Chapter 11 Buddha Statue Group
Li Yi has been living in the Heavenly Buddha Temple for more than a month, and in the past month, under the careful care of the monks of the Heavenly Buddha Temple, Li Yi's injuries have basically recovered. At this time, his expression also returned to his previous appearance, full of vitality. It's just that he still can't remember who he is, why was he injured? But at this time, Li Yi was not as painful as he was at the beginning, on the contrary, his life in the Heavenly Buddha Temple had made him gradually forget about his loss of memory. And during this time, the little monk of the void would come to see Li Yi every day and take Li Yi around the Tianfo Temple, and the two of them gradually became very good friends.
On this day, the two of them were also walking around the Heavenly Buddha Temple as usual, and you and I chatted one by one. When he walked to the mountain behind the Heavenly Buddha Temple, the little void monk suddenly pointed to the mountain in the south and said, "Donor, look over there!
Void looked back at Li Yi and continued: "That is the largest Buddha statue in my temple, and it is also the oldest Buddha statue. It was carved by the abbot who founded this temple, and this Buddha statue is called "Dream Buddha".
Seeing this Buddha statue clearly, Li Yicai was really shocked, how could there be such a big Buddha statue in this world. This statue is as large as a mountain, covering most of the entire southern mountain. Although Li Yi has walked around the Heavenly Buddha Temple several times these days, he has also seen this mountain. But he never imagined that there would be such a huge Buddha statue. Some parts of the Buddha statue have been damaged due to age, but you can still feel the magnificence and majesty of this Buddha statue. Not only that, but if you look closely, there are countless Buddha statues densely packed in this back mountain, which is quite surprising.
"What kind of place is this? Why are there so many Buddha statues of different sizes, who carved these? It can't be you?" Li Yi was shocked by what he saw, and countless questions and curiosity appeared in his mind, and he looked at the little monk of the void and asked.
The little monk of the void looked at those Buddha statues, his eyes were full of infinite emotion, and said: "Here we call it the Buddha statue group, this Li Buddha statue is the Buddha statue carved by the monks of our temple for generations to use the stone of the mountain to carve out the Buddha of their own feelings. You see, none of those Buddha statues are exactly the same. But every face can give you infinite warmth. There is no fixed appearance of a Buddha, and everyone sees the Buddha differently. Everyone sees everything in their own way. There is no so-called truth in this world, everyone sees everything from a different angle, and what they see and think is different. The so-called facts are only relative facts, and good and bad are also quite good and bad. โ
The void closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and continued: "One of our spiritual lessons is to portray ourselves in our hearts as Buddhas. When our strength reaches a certain level, we will enter this mountain to cultivate, and when we go out of the mountain, we will come here and carve a Buddha statue with our hands. โ
"Can I live here? Hehe, I don't understand what you're saying, but I think this place is really an admirable place. Can I live in the Heavenly Buddha Temple?" Li Yi asked the little monk of the void.
"Donor, do you want to become a monk? I can't be the master of this, so I have to ask the abbot." โ
"Can't you live here without being a monk? I don't know what it's like to be a monk. Why are you a monk? โ
"This, because I am an orphan, was taken in by my master without regrets, I have lived here since I was a child, and it has been more than ten years. I really like life inside the stone temple. It's just that sometimes I want to see the outside world. Can you tell us about the outside world?" said the little monk of the void with some incoherence.
Li Yi scratched his head and thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry, I'll be here as soon as I wake up." I've forgotten everything from before, and I can't remember it. But I can feel that this place is really good. In my senses, I had never been to a place like this before. It's an eye-opener!"
Li Yi hesitated and asked. "Can I get closer and see these Buddha statues?"
The little monk of the void said solemnly, "This is not allowed. โ
Seeing the serious expression of the void, Li Yi was a little surprised, and he didn't know what to say for a while. The two were silent for a long time. Suddenly, the little monk smiled secretly, and then pretended to be serious again and said:
"This place is forbidden to the outside world, but you are here, I will take you in this time to take you in to see and see, but you must remember not to tell anyone, especially my master. Come and go this way. The little monk of the void pointed to the path next to him as he spoke.
