Luoyang Buddha Society Volume 24 The whereabouts of the ancient Buddha
"He's gone?" Su Zhuo was slightly startled. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Jingchen nodded and said, "Not only is he gone, but those Fanbang monks have also left." After investigation, they were able to prove that it was impossible for them to steal the ancient Buddha. It was impossible for the government to detain them all, so they had to be sent away. ”
Su Zhuo sighed and muttered, "It seems that this case is going to become an unsolved case......
Jingchen said: "When I leave, let me bring you a word." ”
Su Zhuo was stunned, what do you have to say to me without me?
Jingchen continued: "He said that he has gotten what he wants, and he has no regrets about his trip to Luoyang." He is the only one who can't reassure you, and hopes you won't be depressed because of this......"
Su Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't imagine that he would suddenly comfort himself without me. Perhaps for a person like me, an opponent is even more rare than a friend. Maybe there is already some sympathy between the two.
Jingchen said: "He also said in the end that the Buddha has 32 phases, and the 32 phases are in the final analysis, and there is no phase. He said, "You'll get the idea." ”
Although he couldn't figure it out, he knew that since he would leave a message for himself, it would definitely not be a boring move. There must be a deep meaning in this sentence, but what does it mean?
Su Zhuo fell into deep thought, but Huaping Lingshuang and the others no longer wanted to stay in this wood. They asked Su Zhuo if he wanted to go back together. Su Zhuo naturally couldn't answer them while pondering the questions. So they had no choice but to accompany each other, escorting Weixiu Duan Lihua, the two girls who had been frightened and wronged, and walked slowly towards the Zen courtyard together.
By the time Su Zhuo came to his senses, they had already walked away. Jingchen stood aside, looking up at the moon. The moonlight is very bright tonight, and it seems to be able to illuminate the deepest emotions in people's hearts.
Su Zhuo suddenly walked in the direction of the White Horse Temple, and Jingchen asked, "Where are you going?"
Su Zhuo didn't look back and said, "Don't worry, I want to go for a walk......"
Jingchen looked at his lonely back, and finally sighed, lowered his eyebrows: "Amitabha Buddha ......"
Su Zhuo returned to the White Horse Temple through the small gate. Entering the temple from here, it looks very deserted. In fact, at this time, it is indeed very deserted. It is like a cloud of mud when the Buddha meeting was held yesterday, and the current White Horse Temple really shows the quiet and solemn place of Buddhism.
Su Zhuo passed by the Mahavira Hall and heard a small novice chanting in a low voice: "When the Bodhisattva of Freedom and Freedom is in the depths of Prajnaparamita, he sees that the five aggregates are empty, and he overcomes all suffering......
The sound of chanting is accompanied by the sound of wooden fish beating, melodious, and spread far away. Su Zhuo sighed slightly, and was speechless for a long time. He stopped and listened to a passage, and was stunned. He thought of the poem that Jingchen thought again, and thought: "The reason why I am so sad and sad because I violated Wei Xiu, isn't it because I am obsessed with this love? If I have no love for Wei Xiu at all, or if I knew that Wei Xiu would never be tempted by myself, would I still be so miserable?"
It is the love in my heart that produces this kind of worry and guilt. But is it true that in order to get rid of these sufferings, the aggregates are empty, or that they are separated from love? Can he give it up?
Su Zhuo shook his head, he couldn't turn back, he could only continue to move forward. After walking for a short time, I saw a tall tower in front of me.
Su Zhuo knew that this was the sutra tower where the ancient Buddha was placed two days ago. He didn't know why he had come here, but he was so excited that he continued to walk forward. There were two catchers standing in front of the tower, and the two stopped Su Zhuo, who wanted to enter the tower.
Suddenly, someone behind him shouted, "Let Mr. Su in!"
Su Zhuo turned his head and saw that it was Guo Zishan. He said curiously: "Guo Zhutou, aren't you going back?"
