Chapter 0008: Is it you who are not hidden?
After eating at noon, everyone is still very strong, from Longjing Village to Lingyin Temple is actually more uphill, but it is not too strenuous, less than 30 minutes to arrive, it is fast!
When I arrived at the ticket office, I saw that there was a place to park, and I could finally store the car with peace of mind, and quickly went to store the car.
"Yes, uncle, can you help us write the time"!
The old man helped them write the time, and then Tian Miaomiao took it and hurried to buy a ticket, a half-price ticket of 5 yuan, okay!
Arrived at the door, looked up at the three words "Lingyin Temple", it looked very dignified, after checking the ticket to go inside, the front is a golden wall, the wall is written with four big characters "close to the west".
"Xu Le, what do you mean?" Guang Ran asked.
Xu Le was actually in a good mood from the time he fell to the ground in the morning to the end of eating, and his physical strength had fully recovered, and even after drinking three sips of Longjing water, he had reached the realm of strength through the spring.
From the realm of flesh and skin to the realm of muscles and bones, it can't be said that thunder can't be moved, but generally speaking, it has reached the point where he is not disturbed by external affairs, but as he gets closer and closer to Lingyin Temple, he has a feeling that something big is going to happen, and he is not calm in his heart, so when he hears Zhang Guangran's question, it is as if he didn't hear it.
Why is this so?
Xu Le thought that seeing the ruins of Leifeng Pagoda in Xizi Lake was a kind of sadness for the past, or maybe because he was a student of history, it was inevitable that he had some feelings, and he always felt that he was in a dream, but why did he feel that the strong feeling after arriving at Lingyin Temple seemed to be stronger than seeing the ruins of Leifeng Pagoda?
He stared at the four words in front of him and actually didn't see anything, he had been immersed in his own thoughts, and was stabbed, it was Zhuoma who stabbed him next to him, and pointed at Zhang Guangran.
"Oh, what did you say, I might have just gone distracted?"
"It's okay, I'm just asking, why is it so close to the west?"
"Oh, the literal meaning is very simple, isn't being in a Buddhist temple the fastest way to the Western Heavens? Second, this has a lot to do with the origin of Lingyin Temple! ”
"That's it, Lezi, we're now two twenty now, I just looked at the layout map and text introduction next to it, this place is quite big, a single temple is almost 90,000 square meters, the whole scenic area is one or two million square meters, what about us, or four o'clock to the door ticket office to gather, here you don't understand you can look at the signage introduction, everyone because of the difference in beliefs, don't get together, you see?" Tian Miaomiao is quite empathetic.
Xu Le nodded, "I'll tell you a little bit", he mainly looked at Zhang Guangran.
"The origin of Lingyin Temple is still a long time ago, probably in the Jin Dynasty, more than 1,700 years of history, is the West Fanxiang Hui Li monk built, when he entered the interior of China from the Western Regions, and finally came here, see this peak as if it is a corner of the Vulture Peak, so this temple was built. Later, Master Yanshou Yongming came here to preside, and his name has been far and wide, and then it became the first mountain in the southeast of Buddhism, and its status is very high, of course, the most important thing is that this is the place where Jigong monks become monks and practice, so the status of the people is higher! ”
He paused, then continued:
"Miao Miao just said the approximate area, in fact, you may be the main area and the left side of the area that has been halfway up the mountain, the rest are tourist attractions, mountains and forests and the like. However, I would like to tell you that, firstly, this is one of the few places where the temple is grand; Second, there is the Jigong Palace, you can go to see it, there are few other places; The third and most important thing is that there are various forms of architecture and art in the field of Buddhism, such as murals, cliff carvings, grottoes, pagodas, and caves, which we must take a closer look at, even if there are some things that are helpful to you in an aesthetic sense. Well, if there are any problems, we can talk together in the evening, I do want to take a walk by myself, please understand, if there are any problems, we will talk about it in the evening! ”
Xu Le said apologetically at everyone.
"Lezi, can I join you?" As soon as Xu Le finished speaking, Zhuoma whispered beside him, Zhuoma's height is about 1.7 meters, in fact, it is already very tall among girls, but it is still a head lower than Xu Le, she raised her head slightly, and her eyes showed a look of expectation, which made people feel pity, Xu Le wanted to refuse directly, but I don't know why there was no exit.
