After returning to the residence, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, a few of us chatted for a while, and then fell asleep peacefully, in the haze, suddenly heard a bell ringing, the bell was louder than the other, even if we were sleepy and hazy, at the moment we were sleepy, the sign complained, the day was not yet dawn, the monk got up and rang the bell, it was really hateful!

When I was in the army, I often got up at four or five o'clock in the morning, and I was used to it, but when I saw the time on my phone, I immediately realized that things might not be what we imagined, because it was only four o'clock in the morning, and it was impossible for the temple to get up so early to do morning classes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The sound of the bells struck one after the other, and then the sound of the trumpet, and all of a sudden, the whole temple began to come alive, and we heard the sound of the door being pushed open in the next room, and someone was talking loudly.

At this time, we didn't have the mind to sleep, all of us got out of bed, got dressed and opened the door, my God, the whole Jokhang Temple didn't know when it started to be lit up, and there were many monks who hurriedly went to the main hall of the Jokhang Temple.

There were other guests living in the rooms on the left and right, and they were also curious to look in the direction of the main hall, they were authentic Tibetans, they were clasping their hands together at the moment, facing the main hall and praying, they spoke Tibetan, and we couldn't understand a word.

Biaozi couldn't help it, so he asked the two Tibetans on the right: "Compatriots, why did the Jokhang Temple ring the bell and blow the trumpet in the middle of the night, did something big happen?" ”

Although the prayers of the two Tibetans were interrupted, they did not get angry, but said in a slightly sad tone: "We don't know, but we can guess from the sound of the bell that it should be an important master who died." ”

A few of us were surprised, but we vaguely guessed the answer in our hearts, I heard Sankra say that the Nyingma Living Buddha is already a candle in the wind, and it may not be long before he dies, is it that his old man has died at this time?

Although we didn't say the answer in our hearts, we could see what we were thinking from the expressions on our faces, and everyone sighed, shook their heads and returned to the room, for a while, everyone did not speak, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

After more than ten minutes, I broke the dullness of the scene and said to the other three: "It seems that the old man of the Living Buddha has passed away, alas! Yesterday you were talking to us, but now it's gone, it's really like a dream! ”

I used to think that life or death was inevitable, there was nothing to say, but maybe after joining the scientific research group, I saw too much death, but now, I have a sense of awe of life, a desire to be able not to die, try to live, only alive is the best, in order to achieve everything.

Biaozi thought of a deeper question, he sighed and said: "Sankra, this kid is not the material to be a monk, now that the living Buddha has died, he is going to suffer, such a big temple, can he manage it?" ”

Tom, who has rarely spoken in the past two days, said: "Nothing, don't you Chinese have a saying, the boat is naturally straight to the bridge, I believe that the big bald head will handle all this." The only thing I'm worried about is that he has become a living Buddha, so how long will it take for the holy water matter to be dealt with, we don't have much time, what is the third uncle waiting for? ”

This kid, like other members of the Li family, always puts the interests of the family first, and doesn't consider the feelings of other people at all, so I said angrily: "There is an ancient saying in China that people die greatly, so let's not mention the matter of the third uncle first, let's talk about it when the matter of the Jokhang Temple is dealt with, we are not in a hurry for a moment." ”

Tom shook his head indifferently, saying that he only obeyed orders, the third uncle was not in a hurry, and he was not in a hurry, just in the past few days, he had a good look at the supreme temple of Tibetan Buddhism, and he should give himself a holiday.

At about seven o'clock in the morning, the sky was already bright, at this time, the whole Jokhang Temple was bathed in golden sunlight, and the bells everywhere kept ringing.

After a while, the little monk who usually brought us food came, he brought us breakfast, and told us that the Nyingma Living Buddha had passed away at half past three last night, and now the major monasteries and Buddha believers in Tibet are rushing to the Jokhang Temple to participate in the living Buddha death ceremony, and the new living Buddha inheritance ceremony will be held three days later.

As he spoke, the half-grown child in front of him was already crying, and I comforted Biaozi for a while before he stopped crying and left.

Although we know that the bell rings in the early morning for the Nyingma Living Buddha, but when we really receive this news, we still can't help but feel sad in our hearts, and even more sad for Sankra, after all, the Nyingma Living Buddha has an irreplaceable and important place in his heart.

