"Boatman, come closer... come closer, hey, just paddle to the bottom." Xiang Que raised his head and squinted his eyes, staring at the giant Buddha that towered to the top of the mountain.
Two old craftsmen who were repairing the Buddha tied ropes and wiped and repaired it from the top down. After thousands of years, this Buddha has been seriously damaged due to man-made and natural reasons. Every year, the scenic spot sends people to repair it.
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"Whoa!" The bamboo raft was close to the bottom of the Big Buddha. A man with bent legs jumped up from the bamboo raft and landed lightly on the viewing platform at the foot of the Big Buddha.
The boatman holding the bamboo pole was frightened. He only felt that the bamboo raft under his feet sank and the people on it were gone: "Is he as light as a swallow?"
The tourists at the viewing platform looked sideways at Xiang Que who suddenly jumped up. He continued to look up suspiciously at the top of the Buddha. After looking at it for a few times, he suddenly asked the people next to him: "How is the weather in Leshan these days? Is it raining?
Is it raining?”
"It's great. Look at the sun above your head. It's almost scorching you. Look at the river behind you. The river bed is exposed. It hasn't rained in Leshan for more than a week. This year is a drought year.
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"Oh" Xiang Que responded, then turned around and held the railing with one hand, jumped off the viewing platform again, landed on the bamboo raft, and said to the boatman: "I want to see the top of the Buddha's head, how do I get up there?"
"Don't you know how to fly? You can fly up there. Just wave your hands and it's like you have wings. You're so good. You can fly up there." The boatman squinted his eyes in dissatisfaction and said.
Xiang Que was stunned, scratched his head and said: "Why are you still angry? Boatman, how did I provoke you?"
The boatman said angrily: "You jumped from the bamboo raft just now, but you landed on it. If you jump into the water, do you know that I will lose my job? And then I will have to pay a fine. The scenic spot
There are regulations that prohibit tourists from leaving the bamboo rafts and entering the water without authorization. It doesn't matter if you jump, maybe my whole family will have to drink the northwest wind. Sir, can you please be considerate of us who earn hard money? Please abide by the regulations of the scenic spot.
, is that okay?”
"Is that what happened? I understand, I understand, I'm sorry, Captain, I don't know the rules. I apologize to you. Let's continue talking about the topic just now. I want to see the top of the Big Buddha. How do I get there?"
The boatman rolled his eyes at him, pointed to the left side of the viewing platform with dissatisfaction and said, "Have you seen those people queuing up? There is a stone ladder leading up there, and you can follow the ladder to the top of the mountain."
"Ah, have I been jumping around for a long time in vain?"
"Gua Wa Zi" the boatman muttered in a low voice.
"Ugh!" Xiang Que bent his legs and jumped up from the bamboo raft again to the viewing platform. The boatman behind him was stunned and cursed angrily: "You son of a bitch..."
The stone staircase is very steep and spirals to the top of the mountain. There are rusty handrails on both sides. Visitors can follow the ladder from the bottom to the top of the mountain and enjoy the full view of the Buddha along the way. Xiang Que followed the tourists to the top of the mountain from below, and got a close-up view.
Looking at the head of Leshan Giant Buddha.
Xiang Que saw that it had only been a small day. He leaned under a tree on the top of the mountain and stared at the face of the Leshan Giant Buddha with squinted eyes. At this time, two old craftsmen who were repairing the Buddha had already climbed up along the rope.
When you reach the top, get down from the viewing platform above.
"It's another rough year." After the old craftsman came down, he pursed his lips and shook his head, his face looking slightly uncomfortable.
Another craftsman sighed: "I don't know how many people are going to suffer."
On the face of the Leshan Giant Buddha, from the middle of the eyes to the bottom, there are two water marks extending to the bottom. Others may not be able to see clearly, but Xiang Queneng can really see that the water flow is continuous and does not dry up from morning to night. Leshan
The temperature at this time is about thirty-five or six degrees, and the ground temperature is almost forty degrees. The giant Buddha is made of huge rocks. It will get hot when you touch it in the sun for a while. You can pour a basin of water on it.
It will evaporate away in a few minutes, but the water stains in the eyes of the Buddha have not stopped flowing for several hours.
There has been a legend in Leshan area for thousands of years: "If the Buddha has tears, there will be a great disaster for all the people in the world."
Xiang Que took out a pack of cigarettes from his body, pulled out two cigarettes and handed them to the two old craftsmen. The two looked at him in astonishment and took them. Xiang Que took the initiative to light them for them and then asked: "Old man,
Judging from the way you repaired it just now, you are very skilled. You must have been maintaining the Buddha here for many years, right?"
"How old is it? Haha, I started cultivating the Buddha at the age of nineteen, and it has been thirty-five years now. This old brother is not short, he is twenty-seven or eight years old. This Buddha is so feng shui and sunny that it is like Leshan.
The temperature here is high and the rains are constant during the rainy season. If it is not repaired frequently, the damage to the Buddha will be even more serious. Firstly, we are doing it for work and secondly because we are from Leshan, but we can’t bear to see what Monk Haitong is repairing.
Because the Giant Buddha that suppresses floods is getting worse every year, so I come here frequently to repair it. Now that I’m old, I don’t know how many more years I can continue to work.”
Xiang Que sincerely praised: "If you practice Buddhism, you two will definitely be able to achieve immeasurable merit."
