After I finished chatting with Professor Jiang, the monk next to me also finished the preparation process for the ceremony, and the old abbot stood aside and shouted solemnly.

"Holy relic, please!"

The two monks walked up to me respectfully, and raised their hands above their heads with extremely reverent hands, and I hurriedly handed over the wooden box in my hand, for fear that if this thing accidentally smashed into my hands, I am afraid that I will not be able to get out today.

The wooden box has been placed on the flannel cloth of the incense case, the old abbot first incense the Buddha statue of the main hall, walked to the incense case, stood upright and closed his palms, and then the right hand teased the clothes, bent two elbows, with the hands to bear the feet, and then bowed, and then got up the whole clothes, the west side, respectfully clasped the palms.

"This is the five-body cast!" Qiuno explained in a whisper. "As soon as you hit the ground, you will immediately stand up with the strength of your palms, and you should not lie down for a while, which means that you should be quickly freed from the sea of suffering."

"This is the highest etiquette in Buddhism." Professor Jiang nodded and said.

The more solemn the ceremony and the higher the etiquette, the more curious I became, and he now wanted to know what was in this inconspicuous wooden box that would make the monks of the whole temple go crazy.

After the old abbot finished worshipping, he got up from the ground, walked to the incense case, and looked at the wooden box on it for a long time, and I saw that the expression on his face was even more excited than mine, and his eyes were full of a trace of anticipation.

The old abbot carefully opened the wooden box, and I tilted my head to see him take out another box from the wooden box.

The material of the box should be silver, the surface is gilded, square, the box body and the lid are connected by hinges, the front lock key, the top cover can be opened and closed, and the cover is engraved with two flying dragons, teeth and claws, lifelike.

Surrounded by entwined flowers, there is a flame bead between the flying dragons, the four sides of the oblique brake each chisel double lion play bead pattern, the bottom lining curls grass, the façade sidebar is decorated with two human body broad-tailed shaped Jialing Pinga birds, all have head light, one makes both hands together, one holds the lotus with both hands.

The four sides of the box body are divided into the statues of the four heavenly kings, the four heavenly kings are lifelike, holding bows and arrows, each has a god general, a yaksha and many people standing, extremely majestic, making people solemn and respectful, staring at each other, as if tempting to follow the portrait of the box wall galloping through the three realms, traveling the nine heavens.

I was a little surprised when I looked at the silver box, and I was surprised that there was a box inside the wooden box, but I was even more puzzled when I looked at the carvings of the four heavenly kings.

The Four Heavenly Kings were originally the gods of ancient Indian mythology, its appearance was earlier than the formation of Buddhism, Buddhism took it as its own protector of the Heavenly King, guarding the four directions of the world, after Buddhism was introduced to China, the Buddhist temple placed the Heavenly King Palace, and then evolved into the name of the Four King Kongs.

"This utensil does not look like a thing of Middle-earth Buddhism, and the craftsmanship is also intriguing, at least there is no such utensil in the Buddhist cultural relics in China." Professor Jiang also said in amazement.

"The King of Heaven is also known as the King of God, according to the Buddhist scriptures, he is the general of the Emperor Shakti, each protecting the world for a day, so he is called the Four Heavenly Kings who protect the world." Qiu Nuo frowned slightly, and said with some puzzlement. "Although it doesn't look like a thing of Middle-earth Buddhism, but the heavenly king's costume on the silver box, wearing a crown, wearing Mingguang armor, and wearing felt boots on his feet, it seems to be a Tang Dynasty military general's decoration, and this instrument should be a cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty."

The old abbot put aside the treasure box of the Four Heavenly Kings, carefully opened the chain lock on the front, and took out another box from the treasure box, which was just the size to fit in the treasure box of the Four Heavenly Kings.

It is also a silver box, but the whole body is plain and plain, without the slightest carving and drawing, there is a crimson yellow ribbon seal, the lid and the lid are hinged behind the back, although there is no four heavenly kings silver box is gorgeous and dazzling, but it is elegant and heavy, and there is a sense of otherworldliness.

"Yellow silk ribbon?!" Professor Jiang whispered puzzled. "This is the special sealing paint for the royal family in the Tang Dynasty, how can it be used on this silver box? Is this a royal thing? ”

Yue Qianling suddenly covered her mouth and smiled, and said in my ear.

"Actually, I've seen something like this abroad."

"You've seen it?! What is it? I asked eagerly.

"The national characteristic craft of the Soviet Union, a nesting doll, is a doll and another doll, one is smaller than the other, hehe, you said that this box and the nesting doll are not the same."

I gave her an angry look.

"Don't mess around, and don't look at any occasion."

Although Yue Qianling was joking heartlessly, in fact, I found out that the old abbot really took out another box from the box sealed by the yellow silk ribbon!

If you start with the first wooden box, now the old abbot has taken out the opinion that the fourth box is placed on the incense case, and it is really as Yue Qianling said, one by one.

The box is still made of silver, the whole body is decorated with patterns and painted with gold, the front is like coming, there are two Bodhisattvas around, four disciples, two Vajra Lux, two worship boys, the outer wall is chiseled with the portrait of Goddess of Mercy, or decorated with double phoenix Xiang, with arabesque pattern, or engraved with the picture of Vajra Sha Bridging Shili Buddha, the shape is realistic and delicate, the scene is rich and vivid, the characters are numerous, and the craftsmanship is exquisite.

