Chapter 174: Cremation Ceremony
The temple was immersed in an atmosphere of mourning.
The body of the Lichen Master is displayed in the Mahavira Hall, receiving the transcendence of the monks.
The abbot and the elders had heavy expressions, not only the inexplicable death of the desolate master, but also the black demon seal that had been loosened, and they were facing the dilemma of having nothing to do.
e=(′o'*)))) alas.
A sigh lingered in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and could not be dispersed for a long time.
At this time, in a corner where no one was paying attention, a monk lowered his head and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
……
The next day, the top and bottom of the temple gathered together.
And in the middle of the head, there is the corpse of the Lichen Master.
After the death of a monk, an abbot or a monk usually performs a transcendent ceremony.
Cremation is then carried out.
The situation of the Lichen Master is special, so the cremation can only be presided over by three Zen masters of the 'true' generation.
In the outermost part of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, several monks began to talk to each other.
"Amitabha."
"You say how can Master Lichen suddenly pass away?"
"I don't know, I heard that there are no wounds or signs of poisoning on my body."
"It's like a natural death."
"Natural death? Died at the age of eighteen? ”
"This ...... Maybe ~"
"Don't talk about it, I'm more concerned about whether Master Lichen can burn the relics than about the death of Master Lichen."
"Relics? After all, I'm only eighteen years old, and no matter how high my Dharma attainments are, there is always a brewing process. ”
"I don't think it may be a relic, back then, the true essence of the master and uncle was a Buddhist cultivator, the best in the world, but when the cremation, there was not even a slag left."
"I don't think the relics have anything to do with age."
"The fact that the Lichen Master was able to successfully establish the 'Heart Sect' at the auspicious Dharma shows that the Dharma is profound, what if it is really the reincarnation of the Buddha?"
"You can't burn a fist-sized relic?"
"Pull it down, if it is really the reincarnation of the Buddha, can you die early?"
……
In the center of the main hall, quietly listening to the discussions of the monks, Lichen couldn't help but feel funny in his heart.
Attending your own funeral by yourself is really a new experience in life.
Fluttering ridge~
At this moment, a bird flew into the hall and landed on the coffin.
The surrounding monks seemed to be chanting sutras excessively, and no one noticed anything abnormal.
The bird was only the size of two fists, gray all over, with a pinch of red feathers on each side of its back, red as rouge.
But the most striking thing is its pair of humanized eyes, which are extremely smart.
The little finch stepped on the surrounding firewood, and when the monks were not looking, they jumped up and down on the corpse of Lichen.
It's as if you're observing something.
There is a Si Tuo body in the dust, which can be used for two purposes, which is equivalent to hanging up.
The spirit is separated from the body, so no matter how much the little finch beats on his body, he doesn't feel anything.
On the contrary, it was Lichen in the sea of consciousness, watching this scene, and couldn't help but be shocked.
How is it a bird again?
Thinking about it carefully, the experience of my trip seems to have the shadow of a bird.
After Wan Lei fell into the demon in Jinsang City, the kestrel beside him wanted to fly away to report the news, but was spotted by Lichen.
Later, he met Sha Tongtian, the incarnation of the Heavenly Demon, outside the Kongo Temple, and the 'vulture' appeared next to him.
And at this moment, the one bouncing on his body should be the legendary 'rouge sparrow' who 'dotted the eyebrush and wiped rouge'.
This bird looks delicate and cute, but it is a complete ancient beast.
Specializes in pecking at the eyes of beasts, extracting the blood from the eyes, and smearing them on the sides of their backs, which at first glance looks like rouge.
That's why it's called 'eye-catching thrush rouge'.
Kestrels, vultures, cochineal.
This can't help but remind Lichen of what his master Qu Huanbo once said about the 'Xuanyu Sect' of the former dynasty.
The Divine Destiny Bird descends to give birth to business.
Therefore, the Yin Shang Dynasty in the previous dynasty regarded birds as treasures, and this Xuanyu Sect was the state religion of Yin Shang at that time.
It's just that with the destruction of Yin Shang by the Great Zhou, the Xuanyu Sect also disappeared.
Xuan Bird, Xuan Bird, in the name of fowl, many disciples have poultry spirit pets.
Birds can observe movements, transmit information, and even become murderous weapons like cochineal sparrows.
The 'Haidongqing' of the Great Zhou Hanging Mirror Division was domesticated by relying on bird taming.
Could it be that the Xuanyao Sect is behind all this?
If that's the case, then this matter is far more terrifying than you think.
Thinking like this, the rouge finch had jumped onto Lichen's bare head.
At this point, his flesh was as stiff as a dead body.
The cochineal finch only points the eyes of the living, because the qi and blood of the living are flowing, while the blood of the dead is already coagulated.
The rouge finch groped for a long time, and after confirming that the person in front of him was a corpse, he flew away at once.
In a remote and uninhabited corner of the Naroda Temple, there was a sound of breaking the sky in Ying Mo's ears, he slowly opened his eyes, raised his left hand, and the rouge bird naturally landed on his slender fingers.
"Twitter~"
Ying Mo touched the pointed beak of the rouge finch and the feathers on its back, and there was no trace of blood on his hands.
The rouge finch only eats the blood of the living, and there is no blood rouge on the body, which means that the other party is a dead person~
A strange smile appeared on Ying Mo's pale face: "Sure enough, I'm dead~"
After speaking, he took out a plain brocade from his bosom and wrapped it around the calf of the rouge finch.
"When the sun goes down, send it out."
"Twitter~"
Because of the 'mirage', the exit of the temple only appears when the sun sets.
It was only then that the rouge finch could fly out of the Rota Temple.
After doing all this, Ying Mo hurriedly returned to the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and returned to his previous image of being taciturn and submissive.
"All the bad karma created in the past was caused by beginningless greed and hatred.
Born from body, speech, and mind, I repent of everything now. ”
"That's what I smelled. For a while, the Buddha was in the heavens of Enlightenment, speaking for the mother.
At that time, the immeasurable worlds of the ten directions, all the Buddhas and the great Bodhisattva Mahasattva came to assemble.
……”
Because he left the dust and committed suicide in the temple, and the temple was dedicated to the 'Jizo Bodhisattva', so at this time, the monks also used the "Jizo Sutra" for him.
One after another Zen sounds crossed, and the entire Daxiong Treasure Hall became more solemn and solemn.
After three times of the "Jizo Sutra", the abbot of Zhenxin folded his hands and pronounced the Buddha's name: "Amitabha." ”
"Leaving the desolate master, the bliss of rebirth~"
"Leaving the desolate master, the bliss of rebirth~"
The mighty Zen sound seems to wash away all the pain in the world.
Even the outermost disciples felt the same way at this moment.
"Now the deceased faces west, and he goes to the Buddha to purify the temple and think about the following deathbed rituals."
……
"Bathing, speaking for those who live with them and those who serve the sick, sitting on an equal footing."
……
"Incense Gassho~"
"Gassho chanting Buddha~"
"Only the Buddha is called, and the palms are clear~"
"Huo Mu!"
With the order of the true abbot, a little flame fell under Lichen's body.
A little flame instantly engulfed the figure of Lichen.
"Senior brother!"
A terrible scream came~
Zen Master Lisao once again fainted due to excessive grief.
It's really a deep love~
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