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Chapter 734 Relics

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    Zhao Ran is not talking about the specific Taoist scriptures, Taoism and Taoism, or the rituals of fasting and rituals. He is talking about the inheritance of Taoism, the difference between learning and skills, and the question of what Taoism is.

    Being able to preach Taoism to the monks in Tianlongyuan as a Taoist monk is the first time in the more than 500 years since Tianlongyuan was established. Unfortunately, it is not a formal preaching, otherwise it would be recorded in the history of Buddhism.

    Although there were only a dozen monks listening to the lecture, Zhao Ran felt proud!

    After the lecture, the monks in the Bodhi Hall clasped their hands and respectfully sent Zhao Ran off.

    In the next few days, more and more monks were allowed to visit Guanyi, including Mingjue, Wenda, Yangfan and other monks who often came to ask Zhao Ran for advice. Zhang Juzheng, who lived next to him, was very concerned about the monks coming to ask Zhao Ran for advice.  The Taoist scholar was very surprised and joined the audience.

    On the seventh day, Zhao Ran was invited to participate in Master Xuanci¡¯s Dharma Ceremony.  That day, the sky was covered with dark clouds and drizzle was falling. Mingjue said that this was a Dharma phenomenon born from the reaction of heaven and earth.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? As many eminent monks, dignitaries, and good men and women came to the Tianlong Courtyard to present Xuanci Hongti as a gift.

    According to the last wish arrangement in the letter sent by Master Xuanci to Wenyin and others before leaving, the rainbow body will be incinerated and the relics will be handed over to Tianlongyuan for disposal.  This is an act of great mercy and is praised by Buddhism.

    At noon, Master Xuanci, who had been worshiping for seven days, was sitting upright in the Buddhist niche and was carried out by four Taici Temple monks including Guangfa and Guangzhen.  There were eighteen monks in the lead and eighteen monks in the rear, each holding an umbrella, an incense burner, a lotus lantern, a flower cage, a wishful thinking, a whisk and other objects.  It is none other than Master Xuanci¡¯s golden bowl of enlightenment.

    The queue came out of the Main Hall and headed west along Xingqing Main Street, bypassing the rippling Jinbo Lake. The willow branches on the lakeside were swaying lightly in the wind, as if they were also saying goodbye to Xuanci.

    The brigade went out of the west gate and headed towards Tallinn outside the city.

    On both sides of the road from Tianlongyuan out of the city to Talin, monks from major temples came out together to stand by the road and recite scriptures. The imperial city's Yamen officials and Yiwei's forbidden troops maintained the traffic of the road.  .  Behind them, there were hundreds of thousands of Xingqing people and surrounding tribesmen, all of whom came spontaneously to see Xuanci Hongti off.

    The pagoda forest is not far from the city, just over two miles away. After entering, more monks and believers gathered in front of the temple, all waiting silently.

    Guangfa, Guangzhen and other Taici Temple disciples carried the Buddhist niche forward, passed through the crowd, and placed the Buddhist niche on the Dabi altar that had already been set up.  Led by Master Xuansheng, the monks from Taici Temple placed the golden bowl in front of Xuanci's knees, burned incense and knelt down sincerely.

    Master Yin Guang presided over the Dabi ceremony on behalf of Buddhism. He leaned on his staff and said: "Everything is a matter of life and death. The cold and heat are changing. When it comes, it will light up the sky. When it goes, it will make waves clear the sea. On this day, there will be a new nirvana and enlightenment."  Great Monk Xuanci, the fate of this place has been exhausted. The great dream has moved, and the impermanence of all actions has been eliminated. I am happy in silence, and I want to go to the grand ceremony of Dabi. Since I follow the fate and obey the silence, I use Dabi and burn it.  After two hundred and seventy years of teaching and asceticism, I have entered the state of nirvana. I only hope that the mirror of wisdom will separate the brilliance and the true wind will scatter the colors. In the Bodhi Garden, the flower of enlightenment will bloom, and in the sea of ??Dharma nature, the dirt of the heart will be cleansed.  "

    After finishing the sermon, Master Yin Guang held up the "Samadhi Fire" and spoke Dabi Dharma: "The impermanence of all actions is the law of birth and death. The birth and death has ceased, and the destruction is the joy - burn!"

    "Samadhi Fire" hit the altar, and the altar suddenly became hot and on fire.  At the same time, dozens of eminent monks cast spells together and used Buddha's fire to help the flames.

    At that time, the dense dark clouds in the sky suddenly opened a hole, and the sunlight was like a tangible substance, covering the altar, forming a circle of light.

    Zhao Ran looked at this ray of sunlight and couldn't help but be touched in his heart, secretly thinking that this Buddhist door really does have a big doorway.