In the following days, the Jokhang Temple bell rang continuously, and although we were far from the main hall, we could still see from a high place that there was an endless stream of Buddhists entering the Jokhang Temple, including at night.

In particular, Jokhang Temple is not a temple unique to the Nyingma sect, it is a temple common to the five major sects, and all five major sects have monks living in the Jokhang Temple and jointly managing everything in the Jokhang Temple.

As we expected, the Nyingma Living Buddha became a bodhisattva in the flesh, and his body was made into a golden body and placed in a stupa for future generations to observe, and Sankra also rightfully sat in the position of the Nyingma Living Buddha and became the new Nyingma Living Buddha.

During this period, we did not see Sankra, we knew that he must be very busy at the moment, so we did not go to him, about seven days later, it was noon, an old lama suddenly came to us, said that the living Buddha had an invitation.

The old lama's expression was not sad or happy, and he couldn't see what kind of mentality he was, but he kept leading us forward, and he didn't say more than half a word during the period. When I arrived at the place, I found out that this is the residence of the former Nyingma Living Buddha, but now it has become Sankra's new residence, and I think Sankra moved here to live, which can be regarded as a kind of nostalgia for his teacher.

The old lama didn't know what the reason was, and after we all entered the meditation room, he closed the door at the end, and there was an old lama in the room, or an old acquaintance, the right protector of the Jokhang Temple, Guyun Guyun.

Sankra is sitting on the bed with a calm face, after he put on the Tibetan monk's robe, the whole person looks solemn, according to the standard, people rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold, Sankra body breath is the spirit of the king.

Sankra nodded at a few of us, then pointed to the old lama behind us and introduced, "This is the Left Dharma Protector Tsering, as for the Guyun Protector, you have seen it, so I won't introduce it." ”

After we had a very friendly greeting with the two lamas, Sankra began to get into the topic of this conversation, and he said to us: "Before the master passed away, he told me everything about the holy water, and this is indeed related to the highest secret of the Jokhang Temple, if it is leaked, the Jokhang Temple will definitely face a catastrophe, you say, should I trust you?" ”

I'm a little distressed, why is this problem again, it was not only clearly pointed out by the previous Nyingma Living Buddha, but now it is also pointed out by the current Living Buddha Sankra, which is enough to show that the matter is definitely much more serious than I imagined. Maybe Sankra didn't know the importance of the matter before, so he would persuade his master from our point of view, but now that he knows all the ins and outs of the matter, his thoughts are naturally different, so he asks this question.

Without waiting for us to answer, Lama Tsering, who led us here, immediately dissuaded: "Venerable, this matter is a matter of life and death for the Jokhang Temple, you have to think twice, once the matter is revealed, you will be a sinner of the Nyingma sect and even the entire Tibetan sect of Buddhism." ”

Sankra sighed a little lonely, he nodded and said: "I naturally know about the worries of the Zuo Dharma Protector, but I promised them that I would bring them holy water to cure their illnesses, and now if I regret it, it will be against the Buddha's heart." ”

Guru Tsering continued, "Tsering understands and has always supported you, but you don't have to take them with you to find the holy water, we can take the holy water back and heal them, isn't that bad?" ”

Sankra smiled bitterly and asked instead of answering: "Master, you have been to the Holy Mountain, so please tell me, how dangerous is it, and how sure are we that we can get the holy water?" ”

Guru Tsering pondered for a while, and replied truthfully: "That was forty years ago, I remember, at that time, there were a total of nineteen of us, including the Living Buddha, and then when we came back, only the Old Venerable, Gu Yun, and me, so many people passed, but I didn't expect that only the three of us were left. ”

At this point, Lama Tsering folded his hands together and showed a painful expression on his face, as if he was thinking of the terrible thing he had experienced that time, and after a while, he regained his previous expression and continued: "You will not understand the danger, and I advise your friend not to take risks, lest he be buried in that murderous place. ”

Master Gu Yun also thought of the past, with a sad look on his face, and said: "Yes, we have eighteen apologetic monks, plus the old venerable, a total of nineteen people, but I didn't expect that when we came out, there were only three people left, and that trip was really tragic, it was simply a sin." ”

Sankra nodded thoughtfully, and then continued: "But as far as I know, every new Venerable must go to the Holy Mountain to obtain the Holy Water after succeeding to the throne, otherwise, he is not a true Venerable, that is to say, I will also go to the Holy Mountain in the near future, right?" (To be continued.) )