The five hundred and fortieth chapters are inexplicably respected
Chapter 546: Being respected inexplicably
...The Shwedagon Pagoda, which should have been crowded with tourists and believers, was strangely quiet at the moment. But around Liu Dong, with him as the center, a circle was filled with people wearing yellow robes and looking down.
Look, the monk is sitting cross-legged and meditating with a devout look!
Although Liu Dong did not give a detailed count, it seemed that there were four to five hundred of them! And every one of them was meditating facing Liu Dong!
This weird scene really surprised Liu Dong!
And just a few seconds after Liu Dong opened his eyes, an old monk sitting opposite him, with white beard and hair, and two snow-white long eyebrows that naturally dropped to his cheekbones, opened his eyes!
Seeing these eyes, Liu Dong's body suddenly trembled, because in these eyes Liu Dong saw unprecedented tranquility and wisdom! As quiet as a newborn baby, as wise as if a saint was alive!
"you're awake?"
What surprised Liu Dong was that the other party actually spoke very pure Chinese.∈♀
"Master!" Liu Dong clasped his hands and saluted the other party respectfully. Because he didn't know what Myanmar called Buddhists, Liu Dong just followed his own habits. Fortunately, the old monk understood Chinese.
After putting his hands together to give Liu Dong a gift in return, the old monk took off a 12-piece bodhi seed bracelet from his wrist and put it on Liu Dong's left hand!
Then he respectfully saluted Liu Dong with his hands folded. When he saluted Liu Dong, hundreds of monks around him also saluted Liu Dong respectfully.
Faced with this scene, Liu Dong was a little confused. It seemed that he had never met these Burmese monks before. Why were they so respectful to him? It could even be said that they were pious!
The look in his eyes was like seeing the Buddhist Patriarch!
"We sincerely welcome the Amitabha Buddha of the West, the Amitabha Buddha of the East, and the master of all the Buddhas of the ten directions and the three times. Great kindness, great wishes, great deeds, great compassion, great wisdom, and great wisdom. They can solve all kinds of suffering in the world. I, Buddha Sakyamuni, have come to the world.
Walker!"
The old monk used this sentence in Burmese. Fortunately, he had already considered the reason why he wanted to participate in the Burmese market. He had learned Burmese by himself long ago, otherwise he would not have understood the meaning of this sentence.
But it was precisely because he understood that Liu Dong became really surprised. It seemed that these people regarded themselves as the reincarnation of Buddha Sakyamuni! Although Liu Dong wanted to tell them that he and Buddha Sakyamuni were incomparable,
But looking at the way these monks were praying devoutly, Liu Dong really didn’t know how to speak!
However, when these people were prostrating, Liu Dong could clearly feel the yellow smoothness of different shades from their bodies submerging into the relics in the mustard space, which surprised Liu Dong!
After hundreds of monks kowtowed to Liu Dong, the old monk who first handed the string of beads to Liu Dong. An old monk on the left who was also in his seventies took off a string of rosary beads from his neck. He stepped forward and hung it on Liu Dong's.
On the neck.
"Namo Amitabha!" As soon as he returned the courtesy to the old monk, the monks around him paid homage to him again.
Then an old monk on the right side of the old monk with drooping eyebrows put a vajra pestle about twenty centimeters in length into Liu Dong's hand.
"Master, this is too precious, I can't have it!" Liu Dong said quickly as he looked at the gorgeous Vajra in his hand, which was made of gold, inlaid with rubies and sapphires, and embossed with images of Bodhisattvas, Vajras, lotus flowers, and thrones.
Facing Liu Dong's refusal, the old monk shook his head, clasped his palms together and bowed respectfully to him, then retreated to his original position!
"Namo Amitabha!"
After bowing to Liu Dong again, an old monk came forward again and handed a string of twenty-four water-eye bodhi seeds to Liu Dong's hands.
Immediately afterwards, after each time he kowtowed to Liu Dong, a monk handed something to Liu Dong. Although Liu Dong wanted to refuse, looking at their pious looks, he didn't know how to speak, and there were so many
The monks surrounded him, and Liu Dong couldn't get out, so he could only let it go.
After a period of time, Liu Dong also guessed the meaning of these monks. They regarded themselves as the reincarnation of Buddha, so they wanted to dedicate their most precious Buddhist treasure to Buddha to show their piety!
Perhaps this situation seems incredible in China, but it is really common in Myanmar, because Buddhism is the state religion of Myanmar. There are more than 20,000 temples and more than 10 pagodas in this country! And the religious awareness in the country is very strong.
