Baolun Temple is the largest temple in western China. This temple inherits Tibetan Buddhist culture very well. Every year, many tourists come here to worship, which is quite lively.
Liu Yi stood in front of this huge temple and couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
After more than 1,300 years, this place has indeed completely changed.
I remember that thirteen hundred years ago, the little girl stole the golden body of Arhat from here. I am afraid it should be called the true body of King Ming now.
There are many branches of Buddhism. According to the global classification, it should be Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism. In the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang traveled to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures and introduced Mahayana Buddhism to China.
In China, Buddhism is divided into ten sects, namely Chengshi sect, Kushe sect, Xing sect, Xiang sect, Tiantai sect, Xianshou sect, Zen sect, Pure Land sect, Vinaya sect, and Tantric sect. Basically, the dominant Buddhism in China is Zen sect.
, began with Bodhidharma and flourished with the Sixth Patriarch Huineng.
So if you see a monk asking you for alms on the street, or selling you amulets or the like, they are basically fake. Because alms are done by monks of Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, especially Zen, do not advocate alms alms.
It is self-reliance.
At that time, the Tantric religion had just been divided and had not yet been able to completely get rid of the influence of Zen Buddhism.
But now, it seems that Tantric religion has truly transformed into "Tantrism" and has become a holy place for living Buddhas and lamas.
Tantric religion is also different from other cabinet sects. Tantric religion is now open to the outside world!
They welcome Buddhist disciples to come and worship, and occasionally the Living Buddha Panchen Lama will come out to cast spells and bless the worshipers, just like any ordinary temple.
Liu Yi understands this. After all, no matter which sect of Buddhism it is, its teachings are inseparable from the salvation of all sentient beings. If these lamas closed the esoteric religion, it would violate the teachings of Buddhism and prevent them from understanding the true Dharma.
This Baolun Temple is not only large, but also famous. I heard that the local government has vigorously supported the development of this temple.
The entire temple almost covers a large mountain, which is really majestic.
Behind the temple, there are fourteen huge golden pillars erected. On the pillars are carved images of flying gods, Dharma King and Ming King.
Liu Yi opened his eyes of reality and instantly saw through the true appearance of the fourteen pillars.
Fourteen golden arhats with a height of 100 meters... No, they should be called the real bodies of King Ming. They stand there with a majestic appearance and the power of Buddha spreads throughout the entire temple.
Liu Yi looked a little obsessed for a moment, and his ears seemed to be faintly ringing with the Buddhist chants and Sanskrit sounds that made the spiritual platform clear.
There should have been eighteen golden bodies, but now there are four missing, mainly because he, Xiao Niu, and Jiujianxian took away three of them. It seems that Xueluo also took one for Wuli.
"Can we really see a living Buddha here?"
"Of course, I heard that the Living Buddha is very efficacious. Let's go all the way here just to see him!"
Suddenly, two discordant sounds came to his ears. Liu Yi turned around and saw a couple lying on their stomachs on the steps, walking towards the depths of the temple.
The two of them were obviously used to being pampered. After walking a few steps, they were out of breath and sweating profusely from exhaustion.
"Huhu...what can this living Buddha see?"
The girl gasped and complained, "Come to this place where there is no shit, why don't you just let me watch TV series at home!"
"You know a P!"
Men are obviously stronger than girls, "I am opening a new business this year, so I have to ask the Living Buddha to bless me! You know how those stupid dramas can compare with Living Buddhas! Do you know how difficult it is to see Living Buddhas? There are so many.
People spend a lot of money and can’t even see it!”
"I don't want to see it anyway..."
"Snapped!"
The man hit back and slapped the beautiful girl with heavy makeup, "Shut up! If you keep yelling, get out of here!"
The woman covered her face, looking aggrieved, but did not dare to say a word.
Liu Yi shook his head and stopped looking at them. He continued to walk up the steps as if strolling in a garden.
The steps are very long and steep. It is indeed a bit difficult for ordinary people to climb up.
What Liu Yi admired the most were the pilgrims. They walked up such a difficult step and bowed three times. Their piety was worthy of admiration.
There were a few worshipers in front of him, and that was it. Liu Yi secretly gave a thumbs up.
But because the worshipers were quite old, one of the old men suddenly tilted his body, staggered, and fell down!
Behind him was the girl. When the girl saw the old man falling, she immediately screamed and hid aside!
The old man continued to fall straight down, causing a lot of screams.
If it fell, the old man would probably fall to death.
But at this critical moment, Liu Yi appeared on the steps below. He stretched out his hand and took the old man down steadily.
The old man himself broke out in a cold sweat. If this young man hadn't caught him, he would have fallen into a ball of flesh and went directly to see the Buddha today!
"Little brother, thank you!"
"This descendant of the Han family is really amazing!"
