Rebirth of the Routine King

Chapter 402 Lushana Buddha Shrine

The Lucena Buddha can be said to be the face of the Longmen Grottoes. Of course, it is worthy of this title in terms of size, carving work, fame, and spreading value.

I would like to ask which visitor who comes to Longmen will not pay homage to Lu Shena's true appearance?

At this time, Wang Yan and his party had arrived in front of the Lucena Buddha.

"Wow!"

Most people had a look of amazement on their faces.

"Fuck!"

Wang Weihang and others couldn't find words to describe this spectacular mood, so they expressed this emotion.

At this time, the Buddha has undergone exquisite repairs. Looking up, the Buddha is wearing a shoulder-length coat, and the whole body is covered with soothing folds of clothing, as elegant and majestic as flowing water.

The Buddha's body is strong and thick, with chiselled lines like curves, toned and vivid.

On the forehead are large and curved eyebrow lines and slightly raised lip lines. That eternal, tranquil, kind, and loving light spreads all over the world. It has been watching every visitor from the deep eyebrow line for more than a thousand years.

No matter how violent a person is in his heart, as long as he looks into this gaze, his evil thoughts can be overcome.

The group of people who had been chatting and laughing just now fell silent instantly, and all looked up at the Big Buddha of Lushena.

At this moment, it seems that the entire space is filled with a rich sacred and majestic atmosphere, giving people an unparalleled spiritual shock.

After a while, a soft voice sounded in everyone's ears:

"Lushena means universal light in Sanskrit. It is said that the Buddha has three bodies, namely Dharmakaya Buddha, Sambhogakaya Buddha and Manifestation Buddha, and Lushena is the second body of Buddha, Sambhogakaya Buddha...

..”

Qi Xia turned into a tour guide and briefly explained the origin of Lu Shena's vocabulary to everyone.

Hear her continue: "The face of this giant Buddha is carved to resemble Wu Zetian's appearance when she was forty-eight years old. Isn't it very graceful and luxurious?"

Hearing what she said, Wang Weihang, Dou Liang and Pan Yafei once again stared at the Buddha's head carefully, with a hint of reverie in their pious eyes.

Wang Weihang seemed a little unconvinced: "Is Wu Zetian so good-looking?"

Dou Liang replied casually: "If it wasn't so beautiful, would it be able to charm two generations of emperors?"

Pan Yafei nodded with deep understanding.

Qi Xia chuckled and said: "There are detailed records of Wu Zetian's appearance in the history books. One of them said: She has the demeanor of a Bodhisattva. Moreover, she was named Wu Mei by the emperor himself. It is a definite fact that she is beautiful. As for many

We don’t know how beautiful it is.”

Tian Qingqing admired her from the bottom of her heart: "Qixia, you know so much! You are indeed a talented woman from Shang University!"

Qi Xia looked slightly shy: "You won't forget that I'm a native of Luo City, right? I have grown up listening to many stories about Buddha statues since I was a child. In our village, the uncles and aunts who have never gone to school know more about it than I do.

There are many.”

Song Zhiwen's focus was different from others. She asked, "What are the names of the Buddha statues next to them?"

Qi Xia frowned and thought for a moment, then smiled and pointed to several Buddha statues in turn and said: "This is Manjushri Bodhisattva, the other is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the one on the left with a broken head is a disciple of Kasyapa, and the other is Ananda."

Song Zhiwen became very interested. She pointed to the nearby Buddha statues and asked, "What about the other ones?"

This time Qi Xia was in a dilemma. She thought for a long time before saying, "I really don't know about this."

Most of them came to Luo City for the first time, so naturally they didn’t know the name of the Buddha statue.

Seeing everyone shaking their heads one after another, Wang Yan said proudly: "Hey, I know."

"You know?"

Wang Weihang didn't believe it.

Not only Wang Weihang, but also everyone else looked suspiciously, and even Song Zhiwen thought Wang Yan was joking.

Qi Xia is a talented girl from Shang University and a local native. She doesn't even remember it. How could you, a school bastard who has never been to Longmen, Luo City and still regards studying as a shame and humiliation, know?

Wang Yan looked at the huge Buddhist niche and said calmly: "This grotto is called the Great Lushena Statue Niche. The overall layout is one Buddha, two disciples, two Bodhisattvas, two heavenly kings, two Vajras and other nine great Buddhas. Sister Xia just said

Pass

Now, the disciples are Kassapa and Ananda, the Bodhisattvas are Samantabhadra and Manjusri, and the remaining four are the kings of multi-heard gods and Vajra warriors. The warriors and kings are easy to distinguish. Those who are entrusted with the pagoda are kings, and some ferocious ones are Vajras."

Listening to Wang Yan's eloquent talk, everyone was stunned.

