Chapter 787: Relic Puja
Relics! It is the most proud holy object of Buddhism, and only the monks who have attained the Tao will have the Buddha's bone relics, according to the Buddhist scriptures, the relics are the merits of the monk's construction during his lifetime.
There are also folk legends that believe that monks abstain from sex in their lives, and when they are away for a long time, they will be full of essence, and they will have solid relics.
Although the Buddhists believe that the relics do not have any supernatural functions, they believe that they are the merit and compassion wisdom of the great monks and great virtues to save money.
Not only did countless monks come to watch, but ordinary people were even more fanatical, flocking to the Great Ci'en Temple to watch the Buddha bone relics.
"I heard that among the relics of the abbot of mercy this time, there are many relics, many of which are extremely hard, and many of which are of different colors, which are very magical.
"These relics are the merits of the master's life, and Master Ci'en is really a generation of monks, it seems that we have misunderstood the Great Ci'en Temple."
Almost instantly, the reputation of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple climbed to a new high, and as soon as the Buddha bone relics of the Great Mercy and Grace Master came out, all the original doubts were swept away, and there was no relic that could prove the Dharma and compassion of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, and the previous doubts about the Great Mercy and Grace Temple were naturally wrong.
"We are so ignorant that we question the Master of Mercy."
"I think I was blessed by the Master of Grace?"
Many believers in the Great Mercy and Grace Temple fell into self-blame, and soon, this self-blame turned into guilt, and many believers even took out a lot of savings to donate to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple to build a Buddhist shrine for the relics of Master Mercy and Grace.
"We will certainly live up to the expectations of the gracious abbot!"
In the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, a group of monks looked at the re-flourishing Great Mercy and Grace Temple, and couldn't help but bow their heads and clasp their hands.
Sure enough, as expected by Master Ci'en, as soon as the Buddha's bone relics came out, the Great Ci'en Temple also flourished immediately, but all of this was exchanged for the sacrifice of the abbot of Ci'en.
"No, the hard work of the Abbot of Mercy can't just end like this." The abbot couldn't help but grit his teeth and said.
"The abbot means ......," the monks wondered.
The abbot of Tongren gritted his teeth and raised his head and said: "Now the Great Ci'en Temple is indeed better than in the past, but in the world, the reputation of Buddhism is still damaged, which is probably not what Master Ci'en expects." ”
Many monks nodded involuntarily, and in the world, the reputation of Buddhism has fallen to the bottom.
"Then what should I do, please ask the abbot to make it clear." The monks asked.
"Hold a relics puja so that everyone in the world can see the merits of the Graceful Abbot." Colleagues said word by word.
"Relic puja!" The monks suddenly moved, thinking of this period of time, the Great Mercy and Grace Temple couldn't help but move because of the great prestige and benefits of the relics.
Some monks hesitated, "But Master Falin's side?" ”
The abbot hesitated for a moment, and immediately said firmly: "The Mo family can hold an ink art exhibition, why can't Buddhism hold a relics ceremony, the poor monk's move is for the reputation of Buddhism, even Master Falin has nothing to say." ”
"Yes!" The monks of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple did not hesitate and began to act one after another.
"Boom!"
When the solemn guard of honor guarded the Buddha's bone relics out of the Great Ci'en Temple, the entire Chang'an City immediately became a sensation, and countless people rushed to tell each other. He even spared no expense to welcome him home and pray for blessings.
There are even rich people who donate 100 gold on the spot, just to leave the Buddha's bone relics at home for half a day to do a ritual.
In an instant, the entire Chang'an City was sensational because of the relics of Master Ci'en, and the reputation of Buddhism in Chang'an City skyrocketed, so that all hundreds of schools couldn't help but look sideways.
"Buddhism!"
A group of people from hundreds of schools of thought all watched the Jedi counterattack of the Buddhists in a complicated way, and as soon as the Buddha's bone relics came out, there was no solution in the world.
Downstairs, a grand Buddhist ceremony is underway, and the Buddhist believers who came to watch directly surrounded the street, according to this posture, I am afraid that it is not inferior to the big military parade.