The old man's companions all came over one after another, still in shock, and thanked Liu Yi.
"You're welcome."
Liu Yi just used magic to detect the old man's body, and then said with a smile, "This old man's blood pressure is a little low, and he has some altitude sickness. Although it is good to be pious, don't stand up too quickly when worshiping.
Otherwise, the blood cannot keep up and you will faint."
"Thank you so much...Thank you so much..."
The old man was also filled with fear, then joy, and was extremely grateful to Liu Yi.
"You're welcome, it's just a little effort. Let's continue to worship upward."
Business was pressing, so Liu Yi greeted these people politely and prepared to continue setting off.
But at this moment, the girl started shouting.
"Are you kidding me, old guy? If you hit me, you'll be fine?"
"This, this...I didn't mean it..."
The old man seemed a little panicked. Seeing that the girl was well dressed, she seemed untouchable.
"Isn't he just an old guy? If he gets hit, he gets hit. Don't you still want him to pay for it?"
The man said impatiently, "Look at the rags he is wearing, but he doesn't look like he is rich. Send him away quickly and tell him to get out."
"Hey, do you have any heart? Your woman has been bullied, and that's what you're saying?"
"Stop the ink stains and hurry up!"
The man has a bad temper.
The woman had nowhere to vent her anger, so she had no choice but to vent her anger on the old man.
"Oh no, you old man, kneel down and apologize to me, I'm in a hurry!"
Liu Yi frowned. This request was a bit too much, not to mention that the old man didn't mean it.
"This, this is so bullying!"
"Yes, yes, how can you do this in front of Buddha!"
"Who is this?"
The worshipers criticized him one after another.
But the woman didn't care about the people around her. She pulled the old man's clothes and said, "If you don't apologize to me, don't even think about leaving."
"Have you had enough?"
Liu Yi stretched out his hand and patted it upwards. Suddenly, the woman felt a strong force coming from her wrist, which caused her hand to fly away.
"How dare you touch me! Do you know who my husband is? Believe it or not, he will chop off your hands for you!"
"Keep your voice down for me!"
The man pulled the woman over and scolded, "Hurry up and go worship with me! What a lot of nonsense!"
The man thought to himself, Damn, I almost exposed my identity!
He came here to worship, not to cause trouble!
"Are you sick? Your woman is being bullied!"
Gritting her teeth womanly.
"What are you in a hurry for now!"
The man lowered his voice and yelled in the woman's ear, "Wait until he comes down the mountain. It's not too late to deal with him!"
"Humph, you still have some conscience!"
The woman felt a little happy and followed the man up the stairs obediently.
"Alas...the world is like this..."
"I hope the Buddha can appear, save the world, and eradicate evil..."
The worshipers said one after another.
The old man thanked Liu Yi again, and then continued walking up with other worshipers.
Liu Yi is not a disciple of Buddhism, so he naturally does not need the three-step-one-bow method.
His physical strength is endless, and this kind of stairs cannot trouble him at all. However, Liu Yi did not appear to be in a hurry, and continued to move up with the crowd as if he were walking.
The couple was walking just in front of Liu Yi. Liu Yi saw that the man seemed to be in good physical strength. He hadn't even taken a break after walking for so long, but his woman was already sweating profusely.
This step is called the Step to Heaven, and it leads directly to the highest mountain and the highest hall.
The living Buddha Panchen Lama lives there, and it is said that he lives in the place closest to the Buddha.
They walked all the way up and climbed for two and a half hours before they arrived in front of the highest hall.
The door of the main hall was closed, and two lamas in red stood in front.
Liu Yi saw that these two people were both magicians. On this high mountain, covered with ice and snow, they were half-naked. It was impossible for ordinary people to do this.
Not everyone can see the Living Buddha, otherwise the day would be extremely busy.
Usually those who climb to the top can only worship outside facing the main hall.
They can only passively wait for the Living Buddha. If the Living Buddha Panchen feels that someone is destined to be a Buddha, he will naturally call him in.
At this time, many people were already worshiping at the top of the mountain, waiting for the Living Buddha to cast spells on them.
Liu Yi and the couple also climbed up. The man pulled his woman and said directly to the lama in front of the door.
"Hey, I want to see your Panchen Living Buddha!"
"Sorry, the Living Buddha doesn't meet people easily."
The lama made a Buddha salute and then said, "If you want to see the living Buddha, you can worship here. Maybe you can see him by chance."
"Then who can say for sure!"
The man curled his lips and said, "Tell me how much it costs, and I'll donate it to you so that I can see the Living Buddha!"
"I'm really sorry, our Baolun Temple does not accept incense."
"Yeah, this is the first time I heard that there are temples that don't require incense!"
The man was a little angry.
"I'm really sorry, but I'd better ask you to go and worship."