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Chapter 4 The Ruins of Xuanzang

If Chen Zairong had not met him in person and was beaten to death, he would not have believed that Chen Wanrong could have made Puzhao speechless. He had a deeper understanding of Chen Wanrong's eloquence and had a little more admiration. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have been very amazed.

"Master..." Although Chen Wanrong only said two words, he understood the meaning very clearly. He wanted to make an idea.

Originally, I was excited to destroy the painting, but now I was in a dilemma. It was neither too much nor too much if I didn't destroy it. Puzhao had never encountered such a difficult thing in his life, with a blushing face and a thick neck, and was stunned in the local area.

"Amitabha!" A few loud Buddhist chants sounded, and a great monk wearing a red cassock came first, followed by three monks dressed like him, chanting the Buddhist chants while walking.

The crowd moved out of the way, and four of them came in. Puzhao hurriedly came forward to greet him: "I have met the abbot."

"Junior brother, forgot!" The abbot walked up to Chen Wanrong and praised Chen Wanrong for his reputation: "The donor has the supreme wisdom, wake up the junior brother Puzhao, and thank you here."

Pujici was kind-hearted and kind, and people couldn't help but want to get close to him at first sight. He didn't have the indifference and arrogance of Puzhao at all. Chen Wanrong thought that this was the Taoist monk. The great student had a good impression of him. He bowed his body and said with a slight tribute to him: "The master is so serious. I am just saying it reasonably. I dare not be a master."

Humility is Chen Wanrong's virtue. He said this sincerely. Puji admired it very much. He nodded slightly and rushed to a few monks: "You all go down."

The serious monk responded and retreated.

When Puji faced the pilgrimage believers, he clasped his hands and said, "Great masters: I am Buddha, Buddha is me, Buddha is in your heart, and it is your good thoughts! As long as you have a kind thought in your heart, you can become a Buddha even if you don't eat vegetarian food or recite scriptures! All of them will be dispersed."

He has a very high status and a transcendent status. How dare the pilgrims refuse to obey and retreat, and the originally crowded Mainland Palace was empty.

Turning back, Puji bowed to Chen Wanrong again and said, "Puji thanked him here for his good deeds to protect the Buddha."

Chen Wanrong didn't believe in Buddhism at all. If it weren't for Wu Daozi's works, Chen Wanrong wouldn't say anything even if he destroyed all the Buddha statues in the temple. This did not prevent Chen Wanrong from responding: "I dare not, I dare not!"

Puzhao took the initiative to take the blame and said, "Abbot, Puzhao is unclear. If the donor hadn't woken up, Puzhao had made a big mistake. Please ask the abbot to surrender the law and punish him."

"If you punish, you will not punish; if you do not punish, you will punish!" Abbot Puji said something unnutritious.

This was to let him go, Puzhao thanked him quickly and stepped aside.

The purpose has been achieved, so it is important to go to see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Chen Wanrong touched Chen Zairong and turned around and left. He only heard Pu Ji say, "Please stay with the donor."

Chen Wanrong stopped and asked, "I dare to ask what the master is doing?"

"The donor understands the Dharma wonderfully, and Puji is just about to ask for help." Puji put his hands together, looking forward to the Tao.

After hearing this, Chen Wanrong was really ridiculous and had never read Buddhist scriptures. The so-called Buddhist principles were obtained from martial arts novels. He said, "The master is so serious. I am not a Buddhist disciple, nor have I read Buddhist scriptures. I dare not respond to the Master's request. I am here to admire the name of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. When this happens, I will just tell the truth."

It is undeniable that Chen Wanrong's words are quite Buddhist. Puji thought that Chen Wanrong was a lay disciple of a monk. You should know that Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty was very popular and there were so many lay disciples. Unexpectedly, it was not. Puji was not only not disappointed, but was even more surprised. The famous Sixth Patriarch Huineng was just a monk who did odd jobs in the temple, but he had to pass on the tradition. It was not impossible to understand Buddhist principles without reading Buddhist scriptures.

Regardless of Chen Wanrong's origin, there is no harm in accepting many smart people. Puji looked at him with admiration and suddenly felt accustomed to him. Heshi said: "The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has risen in my temple, attracting countless talented people like the donor to visit for decades. I am very honored. If the donor allows him, please go to the monk's room to serve tea, and it is not too late to take a break and then travel."

