Chapter 360: Eight-Character Mantra
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When I took it, I felt a little heavier in my hand, and when I looked closely, it was a bronze box full of strange patterns. I was a little curious about www.biquge.info what was in this small box as big as a cigarette box.
When I opened the copper box, there was an item inside, which seemed to be a copper product, and I took it out only to find that it was a bronze bell with a handle, which made a pleasant ringing sound with a gentle swing.
The bronze bell is exquisitely crafted, with a hair-like pattern on it, a hollowed-out crown at one end of the handle, and a handle on the lower part that surrounds the three-sided Buddha statue.
The body of the bell is also covered in ornamentation, and the bottom edge is engraved with a circle of symbols that resemble spells.
I looked at Khenpo Tuoji in surprise and asked, "Is this bell that the Living Buddha Gesang asked you to bring me?" What is it used for? β
The old lama almost choked me to death with a word, and he said lightly: "I don't know." β
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Without waiting for me to ask again, he said, "The Living Buddha said that when you should use it, you will use it." Also, you have to remember the eight-character mantra on the Vajra bell. β
I picked up the brass bell again, looked at the spells, and asked, "It's called the Vajra Bell?" Is the eight-character mantra you are talking about a symbol on this? β
The old lama said, "Yes, listen well, these eight-character mantras are: hum, ma, zhi, moo, yes, sa, lie, du. β
His tone was like singing, and I didn't understand it at all, so I had to say helplessly: "You said so fast, I didn't hear a word clearly." β
The old lama didn't say a word, but reached out and handed me a note. I took a look at it, and it was written on it with the Chinese pronunciation of this eight-character mantra.
I quickly read the pronunciation, and the old lama nodded and smiled, then turned and left......
The old lama came and went in a hurry, and this inexplicable style of acting made me confused. What is the relationship between the Living Buddha and my Yuan family? What does he mean by giving me this Vajra bell?
The others also took turns watching the bells, and they didn't find anything unique other than the beautiful production and pleasant sound. If I can't guess it, I have to put it away first, anyway, this thing won't do me any harm, after all, the living Buddha helped the master and uncle before I was born, and also gave the demon pestle to the master to protect the lives of my master and apprentice.
Nothing happened overnight, and early the next morning, we boarded our flight to Ali Kunsha Airport. Board at seven o'clock and arrive at your destination at nine o'clock.
When I was on the plane, I was still terrified to death, and I was always worried about the picture of the crash, and it was not until I entered the state of meditation on the Diamond Sutra that I eliminated my fear.
When I got off the plane, my first feeling was that the air was thin, and although Lhasa also felt the same way, it was not as obvious as here.
After taking out the luggage, everyone did not leave immediately, because our weapons and equipment could not be carried with us, and this time they were brought over by military transport plane.
The original purpose of the construction of Alikunsha Airport is not for civilian use, but to meet military use, it is China's only airport on the western front of Tibet, after the completion of the airport, for wartime rapid response and supply has a further guarantee. On the premise of ensuring military use, it was gradually opened to civilian use.
About a few dozen minutes later, the military transport plane arrived at the No. 4 apron, and the army, navy and air departments not only helped transport the equipment, but also provided us with a three-row off-road vehicle.
After getting into the car, Zhang Ye first took out a few small jars like mosquito repellent spray bottles among the many equipment, and each person divided one bottle, telling us that this is a portable oxygen cylinder to prevent altitude sickness.
According to the coordinates left by the land, sea and air, we found a village based on the satellite map, which is Menshi Village in Menshi Township, Gar County, Ali Prefecture.
Out of the airport is the 219 National Highway, Menshi Township is located in the 219 National Highway 1243 kilometers, along the southeast, about an hour to reach Menshi Village.
It is not as lively as Lhasa, the road is desolate on both sides, the white clouds in the sky seem to be very close to the ground, the mountains under the white clouds are winding, there is no trace of greenery, only bare rocks.
Some of the higher peaks are covered with snow, and the unique karst lava formations make the mountains even more majestic.
The rocks are corroded into layers, like mille-feuille cakes, and they are of different colors. After a few minutes, the terrain was different again, and the steep and rugged cliffs were gone, replaced by an open plain with a meandering river in the distance.
