Chapter 311 Warranty
Four Buddhas?
Xia Jun glanced at the high altar. The four Buddha statues on the stage were dilapidated, and the damage was extremely serious. "Is there any problem?"
"The four words Daxiong Palace, Daxiong refers to the Buddha's virtue name, because the master Sakyamuni has infinite wisdom, and the hero suppresses demons, so he is honored as Daxiong by Zen disciples."
Li Ang said: "The main hall of the Daxiong Palace will always be the Buddha statue of Sakyamuni. According to different specifications, there are one, three, five, and seven statues.
One Buddha—only worship Sakyamuni Buddha statue,
Three Buddhas, or the three incarnations of Sakyamuni, or the present, past and future three Buddhas, or Sakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha.
Five Buddhas—Five Buddhas in the east, west, north, middle,
Seven Buddhas—the original seven Buddhas, including Sakyamuni.
The main Buddhas on the high altars of temples in the Central Plains follow the principle of one, three, five and seven, and should not enshrine four Buddha statues. This is against the rules. "
"Strange indeed,"
Sui Yi nodded slowly, "The Jialan Sect is one of the four major Zen sects of the former Sui Dynasty. It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it will not make mistakes in this kind of thing. Maybe there is a missing Buddha?
But the Buddha statue has no legs, so where can it run? "
This question has not been answered yet, and Li Ang discovered a new doubt.
"There are no eighteen arhats, but there are twelve perfect awakenings?
Usually the Eighteen Arhats are enshrined on both sides of the Daxiong Hall in the Central Plains, and there are also the Twelve Enlightenments—that is, the twelve Bodhisattvas who ask the Buddha for advice and practice.
are Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Universal Eye Bodhisattva, Universal Jue Bodhisattva, and Universal Faith Bodhisattva.
Ahem, there is no Puxin. "
Li Ang coughed and continued: "In short, there is a strict order for the Twelve Enlightenments, but these Bodhisattva statues are placed randomly."
Que Teqin frowned and said, "Doctor Li thinks that these Bodhisattva statues are also part of the prohibition?"
"It's possible."
Li Ang nodded and said: "I still remember the specific order of the twelve circles, maybe after returning them to their positions, it can cause some changes.
What do you think? "
“.”
Xia Jun, Jiu Fenghai and others looked at each other. The gate of the Garan Sect was destroyed once, and the inspection team of the academy took away the remaining useful things. There is nothing to dig.
There is not much food left on everyone's bodies. Instead of procrastinating, it is better to fight while the state is still there.
"good."
Jiu Fenghai nodded in agreement, "What do we need to do?"
"Help me put these Bodhisattva statues in the designated positions. From left to right are Manjusri, Puxian, and Guanyin."
Li Ang directed the others to adjust the order of the Bodhisattva statues.
The Buddha statues and Bodhisattva statues in the Daxiong Palace are made of special materials, neither gold nor stone nor wood, they are extremely strong and heavy, and can block spiritual power.
Fortunately, Que Teqin, an innate warrior, was there, so it was relatively easy to carry.
When the last virtuous Bodhisattva returned to its original position, everyone took a step back and waited for the change to happen.
Dozens of breaths passed,
"Looks like nothing happened? Shouldn't it be incense sticks and pleading?"
Sui Yi whispered, "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva seems to be very spiritual. There used to be an old man in our village who couldn't marry a wife. He felt that he might have no offspring in this life, so he went to the Avalokitesvara Temple to pray for Bodhisattva.
Ask the Bodhisattva if he can give birth to one for him. "
"Um?"
Sudden turning point made Xia Jun and others startled, subconsciously asked: "And then?"
It's impossible for a crane to come down from the sky and pick up a swaddle with a child in its mouth, right?
"Then Old Man Wang was hit by a carriage and died just as he was going out,"
What kind of evil **** is this? !
The corners of Xia Jun and the others' eyes twitched, and they hesitated to speak.
suddenly,
The second Puyan Bodhisattva on the high platform (also known as Guanyin Bodhisattva, because the Buddhist scriptures say that his compassionate eyes can see all sentient beings, called "Puyan"), the clean bottle in his hand fell and fell to the ground, making a sound.
click.
The clean bottle was shattered into pieces, and Li Ang, who was the closest, stepped forward. Inside the broken bottle were many dry, cracked, dull-colored bell beads, and a boxy black iron box.
There are lines scattered on the surface of the iron box, faintly forming some kind of pattern.
"Um?"
Li Ang picked up the iron box and weighed it. It was solid, sturdy and heavy, and there was a line of small characters engraved on the bottom of the iron box.
【Since you have seen the Tathagata, why don’t you worship】
"What does it mean?"
Xia Jun looked at the bell beads scattered on the ground, frowned and said, "The aura of these bell beads has dissipated long ago, and they are all unusable! They will not be counted as points!
Is Xuegong joking? How could there be such a flaw in such a major trial? ! "
“.”
Sui Yi frowned, picked up a few bell beads from the ground, put them in his hands and examined them carefully.
These bell beads are gray in color, and when you hold them in your hand and rub them lightly, the powder will come off.
Kaijie bell beads are produced in the depths of the endless sea, and can only be obtained by killing shellfish monsters.
Mining is dangerous, the output is low, and monk blood needs to be consumed when used.
The most important thing is that the "shelf life" of Haijie Lingzhu is far inferior to that of Fulu.
A five-level Haijie bell bead (equivalent to the cloud patrolling talisman), is valid for only about 15 days, and the effect is best when used within 15 days.
After more than a month, the spiritual energy inside will dissipate irreversibly, and the effect will be seriously weakened.
Two months later, it became an ordinary shellfish bead, and the color was too dark and rough to use as a necklace.
"This bell bead. Doesn't look like it's been sitting there for a few months,"
Xiao Da said suddenly: "My family used to be fishermen who fished shellfish and picked pearls on the coast of Zhou State.
If a pearl is placed for too long, such as fifty or sixty years, the outside water vapor will continuously seep into the pearl,
Cause its surface gloss gradually recede.
Shell beads like this with a severe degree of pulverization have definitely been placed for more than a hundred years, and may even be hundreds of years. "
Hundreds of years?
Li Ang raised his eyebrows. Hundreds of years ago, with the financial resources of the Jialan Sect, it was indeed easy to buy a large number of Haijie bell beads, but why did they put the bell beads in the clean bottle of the Guanyin statue?
There is also this iron box, why does it give Li Ang a very familiar feeling?
"Perhaps these Haijie bell beads were collected by the Jialan Sect before. That's why the academy will use the bell beads score as an important factor in this trial."
Li Ang shook the iron box in his hand, "It says that since I have seen the Tathagata, why don't you worship. Then let me try to worship? Help me protect the Dharma and be careful around you."
"good,"
Sui Yi nodded, "However, Senior Sister has a little suggestion. When seeking marriage, you should not fold your palms together, otherwise the left and right hands will easily fall in love with each other."
Senior sister, you are enough.
Li Ang put the iron box beside him, stepped forward a few steps, came to the front of the high platform, and put on a prostration posture.
As soon as he got close to the Buddha statue, Li Ang found that the sense of familiarity grew stronger, as if he had experienced all this before.
Deja vu? Dejavu?
Li Ang kowtowed slowly to the Buddha statue, and when he got up again,
Laughter came from the Buddha statue.
(end of this chapter)