    After the Tumi ceremony, the monks came forward to tidy up the altar and obtained a total of sixty-nine relics.  The relics are made by Buddhist monks who gathered the power of precepts, concentration, and wisdom. They are the appearance of the unity of the heart and the Buddha. Each one looks like a glass crystal, as solid as a rock, and contains supreme magic power.

    Zhao Ran secretly speculated that from a utilitarian perspective, this may be one of the main reasons why Buddhism values ??Xuanci Hongti.

    Then I heard Mingjue sigh: "There are so many relics and their majestic quality shows that Master Xuanci's profound cultivation and immeasurable merits and virtues should be included in the list of the top three of our Xixia Buddhism six hundred years ago!"

    "What to do with these relics?" Zhao Ran asked.

    Mingjue said: "According to the rules, nine are usually selected to be placed in the pagoda forest to replace the original body of the rainbow body, but it is a bit unexpected to get so many. I am afraid that eighteen will be selected for burial. The rest are handed over to the Bodhi Hall.  Maybe I¡¯ll give two or three to Taici Temple as a souvenir.¡±

    After the collection of the relics was completed, a ceremony for entering the relics into the pagoda was held in the pagoda forest.  All the monks chanted the Amitabha Sutra together.After saying the three mantras three times each, he respectfully invited the relics to be sealed in the pagoda. As expected, eighteen relics were sealed.

    Zhao Ran wanted to see if the golden bowl had changed again, but he couldn't find it anymore. It must have been collected by Master Xuansheng.

    With this, Zhao Ran¡¯s official duties as an envoy are finished. After your Majesty bids farewell to Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, he can set off to return to the Ming Dynasty.  And the date of the meeting is set for tomorrow, so this seems very rushed, and it has the meaning of "get out of here quickly".

    Zhao Ran sometimes also thinks, maybe this is the attitude of the young and ambitious king towards the coming of the Great Bright?

    But it¡¯s no wonder. Hundreds of miles of land east of the Baihe River have just been conquered. Isn¡¯t it unusual for you to be willing to ¡°treat them warmly¡±?  It just doesn't seem necessary to be so fussy.

    That night, Zhao Ran and Zhang Juzheng met and ordered the twelve personal guards to pack their bags and return to Ming Dynasty after His Majesty's resignation tomorrow.

    The place where Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, met Zhao Ran was in the Daqing Hall, Zhongshu Province, Privy Council, Third Division, Yushitai Kaifeng Prefecture, Yiwei Division, Official Accounting Division, Collection Division, Farmland Division, Qunhu Division, Feilong Institute, etc.  When all the civil and military officials of Xixia gathered in the main hall, they were accompanied by eminent monks from Tianlongyuan, Gaotai Temple, Jietai Temple and other major temples.

    After Zhao Ran ascended the palace, as a Taoist monk, he clasped his fists and bowed to the king Li Qianshun on the throne, while Zhang Juzheng kowtowed to the ground as a foreign minister.

    After the salute, the eunuch came out to ask Zhao Ran questions about whether his visit to Xingqing went well or not, whether he had eaten well, whether he had completed his mission, etc. During this period, Li Qianshun in the throne did not say a word.

    Zhang Juzheng also presented a congratulatory gift from the Emperor of Heaven to the Xixia King. The gift was also very thin. It was nothing more than some soft gold and silver. The total value would never exceed one thousand taels.  Given the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, giving gifts was nothing more than a show of magnanimity on one's side, and the eunuchs in the palace gave two hundred oxen and three hundred horses to the Emperor of Tomorrow on behalf of the king.

    The cows and horses in return were negotiated by Zhao Ran, but were used as "return gifts" by Li Qianshun. Zhao Ran sneered secretly. This was by no means a matter of stinginess, but a matter of the king's magnanimity.

    The speech of his Majesty ended in less than half an hour. Zhao Ran raised his eyes generously and observed Li Qianshun sitting upright on the throne in the palace. His thin body and fair face made him look a little frail, but he must not be deceived by his frail appearance.  , this young king is said to be very "high-spirited"!

    After coming out of the palace, as soon as he returned to the official post, a young eunuch came to the door.

    "I've met Taoist Zhao. This servant is from the Xiaohuangmen of Yanfu Palace. I'm here to ask you a long question by order of the Queen Mother."

    Yanfu Palace is the head of the Sixth Palace in the West and is the palace where Empress Dowager Gao currently lives. But I don¡¯t know why Empress Dowager Gao sent someone to find her?

    "I see, I wonder how you should call me father-in-law?"

    "Taoist Master Zhao is too polite. It's humiliating to listen to me with such a humble name. How can I taint the Taoist Priest's ears?"

    Zhao Ran smiled gently: "You are too polite, my little father-in-law. There is no such thing as a cheap name or a cheap name. People in cultivation don't talk about this."

    "Yes. This servant entered the palace last year. Her real surname is Niu. Because she was unknown, she was given a nickname by the chief steward, Shaoyi."

    This name is really confusing

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