389. Thangka also hides the path of practice

The place of Jinsha ruins is in the city, very close, it didn't take a while to arrive at a courtyard house rented by Long Yingrui, and when they arrived at the door, Xu Le and others got out of the car and said to the soldiers, tomorrow morning they are nine o'clock plane, seven o'clock departure, everyone agreed on the time, Xu Le then turned around and knocked on the door!

After a while, someone ran over and opened the door, it was Ren Xiaoxia, "Welcome Captain", seeing Xu Le followed by five people, I didn't see it clearly at first, I took a closer look at it, wasn't it Ah Zhong, and the handsome guy with long hair, what is the situation, I couldn't see it clearly when I was in the Tibetan area at first, and I exclaimed, the back five people were all showing off their clothes, and quickly led everyone in, as soon as they entered the courtyard, they were all there, and applauded, "Welcome Captain"!

Xu Le also smiled, and then waved his hand to everyone, "How is it, you guys are playing"?

Long Yingrui said, "Fortunately, we arrived at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, took a look at the surrounding area, and went to Sanxingdui early in the morning, it was too shocking, and in the afternoon it was shopping, drinking tea, too leisurely, life here, quite envious", everyone laughed!

Xu Le was led into a large living room in the first row of houses, "Captain, here is a hot spring in every courtyard of the Sanjin Courtyard, you guys, you live in the first courtyard, the woman is at the end, we are in the middle", Gong Tianming said with a smile, "Okay, no problem, listen to you", Xu Le said with a smile, "By the way, how are the report materials going?"

"It's all sorted out", Ren Xiaoxia continued, Xu Le nodded, "Cheng, then we'll see you on the sixth", Xu Le thought for a while and asked how the evening was arranged, "Captain, there is a theater here, tea drinking, and some Shu opera projects, starting at eight o'clock and ending at ten o'clock, let's go together"?

Xu Le thought about it, no problem, then arrange it like this!

"Captain, our meals are ready", Xu Le was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, when suddenly someone knocked on the door outside, Ren Xiaoxia was just about to stand up, Xu Le stood up by himself, he walked out, Ah Zhong, Bingsheng and Xiaobai followed, and the others didn't move!

Ten minutes and six o'clock, Xu Le looked at his watch, it was quite punctual, smiled, he opened the courtyard door directly, and there was a tall man standing outside, a little more than one meter and eight meters, a little dark, but thick eyebrows and big eyes, a very upright face, typical Tibetan style, wearing a sportswear!

"Hello, is it Dundrup Sanjay"?

Xu Le stretched out his hand, "I'm Xu Le"!

The man suddenly saw the door open, and came out with a Chinese-style man dressed in white, still holding a Dao, stunned, and when he heard Xu Le's two words, he was obviously a little nervous and a little overwhelmed, Xu Le saw that he didn't know why he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, he stepped forward and held the man's hand directly, "Let me introduce you, this is Ah Zhong, this is a freshman, they are all my good friends, Ah Zhong is a closed-mouth meditation, and the freshman has just come down from the Tibetan area"!

Sanjay saw the two Jean Xiu's styles, bare heads, and sauce-red robes, and his heart settled down a lot, and he hurriedly saluted the two of them, and the new students greeted him in Tibetan language, and Sanjay settled down a little!

"Xu, Xu", he didn't say it twice, "You just teach me the class leader, Delma, Pincha and Meicui are all called that"!

He patted Sanjay on the shoulder, and as soon as he entered the door, Sanjay didn't know what to do and was about to kneel down for Xu Le, which scared Xu Le, what kind of custom is this, he hurriedly pulled Sanjay and said in Tibetan language, "What are you doing here?"

"Squad leader, thank you, thank you for clearing up Dolma's grievances"! Sanjay cried, Xu Le was very moved!

"Did Delma tell you, Dolma is my girlfriend, she was wronged because of me, I won't let this matter pass so unclearly, so I invited my friend to come forward", Xu Le can't say that it's himself, how can he pretend to be!

Sanjay nodded, and was taken to the large living room, and saw that there were three people who made a show of appearance and hurriedly saluted, and the two of them greeted him in Tibetan dialect!

Subsequently, Xu Le introduced Sanjie to everyone, and told Sanjie that these people are the team that went to the west to inspect and condolence, just came down from the plateau, rested, and returned to Kyoto tomorrow, these two masters are high monks of the tower temple!

Then, everyone went directly to the dining table, it was actually a big dining table for twenty people, and the people who rented here generally must have a lot of friends, and they thought very thoughtfully, Xu Le was seven people here plus eight Xiaobai, and twelve people over there were just a big table!

"Captain, these things are all made by these four female compatriots, we are responsible for procurement and fighting, you have to thank them", Long Yingrui smiled at Xu Le and said, "No problem, come, a glass of boiled water"! Xu Le raised his glass, everyone laughed, no one here Xu Le drank alcohol, he ate meat very well, the table was full of meat, the two masters ate so much Han food for the first time, and they really felt the breadth and profundity of Chinese catering!

"No, the most important thing is that the owner of the yard here is a chef himself, and he has been guiding us by the side", Ren Xiaoxia told the truth, haha smiled!

"Sanjay, you're welcome, I've had dinner with your classmates in Sunshine City twice, and we're all very happy, the matter is finally over, and everyone will work together later", Xu Le said to Sanjay, "What are your plans for the future?"

"Delmar told me that he wanted me to go back and teach at the art school, saying that there might be changes and great development in the future, but I didn't think about it", Sanjay said in Tibetan language, "Well, it's okay to go back, after all, it is the place where you were born and raised, and no one should embarrass you anymore when you go back this time"! Xu Le patted Sanjay, "I'm sorry, I also implicated you", Xu Le touched a glass with him, "Listen to the play together at night, and then tell me about Thangka if it's convenient, how about it"?