In the streets and alleys of Myanmar, you can see monks wearing cassocks and holding black umbrellas anytime and anywhere. There are more than 100,000 monks in the country. In Yangon alone, there are more than 20,000 monks in Mandalay, with an average of 300 monks.
One is a monk. Every Buddhist man must become a monk when he reaches a certain age. Only then will he be recognized as an adult by the society. Only after he returns to secular life can he enjoy the right to marry. The age for becoming a monk is generally around 10 years old. The procedures for becoming a monk are very simple.
.Therefore, there is a saying in Myanmar that it is easy to become a monk and it is also easy to return to secular life.
Monks are generally respected in Myanmar. They go out to ask for alms at dawn every day. People are happy to give alms, but some are afraid that the alms will not be timely and thoughtful; some people have prepared meals early and come to wait for the monks at their doorsteps.
Some families come to beg for alms, and some families even provide meals for several monks all year round. In rural areas, when people see a monk (especially a mage), they have to kneel down and worship on the spot. When a monk goes out to ride in a car or boat, the people next to him will automatically stand up and give up their seats!
Moreover, devout believers donate large sums of wealth to temples every year. Many people would rather be poor than to donate their only wealth to temples. Under such conditions, all temples in Myanmar were destroyed by the crazy Japanese army.
After the looting, a large number of golden Buddha statues and pagodas were still restored!
Like these believers, they regarded Liu Dong as the reincarnation of Buddha, and they did not hesitate to enshrine all their most precious belongings in front of Liu Dong.
In just half an hour, Liu Dong's body was already covered with various rosary beads and beads of different numbers. There were at least hundreds of beads. In the end, he couldn't put them down, so he had to put them in front of Liu Dong. In addition to these
In addition to rosary beads, there are also various types of Buddha statues such as gold vajra, bells, golden scriptures of Theravada Buddhism Vinaya Pitaka, Sutra Pitaka and Sanhti Piṭaka, as well as jade Buddha statues and red sandalwood Buddha statues.
Adding up all the various things, there are at least four to five hundred items!
Looking at everything around him, Liu Dong was happy but also a little nervous. He had so many things for himself. What on earth were these monks planning?
But Liu Dong, who was already on the ship, could only continue step by step!
"Since you believe that I am the reincarnation of Buddha, I won't be polite!" Liu Dong's heart moved, and the hundreds of Buddhist items originally placed on him and around him disappeared like a dreamy bubble in front of the monks.
This incredible scene immediately made hundreds of monks look straight in the eyes. Even a few old monks who were originally calm were shocked! They had been practicing Buddhism for many years, and this was the first time they encountered such a situation.
However, after quickly realizing it, the old monk who chanted the Buddha's name excitedly at first actually started to bow three times and kowtow to Liu Dong! And the surrounding monks followed closely behind!
In an instant, Liu Dong felt that the yellow spiritual light received in the Mustard Seed Space suddenly increased several times, but unfortunately, no matter how much, the relic Yuan Guang did not break through again, and the Mustard Seed Space still maintained a length and width of 400 meters.
high.
After they knelt down and worshiped, they looked at Liu Dong with even more pious eyes, as if they had really seen the Buddha come into the world!
As the old monk Shoumei greeted him, four middle-aged monks immediately came from the outside. One of the middle-aged monks struggled to carry a golden-flowered double-wheeled twelve-ring tin staff and walked up to Liu Dong and faced Liu Dong.
He handed it over!
Looking at it, it is 2.2 meters high. It is made entirely of gold and lined with twigs and creepers. On the top are carved the twelve monks of Yuanjue, holding bells and standing on the lotus platform. They are all innocent and cute; the lower end is decorated with creepers and clouds.
Tuanhua. The head is inlaid with jade and red sapphire. The jade is not big, but it reaches the level of imperial green glass. The ruby is also the top pigeon blood red. The sapphire is the top star sapphire from Myanmar, and each piece is
The weight is over 10 carats! The top of the tin stick is a large purple diamond. Liu Dong estimates that it should be about 25 carats!
"The Times" once reported that a diamond weighing about 5 carats is a deep purple-red. When it is put under the light, it will turn deep red. Experts estimate that the market price of this purple diamond is at least 1,400.
million pounds.
At this moment, the purple diamond in this Zen staff is 25 carats, so its price may be hundreds of millions!
