ps: Thanks to brother Zongheng for the encouragement
Huo Lu was the son of Yi Li Jinchou Si of the previous generation, and he belonged to the out-and-out "princeling party" of the Khitan Alliance. However, the leadership system of the Khitan people was not inherited. Each tribe implemented an election system, which was very difficult.
There is a bit of primitive democracy, so Huolu did not become the current Yili Jin. In fact, the most outstanding among this generation of Khitan young people is Abaoji, so I think it is the same as Yue Shilu who is now in power.
, are all very optimistic about Abaoji. When Ousi passed away, she once held Abaoji's hand and solemnly entrusted Huolu to Abaoji, asking Abaoji to take care of his son, and told Huolu to listen to Abaoji.
Huo Lu is a filial son. He has always followed his father's instructions and fully assisted A Baoji. Therefore, the relationship between A Baoji and Huo Lu is quite strong. In this struggle for the power of the Die La tribe, he supported A Bao without reservation.
machine.
Today is the Bon Festival, and Huolu came to the Buddhist temple to pray for his deceased father.
In the past, there were some monks who came to preach at Raole Mountain, but these monks were not well-known and very mobile. They would go to other places for a few months, so there was no fixed Buddhist worship at Raole Mountain. But since the beginning of this spring,
Later, this situation changed. Master Shanneng from Longxiang Temple in Helong Mountain finally opened a fixed dojo in the Royal Court of Raole Mountain.
Longxiang Temple is the location of the ancestral temple of Buddhism outside the Guanhai Pass. It is the first among all the temples outside the Guanhai Pass. The monks who came out of the Longxiang Temple are all great monks and have a very high status. Master Shanneng is the junior disciple of Longxiang Temple who presides over good deeds.
His identity came to preach, which naturally caused shock in the Khitan court. Khan Hendejin personally ordered people to build a large tent for him, second only to his own, as a Buddhist temple where Master Shanneng preached, and often went to the Buddhist temple.
Seek advice from Master Shanneng and listen respectfully to Master Shanneng's sermons. Under the leadership of Hendejin Khan, Khitan high-level officials converted to Buddhism one after another, and many people became lay practitioners practicing at home.
Although the big tent is not small, it is still just a tent, so the Khitan nobles can only wait in line. After Hende Jinyi Khan prayed, it was the elders of the Yishi Department. Then Abaoji, and after Abaoji came out of the tent,
It was Huolu's turn. When Huolu finished reciting the prayer for blessings, he lit the incense and sat down to listen to Master Shanneng's sermon.
"I heard this: For a time, the Buddha was in the country of Savatthi. He only planted a tree in the lonely garden of Moggallana. He had just gained the six powers. He wanted to save his parents and repay the kindness of nursing him. He opened his eyes and looked at the world. He saw his dead mother and she was hungry.
In the ghost, there was no food or drink, and the skin and bones were standing together. Mu Lian was sad, so he filled the bowl with rice and went to feed his mother. When the mother got the rice in the bowl, she blocked the bowl with her left hand and beat the food with her right hand. Before the food could be eaten, it turned into charcoal, so she could not eat it.
After eating, Maudgalyana shouted loudly, howled and wept, and rushed back to the white Buddha. This is what he said.
The Buddha said: Your mother's sins are deep-rooted and cannot be done by your single human power. Even though you are filial and your voice moves heaven and earth, gods, gods, demons, heretics, Taoist priests, and the Four Heavenly Kings and Gods, you cannot do anything about it. You must have the majestic power of the monks from the ten directions to get it.
Liberation. Now I will tell you the method of relief. It will eliminate all difficulties and relieve sorrow..."
Amidst the sound of wooden fish, Master Shanneng closed his eyes slightly and recited scriptures.
Master Shanneng paused for a moment, then folded his hands together and explained: "This is what Mahamoggallana did to save his mother. He opened his Taoist eyes and saw that his dead mother was starving in the realm of hungry ghosts, so he wanted to send some food there, but he couldn't find the food yet.
When she entered her mouth, she turned into charcoal, and her mother could not eat it. The Venerable asked the Buddha for advice on the method of liberation. The Buddha said that your mother's sins in the previous life were so deep that you cannot save her alone. You need to gather the divine power of all the monks from the ten directions.
.How to gather the power of great virtues from the ten directions?..."
"Master, in addition to my mother, I also want to pray for my father. My father has been dead for a long time, and Huolu wants him to have enough food and clothing in that world..."
"...This is okay. The scriptures say that not only can you pray for your biological parents, but you can also pray for seven lives or more." Shanneng wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Okay, Master, please continue to tell me, how to gather the power of the great virtues from the ten directions?"
"Buddha said that on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, which is today, you should fill the basin with rich delicacies, and prepare washing utensils, scented oil, money, candles, clothes and quilts and other warm things, and the great virtuous people of the ten directions...and then sincerely beg,
The great sages of the ten directions will help you to bless your parents with mantras and vows, so that they can be liberated..."
"Master, why does it have to be on July 15th? It happens every day in Holu. Is it okay?"
"Well... the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the day fixed by my Buddha. The profound meaning of this cannot be explained to you in a short while... You see there are many believers outside the tent. I will give you some free time next time.
Can you please explain it?" Master Shanneng wiped the sweat from his forehead again.
"Well, the place here is really small. I heard that in Longxiang Temple, one sermon can be given to hundreds of people. Well, thank you for the hard work, Master... Master came from Longxiang Temple, so it must be very spacious there.
