Chapter 64: The Holy Relic Shines Again
Master Tianning walked on the corridor escorted by SF Express with Zuo Daotian. I saw the disciple No. 100, who was practicing martial arts in full swing. All of them are energetic and strong. Plum blossom piles, big sandbags, spears, and big knives are all played in a good way.
Seeing this martial arts training scene, Master Tianning nodded with great satisfaction and said: "Well, I have heard that the Zuo donor of Shezhou SF Express is a famous martial arts hero, and it is really the case today."
"The master has won the award, I don't know why the master came to She County to find Zuo?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
Master Tianning clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, I heard that your sect values credibility, abides by contracts, never loses a single order of goods, and has ranked first in Shezhou for more than 100 years, I don't know if there is such a thing?"
"Yes, my SF Escort is honest and trustworthy, and every bet must be reached, and it is also quite recognized in the rivers and lakes. Not to mention gold and silver, even if it is a rare treasure of the Imperial Court, my SF Express escort will deliver it on time without any damage," Zuo Tian wisps of his beard said proudly.
"That's good. The poor monk came to She County this time, and was entrusted by the late 'Master Zhenyuan' of Qiyun Temple to ask a Buddhist holy relic to return to Changzhou. I don't know if Zuo Daxia is willing to accept this entrustment?" asked Master Tianning.
"No problem, wrap it up on Zuo. No matter what treasures, I SF Express escort guarantee that I will arrive on time and smoothly," Zuo Tiantian patted his chest and said.
"If I can arrive safely, I, the monks and believers of Qiyun Temple, will definitely offer incense money to show my gratitude," Master Tianning said.
"Since it is a sacred relic of Buddhism, then there is no need to give gold and silver, I have always respected Buddhism, so it should be a little respect for me. The holy relics must be delivered safely, Master Tianning, you can rest assured," Zuo Xuantian said.
"Amitabha, cultivate good karma, get good results, Zuo Daxia is really a person who is destined for Buddhism, and the poor monk thanked him in advance" Master Tianning said with his hands folded.
"Yes, Master Tianning is also a martial arts senior, please don't be polite," Zuo Xuantian said.
"Oh, by the way, the poor monk still has something to ask Zuo Daxia," Master Tianning asked.
"Master don't have to be polite, please do whatever you want, if you can help, you will definitely do your best," Zuo said.
"The poor monk is new to the treasure land, and he is not very familiar with it. Dare to ask where is the 'Four Treasures of Hanmo' today?" asked Master Tianning.
After thinking about it, Zuo Huatian said: "If you ask others this question, few people will definitely know it." But Master, you're asking the right person."
"So, Zuo Daxia, do you know?" Master Tianning's eyes revealed a hint of excitement.
"The pen, ink, paper, and inkstone of Shezhou are the best in the world. Therefore, during the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court set up the 'Hanmo Four Treasures Pavilion' in Shexian County, which was specially designed for the court to supervise the production of the four treasures of the study," Zuo said.
"That's right, it's this 'Hanmo Four Treasures Pavilion', where is it today?" Master Tianning asked anxiously.
"This Hanmo Four Treasures Pavilion was gone more than fifty years ago," Zuo said.
Master Tianning anxiously asked, "It's gone, how could it be gone?"
"Master, please don't worry, although the Hanmo Four Treasures Pavilion is no longer there, the house is still alive and untouched. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the world was peaceful, and the Hanmo Four Treasures Museum had always been supplying pen, ink, paper and inkstones to the imperial court on time and in quantity, but later the wars were frequent, and the Hanmo Four Treasures Museum could not continue. Later, a craftsman bought the property and lived there for generations," Zuo said.
"May I ask if the craftsman who bought the property is still alive?" asked Master Tianning.
"Oh, the craftsman is long gone, and now it is his grandson Cheng Ruiming who carved the inkstone there. The Four Treasures Pavilion of Hanmo has long been renamed the 'Sheyan Pavilion'," Zuo said.
"May I ask Zuo Daxia, how did you know such a detailed situation, but what is the mistake?" asked Master Tianning.
