"Little brother, have you seen the temple opposite the Zangbo? The ancient temple built along the river is Renzin Temple. This Zangbo is called Tenzin Zangbo. Master Luo Sang once mentioned this Renzin to me.
The History of Zeng Monastery and Tenzin Tsangpo.”
"In ancient times, this place was not yet called Tenzin Zangbo. There lived a water monster named Zanmo with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish and fins under the river. He often ate passers-by, wild animals, herdsmen, cattle and horses. Every winter, the river bed would be exposed during the dry season.
There are many human and animal bones underneath.”
"Because the river ate countless people, in the end, even the herdsmen, cattle and horses did not dare to approach the river. Until later, a monk with profound Buddhist teachings passed by and chopped off Zanmo's head, and the blood flowed into the river, turning it into turbid water.
The mortar yellow water, roaring like a tiger, shocked people's hearts, frightened the herdsmen's cattle and horses, and made local people and cattle and horses unable to drink the water in the river, because the more they drank, the thirstier they became. An autopsy of the cattle and horse corpses revealed that what people drank in their stomachs was not water.
Instead, their stomachs and intestines were filled with heavy silt, and the cattle and horses were bloated to death by the silt. They died in a very painful way."
"The eminent monk knew that all this happened because of him. It was because of the unwillingness and resentment of the demon of praise that he cursed before his death that every living being who drank from the river would be swollen to death by the sand. Later, the eminent monk
He began to build a temple by the river, stayed there, and chanted Buddhist scriptures day and night. Only then did the river return to calmness and clarity. People and cattle and horses could drink from the river again to survive. People were grateful to the eminent monk for providing the local
Because of the contribution made by people, we gave the temple a name together, and it is the Renzin Temple in front of us."
"The burial of Renzen represents wisdom and compassion in the Tubo language. It is similar to the 'Namo Amitabha' we often hear in the Central Plains. It is an honorific and means to praise the Buddha."
As the two of them walked down the mountain to a rope bridge across the river, the old Taoist priest continued to talk about the history of Renzeng Temple: "However, Zanmo is too resentful, and the river will turn yellow and turbid again every rainy season.
, the galloping is scary, even from a long distance you can hear the unwilling roar of the water monster Zanmo. At this time, the river water is no longer drinkable. Half of the water in a scoop is yellow sand. Therefore, Renzeng Temple has been like this for generations.
It has been passed down from generation to generation to protect the peace of people and animals on both sides of the river. This protection has lasted for five hundred years. No matter the wind, rain or war, the Buddhist scriptures have not hindered it, and they have prayed for the lives on the plateau day and night."
"For this reason, this river has gradually been called 'Tenzin Zangbo' by the local people, which means a river blessed by the supreme Buddha Dharma, so as to always remember the selfless contribution made by Renzin Temple to the local people."
"The good deeds done by Renzeng Temple in the local area do not stop there. For example, this rope bridge across the turbulent river was also built by Renzeng Temple for the local people, which greatly saved the people on both sides of the strait more than ten days of traveling through mountains and ridges.
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The capacity of the cable bridge was limited, so Jin An asked Shayang and the horse team carrying the load to pass safely in batches. However, even so, when Shayang, who was as strong as an ox, crossed the cable bridge alone, he heard the sound coming from the cable bridge as if it was unbearable.
Jin An and the old Taoist priest secretly sweated at the harsh creaking and groaning of the heavy load, fearing that the overloaded silly sheep would fall, but fortunately, they were safe in the end.
When the whole team passed the rope bridge, the old Taoist priest just finished talking about the history of Tenzin Tsangpo River and Renzin Temple.
"I didn't expect that there is such a story behind Renzeng Temple. It can stand alone for five hundred years. This hardship, great perseverance, and devotion to Buddhism are indeed worthy of respect." Jin An nodded.
Although he had just wiped out a branch of Tantric Buddhism, the Zizai Sect, this did not prevent him from still maintaining a high praise for Buddhism. For example, there are good people and bad people. No matter where there are some bad apples, there are generally more good people.
the wicked.