Li Yi glanced at the little monk of the void and said, "How can this be done." How can I, an outsider, break your rules? After speaking, the young man held back the little monk of the void.
The little monk of the void laughed "haha" and said to Li Yi: "I'm joking with you, don't mind. โ
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking that this little monk was really strange, he didn't deserve the solemnity here at all, and he really didn't feel like a monk. And the joke he said was not funny at all, Li Yi laughed a little helplessly.
At this time, the little monk had already walked in. The little monk of the void walked and turned around to find that the young man had not followed, and shouted to Li Yi: "Hurry up, what are you doing standing there? โ
Li Yi didn't say anything more and followed. The two of them walked along the trail admiring the Buddha statues around them. As they walked, they heard the sound of knocking stones from a distance.
"Jingle Bellโ"
"Looks like there's someone up ahead." Before Li Yi finished speaking, a childish voice suddenly came from the front. "Where are you two going?"
Hearing this voice, the little monk of the void immediately said respectfully: "Master Master, I will take this benefactor to visit the temple. I walked and walked to this place. We'll go back right away. โ
As soon as Li Yi looked up, he saw a child who looked to be six or seven years old, dressed in tattered monk's robes, lazily leaning against a tree and looking at them obliquely.
Li Yi looked strangely at the void and the "child" who was half a cut younger than him, this "child" was wearing a monk's uniform that was much larger than him, and he looked like an old man. Li Yi couldn't help laughing in his heart, thinking to himself: "What's wrong with this little void monk, how can he do these things to such a child." Where did this kid come from?"
Li Yi was a little unaccustomed to it, walked up to the child, grabbed his back collar and said, "Little friend, are you very arrogant!" Li Yi didn't finish speaking, but the little monk in the void on the side was frightened, and hurriedly grabbed Li Yi and respectfully put down the "child".
"Master Zu, don't be angry, this donor has just arrived at this temple and doesn't know about the situation in this temple before he offended your old man, please don't be angry. โ
The little monk of the void bowed and apologized to the "child" while pulling Li Yi and hurriedly walked back.
"You little hairy boy, how dare you do this to me!" the "child" cursed as he rolled around the place. No matter how Li Yi thinks of this "child", he doesn't look like a high-ranking monk.
Seeing that this child was making more and more trouble, the little monk of the void bowed to the "child" a few more times and continued to pull Li Yi back, saying to Li Yi as he walked: "Donor, this person is a senior monk of my temple, you can't do this." โ
Li Yi asked suspiciously: "That child is so small, how can it be your grandfather?"
"The people who can appear in this group of Buddha statues are all eminent monks, my master said. Moreover, the exercises practiced by the senior monks here are different from ordinary exercises. Anything can happen here. I'm sorry, but this place is actually off-limits. I've been in here several times before, and I brought you in without anything happening, but I didn't expect this to happen this time. The little void monk said to Li Yi very seriously.
"You're not kidding again, are you? You don't even know that person?"
"What's strange if I don't know, the Heavenly Buddha Temple is so big, and there are many people I don't know. Although I have been in Tianfo Temple for more than ten years, I have seen very few people I know. In fact, the reason why the Heavenly Buddha Temple is called "Divine Temple" is because there are many monks in the Buddha statue group behind the temple, and their Taoism is unfathomable, and this place can be said to be the place of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. If the senior monks inside give you a point or two, you can be famous all over the world. โ
Hearing this, Liyi asked, "Then why did you pull me out when you saw that high monk just now?" Why don't you let him point you out?"
The little monk scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "Originally, we violated the temple rules when we entered this place, where do we dare to think about it! Haha, let's go to another place to visit." Don't tell anyone what happened today. โ
As they spoke, they ran out of the place, and then they walked in the other direction. At this time, looking at the panicked expression of the little monk in the void, Li Yi felt a little uneasy in his heart, and the figure of the child kept appearing in front of his eyes. He turned curiously and looked at the entrance that had just entered the Buddha statue group.