Chapter 314 Patriarch
This is indeed the hidden gate of the Jialan Sect in Lingtai Mountain, and the time was three months after Emperor Yang was assassinated and died.
Because of the imperial court’s excessive expropriation and military aggression at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the chaos has long been revealed.
Currently, the abbot of the Jialan Sect is the Master of Enlightenment, and the abbot is the Master of Resolving Difficulties. Both of them are eminent monks and great virtues.
They deeply felt that the Jialan Sect was the most prosperous sect, everyone was innocent, and they were guilty of the crime, so they scattered their wealth to eliminate disasters,
With a group of disciples and devout and reliable pilgrims, they hid in the hidden mountain gate and opened the mountain guard formation.
The reason for bringing thousands of pilgrims. In addition to the fact that these people have devoted a lot to Lingtai Mountain and are credible and reliable,
Having realized the difficulty of the two masters, I also feel that this chaotic world at the end of the Sui Dynasty may last for decades, or even hundreds of years.
If the troubled times last too long, the members of the Jialan sect who are hiding in the deep mountain array may all die.
Zen disciples are forbidden to marry wives and have children, so they need some.
Help inherit the Garan sect.
In a sense, it is very similar to Noah's Ark in Li Ang's memory from another world.
"The good news is that there are nearly 8,000 pilgrims staying here, including more than 100 monks. There are nearly 10,000 monks in the Jialan Sect, and more than 800 of them are monks who have sensed the qi body above the Tibetan realm. "
After the fast meal in the Great Zhaitang, Li Ang and others, like other pilgrims, came to the courtyard for a walk and chat, and whispered in the corner to talk about the collected information,
"Both the abbot and the abbot are masters,
Thanks to abundant resources, the Garan Sect's mountain defense array has a very wide range and is extremely strong. Even in the face of the full-scale attack of Brother Zhuxiao, it can last for a long time.
There is no shortage of food and drinking water. "
Ashina Que Teqin frowned and asked, "What is the bad news?"
“If a fortress cannot be breached from the outside, then the problem can only happen from within.”
Jiu Fenghai said quietly: "The historical Jialan Sect was completely destroyed, with corpses everywhere and no survivors. This means that if we don't find a way to escape, we will not be able to go back, and we will even die here."
". Tut."
Sui Yi smacked his lips, deeply regretting why he put all his energy into learning swordsmanship and didn't learn an additional science of ancient times.
In this case, maybe she also visited the Lingtai Mountain ruins before to see if there were any bones of her own there.
"Escape? Where are you going?"
Xia Jun said coldly: "The formation of guarding the mountain is two-way.
It is also necessary to prevent the people inside from escaping—maybe there will be internal responses from other sects, revealing the location here, and attracting other sects to attack.
Not to mention, it depends on how many of us can rush out,
As long as we show our intention to leave Lingtai Mountain a little bit, we will become the public enemy of hundreds of monks here. "
"Calm down first."
Li Ang interrupted Xia Jun's complaint by raising his hand, "Let's sum up our current situation. We were teleported here because of the awakening of the three Buddha-like statues in the Daxiong Palace.
If we want to go back, we must first figure out the origin of the three Buddha statues.
Why did they become demons and wake up, how did they bring us back to three hundred years ago, and how to reverse the ability of teleportation”
"Everyone,"
The young monk named Kongwo who had informed the news of the meal before entered the courtyard and said loudly to the pilgrims: "Due to the large number of people in the temple, today it is the turn of the pilgrims in the side room in the row of the word Ren, and come with me to visit the Jialan Mountain Gate." .
Let me introduce to you the rules and taboos in the mountain gate, as well as those places where you are not allowed to enter. "
Ren typesetting.
Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, didn't that just happen to be the wing they were in?
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"The Jialan sect can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. At that time, Buddhism completed the third gathering, and the great master Maha Leqiduo came to the world of Yuna, which is also the land of Han. The Jialan sect and the Jingnian sect are listed as the most important in the Central Plains. The ancient Zen sect, the teachings passed down are also the closest to the Buddha’s original intention.”
North of the meditation room, there are supervisors, abbots, and abbots.