There are so many tourists in Ci'en Temple. He is just the most ordinary person. Chen Wanrong could not have thought of the gift of Abbot Puji's extraordinary tea. After pondering for a moment, he declined and said, "The master is beautiful and has a sense of thought, but he is still plagued by trivial matters. It is inconvenient to stay for a long time. Please forgive me." Chen Wanrong did not believe in Buddhism, and the status of Buddhists in his mind was no different from that of passers-by. It is not surprising that he refused Puji's invitation.

As the abbot of Ci'en Temple, Puji has a unique identity and it is not difficult to see the emperor. What an honor it would be for him to come forward to invite him. If someone else had changed, he would have been so happy. Unexpectedly, Chen Wanrong refused. Not only Puji was stunned, but even the monks behind him were stunned.

Even if you have great power, you should give this eminent monk some face. This is ignorant! The monks behind him stared at Chen Wanrong with bad looks in their eyes.

It is not Chen Wanrong's personality to cause trouble, nor is it his personality to be afraid of trouble. He raised his neck and swept away these monks, looking indifferent.

Although Puji is in Buddhism, he is sophisticated and knows a truth. The more such a person is, the more he cannot offend him. He says flatteringly: "The donor doesn't know that the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is where Master Sanzang lives and translates scriptures. He holds the true scriptures and Buddha statues that Master Sanzang retrieved from India. Idle people are not allowed to enter. Even if the court officials want to visit Master Sanzang's relics, they must go through this temple. If the donor is willing to visit Master Sanzang's relics, Puji is willing to lead the way for the donor."

Master Sanzang is the monk of Tang in "Journey to the West". His original surname is Chen. After going to India to obtain scriptures after great hardships, it has been passed down as a historical legend. He brought back eight Buddha statues and more than 600 volumes of Buddhist scriptures, laying a solid foundation for the spread of Buddhism in Middle Earth. When he returned to Middle Earth, his reputation became great. Some people called him the number one monk in the Tang Dynasty. Even Emperor Taizong of Tang respected him very much. The Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures and manuscripts he left were regarded as priceless treasures, and no one could see them.

Chen Wanrong did not believe in Buddhism, but he still admired Master Sanzang very much. What he admired was not his persistence in Buddhism, but his tenacity and extraordinary perseverance. Traveling west to India was nowhere near thousands of miles away, and it took more than ten years. Only he himself knew how many of the hardships there were. He should be farther than the "ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties" in "Journey to the West", and even faced the test of life and death many times, he had never wavered.

Everyone must be convinced of this kind of tenacity and extraordinary perseverance. Chen Wanrong came to the Tang Dynasty, which was equivalent to being a human being. Everything started from scratch and faced much more difficulties than we imagined. This kind of tenacity is more important. It can be said that Chen Wanrong and Sanzang Dharma have a certain degree of "compassion with each other".

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is famous but its essence is inside the tower. Ordinary tourists can only look at the outside of the tower. This is a good opportunity to admire the essence. Chen Wanrong had no reason to refuse and smiled and said, "The master is so kind, but how can he be embarrassed?"

Puji decided to show off, so he just pretended to be charming to the end. His face was no longer full of water and fire, and he smiled a little more. He said with great affection: "The donor is so rude. It is Puji's honor to be able to guide the donor! Donor, please!"

"Master, please!" Chen Wanrong and Chen Zairong followed Puji out of the Main Hall.

The abbot actually worked as a "tour guide" for a person he didn't know, which was too hard to believe. Several monks stood there in a daze, not believing that this was true.

Puji is a scheming person. It is his purpose to take this opportunity to draw out Chen Wanrong's life experience. There is also a sense of flattery. The degree to which Chen Wanrong can see depends on Chen Wanrong's background. If Chen Wanrong's origin is just like that, just take him around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and take a quick look. If Chen Wanrong's background cannot be aroused by himself, he can only let Chen Wanrong walk around the tower. This is Puji's idea.

