"Don't think that I am so greedy. It is indeed an accident that I came here. Before I came here, I had no idea that Tianyan Zhang lived here. It was only after I saw the relics of Bing Guo and Jiang that I remembered Liang
The dragon vein of the country.
To destroy the dragon veins, there must be some protection, so a spiritual bone was discovered. As for whether this spiritual bone is the real body relic of the precious mother, it cannot be confirmed based on this pair of portraits." Han Peacock pointed and turned it out.
There are a large number of portraits of Vajrayana.
Some people call Liangzhou Jinganghaimu Cave Temple "the last temple of the Xixia Kingdom", so what is the relationship between the Xixia Kingdom and this temple, the legends of the magical dakinis and other gods and Buddhas flying into the sky, and the temples and caves in the fog of Xixia history
, what kind of vicissitudes of history does it have?
"If it is confirmed that this is the residence of Tianyan Zhang, and his treasures can be found, I am afraid that not only the treasures of the Liang Kingdom, but also the treasures in the Vajra Sea Mother Cave will definitely be indispensable." Yuan Dun said.
Han Kongque nodded directly. He did not deny this, so he said: "I'm afraid it's not just the treasures in these two places, but also some things from the Xixia Kingdom. It can be said that Tianyan Zhang's collection is absolutely exciting and exciting. However, to
It doesn’t seem that easy to find a place where a master has hidden his treasure.”
Yuan Dun thought for a while and said: "Tibetan Buddhism gradually spread to the Hexi Corridor after Tubo occupied Liangzhou in the late Tang Dynasty. After the founding of the Western Xia Dynasty, Ning, Xia Yin and Sichuan were the capitals of the country, supplemented by Liangzhou and Hexi.
Under the promotion of rulers such as Li Deming, the founder of the Xixia Kingdom, and Li Yuanhao and his son, whose "Young Xiao Buddhist Books" and "Xiao Fu Illustrations", Tibetan Buddhism has developed more extensively in the vast Xixia ruled areas such as Hexi.
Eventually it became the state religion.”
Han Kongque said with a smile: "The relationship between Xixia and Jingang Haimu Temple is not limited to these. The famous temples in Hexi such as Jingang Haimu Cave Temple in Liangzhou, Dayun Temple, and Ganzhou Great Buddha Temple were built at this time. During the tenth year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty,
The "Wuwei County Governance" compiled in the fourth year (AD 1749) records: Haimu Cave, thirty miles south of the city, has a cave on the mountain several feet deep. It was built in the fourth year of Zhengde.
Based on this and a large number of unearthed cultural relics, it was determined that the Jinganghaimu Cave Temple and Cave in the Liangzhou Mountains should have been built in the 4th year of Zhengde of Chongzong in the Western Xia Dynasty (1130 AD). After that, a large-scale Buddhist temple and pagoda were gradually built outside the cave.
, making the Vajra Haimu Cave and Temple a unique Buddhist architecture of 'a temple within a cave, a cave within a temple'. It became the temple where the Xixia Imperial Master was stationed."
Yuan Dun said: "This is more interesting. Buddhism is the state religion of Xixia, and Vajra Haimu Temple is also the residence of Xixia's national master. So many things recorded in Tibetan historical materials may be true.
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At that time, the physical image of Vajrayana was in the cave. A Buddhist hall was built at the entrance of the cave; on the right was a fragrant clay statue of Buddha about one person tall, with the corpse of Zhang Butcher inside; on the left were the images of Vajradhara and Tara."
Han Kongque said with profound meaning: "A famous temple must have a dragon. If there is no dragon, it will not become a famous temple. Since it is famous, there must be a reason for it. According to historical records, after King Kong
After several fires, Haimu Temple underwent large-scale restoration and reconstruction during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and suffered two earthquakes during the Republic of China period.
In particular, the eight-magnitude devastating earthquake in 1927 destroyed all the temples and towers, and the entire Vajrayami Cave was buried underground. This Xixia temple has gone through many vicissitudes of history.
After the Vajrayami Cave Temple was reopened in the 1990s, a Buddhist hall was first built at the foot of Mount Matang, and then the Five Directions Buddha Hall and the Vajrayami Relic Pagoda were built on the hilltop above the cave. They were also built on the mountain opposite the cave.
"Zunsheng Tower and other buildings."
Yuan Dunyi sighed: "Wherever there are good things, there are naturally many disasters. After so many changes and accidents, it's really hard to say."
Han Kongque said: "Have you ever heard that when the Great Xia was founded, there was no western land, and Liang was the auxiliary county for a hundred years? As long as you know this sentence, you will no longer be amazed at the Vajra Sea Mother Cave Temple.
, it is amazing how many precious Xixia historical relics can be unearthed.
It is no exaggeration to say that due to the karma of Buddhism, Vajra Haimudong Temple became an important intersection of Xixia culture, Tibetan culture and Han culture in the Liangzhou area during the Western Xia Dynasty."
In 1989, when the cultural relics department was cleaning up the Vajrayami Cave No. 1, they successively discovered precious Buddhist scriptures, Xixia accounting documents, item lists, murals, various thangkas of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as stone and clay statues.
, Xixia’s double fish pond paintings, silk fabrics, porcelain pots and a large number of national first-class cultural relics.
Among the unearthed Buddhist scriptures, there was one that was printed with ancient clay movable type, which shocked the academic circles at home and abroad. It was the "Sutras Said by Vimalakīrti".
