He is a three-fingered old monk named Pan Dian Lama.
Bandian means kind-hearted and broad-minded.
Master Ban Dian is a disciple of Tubo Tantric tradition and is also an ascetic monk. Because he made mistakes in his early years, he has been practicing asceticism throughout his life to atone for his sins. His footprints have been all over the snow-capped mountains of the plateau, the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains, the grasslands with herds of cattle and horses, and the deserts with drought and water shortage.
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Half of his soles and seven fingers were damaged by freezing in the Snowy Mountains and Tianshan Mountains.
Master Pan Dian spent his whole life doing ascetic practices to atone for his sins, preaching Buddhism everywhere, and preaching diligently. He had no children, and only had one young novice disciple who was willing to join him in asceticism and hardship.
This little novice disciple’s name is Utuke.
He was the youngest disciple that Master Ban Dian took during his ascetic practice in the Western Regions.
He is less than ten years old.
That year, Master Pandian went to the Western Regions as an ascetic. It was at that time that he took in a poor child, and that child was little Utuk.
Utuk had an eye problem since he was a child and could not see clearly. When his parents saw that the child's eye disease did not improve as he grew up, and the living conditions in the desert were harsh, they cruelly abandoned their young son.
Utuk, who was only five years old at the time and had an eye problem that made it difficult to see, was like a fragile sheep that could not see anything. He cried loudly for Apa Ata and searched for the way home in the darkness.
He has fallen into dry latrine pits and stinking ditches. Because he was in such a mess and smelly, adults hated to stay away from this crying child.
No one cares about this five-year-old child who is covered in stench and filth.
Until he met Master Pandian.
Pandian Master ignored the stench and filth on his body, cleaned him carefully, and found him clean and tidy clothes. Utuk will never forget the sandalwood on those clothes. This is the first time in his life.
This is the first time I have worn clothes that are so clean and smell so good, without any earthy smell.
This was the first time he smelled such good-smelling clothes. Although he had never met him, Master Pandian gave him unprecedented warmth and security.
Because of his eye disease since childhood, he has been looked down upon and ridiculed by, and he has low self-esteem and cowardice. For the first time, someone cares about him, and for the first time, someone carefully makes soft naan bread for him.
That day was the first time he met Pan Dian Guru, the first time he wore clean and tidy clothes, the first time he ate goat milk soaked naan that was so sweet, and the first time he slept so comfortably.
Later he found out that the cassock that Pan Dian Master gave him to wear that day was his own cassock. No wonder it smelled so good and warm.
The arrival of little Utuk brought a lot of vitality to the ascetic path, and Master Ban Dian also liked this sensible child with a sweet and sweet voice.
Next, Master Bandian took Utuk on the road to find his home. However, Utuk had eye problems since he was a child and could not see clearly. Although he was not blind, he was no different from a blind man, so they searched in the vast desert.
It took two or three months to no avail.
At first, Utuk would be sad and lost, but after staying with Pandian Master for a long time, he found that he gradually fell in love with Buddhism and chanting sutras.
Because only by chanting sutras can his mind be quiet and he will no longer be so afraid of darkness and loneliness.
However, Master Bandian never accepted little Utuk as his disciple. Master Bandian said in a kind and kind voice: "Everyone is born extraordinary. You are a smart child who has a predestined relationship with the Buddha, but the first relationship with you is
My fate is with my parents, and my fate with Buddha only comes second.”
Half a year later, Master Pandian finally found little Utuk's home. Utuk's house was completely bare. His parents were both seriously ill and bedridden. They fell ill in the desert where supplies were scarce. Ordinary people who couldn't afford medicine could only wait to die. They originally
Abandoning Utuk was also a helpless act. Abandoning Utuk in a large city-state might still have a chance of survival, and he could be adopted by kind-hearted people. If he continued to follow them, he would only be dead.
Before Utuk's parents died, they entrusted Utuk to Pandian Guru, hoping that Pandian Guru would accept Utuk as his disciple. This time, Pandian Guru no longer refused, and after asking for Utuk's consent, he
Accept Utuk as his official disciple.
After settling his worries at Utuke Yizhuang, Master Pandian took his new disciples and continued deep into the vast desert. He heard that there was a Buddhist country in the deepest part of the desert, and he planned to go to the Buddhist country during this trip.
But all nightmares started from this Buddhist kingdom.
After Master Pan Dian came to the Buddhist country, he found that although everyone here respected the Buddha's teachings, the Buddha had already existed in name only. The people only showed the kindness of the Buddha on the surface, but secretly they were committing rape, robbery, burning, killing and looting.
After all, this Buddhist country is actually a heretic that adheres to Buddhism and is an evil way of cannibalism.
If all the demons in hell are empty, then they must have gone to this Buddhist kingdom to pretend to be compassionate and engage in cannibalism.