"Lezi, Zhuoma, she believes in Buddhism, and she is also very sincere to Han Buddhism, why don't you let him follow you?" Tian Miaomiao seemed to feel that Xu Le had a lot of strange things to do this day, so she didn't dare to ask Xu Le, as if she was discussing.
looked at Tian Miaomiao, and then at Zhang Guangran, with a look of "you don't come".
"Okay, then you can go shopping for yourselves, and we'll see you at the door at four o'clock!"
After Xu Le finished speaking, he turned to the left, and after taking two steps, he entered the main area.
The Palace of the Heavenly King, the generous Maitreya Bodhisattva, looking at everyone with a smile, Xu Le clasped his palms together and leaned over slightly!
Raised his body, looked to the side and didn't seem to see Zhuoma, he was stunned, walked forward clockwise, looked at the four heavenly kings on both sides, and passed the Tianwang Palace, in the middle was a courtyard with an open space, standing on the steps out of the Tianwang Palace, looking at the Daxiong Treasure Hall opposite, his thoughts were a little fluctuating.
Not here? He felt as if something was leading him, and wanted to speed up his pace, but he was a little hesitant, even a little afraid, not because he was afraid, but because he was about to lose; It's a fear of losing because of the fear of getting, he doesn't want to get anything, he just wants to live the life he wants, although some things are fate, but:
"Fate" is such a thing, and many times it will become "resentment" in the end!
"Fun, here you go"! A soft voice sounded in Xu Le's ears.
Zhuoma handed Xu Le a bottle of mineral water, looking at Zhuoma's white and red face, there were beads of sweat dripping, the climate here was too humid, and the whole body was viscous as if it was wrapped around the body, Zhuoma also had sweat stains on his chest, Xu Le immediately looked away.
Zhuoma also seemed to be a little embarrassed suddenly, but she felt psychologically sweet, she had never been alone with Xu Le, even if it was just so simple that there were not many opportunities to say a word alone, and her four-year wish was only fulfilled in the end, and her heart was really excited.
"Let's go!"
Xu Le was in front, unscrewed the cap, took a sip and closed it again. Holding the three sticks of incense from the door in his right hand and the mineral water in his left hand, he walked through the courtyard, went up the steps, and slowly walked to the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
Because it's not Saturday or Sunday, or the birthday of the Buddha, the birthday of the Bodhisattva, the first day of the new year, or the fifteenth day of the new year, there are not many people.
When Xu Le was in Kyoto before, he also went to some temples, and he was still very religious, and he couldn't say that he would enter the temple and kneel when he met the Buddha, which was almost the same, but today he didn't know what was going on, and he didn't have any feeling of kneeling, he had a very respectful mood, but it wasn't begging.
"Is it because I broke through to the Bone Realm? Isn't that kind of reverence for immortals, Buddhas, and gods no longer afraid? Or is it because of what? He could even feel as if he was slightly resistant, which didn't exist before! He was surprised.
Walk to the middle of the Mahavira Treasure Hall, enter through the left door, then turn to the middle, walk to the middle futon, he gently put down the water bottle, and then put the three incense sticks between the thumb and index finger of both hands, build a bridge, and then thoughtlessly, towards Shakyamuni Buddha, bow three times forward!
Raising his head and looking at the Great Venerable in front of him, the Buddha statue was very majestic. The golden statue of Shakya, with his eyes staring forward and his right hand slightly raised, seems to be saying the Dharma, the shape is vivid, solemn and cordial, and there is a "backlight" ("Mani mirror") behind it, symbolizing light. There are seven small Buddha statues in the "backlight", which are the seven aspects of the Buddha before he became a Buddha.
He kept staring at the eyes of the Buddha Shakya, just like that, as if he felt that the Buddha was also looking at him, and there was a feeling of a smile rising, Xu Le felt as if he was dazzled, and he was smart.
As soon as I looked down, I saw Dolma on his left side with his hands folded and kneeling! Finally, he closed his eyes, took off the Buddha beads in his wrist and clasped them in his palm, and his mouth seemed to be silently praying or wishing! Then she raised her head and looked at Xu Le, watched Xu Le smile at her, and then stood up with a happy smile. Suddenly, they heard what seemed to be a tour guide outside:
"Did you see that? The man has been standing in front of the Buddha statue, only bowing slightly, instead of kneeling, which is a kind of disrespect to the Buddha! Although the voice was not particularly loud, but it was very harsh, Xu Le was nothing, but Zhuoma was a little annoyed, she was about to say something to the group of people's guide, Xu Le immediately said:
"Let's go"!