As for why they were stunned, even they themselves couldn't explain clearly. These words came from Wu Xin's mouth, so they wouldn't feel so strange, but it happened to come from Wang Yan's mouth.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand why people have such a state of mind.

Wang Yan's character has been solidified in everyone's hearts. He is out-of-touch and unmotivated, but he has a great business vision, etc., but he is not knowledgeable.

Now he suddenly showed off another skill, and naturally everyone found it difficult to accept it.

"Wang Yan, are you lying?" Dou Liang said with disbelief.

Qi Xia shook her head and said for Wang Yan: "He is not lying. The other Buddha statues are indeed the kings and kings of heaven. I didn't think of it just now."

Wang Yan sneered: "Did you hear that? Experts have cleared my name."

Qi Xia's face turned slightly red when she heard the expert's words.

"cut!"

Dou Liang snorted: "You must have checked the relevant information when you came here. In order to pretend to be so cool, Wang Yan, you also worked hard! Huh, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person!"

Wang Weihang was even more unkind when he said: "I picked up a contraceptive pill on the way, it's your turn to blow it!"

Compared to the boys who were arrogant, the girls were much kinder to Wang Yan, and they all gave him a smile of recognition. Needless to say, Song Zhiwen, seeing her boyfriend so knowledgeable, had already given him a star-studded look.

Classmate Dong Xiaojie, who was standing in the corner, also gave her a slight version of Star Eyes. Now Wang Yan's image in her heart is becoming more and more plump! He is witty, humorous and rich, and now he has added an erudition...

He is simply every girl’s dream lover!

Song Zhiwen pulled Wang Yan's sleeve and asked: "Wang Yan, do you know the names of the other small Buddha statues?"

In the Great Lushana Statue Niche, in addition to the nine huge main Buddha statues, there are also many densely packed small Buddha statues interspersed among them.

If you want to remember the names of all the small statues, it may be a huge challenge for experts responsible for studying Buddhist niches.

"puff!"

Qi Xia couldn't hold it back for a moment, covering her mouth and laughing softly.

If anyone else asked this question, they would definitely be considered to be making things difficult for Wang Yan, but if it were Song Zhiwen, everyone agreed that she was curious and unintentional.

This question immediately gave Wang Weihang and Dou Liang an excuse to attack Wang Yan. The former shouted: "Wang Yan, if you can really pronounce the name of every Buddha statue, I will recognize you as the boss!"

Dou Liang advised him seriously: "Boss, you can't make this bet with Wang Yan! He will definitely be able to pronounce all the names, and you, the boss, will be the end of it!"

Wang Weihang said righteously: "I have already said what I said, can you still ask me to take it back? If he can really read it out without saying a word, I will respect him immediately!"

...

"Okay, okay, you two, shut up! Stop taking over my army! I don't fucking care about the title of bullshit boss!"

After saying that, Wang Yan glared at Song Zhiwen and said angrily: "Before asking questions next time, can you... use your brain a little bit? There are tens of thousands of Buddha statues on this mountain! Even the Tathagata Buddha

, you can’t even remember the names of so many younger brothers, right?”

Song Zhiwen stuck out her tongue and said coquettishly: "I thought you really remembered it! You were so powerful just now."

"Stop it, stop it!"

Wang Yan warned her seriously: "Don't talk if you have nothing to do! Don't come to me if you ask questions! Can you do it?"

Song Zhiwen nodded slightly aggrievedly.

At this time, Wu Xin, who had remained silent along the way, spoke: "Brother Wang Yan, can I kowtow here? I want to kowtow to the Buddha and make a wish."

Everyone looked directly in front of the Buddha statue. Although there were many tourists, most of them were taking photos in front of the Buddha statue, kowtow and burn incense... there was not a single one.

Wang Yan replied softly: "Wu Xin, you can't kowtow and pray here."

Wu Xin asked again: "Are you refusing to let me?"

Wang Yan repeated: "No!"

Not allowing and not allowing may seem to have similar meanings, but upon careful analysis, the difference is huge.

Wu Xin didn't ask any more questions and just said "oh" softly.

Wang Yan's two incompetences immediately attracted people's constant inquiries.

"Wang Yan, why can't we kowtow and pray here?"

"I just wanted to ask, this is also a Buddha statue, why is no one kneeling down here?"

"Yes, there is also a Bodhisattva! Isn't it said that worshiping the Bodhisattva will bring you good luck?"

.....

Even the 'tour guide' Qi Xia cast a curious look at him.

Seeing Wang Yan occupying the hearts of the girls again, Wang Weihang and Dou Liang were both envious and aggrieved. They all had the same thought: If only I could be given such a good opportunity to show off...

..

Wang Yan did not whet everyone's appetite, and slowly explained: "In fact, more than a thousand years ago, this statue of Lushena Buddha was just built.