The surface of the river sparkles in the sunlight, like a golden dragon rushing through the mountains. A few livestock can occasionally be seen on the riverbank.
Pointing to the river, Ah Sheng told us that the name shown on the map is the Xiangquan River, which is the upper reaches of the Sutrej River, the largest tributary of the Indus River, and the main river in the Ali region of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Also known as Langchen Zangbo. It originates from a modern glacier near Lanta in the western part of the Himalayas, with its source at an altitude of 5,300 meters.
Although the scenery on both sides of the national highway is desolate, but it is this desolate beauty that attracts countless tourists, there are not many people who travel here by flight, but we have seen many vehicles with foreign license plates on the national highway, which should be self-driving travel travelers.
More often than not, there are tourists on bicycles, most of whom are in groups, or in pairs and threes, all carrying huge bags behind them. Whenever they encounter a vehicle passing by, they will wave their hands to express their joy at meeting their fellow travelers.
In addition to these travelers, the most unique is the pilgrim, this way we see many people walking alone, both men and women, unkempt, dressed in long aprons, wearing wooden planks, facing the distant peaks, solemn expressions, muttering, leaning down, body straight, head and nose touching the ground.
They put their hands together and raised them above the top, chanting words, and after three steps forward, they prostrate in all directions, stretch their hands forward, kowtow to their heads, and then get up and go a few steps forward and then prostrate again. Their figures form a unique plateau scenery with the blue sky and white clouds, mountains and rivers.
This road is not fast, because it is too tortuous, as a song sings, the mountain road here has eighteen bends, but the lyrics only describe that this road is not only eighteen bends, and the bends are simply innumerable.
When I was about to be turned to vomit by the mountain road, a tall billboard stood on the left side of the national highway in front of me, which read in Chinese, Tibetan and English: Welcome to the holy lake of Ali Shenshan.
After seeing this billboard, Ah Sheng said: "The village on the right side of the front is Menshi Township. β
I asked with some curiosity, "What do the sacred mountains and sacred lakes refer to?" β
Ah Sheng said: "The sacred mountain refers to Mount Kailash, if you look back, the highest snow-white peak is the sacred mountain, which is the main peak of the Gangdis Mountains in China, one of the most beautiful and shocking ten famous mountains in China, and is also recognized as a sacred mountain in the world." β
Ah Sheng also told us that the sacred mountain has been identified as the center of the world by Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, the original Tibetan religion of Bon, and ancient Jainism. It means "mountain of the gods" in Tibetan and "Shiva's paradise" in Sanskrit (Shiva is the main god of Hinduism), and Bon has its origins. Every year, there is an endless stream of pilgrims from India, Nepal, Bhutan and major Tibetan areas in China, so that the sacred meaning here is constantly reflected and deepened.
For this special reason, Mount Kinabalu remains a virgin peak that no one cares about. As a sign of respect, most visitors to Mount Kinabalu turn to the mountain.
Not far from Mount Kinabalu is the sacred lake, named Mapanyongcuo, which is also the source of four major rivers in Asia.
In ancient Zhangxiong Buddhism, the "source of the four rivers" recorded in Yongzhong's "Zhangzhung Tripitaka and Kusha Treatise" refers to the mother of the holy lake, Mapan Yongcuo. It is the Maquan River in the east, the Peacock River in the south, the Xiangquan River in the west, and the Shiquan River in the north. "Mapan Yongcuo", "invincible jasper lake", in Tibetan, "Mapan" means invincible, invincible.
At this time, the car has driven to the entrance of the village, and under the national highway is a dilapidated mountain road, there are many wooden poles on both sides of the road, and some ropes are tied to each other, which are full of colorful flags, red, yellow, blue and white, in this bleak environment, it looks quite pleasing to the eye and is beautiful.
We came to the front of an inn in the village, and outside the gate stood a sign that said Xiangquanhe Hotel, a courtyard surrounded by three rows of bungalows, with an earthy yellow faΓ§ade, which had long since been mottled, and the houses looked very simple and old.
Ah Sheng said that the coordinates on the satellite have completely overlapped here.
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