Turning clockwise, looking while walking, the two sides of the main hall are the statues of the "Twenty Heavens" that protect the Dharma, and the twelve statues on the back wall are the "Twelve Yuanjue", which are the great disciples of the Buddha.
At the back of the main hall is a very high three-dimensional color group portrait, which is the story of "the fifty-three ginseng of the good fortune boy", which is the case in ordinary temples. According to the scriptures, there was a child in Fucheng who had a lot of money when he was young, and his parents named him "Shancai". Later, Manjushri discovered that the child had Buddhist qualities and instructed him to visit the fifty-three "good knowledge", so he went out to visit fifty-three famous teachers, including bhikshus, elders, night gods, bodhisattvas, and brahmins. In the group of sculptures, Guanyin Bodhisattva is in the center, stepping on the back of the ao, holding a clean bottle, and purifying all sentient beings. There are many of them on it, which is a sculpture of "story", indicating that he is worshipping one by one. Facing Guanyin is the twenty-seventh ginseng. Among these many statues, there are actually Jigong, mad monks, etc., which is generally rare.
Out of the back door of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the third major hall opposite is the Medicine Buddha Temple, Xu Le and the two walked to the door of the Medicine Buddha Palace, still from the left side of the entrance, he is still standing in the middle of the Buddha directly opposite, bowing to the Buddha three times, silently wishing his parents good health in his heart! Zhuoma also still knelt down three times, seeing that Xu Le had not bowed down, although she was a little puzzled, but she didn't have any other sense of annoyance, she just felt a little surprised, because she heard that Xu Le had studied Buddhist scriptures and was pious.
The two of them went out of the Medicine Buddha Hall to the left is the Jigong Palace, the Jigong Hall is actually not big, and there is only a sitting statue of Jigong, holding a pu fan in his hand, just like in the TV series, I don't know who copied whom, there are two boys next to it, and then there are some introductions on the wall, a brief look, from Jidian, that is, the whole process from the birth of Jigong to the final ascension. In five minutes, you're done!
Out of the door, Xu Le looked ahead......
Zhuoma didn't know what Xu Le was looking at, so she stood next to her and waited quietly.
"Kid, you're here!" The voice rose in my head again!
Xu Le's face was not particularly good, as if he was a little entangled, as if he was looking forward to it and seemed to be afraid, but the lingering voice like a spell in his mind was particularly urgent, as if he had never seen his long-lost child suddenly see her child, so urgent, and a little worried, for fear that the child would resent him, but he hoped to get the child's forgiveness!
It's not like yesterday's noon and night, Xu Le has passed through the events of today's day, and he knows that there may be some fate waiting for him, although he doesn't know what it is? But he knew that this voice would not harm him, it was just an expectation that he had been waiting for many years!
Xu Le clenched his fists, felt a kind of power, stepped on the ground with his feet, and lifted the force, a solemn, solemn and responsible power surged directly upwards from the spring, supporting his legs to take firm steps!
Dolma is sensitive, she feels as if an atmosphere is permeating, sadness, heroism, calmness and a long-awaited apprehension, and gentleness, and the emotion that seems to be finally able to let go!
Zhuoma's string of Buddha beads, lapis lazuli, seems to be a dzi in the middle, with a white wrist, it looks very eye-catching, suddenly glowing brightly, a little red, the corner of Xu Le's eyes lit up, Xu Le looked down, and then walked forward firmly!
Dolma didn't know why, but a sense of fearlessness surged in his heart, which made people feel at ease!
Fly to the peak, how can there be a peak!
When the wind rises, the spirit is not hidden.
The wind rises at the end of the day!
Suddenly, it seemed to cool down, and slowly, the wind seemed to be a little stronger, and on a hot summer day, it was a good thing, and there were more clouds in the sky, and the clouds were cirriling. In Jiangnan, this is a common situation, it is normal, no one goes to their hearts, they still watch and worship me!
However, Xu Le seemed to be able to feel that the whole earth was trembling slightly, not strong, but some anger was constantly emanating, this may be the ability that can be obtained when he reaches the Muscle and Bone Realm, right?
Xu Le now accepts his identity as a martial artist at most, even if he has encountered many strange things in the past two days, he does not believe in some fairies, ghosts, Buddhas and the like in his heart, but rejects them.
