Four Buddhas?
Xia Jun glanced at the high altar. The four Buddha statues on the stage were dilapidated and extremely damaged. "Is there any problem?"
"The four words Daxiong Hall, Daxiong refers to the name of Buddha. Because my master Sakyamuni has infinite wisdom and can subdue demons, he is respected as Daxiong by Zen disciples."
Li Ang said: "The main thing enshrined in the Mahavira Hall is always the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. According to different specifications, it is divided into one, three, five and seven styles.
One Buddha - only worship the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha,
The three Buddhas are either dedicated to the three incarnations of Sakyamuni, or are dedicated to the three Buddhas of the present, past and future, or are dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha.
Five Buddhas—the five Buddhas in the southeast, northwest, and middle directions,
Seven Buddhas - the original seven Buddhas including Sakyamuni.
The main Buddha on the high altar in the temples in the Central Plains follows the principle of one, three, five, and seven, and four Buddha statues should not be enshrined. This is against the rules."
"It's really weird,"
Sui Yi nodded slowly, "The Jialan Sect is also one of the four major Zen sects in the former Sui Dynasty. It has been passed down for hundreds of years and 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 go?"
This question has not yet been answered, and Li Ang discovered new doubts.
"There are no eighteen Arhats, but there are twelve enlightenments?
Usually, there are eighteen Arhats enshrined on both sides of the Central Plains Main Hall, and there are also the Twelve Enlightenments--the twelve Bodhisattvas who consulted the Buddha for advice and practice.
They are Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Universal Eyes Bodhisattva, Universal Enlightenment Bodhisattva, and Universal Faith Bodhisattva...
Ahem, there is no popular belief."
Li Ang coughed and continued: "In short, the twelve enlightenments have a strict order, but these Bodhisattva statues are placed randomly."
Que Teqin frowned and said: "Doctor Li, you think these Bodhisattva statues are also part of the ban?"
"It's possible."
Li Ang nodded and said: "I still remember the specific order of the twelve enlightenments. Maybe relocating them can cause some changes.
What do you think?"
"..."
Xia Jun, Jiu Fenghai and others looked at each other. The Jialan Sect's mountain gate had been destroyed once, and the academy's inspection team had taken away the remaining useful things. There was nothing more to be discovered.
There is not much food left for everyone, so instead of delaying it any longer, it is better to fight while the situation is still there.
"Okay."
Jiu Fenghai nodded in agreement, "What do we need to do?"
"Give me a hand and help me put these Bodhisattva statues in the designated positions. From left to right are Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Guanyin..."
Li Ang directed others to adjust the order of the Bodhisattva statues.
The materials of these Buddha and Bodhisattva statues in the Main Hall are quite special. They are neither gold nor stone nor wood. They are extremely strong and heavy and can block spiritual energy.
Fortunately, Que Teqin, an innate warrior, was here, so it was relatively easy to carry it.
When the last virtuous-headed Bodhisattva returned to his original position, everyone took a step back and waited for the change to happen.
Dozens of breaths passed,
"It seems like nothing happened? Shouldn't I burn incense sticks and plead with you?"
Sui Yi whispered, "Guanyin Bodhisattva seems to be very spiritual. There used to be an old man named Wang in our village who couldn't get a wife. He thought he might have no future in this life, so he went to Guanyin Temple to pray to Bodhisattva.
Ask the Bodhisattva if he can give birth to one for him."
"Huh?"
The sudden turn of events made Xia Jun and others startled, and they subconsciously asked: "What then?"
It’s impossible for a crane to descend from the sky and pick up a swaddling clothes containing a child, right?
"Then Old Man Wang was hit by a carriage as soon as he went out,"
Sui Yi said seriously: "It seems that Guanyin Bodhisattva is really spiritual."
...What kind of evil spirit is this?
Xia Jun and others' eyes twitched and they stopped talking.
suddenly,
The second person on the high platform, the Universal Eye Bodhisattva (also known as Guanyin Bodhisattva, also known as the "Universal Eye" because the Buddhist scriptures say that his kind eyes see all living beings), fell down from the pure bottle in his hand and hit the ground, making a sound.
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Click.
The clean bottle shattered into pieces, and Li Ang, who was closest, stepped forward. Among the bottle fragments were many dry, cracked, dim-colored bell beads, and a square black iron box.
Lines are scattered on the surface of the iron box, vaguely forming a certain pattern.
"Huh?"
Li Ang picked up the iron box and weighed it. It was solid, strong and heavy, and there was a line of small words engraved on the bottom of the iron box.
【Now that you have seen the Tathagata, why don’t you worship】
"What does this mean?"
Xia Jun looked at the bells scattered on the ground, frowned and said, "The spiritual energy of these bells has long since dissipated, and they are all unusable! They will not be recorded in the score!
Is the academy kidding? How could such a major trial have such flaws?!"
"..."
Sui Yi frowned, picked up a few bell beads from the ground, put them in his hands and looked at them carefully.
These bell beads are gray in color, and when you rub them gently in your hands, the powder will come off.
Kaisuke Suzhu is produced in the depths of the endless sea and can only be obtained by killing the shellfish monster.
Mining is dangerous, the output is low, and it requires the blood of monks to be used.
The most important thing is that the "shelf life" of Kaisuke Suzhu is far less than that of Fulu.
A fifth-level Haijie bell (equivalent to the Patrol Cloud Realm Talisman) is only valid for about fifteen days, and the best effect is achieved if used within fifteen days.
After more than a month, the spiritual energy inside will dissipate irreversibly and the effect will be seriously weakened.
After two months, they completely turned into ordinary shellfish beads, which are too dark and rough to make necklaces.
"This bell... doesn't look like it has been there for several months,"
Xiao Da suddenly said: "My family used to be fishermen who caught shellfish and picked pearls on the coast of Zhou State.
If a pearl is left for too long, such as fifty or sixty years, water vapor from the outside will continue to penetrate into the pearl.
As a result, its surface gloss gradually fades.
Shell beads with such a severe degree of powdering must have been left for more than a hundred years, possibly even 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 bells. But why did they put the bells in the pure vase of the Guanyin statue?
And why does this iron box give Li Ang an extraordinarily familiar feeling?
"Perhaps these Kaisuke Suzu Beads were collected by the Jialan Sect before. That's why the academy will use the Suzu Bead scores as an important factor in this trial."
Li Ang shook the iron box in his hand and said, "It says that since you have seen the Tathagata, why don't you bow? Then I will try to bow. You help me protect the Dharma and be careful around you."
"Okay,"
Sui Yi nodded, "But senior sister has a little suggestion. When asking for marriage, you should not put your palms together, otherwise your left and right hands will easily fall in love with each other."
...Sister, you’ve had enough.
Li Ang placed the iron box next to him, took a few steps forward, came to the front of the high platform, and put on a posture of worshiping.
As soon as he got close to the Buddha statue, Li Ang found that the paradoxical feeling of familiarity became stronger and stronger, as if he had experienced all this before.
Deja vu?
Li Ang slowly kowtowed to the Buddha statue, and when he stood up again,
Laughter came from the Buddha statue.
This chapter has been completed!