Chapter 15: The Five Peaks (Part II)
The next day, Da Ai Dao and Bai Ruo set off from Baiyun Temple at about four o'clock. Walk the Wuli Mountain Road, climb 1,680 steps, and arrive at the Buddha Mother Cave at 5:50 in the morning.
As expected, the long line, with Kane in first place, saved the two a lot of time.
The Buddha Mother Cave is also called the Thousand Buddha Cave, because the Buddha Shakyamuni is also called the Thousand Buddhas, so the Thousand Buddha Cave is dedicated to the Buddha, not the Buddha's Mother Maya. The hole of the Thousand Buddha Cave, divided into two holes inside and outside, the outer hole is big and bright, the inner hole is small and secluded, there is an oblate circular hole in the middle to make the two holes communicate. When people enter the cave, they are "reincarnated as the Buddha's mother" and are nurtured by it, and when they enter the cave, they are "reborn as the Buddha's mother" and are reborn. Therefore, there is a long queue in the Buddha Mother Cave every day, but if this is the case, it can be reborn, then what do you have to do by cultivating immortals and cultivating Buddha, just drill a hole, and the world is really strange.
Da Ai Dao and Bai Ruo have difficulty moving and have not entered the inner cave, but even if they are physically convenient, it is very likely that they will not experience the feeling of entering and exiting the cave. Da Ai Dao looked at the entrance of this cave like a female structure, and felt a little embarrassed, but he went out after worshipping the Buddha outside the cave. Bai Ruo stood at the entrance of the cave, watching the good believers enter and exit the cave, there was always a trace of regret and shame in her heart, for three thousand years, she had been a husband and wife for dozens of generations, she had never given birth to a son and a half daughter to Dayi, she also wanted to be reborn, but she couldn't do anything, this is probably the real reason why Bai Ruo insisted on coming to the Buddha's Mother Cave.
Great love and Bai Ruo are not too troublesome, come out of the Buddha Mother Cave, return to Baiyun Temple the same way, the three of them will return to the temple after the Buddha is finished in each hall, and ascend to the south platform through the Golden Lamp Temple. It took nearly four hours to walk one more round trip.
Nantai is an independent mountain peak in Wutai Mountain, the other four peaks are undulating, only Nantai is another peak, the mountain is gentle, the flowers are like brocade, colorful, so it is the splendid peak. There is a Puji Temple built on the top, which is dedicated to the wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva. There is an ancient Nantai about three kilometers southwest of Puji Temple, it is the lower courtyard of Puji Temple, and there is one of the Lingjing Temple of one of the ten ancient green temples on the south side of the top of the South Terrace, which is located in the Lingjing ditch.
Although Bai Ruo's leg is lame, his heart is very sincere, he sees the Buddha all the way, sees the tower around the tower, and the great love is also touched, accompanied all the way. The physical work was all contracted by Kane, and he wasn't tired anyway.
It is also a relatively long distance from the top of the south platform to the top of the west platform, the three of them pass through the Golden Pavilion Temple, go to the lion's den, worship the great protector of the country Wenshu Temple, go around the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, it is already five o'clock in the afternoon, and the three of them are resting here.
It's really a mix of dragons and snakes here, all the saints live together, and they can't tell whether it's the world of sampa or the pure land of the holy realm, it is estimated that in Bai Ruo's eyes, there is a pure land everywhere, and in Kane's eyes, there is filthy land everywhere, and the Great Love Dao is estimated to be a little silly and unclear.
Since there is no queue at the next place, the departure will be relatively late from the next day, around 7 o'clock. After visiting Kichijoji, before reaching the top of the West Terrace, I met an old lady, white-haired and frail and sickly, came to the Great Love Dao, hoping that the Great Love Dao would give some charity help: "This Bodhisattva, I am old and sick, can you give me some money to help me?"
There are a few old ladies and old men here who ask for money, I don't know if it's true or not. Bai Ruo saw it clearly, she didn't move, just quietly looked at Da Aidao.
Of course, Da Aidao would not lose his grace in front of women, took some money from Kane, and took out a bill of five thousand to give to the old lady
"Go buy something to eat. ”
Da Aidao's shot is quite generous, after all, he is indeed not short of money.
"Look, you still have so much in your hands, give more. ”
Da Aidao hesitated, then took out two more sheets of five thousand and gave them to the old lady.
"Do you think that's okay?"
"You give a lot less like this, not too much, a month later, I will come here again to trouble others, at that time, whether my body can still hold on, I don't know, or, you give me the rest of the rest in your hand, right?"