"Master, please rest assured, although it has been a matter of the past few decades, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Coincidentally, my SF escort used to be specially designed for the imperial court to escort the four treasures of the scholar's room Shezhou escort, and the teacher and ancestor are very familiar with the generations of the Hanmo Four Treasures Pavilion. I also have occasional contacts with Master Cheng of the Yan Pavilion in Xia, so the news I know in Xia is absolutely reliable," Zuo said.
Hearing this, Master Tianning revealed a rare excitement from the monk: "May I ask Zuo Daxia, are you willing to bring the poor monk to introduce this shopkeeper of the Yan Pavilion?"
"The master doesn't have to be polite, how much effort is enough. In that case, let's go immediately, let's go to the Yan Museum," Zuo said.
"Okay, Zuo Daxia, please"
Under the leadership of Zuo Daotian, the master and apprentice of Tianning came to a dense forest in the north of the city. Walking into the forest, a courtyard with blue bricks and Han tiles and gray antique tones comes into view. There is an old plaque hanging on the gate of the courtyard, which reads: "Sheyan Pavilion" three big characters.
The courtyard door is slightly open, and when you look at the door, you can see that there are all kinds of inkstones of different sizes placed inside, and there are all kinds of finished or semi-finished products.
Zuo Zhuotian gently pushed open the courtyard door, and saw a man about forty years old in the house, wearing a dyed blue and gray linen robe, with sleeves pulled. He sat on a low stool, and in front of him lay a small wooden shelf, on which lay a barrel with water, and lay horizontally on a wooden plank, on which lay a gray-inky stone, and beside it a row of carving knives and tools, and the man with a small chisel and hammer in his hand, was engrossing the inkstone, and did not notice that the two men had entered.
"Brother Cheng, I haven't seen you for a long time, but are you okay?" Zuo Zhuotian was familiar with the man, walked straight into the courtyard, and greeted him from afar.
When the man heard Zuo Daotian's voice, he hurriedly raised his head and looked at it fixedly: "Isn't this the Zuo hero escorted by SF? What kind of wind is blowing you today? You haven't been to the Zhai Pavilion for several years?"
"Hahahaha, didn't I come to visit Brother Cheng," Zuo Xuantian said with a smile.
The man turned sideways, looked at Master Tianning, and asked, "May I ask who this master is?"
"This is Master Tianning, who came from Qiyun Temple in Changzhou to visit Brother Cheng," Zuo said.
"Amitabha, the poor monk's Dharma name Tianning, I have come to visit Master Cheng," Master Tianning stepped forward and said.
"I've seen Master Tianning, in the next Cheng Ruiming, he is the master craftsman of this Yan Pavilion, isn't it that the master wants to order the Yan from Cheng?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"Amitabha, as soon as the poor monk enters the Four Treasures of Hanmo, he feels that the light of wisdom shines on his heart," Master Tianning praised.
"Dare to ask Master Tianning, how do you know that this Yan Pavilion is the Four Treasures of Hanmo Pavilion back then? This was all more than fifty years ago. Now in the entire She County, few people know about this matter," Cheng Ruiming said.
At this time, an apprentice brought a pot of tea and poured it for everyone. Master Tianning looked around and continued: "The poor monk not only knows that this Yan Pavilion is the Four Treasures of Hanmo Pavilion back then. The poor monk also knows that this place has a great fate with my Buddhism."
"Oh, why does the master think that my Yan Pavilion has a great fate with Buddhism?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"There is fate or not, it's all fate," Master Tianning said obscurely.
When Cheng Ruiming heard this, his eyes lit up, he straightened his waist to refresh himself, and then stared at Master Tianning's eyes and said, "If there is really fate, it is true fate." ”
Master Tianning clasped his hands together and hurriedly answered: "If there is really no fate, it is also true"
The left row on the side was confused. What "if there is really a fate, it is a true fate, if it is really unfathomable, it is also a true fate", I don't understand a word, and I don't know what to say at all.
That Cheng Ruiming listened to Master Tianning's words, but it seemed to be clear suddenly. He immediately stood up, spread out his palm and pointed to the inner hall and said, "Master, please inside"
Zuo Huatian followed behind Master Tianning, and entered the back hall of the Yan Pavilion with Cheng Ruiming.
