"Take them to the living room in the front yard..."
Zhuang Rui's courtyard house has a living room in the front, middle and back. The backyard is where he and Qin Xuanbing live, and the middle courtyard is for entertaining his relatives and friends. Generally, people he doesn't know well are entertained in the front yard.
"Hello, I'm Zhuang Rui. What do you want to see me for?"
After entering the living room, Zhuang Rui found that these people did not think what he thought. There were lamas and monks inside, all ordinary people like himself. Judging from the demeanor of one of them, he should be a leader.
"Hello, Mr. Zhuang, I am Dai Chenghao from the Religious Affairs Administration. This is my ID. I have something to ask you..."
Seeing Zhuang Rui come in, the four people in the living room stood up. The middle-aged man in the leader stretched out his hand and shook Zhuang Rui's hand.
"Deputy Director Dai?"
Zhuang Rui looked at the certificate. According to what Ouyang Jun told him before, the State Administration of Religious Affairs is not low-level. It not only directly handles various religious affairs, but also the Buddhist colleges are under the jurisdiction of the Religious Administration.
The administrative level of the Religious Affairs Administration is deputy ministerial level, which means that the deputy director is at least a cadre at the level of the main department or above.
Zhuang Rui had some doubts in his heart. Although there were many officials in ***, what could a department-level cadre with real power do to him?
Although he was puzzled, Zhuang Rui still gave in and said: "I wonder if Deputy Director Dai wants to see me for anything? Please sit down and talk..."
Deputy Director Dai nodded and said straight to the point: "Mr. Zhuang, you're welcome, it's like this. I wonder if you ever accepted a Dzi bead bracelet as a gift from the living Buddha of *** Jokhang Temple in February last year.
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Just last month, the General Administration received a report from the Tibetan Religious Administration Bureau, saying that it was ready to search for the reincarnation of the living Buddha Qiangpa Luozhu of Jokhang Temple, but it still lacked some tokens worn by the living Buddha during his lifetime.
According to the report, Jampa Lodhu Living Buddha has experienced three reincarnations. He has a very high reputation in Japan and is the master of the previous Panchen Lama. Methods such as government canonization must not be applied to him.
The body can only be identified using the oldest method of drawing lots.
This method is very systematic and cumbersome. Preparations are often carried out within a few months after the death of the living Buddha, and the process of searching for the reincarnation of the living Buddha may last several years or even more than ten years.
Before his death, the Living Buddha Jampa Lodro once pointed out the general direction of his reincarnation.
The Jokhang Temple has now selected well-known and highly respected monks in the temple, as well as the living Buddha's housekeeper and close disciples, disguised as people with different identities, and are ready to go to the direction designated by the living Buddha to start secret inspections.
However, in the process of searching for the reincarnated soul boy, the soul boy is needed to identify the living Buddha's belongings during his lifetime. This means that young children who may be soul boys can identify the living Buddha's belongings and the people he lived with during his lifetime. Children can grab among the many objects.
Things that can be seen during the lifetime of the Living Buddha, or people who can be identified among many people who have spent time with the Living Buddha, are called "Sutong" in Tibetan Buddhism.
This link is very important in the process of searching for the reincarnated soul boy. Many children who are selected as soul boys are often screened out at this link. However, if you want to carry out the certification of this link, you must have a living Buddha before his death.
The magic weapon used or personal belongings.
Generally speaking, there are only a dozen or so items that are most personal to the living Buddha. However, the living Buddha Jianpa Luozhu was indifferent by nature. When he later cleaned up his belongings, he found that there was only a prayer wheel commonly used by the living Buddha and two others.
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You must know that the direction pointed out by the living Buddha before his death is only a general direction. The Jokhang Temple sent out at least seven or eight search teams for this purpose. It would be a bit too inefficient to only rely on the personal belongings of these three living Buddhas to select soul boys.
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But there was nothing that could be done about it. Just when the eminent monks of the Jokhang Temple were about to send out a search team, Gegu, the law enforcement trumpet in the temple, told the story that the living Buddha once gave a Dzi bead bracelet to a young man.
Although it is only a personal item, it will undoubtedly reduce a lot of work for the search team. After hearing about this incident, people from the Jokhang Temple immediately checked the records of the living Buddha during his lifetime.
Qiangpa Luozhu Living Buddha has a very high status in the Jokhang Temple. His words and deeds are recorded by the little lama who serves him closely. The process of Zhuang Rui's contact with the living Buddha has also been completely recorded.
It is precisely because of this that Deputy Director Dai came to our door today.
"Director Dai, I would like to take the liberty to ask that the living Buddha gave me the bracelet. Many people knew about it at the time, but how did you find me?"
Zhuang Rui was a little confused. He was just a tourist at the time. There were more and more tourists traveling to Lhasa every year. How did they find him?