The old craftsman laughed and said: "Speaking of immeasurable merits, the ancestors of the people in Leshan have a deep affection for this giant Buddha. If monk Haitong hadn't built the giant Buddha, I'm afraid we would have been flooded by the river no matter how long ago, or it would have been flooded by the river.
I have moved to another place. If I want to say that my merits are immeasurable, I have to say that Monk Haitong is the one.”
Xiang Que pointed at the Buddha's face and asked in surprise: "I see that there are tears running out of the Buddha's eyes. There has been no rain recently and the sun is shining brightly. The weather is very hot, but why are there tears on the Buddha's eyes all the time?"
Not done yet?”
The two old craftsmen sighed quietly again, shook their heads and said: "There is going to be a big disaster. Hey, something is not going well."
Xiang Que asked, "Where did you start talking about this?"
"These are the tears that Monk Haitong shed for God and for the people who are suffering in the world..."
Monk Haitong was born in the early Kaiyuan years of the Tang Dynasty. He became a monk at the age of twelve and became a disciple of the eminent monk Huijing. At the age of twenty-four, he left his master and traveled around the world. After traveling thousands of miles, he finally came to Lingyun Mountain and built a thatched hut here to practice.
He believes that Lingyun Mountain is the most ideal place for him to practice. At the foot of the mountain is the confluence of the Dadu River, Minjiang River and Qingyi River. The river is like a galloping horse and roars loudly. Boats are often destroyed and people are killed. Residents on both sides of the bank are often drowned. Countless people are drowned.
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When Haitong saw this situation, he was extremely sad. He meditated day and night and finally came up with a way: to carve the largest Maitreya Buddha statue in the world on the rock next to the river, so that he could face the mighty three rivers day and night, and for eternity.
Anlan Zhentao, bless the common people.
Once the news of the construction of the Giant Buddha spread, skilled craftsmen from far and near rushed to Lingyun Mountain and wanted to work with Haitong to build the Leshan Giant Buddha. After the construction of the Giant Buddha started, Haitong shouldered the burden of raising funds.
A bowl of alms travels a thousand miles, and he raises alms from all directions. After going through hardships, he finally returns home with a full load. After all, there are many good people in the world, and many people donate generously to him.
Later, the Jiazhou County Sheriff heard that Hai Tong had a large sum of money, so he brought a large number of followers to ask for it. Hai Tong was not afraid of the threat and flatly refused. He said categorically: "You can gouge out your own eyes."
, Buddha wealth is rare!”
Haitong's arrogance and contempt angered the money-grubbing county guard. He didn't believe that anyone would have the guts to dig out his own eyes. He said angrily: "Then dig it out and take a look. If you don't dig it out, I will destroy this giant Buddha."
, if you dig it, I will take the people away and I will not interfere from now on."
Facing the threat from the county guard, Haitong sat cross-legged, picked up a copper plate, without hesitation, took out one of his own eyes and placed it on it, then silently raised it in front of the county guard.
Immediately, the county guard was frightened, lost his soul, and fled down the mountain in a hurry. He was shocked by Monk Haitong's unrepentance and did not dare to make any mistakes.
However, Haitong passed away before the completion of the Great Buddha. Many years later, his disciples took over the construction of the Great Buddha. On the day when the construction of the Great Buddha was completed, people all over the world buried his bones in the Great Buddha in order to express their gratitude for Monk Haitong's merits.
He could look at the confluence of the three rivers at his feet day and night and pray for the people in the sky. From then on, people came to worship this big Buddha almost every day. It is said that the Buddha became spiritual over time. Many people said that this was the manifestation of monk Haitong's enlightenment.
The old craftsman said: "This Buddha is really spiritual. Whenever there is a disaster in the mansion, tears will flow from the eyes of the Buddha and continue. I have been practicing Buddhism for more than 30 years, and I have seen it many times.
One year, the Yellow River burst its banks and left tears for three days. On the eve of the Tangshan earthquake in 1977, I happened to be doing repairs at that time. On the same day, I saw the giant Buddha bursting into tears. I knew that another major disaster was going to happen. Sure enough, the third
There was an earthquake in Tangshan the next day, and there was also the great flood of 1998..."
Another old craftsman pointed at the Buddha pitifully and said: "This time, I don't know where people are going to be affected by the disaster again. I didn't see it yesterday, but this morning the tear stains appeared. Hey, disasters come from heaven. Monk Haitong
Seeing that the common people are in trouble, he cries to God. This is "
Xiang Que had an epiphany and understood why the tear stains appeared and refused to go away. The Buddha may have a spirit, but it is said that the monk Haitong who was buried inside the Buddha attained enlightenment. Just like the physical Buddha, the person is dead but the spirit is still there.
Years ago, Xiang Que asked Lin Jiang to pay for the construction of the Giant Buddha. He expected that the Leshan Giant Buddha would be so spiritually powerful, but now it turned out to be true.
Xiang Que bowed respectfully towards the Buddha, his mind suddenly became clear, and he felt a sense of clarity that could be solved with just one click.
The good cause and effect in Buddhism really cannot be obtained by just asking for it. The old monk in charge of Baima Temple is right. What you ask for is not something you can ask for, even if Xiang Que is here.
If he stays in White Horse Temple for one or two more years, he will definitely wait in vain without any results. Even if he travels all over the world to Buddhism, he will definitely still get nothing.
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