Chapter 405: Sweeping Monk, Tiantai Bhikkhu!
The Flesh Treasure Palace, formerly known as the Golden Hidden Tower, is also known as the Moon Body Treasure Palace.
It is rumored that Jin Dizang in his later years took this as the south platform to read the scriptures, and after his death for three years, he still had a face like life, which was the omen of the Bodhisattva's incarnation, so he built a three-story stone tower here to bury his body, that is, the body tower, also known as the Jizo tomb.
Because the land of the base tower once appeared "round light", so the descendants named its place as Shenguang Ridge. The Flesh Hall is located at the head of the Divine Light Ridge, so it is easy to find.
The Flesh Hall is a tourist attraction, and we bought tickets to enter the temple. Today there is some spring rain, and there are not many people who come to worship the Buddha.
When we walked to the temple, we were drenched in the rain. Fortunately, we wore outdoor clothing, so we were able to ensure that we did not get caught in the rain.
Standing in front of the temple, we did not rush in, but looked around.
I don't know why, but as soon as I came here, I felt a sense of familiarity, as if I was extremely familiar with this place. Maybe it's because I was a monk on Jiuhua Mountain in my last life, so I often come here to worship the body of Jizo Bodhisattva.
Wangwang saw that I was a little hesitant, so he smiled and said, "Big brother, do you feel a little familiar? In fact, when you were Xia Heng, you lived here for a few days. Although it seems like a lifetime away, I still remember the situation back then. Let's go, let's go inside!"
I heard this and nodded, maybe that's why. We walked up the stairs and happened to see an old monk come out with a broom.
He happened to meet us, so we couldn't help but look at each other.
But who would have thought that he would be stunned when he saw Wangwang, and then said very respectfully: "Disciple, meet the true Buddha!"
As soon as this statement came out, we were all surprised.
When Wangwang heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Master, can you tell that I am from a Buddhist family?"
When the old monk heard this, he smiled faintly and said: "The body of the true Buddha exudes Buddha light, and I am not blind, old monk, how can I not see it?"
Want Want once said that he was a Buddha spirit, and although he was later reincarnated, his Buddha nature was still there. Now this old monk can see his extraordinaryness at a glance, which shows that this old monk's Buddhism is profound.
"Master, it's amazing that you can see the Buddha's light on my brother. Can you take a step to speak?"
The old monk turned his head to look at me, and then smiled mysteriously: "Don't sue me, you came to me specifically." I still have to sweep the floor of the old monk, please forgive me for not being able to accompany me. Saying that, the old monk wanted to go down the stairs very facelessly.
It's raining now, and it's so clean in front of the temple that I can't figure out what he's sweeping.
"Master, there is no stolen goods at all, why do you need to clean it?"
When the old monk heard this, he immediately replied: "The surface is smooth and clean, but in fact the filth is still there. The more you clean, the more peace you feel. Bodhi has no tree, the mirror is not a platform, there is nothing originally, where to stir up dust. ”
When I heard this, I couldn't help but frown. It's so profound, how can I understand it?
But he has already said that he still has something to do, and that we can only go into the temple first and come back to him.
"Let's go! Let's go in first! Maybe there are other monks. I spoke.
When everyone heard this, they all nodded yes. The four of us abandoned the old monk and walked directly into the body treasure hall.
In the hall, we saw the golden body of King Jizo Bodhisattva. Lifelike, like a real person. Next to the Jizo King Bodhisattva, we saw a unicorn.
Wangwang told me that this beast is the mount of the Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth, and it is called the truth!
It is rumored that it has the ability to "sit on the ground and listen to eight hundred, lie down and listen to three thousand", also known as "listening to the ground", and "earth" contains the meaning of the heart.
We knelt down in front of the body of Jizo Bodhisattva, and then worshipped sincerely.
This prayer lasted for more than half an hour, and after half an hour we stood up one by one. Although there are monks in the monastery, they can't even tell that Wangwang is the reincarnation of the Buddha, so it is really difficult to call him a master.
We left the Flesh Treasure Hall with some disappointment, and when we stepped out of the door, I looked backwards, intentionally or unintentionally, as if I saw a pair of golden eyes, but when I looked closely, there was nothing.
Maybe I'm thinking too much about myself, the King of the Earth should be in the underworld, how can it be fulfilled here from time to time?
After leaving the Flesh Treasure Hall, we didn't find the old monk again, and we didn't know where he went. Since he doesn't want to help, we can't force it.
There are also several temples in Jiuhua Mountain, and perhaps the person we are looking for by the Spirit of the Sacred Tree is not him.
After leaving the Treasure Hall of the Flesh, we returned to the hotel, and now that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, it is better to take shelter from the rain. We sat down downstairs at the fast-food restaurant and asked for a quick meal to eat. But after less than two bites of food, a little monk suddenly broke in.
He looked at the four of us, and then said, "Hello, donor, I wonder if you are the tourists who worshipped in the Flesh Treasure Hall just now?"
When I heard this, I immediately nodded and said, "That's right, we did go to the Flesh Treasure Hall just now, don't you know what's going on?"
