Wanderer of the whirling world

Chapter 240 Buddha and Bodhisattva

Su Shi gently stroked the small Buddha statue with his thumb, pondered for a while, and then continued to explain to Xin Ziqiu:
"Brother Xiaoqiu, you are right. This relic is very likely to be the remains of the Budai monk in Daliang Kingdom. It is said that he is the reincarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva, the real body of the great virtue Bodhisattva. After sitting down, he can leave the relic. When it is reasonable.

"From Daliang to Dazhou, and then to the emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty who added a yellow robe and ruled the world, there have been decades of troubled times. If this treasure is lost in the world, it will finally fall into the hands of Taizu and pass on to the then prince Zhao Dezhao. , that is very likely.

"It's a pity that His Royal Highness, the fake prince, has no destiny with the Buddha, and has brought the Buddha statue with him for nothing all his life, but he doesn't know that there is another mystery behind it..."

Xin Ziqiu was dumbfounded when he heard that:
"Brother Zizhan, you are really amazing. Just touching this little Buddha statue and relying on four lines of verses, you can deduce its origin?"

He is really convincing, and it is true that he has a specialization in art, but Su Shi is so knowledgeable, and his ability to peel cocoons and spin silk, speculate and verify the origin of objects with only clues is really amazing.

The title of the number one literati in the ages was indeed not blown out.

Su Shi waved his hand, not paying attention to Xin Ziqiu's flattery, and said with a smile:
"It's really nothing. The material of the relic is special, and anyone with a little vision can recognize it, and the four verses are also widely circulated. It is not difficult to connect the two. If I can decipher the meaning of the runes It means to solve the secrets in the Buddha statues, that would be great."

Xin Ziqiu was tickled by Su Shi's words, and hurriedly asked:
"Brother Zizhan, what do you mean by secret?"

Su Shi raised the Buddha statue and said to Xin Ziqiu seriously:

"Brother Xiaoqiu, do you know what kind of statue this is?"

Xin Ziqiu was like a child who was suddenly questioned by the teacher. He touched his head, blinked his eyes, and said uncertainly:

"Maitreya is mentioned in the verse, and if you look at the smiling face of the Buddha statue, it is naturally Maitreya Buddha, isn't it right?"

Su Shi smiled and said:

"It's both right and wrong. Everyone in the world calls Maitreya a Buddha. In fact, Maitreya is a bodhisattva, not a Buddha, but he will become a Buddha in the future. "Agama Sutra" says: 'In the future, people will live for eighty thousand years. When there is a Buddha, named Maitreya Tathagata...'

"In other words, Maitreya Bodhisattva is not the current Buddha, but the Buddha in the distant future, and will be the successor of the current Buddha Sakyamuni. But the Budai monk left four verses, and they were so flawless and spotless, The relic of a self-contained Buddha statue shows that he may have attained the perfection of enlightenment and attained the highest Buddhahood at the time of death. These two contradict themselves and make no sense at all.

"The reason and explanation of this may be hidden in the runes you see. But no matter what the reason is, it must be a big secret in Buddhism."

Xin Ziqiu understood what he heard, and couldn't help but take a deep breath. He didn't know if there were Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this world, but if there were, then there is no doubt that they must be the top figures in the world, and their strength is also unmatched. Will not be weaker than a true immortal.

If I and Su Shi want to dig out their secrets, they will not be retaliated by karma.

Although he is not a great writer like Su Shi, he has also read popular novels such as "Journey to the West" and "Fengshen Yanyi", and he knows that the Western religion is the most narrow-minded and must be punished.

At that time, in case any Buddha suddenly ran to him and Su Shi and said:
"Fellow Daoist, I see that you have a predestined relationship with me in the West, why not follow me to the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss and obtain the Dao of Hunyuan..."

Isn't that the end of the road?
He is still young, so he doesn't want to clear his six roots and break the world of mortals.

Xin Ziqiu's eyelids twitched a few times when he thought of this, he took Su Shi's hand and said:

"Brother Zizhan, since this is the case, you should stop looking into it further, lest you get involved too much. We can't afford it. The privacy of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is not something we can casually spy on."

Su Dongpo is free and easy. Although he believes in Buddhism, he will not violate his heart.

Seeing a big secret right in front of his eyes, it was like a child getting the newest toy, his heart itch, how could he let it go?So he shook his head vigorously and said:
"Brother Xiaoqiu, it's okay if you don't take this thing out. Since Brother Wei discovered such an important secret, how can there be any reason to give up halfway?"

Seeing Su Shi's appearance, Xin Ziqiu also understood his intentions.

People who are scholars are very curious, and they are more or less paranoid about the things they are interested in.

In fact, he himself is not like this. In order to prove a small mathematical lemma when he was in school, he could not eat or sleep for several days and nights, and he would never give up until he achieved his goal.

Thinking of himself and others, Xin Ziqiu knew that even with a knife on Su Shi's neck at this time, the number one talented scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty would never give up on researching this matter.

Without such persistence, no matter how talented Su Shi is, he would not be able to achieve the reputation of being the number one scribe throughout the ages.

The good brothers had a good heart, and Xin Ziqiu knew that it would be useless to persuade him, so he sighed and said helplessly:

"Since Brother Zizhan said so, then my little brother has carried all the karma for you. You can go and check it with confidence. Even if the sky falls, brother will carry it for you."

As soon as the words fell, I don't know if it was a coincidence or some oath was touched, when the originally cloudless sky suddenly burst into thunder, which was deafening.

Both of them were taken aback and looked at each other, speechless.

Especially Xin Ziqiu, although he decided to help Su Dongpo, he had no idea in his heart.

It seems that this matter has to beg Taiwei Hong to help. With this supreme being around, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are certainly no problem.

But with Hong Taiwei's personality, he would definitely not help in vain, and the price he paid would not be small.

Especially since Xuan Ming had specially left a letter warning him to be careful of this person, now that he begged him, the two would become even more involved.

But it's hard to find a confidant, Xin Ziqiu finally met a sympathetic friend, so naturally he wouldn't stand idly by, and this matter was also caused by him, so he couldn't let his good friend suffer.

In any case, the safety of Su Shi's family must be guaranteed first.

At this moment, Su Dongpo also regained his composure, and quickly waved his hands and said:

"Brother Xiaoqiu is serious. This rune is what I want to study, and you didn't force me. How can I let you bear the cause and effect? ​​A man is a man, one person does things and one person is responsible. How can I let my good friend suffer for me? ?”

He thought for a while, then comforted Xin Ziqiu and said:

"Besides, this matter is probably not as serious as you think. Maybe you are wrong at all? Or maybe the so-called secret is just an insignificant matter in the eyes of the Buddha. Since Budai monk has issued a verse, The relics are left behind, it must be hoped that someone can discover the secrets in it, maybe we are the one who is predestined, not only is there no fault, but it may be a great merit."

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(End of this chapter)