"Puji dares to ask the donor Gao's name." Puji intends to use a roundabout strategy to ask Chen Wanrong's background, which is easy to succeed, but does not seem too utilitarian and has a good intention.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "The master is so serious. My surname is Chen and his name is Wanrong. This is my brother, Chen Zairong."

Chen Zairong was clever and bowed, saying, "Chen Zairong has seen the master!"

"The donor is not tribute." Puji Heshi replied and nodded and praised: "Wanrong, Airong, Chen's two Rong, are the good names! Puji has a little bit of a problem with each other. Judging from the poor monk, Chen's donor is handsome and has broad shoulders and broad arms. He must be an extraordinary person, and his future achievements are limitless. The donor's steps are light, he has his own rules and regulations while walking, and possesses superior martial arts. If he joins the army, he will definitely make achievements."

People who have mastered martial arts have their own rules to walk. This is like a rigorously trained soldier walking is similar to that of ordinary people. It is not difficult to see that Chen Zairong is very skilled in martial arts.

Chen Zairong had long ambition to serve the country and was determined to join the army. However, due to his parents' disobedience, he failed to do so. Puji's words came to his heart and couldn't help but brow and said, "Thank you, Master Auspicious Words, if Zairong can gallop on the battlefield, I will definitely not forget Master's words today."

"Good! Good!" Chen Zairong said Puji. A talented man like Chen Zairong might be able to do something in the future. It would be considered a friendship to take him to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda today. He might be rewarded in the future. Can Puji be unhappy?

Puji believed that he had the prelude to the previous one and was close to the Chen Wanrong brothers. It was time to ask them about their origins: "I wonder where the two donors' fairyland?"

He praised himself for joining the army. Chen Zairongda liked this statement from the bottom of his heart. He had to tell the truth. Chen Wanrong knew Puji's idea clearly. If he knew that he was an authentic mud-legged man, today's opportunity would be ruined. How could he succeed? He said something unnutritious to evade: "When the Sixth Patriarch first met the Fifth Patriarch, he said that the earth was divided into north and south, and people were not divided into north and south. He was in a pure Buddhist place and spoke Buddhist words below. The master did not know anything, and the Buddha's light shining below."

"Good, good! The Dharma is boundless and everywhere. The donor's words are very Buddhist. Pu Ji has received teachings!" Pu Ji gave a deep gift to Chen Wanrong, as if he really admired Chen Wanrong. In fact, he hated Chen Wanrong in his heart, and knew that Chen Wanrong, a mature figure like Chen Wanrong could not ask any questions, so he pretended to be taught and took the opportunity to step down.

Chen Wanrong is also a master of acting and said in great cooperation: "Master, the words are heavy!" In order to achieve the best effect, he was a little panicked on his face, as if he couldn't bear it.

"Donor, please come here." Puji guided him and looked at Chen Wanrong. At the age of eighteen or nineteen, he had such insights. Even he, a worldly-wise person, could not do anything to him. He is really a mature figure.

Chen Wanrong asked and looked around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. He saw countless tourists. All the girls pointed and talked endlessly under the tower. Some believers even kowtowed to the tower, probably worshiping Master Sanzang.

If it weren't for my chance, just like them, I could only watch under the tower, so I wouldn't have the opportunity to go to the tower to give me some detailed views. It should be my own reward for maintaining Wu Daozi's works.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has seven floors, made of bricks, and is very strong. The doors are open in all directions. Each door is guarded by monks, so tourists are not allowed to enter. There are also railings for people to look out for. Puji and Chen Wanrong had a confrontation, and they were even more inaccurate about Chen Wanrong's origin. They dared not to show Chen Wanrong the most essence of the tower, so they decided to go to the west gate.

The four deacons guarding the gate of the West Gate bowed to Pujiheshi, and Puji robe flicked her sleeves and said, "Forget it!" and went straight into the tower. Chen Wanrong and Chen Zairong were both polite people. They bowed slightly to the four monks and then entered the tower.

As soon as he entered the tower, Chen Wanrong was shocked by the magnificent atmosphere inside the tower. The entire wall was full of murals, with smooth and beautiful lines, bright colors, and vivid characters. Chen Wanrong had seen the murals in Li Qingquan, but how could they compare to here?

These murals are all related to Buddhism, and there are countless such things as meditation and worshiping Buddha.