In the eyes of the Buddha, everything has a good side. Good people are easy to save, but evil people are difficult to save and must be saved. The Buddha said: If I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell? The sentient beings in hell are in pain and don’t want to live, so they are more willing to save.
In need of salvation, everyone picks the soft persimmons to pinch, and who will leave the hard ones? Master Ban Dian can use his life of asceticism to atone for the mistakes he committed when he was young, which shows how deep his ambition is.
He was determined, so he decided to build a real Buddhist temple in this Buddhist country with Buddhist pagans, preach and preach sutras, hoping to save some people.
As an ascetic, he naturally didn’t have much money. Every brick and wooden beam in this temple was built by Master Pandian and Little Utuke themselves.
Although the Buddhist hall is small and crude, it finally provides the Buddha with a shelter from wind and rain.
In the eyes of little Utuk, this Buddhist temple not only houses the Buddha, but also lives him and his mentor, protecting him and protecting his home.
At first, there was not much incense in the Buddhist hall, and he was so poor that he almost starved to death in the Buddhist kingdom.
But no matter how many obstacles there are in the road ahead, Master Pan Dian remains firm in his Buddhist heart and never gives up his determination to save these Buddhist people. With only three fingers left, he does odd jobs and carries goods for desert merchants to make money.
He replenished the Buddhist temple with sesame oil and expenses, and went door-to-door to promote Buddhism in winter and spring when there was less work. Naturally, he received a lot of cold looks and supercilious looks, but Master Ban Dian would always take the trouble to go door-to-door to promote Buddhism. So,
He had a kind face full of wrinkles and deep grooves, always smiling with kindness and never getting angry.
This stay lasted for three years, and little Utuk was eight years old.
Although these three years have been very difficult, there is a Buddhist temple that is sheltered from the wind and rain, and an old man and a young man can enjoy themselves in the midst of hardship, so it does not feel boring.
In the past three years, Master Pandian also rescued two people from slave traders. One of those two people was Ngawang Renci, the son of a serf, and the other was Garu, a child of a northern nomadic tribe.
People were transported to the Buddhist Kingdom by slave traders on merchant ships.
The Buddhist Kingdom was built in the Great Rift Valley. Every year, a large number of slaves were needed to cut walls, widen cliff paths, build plank roads, houses, and large stone Buddha statues... Therefore, the Buddhist Kingdom had a particularly large demand for slaves.
Ngawang Renci and Galu were slaves who escaped secretly. They were inadvertently rescued by Pandian Master. The Western Region was so big that there was nothing but desert. The two knew that there was no hope of escaping from the Buddhist country, so they both decided to live in Buddhism.
I stayed in the hall temporarily and did some odd jobs to reduce the expenses of the Buddhist hall in order to repay the life-saving grace of Master Ban Dian.
Since the addition of two people, Ngawang Rentsi and Galu, who worked part-time to subsidize the temple, and two people who helped expand the temple, the temple has been getting better and better.
The rescue of Ngawang Rintse and Garu seemed to be a good sign. Under the perseverance of Pandian Guru, the neighbors were no longer so wary of Pandian Guru and the newly built Buddhist temple, and would come occasionally.
Put up the incense stick and offer some incense money.
Everything is difficult at the beginning.
Their persistent kindness has finally been rewarded.
Even Utuk gradually let go of his inferiority complex under the patient persuasion of his master, Ban Dian, and timidly walked out of the Buddhist hall, eager to have playmates like his normal peers.
Attorney
The Buddha's light flickered away again. It took Jin An a while to fully adapt. This time, he was standing in a pitch-black cave in the dark night.
Tick tock
Tick tock
In the dark and deep cave, the sound of dripping water could be heard.
Suddenly, the voices of a group of children came from the cave. He stopped to identify the direction of the sound, and then walked towards the source of the sound in the dark cave.
I didn’t expect that this cave is quite complicated, and you will definitely get lost in it if you are not careful.
He saw a little novice monk of eight or nine years old, standing in a dark cave at a loss, with a group of children of similar age laughing and joking around him.
Jin'an doesn't know the language of the Western Regions, but this time he can understand what these children are saying. It should be related to spiritual aspects.
"Didn't you say that Abumu fell into the cave? We went so deep into the cave and still couldn't find anyone. How about we ask adults to help us search together?" The first person to speak was the young novice Wutuke.
The oldest child in the group of children snorted and said: "If we go to ask the adults to help find someone, then the adults will know that Abumu fell into the cave while playing with us. Do you want us to go back?"
Was your family beaten by adults?"
Little Utuk’s voice was timid: “No, no, that’s not what I meant. It’s because it’s too dark here and I can’t see anything.”
A child on the side said with a smile: "If you can't see with your eyes, you can still move forward by touching the cave."
