After talking to us for a while, the old woman said a few words in Tibetan and precepts, as if to tell him something, and after saying that, she took out a few small stones from her bosom and sent them to us one by one, and then continued her pilgrimage.

Looking at the small stone in his hand, which was engraved with Tibetan characters that we couldn't understand, because he didn't know what the Tibetan characters on the stones meant, Wang Yan asked Jienian: "Brother Lin, why is there Tibetan on this small stone that the old grandmother gave us?"

"Ah, oh, this, this is the 'Mani Stone'. Jie Nian came back to his senses for a moment, and withdrew his gaze that was still staring at the back of the old grandmother.

"What is the 'Mani Stone'?" Xiaohui also asked.

"Oh, this Mani stone is a stone that depicts Buddhist scriptures in Tibetan. In Tibetan areas, people regard stones as living and spiritual things, and after carving Buddha statues or Buddhist scriptures on the stones, these stones have the effect of suppressing evil spirits and removing filth, so in Tibetan areas, Tibetans like to make this kind of Mani stone, and after doing it, they will throw it at home or outside the house to ward off evil spirits. "Qu Nian said.

"Oh, I see, Brother Lin, are the Mani stones as big as the ones in our hands? On the way here, I often see stone piles on both sides of the road and on some hillsides, and it seems that this Tibetan script is also engraved on them, are those Mani stones also inscribed?" Wang Yan asked again.

"Well, those stone piles are piled up with Mani stones, Mani stones do not have a uniform specification and shape, the maker does not need to deliberately choose, pick up what stones are carved on them, the scriptures are mostly 'six-character mantras' and mantras, the size and style are different, and the Mani stones you hold in your hands are relatively small. "Pointing to the mani stone in our hands, which is the size of an egg, he said.

"In this way, Brother Lin, the Tibetans pile up the Mani stones together and put colorful flags, isn't it more able to ward off evil spirits?" Lili also interjected and asked.

"Hehe, so you can understand it. These stone piles, known in Tibetan as 'Duobang', means stones piled up. The 'Duo Gang' is divided into two types, the 'Gang of Fathers of the Evil Plague' and the 'Duo Gang of Suppressing Evil Spirits'. Most of the 'Gang of Preventing Filth and Disaster' are located at the end of the village, the stone pile is huge, and the big and small are in the form of a stepped base at the moment, and the stone pile contains the scriptures of stopping the filth, eliminating the disaster, and praying for peace, and there are grains, gold, silver, jewelry, guns, knives and spears; as for the 'Suppressing Evil Cult Gang', most of them are located on the side of the road, by the lake, at the crossroads, etc., the stone pile is small in scale, the shape is conical, there is no ladder, the right pile contains the mantra to suppress evil spirits, and the stone pile of the platform also hides guns, knives and spears. Like the small stone piles we saw along the way, most of them are 'evil cult gangs'. "Qu Nian said.

"Brother Lin knows so much, it's great. "Lili is really talking now, and we're all used to it.

It was very late in the Tibetan area, so everyone went back to the tent to rest for a while, and it was time for the vigil, when he saw that I had not yet entered the tent, so he came over to me and whispered, "That old woman just now has a bit of a background." ”

"Oh, no. "I don't believe that such a rickety old Tibetan grandmother can have any origins.

Seeing that the others had already entered the tent, Jienian made a gesture to me to ask me to talk to him to the side, so I greeted Wang Yan, who was in the same tent, and said that I would sleep again in a while, so I followed Jienian and got out of the barbed wire fence and walked onto the road.

"That old woman must not be simple, you know, she said two words to me just before leaving, it was a little incredible!" said Jienian.

"What did she say?" I asked.

"She said, you have practiced Buddhism and Zen Gong, just now you can see that I am an old woman, and I should have practiced 'Wisdom and Eye Gong'. When she said this, it proves that she could hear our conversation when she was still far away, and she also knew what kind of Buddhist kung fu I practiced.

"It's a bit unbelievable, I didn't expect this old woman to be a mortal. "I was also amazed at the old grandmother's preaching.

"The unbelievable is still behind, she said to me, the identity of one of the girls who came with you is not simple, the body is faintly shining with colorful brilliance, it should be the color of the heavenly realm, the road ahead is sinister, I advise you to go back." "Jie Nian told me the original words of the old grandmother.

"What! she said?" the old woman was talking about me, I thought to myself.

"She must have seen the fairy realm Huigen in your bones before she said this, as for the sinister road ahead, I am afraid that she refers to the matter of King Gesar's seal. As far as I know, we are the only ones in the area who are handling this matter, and very few people know about it. In addition, there has never been such an old woman among the Tibetan masters I know, so when she finished talking to me, I kept wondering what kind of sacredness this old man was. Jie Nian said, grabbing the back of his head.

"It seems that there are really people outside the world, there are heavens outside the sky, and people can't look good!" I shook my head and sighed heartily.

"Actually, when she first appeared, I felt that something was wrong, because at this time of year in early spring, there are heavy snowfalls and even blizzards from time to time, and during this time period, there are very few single Tibetans who make pilgrimages, and there are sometimes ferocious highland wolves in this area, and I was a little confused at first when I saw that she was just a single old woman. By the way, you may not know that the Mani stones she gave us are all good treasures!" said Jie Nian.

"Just this stone?" I didn't notice, an ordinary stone with a red brush carved with a few small Tibetan characters and strange patterns.