Deputy Director Dai laughed when he heard this and said: "Haha, Mr. Zhuang, after you were taken to the Jokhang Temple by the Gegu Lama, your friends went to the Jokhang Temple to look for you. They registered the form and left you there.
Your phone number and home address are how we found you..."
"Oh, it's really..."
Zhuang Rui patted his head. At that time, he was in a wonderful room full of thangkas. He stayed there for a whole afternoon. Liu Chuan and others were so anxious that they almost went to the police station to report the crime. He must have asked the Lama of Jokhang Temple to help find him.
, the information that was left behind.
"Director Dai, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Zhuang Rui didn't know that these people came here to take back the Dzi beads bracelet. He didn't know much about Tibetan Buddhism and didn't quite understand the process required for the reincarnation of a living Buddha.
"Well, it's like this. Since there are too few relics left by the living Buddha Qiangpa Luozhu, and these things must be needed during the reincarnation certification process, we want to..."
Searching for the reincarnated living Buddha is a major event related to the unity of the nation. Deputy Director Dai did not beat around the bush and stated his purpose of coming directly.
"What? I want to give you the Dzi bead bracelet?"
Zhuang Rui listened with great interest at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. Did he come to ask for something?
"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, this matter has a great impact on Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetans. Since the Jokhang Temple has made a request to find this Dzi bead bracelet, we must handle it carefully. I hope you can understand...
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Deputy Director Dai was also smiling bitterly in his heart. If it were another person, would he have to come in person? He sent someone casually and asked Zhuang Rui to hand it over, and he still had to send it to him.
However, after learning that this person was Zhuang Rui, they immediately launched an investigation into Zhuang Rui. As for the result of the investigation, it was that Deputy Director Dai condescended to come in person, and he was so polite that he did not dare to show off.
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"Well...Deputy Director Dai, it's not that I don't want to hand over this bracelet. I've been wearing it for almost two years and I'm a little sentimental..."
Zhuang Rui frowned when he saw that the other party spoke very politely and did not use any national justice to pressure himself.
To be honest, Zhuang Rui no longer attaches much importance to the economic value of this string of Dzi beads. It doesn't matter if it is given to the country, it is just an item worth ten to twenty million.
However, this Dzi Bead is really good for the body, and it has been blessed by the Living Buddha for decades, so it can almost be regarded as a magical weapon.
Zhuang Rui had just received the news that Qin Xuanbing was pregnant. Last night he was still thinking about passing this thing on to his child to keep him (her) safe and sound.
Therefore, Zhuang Rui was a little embarrassed when Deputy Director Dai asked for it. This is not a matter of money. The key is that no matter how much money you spend, you cannot buy such a thing. You have the ability to make the Living Buddha come back to life and give you blessings.
A few decades of Buddhism?
Deputy Director Dai saw Zhuang Rui's hesitation and thought he wanted money, so he quickly said: "Mr. Zhuang, this bracelet was given to you by the Living Buddha. From a legal sense, it is already yours.
However, if you return it to us, we can compensate you for the economic losses caused to you according to the market price of this string of Dzi beads. We also hope that you can understand and support our work..."
The *** issue has been a headache for the central government since the Qing Dynasty. Almost all the people there are Buddhists and have a fanatical belief in Tibetan Buddhism.
Coupled with the activities of foreign pro-democracy elements, successive governments have dealt with pro-democracy issues cautiously and provided policy support as much as possible.
Even though the matter of asking for a dzi bead was not a big deal, even the deputy director-general could not make the decision. Zhuang Rui only came to see him after reporting it to the core leader in charge of this aspect.
"No, that's not what I mean. Director Dai, you misunderstood. I want to leave this dzi bead for my children to wear. It's not about money..."
Seeing that Deputy Director Dai had misunderstood what he meant, Zhuang Rui quickly explained, and then said: "I can temporarily lend this string of Dzi beads to the country, but after I find the reincarnated soul boy, can I return it to me?"
Others said it was worth buying with money, Zhuang Rui couldn't be too reluctant, but he was still a little unwilling, so he simply used the word "borrow", "I don't want the money, but when I find the person, I will return the thing."
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"Of course, of course, this bracelet originally belonged to you. I promise you that when the reincarnated soul boy is found, it will be returned to you..."
Deputy Director Dai did not expect Zhuang Rui to be so easy to talk to, so he stood up happily. When he spoke to Zhuang Rui again, he couldn't help but use honorifics.
"It's nothing. I wonder if Director Dai wants it now?"
Now that the decision was made, Zhuang Rui simply acted generously and took the bracelet off his left wrist.
Deputy Director Dai waved his hand and said: "No rush, no rush, let's do this, Mr. Zhuang, next Monday, the Jokhang Temple will hold a ceremony before searching for the reincarnated soul boy. If you have time, you can go and participate.
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"next Monday?"
Zhuang Rui calculated that there are still five days left before today.