Although the back hall is not too big, it feels very mysterious when you walk into the house. I saw a few burning oil lamps around the house. In the middle, there is a five-foot-high stone pagoda shrine, which enshrines a stone statue of the Buddha. The circle around the ground of the stone tower is also enclosed with stones, protecting the surrounding ground, as if no one is allowed to step into it.
Cheng Ruiming pointed to the Buddhist shrine and said, "Master, please see, this is the Buddhist shrine enshrined by my grandfather, and it has been more than fifty years. My grandfather once left a message saying that this Buddhist shrine was a treasure, and told future generations to worship it as a holy relic, and not to lose the slightest mistake. ”
"Amitabha, is what Master Cheng said true?" asked Master Tianning.
"It's true. However, I have observed it more than once, and this Buddha shrine is just an ordinary stone sculpture, and there is nothing special about it. I don't know why my grandfather left that sentence. Although under the dullness, can not solve this mystery. But I have always followed my grandfather's last words, refueled on time, cleaned regularly, and always respectfully worshipped, not daring to make a mistake. Cheng Ruiming said.
"Amitabha, it seems that Master Cheng has a relationship with my Buddhism. Master Tianning said.
However, according to my father, my grandfather met a Buddhist master and promised him a word to worship this Buddhist shrine forever. Perhaps it was to repay the wish, so more than 50 years ago, when the Four Treasures of Hanmo could not be sustained, my grandfather resolutely bought the real estate and operated the Yan here in order to abide by this agreement. Grandfather also left a sentence, if one day, a Buddhist master comes to the door, can say to this sentence 'If there is really fate, it is true fate, if there is no fate, it is also true', he will lead him into the back hall, inform him of this matter, and let him arrange it. Cheng Ruiming said word by word.
"Amitabha, the three generations of Cheng Shi's ancestors and grandchildren have hearts, it's really rare, it's really rare. Master Tianning said.
"Master, although I am not a monk, I also know that Buddhism pays attention to everything according to fate. But I don't know why my grandfather left this sentence of 'no fate is true'. I didn't expect to meet Master Tianning today, and I was really able to match this sentence, it was really fate," Cheng Ruiming said.
"Amitabha, Cheng Shizhu, the phrase 'fate is true without fate' is actually not so profound. Master Tianning said.
"There is no profound mystery?May I ask the master, what does this sentence mean?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"Actually, 'True Fate' was originally the Dharma name of a monk in my Qiyun Temple, who has passed away. 'Fate or not, it's all true' is just the Dharma name of this true fate master," Master Tianning explained.
"I see, no wonder no matter how you guess, you can't understand the mystery. It turns out that the fundamental direction has been wrong, so you will never be able to guess the mystery," Cheng Ruiming said.
"Yes, people in the world often complicate many simple problems, thinking that they are smart, but in fact they have gone astray. Master Tianning said.
"May I ask Master Tianning, why did Master Zhenyuan leave this sentence for his grandfather below? Do you know the mystery of this?" Cheng Ruiming asked.
This was an agreement between them, and the poor monk guessed that if anyone could reconcile it, he would inform him of it. Master Cheng, may I ask Grandfather Ling that if the monk is right on this sentence, he will let him arrange it?" Master Tianning confirmed.
"Yes, it is. This sentence has been remembered in my heart for decades, and I can't be wrong. Cheng Ruiming concluded.
When Master Tianning heard this, he took out a stone with engraved words from his baggage and handed it to Cheng Ruiming.
Cheng Ruiming took the stone and read the words engraved on it word by word: "Shezhou Hanmo Four Treasures Museum, digging three feet from the ground to show the Buddha's light." If there is a real fate, it is a true fate, and if there is no fate, it is also a true fate. ”
When Master Zhenyuan passed away, he ordered his disciples to put this engraved stone in his columbarium and bury it under the Bodhi tree behind Qiyun Temple. also left a sentence: 'Huichang is difficult, Buddha and Meng's catastrophe, Tang Dynasty is dead and enlightened, and the light is revealed'. The disciples knew that Master Zhenyuan came to Changzhou from the Central Plains when Tang Wuzong was in trouble with the Fa Chang. So I thought that the few words he left behind were just because of the resentment against Wu Zong's destruction of the Buddha, so everyone didn't pay much attention to it. After the death of the Tang Dynasty, the senior monks of Qiyun Temple began to debate whether to invite the coffin of Master Zhenyuan. After arguing for more than ten years without a conclusion, in the end, a hundred-year-old monk suggested that the coffin be opened."