According to academic circles, the excavation of "The Sutras Said by Vimalakīrti" has witnessed that China is the first country in the world to use clay movable type printing. This is much better than the Xixia bronze cannon unearthed in Liangzhou in 1980, which made my country's metal The casting history of tubular firearms is more than a century ahead of schedule, which is even more surprising."
"The Sutras Said by Vimalakīrti? Why are you talking about this? I don't think you will mention this for no reason?" Yuan Dun was overjoyed and immediately asked.
Han Kongque said: "It was a complete accident to talk about "The Sutras Said by Vimalakīrti". I unexpectedly got a page of Buddhist scriptures. The content is, I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the Viyali Temple Garden with eight great monks.
Thousands of people, thirty-two thousand Bodhisattvas, all knowledge and practice of great wisdom have been fully accomplished. The majesty of the Buddhas has established it as a Dharma-protecting city to receive and uphold the true Dharma. The roar of the capable master is known in the ten directions.
There is very little content on one page, but it is all written in gold clay. It is the authentic Golden Clay Sutra. Later I checked and found that it should be from "The Sutra Said by Vimalakirti", and this page of the Golden Clay Sutra is handwritten.
, which is not much different in age from the Vimalakīrti Sutra found in Cave No. 1 of Vajrayami.”
"Golden Clay Sutra? Are you sure it's a Buddhist sutra written with gold clay?" Yuan Dun said.
Han Kongque said: "Of course, it is inconvenient to carry it with you, so I can't show it to you now, but I still won't admit the Buddhist scriptures written with gold clay."
"If you really picked up the pages of the Golden Clay Scripture, then I can confirm that Tianyan Zhang does have a Golden Clay Scripture in his hand." Yuan Dun said.
"Can you confirm? This way there will be no mistake. Zhao Tuo's tomb is not accessible to ordinary people. If it is someone with a clear eye, then there is no doubt." Han Kongque said.
Yuan Dun asked: "Did you find that page of the Golden Clay Scripture in Zhao Tuo's tomb?"
Han Kongque nodded and said: "Yes, by now, you should understand that if it is not necessary, it is better not to break into Zhao Tuo's tomb."
"It is unlikely that Tianyan Zhang deliberately lost a page of the Golden Clay Scripture. Then there is only one possibility, that is, an accident occurred. Even he might have had an accident in Zhao Tuo's tomb, so the degree of danger there is still beyond our imagination.
Already." Yuan Dunyi said a little disappointed.
Han Kongque also thought of another possibility, so he said: "Do you think it is possible for Tianyan Zhang to hide all his life's collection in Zhao Tuo's tomb?"
Yuan Dunyi smiled bitterly and said: "If I didn't have this idea, wouldn't we keep negotiating with you?"
Han Kongque thought of the price Yangcheng had paid to cooperate with him, and immediately realized that there really was no free lunch in this world.
"How did you know that Tianyan Zhang had the Golden Clay Sutra in his hand?" Han Kongque asked.
Yuan Dun said: "This should not be wrong. As long as the Golden Clay Scripture appears in Zhao Tuo's tomb, it at least means that Tianyan Zhang has entered Zhao Tuo's tomb. You must know that the Golden Clay Scripture is not that easy to obtain.
I vaguely remember that more than 20 years ago, a dozen pages of Lamaist scriptures written in gold clay were found in a herdsman's home in Qinghai Province, my country. At that time, Xinhua News Agency specially broadcast a message about this, saying that it was a major step in my country's archaeological undertakings. A major discovery, the archaeological community believes that those pages of scripture are rare treasures.
However, people do not know that in 1992, several well-preserved scriptures written in gold clay appeared in the Chinese Bookstore in Liulichang, the capital, and their thickness was almost one foot.
That year I lived very close to a large bookstore in Liulichang, so during my lunch break, I often went to the bookstore to browse ancient books. Because I went there often, I got to know the clerk in the internal service department of the bookstore very well, and I got to know one of the staff there.
Mr. Ma has become a good friend."
In the summer of that year, Yuan Dunyi once visited the internal service department of the bookstore. As soon as he entered the door, Mr. Ma eagerly said to Yuan Dun: "I haven't seen you for a while. Where have you been? I have a friend here.
It was a 'good book' that I really wanted you to buy. I kept it for a long time, but you never came, and then I sold it."
At this point, Mr. Ma showed regret and anger. Mr. Ma said: "That book is really precious!"
"What kind of treasure is it? It makes you so excited?" Yuan Dunyi showed a curious look.
Mr. Ma said: "Sit down and let's talk slowly."
After sitting down, Mr. Ma said excitedly: "Those are several Buddhist scriptures written in gold clay. The stack is nearly a foot thick!"
According to Mr. Ma, he found those Buddhist scriptures written with gold clay in the library of a bookstore. They were all framed very beautifully, and they were all framed with silk paper. They looked "imperial style" at first glance.
Mr. Ma described the contents of the scripture in detail. I now clearly remember that it is "The Sutra Said by Vimalakīrti". Regarding the age of the scripture, Mr. Ma estimates that it should have been written by the court of the Song Dynasty at the latest, or by the prince's family.
. Because most people can’t afford to write.
Mr. Ma said that after the discovery, he presented these scriptures to the president of the Buddhist Association for review, and the president at that time inscribed the words "Treasure of Guan Guan" in the blank space of the scriptures.
He also petitioned the vice-president and secretary-general of the Buddhist Association and the director of the Institute of Buddhist Culture for review, and also inscribed the words "a national treasure that has not been seen for hundreds of years" in the blank space of the scripture.
As for the origin of these scriptures, Mr. Ma guessed that they should have been confiscated during the raids on the temples of the reactionary Huidaomen after liberation. (To be continued...)