Chapter 261 Zen Fragrance Distinguishing Authenticity
The most common Zen incense includes agarwood, sandalwood, clove, cinnamon, calamus, dipterocarp, and elk. Among them, sandalwood is the most commonly used. Agarwood is very precious, and most people cannot afford musk.
Speaking of Zen incense, there is a rather legendary history. Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian traveled to Shaolin with Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Wu Zetian suffered from cold due to fatigue on the road. After arriving at the Shaolin Temple,
The Abbot of Shaolin saw Empress Wu Zetian and personally made a Zen incense for Wu Zetian called: Sandalwood Micro Smoke Gong Zen Incense.
Wu Zetian took the Zen incense and worshiped the Buddha. As a result, the fragrance lingered in front of the statue of Buddha, forming the character ninety-five. Fortunately, when Wu Zetian offered incense, she was surrounded by close friends. Naturally, these people would not
If you tell anyone about this vision, you must know that only one person can be called like this. If this matter is known to others and spreads, even if Wu Zetian is favored by Emperor Gaozong, his life will be in danger.
Afterwards, Wu Zetian asked the abbot for the formula and process of making this incense. After Wu Zetian returned to Beijing, she burned incense and worshiped Buddha every day. Later, after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, she designated this incense as one of the imperial incense, and she would light one every day when sleeping.
This has been recorded in the Tang Palace Ci.
This matter is very secretive. Qin Yu also heard about it from Master Zhiren. According to Master Zhiren, the abbot of Shaolin Temple did not make ordinary Zen incense, but used a piece of thousand-year-old agarwood. This piece of agarwood has always been
It is used by the Shaolin Temple to ring bells, morning bells and evening drums. This piece of agarwood has been used for many years and has long been regarded as a semi-magic weapon. Of course, this is from Qin Yu's perspective. According to Master Zhiren, this piece of agarwood has passed through
After many years of chanting by monks, they have already been tainted with the Buddha nature. The Zen incense made from this agarwood can easily communicate with all Buddhas and saints. In Wu Zetian's case, the Zen incense could reach all Buddhas directly, and only then would visions be revealed.
Therefore, the biggest role of Zen incense is as a medium to convey people's beliefs and wishes. There are two reasons why the aroma of these three Zen incense will float to the beads.
The first point is that this Buddhist bead is a spiritual object that has been consecrated and has the blessing of the master's mindfulness. In other words, it is something with Buddha nature, and the Zen incense generally floats to places where the Buddha's energy is strongest.
The second point is naturally that Qin Yu used secret tricks. Don't look at it. He just took the Zen incense and turned it upside down 360 degrees. It looked like he was showing off, but in fact he was hiding a mystery. This technique has a certain meaning in the metaphysical world.
This title is called: Cutting the Buddha's Hand.
The Buddha's Hand, the incense of the Buddha, has a very domineering name, but in fact, the Buddha's Hand only attracts the aroma of Zen incense to things with Buddha nature, rather than drifting to some mysterious space. If Qin Yu does not use it
This piece of Buddha's hand, even if the beads were worn by the Buddha himself, cannot induce the lingering fragrance of Zen.
Of course, Qin Yu would not explain the second reason now. He just told everyone the first reason, and everyone suddenly realized that Zen incense also has this function, and can be used to identify whether an object really has Buddha nature.
It was consecrated by an eminent monk.
What Qin Yu didn't expect was that he concealed the second reason, but a joke was made later. The protagonist of the joke was his brother-in-law Meng Fang. If Qin Yu knew about it, he would have left Xiangbaozhai.
When the time comes, I will definitely tell them, but unfortunately, Qin Yu doesn't know. Later, when Qin Yu heard Meng Yao talk about this matter, he couldn't help but smile. Of course, this is a matter for later, so I won't mention it for now.
Qin Yu's explanation made sense, and the facts were in front of them, so everyone could accept it. Mo Yongxing scratched his head and asked again: "But what does this have to do with the authenticity of Buddhist scriptures?"
Qin Yu glanced at Mo Yongxing, with an inexplicable smile on his face. Mo Yongxin raised her eyes and glanced at her brother: "Since this Buddhist bead can attract Zen incense, then this scripture written by Master Yunbo himself
If the article is true, it will definitely attract the aroma of Zen incense."
"Yes, that's the truth. If this scripture is true, then the Zen fragrance will also float around the scripture. Shopkeeper Li can put the scripture on the table and try it." Qin Yu motioned to Fang Ning to put away the beads.
, and said to Shopkeeper Li.
Upon hearing this, shopkeeper Li glanced at Qin Yu and said nothing. He carefully placed the Ksitigarbha Merits Sutra on the table. Then, like Qin Yu, he stood aside and carefully observed the aroma of the Zen incense wafting towards the table.
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However, Shopkeeper Li was doomed to be disappointed. After Fang Ning took back the beads, the aroma of the Zen incense returned to its original state and began to float upwards. The local Tibetan Merit Sutra was left on the table for a long time, but it was of no use.
This time it was clear at a glance. Qin Yu didn't need to say anything more. Everyone already knew the result. This Bodhisattva Sutra was a forgery and not the original work of Master Yunbo.
"This... how is this possible!" Shopkeeper Li muttered to himself, seeming to be unable to accept the result. If this scripture is false, not only will Xiangbaozhai lose three million, but most importantly, it will also prove his
If your eyesight is not good, you must know that this scripture was appraised by him and another staunch master.