"What about after opening the coffin?" asked Zuo Zhutian on the side, impatiently.
After opening the coffin, everyone was surprised to find that the stone that had been placed in the urn had these carved handwritings. As he spoke, Master Tianning pointed to the stone that Cheng Ruiming was holding in his hand. He continued: "When the disciples put the stone into the columbarium, it was a smooth stone that was smooth and clean without any handwriting, but after a few decades, there was chiseled handwriting on the stone. ”
"Isn't this weird? Could it be that the master appeared in the sky and engraved the words?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
"Not really. Later, everyone looked at the stone carefully and found that it was indeed the handwriting of Master Zhenyuan, and it had been carved before he passed away. Master Tianning said.
"Then it's even more strange, why didn't the disciples find the handwriting on the stone when the altar was first installed?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
The monks were also puzzled, but after careful examination, they found that the remaining objects in the grooves of the handwriting were backfilled with debris mixed with paraffin, but the disciples who installed the altar at that time did not find it. But as time passed, the paraffin slowly melted away, and the handwriting became apparent. Master Tianning explained.
"I see, it seems that this master of true fate is really wise and profound, and he actually left such a hand. Zuo Zhuotian praised.
"The poor monk followed the instructions of Master Zhenyuan on the stone and came to Shexian. I just want to invite the holy relics of Buddhism, and I hope that the benefactor will be fulfilled. Master Tianning said.
"Of course, there is no problem, the three generations of our Cheng family are waiting here to fulfill this promise. If Master Ning has already clarified the truth today, it should be that the master should invite back this Buddhist shrine. Cheng Ruiming said.
According to the poor monk's deference, the holy relic should not be this Buddha shrine. Master Tianning said.
"It's not a Buddhist shrine, so what is it?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"Dig three feet into the ground to reveal the Buddha's light? By the way, will the holy relics be hidden three feet below this Buddha shrine?"
The poor monk didn't know if this was the case, so he had to dig it up first to find out. However, according to the poor monk's inference, it is very likely that the holy relic is a relic," said Master Tianning.
"Relic?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"That's right, the treasures of Buddhism, of course, are not gold, silver and jade. Therefore, according to the inference of the poor monk, it should be a relic," Master Tianning said.
"Great, then ask Master Tianning to ask this relic," Cheng Ruiming said.
"Apprentice, hand the Diamond Sutra to the teacher. Master Tianning instructed his disciple.
The disciple took out the "Diamond Sutra" from his baggage and handed it to Master Tianning, who took the scripture and recited it in front of the Buddha shrine, then respectfully closed the scripture and knelt on the straw mat and bowed three times and nine times.
"Master, do you want to go down and get the digging tools?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"No need, Buddhist relics, it's best not to see sharp weapons," Master Tianning said.
"But without tools, how can you dig out three feet of land?" asked Cheng Ruiming suspiciously.
"The poor monk has his own way, please stay out of the way. ”
Several people listened to Master Tianning's instructions, and they all leaned on the corner of the wall to watch. At this time, I saw Master Tianning standing in front of the Buddha shrine, and his luck was working. Slowly push the shrine to the side. Zuo Huatian and Cheng Ruiming saw that Master Tianning had such a powerful internal strength. I couldn't help but look at each other and be dumbfounded.
Finally, Master Tianning raised his palms, took a deep breath, and slammed a few palms to the ground, pushing away the soil under the original position of the Buddha shrine layer by layer.
After pushing a few layers of dirt. Suddenly, a bluestone slab was exposed under the soil layer. Seeing this, Master Tianning immediately stopped exercising.
"The master's internal strength is very good, Zuo admires, admires" Zuo Zhuotian exclaimed.
"The small skill of carving insects, just to strengthen the body, Zuo Daxia smiled," Master Tianning said modestly.
With that, Master Tianning jumped lightly, jumped down the dirt pit, and carefully moved the stones away with his bare hands.
I saw a small square stone pit under the stones. In the stone pit was an iron letter about two feet long and wide. Next to the iron letter is a small stone tablet with esoteric Sanskrit engraved on it.