Little Utuk was a little helpless and groped in the dark for a while, but it was too dark here for him to distinguish the direction. Some children began to impatiently scold Utuk that you are stupid.
Utuk, who was born with low self-esteem, apologized anxiously. This place was too dark, which turned him, who already had a stubborn vision problem, into a completely blind man. He was a little scared and lowered his head involuntarily. He wanted to go home and go back to the Buddhist temple.
, I want to ask an adult to help me find someone.
“Utuk, can you really see nothing?”
“How much is this?”
Facing Utuk's helplessness, these children all pretended not to notice, but continued to chat happily. One of the children stretched out his hand in front of Utuk, gestured with a few fingers, and asked Utuk to count.
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This kid is clearly the Rob who almost strangled himself to death.
bang!
There was a crisp sound in the cave, but Utuk couldn't answer and was slapped in the face.
This slap knocked Utuk to the spot.
“How much is this?”
bang!
“How much is this?”
bang!
Roblen slapped Utuk several times, and then laughed and said to the others: "It turns out he really can't see and didn't lie to us."
Utuk, who could not see because it was too dark, cried loudly after being slapped several times and wanted to go back to the Buddhist hall. This cave frightened him.
Other children stopped Utuk and said they were joking with him just now because they didn't know if Utuk was deliberately lying to them. Now they have been confirmed that Utuk did not lie to them and was sincerely friends with them. From today on
They are also willing to be true friends with Utuk and will not fight Utuk again in the future.
Utuk lowered his head in humiliation.
dare not say a word.
"Utuk, we all believe in you so much, but you don't believe us at all. Are there any friends like you?" The oldest child said impatiently when he saw that Wutuk kept his head down and didn't speak.
Other children also started making noises.
He said that Utuk did not believe them and did not regard them as true friends. He also said that the young monk liked to lie and tell lies. The old monk in the Buddhist temple must also like to lie and tell lies. He told his parents when he got back that he said in the class code
Both Master and Utuk were liars and brought shame to the Buddha.
Master Pandian was Utuk's most respected master and the only relative he regarded as a father. He hurriedly shook his head and said that he was not lying and that he was willing to stay.
The oldest child was still dissatisfied and said: "You are obviously crying and not laughing, which means you are lying and do not want to stay and continue to be friends with us."
Little Utuk shook his head hurriedly, wiped away his tears with his sleeves, forced a smile, and then begged everyone not to go back and say that he and Master Pandian were liars. They did not lie, and they were not liars.
"Utuk, don't worry. You treat us as friends, and we and Abumu will definitely treat you as friends. Now that Abum has fallen into the cave, do you think we should continue to look for him?" The oldest child asked Wutuk to relax.
, with them here, if they really can't find Abumu, they can go back to ask the adults for help.
What Utuk didn’t expect was that as soon as he handed his trusty back to a group of playmates behind him, someone pushed him hard on his back, causing his body to fall weightlessly into the vertical cave at his feet.
The group of children were running and laughing.
“Utuk is really stupid for believing our words so easily. Let’s get out of the cave and meet Abumu.”
“Isn’t that Utuk always pretending to be noble and saying that he wants to save those slaves? He fell into such a deep cave and was able to save himself, so we believe that he really wants to save those slaves.”
"I was so annoyed when I saw his face. We took him to have fun with good intentions, but he said it was wrong to hit people with stones. He also said that those slaves were trafficked by human traffickers. They were born in a pitiful way, and yet he said this
Come and persuade us to be kind to others. Damn it, slaves are slaves, they are as despicable as animals and do not deserve sympathy at all. He actually lectures us in turn, pretending to be good people and asking us to be bad people. He is so hypocritical."
"Yes, it was the same last time. I went to watch the hanging of a condemned prisoner with him, but he sat down and chanted sutras with a compassionate look on his face. It was so hypocritical. I couldn't help but want to pick it up several times when I saw his compassionate face.
A stone from the roadside smashed his face."
These children quickly ran out of the dark cave. After meeting Abumu outside, they glanced at the sky above their heads. It was already getting late and it was time for dinner at home. Then they ran home laughing.
“If we push him into such a deep hole, will he be unable to climb out and die in it?” someone asked worriedly.
“We just bumped into him accidentally. Even if someone does die inside, it’s not our fault. If anyone asks, just say we don’t know.”
After the group of children unified their voices, they began to go home for dinner, leaving Utuk, who had been afraid of the dark since childhood, alone in the deep cave.
“Is this your resentment?”
“You treat people with kindness, but in return you get endless malice.”
“When there is hell all around, the only clear stream becomes sin...”
Jin An stood at the entrance of the dark and deep cave where Utuk fell, muttering to himself. Faintly, he saw a lonely and desperate little novice huddled up in a ball with his knees in his arms, sobbing in fear.
