Datang male nanny

Chapter 198
In Daxingshan Temple, Ni Tu was walking in this huge and ancient temple.

Mixed in a small tourist group, listening to the little monk explaining as he walked: "The monks of the former Tianzhu Kingdom, Nalian Tili Yashe, Jana Horita, and Dharma Gupta spread the teachings of Tantric Buddhism here, making our temple once a great place in the Tang Dynasty. It is a dazzling place in the history of cultural exchanges with Tianzhu.”

"Everyone, please see that the entire building of the temple is centered on Buddhist architecture, forming three axes parallel to the north and south. The overall layout is reasonable and the building is magnificent."

"There are six lines in Chang'an City. This place is honored as the Ninth Five-Year Land. Yu Wenkai expanded the temple and suppressed it. It was the first national translation hall in the Sui Dynasty. It is secreted by secret methods, and it is not allowed to do anything without empowerment and teaching. It is called Esoteric Buddhism because it spreads the practice and shows others, and it is a sect formed from the Buddhism of Tang Dynasty and Han Dynasty.”

If Ni Tu were to explain it, he might know more than he knew.

With the pacification of the four directions, the Tang Dynasty entered a prosperous period, especially after Xuanzang returned to the east, this place became one of the three major translation sites for Buddhist scriptures in Chang'an, and it will also become the birthplace of Tantric Buddhism in the Central Plains.Buddhism in the Central Plains will use this as a dot to radiate to the vast world and spread the salvation culture belonging to the Central Plains people.

The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty attracted people from all over the world to absorb the nutritional essence of culture.Monks, businessmen, and scholars including Japan, Silla, Korea, and Tianzhu came to study one after another.

Kukai, a disciple of the eminent monk Huiguo of Daxingshan Temple, returned to Dongying after his studies, and created the Japanese Shingon sect and Japanese characters. Therefore, Daxingshan Temple is also considered the ancestral home of Japanese Tantric Buddhism.

The brilliance of Daxingshan Temple can be seen in the records of the vast poems and proses of later generations.

"A white crane lives by the window, as if it is next to the mirror lake. When the moon shines on the tree, how many times do the flowers meet people. There are green roads on the shore, and the moss path is green and dust-free. I will always be willing to rest, and I am old among the monks."

"Qingqingyi Jiansong, transplanted in the lotus palace. Moss color before the morning rain, autumn sound in the middle of the night wind. The long leisure should not be obtained, and the temporary reward is also difficult to be the same. Those who are not as good as Zen dwellers, look at the old one."

The world's top science will also be produced in this temple.

When a group of monks were abbots, the research of astronomy and mathematics by the monks in the temple threw Western science into several oceans.

The emphasis on science and the pursuit of knowledge in the Tang Dynasty far surpassed that of the later Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

The party was ordered to reform the calendar, and organized a large-scale astronomical and geodetic survey.This measurement completely negated the wrong theory of the previous dynasty that "the shadow of the sun is one inch, and the earth is a thousand miles away" with the measured data, and provided a fairly accurate length of one degree arc of the earth's meridian, which had a major impact on world astronomy.

He also created the top view of the Kaiyuan Water Transport Armillary Sphere, which is the originator of the world's fully automatic, which is also called the Water Transport Armillary Sphere in later generations.

Relying on hydraulic power to make it run, an instrument that can imitate the movement of celestial bodies, demonstrate the apparent movement of the sun, moon, and stars, measure time, and the attached timekeeping device can automatically tell the time.

The manufacture of this armillary sphere was inspired by Zhang Heng's design. It is engraved with 28 mansions. It is filled with water to stimulate the wheel to make it rotate. It goes around day and night, which is exactly consistent with the apparent weekly movement of celestial bodies.In addition to showing the movement of the stars, it can also show the rising and setting of the sun, which is of course more delicate and complicated than Zhang Heng's water armillary sphere.

Although it is not seen now, it is conceivable that when the water-carrying armillary sphere was built, it was placed in front of the Wucheng Hall, and all civil and military bureaucrats watched it.

Especially on the waterborne armillary sphere, there are two wooden figures driven by gears, and one wooden figure will automatically beat the drum every time it is engraved.

A wooden man will automatically strike the clock every hour.

These two wooden figures are robots made using mechanical principles.

This is a very ingenious timing machine, the earliest mechanical clock device in the world, and the ancestor of later mechanical clocks. It is six centuries earlier than the earliest Wick clock in the West, which fully demonstrates the Chinese working people and scientists. ingenuity.

For this reason, Yixing and Liang Lingzan won the invention right of the astronomical clock and will go down in history forever.

Dr. Joseph Needham, a famous British science and technology historian, wrote an article specifically for this purpose: the parallel linkage device invented by the eminent monks and his party and Liang Lingzan is essentially the earliest mechanical clock and the ancestor of all escapements. It was the first mechanical clock in Europe in the [-]th century. in front of.

After experiencing the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the Daxingshan Temple in later generations will be destroyed by fire.

The light and shadow of the prosperous Tang Dynasty will also disappear.

Strolling in the bustling Daxingshan Temple in front of him, watching the pilgrims coming one after another, and being in a secluded and elegant corner of the temple, Ni Tu couldn't help but sigh. It is rare to find a quiet and beautiful environment. Daxingshan Temple is regarded as the back garden and has become a part of the life of Chang'an people.

The sky gradually darkened, and Ni Tu could finally enjoy this peaceful silence.

Early in the morning, I heard that Wang Xuance sent someone to say that he would go on an expedition in the next few days.Ni Tu took advantage of his spare time to go to the street market to buy some necessities.

After suffering from hunger, Ni Tu prepared the most dry food.

The road to Tianzhu in this life is very dangerous, who knows what will happen.

There is no harm in preparing more dry food for food.

Corn on the cob has not been introduced from the Americas to South Asia, and Datang naturally did not have it.Not to mention the savory cornmeal pancakes.Not to mention the sweet corn nests.

There are many dried fruits.Ni Tu bought a lot of dried peaches and apricots.

These can fit into carry-on dry food bags.It can not only stop hunger but also supplement nutrition.

The sweet naan bread is sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked until it is dry and yellow. It is crunchy after a bite, and I still bought a car.

Wang Xuance did not give himself extra armor.Ni Tu also didn't like the so-called armor filled with linen, so he drew a sketch, explained the material, and asked Zhen Zhen'er to show it to his uncle to build it as soon as possible.

Ni Tu is naturally beautiful and forgot to wear the soft body armor on the inside of his clothes.

If this kind of soft armor is placed in later generations, it will naturally be the simplest product of industry, woven with a series of interlocking thin iron chains.But in the Tang Dynasty, which is completely manual, it is a huge and delicate project.

Ni Tu is not stupid enough to imitate the golden soft armor unearthed by archaeology, and make it out of gold.Such a thing is purely a good treasure that costs money and kills.

The things in the world, if you want to say hardness, could it be steel.

Having mastered the fine steel technology, Zhen Zhen'er is even better at making fine gadgets.

A man like him is perfect for such a challenging craft.Sometimes Ni Tu found that in order to overcome a difficulty, Zhen Zhen'er sat for a day without getting tired.

This reminded Ni Tu of the days of going to Internet cafes in his previous life.Day and night, deep in this, forget the passage of time.

After admiring the majesty and majesty of Daxingshan Temple, Ni Tu felt empty in his heart.

As for what was missing, Ni Tu couldn't remember.

Perhaps because of emotion, I don't know when the next time I will pay my respects here.

"Ni Tu, save me!" A woman's voice suddenly sounded behind him, causing Ni Tu to turn around suddenly...

(End of this chapter)