Chapter 7: Gilding Idols

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Dai Ning walked quickly to my side and saluted with his hands: "Amitabha, good and evil are rewarded, the Venerable One's soul has returned, and all souls are lucky." ”

I woke up from my self-satisfaction, hurriedly stood up, patted Dai Ning's broad shoulder and said, "Okay, don't say these flattering words, I, like you and others, am an ordinary person, you can call me directly by my name in the future, my name is Zhanxiao." "I thought that this Dai Ning was very interesting, he acted like a barbarian, and he spoke in a crepe-like manner.

I asked Denin, "Where are we?" Do you know all the people here? ”

Dai Ning shook his head: "I haven't been far from the valley, I don't know." After thinking about it, he said: "There are many demons in the sand world, and the monks here have been practicing penance for several generations. ”

I still don't like to listen to this kind of mythological story, I always feel that everything has a scientific explanation, but we can't explain it for the time being, so I changed the topic, pointed to the Buddha statue in the middle and asked Dai Ning: "Who is here for you?" Do you know what a Buddha is called? ”

Dai Ning nodded: "Padmasambhava." ”

I hadn't heard of it, so I pointed to the one next to me and asked, "What about this?" ”

Dai Ning continued: "Padmasambhava. ”

When I saw that the eight Buddha statues looked different, they all sat on lotus seats underneath, and asked, "Aren't these eight all Padmasambhava?" Is there a specific name? "I pondered, I must have that these Buddhas or Bodhisattvas all jumped out of the lotus, so they are collectively called Padmasambhava, in fact, they are the octuplets born from the lotus, just like the gourd baby, the septuplets are collectively called the gourd baby, in fact, each has its own characteristics and its own name.

Dai Ning explained: "Guru Padmasambhava has eight types of disguises, the Sea Vajra, the Wrath Vajra, the Shakya Lion, the Aihui Rinpoche, the Zebra Trojanza, the Lotus King, the Sun Radiant Lotus, and the Lion's Roar Lotus. ”

Now I understand that it's not an octuplets lotus doll, but a person who can change into eight forms, and every time he encounters something, he changes the same way, and the eight changes are actually the same person.

I went to see the murals all over the hall, some of them depicting children in lotus flowers, some of them depicting stories, although the protagonists are different, they must all depict this Guru Padmasambhava, and it seems that the monks here worship this Buddha very much.

Anyway, everyone believes in Buddhism, and the people here belong to the same system as Dai Ning, plus Dai Ning is a foreign monk who can chant scriptures, so the safety and food and accommodation of our people should not be a problem.

I felt a lot more relaxed, so I chatted with Dai Ning: "Do you say that there is such a possibility, for example, there is a big flood somewhere, a person who believes in Buddhism recites the sutras every day, and one day the big water stops, and the uneducated people think that this person chanted the sutras to stop the flood, and ask him what his name is, because he worships Padmasambhava, so he says that he is the incarnation of Padmasambhava." ”

Denin stared at me, trying to understand what I meant.

I went on to say, "There was a place where a big tiger was eating people everywhere, and the common people thought it was the incarnation of the devil, and a man who was good at hunting came and killed the tiger, and the people said that he was the incarnation of the Buddha, and it must be the legendary Padmasambhava." Maybe these are all different believers, who have done different good deeds, and they are all attached to a widely recognized Buddha, so that everyone can sing the praises of their idols, or they will be admired by thousands of people. So Padmasambhava is a different aspect every time. ”

Speaking of this, Dai Ning was completely stunned, looking at me with empty eyes, and he didn't know whether he didn't understand at all, or was shocked by my explanation, frowning and his expression froze.

I'm afraid he didn't understand, so I gave an example: "For example, you who believe in Buddhism often say the six-character mantra, Armani Beibei, which is the pronunciation of Sanskrit, but how many ordinary people know the meaning?" It's nothing more than reading it over and over again according to the pronunciation, and most people can't say the truth. There are many things that cannot be explained, and the ancients often mythologized them, and the protagonists of myths are, of course, ordinary people who have been mythologized. ”

I don't know if Dai Ning understood, he didn't express his opinion, but he was very concerned about my pronunciation, and corrected: "Om Ma Ma Bang Mi Mi." ”

I smiled bitterly, in terms of Buddhism, he may be an academician level, in scientific principles, life knowledge, life in the variety of life I estimate that he is not even as good as a primary school student, I explain it is useless, the other party is completely unclear about the situation, this is more difficult than communicating with foreigners.