Although he has studied the teachings of various religions, especially Confucianism and Taoism, he is no longer familiar with it, and many of the things he has learned about self-cultivation are more regarded as the content of strengthening the body, and he is reluctant to admit that it is cultivation.
After all, he was born in a new society, grew up under the red flag, and his materialist worldview since childhood was still deep-rooted, even if he was also in the process of self-cultivation, he could experience some things that other people might feel very magical, but he had never told anyone, let alone discussed, even for the library teacher who guided him on the path of self-cultivation, he had never communicated, and he was quietly realized by himself!
However, what happened in the past two days still made him a little shaken, is he still as before, resolutely abandon it or accept it calmly? He didn't fully think of Chu, in just two days, he was faced with some things that could not be imagined in the future, and once you chose some roads, it can really be said that there is no turning back, but the resistance in his heart was still shaken with the pace of moving forward.
After all, young people, curiosity is still an important source of motivation for human development!
As long as it is the path you choose, no matter how muddy it is, you must kneel to finish! But what if you choose the wrong path in the first place?
Xu Le didn't stop, he looked up at the sky, it seemed that there were more clouds, it was no longer that kind of light and cloudy feeling, and the dark clouds seemed to be gradually drifting over from afar!
He turned left along the front of the Medicine Temple, and there was a blue brick road that was not wide or narrow between the left side room of the whole temple and the gable on the left side of the central axis of the Daxiong Treasure Hall and the Medicine Master Hall, and then he kept moving forward, and after the Daxiong Treasure Hall, it seemed that he was about to reach the place where the Dharma flow and the exit were about to be, and on the right-hand side of their direction, there was a very obvious building - "Luo. Hantang".
Xu Le, standing quietly in Luo. In front of the incense burner in front of the Han Hall, he put the mineral water bottle on the ground, and respectfully held the three incense sticks between his thumb and index finger with both hands, he slowly closed his eyes, and at that moment his brain was pure, without any sound, and instantly entered an ethereal state.
Xu Le at this moment, in the eyes of Zhuoma in the back, is so sacred, and there is a feeling of being light and natural, as if he has no desire but can control all states in the world.
Xu Le slowly lifted the three sticks of incense, respectfully raised them above his head, and then bowed deeply three times inside, each of which exceeded ninety degrees, Zhuoma had never seen Xu Le so respectful as he was now.
Subsequently, Xu Le put the three sticks of incense on the incense platform and walked slowly to Luo. The entrance to Hando!
Zhuoma was also like Xu Le, quietly following Xu Le's process, and then quietly following him!
Xu Le felt a relaxed emotion, that relaxed emotion did not come from himself, but from a recognized emotion, and there was an emotion that felt Xu Le's respect and relaxed his mood.
Although firm, but very heavy, some things are not for the sake of whether you want to or not, but you have to bear it, and if you don't take it, you will be blamed!
His left foot steps into Ro. Han Tang, the right foot also followed.
Luohan Hall is a "swastika" pattern, which is a manifestation of the Buddhist mantra, in the middle of the intersection of the place, is the statue of four Bodhisattvas, respectively, "the Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Great Wish Jizo Bodhisattva, the Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva, the Great Xing Puxian Bodhisattva".
After Xu Le came in, the left and right sides were Luo. Han statues, are all gold lacquer infusion, did not take a few steps and turned left, you saw the Bodhisattva at the intersection, "Guanyin Bodhisattva"!
He looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva in the distance, quietly clasped his hands, and bowed three times!
Looking at the Bodhisattva with both eyes, he seemed to be able to feel the Bodhisattva. The oppressive atmosphere of the Hantang is not because there are few people here, and there are statues on both sides; It's not because of these dim lights and shadows, it's a real sense of the word, it's like a group of people together, disagreeing because of something, each exuding anger, some people are hanging up with an attitude that nothing to do with themselves, some people are afraid that the world will not be chaotic because they want to see the excitement, in short, it is the kind of depressing atmosphere that is like the boss in the conference room is angry.
Xu Le didn't look left and right, he slowly closed his eyes, first let himself calm down, empty everything, let himself feel like he was unconscious a little bit, about two or three minutes, he took a step forward!
He kept his eyes closed and walked forward, he didn't know where to go, as if the will that he had been guided before was gone, and as if he was blocked by something, he could only hand himself over to a subconscious or the kind of divine favor in the underworld, that is, fate itself!
