Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 544

"What are these two things?" Director Jiang and Gu Zhenduo were both curious: "Can you be so happy?"

"Is there something else you don't know?" Master Dan Zeng was even more proud.

"Say it quickly! Don't sell your plateau pass!" Master laughed and scolded.

"Hahaha..." Master Dan Zeng stretched out his hand, and as an excuse to explain, he placed the box in front of his position, making it clear that if Zhou Zhi repented, he would violently protect the Dharma: "The full name of this thing should be called Qibao Thangka Spiritual Object Offering Treasure letter."

"It's a pity that this is only the outermost layer. Originally, there should be two layers of silver and gold treasures inside. The inner part is the spiritual pagoda. Spiritual objects will be enshrined in the spiritual pagoda, usually the relics and relics of the great masters of the previous life."

After finishing speaking, He Shi said: "But the thangka is mineral pigment, and the thangka outside this treasure letter is attached to the leather."

"I thought that the leather would shrink and expand when exposed to cold, heat, dryness and humidity. Over time, it would be easy to weather and fall off if you don't pay attention. It is very rare that these five-sided leather thangkas can be preserved so perfectly."

"The main reason may be that it is covered with a layer of tattooed leather, and it is also coated with glue paint to create a perfect protective environment, so the five-sided Thangka is preserved." Zhou Zhi pondered for a while, feeling There should be this relationship.

This treasure letter may indeed have such a function, so it was used by the previous owner to store waste calligraphy, paintings and paper. According to Uncle Sibiao, those calligraphy and paintings became broken before they were put into the box, but after they were put into the box, they kept the state. Stop, whether it is a coincidence or intentional, this treasure letter has to be said, it is indeed a treasure.

Master Tenzeng also nodded. He also felt that it was the case at the time, and continued: "The accessories of the treasure letter include chalcedony, beeswax, canal, pearl, coral, gold, and silver. These are the items in my Tibetan Buddhism." "Western Seven Treasures" first came from the "Amitabha Sutra" translated by Kumarajiva."

"Among the seven treasures, the light and color emitted by gold and silver have the function of warding off disasters and avoiding disasters. It not only represents health and longevity, but also a symbol of wisdom and purity."

"In some classics, chalcedony is made of glass, which is the incarnation of Medicine Buddha. It can eliminate diseases and avoid evil, be firm and indomitable, inspire wisdom and connect blessings."

"Coral symbolizes calmness, intelligence, peace and auspiciousness."

"Amber can calm the mind, calm the five internal organs, brighten the mood, and calm the soul. It corresponds to the three teachings of Buddhist precepts, samadhi, and wisdom."

"In ancient times, it was believed that clam was the whitest thing in the world, which naturally represented purity and firmness."

"Pearls, the formation process is similar to that of relics, and they naturally represent Yuanjue."

"It turns out that there are so many exquisite things about these decorations." Zhou Zhi's knowledge in this area is almost blank, but he listened with gusto.

"On the top one, the left hand of the Buddha statue in the middle is in the seal of meditation and the right hand is in the seal of touching the ground. It is the current Buddha Shakyamuni."

"The one on the front of the treasure letter is holding a medicine bowl in the left hand and a plant in the right hand. It is what we just said. Among the seven treasures, chalcedony is its incarnation, the pharmacist Liuliguang Tathagata."

"The remaining three faces look fierce. This is called the wrathful appearance. The most important one is the four-armed Mahakala."

"Four-armed Mahakala, black and blue body, four arms on one side, three eyes open and red, hair rising like fire, man's eyebrows blazing like flames, wearing a crown of five skulls, a half vajra and snake ornaments, with blood The human head is used as a necklace, the body is decorated with snakes and bones, and a tiger skin skirt is worn."

"Four arms hold a sword in the right hand, a halberd in the left hand, and a Kabala bowl in the main arm. He is majestic, heroic and mighty. He sits in a wishful sitting position on the lotus sun wheel corpse seat, and the surrounding flames are burning like a fire."

