Chapter 1382 Qingliang Temple
At dawn, there was a faint mist on Mount Wutai. At this time, Yun Qiyou suddenly understood why Mount Wutai had become a holy land for Buddhism, and why Mount Wutai, which is 800 miles away, has hundreds of temples and temples.
The mist reflects the morning glow, and what appears is not a light red sheen, but a light yellow color, just like the golden light of Buddhism, shrouding the tops of the mountains in circles. This natural phenomenon is related to the extremely special topography of Wutai Mountain. Wutai Mountain is located at the northern end of the Taihang Mountains. Although its mountains are thick and thick, they have many broken soil layers and broken rock layers. The trees in the mountains are not lush. Many of the tops of the mountains look dark when viewed from a distance. is bare, showing a dark gray color, walking into
Only then did we discover a few old trees with crooked necks growing on the mountain.
The dark mountains and thin mist set off the glow, and a light yellow natural phenomenon similar to the Buddha's light appears. As long as it is not windy and rainy, almost every morning starts from Chen hour and ends at Si hour. At this hour, there will be See this yellowish halo.
The most beautiful thing is that on the morning of the winter solstice every year, if the weather is suitable, a rare and grand Buddha's light will appear. It is said that the strong golden halo will surround the 800-mile Mount Wutai seven times. From a distance, the entire mountain looks like It's generally golden.
Now that the time was wrong, Yun Qiyou was not lucky enough to see the once-a-year wonder of the Buddha's light.
She followed the flow of pilgrims up the mountain, and when she was almost halfway up the mountain, she could hear the sound of Sanskrit chants reciting scriptures, and the thump of wooden fish being struck. She could already smell the unique Zen fragrance in her nose.
This kind of sound, coupled with the faint fragrance of Zen, can slowly calm down people's troubled hearts. You can see it from the changes in the pilgrims who went up the mountain to pay their vows. When they first went up the mountain, many people were still talking and the scene was a bit chaotic. When they heard the scriptures, their hearts naturally calmed down and they stopped talking loudly. , some devout pilgrims have already begun to pay attention to the ancient temple on the mountain at this moment.
Worship in the old temple.
Qingliang Temple is very old. After many ups and downs of reconstruction, its former glory can no longer be seen. When you walk closer, you can only see some dilapidated temples.
Unlike Kasyapa Temple, which is a hundred and eighty miles away, the golden glazed tiles above the temple can blind people's eyes, for fear that others don't know that Kasyapa Temple is the richest man in the world. This is really not a lie. Nowadays, the richest people in the world are Buddhists. For example, Kasyapa Temple. Not only Mount Sumeru is the property of Kasyapa Temple, but also the cultivated fields hundreds of miles around Kasyapa Temple are owned by Kasyapa Temple. The property of Ye Temple, the people who farmed the land, did not pay taxes to the court, but to the Jia
Ye Temple pays.
In the private loan sharking industry, it is generally the same as nine thousand taels of silver. That is to say, if you borrow nine thousand taels of silver this month, you will have to pay back thirteen thousand taels of silver next month. If you can't pay back, it will be the interest earned by the donkey. .
Buddhism is the largest moneylender in the world. Although the so-called Wen Tangli in Buddhism is not as ruthless as nine out of ten, it still has an interest rate of 15%. That is to say, if you borrow 10,000 taels of silver from Buddhism, you will have to pay back 11,500 taels of silver the next month.
Coupled with the donations from countless pilgrims and the money for sesame oil to fulfill their vows, Buddhism is almost so fat that two ounces of oil can leak out from every fart.
Therefore, whether it is Kasyapa Temple or other larger temples, the inner and outer layers are painted with gold paint. Some monks who are more particular about it even paint the tiles with gold paint. It is not used to prevent corrosion, but purely for corrosion protection. To blind people's eyes.
This mainstream Buddhist phenomenon does not seem to exist in most temples in Mount Wutai. The reason is that Tantric Buddhism is not strong enough and is not as profitable as Zen Buddhism.
Almost all the temples in Wutai Mountain have no property of their own outside the mountain, and no money to store warm soups. They rely on the monks who come down from the mountain to beg for alms and the sesame oil money donated by pilgrims to barely stay above the food and clothing line.
As a result, Qingliang Temple, the largest Tantric temple in Mount Wutai, is so dilapidated that it is unattractive to the eyes.
It is said that Buddha relies on gold clothing, and people rely on clothing. Yun Qiyou saw that there was no reflective gold paint on the big Buddha statue on the mountain wall, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
I thought this place is really far worse than Kasyapa Temple. When we arrived at the gate of Qingliang Temple on the mountainside, like most temples, there was a tripod in front of the gate. Perhaps because of poverty, the tripods in front of the gates of other large temples were giant three-legged tripods, generally weighing six to seven thousand kilograms. Some more exquisite temples, such as Ji Shi'an, Kasyapa Temple, and the giant bronze tripod in front of the door
Nearly 20,000 kilograms.
The cauldron in front of the Qingliang Temple is only a small cauldron half a man's height. Perhaps I thought it was too shabby, so I put three small cauldrons there. I don't know how many years they have been used, but the three bronze cauldrons have been corroded by the years. . In each bronze tripod, there are many burning Zen incense sticks, ranging in thickness. Almost every pilgrim, when entering the mountain gate, will take out three Zen incense sticks from the basket he is carrying and light them. After kneeling down and worshiping devoutly three times, he will insert the Zen incense into the bronze tripod before continuing.
Go inside.
As a Taoist disciple, Yun Qiyou was not interested in Buddhism. Besides, she had no Zen incense in her hand, so she walked directly into the mountain gate from the side of the three bronze tripods. After all, he is the boss of Tantric Buddhism. This Qingliang Temple is a little dilapidated, but it is still very large. The temple's meditation room extends from the mountainside to near the top of the mountain. Ordinary pilgrims only make wishes on the first floor, and there are forbidden areas above. The sounds of chanting scriptures all come from the mountainside
It came from some meditation rooms.
Yun Qiyou once learned many Taoist tricks from Yun Yazi. In addition to Six Ding Renjia, Five Ghosts to Luck Wealth, and Spreading Beans to Create Soldiers, there are also some.
She used the tactics of commanding troops on the battlefield and swept through the temples of Qingliang Temple. She already had a rough idea in her mind. I am afraid that Qingliang Temple has more than 6,000 people, which can be regarded as a medium-sized temple.
Kasyapa Temple is dedicated to the third generation of Buddha, so pilgrims can only make wishes in this third generation of Buddha hall, and other places are forbidden to them.
After crossing the mountain gate and continuing to walk forward, you will arrive at the Buddha Hall of Past Lives, which is dedicated to the Medicine Master Buddha of the Oriental Pure Glaze World. People who come to this Buddhist hall to make wishes usually pray for themselves or their family members to be free from illness or disaster, or for their sick relatives to recover as soon as possible.
Yun Qiyou was a patient. She hesitated for a moment, then walked to the statue of Medicine Buddha, clasped her hands together, and made a wish, hoping that her seven-aperture exquisite heart could be cured.
After getting up, a young novice monk came over and said, "This female donor, do you want to sign and make a wish?"
Yun Qiyou shook his head slightly and continued walking inside, arriving at the current Buddha Hall among the Three Worlds Buddhist Hall.
What is enshrined here is Sakyamuni Buddha in the dancing world. Most of the people who make wishes here are asking about their future, asking for a child, etc. Yun Qiyou did not stop at the Buddha Hall of this life, and walked to the Buddhist Hall of the Afterlife at the end.