The old lady is very good at reading people, and this great love seems to be very good at talking.
Da Aidao hesitated for a long time and asked Kane how much money he still had, Kane apparently thought it was unreasonable to do so, and said:
"If you give like this, you won't have enough money. ”
Da Aidao asked Bai Ruo again, asking her how much money she still had, Bai Ruo saw it really, but it was difficult to say, so he replied: "It is enough for all the expenses of the three people." ”
Bai Ruo is actually clearly hinting that the Great Love Dao should be given, and there is no need to hesitate.
Da Aidao heard Bai Ruo say this, so he gave the remaining more than 400,000 yuan to the old lady. After all, he is not short of money, if he was a little hesitant before, it is estimated that he is only worried about the lack of cash, because some places must use cash.
Just when the old lady took the cash and put it in the cloth bag, two middle-aged strong men of the security guard class suddenly appeared, holding sticks and running over while chasing, shouting "Don't give it to her, she's a liar, don't give it to her, she's a liar." ”
The frail and sick old lady immediately came to the spirit, and ran away, but after all, she couldn't run the middle-aged strong man, and after a while, two middle-aged strong men came over with the old lady's cloth bag: "This is the money she cheated you of, you can order it, see if there is any less?" This year, this kind of thing can't be caught, hey, the reputation of Wutai Mountain has been lost!"
Da Ai Dao nodded, took back the 500,000 he just gave, and left about 10,000 or 20,000, and returned the bag to the security guard, the security guard looked at the little bit left, and he didn't know what to do, so he didn't want to live or die, he had to accept the rest of the money, Da Aidao was stubborn, so he had to accept it. Give them some water and food as a token of appreciation.
After this little episode, the three of them continued to move forward, and soon reached the top of the west stage.
Xitai "the moon hangs on the peak, as if hanging", so it is called hanging the moon peak, there is a stone Falei temple on the top, for the lion to roar Manjushri, the Dharma is like thunder, can make all living beings awaken.
As usual, the Buddha went around the pagoda, and after it was completed, it was just lunchtime, and Kane had a meal at Falei Temple, Kane provided a little water and food, and the three of them continued on the road and went to Zhongtai.
All the way uphill, but not difficult to walk, there are a lot of cattle, sheep, and horses on the side of the road, all of which are put up by the residents of the mountain in the summer, and then led down the mountain in the autumn, and the cycle is repeated, unattended. It was originally a very natural scene, nothing happened, but when Bai Ruo saw a male, a female and a calf and three cows grazing leisurely, he felt a little touched, and his eyes were a little red. I didn't care too much about Da Aidao, I think maybe it's just that women are just being sentimental.
Zhongtai is "majestic and magnificent, and the green mist floats in the air", so it is called Cuiyan Peak, and there is a Yanjiao Temple on the top, for Confucian children Manjushri. Zhongtai is the most magnificent of the five, with a large group of stone Buddhas, the golden body of Manjushri Bodhisattva, the Yanjiao Temple and a stupa full of wind and horse flags. Three people one by one worship Buddha around the tower, only here there is an open-air Buddha statue group, only have the opportunity to go around the Buddha carving.
Leaving the middle platform, there is only the last north platform left.
The three of them continued to move forward, along the stone pillars engraved with Buddhist quotations along the way, passing through the bath temple, and arrived at Beitai after two and a half hours.
Beitai, "like a dipper, high and steep into the sky", so called Ye Doufeng, there is Lingying Temple on the top, for the innocent Manjushri. As the highest peak in North China, Beitai is known as the roof of North China.
Strange to say, the mountain has always been foggy in the morning, but after the three of them reached the top, in the afternoon, there was a sudden fog. Not at the top of the mountain, not at the bottom of the mountain, just hovering on the mountainside, the fog is heavier, and the crowd in the distance on the mountainside cannot be seen, but there is a clear temple. I can't see it clearly in the distance, but the place I can see in the near distance is vivid, and it is very clear, which is really refreshing.
The two of them are worshipping the Buddha around the tower as usual, the incense of the Wuye Temple is too prosperous, and the three did not enter the Wuye Temple, but they just left the Wuye Temple on the right side of the temple three turns. Considering that they were going to rush to Hongmen Rock that day, the three of them piled up a big mani pile on the top of the north platform and began to go to Hongmen Rock.
Passing through the gate of the roof of North China, worshipping the Fayun Temple, arriving at Hongmen Rock at 7 o'clock in the evening, the three of them completed the Wutai pilgrimage in a successful week, and rested in Taihuai Town that night.