It was precisely because of these thoughts that Liu Dong took over this most sacred magical weapon in Buddhism with wonder in his heart.
Just after Liu Dong took the tin staff, a middle-aged monk walked up to Liu Dong holding a tray with monk's robes. An old monk stepped forward and picked up the monk's robe to put it on Liu Dong! Take it
Although Liu Dong was not very willing to give away so many things from others, he did not object. He allowed the old monk to take off his coat, and then put on this extraordinary monk's robe.
But when the remaining middle-aged monk came over with a knife and the old monk Shoumei stepped forward, Liu Dong couldn't bear it anymore!
"Master, you misunderstood. I don't want to be tonsured, let alone become a monk!" Liu Dong said quickly.
After hearing what he said, the old monk with long eyebrows frowned and said: "The Buddha Envoy is the reincarnation of the World Honored One, so he should become a monk in my Dajin Temple to educate the world and make everyone's hearts open to me!"
"No, no...!" Liu Dong shook his head and refused. He still has a beautiful wife and concubine at home, and he still has a lot of youth. How can he become a monk? Maybe when he is in his seventh or eighth decade, he may consider it, but of course it will only be limited to
I will just consider it!
Liu Dong's resolute attitude surprised the surrounding monks. In their view, being able to become a monk in the Shwedagon Temple was a supreme honor that no man would refuse!
Of course, this is also related to their growing environment.
But Liu Dong is obviously different from them!
No matter what the old monk said next, Liu Dong just shook his head. However, Liu Dong held the 2.2-meter-high golden tin staff in his hand without any intention of handing it over. The value of this thing is too high! And the top-notch workmanship and
The value hidden in the body makes this tin staff, which is not too long in the world, worthy of being the top Buddhist treasure. Liu Dong hopes that he can collect it!
Although Liu Dong felt a little guilty after taking so many things from others, he was unwilling to give up Liu Dong, and he did not want to become a monk!
Liu Dong was unwilling to become a monk at the Dajin Temple, and the old monk Shoumei had no choice. In his heart, Liu Dong was the reincarnation of the Buddha. How could he be disrespectful to the Buddha as a disciple!
However, when Liu Dong walked out of the Shwedagon Pagoda, he was still followed by two tall and strong monks. They were the temple guardian monks transferred by the old monk Shoumei, Basong and Angji.
They practice traditional Burmese boxing in the temple, and they all have the strength of the middle stage of Anjin. They are also the Buddha's attendants given to Liu Dong by the old monk Shoumei! There were originally more, but Liu Dong refused!
"Brother Dong!"
"Xiaodong!"
When Liu Dong walked out of the east gate of the Shwedagon Temple, Ma Chao and Mu Gang who were waiting outside quickly came to greet him! However, the monk's robes and gaza on Liu Dong's body made them deeply surprised!
"We'll talk about it when we get back!" After giving the order, Liu Dong turned around and bowed respectfully to the many monks of the Dajin Temple who sent him out with their hands folded, and then left with Basong and Angji.
"Brother Dong, why are those monks so respectful to you?" Ma Chao couldn't help but ask after getting in the car.
"Maybe they think I have a connection with Buddha!" Liu Dong didn't want to say more on this matter.
"By the way, Ma Chao! What time is it now?" After the last experience at Wuxin Zen Temple, Liu Dong was afraid of missing the jade auction, so he asked quickly.
"number 11!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong felt relieved. The public offering started on the 12th, so it was not too late after all!
"Xiaodong, who were the two monks who were with you just now?" Mu Gang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pointed to another vehicle following in the lane.
"One of them is named Basong and the other is named Angji. They are the guardian monks of the Shwedagon Temple...!"
Hearing this, Mu Gang's eyes immediately lit up. He liked to interact with people practicing martial arts the most!
In the car, Ma Chao also talked to Liu Dong about what happened three days ago, including the much-discussed glow of the Shwedagon Temple and the subsequent incident of monks driving away tourists. Mu Gang was even unwilling to leave because Liu Dong was inside, so he even
There was a big fight with the temple-protecting monks of the Dajin Temple. If Zhou Bin hadn't stopped the fight, I'm afraid the other party would have had a good fight.
"No wonder the old monk Shoumei is so sure that I am the reincarnation of the Buddha. It turns out that I caused such a big noise in the first place!" Liu Dong stroked his forehead and felt that the Mustard Seed Space had long since returned to normal, spinning and exuding a light yellow color.
The glorious Buddha relics, I thought to myself.
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