Next to the third courtyard, there are four halls including the Dharma Hall, the Photo Hall, the Lecture Hall, and the Sutra Hall. The last courtyard is our Sutra Pavilion. Next to the Buddhist scriptures pavilion is the Buddha Pagoda where Buddha bone relics are enshrined. "
"Everyone can go through the long corridor and go directly to the Sutra Pavilion to borrow books. But please be careful not to go into the meditation room, prison courtyard, abbot's courtyard, etc., so as not to disturb the monks' practice.
The Stupa Pagoda could have been visited originally, but there was an accident some time ago that is inconvenient to inform, so the visit is temporarily declined. "
Monk Kongwo smiled and explained the structure of the temple to the pilgrims. When talking about the pagoda, the expression on his face changed slightly.
But soon he adjusted, and continued to walk calmly in front of the tour guide, "Everyone, please follow me, the front is the Daxiong Palace."
finally reached.
Li Ang and everyone looked at each other imperceptibly, mixed among the pilgrims, climbed up the stairs, and stepped into the Daxiong Palace, but saw an unexpected scene.
The general structure of the Daxiong Palace is the same as what I saw not long ago.
The difference is that the placement of the statues of the Twelve Yuanjue Bodhisattvas on both sides of the main hall is correct.
And in front of Sakyamuni Buddha in the middle of the main hall, there are not three Buddha statues, but four.
An extra one? !
Monk Kong Wo walked in front, smiled and said softly: "The statues of Buddha enshrined in the main halls of the world all follow the principles of one, three, five, and seven.
Usually, there are five Buddhas enshrining the Buddhas of the five directions in the southeast, northwest, and middle directions, that is, Dainichi Tathagata Buddha, Dongfu Buddha in the East, Baosheng Buddha in the South, Amitabha Buddha in the West, and Bukong Achievement Buddha in the North.
However, what is enshrined in the Mahavira Hall of the Jialan Sect is actually a Buddha.
The four statues in front are the four sages of our Jialan sect. "
Seng Kongwo explained without haste: "In the pre-Qin period, the Zen master Maha Leqiduo traveled through thousands of miles of snowfields and hundreds of thousands of barren mountains—at that time there were still millions of barren mountains, and came to the land of Yunahan.
When crossing the barren mountain, Mahalachiduo was seriously injured and died soon after.
Before he passed away, he accepted two people as his disciples, officially unveiling the history of Zen in the Central Plains.
The two disciples are the founders of the Jialan Sect and the Jingnian Sect. "
Monk Kong paused for a moment, then sighed softly: "My patriarch Jialan traveled in the world, accepted disciples to preach, and spread the original Zen teachings in the Central Plains.
At that time in the Northland, there were four demons named Xi, Ye, Yan, and Wu respectively.
The four demons are invincible and cannibalize people like hemp, and the people around them suffer a lot from them.
Even the local ruler is powerless to suppress it, so he can only enshrine 300 virgins every year, begging the demons not to kill them wantonly.
Patriarch Jialan felt the evil deeply, so he took four of his most trusted disciples into the northern land and into the deep mountains. After repeated battles, he finally killed the four demons.
But the aftermath of the battle also collapsed the continuous mountain range, causing the unfortunate death of nearly a thousand people around.
Patriarch Jialan and the four sages felt deeply guilty, and ordered their disciples and grandchildren to anonymize their names and not to tell stories.
Patriarch Jialan didn't even leave his image.
Therefore, these four sage Buddha statues are placed in the hidden mountain gate of the Jialan Sect, which cannot be seen from the outside mountain gate. "
Monk Kong made a reverent salute to the Buddha statue, and was about to introduce it again with a smile when he heard a click,
A middle-aged and elderly man with white hair and a limp in handyman clothes accidentally hit the altar with a broom while sweeping the floor, knocking over the fragrant flowers and Buddha lamps on it,
The Buddha lamp overflowed with fuel, and the flames faltered, almost igniting the Buddhist altar.
"Namo Amitabha!"
Seng Kongo hurriedly waved his palm, condensing the mist in the air, and extinguishing the flame.
"Ah, ah."
The white-haired man who knocked over the Buddha lamp hurriedly squatted down, put the Buddha lamp back up, gestured anxiously, and apologized in fear.
"fine."
Son Kongo forced a smile, and persuaded the speechless mute man to leave first, to wash his oily palms.
Seemingly noticing the puzzled eyes of the pilgrims, Monk Kongwo explained: "He was originally a tenant farmer of the Jialan sect, but something happened and he became dumb and limped. Miscellaneous."
(end of this chapter)