After praying sincerely at the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the two walked down the mountain. When he was about to arrive at the temple gate, Qiu Yu found a side hall, and he hadn't seen this place at all before. Without any hesitation, the two of them walked in, and found several Buddha statues standing in front of the wall in the center, which were obviously much more majestic than the kind and kind Buddha statues in the other halls. There are also a large number of thangkas hanging on the surrounding walls, these thangkas have a large number of portraits of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, a small part of them, but the patterns on them are all kinds of devilish shapes, some of them are burning around the fire, and some of the necks are full of skeletons, giving people an extremely terrifying feeling.

Qiu Yu looked at it intently, and after a while, as if he suddenly thought of something, he slapped his head and bowed down reverently. Wang Bing was stunned, he didn't know the meaning of these patterns, nor did he understand Qiu Yu's actions, and just wanted to ask, but he stood up and pulled Wang Bing out of here.

By the time we reached the bottom of the mountain, it was completely dark. The two were tired and hungry, so they found a random restaurant on the side of the road, ate a vegetarian meal, and then returned home satisfied.

Qiu Yu casually took the case file, sat on the sofa and flipped through it. Wang Bing poured him a glass of water, and then asked with a puzzled expression: "On the mountain just now, I was afraid of disrespect, so I didn't dare to ask you." Why is the Buddha statue in that side hall so strange, in my opinion, some are not bodhisattvas at all, but demons and monsters, how can they be enshrined in that kind of sacred place. ”

Qiu Yu smiled slightly and said, "You are wrong, those demons and monsters you see, they are actually Bodhisattvas." ”

"How can that be so terrifying?" Wang Bing looked puzzled.

"You're not a Buddhist, so it's not surprising that you don't understand this. That side hall should actually be regarded as a dojo of Tibetan Buddhism, not a dojo of our Han Chinese Buddhism. ”

"Oh, I see, I've heard of Tibetan Buddhism, but I don't understand the difference." Wang Bing was still at a loss.

In fact, there is no difference to be precise, Buddhism in the world is one, no matter where Buddhism is, it preaches cause and effect and reincarnation, and the purpose is to persuade people in the world to do good and accumulate virtue. Do not do all evil, practice all good, and purify one's will, which is all Buddhism. These sixteen words are the true meaning of Buddhism, teaching people to abandon evil and follow good. Qiu Yu paused, and then said: "Tibetan Buddhism is also known as Tantra, and Han Buddhism is also known as Sutra, in addition to the difference in regions, Tibetan Buddhism also has the inheritance of Tantra. The meaning of this tantra, according to what I have learned, is similar to the meaning of cipher, and you can communicate with the Buddha without any translation. In addition, there is a series of courses to study Buddhism in Tibet, just like when we study from kindergarten to elementary school, to junior high school, high school, and university. There is no such system for studying Buddhism in Han China, so this should be the difference between sutra and tantra. Of course, for people like me, who are actually only half-understood, I still think that the two are different from each other in terms of history and culture, natural environment, and the living conditions and living customs of believers, so they have formed their own different characteristics in terms of food and daily life, rules and regulations, and the modeling style and belief customs of the Buddha statues in the tower hall. ”

"Wow, you even have studied these, I really have to admire." Wang Bing was full of admiration, and said: "No wonder those Buddha statues are so different, it turns out that their customs and history and culture are different. She paused, and then said, "But I think since I am a Buddha and Bodhisattva, it shouldn't be that terrifying look." ”

"Those terrifying appearances are actually just the embodiment of the difference between Buddha and Bodhisattva, this is just like people, for example, if you are going on a mission today, and you wear a police uniform, then you are a majestic special policeman. The mission you are carrying out today is special, you can't be seen that you are a policeman, and you become a beautiful woman when you wear ordinary clothes. The manifestation of a bodhisattva is the manifestation of different things in the face of different things, so sometimes it may be very majestic, even terrifying, but sometimes it is very kind. Also, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are different, Buddhas are Buddhas, Bodhisattvas are Bodhisattvas, and of course, they are the most compassionate, the most worthy of worship and admiration. ”

Wang Bing suddenly realized, nodded, and asked, "Then for example, is Guanyin Bodhisattva a Buddha or a Bodhisattva?" Is he male or female? ”

"Since you call him Guanyin Bodhisattva, it must be a Bodhisattva. As for the question of men and women, it should be said that they can be both men and women. In our Han land, after so many years of cultural inheritance, we all think that the Guanyin Bodhisattva of great compassion is a woman, but in fact, in many treasures and pictures in Tibet, Guanyin Bodhisattva is a man. This is actually the same as the realization I said before. Qiu Yu smiled slightly, and continued: "The four most famous bodhisattvas in Buddhism, Guanyin Bodhisattva represents compassion, Fuxian Bodhisattva represents truth, Jizo King Bodhisattva represents great wishes, and Manjushri represents wisdom. ”

Wang Bing nodded, and said, "You know so much, do you believe in Buddhism yourself?" ”

"Well, that's right, I'll tell you the truth, I'm just a Buddhist disciple."