I don't know why, this moment of Luo. Hantang, there is no one, only Xu Le in front and Zhuoma in the back, Zhuoma didn't know that Xu Le was walking with her eyes closed, she didn't feel scared, being able to stay with Xu Le, even if it was just for a moment, for Zhuoma, this itself requires courage, and now she can accompany Xu Le, so she is even more fearless!
She watched Xu Le go straight forward from behind, and when she reached the Bodhisattva on all sides, she didn't turn left or right, and turned a little so that the four Bodhisattvas in the middle continued to move straight forward, until the last place to turn, Xu Le turned right, still not looking at the left and right, and continued to move forward.
Zhuoma was a little strange, and didn't understand why Xu Le didn't stop to look at the statues on both sides.
However, she knew she didn't need to say anything or do anything, just follow along!
Xu Le's speed is not fast, but it is natural, there is no stop, he has always walked at the same speed, the building of the "swastika", in fact, it is still a little confused to walk, sometimes he will go to the end, go along one side and then turn to the other, and then go back, if you don't know, you will think that you have reached the maze.
The depressing atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, and there seems to be no one entering the entire hall, I don't know why, Zhuoma feels as if she and Xu Le are left in the world, and she follows Xu Le behind, her steps consciously or unconsciously become the same pace, and the speed of her legs and travel is also unified.
There seemed to be a sound of wind in her ears, I don't know if it was the wind brought by Xu Le's walking, or the wind poured in along the four entrances and exits, these winds were scurrying around in the hall, and the speed was getting faster and faster, she could feel that Xu Le seemed to be a little impatient, and his pace was speeding up!
She could feel that she had been going around here for about four or five years, but she still didn't know what Xu Le was doing, and at the turning place, she raised her head and saw that Xu Le had his eyes closed.
She used to look at Xu Le's back and lowered her head when she turned, but she didn't know why she wanted to look at Xu Le's eyes and found that Xu Le had his eyes closed, and she was very curious in her heart, "Has he always closed his eyes?" Why? ”
She didn't understand, in the aimless walking, at the next turn, she looked at Xu Le again, and found that Xu Le was indeed with his eyes closed, she didn't understand why?
"Why is he able to close his eyes as if he were walking normally?" Zhuoma was even more strange, but she didn't dare to ask, for fear of disturbing Xu Le, he knew that Xu Le should have his reasons for doing this, he was just curious, but he would definitely not do something that should not be done.
A woman who doesn't know the importance of it will not be recognized by her sweetheart!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning, long, like a misty little white dragon driven by Xu Le's boxing at noon, rushed in from the entrance, there were no windows around, there was actually lightning that could directly enter the hall, Zhuoma was startled, she didn't scream, she covered her hand on her mouth and nose at once, even so, she was afraid of disturbing Xu Le.
Immediately after, a thunderbolt that seemed to be a roar exploded in his ears, and the thunder and lightning continued to wander in this "swastika" hall, like frolicing, and like destroying and blocking.
Dolma looked up at both sides.
In the flickering lightning, coupled with the dim light, constantly reflected in these Luo. The face of the Han statue, along with these Luo. Han's constant form and facial expressions are uncertain, some have a gentle attitude and a hateful face, some hold magic weapons in their hands, some step on powerful ghosts, some exude bloody red, there is a feeling of yin qi, which makes people very uncomfortable, but Zhuoma still follows Xu Le's pace, she gritted her teeth and continued to take the same pace!
I don't know how long I walked, Xu Le suddenly slowed down!
Then, a sharp turn!
Zhuoma was startled, she saw that Xu Le was still with his eyes closed, and his face was a little puzzled, but it was still closed, she quickly moved to the side, Xu Le turned around and took three steps back.
At this moment, a bolt of lightning slashed directly towards Xu Le from a distance!
Like a knife!
That posture is a feeling of non-stop, straight to Xu Le's front door!
A thunderbolt suddenly remembered in front of Xu Le, colliding with the knife, tangled together in the sound and light, entangled for a while, and finally seemed to have no strength, as Xu Le's more and more determined demeanor, slowly, slowly, the thunder became smaller, the lightning became less and less, and gradually returned to that calm!
Xu Le stopped, he stopped in the middle, and then turned to the left, facing a statue of Luo. Han statue!
Xu Le, who had his eyes closed, could feel his itchy eyes, which was the stimulation of tears, and the excitement in his mind was like finally waiting for his child, that kind of relief!
He whispered to the statue:
"Is that you?"