The floor was covered with bluestone slabs and painted with red paint, which made Chen Wanrong feel amazing. The interior was empty, with only some Buddhist supplies such as wooden fish and futons.

Puji did not stop, so he went straight to the second floor. The stairs circled up and arrived at the second floor in a short while. The same as the first floor was that there were still many murals. The difference was that there were a row of exquisite sandalwood tables on the wall, and some gold-patterned sandalwood boxes were placed on the table, covering them with silks of above-mentioned silk. This silk was very precious and was made by a skilled craftsman. In Chen Wanrong's view, it was not too much to say that "silk in a tiny piece of gold" was not an exaggeration. I don't know what valuable things were contained in the box, but I actually had to use this rare silk to cover it.

When he walked to a mural, Pu Ji stood up and mercied as a ritual. He murmured without thinking that he was chanting scriptures. Although he was able to enter the pagoda to visit, it did not prevent Chen Wanrong from acting. If he didn't cooperate, wouldn't he be tactful? Chen Wanrong put his hands together and stood behind Pu Ji, looking solemn and holy. Anyone who saw him would think that he was a devout Buddhist.

Chen Zairong's acting skills are no worse than Chen Wanrong, and he acts like Chen Wanrong.

After reciting the scriptures, Pu Ji looked back and saw the actions of the two. He was very satisfied. He smiled slightly and explained: "This was from the hands of Yan Liben, a master of our dynasty. He drew the 'One Reed Flying East'. Master Bodhidharma crossed the river with a reed. The purple air came from the east, which is really a grand event in my Buddhist world."

Chen Wanrong can tell the story of crossing the river with his eyes closed. At that time, he was impressed by martial arts novels. Later, as his face grew, he decided that this was a story made up by Buddhists. The same principle as alchemists wrote about the stories of gods and immortals was to make people accept Buddhism, recognize Buddhism, and then gain benefits.

Yan Liben was a great painter in the early Tang Dynasty, and was a Buddhist figure. The Buddhist figures he drew by his hands were lifelike and amazing. This reed was really well painted. Bodhidharma wore a dilapidated cassock, stepped on reeds, and the Buddha was slid in the river water with a solemn and solemn expression.

The painting craftsman is really wonderful. Although Chen Wanrong did not believe in Buddhism, he unexpectedly developed a heart towards Buddha, put his hands together and gave a ceremony according to Buddhist etiquette.

Needless to say, Chen Zairong gave a gift.

Although Puji was trying to flatter, he also praised Chen Wanrong's actions. He nodded slightly, walked to a sandalwood box, lifted up the silk on it, and opened the lid: "This is the "Yogashita Path" translated by Master Sanzang."

It was actually the handwriting of Master Xuanzang, which was a national treasure. If it appeared in modern times, it would inevitably cause a sensation. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but be excited: "Master, can I take a look?"

"The main thing is to give, it's all right. But this is a Buddhist treasure, so please ask the donor to cleanse his hands." Puji took a piece of high-quality silk from the table and handed it to Chen Wanrong.

This is a priceless national treasure. Even if he doesn't say it, Chen Wanrong will love it very much. Don't say it is a national treasure. If it is in danger, Chen Wanrong will protect it even if he is willing to live. This is the responsibility of the Chinese people! Chen Wanrong wrapped silk in his hand and then looked through his handwriting. What is reflected in his eyes is the five words "Yogi's Di Theory". The handwriting is strong and powerful, but it is not without a sense of softness, which makes people feel comfortable to watch from the heart.

The name of Tang Monk has been passed down through the ages. When he saw his handwriting at first sight, Chen Wanrong felt his throat dry and looked excited. Chen Wanrong didn't learn Buddhism and couldn't understand it. After browsing a few pages, he was satisfied: "Thank you Master!"

Not to mention that there are very few people who can see the original works of Tang Monk in modern society, not many in the Tang Dynasty. Only a very small number of people can see them. Chen Wanrong's thanks was very sincere.

There are many authentic works of Master Sanzang preserved in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Puji planned to present this charm to the end. He introduced it volume after volume. Finally, he introduced the translation of Master Sanzang's "The Great Prajna Sutra" that was left by Master Sanzang.
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