The Buddha's light flicked the sutra again, and the light and shadow changed instantly. This time Jin An stood on the remote street where the Buddhist hall was located. At this time, the sky outside had darkened. Master Bandian stood at the door of the Buddhist hall and waited again and again. Seeing that it was already dark.
When Utuk hadn't come back after dinner time, he began to worry.
He began to look for the children who usually played with Utuk and asked if anyone had seen Utuk. These children had already agreed on the same message and said that it was almost time for dinner, so they dispersed and went home to eat.
Those little devils are very cunning, and they still ask what's wrong, hasn't Utuk returned to the Buddhist hall yet?
One night passed, and Utuk still did not come back. Master Pandian, who had not slept all night, came to the door again to find the children to ask for details, and then went to the places where these children often played to look for Utuk.
It is said that a child is better than his father. Although these children have a good reputation, some clues were discovered by the adults in the family. When they learned that their children had committed such a big crime, these parents not only did not blame them, but several parents gathered together to discuss how to deal with the aftermath.
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As a guru, if Master Bandian makes a big fuss about this matter, it will not have good consequences for the whole family. After discussion, these parents finally made a vicious decision, before Master Bandian suspected them.
, simply do nothing and continue to kill people and silence them.
That night, blood splashed red in the main hall of the Buddhist temple.
It also dyed the Buddha statues in the main hall red.
The adults of these children, under the pretense of having more people and strength, worked together to help find Utuk, and came to look for the master of the class. The master of the class did not become suspicious of these neighbors, but showed gratitude. Just as he turned around,
These parents joined forces to kill Pandian Guru in front of the clay Buddha statue in the main hall.
These parents were so jealous that after killing the class teacher in a sneak attack, they tricked and killed the unsuspecting Ngawang Tsering and Galu one by one. Finally, they deliberately caused a fire caused by falling lamp oil and burned down the temple.
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All of this is like watching a horse and replaying the truth of the past in front of Jin An. Jin An stands in the burning hall. In the hall, a dark child who is so hungry that he is skinny and bones, with black holes in his eyes and nothing, every time he thinks about it,
He reached out to pick up the body of Master Pandian, which was lying in a pool of blood, but he couldn't hold it, and the body of Master Pandian passed through him.
A majestic resentment, as huge as a mountain torrent, began to hover over the Buddhist hall, like a dark cloud covering the roof, and it lingered for a long time.
He took refuge in my Buddha in front of the Buddha.
He fell into the devil's trap in front of the Buddha.
That resentment.
That obsession.
The longing for Master Pandian who was regarded as a father.
His thoughts became more and more confused, the air was filled with gloomy energy, resentment surged, and a thick black cloud swirled over the Buddhist hall, creating a gloomy wind.
Jin An looked at this human tragedy and felt panicked in his heart. He had a blockage in his heart that he didn't know how to vent. He wanted to vent his unhappiness, but there was no place in this Buddhist scripture.
vent.
Suddenly!
He grabbed a burning piece of wood and rushed out of the Buddhist hall that was engulfed in flames. He did not fight against Utuk who was falling into the demon Buddha, but ran with crazy momentum towards somewhere in the Great Rift Valley.
Although he did not know which direction the cave complex was in the Great Rift Valley, the children had mentioned the approximate location of the cave complex when they confessed the truth to their families.
At this time, the rotating dark clouds over the Buddhist hall were still spreading rapidly, and the Buddha's light in the past was gradually dimming. The moment the Buddha's light completely dissipated, Utuk completely abandoned the Buddha and became a demon. At that time, he could only kill
Only Utuk can leave here.
Jin An searched anxiously in the Great Rift Valley, and finally found the cave group hidden behind dense grass and vines. He desperately rushed into the cave with a torch.
“Utuk!”
“Utuk!”
Jin An frantically searched for someone and shouted in the maze-like caves. He knew that Wutuk did not die in the first few days after falling into the cave. The little novice monk who was only eight years old at the time just needed someone to pull him out.
courage.
If someone had given him a hand at that time, it would have been too late, and all tragedies could have been prevented.
“Utuk!”
Jin An was shouting anxiously in the caves.
Going deeper and deeper.
He no longer cares about how much Buddha's light is left outside. Now he just wants to find the eight-year-old child who was abandoned alone in the dark cave and give him a hand.
finally.
He saw familiar rock walls and caves.
Then relying on his strong memory, he walked some distance into the cave and saw the vertical cave where he pushed Utuk down.
Jin An happily lay down at the entrance of the cave, holding a torch and shining down: "Utuk! I'm here to save you!"
There was no movement under the dark cave, as calm as stagnant water. Jin An did not worry so much and jumped directly from the entrance of the cave. He finally found the lonely and scared little novice monk huddled at the bottom of the cave.