So I didn't say more, but to appreciate the magic utensils on the earthen platform, maybe I can find two pieces of exquisite workmanship and some money, buy them from the hands of the monks here at a low price, and take them back to give them to Jiang Rou who likes magic weapons and the fat brother who likes babies, anyway, the people here don't seem to have any concept of money, and they can exchange a few acres of land for enough pancakes to eat for a month.

While fiddling with those gadgets, he learned Dai Ning's pronunciation: "Om Ma Ma Horn Mi Mi, Om Ma Horn Mi Nuo." "The more I read it, the more I feel that it is quite smooth.

Dai Ning stood there and looked at me, listening to me recite the mantra over and over again, with a look of contentment.

Reading and reading, I began to create my own: "Om, man, let's bang Nima, boom, boom." ”

I was banging hard, and suddenly there was an abnormality in the hall, the ground began to shake, and the hall began to shake, and the sound was much more than my pronunciation was standard, and the dust on the roof and walls fell with a clatter.

When I turned around, I saw a few bare-bottomed children lying on the crack in the hall door, screaming and running away.

My first reaction was an earthquake, and I yelled at Dai Ning: "Run, it's an earthquake." ”

The buildings here are all made of earth, and it's no joke to encounter this magnitude, if you run slowly, you will definitely be buried in it.

Just when I was in a hurry to run out, my state appeared again, and before I could react, I arrived at the gate of the temple like a gust of wind.

Dai Ning, who was about to run over to pull me, was also shaken by me, and when he saw that I arrived at the door quickly, he turned around and ran out of the door.

His steps were very large, and he came to me in three or two steps, and as soon as he carried me with his body, two men squeezed out of the big wooden door.

After going out, the hall was still shaking, shaking with the surrounding land, but it was clearly felt that the epicenter was this party hall, and the tremor was not strong a little farther away.

The surrounding residents were also alarmed, and they all came out of the mud houses, and a few children ran happily up the hill, and one of them wore a pair of large white sneakers on his feet.

I looked at my bare feet, and helplessly pulled Dai Ning to stand far away.

After about a few more seconds, the earthquake stopped.

The older monk in the tribe was the first to notice something, and he said a lot of things to Dai Ning, which I didn't understand, but it looked like he was asking why.

Dai Ning just shook his head vigorously.

Soon there were a lot of residents gathered next to us, all talking to each other, and they didn't seem to know what was going on.

It can be seen that earthquakes do not happen very often, or they have not happened before, otherwise they would not be so confused.

The fat brother also set out and ran anxiously in our direction, because of the rugged mountain road, several people stumbled and stumbled, as if there was something wrong with their legs, it was very funny.

Jiang Rou, who was far away, shouted at me: "Zhanxiao, have you done something wrong?" How can you go wherever you go, and the trouble will follow? Just woke up a little longer? That's when the earthquake came. ”

The fat brother sneered: "This kid must have stolen his sister-in-law's ass just now, the Buddha was furious and wanted to accept him, let's not waste our efforts, let him go." ”

Su Rina slapped the fat brother on the back fiercely, and said with an angry expression: "Can you say something nice?" As soon as you wake up, you're crow's mouth. Let's see if there's anything wrong with people first, there are so many words. As he spoke, he was going to reach out again to hit the fat brother.

The fat brother hurriedly dodged: "You don't have a big or small one, Zhan Xiao has called me brother for more than 20 years, you have to see the form clearly, some things need to be decided by parents." ”

Jiang Li covered his mouth and laughed as he ran: "Then I am also a parent, and I can also call the shots of some things about Jiang Rou." ”

Jiang Rou turned over and said to her sister: "You better figure yourself out first, why is the maturity of the two not on the same level at all, you are still a child, and you are less involved in the affairs of adults." ”

I'm really helpless, and I don't know if they're here to see the fun, or if they're here to protect me? Fortunately, the residents here can't understand what they say, otherwise they will definitely be regarded as a troupe of art troupes that go to the countryside to perform charity.