People were kneeling down all around, and there were signs of spreading to the outside... To be fair, this feeling is so mysterious that it gives people a certain sense of vain satisfaction. In fact, Zhao Jiu also spent a lot of effort to get it.
He pulled out his legs before the kneeling whirlpool came out of the realm of the summit, then turned to the side of the summit and walked slowly down.
Except for a few officials who had duties to maintain the sacrificial ceremony, most of the civil and military officials followed.
There is no way, according to whoever came up with the bastard idea, today is not counted. In the next two days, the civil and military officials will stay with Zhao Guan's family in this Yuetai camp to pray sincerely. They can only wait until the three-day sacrificial ceremony is completed.
Return with the official family.
However, fortunately, the imperial cavalry did not return, so the camp must still be relatively spacious. In addition, the autumn weather is crisp and clear, so it is not a bad idea to go out of the city to relax.
Without further ado, Zhao Guanjia carefully passed through a group of bald heads, trying to ensure the balance of the twenty-four crowns on the front and back of their heads. The bald heads also took the opportunity to turn from the futons on both sides and bowed their heads in salute to maintain their respect for this person.
He is still respected by the most authoritative person recognized in the world.
However, Zhao Jiu, who is known as the supreme person in the world, suddenly stopped in front of a familiar chubby bald man halfway through the walk. Then without turning around at all, he blurted out: "Fahe..."
"Young monk, listen to the order." Fahe, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple who looked like Maitreya Buddha, immediately bowed to the ground and faced him.
"I have been studying these days, and I heard someone say that there is a Buddhist scripture, and there is an interesting saying in it... It seems to be called "The Sutra of Protecting the Country by the Benevolent King"?" Zhao Jiu still did not turn around to look at Fahe beside him. Isn't this right?
What kind of stand is he holding? It's just that his outfit makes it difficult to turn around. In fact, at this time, none of the twenty-four skewers on the front and back of his head are shaking. If his voice hadn't been clear and speechless, others might have thought he was a puppet standing there.
"Do you have this scripture?"
"So that your majesty will know, of course there is." Fa He hurriedly responded. "The full name of this sutra is "The Prajnaparamita Sutra of the Benevolent King Protecting the Country". There are four versions in total. The most widely circulated one is "Bu Kong" in the Tang Dynasty.
As translated by the Master, Master Na Fu Kong Tripitaka was one of the three great masters of Kaiyuan and was born in the Lion Kingdom of Tianzhu..."
"I know where the Lion Kingdom is, the big island in the southeast of Tianzhu." Zhao Jiu interrupted the other party and continued to ask solemnly. "I'm asking you, is there a saying in the Renwang Sutra, which is said to have been spoken by the Buddha himself? As long as this king
He is a good king, which is also called a benevolent king. When the country is in danger, he will send five powerful Vajra Bodhisattvas and five thousand great god kings to protect the country...right?"
Hearing this, many of the civil and military officials behind Zhao Guanjia laughed in their hearts. The nearest Lu Hao asked Lu Gongxiang a little bit, because his family has believed in Buddhism for several generations, but Fahe presides over so many other people around him.
The Taoist monk didn't look strange at all, because although they could imagine what the official would ask next, there were advantages to lowering one's head, right?
Of course, the rest of the monks can pretend to be ostriches that they have never seen before, but Fahe cannot pretend. Because of the care of Zhao Guan's family, this great monk who ascended the throne of Shaolin Temple several years earlier than in history did not dare to hesitate at all.
He raised his voice directly and said: "So that the officials know that although the original text can still be discussed, in any case, the general idea is indeed this."
"Then when the Jingkang Kingdom changed, why didn't five Bodhisattvas lead five thousand great god-kings to come out to save the world?" Sure enough, Zhao Guanjia opened his mouth to ask, and it was exactly this sentence.
Fahe did not hesitate and continued to lie on the ground and face each other: "That's because the two saints Huangni, appointed six thieves, Wentian and Wuxi, the people are in dire straits, so they are not among the benevolent kings."
This is a bold statement, but it is the only way to explain it.
But Zhao Jiu was not done yet, and kept asking: "What about me? Am I considered a benevolent king? Or should I say that this benevolent king only refers to the leader of the sixteen kingdoms of Tianzhu, or must he be ordained and believe in Buddhism? Those who believe in Taoism will not be considered.
never mind?"
Many monks who bowed their heads breathed a sigh of relief, but some people became even more nervous, because combined with some rumors about this official, the next answer may not be as simple as "What if you take refuge in my Buddha?"
of.
"So that your Majesty will know." Fahe suddenly raised his head, stared at the official's profile that was neither happy nor angry, and raised his voice sternly on the side of the mountain platform to respond. "Your Majesty is ordered by God in times of crisis.
, ascended to the Great Treasure, fought against rebellion with righteousness, and fought righteousness against violence. Although he did not hold the Three Treasures and received the Five Precepts, he was undoubtedly a benevolent king!"