Besides, the Zi Zai Sect is a cult that adheres to Buddhism and uses the name of Buddha to deceive the world.
After reaching the river bank, the team followed the dirt road in the mountains to the Renzeng Temple on the top of the mountain. Jin'an said: "Old Taoist, we are about to arrive at the Renzeng Temple. Why don't you change your monk robes and visit Luo as 'Master Yongcuo'?"
Master Sang?"
The old Taoist priest twisted his beard and smiled: "Since you are visiting Master Luosang, you must come in an upright manner. This is the way of Zhou etiquette. As a human being, you must not mess with your morals, let alone your etiquette."
Jin An had long seen that the old Taoist priest was in a good mood and relaxed on the way because the hard-working serfs had solved a knot in his heart.
And isn't this the case along the way to Jin'an?
Mea.
The silly sheep with the cavalry also shook his head at this time.
Jin An was so happy that even Silly Sheep came to join in the fun. But what the old Taoist said next made Jin An unable to relax. The old Taoist said: "You're right. This time, Master Yiyun and Qi are missing."
Uncle didn’t come with us to visit Master Lobsang, it’s not perfect, after all, the Zhou rituals are not beautiful.”
Jin An: "?"
"So, little brother, what exactly happened that day in Little Kunlun Xuli? Why did Young Master Yiyun suddenly leave without saying goodbye? Little brother, don't try to fool us. Even the little girl Zhuoma can tell that Young Master Yiyun is
"Unhappy to walk out of the snow-capped mountains, I have always felt that there must be many stories in it." The old Taoist gossip came over.
Mea.
Even Shayang followed behind and puffed out white air.
Jin An's face turned dark: "The silly sheep just barked once, how could you translate so many words, old Taoist? The key is that I don't know why Mr. Yiyun left without saying goodbye that day."
Boom!
There was a sudden loud noise behind them, which startled Jin An and the old Taoist priest. When they looked back, they saw that the silly sheep suddenly went crazy and smashed a rock on the roadside for no reason.
Jin An: "?"
Old Taoist priest: "?"
Old Taoist priest: "It said that its horns were itchy, and it looked for stones to scratch it. It seemed that it heard Master Yiyun missing us, and asked us if we missed Master Yiyun."
Jin An: "..."
He pretended not to hear, and the team finally arrived at Renzin Temple, but as soon as they arrived at Renzin Temple, he felt something was wrong.
Jin An frowned: "Old Taoist, do you feel anything is wrong?"
The old Taoist priest frowned and thought: "It seems to be too quiet. Logically speaking, there will be the sound of monks chanting sutras and turning prayer wheels in the temple."
The two stopped joking and knocked on the door with serious expressions. As soon as their fingers touched the temple door, the door opened a gap with a creak.
The two looked at each other in confusion, pushed hard, and the temple door was completely opened. As a result, they saw that the inside of Renzin Temple was in a mess. It seemed that a fierce battle had taken place here. Even after simple cleaning, many broken Buddha statues could still be seen.
, prayer wheels, buildings.
When we arrived at the main temple, the place was even more in disarray. The Buddha statues collapsed and smashed, lotus candles were scattered all over the floor, and the ground was littered with torn pieces of sutra cloth and a large number of brick fragments. When we looked up, we saw that the roof of the temple was broken.
There was a big hole, almost half of the roof was gone, and the load-bearing beams were crumbling and making sore teeth.
"How could this happen?" The old Taoist priest's face changed drastically, and he was so confused that he shouted the name of Master Luo Sang.
"Where have all the people here gone? Why haven't I seen anyone?" The old Taoist priest was confused.
At this time, Jin An noticed a pool of black stains under the ruins of bricks and tiles. Just when he squatted down and was about to stretch out his finger to check, there were hurried footsteps outside the Buddhist temple behind him. They were several old and frail Rigzen.
The old monk from the temple came running with the young novice monk...