and it collapsed in an instant, turning into a rubble and ruins......

Seeing such a sight, Chandra. Mr. Shukla fell to his knees and cried without hesitation.

Looking at Mr. Chandra, who was crying bitterly, Wang Qiu couldn't help but sigh with pity - before the outbreak of the "Indian flu", Mr. Chandra had just returned to his hometown to make an investment and bought a 50% stake in the hotel......

However, at the moment, it is already such a situation of apocalypse, where can I care about anything outside the body such as money?

So, Mr. Chandra, you still have to think about it, and hurry up and find a place to take refuge with us!

In short, in the spirit of Lei Feng who is a good person to the end, Wang Qiu rushed over to help Mr. Chandra up, dragging him to stumble and run away into the distance, while Shizuka Jukawa and Li Wei also hurriedly followed behind, pulling their legs and running together......