Sanjay glanced at Xu Le, "No problem"!

Then everyone chatted with each other, everyone's feelings after a month of running-in are very deep, each other are constantly discussing various problems of life and work, Xu Le is very happy, this is a team, to half past seven, everyone went out along a small alley that is still a little broken, are selling, Xu Le is buying while walking, he doesn't know what it is, anyway, there are small things to eat, play and wear, tea, wine and tobacco, Ah Zhong is carrying two big bags in his hand, and finally arrived at the teahouse, a big place like a root theater, Divided into three sections, the first three rows are VIP seats, and the back is increasing layer by layer, Long Yingrui They bought VIP seats, all in the first row, less than eight o'clock, the host came up, a man and a woman gags the opening, and then there are some magic tricks, Shu opera, Peking opera, sketches, and finally the famous Shu opera changing face, everyone was very curious at first, even Sanjie was the first time to see it at such a close distance, and when he looked at it later, Xu Le could see it, this is a hand speed, but this thing is very interesting, If you practice and then combine it with the Yijin Sutra, will it be more effective, you don't need seven or eight masks, three are enough, you have to wear a hat, but it doesn't matter, he whispered a few words to the soldiers next to him, Xiaobai listened to it in front of Xu Le, and he was angry, you two have no good things!

At the same time as changing faces, there was also a fire, everyone watched and exclaimed, and in the end, it didn't take two hours, that is, one and a half hours to end, and then Xu Le came back with everyone, and the others should continue to wander around!

Xu Le asked everyone to rest first at night, and at one o'clock he would call everyone, and when he got to his room, a large suite, which was a conference table, Xu Le and Sanjie sat down, Ah Zhong got tea and went out, and Xiaobai accompanied him! Xu Le first called home, and during this time he had been in the temple at night, and had a brief chat with his parents, telling them that they would go home next week, not much talking, there were friends here, and his parents hung up the phone!

"Squad leader, what do you want to know about thangkas"?

Sanjay asked, Xu Le looked at Sanjay, and suddenly asked, "Do you practice?"

"No," he thought for a moment, "but when I draw thangkas, I have to concentrate on understanding the various systems and routines and some of their exercises, is this considered a kind of practice?"

Xu Le nodded, "Count, then you can tell me about Thangka systematically!"

"Thangka, also known as Tangga and Tangka, refers to the scroll paintings of Zongwu that are framed with colored satin and then hung for worship. It is a unique art form of painting on our side, the subject matter involves the history of the Tibetan people, the positive and negative Santai, culture and social life and many other fields, and most of the thangkas are Tibetan Buddha and this religion. It has distinctive national characteristics, strong religious affairs and unique artistic style, and depicts the world of the sacred Buddha with bright colors; Traditionally, the pigments are all precious mineral gems such as gold, silver, pearls, agate, coral, turquoise, malachite, cinnabar, and plants such as saffron, rhubarb, and indigo. These natural ingredients ensure that the painted thangkas are bright and dazzling, and even after hundreds of years, they are still bright and bright.

The painting of traditional thangkas is demanding and complicated, and must be carried out in accordance with the rituals in the scriptures and the requirements of the guru, including a set of procedures such as pre-painting rituals, making canvases, composing drafts, coloring and dyeing, outlining and shaping, paving gold and silver, opening eyes, and sewing and opening the light. It takes a long time to make a thangka, the short one is half a year to complete, and the long one takes more than ten years", Sanjay began to gush as soon as he talked about his profession, and Xu Le nodded frequently!

From the historical inheritance of the local Songtsam Zampu nosebleed painting, to the Sanskrit elephant theory, the Chinese Middle Earth theory and the local Bon school theory, various genres to various color dyes, and then to the painting process, mounting, etc., Sanjay told Xu Le in detail, Xu Le listened to it with relish, and has never studied it systematically, in fact, it has a lot in common with honesty, but the mandala will be more systematic, and the thangka is generally a single portrait and so on!

"The most important thing is that there are two kinds of thangka in the process of consecration, one is the automatic divine power of the thangka painted by the great achiever himself, the other is that the ordinary painter asks the master to open the consecration after painting with blessing power, and the other is because the most important thing is to open the eyes, if the eyes are not good, then it will be wasted, so the final link is generally the opening of the eyes and the opening of the light together", Xu Le thought about that scene, like the finishing touch, right?

"I'm not going to make it yet", Sanjay shook his head!

"Then tell me about mandala paintings, bunsen, tree gatherings, patriarch statues, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Buddha-figure protectors, empty lines, arhats, reincarnation of life and death, Western Elysium, etc., and you can say as much as you know!" Xu Le said.

"No problem, in fact, among us painters, there are many of them who are Rang Xiu, and there are also great achievers, just like Master Kezhujie is a great painter himself, and there are two murals of his in Gan Temple", Xu Le nodded, he looked at them all, it was really good!

"And there are some painters who don't actually know how to practice, but the painting of thangka itself is a practice, especially for the mandala, from the overall layout, to the central position, and then the distribution of the southeast, northwest, and so on, these all involve strict systems and rules, including the height, the order of painting, which is related to the exercises, which is one of our secrets"!

Sanjay didn't know why he trusted Xu Le so much, and didn't hide anything, Xu Le was stunned, he also found out that this Sanjie didn't know martial arts, and he didn't have a special cultivation method, but he still felt that there was still a faint breath flowing, this should be the secret of the thangka he said, right?