Chapter 158 Observing the universe
The history of Xuegong Library is longer than that of the entire Yu Dynasty. Walking in the corridor formed by towering bookshelves, you can clearly smell the smell of ancient wood and old books.
"Detailed Research on the Inheritance of Medieval Zen and Existing Alienated Objects" is here.
Li Ang pushed the ladder with pulleys to the bookshelf, and then boarded the step ladder.
Cangshuge collects books from all over the world. These books span a huge time span, are rich in variety, and cover everything. From the investigation of local dialects to the habits of a certain insect,
From the fairy tales told to children by the locals in the Far West, to the practice experience written by the monks in the Candle Sky Realm before their death.
The Academy has specially trained several teams with different divisions of labor, some of whom regularly repair and maintain ancient books;
Some people went to collect books from all over the world and brought them back to Zangshu Pavilion;
There are special appraisal management books - confirm which books are outdated and have too many mistakes to be worthless. Which books are valuable and can be read by students. Which books are of great value but are too dangerous to be permanently sealed.
The high-risk books between the positions of "banned books" and "non-banned books" are all locked with iron chains by Zangshuge, and keys are required to open them.
Li Ang took out a heavy brass key from his pocket, opened the iron lock, and with the low sound of the chain slipping, took out the ancient book and walked down the long ladder.
Thanks to the constant dust sweeping effect on each bookshelf, there is not much dust inside and outside the ancient books.
Li Ang held several books including "Middle Ancient Zen", sat down at the desk by the window, and flipped through the pages.
【Buddha is not Buddha, Buddha is human,】
Li Ang raised his eyebrows at the beginning of the book. The author of "Middle Ancient Zen" is Lin Liangce, the sage of Yuchu's school. The interviews, as well as Zen historical objects, lead to the conclusion—
Buddhas are all human beings.
【Siddhartha is a member of the Sakya clan, born in Kapilavatthu, his father's name is Shoutudana, which means pure rice, and he claims to be the King of Pure Rice, a descendant of immortals. His mother is Mahamaya, the eldest daughter of King Shanjue of the neighboring Tianarm City. Mahamaya died seven days after Siddhartha was born, and Siddhartha was raised by his aunt Gotama.]
The book describes in detail the experience of the Buddha's birth, seeking the way, asceticism, enlightenment, etc., and believes that Siddhartha, like other so-called sages and sages, is an ordinary person. It was due to the fate of the day after tomorrow that he embarked on the road of practice and had disciples to spread his ideas. This is how Buddhism in India and the subsequent history of Buddhism being introduced to the Central Plains came into being.
Li Ang continued to turn the page noncommittally. The idea that all saints are all humans is not without market in the academy. Some doctors believe that those deified saints are essentially powerful practitioners.
Since everyone is on the path of practice, there is no need to devote themselves to absolute worship, as long as they have respect for the predecessors.
Of course, those doctors thought so in their hearts. When the Haotian Sacrifice is held in the academy, they will still wear formal clothes to participate.
"If the great monks of the White Horse Temple read the contents of this book, I'm afraid they will be so angry that their brains bleed."
Li Ang shook his head and continued to read.
【. After Siddhartha's death, his disciples spread his ideas all over Tianzhu. However, the disciples have different understandings of the original Zen teachings such as "Four Noble Truths", "Eight Noble Path" and "Twelve Causes and Conditions", and gradually evolved into various sects. To this day, the differences between the various factions are huge, and it is difficult to tell which one is absolutely orthodox. But the relatively most orthodox one, which is said to have inherited the most essence of Siddhartha's thoughts, is still after Siddhartha's death, five hundred arhats jointly compiled the Buddha's teachings in the Qiye Cave in Rajagha City. Namely "Agama Sutra"]
Li Ang knows what the "Agama Sutra" is. It is the fundamental classic and the fundamental Dharma recognized by both the primitive Zen and the sects of Zen. It is composed of many small scriptures.
【The "Agama Sutra" has a huge content and a large number of pages, some of which are no longer reliable due to wars, differences in narration, distortions by later generations, etc., and it is impossible to piece together the whole picture. Among them, the one that interests me the most is a lost scripture named "Guan Zhou Jing". In the murals of various Tianzhu Zen grottoes, the name of "Contemplation of the Universe" appears. Those arhats compiled this legend with a strange expression that I have never seen before. The book of perception. 】
【The expression on his face can be said to be awe? Or. Fear? 】
【This makes me very curious. After the Buddha passed away, the great disciple Mahakasyapa returned after hearing that the Buddha passed away in Yebo Kingdom. Since the Buddha did not leave any works during his lifetime, in the summer three months later, with the support of King Ajatasatta of the Magadha Kingdom, Mahakassapa selected 500 master monks, that is, 500 arhats, to jointly organize and compile the Buddha's works. Thought. 】
【Buddha thought of it in his later years, or what did he see? Will it make these learned monks so disturbed? Could it be related to the demon king who was prophesied to destroy Buddha? 】
【I don’t think so. In the grotto murals, those learned monks seemed to be forced to respect the Buddha, and recorded some things that the Buddha said before he was alive, but they could not understand. Afterwards, out of fear, he burned the deviant "Guan Zhou Jing". 】
【In order to find out what the "Guan Zhou Jing" said, I visited more primitive Zen relics, but nothing was gained. Until in a remote village, I heard a fable. A monk who participated in the assembly of five hundred people couldn’t bear the loss of a precious scripture. The scriptures were brought out of Tianzhu to prevent being discovered and burned by other monks. 】
【After that, it is not known where the scripture that is suspected to be "Guan Zhou Jing" went. It may have been intercepted and burned by other monks, or it may have been collected by Haotian Daomen, or it may even have wandered to the Central Plains, where it was kept secretly by a certain branch of Zen. 】
【Perhaps, I should look for the site of Jingnianzong? Their sudden demise is extremely suspicious. I suspect that in the process of destroying the sect, other Zen sects in China also made a move, in order to obtain the original Sanskrit "Guan Zhou Jing". 】
Jing Nianzong!
Li Ang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of something.
The Zhaoming organization was talking about it, and Ya Jiu seemed not interested in the secret method of resurrection that Jingnianzong was proud of.
Are they also for this book?
(end of this chapter)