Xiangbaozhai has experienced eye-catching things. For so many years since Xiangbaozhai opened its store, it has received several imitations, some worth more than three million. Xiangbaozhai can afford this loss.
What makes Shopkeeper Li uncomfortable is that he was able to become the top shopkeeper of Xiangbaozhai thanks to his own acumen. Shopkeeper Li's reputation in the antique world is no lower than those of appraisal experts, but this time he fell on a Buddhist scripture. What if?
If word spread, it would be a huge blow to Shopkeeper Li's reputation.
The antique business is like this. You help people accurately identify a hundred antiques and accumulate a reputation. As long as one mistake occurs, the reputation will plummet. It will make many people who originally wanted to help people identify the antiques hesitate. You made a mistake.
Once, it’s inevitable that you won’t hit your eyes a second time.
"Shopkeeper Li doesn't need to sigh. I took a look at the handwriting on this Buddhist scripture. It's very similar to the one written by the real Master Yunbo. It's almost to the point of confusing the fake with the real one. If it weren't for the fact that the imitator didn't have the profound mental power of Master Yunbo.
, I’m afraid just because of the handwriting and the material, no one can tell it’s fake, and although this scripture is a fake, it’s from the Song Dynasty and can be considered an antique.”
Qin Yu saw Shopkeeper Li's frown and said a few words of comfort. Shopkeeper Li was not from their metaphysics world, so he naturally didn't know that there were so many Buddhist scriptures. Their identification of antiques was nothing more than handwriting, seals and these.
Judging by the material of the scripture paper, this imitation scripture is almost indistinguishable from the original in these three aspects. This scripture is also from the Song Dynasty, so it cannot be regarded as a fake.
"Mr. Qin, there is no need to comfort me. This is just a slap in the face. But this time I have to thank Mr. Qin for seeing that this scripture is a forgery. Otherwise, if it is really sold to Miss Mo, then the reputation of our Xiangbaozhai will be really bad."
It's all going to be lost." Shopkeeper Li's expression changed for a while, but finally returned to normal, and he said gratefully to Qin Yu.
"It would be strange if you are really grateful to me, brother, but I have caused you to make five million less." Qin Yu cursed in his heart. Shopkeeper Li was grateful to him on the surface, but he probably wanted to chop himself into pieces in his heart.
In fact, Qin Yu's thinking is a bit extreme. If this scripture was not sold to Mo Yongxin, maybe shopkeeper Li would have had that idea, but it was just sold to Mo Yongxin. Shopkeeper Li is really grateful to Qin Yu for pointing this out.
The authenticity of this scripture.
For the Mo family's old man's birthday, the birthday gift personally selected by the Mo family's eldest daughter turned out to be fake. If this matter was discovered, then Xiangbaozhai would definitely be under tremendous pressure.
Although this Xiangbaozhai was not intentional, and the antique trade was always based on one's own eyesight, but if the Mo family got angry, with the power of the Mo family, Xiangbaozhai simply wouldn't be able to compete.
Even if the Mo family understands that Xiangbaozhai doesn't mind, there are so many people who want to get on the big boat of the Mo family. If these people want to vent their anger for the Mo family to please the Mo family, or think that the Mo family is just trying to protect their reputation, it is not good.
When it comes to Xiangbaozhai, just two or three of these people are enough for Xiangbaozhai to drink a pot.
There are countless yamen in the capital, and some of them are bureaucrats of all kinds. It is said that the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. If these bureaucrats control certain aspects, Xiangbaozhai will be unable to sit still.
Therefore, shopkeeper Li is sincere in his gratitude to Qin Yu. If it is an ordinary buyer, it would be nothing for Xiangbaozhai to sell this high imitation scripture. Xiangbaozhai does not sell fakes. This is just a part of Xiangbaozhai.
Reputation slogan, ordinary buyers cannot take advantage of Xiangbaozhai.
Qin Yu would not have thought of this now. To be more precise, Qin Yu knew that the Mo family was very powerful, but he had no idea how powerful it was. He could only rely on the relationship between himself and the Mo family's siblings.
Make guesses based on the contact between them.
"Since this scripture is a high imitation, shopkeeper Li should keep it and don't take it out again in the future." Fang Ning nodded tepidly from the side. This scripture was confirmed to be a high imitation. In fact,
It was quite a slap in the face.
When he was outside, he told Mo Yongxin that it was not expensive to buy this scripture for five million. Now in the blink of an eye, Qin Yu confirmed that it was just a copy written by someone else, which also made his face tarnished.
If he hadn't seen the close relationship between Qin Yu and Meng Yao, Fang Ning would have doubted whether Qin Yu was here to undermine him, or whether Qin Yu was also here to pursue Mo Yongxin.
The experts she invited appraised the results. Mo Yongxin did not believe it and even confronted the experts because of it. However, after Qin Yu said that it was just an ordinary inkstone, Mo Yongxin believed it. If not for knowing that Qin Yu might be
Fang Ning, uncle of the Meng family, must regard Qin Yu as the number one competitor in pursuing Mo Yongxin. After all, Mo Yongxin's attitude towards Qin Yu is too weird and inconsistent with Mo Yongxin's past personality. (To be continued)