"Don't underestimate this Mani stone, the average Mani stone is an ordinary six-character mantra, most of them are only patterns and words, and there is no mana. But the few Mani stones she gave us, each of which contained extremely deep mana, and it was not a six-character mantra, but a nine-character mantra. Take this piece in your hand, for example, it includes the 'Zhe' character seal in the nine-character mantra, which depicts the 'Vajrasattva Hammer Spell', which can help you discover your potential and free your own power. According to me, this old man seems to have seen your current state, so he gave you this Mani stone with the word 'person', it is really a master, a good means, with this Mani stone, you can practice the 'Ah Zi Yue Wheel View', which is estimated to play a role in fueling the fire. "Qu Nian said.

"Oh, so each of us gets a different Mani stone?" I asked.

"No, everyone else's is the same, only for you and mine is different, everyone else gets the 'Lin' Zi Mantra Seal, which depicts the 'Mantra of the Third Ming King', mainly to help people maintain a clear will and stabilize their minds. What I was given was the mantra of the word 'Dou', which portrayed the 'Vajrasattva Mantra', which is mainly to stimulate people's fighting spirit and energy when encountering difficulties and dangers. I think that the old man has a certain intention in allocating Mani stones in this way. "Qu Nian said.

"I really didn't expect that this little mani stone still has such an effect. I said, looking at the slightly greenish, egg-sized Mani stone in my hand.

"By the way, Lin Yu, there's something I want to tell you. The expression of the precept was very solemn.

"You say. I looked at him.

"I think that since you have to go to Mount Kinabalu, then you should listen to me, and when you arrive near Mount Kinabalu, you can only play during the day, and at night you must go back to the hotels or temples in the nearby towns and villages to stay, and you must not camp or stay in the wilderness. Jie Nian said.

"Well, I'll go talk to them. But can I follow you to see the demons and monsters? or I won't tell them, and if something happens, you'll have to blame. "To be honest, I've grown to love this adventure now.

"You, well, I can't really talk about you, but if you are in danger or in an emergency, you must listen to me. "The precepts were compromised.

"Cheng, listen to you. I said to him happily.

That month I shook all the prayer barrels,

Not for excess, just for touching your fingertips;

That year kowtowed on the mountain road, not for the audience,

Just to stick to your warmth;

In that life, the mountain is not for the sake of cultivating the next life,

Just to meet you on the way.

On the second day, I drove for a day, and in the evening, I finally arrived at Tachin, a must-pass place before going to Mount Kinabalu. The hotels in Tachin, although poorly equipped, are clean and have a supply of boiling water, making them a good place to stay in the area.

Put down the luggage, everyone wash and eat, the famous "Lhasa Hotel" outside the hotel is a tent set up restaurant, the owner of the restaurant is a pair of retired teachers, although simple, but it is indeed the most delicious restaurant here, we try to eat as much as possible, because everyone knows that this may be the last full meal before entering the sacred mountain, and we will only live on dry food in the next two or three days.

According to the plan, we will also go around the mountain (circle around the mountain), because people on the plateau are very easy to get tired, and considering the upcoming trip to the mountain, in order to reserve physical strength and maintain spirit, everyone did not waste time, and after eating, they rested separately.

It's a little strange that before going to bed, the owner of the hotel told us that we must close the doors and windows at night and close the curtains, and don't get up at night if you can't go outside, especially not to go outside, and the area is not very peaceful recently.

Seeing the boss talking and talking, Wang Yan and several people felt strange, so they asked the boss what was not very peaceful, and the boss couldn't say anything good for a long time, only said that he must not go out at night, and must not go out of the village.

"Lin Yu, you have to listen to the boss, don't go out at night to let off steam, I'm going to go out to find the senior brother of the Prajna King Kong Academy here, and come back later." Jie Nian called me aside and said.

"There's also your liaison station here, so take me to see it. I said to the precepts.

"What a liaison station, it sounds like we're all lurking. There are already several monasteries in the vicinity of Mount Kinabalu, such as Nenri Monastery, Zhilap Monastery, Songchu Monastery, Zhajiang Monastery and Sailong Monastery, etc., and many of the senior brothers in the Tibetan Prajna Vajra Monastery like to practice in retreat around the sacred mountain, so there have always been our annexes and monks in the vicinity. "Qu Nian said.

That night, Jienian took me to the village to find a monk from the Prajna Vajra Temple, and learned from the monk that the yin ghost caught by the Dharma Protector of the Prajna Vajra Temple near the sacred lake had been locked up in a separate courtyard near the sacred mountain.

That's all we learned from the monks, and after Jienian and I went back to rest, we left Tachin early the next morning to begin our official journey to the mountain.

In order to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Kinabalu all the way, and taking into account the physical problems of the female compatriots, we planned the time of turning the mountain to two days, of course, there are many "fierce donkeys" who can complete the mountain transfer in one day, but for us people who have not yet fully adapted to the plateau, two days is still the most scientific.

Leaving Taqin and walking into the Laqu Gorge, there are prayer flags and "Duobang" everywhere along the way, and there are many places of interest and historic sites on the entire mountain turning road, and there is a holy site almost every 500 meters, and there are stories related to it. Tibetan Buddhist Tantra believes that turning around the sacred mountain can wash away the sins of a lifetime, turning the mountain ten times can avoid hell in five hundred cycles, turning the mountain one hundred times can be born as a Buddha and ascending to heaven, and turning the mountain in the year of the horse when Shakyamuni Buddha was born can increase the merit of one round and twelve times, which is equivalent to thirteen circles in a year.

There are too many legends and stories about the holy relics along the way, we feel the religious culture and the empty holy scenery with great interest, passing through the double-legged pagoda, Sexiong, Qugu Temple, and found that turning the mountain is indeed a too physically exhausting guy.

We are carrying more than 20 pounds of baggage on both shoulders, and we are walking on the plateau and mountains above 4,500 meters of the poster, which directly makes the delicate and tender young ladies and daughters miserable on weekdays.