Chapter 274 The King of the Mountain
There are many rituals and they are very complicated. Zhang Bei listened to them for a long time before sorting them out.
After thinking about it carefully, I finally understood why the Living Buddha sent this group of people.
An ascetic who has experienced the mortal world must have the firmest faith in his heart.
Even their understanding of Buddhism is extremely profound.
The Dharma is not a scripture. It can only help you understand the Buddha, but cannot truly enable you to understand it.
Only by removing personal will from the scriptures can what remains be the true Dharma.
But just this, few people have been able to do it for thousands of years.
The living Buddha should be able to roughly know that he needs a group of people who are skilled in Dharma, but he doesn't know the specific things.
Thinking of this, Bei sighed silently and began to use the elimination method to omit each ritual.
After continuously reducing the scope, only two were left.
It is actually not difficult to determine this range, judging from the previous rituals required to awaken the mountain god.ъìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ
Basically the whole process is related to the mountains.
Just like Lao Bai is a mountain runner who respects the mountains, the rituals required to awaken the old monk must not leave this scope.
Of the two that Zhang Bei identified, one is a Dharma assembly that all Buddhists are familiar with.
A monk preaches the Dharma and passes on his insights.
The other is a kind of pilgrimage unique to Tibetan Buddhism.
The name is Nine Bowing Ceremony, which means that monks with strong faith will kowtow every nine steps they take from the foot of the mountain.
He also left a stick of incense at this place and walked nine times in total, reciting Buddhist sutras every time along the way.
Generally speaking, the nine-bow ritual is rarely used nowadays. Except when moving Buddha statues, this ritual is basically left in a box to eat ashes.
But after Zhang Bei thought about it, this was the most likely option.
It is true that there is no need to pray nine times now, but what about the longer period?
In the true sense, all Buddhist statues are made of clay, with a layer of gold plating on the outside.
In that era of inconvenient transportation, if there was damage, special personnel would be needed to repair it.
Transportation naturally became a big problem, and it was under this circumstance that Jiubaili was born.
In previous Tibetan areas, if you wanted to transport Buddha statues, the most likely way was for monks to perform the nine-bow ceremony and walk down the mountain step by step.
After figuring out the key, Zhang Bei also explained to a group of solitary monks.
He had only heard of the Nine Salutes, but today was actually the first time he saw it.
The ten ascetics were quickly prepared, stood in a row at the foot of the mountain, and took the first step with determination.
Zhang Bei followed behind and lowered his voice to explain to the audience in the live broadcast room.
The most admirable thing about ascetics is their piety.
After nine steps, no matter whether it is a stone or a pile of animal dung in front of you, you will knock it down without hesitation.
In fact, this belief in Buddhism is more like a belief in Zhang Bei's understanding.
People with firm beliefs will burst into unimaginable power.
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The Chinese army has the strongest beliefs and the strongest natural force.
In ancient times, this belief was also called the military soul.
Seeing the movements of the ascetics in front of them, the audience who had always had a bad impression of the bald donkeys finally let go of their prejudice.
Zhang Bei glanced at the barrage, said nothing, and followed the ascetic's footsteps towards the mountain.
The smell of incense filled the air, and following the ascetic's firm footsteps, the ninety-nine and eighty-one steps finally came to the end.
Ten ascetics sat on the ground and recited scriptures together.
It took a full hour, and when the last incense burnt out, the whole ceremony was finally over.
Zhang Bei looked up at the snow-capped mountains above his head and took a deep breath.
He didn't know if this ritual was useful.
Even if the old monk recovers, he is probably still in a weak state, and there is no way to communicate at this distance.
Zhang Bei explained some things to the ascetic monks and watched them go back to find the Living Buddha to report the news.
After doing all this, the focus was on the live broadcast room.
"Okay, next is the program we are familiar with. I will start from here and climb all the way to Mount Kailash."
"Of course, I will also introduce this sacred mountain in the hearts of countless people."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Bei walked towards the top of the mountain, and popularized science for the audience in the live broadcast room.
"Kang Rinpoche is a sacred mountain recognized by the world and is known as the king of sacred mountains."
"At the same time, it is recognized as the center of the world by Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan native Yongzhong Bon religion and ancient Jainism."
"Kang Rinpoche is not the highest mountain in Tibetan areas, but only its snow-covered peak all year round can shine with a strange light under the sunlight, which is eye-catching."
"Coupled with the special mountain shape, which is completely different from the surrounding peaks, people can't help but be filled with religious piety and wonder."
"The Mount Kailash is shaped like a pyramid, which Tibetans call like the handle of a stone mill. The four walls are very symmetrical."
"Looking from the south, you can see its famous symbol: a huge ice channel vertically descending from the peak and a Buddhist swastika formed by a horizontal rock formation."
Unfortunately, Zhang Bei did not go to the south this time because he needed to climb.
Naturally, there is no way to lead the audience in the live broadcast room to see this kind of scenery that can be called a religious holy place.
It was the first time for many people in the live broadcast room to hear such a detailed introduction, and comments of amazement suddenly poured out.
Most of them are crap, a small half are outrageous, and a very small part use various poems to express themselves.
Zhang Bei glanced at the barrage, and then pointed at a mountain peak within his sight.
"The holy mountain we usually refer to is the one under my feet."
"But in fact, this area is a mountain range, with a total of four peaks that can be called main peaks."
Zhang Bei had communicated with the old monk before. He was very similar to Lao Bai. They were both pure and capable of controlling this large mountain range.
But the difference is very obvious. After Lao Bai's strength declined, he retreated to the first peak.
But the old monk concentrated all his strength on the mountain of Kailash.
Zhang Bei took out the thermos cup from his backpack and took a sip of medicinal wine. He felt that his stomach was completely warm before he continued to speak.
There has never been a moment when he missed Director Fox so much.
There are so many magical places in Kailash that relying solely on him to explain them can be called a physical job.
But as a host, he has the obligation to let the audience understand these things.
After all, real anchors are not beggars. What they spread is culture, not how to empty other people's money bags.
Chapter completed!