Angkor Wat is on the outskirts of Siem Reap, and after all the delegates arrived at Angkor Wat, Rolayd led everyone to visit Angkor Wat.

On the way to visit, Luo Laide introduced the cultural connotation and religious meaning of each relic to everyone.

Everyone listened to the lecture and took pictures at the same time, and before they knew it, the sun was setting, and the whole Angkor Wat was shrouded in the dark afterglow of the sunset. As night approached, the members of the delegation got on the bus and returned to their urban station.

In the evening, after dinner, Luo Laide invited Hanlong to the hotel café for coffee.

Rolaid asked for a private room in the hotel café, and the two of them drank coffee and talked in the private room.

Luo Laide looked at Han Long with a sad face and said, "Brother Han Long! Do you believe in the cycle of life and death? ”

After Han Long took a sip of coffee, he smiled and said, "I haven't seriously thought about this in the past!" To answer this question, we must define life. Life is built on the material foundation, it is a complex system with metabolic functions, life has a self-discipline operation system, self-maintenance system, self-repair and improvement system, as well as the perception of itself and the outside world, consciousness and thought, learning and growth, wisdom and strategy and other cognitive ability and thinking ability! Once the life body dies, it will mean that the matter changes from order to disorder, from tangible to intangible, just like a stone is crushed and crushed, we cannot restore the stone, so from the material level, the life process is a one-way line, there is no return, there is no cycle of life and death! However, if the higher form of life is the soul, since the soul does not depend on matter to exist, because the powerful soul should be able to manipulate DNA and material generation to replicate a material carrier capable of carrying the soul, that is, life, in this sense, life and death can be reincarnated! However, at present, we still cannot affirm the objective existence of the soul, let alone know what the essence and operating mechanism of the soul are. Nor do you know how the soul moves freely between the material and immaterial worlds? Therefore, the cycle of life and death is still an unknown! ”

As soon as Han Long's words fell, Luo Laide frowned and said, "Brother is reasonable! Do you think that the Buddhist way of practice can lead to purification, sublimation, and eternal life for the soul, to get rid of samsara, and thus to get out of the material world and enter the immaterial world of bliss? ”

"Buddhism has a deep insight into the soul, and it makes a lot of sense! But from a scientific point of view, any religious practice at present can only serve the purpose of self-comfort, reducing pain and anxiety, increasing the joy of life, self-confidence and will! But we can't scientifically detect what the effect of religious practice does on the soul? Of course, religion and religious practice have many immediate effects on society! Rolaid! As scientists, we should remain objective and calm, and dare to face reality! If the soul is real, one day, we will be able to discover it and know it! At that time, all the problems of mankind will be solved, and all the dreams of mankind will naturally become a reality! ”

"Han Long! Thank you for your answer! Maybe that's all it takes for now! After all, the vast majority of people come to this world to go through the motions! We know we're going through the motions! Alas! What a creation! What did the Creator create this world and humanity for? Does the Creator want to find joy and value in this process? ”

Han Long looked at the sullen Luo Laide and said, "Senior brother! Don't overthink it! We should try to make our lives as easy and happy as possible! Sometimes we have to be like sheep, we should have no regrets about our fate to be slaughtered, and the end result is death anyway! What is the difference between dying and struggling to die and sharpening knives and being killed by someone who has his heart and lungs pulled out? The sheep understand this, so they run happily, frolic every day, eat grass and drink water under the shepherd's whip! ”

After Luo Laide breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled and said, "Yes! Nothing in this world belongs to us, so how can we lose it? How can we feel unwarranted loss and melancholy over this? Han Long! When I retire, I'm going to take refuge in Buddhism, and I feel like my soul is too messy! ”

After the conversation, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, all the delegates to the Angkor Cultural Seminar held a seminar in a conference room in the hotel.

At the meeting, representatives from both sides were clichés, repeating the content and arguments of their past published papers.

Since Han Long is a visiting scholar, he has no speaking assignment, he just listens and takes notes.

At the end of the seminar, after lunch, Han Long returned to Bangkok by car with the delegates from Siam University.

In the morning after a two-day break in Bangkok, Han Long took a flight to Jakarta at Bangkok International Airport.

Jakarta is located in the western part of the island of Java, nearly 500 kilometers away from the Borobudur village in Majileng, central Java, where Han Long wants to visit the Borobudur Pagoda.

Therefore, after Han Long arrived at Jakarta International Airport, he took a tourist bus from the airport bus station to visit Borobudur Pagoda to Borobudur Village.

At more than 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Hanlong arrived at the Borobudur Tower to visit the site.

The Borobudur Tower is built in the form of a multi-storey pyramid structure and is made of pure stone, which comes from the andesite and basalt of the nearby rivers, which are very hard and difficult to process. Nearly 2.25 million rocks are used for the tower, and the ground floor is paved with boulders weighing about 1 ton each, with a total volume of 55,000 cubic meters. The base of the tower is square, with a circumference of about 120 meters and a total area of almost 1.5 hectares.

The building is built layer by layer, the expression form is complex and luxurious, a large number of complex and exquisite architectural shapes, a large number of exquisite sculptures, spired gourd spiritual pagoda, meditation practitioner sitting statue sculpture.

The whole building presents, the gods gather, the fairy spirits linger, the sense of heaven, straight to the realm of the gods of bliss!

After visiting the Borobudur Tower, Han Long went to the town of Majileng to interview Dr. Saltay, the director of the Borobudur Institute and a student of Professor Barbiro, a man in his 40s.

Dr. Saltay received Han Long in his office.

After Han Long introduced himself and explained his intentions, Dr. Saltay smiled and said, "Welcome! Professor Hanlong! Since the Porobudur Tower was once buried by volcanic ash, when modern archaeologists discovered it, no one knew who built it and when! Buddhist scholars believe that it is a stupa, but its murals and sculptures contain a cultural atmosphere that is very different from Buddhist culture! Researchers of prehistoric civilizations believe that the Borobudur Pagoda was a totemic monument built by prehistoric people based on the appearance and behavior of the spacemen they saw at that time. They believe that the shape of the Borobudur Pagoda resembles a rocket ship, and the tower body of the spired gourd spirit pagoda at the top of it adopts a streamlined structure, which is aerodynamic; The interior of the spired gourd spirit tower is hollow, and the humanoid god sits upright, like a spaceship pilot. It is no accident that the Borobudur Pagoda is so beautifully shaped and so in line with the construction of modern space vehicles, which shows that the construction of the Borobudur Pagoda must have been helped by astronauts! ”

Han Long smiled and said, "Dr. Saltay! Thank you for the wonderful introduction! I also don't think this great building could have been entirely human! I hope you will soon be able to unlock all the secrets of the Borobudur Tower! ”

Dr. Saltay shook his head slightly and said, "Oh! We're just messing around here! There are so many unsolved mysteries in this world! I've been to Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean and visited the island's megalithic statues; Went to Peru, South America, and visited the Nazca giant picture there. After seeing these historical sites, I am even more confused about the world! I feel that human beings are a bunch of ignorant and reckless children! They don't understand anything, but they want to know everything! They can't do anything, but they want to do everything! Oh! The world is only getting worse for humanity! I'm so worried that if you're not careful, they'll blow up the planet! ”

Han Long and Saltay looked at each other, and suddenly, they laughed wildly!