"Relic, is it really so amazing?" In the box of the Yuzhuangyuan Building, Wu Meiniang looked at the fanatical believers curiously.
Mo Wu on the side couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "What kind of relics, in my opinion, are just stones in the human body, Xiao Wu has seen many people have various stones in their bodies in the process of practicing medicine." ”
As a person studying medicine, Mo Wu naturally did not believe in how miraculous the relics were, and when he thought of his experience, he identified the relics as stones.
"No, it won't!" Wu Meiniang couldn't believe it, and her eyes involuntarily looked at Merton on the side.
Merton smiled: "It's just that there is a possibility, there are indeed all kinds of stones in the human body, but the difference between stones and relics is too big, in addition, most of the stones are disease-ridden patients, and most of the relics are left by healthy monks, which is a bit wrong." ”
Not to be outdone, Yu Er said: "In my opinion, it must be the reason for being vegetarian, the monk eats vegetarian every day, maybe it is because of vegetarianism that there are relics, and I wait for ordinary people to have big fish and meat." ”
Everyone in the Mo family nodded involuntarily, it was very possible.
However, Merton shook his head again and said: "In essence, there is no difference between humans and animals, and some vegetarian animals have not been cremated with relics. ”
Wu Meiniang, who was on the side, suddenly brightened her eyes and said: "That must be related to fire, I'm afraid that ordinary cremation will have relics." ”
Merton nodded and said: "That's nature, if it is really cremated in the steelmaking furnace of Mojia Village, I'm afraid there are only ashes left, and there are still any relics." ”
Mo Wu also said suddenly: "In this way, the relics and bones cannot be removed from dry cleaning, the bones are hard, and they cannot be burned at all when they are cremated, and the relics are most likely bone residues." ”
"Quite possibly." Merton agreed.
Yu Er suddenly said in surprise: "Maybe it's a funeral item, the Buddhist family is very rich, I heard that the robes of the abbot of Ci'en are all inlaid with gold wire, and a lot of beautiful jade gems are hung, these must be cremated, so these relics may be related to it." ”
Merton looked at everyone appreciatively, and a few people didn't guess about the relics in later generations.
"The relics are miraculous, and no one has been able to know their principle so far, but they are absolutely inseparable from stones, bones, teeth, and funerary goods." Merton nodded.
"In this way, the relics of Buddhism are not magical things, should we ...... them," Mo Wu said excitedly, wanting to make the ink magazine like yoga and report it again
Merton shook his head with a wry smile and said: "The relics are sacred relics of Buddhism, ordinary people can only see but not touch, you have not seen it at all, how can you report it, besides, with the current level of the Mo family and the doctor, it is impossible to detect how the relics are constituted." ”
"In this way, this is a relic, and there is no solution." Mo Wu said disappointedly.
Merton nodded and said: "Yes, there is no flaw in the relics, the relics are the biggest hole card of Buddhism, and they are the foundation of the prosperity of Buddhism, how can you easily crack it." ”
"That Great Mercy and Grace Temple behaves like this...... Wu Meiniang looked at the fanatical people of Chang'an City, and couldn't help frowning, there is no magical effect in their relics, but many believers worship wildly, and even spend money for it to pray for peace.
Morton showed a sneer and said: "Although the relics do not have a flaw, it does not mean that the Great Ci'en Temple has no flaws, if the Buddha bone relics of Master Ci'en are left in the Da Ci'en Temple for believers to admire, this is naturally no problem, but the Great Ci'en Temple is not satisfied with this, but holds a festival for the relics of Master Ci'en, which is sought after by the people of Chang'an City, which is the biggest flaw." ”
"The more believers, the more beneficial it is for Buddhism, how can it be a flaw?" Mo Wu was puzzled.
The others looked at Merton in puzzlement, but Wu Meiniang on the side said thoughtfully: "The prestige of Buddhism is now greatly increased, and the number of believers has increased greatly, so wouldn't it rob many believers of Taoism, so how can Taoists sit still." ”
"It's not just Taoism, I'm afraid even Confucianism can't sit still, and I'm afraid the other hundred schools are also watching." Merton said, but his eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of the Taiji Palace, I'm afraid it won't be too long, a storm about Buddhism will hit again.