Although the surrounding monks were lying on their stomachs, their expressions changed... How could this be so round?!
"Then why didn't I see the five Bodhisattvas and the five thousand great god kings?" Zhao Jiu naturally asked.
"Your Majesty, five Bodhisattvas have already been reincarnated to help Your Majesty, and five thousand great god kings have also gathered under Your Majesty's dragon banner." Fahe kept answering proudly, without any hesitation. "The five armies of the imperial camp are all in command, Han
, Yue, Li, Zhang, and Wu are the reincarnations of the five powerful Vajra Bodhisattvas! The two hundred thousand royal troops in the royal camp, including five thousand generals, are the reincarnations of the five thousand great god kings..."
From the position of Zhao Guan's house, no one could see his face, but judging from the twenty-four crowns in front and behind him, and the two hundred and eighty-eight white jade beads shaking together, he must be laughing... but I didn't know that he had expected it.
Now that we have this answer, so what?
However, this did not delay the surrounding monks from going to pay attention to the river with a kind of jealousy or disgust, nor did it delay the civil and military officials behind Zhao Guan's family from going to see the host in a serious manner.
Regardless of whether he is deliberately flattering or in a moment of impatience, this monk can be so quick to find out the thoughts of the prospective official, and then say these words without changing his expression, he is already a figure, and he is definitely not the one who was laughed at during the White Snake incident.
Junior Brother Hai, it's so simple.
"Your Majesty!" While the people around him were staring at Fahe, Master Fahe seemed to have made up his mind. He continued to shake the fat on his chin and said some earth-shattering words. "It's not just the five powerful Vajras.
The Bodhisattva and the five thousand great god-kings are here, and even Manjushri Bodhisattva has descended to earth, vowing to prosper the Song Dynasty and destroy the Jin Dynasty!"
"Manjushri Bodhisattva is a great wise man, right?" Zhao Guanzhuang said thoughtfully.
"yes!"
"That must be Zong Zhongwu." Zhao Guanjia sighed. "You didn't tell me, but I didn't expect... If it weren't for Zong Zhongwu with great wisdom, great foresight, and great perseverance, he would have gathered the army, thieves, and people in the midst of defeat, and defended Tokyo for the country.
The city south of the Huaihe River is already hopeless. If not Manjushri Bodhisattva sent by the Buddha, who else could it be? And Wang Xianggong, must be the reincarnation of the Great Wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to help me. You said Wang Xianggong is in Luoyang, right?
Just like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who is so patient and immovable? If he had not been so patient and immovable in Luoyang, Yaoshan would have been defeated without a fight."
Fahe finally became a little panicked.
In other words, the status of the Four Bodhisattvas in Chinese Buddhism is second only to the Buddha. In order to cooperate with the officials, they desperately brought out a great wisdom, which was intended to be placed on the officials themselves. Who can
I wanted to become two martyred husbands, and one of them became two.
Of course, the husband who martyred his country is martyred for his country after all, and is certainly easier to accept than a living Bodhisattva. But if this is the case, a very simple truth is that the husband is a Bodhisattva, so who is this official?
?
In fact, let alone Fahe, the surrounding monks, including the officials and military officials behind him, were all stunned. It should be noted that by the Song Dynasty, the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism had actually become one in terms of ideology and culture.
Not to mention people like Lu Haowen who have been vegetarians for many generations in their family, any learned Confucian scholar is familiar with Buddhist allusions... Or perhaps, Buddhism has already penetrated into daily life and traditional culture, how do they do it?
I don’t understand the absurdity of the answer.
But the problem is that the person who asked is the current emperor, and the person who answers is the current president of the Zen ancestral court... This seems a bit formal?
It’s really only one who dares to ask and the other who dares to answer.
However, fortunately, Zhao Guanjia did not mean to explore his identity. Instead, he continued to sigh: "So calculated, in the war between Song and Jin, all the soldiers who died in the Song Dynasty will be able to die in bliss?"
"This is natural!" Host Fahe replied sincerely.
"Senior Jin's soldiers will suffer in the eighteenth level of hell for committing unjust acts?"
"What the officials said is true!" Master Fahe said with absolute certainty, as if the jar had been smashed.
Zhao Jiu wanted to nod heavily, but felt that his head was heavy, so he turned around seriously, then pointed condescendingly at Fahe in front of him, and raised his voice to announce to the surroundings: "This Fahe host will be the leader in the future.
Those who have cultivated the righteousness of Arhat! And Buddhism in the Song Dynasty needed a hundred Fahes to preside over it! It also needed a hundred Shaolin Temples!"
After saying this, Zhao Guanjia finally turned around and slowly entered the Yuetai camp.
And after a while, the imperial team came straight to explain to Master Fahe that the officials had an order to summon all the masters who had worked hard in formation in the Yuetai camp in the evening. The master of the temple... asked Master Fahe to be the leader.
Lead the crowd to attend.
PS: One Hundred and Twenty is so cute, thank you for being so delicious and lazy for being a circle bear!