In the beginning, it must have been worshiped by thousands of people, because the person in power is the owner of this giant Buddha."

"With the fall of the Wuzhou Dynasty, his courtiers felt that kneeling down to worship a female emperor was a low-status thing. Therefore, the grand scene of kneeling down to worship Lu Shena became less and less with the death of Wu Zetian. As time went by and

Under the ruthless erosion of wind and rain, the gorgeous pink and ink on Lu Shena's body gradually faded away.

The color faded, revealing the original rocks. In addition, the rocks slowly cracked, and the solemn and peaceful appearance became ferocious. In ancient times, people believed that it was unlucky to kneel down to worship a damaged Buddha statue. In this way, the scenery was once endless.

Lu Shena slowly faded away from its original glory."

After hearing Wang Yan's explanation, everyone nodded unconsciously again.

"certainly,"

Wang Yan added: "This does not affect Lushena's reputation as the 'most beautiful statue' and the 'Oriental Mona Lisa'."

While Wang Yan was explaining, a middle-aged couple also listened carefully.

After seeing Wang Yan stop, the woman with a slightly plump figure looked at him with a narrowed smile and said: "What the young man said is very reasonable, but there is a more important reason. Do you know what it is?"

Another reason?

Everyone turned their attention to Wang Yan again, and their eyes changed from admiration to doubt.

Does he know the reason? It would be embarrassing if he didn't know.

Wang Weihang and Dou Liang, two tough guys, also looked at Wang Yan, but their eyes were full of gloating.

I told you to show off and don't know how to restrain yourself. Now it's better! It's too much!

Facing the middle-aged woman's question, Wang Yan showed no fear on his face. He smiled at the woman first, and then said: "The other reason is more complicated to explain, so I'll put it simply, because these stone statues don't have

'Pretend to be dirty'."

"Pretending to be dirty? What is pretending to be dirty?" everyone asked in confusion.

Seeing the smile of recognition on the woman's face, Wang Yan felt confident and explained: "To pretend to be dirty is to stuff something inside the Buddha statue. The Buddha statues enshrined in our homes are generally hollow, so that it is convenient to put some metal jades inside.

A Buddha statue that contains grains and grains but is not dirty will be considered to have no aura and will not have the effect of wish fulfillment."

Song Zhiwen showed an expression of sudden realization and interjected: "Then these Buddha statues are all carved from big rocks. They must not be dirty in their stomachs!"

Wang Yan nodded and continued: "Actually, there are two important aids in judging whether you can kneel down and worship the Buddha statue. One is to see if there is a red heart between his eyebrows, and the second is to see if he has attained the golden body. If not, just

You can take photos, but you can’t kneel down and pray.”

"Bah bang bang!"

A burst of applause came, with the middle-aged couple leading the applause.

Song Zhiwen also clapped her hands for her boyfriend with a crooked look, followed by Liu Jianan, Tian Qingqing, Dong Xiaojie, Wu Xin...

In the end, everyone applauded, including Wang Weihang and Dou Liang, who were unwilling to give up.

Wang Yan, who was unaware of his modesty, was enjoying the admiration of everyone with an exaggerated expression.

Before leaving, the wealthy woman gave Wang Yan a thumbs up and praised: "It is rare to know so much at such a young age!"

Song Zhiwen was so happy when she heard strangers praise Wang Yan so much! Even when she was a child, she probably wouldn't be as happy as she is now when she got a double hundred.

She took Wang Yan's arm and asked excitedly: "Wang Yan, how do you know so much? I have never seen you read a book before? Where did you learn so much Buddhist knowledge?"

Wang Yan's expression remained unchanged and he said: "You may not know that my mother believes in Buddhism and she taught me a lot of knowledge."

The fact is that Li Xinlan is a true believer in Buddhism, but she really did not tell Wang Yan these knowledge points.

While everyone was looking up at Lu She again, Wang Yan cast his gaze in a certain direction in Luo City, his eyes soft and gentle.

A dynamic picture also appeared in my mind:

Still in front of this statue of Lu Shena, a slightly shy boy put his arm around the waist of a girl who looked as good as Wu Zetian and asked with a smile: "Qingquan, I know the Lu Shena in the middle, but the ones next to her are...

What are the names of the Buddha statues?”

The girl who was called Qingquan smiled gently and softly explained the boy's doubts: "That one is the King of Hearing, and next to him is Vajra Warrior, Manjushri Bodhisattva..."

"Oh! Qingquan is indeed a native of Luo City. As expected, nothing will be difficult for you!"

After a while, the boy asked again: "Why are there no incense burners and futons in front of these Buddha statues? Can't they kneel down and worship?"

The girl smiled and explained: "You cannot kneel down and worship these Buddha statues because..."

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