When the little monk heard this, he smiled slightly, then took out a letter from his cuff and handed it to me.
"Donor, this is what my master asked me to pass on to you. I still have other things to do, so I'll quit first. ”
I took the letter, and the little monk immediately turned around and walked out of the fast food restaurant. I shook my head helplessly, and then opened the letter.
I saw that it was written: "I am not a destined person, there is no cause and no effect, ninety-nine can be one, why not go up to the ladder?"
Just these four sentences made me a little dizzy. In the first two sentences, you may still understand that this old monk said that he is not my destined person, we have nothing to do with each other in our previous life, and we are destined to be passers-by in this life.
But how do we explain the last two sentences? What does it mean to go up to the ladder? The four of us looked at each other, and none of us could understand the meaning of it.
At this moment, I thought of the innkeeper, who is also a believer in Buddhism, and lives on this Jiuhua Mountain, maybe I can understand more.
"Uncle, come here!" I said with a smile.
When the uncle heard this, he immediately walked over.
"What's wrong? Is there anything you need help from your uncle?"
I smiled and handed him the letter in my hand, and then asked, "Uncle, you can show me, what do these last two sentences mean?"
The uncle took the letter and looked at it, then began to think with his chin on his back.
He thought about this for more than ten minutes, then returned the letter to me with a dry laugh and said, "I don't understand it either! Who knows what this means? By the way, what are you doing on the mountain?"
When I saw such an inquiry, it was naturally difficult to conceal it.
"Uncle, we actually came to the mountain to find a person, but we don't know which temple master he is. Today we met an old monk in the Treasure Hall of the Flesh, and this letter was given to us by him. ”
When the uncle heard this, he smiled and said, "You said it earlier, you see, there are a total of ninety-nine temples on our Jiuhua Mountain." That's why I should be looking for one of the ninety-nine. The latter sentence is the ladder to heaven, and the highest temple we have here should be Tiantai Temple. Will I tell you to go to this Tiantai Temple?"
Listening to this uncle's analysis, it is really possible that this is the case. "Uncle, thank you so much! Is there any wine in the store? Let's have two glasses?"
When the uncle heard about drinking, he smiled and said, "Two glasses, okay, then two glasses!" Actually, you don't know, I have believed in Buddhism for a long time, and I don't know how to drink alcohol if it is not a New Year's holiday. Today, we are also fated, so I will make an exception to accompany you for two whole drinks. ”
The uncle turned around and walked into the counter, then took a bottle of local wine. The five of us drank it immediately, and after a glass of wine, we felt that our brains were much clearer.
Stayed overnight in a hotel room, and the next day, the spring rain had stopped, and it was a good time to climb the mountain. Tiantai Temple, also known as "Dizang Temple" and "Dizang Zen Temple", is located at the top of Tiantai Peak of Jiuhua Mountain in Qingyang County, Anhui Province, with an altitude of 1306 meters, which is the highest temple in Jiuhua Mountain.
Because Tiantai is the place where Buddhists must go to worship the holy relics of Jizo, Tiantai is often called the main peak of Jiuhua Mountain, and there is a saying that Jiuhua "does not go to Tiantai, it is equal to coming in vain".
This Tiantai Temple is high, so we naturally have to work hard to climb the mountain. Although it was the weather for mountain climbing, the steps were very slippery because of the water trails.
We can't help it, we have to slow down. The steps to the mountain are covered with mist, and going up is like climbing to the sky, and the artistic conception is very good.
The four of us spent more than two hours all the way to the gate of Tiantai Temple. Because this is also a scenic spot, we still bought a ticket to let us walk in. In Tiantai Temple, we saw a good monk.
I walked directly to them and asked, "Master, I want to ask if the abbot of your temple is in the temple?"
A monk looked at our clothes and thought that we were ordinary tourists, so he directly refused: "Donor, I'm very sorry! Our abbot is in retreat, and we won't disturb us in normal times." Please also visit the Buddha statue and deepen the Dharma!"
I smiled awkwardly when I heard this. The search for the abbot was fruitless, and we had to wander around. If the Spirit of the Sacred Tree had asked me to find someone who had a relationship with me, I am sure he would have met us unexpectedly.
All I need now is time, and it's okay anyway, so I don't believe that if I stay here for a month, I won't be able to meet that master?
It was also a wandering around without incident, and we unexpectedly saw a landmark, called the Golden Fairy Cave. Anyway, being idle is idle, so we just look around here and take pictures.
We walked down the mountain road and soon came to the so-called Golden Immortal Cave. And just in front of this cave, I actually saw a little monk who was only a little over ten years old.
As soon as the little monk saw us, his eyes immediately widened in surprise. When I saw this, I wondered.
"Could it be that this little monk is the person the Spirit of the Divine Tree asked us to find? But this is too small, right?"
Step by step, we walked up to him and stood in front of him. "Little monk, why are you so stunned?"
When the little monk heard this, he suddenly pointed to my nose and said, "I...... I've seen you! Aren't you my ancestor?"
As soon as these words came out, I was shocked.
"How did I become his ancestor? Could it be that he was referring to Xia Heng? What the hell is going on?"