"Master Tianning, may I ask what is written on this stone tablet?" asked Cheng Ruiming.
"The Sanskrit engraved on this stone tablet is only a shallow learning of the poor monks, and they can't understand it yet," Master Tianning replied as he looked at the words on the stone tablet.
"Then let's invite this iron letter first, maybe there is an explanation from Tang Wen in it," Cheng Ruiming said.
Master Tianning brought the iron coffin up from the pit and placed it on the table where the incense had been offered, and he slowly opened the rusty iron coffin, and saw that it contained a very delicate silver coffin, which was wound by two silver wires. Master Tianning folded his hands, first bowed, then got up, and carefully removed the silver threads that were wrapped around the silver coffin. After opening the silver coffin, he found a small golden coffin about five inches in it. Based on what he had seen in the scriptures in the past, Master Tianning knew in his heart that this small golden coffin should be the last protection of the relics. So he cheered up, carefully peeled off the wax seal, and gently opened the golden coffin.
Master Tianning held his breath, for fear of making a mistake. The golden coffin slowly opened, and only a honeycomb-shaped spirit bone relic the size of an egg came into view.
Master Tianning looked down and confirmed that there was no abnormality, and immediately closed the gold coffin, restored the wax seal, and put it back into the silver coffin. He took a few steps back, and after bowing again, he said to Cheng Ruiming: "That's right, this is indeed my Buddhist holy relic-spirit bone relic."
Cheng Ruiming listened to Master Tianning's words, and hurriedly knelt down to the golden coffin and silver coffin, and said after three bows and nine bows: "I really didn't expect that under the Buddha shrine enshrined by three generations of my Cheng family, there are buried relics of high monks. I hope that the Bodhisattva will bless my Cheng family, and the door will shine, and I will be blessed with longevity and health."
"May I ask Master Tianning, is there a Tang record in this, which monk's relics are it?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
"The poor monk did not find any Tang records, but according to the level of the gold coffin and silver coffin, the poor monk guessed that it must be a very important Buddhist monk relic" After that, Master Tianning looked at the stone tablet in the stone pit: "It seems that the answer is only to start from this stone tablet." My Master Huiwu of Qiyun Temple is proficient in Sanskrit, and the poor monk can only bring this stone tablet back and ask him to interpret it."
"However, this stele is so heavy, it may take time and effort to transport it back to Changzhou, I wonder if I can escort it below?" asked Zuo Huatian.
"There is no need to be so troublesome, the poor monk rubbed this inscription, only brought light rubbing paper, and went back to Changzhou," Master Tianning said.
So, Cheng Ruiming found rubbing paper and printed the words on the stele with Master Tianning.
"Master Cheng, the poor monk only brought rubbings back to Changzhou. This stele is too heavy to be transported, so leave it in your Yan Pavilion and make a souvenir. Master Tianning said.
"Thank you master, my Cheng family has guarded the holy relic for three generations, and I will definitely protect this stone tablet well, please rest assured, master. Cheng Ruiming said.
"Then it will be bothering Cheng Shizhu, Cheng Shizhu's family has guarded the holy relics for three generations, and I believe that there will be good rewards in the future. Master Tianning said.
"Thank you, master, the promise of the Cheng family has been fulfilled, and now we are officially returning the relics to the master," Cheng Ruiming said respectfully.
"Okay, thank you Cheng Shi. The poor monk will take this relic and first invite the Shunfeng to escort and worship Zuo Daxia. Wait for a day to be escorted to Qiyun Temple in Changzhou, I don't know what Zuo Daxia wants?" Master Tianning asked.
"Please rest assured, this bag is on Zuo. Please bring back a few carrier pigeons by the way, and when the flying pigeon passes the book to Zuo, Zuo will definitely open the escort on time, and there will be no difference in the slightest," Zuo said.
"Okay, then there will be Lao Zuo Daxia" Tianning clasped his hands together.
Zuo Zhutian called the disciples of Zhuangnei, and together with Master Tianning, invited the relics back to SF to be enshrined and protected. And Master Tianning took the rubbing inscription and the carrier pigeon that left the sky, and left Shexian to return to Changzhou.