A treasure wheel is engraved in the center of the cover, and there is a Kaling Pinga bird on the lotus flower on each side of the treasure wheel, or two hands are folded, or both hands are holding lotus; Each of the four corners stands a three-cobalt diamond bell, the surrounding is lined with curly grass, and two phoenix birds are chiseled on the oblique brake, and each is decorated with two bodies flying in the sky.

Professor Jiang whispered in amazement on the side.

"The treasure wheel is a metaphor for the wheel of the Buddha, and it is also the beginning of the eight phases of Shakyamuni to turn the wheel of Dharma, that is, in Sarnath Garden to the five monks who have practiced together to begin the Dharma, this box is engraved with esoteric statues on all sides, and its academic value is far more than the artistic value, today is an eye-opener, each box has its own characteristics, it is the first time to find it in Buddhist culture, it is a masterpiece of the world."

The sixth box was taken out, completely different from the previous one, made of pure gold, the lid of the box is carved with a double phoenix and a lotus canopy, there are four birds chasing around the center on the side of the cover, the front is the six-armed Ruyi wheel Guanyin figure, the left side is the medicine master Rulai map, the right side is the Amitabha Buddha map, the back is the big day Rulai map, the outer wall is chiseled with the portrait of Rulai and Guanyin, decorated with double phoenix Xiang, with arabesque pattern, engraved with the picture of Vajra Sha bridging Shili Buddha, the shape is realistic and delicate.

"It's not endless, it's the sixth, how many boxes are there in it?" Yue Qianling muttered quietly beside her.

"It's getting more and more expensive, I really don't know what's in the innermost layer." Qiuno said curiously.

From the pure gold box, the old abbot's trembling hand held something that made everyone present hold their breath, perhaps no one would have thought that the old abbot's palm would be a crystal coffin.

This coffin is made of crystal, which is a cleverly designed and meticulously carved crystal masterpiece.

The coffin cover is inlaid with a yellow and a sapphire, which is huge in size and dazzling.

The coffin cover is carved Guanyin Bodhisattva and the vase flower arrangement, and the four sides of the coffin body are carved Manjushri Bodhisattva sitting statue and lotus, flowers and birds.

"It's the first time that such a small crystal coffin has been found in archaeology, and there is a crystal coffin in six boxes, which is really interesting, and I don't know what such a small coffin can hold."

After Yue Qianling whispered, I was motionless next to me, looking at these objects as if I had thought of something, my expression was a little inexplicably nervous.

The majestic Dharma horn resounded throughout the temple again, the old abbot once again bowed to the ground, and the monks of the whole temple seemed to be waiting for the moment when the crystal coffin was opened.

The old abbot reverently opened the crystal coffin, and what was invited out was still a smaller coffin.

It's just a white jade coffin.

The coffin is small, the shape is very similar to the wooden coffin used today, and the whole body is made of white jade.

The whole jade coffin is placed on the coffin bed, the small jade coffin is milky white throughout, and light cyan, the jade is delicate and soft, the edges and corners are clear, and the craftsmanship is very exquisite.

I vaguely saw through the white jade coffin that there was a thumb-sized crystalline thing lying in it, and suddenly my mouth slowly opened wide, Yue Qianling looked at me with a somewhat frightened expression, and was about to ask.

I bent my knees, and knelt on the ground, I knew in my heart that Yue Qianling might believe it more or less, but if I knelt willingly, it was more difficult than asking for his life, not only me, but Qiu Nuo behind him also knelt down respectfully.

Yue Qianling looked back at the white jade coffin, and the old abbot who saw the incense case kept shaking his hands and shouted.

"Mingyuan, a disciple of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, led the disciples of the whole temple to kneel down to welcome the true body relics of the Buddha!"

Master Mingyuan's energetic voice echoed for a long time in the Great Ci'en Temple with the majestic Dharma name, and the monk kneeling down in the square chanted the Buddha's name, and the scene was extremely grand and solemn.

Visitors inside are fortunate to witness the manifestation of the Buddha's true body relics, which is a great honor for believers who believe in Buddhism, to know that in Buddhism, the Buddha's true body relics are holy relics, and have a supreme position in the minds of Buddhist disciples.

Almost all the tourists in the temple bow down.

I secretly pulled Yue Qianling's trouser leg and whispered.

"The Buddha Lord is in front of you, what are you still standing for, kneel, I'm going to kneel as an emperor, why are you still stupid."

Yue Qianling and Gu Anqi looked at each other, and quickly knelt down, Professor Jiang kept covering his chest, the elderly people were not in good health, and this excitement almost didn't make a heart attack.

"You should always take it easy, don't get excited, in case you have a heart attack, how dangerous it is." Yue Qianling said with concern.

"After a lifetime of archaeology, I didn't expect to see the true body relics of the Buddha in my lifetime, even if I had a heart attack, it would be worth it."

I knelt on the ground and finally understood what Qiunuo's mother had said.

This thing is handed over to the presiding officer of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, and any wish can be fulfilled.

However, I am now far more interested in Qiunuo's mother than in the underground palace, thinking of the regret and regret on Qingyang's face when he parted, I realized how heavy this wooden box is, what kind of person will enshrine the Buddha's true body relics, and actually give it to himself.