Guo Zishan smiled and said, "I went back and arranged for people to search for Murong Ping in the whole city, my old arms and legs can't run anymore, so I want to come here to have a look." I didn't expect to meet Mr. Su by chance. ”
The two of them talked and walked into the prayer tower together. This tower is full of scriptures, and the further you go, the more old the scriptures become. Guo Zishan sighed: "This Tianzhu Ancient Buddha is really fateful, I heard that when he was in Luzhou, he had been stolen by thieves once, and he didn't expect that he still didn't escape the fate of being stolen in the end." ”
Su Zhuo didn't answer, looking at the scriptures on the shelves on both sides. Guo Zishan said again: "This place where the ancient Buddha is hidden, only I and Luo Zhutou and Master Yuankong know. I don't know how this thief knows, alas......"
Su Zhuo's footsteps suddenly stopped, frowned and asked, "The ancient Buddha is hidden in the scripture tower, is only the three of you know?"
Guo Zishan nodded and said, "The ancient Buddha is hidden here, and the three of us discussed it together. Don't say that those monks outside are caught quickly, even Lord Fu Yin and the Imperial Court Rites Department have been concealed by us. This sutra tower is not well defended, and others will hide the ancient Buddha in the well-guarded Buddha hall. Who knows, after all, it was guessed......"
Su Zhuo shook his head slowly, and said in his heart: "I can't make a big fuss at the Buddha meeting, just to force the ancient Buddha to appear." Even a person like Wuself can't guess where the ancient Buddha is hiding, and who else can guess?" He suddenly remembered the words he left for himself when he left without self, what did it mean?
The two climbed up the stairs and climbed two more floors. Standing from the window and looking out, you can overlook the entire Hakuba Temple. At this time, it was late at night, and the temple was dark, only the ever-bright lamp in the Buddha hall flashed with a dim light. You can still faintly see the guards at various intersections, who have lost the spirit of the previous two days. As the ancient Buddha was inexplicably stolen, they also became listless.
Suddenly, Su Zhuo's feet paused, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a pillar on a bookshelf that seemed to be broken. The original new red lacquer is very dazzling because of the gray-white wood of the fracture. Su Zhuo stretched out his hand to stroke the broken wound, and muttered: "On the day of the Buddha meeting, the wood that replaced the ancient Buddha turned out to be broken from here......"
Guo Zishan nodded and said, "I brought someone to compare it yesterday, and that piece of wood was broken from here!"
Su Zhuo nodded and said to himself: "It is naturally impossible for a thief to carry a piece of wood through the investigation of the fast catcher...... But will he be able to leave safely with the ancient Buddha......?
He suddenly thought of something, and hurried to the place where the ancient Buddha was placed. The two of them ran up two more floors, and this floor was already small and low. Guo Zishan leaned over and asked, "Mr. Su, what are you looking for?"
Su Zhuo didn't answer, and put the scriptures on the bookshelf aside. These scriptures have gone through hundreds of years, and they are damaged and dilapidated, how can they withstand Su Zhuo's rude rummaging? Guo Zishan hurriedly said: "Mr. Su, you are lighter, if we destroy these classics again, we will be even more unspeakable!"
Su Zhuo's hand suddenly paused, of course he didn't stop because he listened to Guo Zishan's advice. He stopped, only because he saw a book. The book is a new paper that does not fit in with many of the classics. Su Zhuo picked up the book, only to see that nothing was written on the cover. Turning the title page, I saw a line written on it: The poor monk said goodbye without saying goodbye, chatting about the whole volume of Shura Dao, bequeathing to Mr. Su, don't refuse.
There was no payment, but Su Zhuo also knew that this must be my handiwork. He said that he had already gotten what he wanted, so naturally he had found the ancient Buddha and found the scriptures on the ancient Buddha. But why did he keep the Shura Dao to himself?
If Su Zhuo didn't know what he was like, he would almost be moved. Guo Zishan asked, "What kind of book is this?"
Su clumsily didn't answer, closed the book, stuffed it in his sleeve, and then continued to rummage. When I opened all the thick Buddhist scriptures, I saw a stone Buddha, sitting peacefully in the innermost part of the bookshelf. It was the lost Tianzhu Ancient Buddha!
From beginning to end, the ancient Buddha sat peacefully in this sutra tower, hiding behind this pile of sutras. Su Zhuo finally knew what it meant that there was no phase without me. This ancient Buddha has not been lost at all, but has always been in this tower! )