"Cultivating offerings to Mahakala and all Dharma protectors can remove the evil and karma, especially the karma caused by anger and poison."

"The appearance of wrath is to subdue one's own demons, and it also means to liberate all sentient beings without fear or hesitation. It is no different from the manifestation of compassion. Living in the flames means invincibility. Trample the corpse , indicating that afflictions and karma have been completely purified.”

"The four-armed Mahakala, which captures the body, speech, mind, merit, career, and wisdom of all Buddhas, is the Dharma-protector for those who practice the Vajra Vajrayana."

"Understood." Zhou Zhi also bowed to King Kong Heshi.

"This side is Shengle Vajra," Master Tenzeng turned the treasure letter to the other side: "Shengle Vajra, also known as Shangle Vajra, is called 'Dengqiao' in Tibetan, and is the deity of the Tibetan Supreme Yoga Division. , is the vajra body, speech, and mind of the Buddhas of the three times, is the representative of the total collection of the merits of the Buddhas, and is also one of the five deities enshrined in the practice of Tibetan Tantric Supreme Yoga."

"There are four shapes of Shengle King Kong. Now this one is the main statue with four faces, all of which are angry. The front looks like wearing a skull crown, a necklace of skulls and human heads that reaches to the ankle, and the legs are decorated with turquoise and agate inlays. Yingluo, with her left foot on the Goddess of Time, the main god of Brahmanism, and her right foot on Shiva, the main god of Hinduism, holds the Vajra Haimother with her whole arm, and the rest arm holds a magic weapon. The facial expression is angry but not angry, and the back of the main statue is like an elephant skin with arms stretched."

"The standing posture of Shengle Vajra and the lotus seat under his feet indicate his departure from the world;"

"The sun on the lotus symbolizes light and omniscience;"

"The four heads respectively represent the four careers and merits of gaining, relieving disasters, respecting and loving, and subjugating;"

"Three eyes on each side represent the ability to observe the past, present and future three worlds;"

"The crown of the skull represents impermanence and bravery; the half moon above the head represents the happiness of a person;"

"The twin Vajras on the top of the head represent both method and wisdom;"

"The tiger skin around the waist symbolizes fearlessness and bravery; the long rosary represents all Buddhist scriptures;"

"The twelve hands symbolize the overcoming of the twelve kinds of dependent origination."

"The blue body of the Buddha's father represents the 'Qi' in the human body, the red color of the Buddha's mother represents 'Blood', and embracing each other represents the human body law of 'Qi and blood interdependence'."

"The feet represent the two truths of the true and the common."

"Standing on the Goddess of Freedom and Time symbolizes the indubitable Nirvana at the extremes of transcendence and extinction."

"Five skulls on the head, representing the five directions of Buddha, hand ornaments, necklaces, dresses and belts, etc., symbolize the six degrees of Taoism and the infinite merits of fruition."

"Vajra Haimu, naked, symbolizes what Buddhism calls 'clean and untainted'. With her right hand raised, she wields a crescent knife to show the pain of cutting off ignorant desires."

"Wonderful..." After listening to Master Danzeng's explanation, the wrathful Vajra Statue, which looked a bit scary at first, became no longer scary, but instead gave birth to something solemn, compassionate, and mysterious. It was wonderful.

Master Tenzeng continued to explain: "In the Supreme Yoga Tantric Dharma system, Shengle is the most important respect of the Gelug Sect. Devoted to worship and practice Shengle Vajra, it can purify the subdivision of karma in the body, speech and mind of all beings Obtaining the blessings of the merits and virtues of the Buddhas and the empowerment of the meaning of the sentence can achieve the merits and virtues of the Buddhas, reveal the wisdom of equality, and quickly realize the self-nature of the Buddha."

"In the supreme tantra, it belongs to the mother tantra, and Shengle is also honored as the king of the mother tantra, the master of hundreds of millions of dakinis."

After talking about the Shengle Vajra, Master Danzeng turned the treasure letter around again: "This one is called the densely packed Vajra."

(End of this chapter)