Qiankun Fantasy Sword Record

Volume 4: Fantasy Sword Roaring the Universe Chapter 129: Buddha Bathing Ceremony

The eighth day of April is the Buddha Bathing Festival. (The most stable,,.)

The current emperor is a Buddhist believer. The reason why Tianlong Temple is called Huguo Temple is naturally allowed by the emperor. Many worship activities of the imperial court are held in Tianlong Temple, and the emperor often invites Master Kongwu, the abbot of Tianlong Temple, to the palace to talk about Buddhism.

During this year's Buddha Bathing Festival, Master Kongwu, the abbot of Tianlong Temple, suggested to the emperor that the Buddha's bone relics from Famen Temple be brought to Beijing to show that the emperor was destined to be a human monarch and the Dharma King of Buddhism.

After the emperor heard this, Long Yan was overjoyed, and immediately agreed to welcome the Buddha's bone relics, and said that he would visit the Huguo Temple in person that day to bask in the Buddha's aura. You must know that all emperors in the past dynasties wanted to use the Buddha's aura to increase their own brilliance.

To show the emperor's divine power and serve his imperial power. Therefore, the emperor behaved extremely actively this time.

On this day, the emperor specially brought in folk music and acrobatics from the prefectures and counties, and specially ordered musicians from the palace band to come out to welcome him. The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, princes and ministers also participated in the welcoming procession. All the wealthy businessmen and citizens in the city

Butchers, from all three religions and nine streams, all participated enthusiastically, and the huge crowds of people filled the huge capital city.

On the street to Huguo Temple, there are often some women carrying sachets and incense candles, going from house to house asking for "yuan beans". Regardless of whether they know each other, people who believe in Buddhism or not are very willing to give some soybeans.

No matter how many parties there are, it is just for the sake of getting married. Some noble families often put cooked soybeans in containers outside the door of their homes and let passers-by eat them, to show that they have a good relationship with their neighbors and live in harmony with them.

Keep one side safe.

At Chen time, the procession welcoming the Buddha's bones and relics began to enter the city from the south gate and marched all the way to Huguo Temple. At the forefront was an honor guard holding flags, followed by ladies and nuns paying homage, a singing and dancing convoy, and people dressed in Buddha's bones and relics.

Banner tents... The team marched all the way, Sanskrit chanting resounded everywhere they passed. On both sides, men, women, old and young, officials and laymen, some burned their heads and fingers, and others took off their clothes and scattered money...

In the square in front of the main hall of Tianlong Temple, the emperor and the abbot Master Kongwu were already waiting there. Behind them were the monks in the temple and the officials in the court. They were all dignified and solemn, with their eyebrows lowered and their heads lowered.

At this time, the procession had already arrived in front of Tianlong Temple. As soon as the honor guard arrived in front of the door, they separated to the left and right, and the teams behind them all separated to the left and right. The flag tent containing the Buddha's bone relics was carried directly in front of the emperor and Master Kongwu. (

Geniuses only need 3 seconds to remember.)

"Buddha Sakyamuni has brought his true body and relics to Tianlong Temple!" the Vina monk sang loudly. The so-called Vina refers to the master who is in charge of the advancement and retreat of the monks in the temple. Vina is not only responsible for Buddhist rules.

He must be familiar with the performance, have a good throat, and have senior qualifications. Just like the leading role on the stage, all activities must be arranged by him.

Master Kong Wu loudly announced the name of the Buddha and knelt down to the Buddha's bone relic. The emperor also knelt down and knelt down. The monks and officials behind him also knelt down in a hurry.

In order to show that the royal family enjoys the joy of the people, the emperor did not prohibit people from coming to Tianlong Temple to observe the Dharma. At this time, the gate of Tianlong Temple was already three floors inside and three floors outside, surrounded by common people, both male and female.

"Welcome to the temple with the relics of the true body of the Buddha!" ​​Vina monk sang loudly again.

Eight young monks who had been fasting for a long time stood aside. After listening to Vena Sangha's singing, they immediately went forward and opened the banner covering the Buddha's bone relics. Inside was a seven-layered treasure box containing the Buddha's bones and relics, with carvings on it.

Carved Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas.

The emperor, Master Kongwu, and everyone behind them all stood up, and a straight path separated between the Buddhist monks and the people in the court. Eight young monks carried the seven-layered treasure coffin and slowly advanced along the straight path to the Mahavira Hall.

After the Buddha's bones are the emperor and Master Kongwu. Behind them are the monks and officials. They all slowly entered the main hall.

Then, countless men and women came into the empty square. But they stopped at the square. The main hall was inaccessible. The guards were guarded outside by Li Qingrui himself, and outsiders were not allowed in. Wen Zijun, Ye Xingyu, and the Dragon and Phoenix Team

The others mingled among them, and once the Golden Wing Sect took action, they would immediately stop it.

The statue of Prince Siddhartha has already been enshrined in the hall and placed in a golden basin. There is a sandalwood table in front of the statue of the prince, and the seven-layered treasure box that was brought in is placed on it.

The emperor and Master Kongwu came forward in person and jointly opened the seven-layered coffin. Since it is called seven-layered, there are naturally seven layers of coffins. They opened the coffin seven times and finally saw the Buddha's real relic of the finger of the Buddha. Just like during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty

Lawyer Daoxuan said: "Like the initial bone of the little finger, it is two inches long, the inner hole is square, and the outer hole is also narrow. The lower part is flat and the upper part is round, and the inner and outer parts are smooth. The remaining little finger is in the hole..."