Wang Bing's face was shocked, and after a while, he seemed to understand something, and said, "No wonder you are different from us when you worship Buddha today." ”

Qiu Yu smiled and said, "Today I saw that you were learning from me, but in fact, you didn't understand what I meant by worshipping like this. Put your hands together on top of your head, representing your body; Put it in front of the mouth, it represents the language; Placed on the chest, it represents the meaning. Bowing to the Bodhisattva in this way refers to sincerely asking the Bodhisattva to give blessings to the body, speech, and mind. ”

Wang Bing then understood, and couldn't help but fold his hands together a few times, and he happened to face Qiu Yu. He hurriedly hid to the side and said with a smile: "Don't worship me, I don't have that qualification, be careful to let me lose my life." ”

Wang Bingqiao's face flushed, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I'll go back to my room for a while, and I'll talk about it later." Qiu Yu smiled at her, grabbed a bag of things he bought at the supermarket today, and turned around and went into the room.

After a long while, he walked out again and said mysteriously: "With the blessing of the Bodhisattva today, I have made a new discovery about this Red Devil Butcher. Seeing Wang Bing's surprise, he smiled, opened the file, found the photo of the grimace, and said with a serious face: "This so-called grimace is actually not a grimace at all, but an extremely remarkable Bodhisattva in Buddhism." ”

"Huh?" Wang Bing's jaw almost didn't fall to the ground, and he asked with a puzzled expression, "This is actually a Bodhisattva?" Impossible! ”

"If I'm not mistaken, it's a bodhisattva, but he made some changes so that people who originally understood it couldn't tell the difference." Qiu Yu said with great certainty: "You see, the big outline of this pattern is an extremely fierce and angry bull head, with a pair of sharp horns on its head, and the sharp horns are burning with flames. There is a vertical eye between the eyebrows, and the normal position of the eyes is hollowed out to reveal the eyes of the hooded person. Once he put it on his head and added this vertical eye, it became three eyes. The image has a large mouth slightly open, revealing four sharp fangs, a slightly curled tongue, and eyebrows and hair are raised upward......"

Every time Qiu Yu pointed to a place, Wang Bing stared at that position, and when he finished talking about the details of the entire pattern, he couldn't help but nod vigorously.

"The overall structure and details of this pattern are not ghosts at all, but are exactly the same as the Buddha Vajra head." Qiu Yu said seriously: "It's just that the body of the Great Buddha Vajra in Tibetan Buddhism is black or dark blue, and he has changed it to blood red. ”

"What is the Great Vajra? Buddha or Bodhisattva? What's the matter? Wang Bing asked with a confused expression.

Qiu Yu said with a pious face: "The Great Mighty Vajra is the wrath of Manjushri Bodhisattva, didn't I tell you about the manifestation of the Bodhisattva just now, the Great Mighty Vajra is the manifestation of Manjushri's wrath." There is a saying in Buddhism: When you see majesty and great virtue, you will become paralyzed and your weapons will fall. There are many vicious Buddha-figures and gods in Buddhism, and this statement clearly expresses the meaning that among all the fierce Buddha-figures and gods, none of them can be more powerful than the great Buddha Vajra. In addition, there are many stories circulating in Buddhism, in which any demon or monster who encounters the Great Buddha Vajra will be surrendered and suppressed by him. No demon or monster can compete with it, and this is the power of the Great Mighty Vajra. ”

Wang Bing nodded, as if he understood something, and said: "No wonder he wants to use this pattern as his own symbol, it turns out that he sees these people he kills as demons and monsters, and he himself is the god who can subdue these demons and monsters and have boundless mana." ”

"It seems to me that what you say is only one of the meanings." Qiu Yu's face was solemn, and he continued: "Since you can understand and know the existence of the Great Virtue Vajra, then even if this person is not a Buddhist, he must have some understanding of Buddhism. Such a person will definitely believe in the existence of spirits and ghosts. After he killed someone, he also put an image of the Great Mighty Vajra on this person's chest, which should have a second meaning, that is, he wanted to use this most powerful Bodhisattva in Buddhism to suppress him forever, even the soul of the deceased. ”

"My God, isn't this person a believer in Buddhism, how can he have such terrifying thoughts." Wang Bing's face was shocked, and he said: "Besides, there are no ghosts in this world, when people die, there is nothing, and no matter how big the hatred is, it should be resolved." ”

Not necessarily, in the eyes of those who believe in Buddhism, ghosts and spirits are absolute. And this person, although he believes in Buddhism, is really a mess of faith and completely distorts the teachings of Buddhism. ”

"You also believe in Buddhism, which means that you also think that there are ghosts and gods in the world, right?" Wang Bing asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I do." Qiu Yu looked at her with a serious face.

"Where the hell is? Have you seen it? Wang Bing was unimpressed.

"To be honest, I haven't seen it either, but I'm sure there must be." Qiu Yu frowned and said, "If you want to say where they are, it's impossible for me to know, but it is recorded in the Buddhist scriptures that ghosts are actually everywhere." In this room, for example, there will be one. ”

"Cut, feudal superstition." Although Wang Bing still looked disappreciative, his eyes searched around the house, and there was already a trace of fear in his eyes.

"You don't have to look at it, you can't see it at all." Qiu Yu smiled and said, "I believe that these things exist, and that's because of my beliefs. And if you don't have that belief, why should you believe that it really exists? Besides, people don't necessarily become ghosts after they die, and there are many places to go, so there's no need to dwell on them. ”

"I've heard of the six realms of reincarnation, am I talking about reincarnation after death?" Wang Bing said curiously: "Or, you tell me about it." ”