The plateau climate is unpredictable, and it is common to experience four seasons in one day: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
The far west of the plateau is an arid Gobi desert, while the southwest is a lush world of trees. The further south you go, the denser the rainforests are and there is abundant rainfall.
In the far west you can see plateau snow-capped mountains and arid plateau desert Gobi at the same time.
In the southwest, you can see plateau snow-capped mountains and lush virgin forests at the same time.
In the southern part of the plateau, there is the highest roof in the world, the Zangbu with the most abundant water flow, and the tropical rainforest that breeds the largest number of humans, animals and birds on the plateau. It is also the most prosperous area of the Tea Horse Road.
May to July every year is the rainy season on the plateau. Except for the ancient Sangshung Kingdom in the far west, it rains non-stop for 30 days on the 31st day of the month, frequent flash floods, mudslides and landslides.
Nothing new in the rainy season.
Zangbu means river.
This is a Tibetan cloth with turbid yellow sand. Because it coincides with the rainy season, the water level of this river rises rapidly, and the rocks on both sides are continuously washed away and widened. From time to time in the dangerous and rushing river, giant tree trunks washed down by mudslides and landslides, and the bodies of cattle and horses can be seen...
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On a dangerous mountain peak, an ancient temple, like a Fulong Bodhisattva, is suppressed by the raging river. At its feet are the everlasting vertical cliffs and the raging river.
This ancient temple is the locally famous Renzeng Temple.
Boom!
The sky and the earth are rushing, with the roar of rivers and the sound of heavy rain hitting the ground. It's like God has become a huge funnel, and heavy rain keeps pouring down. This heavy rain has been falling for several days, and the rugged mountain road has already
It becomes muddy.
It stands to reason that even the local people would not dare to travel in such bad weather, but today on the muddy mountain road, a big man led two strong horses and trudged forward in the heavy rain.
Such heavy rain made it blurry and difficult to distinguish the direction, but the big man continued to lead the horse on the road in the rain.
Perhaps there was a reason why he had to travel in bad weather.
As he gradually got closer, he finally saw clearly that this big man was covered in scars. Many of the wounds were not treated in time and were soaked by the rain, causing them to swell, turn white, and fester and suppurate.
The heavy rain hit the horses' backs, causing them to whine in pain. One of the horses carried a motionless man on its back. The man was also covered in wounds, and his wounds were soaked by the rain and were bleeding.
pus.
Suddenly, in the hazy rainy day, a few lights flashed by, just like a few candlelights swaying weakly in the stormy ocean. The big man changed his direction and walked towards those few lights.
The big man led two horses and just arrived at the gate of Renzeng Temple. Before he could knock on the door, the temple door opened from inside and several monks came out.
As soon as the monk came out, he recited Buddhist scriptures with a serious look on his face: "The corpse spirit is soaring here. Donor, what kind of powerful evil spirit have you brought to this temple?"
The big man's body was shaking, and he only spat out one Chinese character: "Save..."
After being exposed to the rain for several days, his wound became severely infected and inflamed. He was so weak that he staggered and fell to the door of the temple, unconscious.
The monks from Renzeng Temple hurriedly carried the person in to rescue him.
Even the two poor horses were taken into Renzin Monastery to take shelter from the rain.
There is no distinction between people and animals here, and all creatures can enter the temple to escape the wind and rain, and are treated equally.
Hearing the calls of these monks, this peaceful ancient temple built on the peak of Bangjiang suddenly became lively, and many monks came out to help.
With so many people joining in, the burly man was quickly carried into a warm and clean back room for treatment. When it was his turn to carry the man on horseback, ah, several scalp-numbing exclamations sounded, and a
A young monk with a very immature face was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
Some elderly monks came over to check the situation. As a result, even these old monks changed their expressions at first sight.
The man carrying him on horseback had long since been seriously injured and died. The most terrifying thing was that this man had been dead for who knows how long. His body was soaked by the rain and swelled into a terrifying giant. When the man went to carry him, his hand shook.
It's like a white candle that pulls out a lot of flesh and blood, revealing the dense white bones.
This dead man has turned into bones.
tick tick tick tick
The black corpse blood and rotting corpse water inside the body mixed with the rain and washed to the ground, forming a black puddle, and the smell of corpses filled the sky.
"Buddhism is still quiet, but it still can't suppress this soaring corpse spirit and resentment. What on earth have happened to these Han people! Hurry up and ask the master and Khenpo to perform Dharma to save this evil corpse!"
In just such a short time of talking, the dead man who had been soaked by the rain and turned into a giant-looking man. As the flesh and blood were knocked away to reveal the dense bones, more flesh and blood was washed away by the majestic rain like melted white candles. The corpses in the ancient temple
The anger was even more shocking.
"Quickly, find something to keep out the rain. Don't let him completely turn into bones in the temple!" Several old monks spoke hurriedly and ordered people to find long cloths to keep out the rain. At the same time, they personally went to find the most profound Buddhist monks in the temple.
The master and the khenpo came to perform rituals to transcend the dead.
Khenpo is similar to the abbot in Mahayana Buddhism. He holds the position of abbot and is the most profound monk in the temple.
When several eminent monks from Renzin Temple arrived in a hurry, the dead man on horseback had quickly turned into half of his bones. At this time, the situation was critical and it was too late to speak. One of them took off his cassock and covered it with the body. Sure enough, there was no longer any flesh, black blood.
Fell.
But before the monks present could breathe a sigh of relief, the cassocks were contaminated by corpse blood and were rapidly turning black and filthy.
"What kind of big demon is this? The corpse energy is so powerful!" A senior monk whispered solemnly.
Next, several people each grabbed a corner of their cassocks and wrapped them tightly around the body that was turning into bones to prevent any "dirt" from falling out. Then they worked together to carry it into the Buddhist hall where the Buddha was enshrined and where many Buddhist lamps were lit.
There are many lotus lanterns burning in the Buddhist temple. As soon as people come in, they can clearly feel that it is warmer than the continuous rainy days outside.
At this time, a senior monk hurriedly left and came back with a long roll of sutra cloth in his hand. He wrapped the sutra cloth around the body to form a square, and all the Tibetan scriptures on the sutra cloth faced the body inside.
Corpse.
Then, several golden bodies of Bodhisattvas were invited from the Buddhist temple, and the four corners were suppressed. Several eminent monks began to recite Buddhist sutras, rushing to save the dead before dark.
Otherwise, a terrifying white Yin body will be born from the dirt body.
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Half a month later.
As we enter July, the rainy season is gradually coming to an end, and today it is rare for the weather to clear up.
Renzin Temple welcomes new guests.
They are a young Taoist priest, a middle-aged Taoist priest, and a snow-capped sacred cow.
After traveling through mountains and ridges for more than a month, Jin'an came to Renzeng Monastery to visit Master Lobsang, along with the old Taoist priest, goats, and a horse team carrying things.