The next day we followed this girl on the road. The fact that she was able to pretend to be a tour guide and approach us at the Mogao Grottoes meant that she was much more familiar with Dunhuang than we were. When I asked, it turned out that this beauty was a graduate of a tour guide academy and had done what she did before coming to Dunhuang.
The preparations were very meticulous, not like the three of us who just went on the road in a haphazard manner. But this time, she said that she had seen our picture of the Buddha's face on a treasure appraisal program, and at that time even the experts were not sure whether it was authentic or not.
, but she still quoted a sky-high price, and a close-up of the Buddha statue was what really impressed her. That Buddha statue had a pair of strange eyes and an indifferent smile, which was completely different from the peace of the Buddha.
. Later, the holder of the Buddha statue was invited on the program, and he was an old man. However, such a priceless thing was found in Dunhuang's Antique Beach.
As for that Buddha statue, according to experts at the time, it should come from Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. The image of the trumpet in Jin Yong's novel The Deer and the Cauldron is based on Tantric Buddhism. Of course, there are also the Golden Wheel Dharma King in The Divine Condor and Jiumozhi in The Eight Tribes of the Dragon.
Master Jin Yong wrote all the Zen characters in Tantric Buddhism as villains. The reason is also attributed to the mystery of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. This is different from the tranquility of other Buddhist sects. Traditional Buddhism respects the Buddha, prays for the Buddha, and chants the Buddha's name, while the Tibetan Tantric Buddhism teaches
The teaching is that oneself is a Buddha, practice is to become a Buddha, and you can obtain superpowers through practice - so in the eyes of ordinary people, those who believe in this kind of people regard him as a Buddha, and those who do not believe in him as a lunatic. This Buddha's face
Another important reason why experts speculate that the picture is a product of Tantric Buddhism is the weirdness of Tantric artifacts. The most famous one is probably the skull bowl, which uses a complete skull as a wine glass. This is definitely the usage of monsters in Journey to the West.
But would it be strange to see such a thing in a Buddhist temple?
So is it strange that such a strange statue appears in Tantric Buddhism?
Of course, this is also the speculation of experts. It sounds reasonable, but you can't believe it entirely. After all, Chinese experts have strong Chinese characteristics. I saw a TV report some time ago that a wealthy man in Beijing collected a complete painting.
The gold-threaded jade garment. Although the camera only flashed on the gold-threaded jade garment, my second brother was able to conclude that it was completely a fake, and it couldn’t be more fake. It can be clearly seen from the color of the jade.
It came out, but at that time several well-known collectors in China on TV jointly concluded that this jade dress with gold threads was authentic, with an estimated value of 400 million, which cannot be said to be ridiculous.
Okay, other gossip aside, the four of us went straight to the Antique Beach outside Dunhuang City. It was said to be an Antique Beach, but of course it couldn’t be full of antiques. If that were the case, who would bother us? Just come here and pick it up.
, last night I specifically checked Antique Beach on the Internet. The folk saying in Dunhuang is that Dunhuang was located at an important location on the Silk Road, and its geographical location was very advantageous. At that time, it was extremely prosperous with many shops, but it was later robbed by bandits. Although
The officers and soldiers later exterminated the bandits, but the hidden dangers were also exposed - no matter how good the location was, because it was in the Gobi Desert, the management was chaotic and safety issues could not be guaranteed, so what was the use of making money? So countless merchants moved their families, including
Large items, items that could not be carried, items left behind, and items discarded were all buried in the yellow sand, forming an antique beach where antique cultural relics may be exposed if the wind blows. (To be continued)