It was too... difficult for the guru, and Huolu felt very sorry. However, the conditions under Raole Mountain were limited, so it could only be like this temporarily. It would be better to do this... Within three months, Huolu built a spacious temple for the guru in Buyeo.
temple……"
"As far as the poor monk knows, it seems that Fuyu is not governed by laymen..."
Huo Lu grinned and said with confidence: "Master, don't worry, the groundbreaking for the temple in Fuyu will begin within three months. Then I will ask the master to preach with peace of mind, and Huo Lu can also receive the teachings sincerely every day."
Master Shanneng did not ask any more questions, but nodded inexplicably, and then looked back at the monk Huiyuan who was standing beside him. Huiyuan rang the bell, and with a sound of "dingling", Shanneng said: "Father, follow my prayers...
With this merit..."
Huo Lu lowered his eyebrows and recited sincerely: "I wish this merit..."
"The solemn Buddha's pure land..."
"The solemn Buddha's pure land..."
"Repay four great favors, and relieve three hardships down the road..."
"Repay four great favors, and relieve three hardships down the road..."
"My universal wish is to complete the Dharma Realm, indulge in all sentient beings, arouse bodhicitta, and complete this Sambhogakaya..."
"My universal wish is to complete the Dharma Realm, indulge in all sentient beings, arouse bodhicitta, and complete this Sambhogakaya..."
"Born together in the land of bliss..."
"Born together in the land of bliss..."
After reciting, Huo Lu respectfully left. Master Shanneng breathed a sigh of relief, pulled at his clothes and wiped his sweat. Monk Huiyuan beside him had already taken out a pen and paper from under the Buddhist niche and started writing quickly.
Master Shan Neng came over to take a look, and whispered, "Well... the key point is that... within three months, build a temple in Buyeo..."
Huiyuan kept writing and responded casually: "I understand."
Master Shanneng waited for Huiyuan to finish recording, looked at it carefully, and then asked Huiyuan to put it away quickly. He sat down under the Buddhist altar again, closed his eyes and fell into concentration.
Huiyuan stood up, opened the tent, and said to the outside: "Please invite the next layman."
…
In the evening, Master Shanneng and Monk Huiyuan sent away the last layman and took a breather. However, the day's affairs were not over yet. Hui Neng took out the pages that recorded the conversation during the day and turned out another scripture.
He carefully checked and checked the contents of the day, translated the contents recorded during the day into a set of secret words, and then threw the original pages into a brazier and burned them. He then handed the small note with the secret words to Shanneng.
.
There are some incomprehensible words written on this small note, and the first line is "Moga Day".
If a person who does not understand Buddhism reads it, he will find it baffling, but if a person who understands Buddhism reads it, he may be able to see some clues, because the words on this small note all come from the "Vajra Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra"
Curse", but it's quite messy and doesn't seem to match the original text of the curse.
This is a spy code compiled by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Yingzhou Dudu Prefecture in accordance with Li Chengzhong's instructions. The whole set of spy codes is easy to compile. Take the first ten characters of the "Vajra Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra Mantra" as the base code.
That is, "Then Bangawandi Zhanjiaba Ri". The real usage of these ten words is not a mantra, and it has nothing to do with Buddhist scriptures. Its correct meaning is "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven** ten",
Each word corresponds to a number according to the order in which the words are arranged.
Take the first line of the note in Shan Neng's hand, "Mogar Day" as an example. Its real meaning is "twenty or forty." If you check the spy code dictionary, you will find that the tenth character in the fourth line of the second page is
"Three", therefore, the real meaning of "Mogari" is "three"
The code dictionary used to explain these numbers is "The Interpretation of the Diamond Sutra". The author of this book is Master Shanxing, the presiding master of Longxiang Temple, but in fact it is the result of three months of painstaking research by relevant personnel of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.
It is based on the "Explanation of the Diamond Sutra" originally stored in Longxiang Temple. Without changing the original meaning, we managed to add many Chinese characters that were not included in the original but are often used. Of course, just in case, we conducted surveys and statistics.
The bureau is currently compiling its second code dictionary, using the "Interpretation of the Dharani Sutra" as the source material. When this method is truly mature, the intelligence personnel will have interchangeable code dictionary, such as the "Diamond Sutra" used last month.
"Interpretation of Dharani Sutra" will be replaced with "Interpretation of Dharani Sutra" next month, which can ensure greater safety and reliability.
If such a note is accidentally discovered by someone, it doesn't matter. It can be interpreted as a "mantra" that Guru Shanneng himself uses every day. Only spies who know the inside story can understand its true meaning.
What is written on the piece of paper is "Within three months, Holuyun can build a temple in Buyeo"
Every other month, monks from Longxiang Temple will go to Mount Raole, bringing incense, candles and other Buddhist utensils to supplement the expenses of the temple. When they return, they will bring these yellow slips of paper with various "mantras" written on them.
Immediately translate it according to the "Explanation of the Diamond Sutra" and send it to the Intelligence Analysis Department of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.
This is an intelligence transmission method that is ahead of its time. It was first created by the shameless plagiarist Li Chengzhong. Gao Mingbo, who is in charge of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, enthusiastically participated in the entire creation process. He became more and more sincerely in awe of the military leader to whom he was loyal.
, in awe of the various whims and whims that the governor kept emerging. At the same time, he himself became more and more obsessed with these whims and whims, and was deeply addicted to them and could not extricate himself.
After Shanneng checked it against the "Explanation of the Diamond Sutra" under candlelight, he put the note away and put the scripture back to its original place. The two of them had completed their work for the day and finally stopped busy.
The slave sent by Khan Dejin to serve him respectfully said outside the tent: "Master, the meal has been prepared. Please enjoy it, Master."