"Amitabha!" Master Kongwu proclaimed the Buddha's name, "I never imagined that after more than a thousand years, the Buddha's true bones would still be as lustrous as ever, his auspiciousness would not diminish, and his spirituality would still exist. It is truly a blessing, a blessing!"

At this time, I heard Vena monk pressing a big chime and raising the Buddha's name: "My master, Sakyamuni Buddha." Then all the monks and officials lined up in a row, and at the same time, the bells and drums rang, and the two groups of people followed the emperor and Master Kongwu.

Walk around the Buddha's bone relic from right to left to see the true body of the Buddha's finger bones. Finally, return to the original position.

After everyone had finished their turn, Master Kong Wu came forward to offer incense, and the emperor followed closely. Master Kong Wu chanted: "On the birthday of the Buddha, Kong Wu, the abbot of Tianlong Temple, burns precious incense and offers it to our master Sakyamuni Tathagata.

Great Monk, I wish you all the sentient beings in the Dharma Realm to remember the appearance of all Buddhas in the world." Then he offered incense to the emperor and bowed three times, then knelt down on the stove.

Then, Venerable Monk announced: "The moon is in the sky, and the shadows cover the water; a Buddha appears in the world, each sitting on a flower. The white hairs relax and the three worlds are bright, and the nectar is sprinkled and the four living things are moistened. The consecration and bathing of the Buddha begins!"

This time, the emperor took the lead in bathing the Buddha. Four acolytes had already stood beside the statue of the prince. Two were holding fragrant flowers, one was holding fragrant soup, and the other was holding a holder. The emperor picked up the small ladle on the holder and scooped out

The fragrant soup was poured from the head of the statue of the prince, and then the fragrant flowers were pinched with hands and sprinkled into the golden basin.

The second person to bathe the Buddha was Master Kongwu...while other monks chanted the "Bathing the Image Merit Sutra": "I am now bathing the Tathagata, and the merits and virtues of pure wisdom are solemnly gathered. The living beings of the five turbidities are freed from defilement.

I wish to realize that the Tathagata will purify the Dharma body. After reciting it, chant it again and again from the beginning.

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After all the disciples had bathed in the Buddha, Vina Sangha chanted the name of the Buddha and sang, "May the three obstacles and troubles be eliminated, may the wisdom and true clarity be obtained, may all sinful obstacles be eliminated, and may the world always follow the path of Bodhisattva." Dedicated to all sentient beings, the Dharma Assembly ended.

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Wen Zijun stared at the Buddha's bone relic outside the hall, but saw no one approaching. He thought to himself: "Is it true that the Golden Wing Sect is not interested in the Buddha's bone relic? Otherwise, the Dharma assembly has ended, but why didn't they send anyone to come?

steal?"

Li Qingrui, who was standing aside, also looked at Wen Zijun a little anxiously, and the latter gave him a helpless expression.

Wen Zijun looked up at the scorching sun in the sky. It was still a quarter before noon. In another quarter of an hour, the martial arts alliance would launch a general attack on the Golden Wing Gate. When he looked back, his eyes naturally fell on the top of the main hall.

On the plaque, there were four big characters written on the plaque: "Main Xiong Palace". There was also a small plaque on the plaque with two small golden characters written vertically - "Tianlong". Finally, Wen Zijun's eyes fell on the "dragon"

above the words.

"That's wrong!" Wen Zijun was suddenly startled, "The strokes of the word 'dragon' on that note are all correct and there are no mistakes. Why did the writer make a cross on it? This makes no sense!"

Wen Zijun couldn't help but lowered his head and thought hard: "Does that cross have another meaning? Cross, dragon, cross, dragon... cross dragon, cross dragon! It means killing the dragon! The dragon is the emperor, my God! The meaning of the Golden Wing Gate is

The Emperor! They want to kill the Emperor!"

Before he could think about it, Wen Zijun rushed to Li Qingrui and asked, "Where is the emperor? Where is the emperor? They are not trying to steal anything, but they are trying to kill the emperor!"

"What?!" Li Qingrui was shocked when he heard that, and immediately turned back to the palace. Wen Zijun couldn't care so much and followed him in. The Imperial Guards did not stop him, firstly because Wen Zijun followed their leader;

Secondly, Wen Zijun was holding a gold medal given by the emperor.

When Ye Xingyu and Longfeng Team saw this, they knew what was going on, and wanted to rush in, but were stopped by the Imperial Guards. In addition, they did not know what was going on, so they did not dare to rush in, so they had to stay outside.

Looking inside anxiously.

After rushing into the main hall, Wen Zijun did not find the emperor's figure. His heart skipped a beat, knowing that he had guessed that the Golden Wing Gate was not intended to steal things, but to kill the emperor!

"Where is the Emperor? Where is the Emperor?" Li Qingrui and Wen Zijun both shouted loudly.

The monks and officials in the hall were a little puzzled when they saw it. But the Vina monk replied: "The abbot accompanied the emperor to the Zen room to drink tea and talk about Buddhism."

Zen room? Wouldn't it be more conducive to attacking the Golden Wing Sect? Wen Zijun was anxious, and rushed to the back of the hall, telling Li Qingrui: "General Li sent people to guard everyone in the hall, and no one is allowed to leave! Also, trouble

General Li sent someone to inform my people and tell them to come to the meditation room immediately!"

Before he finished speaking, Wen Zijun's figure had disappeared from the back door of the hall. He was extremely anxious, knowing that time was of the essence at this time, and he must find the emperor quickly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Fortunately, the Zen rooms in Tianlong Temple are not as messy as Shaolin Temple. They are all arranged in rows. Wen Zijun kicked open the doors of each room in order to check. However, there were fewer and fewer Zen rooms, but Master Kongwu and the Emperor were still missing.

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