Holy Bone

Chapter 659 The Rinzeng Temple that has changed
"Little brother, have you seen the temple opposite the Tibetan cloth? The ancient temple built along the river is the Renzeng Temple. This Tibetan cloth is called the Tenzin Zangbo River. Master Luosang once mentioned this to the old Taoist me. History of Renzeng Monastery and Tenzin Tsangpo."

In front of a turbulent and dangerous river, the old Taoist pointed to an ancient temple on the other side of the mountain.

"It is said that in ancient times, this place was not called Tenzin Tsangpo. Once a herdsman was eaten by a tiger and his internal organs were eaten by fish in the river. Because he died too badly and resentment was too heavy, he became a river after death. There is a water monster with a tiger head, fish fins and a human body, Zanmo, who often devours passers-by, wild animals, herdsmen's cattle and horses, and many human and animal bones under the river bed will be exposed every winter when the water is dry."

"Because the river eats countless people, even herdsmen, cattle and horses dare not approach the river."

"I don't know how many years later, an eminent monk with profound Dharma passed by here and cut off the head of the Zan Demon. The blood of the Zan Demon flowed into the river, turning the clear river into muddy yellow water with the sound of the water rushing like a tiger. The whistle is shocking, frightening the herdsmen, cattle and horses, making people unable to drink the water in the river. Because they will drink more and more thirsty, and then die in pain. When the corpses of cattle and horses were dissected, it was found that what drank into the stomach was not water, but was The heavy silt filled the stomach and intestines, and the cows and horses were bloated to death by the silt, and they died very painfully.”

"The eminent monk knew that all of this was caused by him. It was because of the unreconciled and lingering resentment of the Zan Mo. Before he died, he cursed that every living being who drank the river would be swelled to death by the sand. Later, the eminent monk Started to build a temple by the river, stayed here, and recited Buddhist scriptures day and night, so that the river was calm and clear again, and people, cattle, horses and livestock could drink the river again to survive. People are grateful to the eminent monk for the local The contributions made by people gave the temple a name, which is the Renzeng Temple in front of us.”

"Renzeng symbolizes wisdom and compassion in the Tubo language, which is similar to the 'Namo Amitabha Buddha' we often hear in the Central Plains. It is an honorific and means to praise the Buddha."

The two walked down the mountain towards a cable bridge across a wide river, and the old Taoist continued to talk about the history of Renzeng Temple: "However, Zanmo has too much resentment, and every time it comes to the continuous rainy season, the sky and the earth are cloudy. When the rising sun declines, the river water will turn yellow and turbid again, and the rush is scary. Even if you are far away, you can hear the unwilling roar of the water monster praising the devil. At this time, the river water can no longer be drunk, because half of the water scooped up is Yellow sand. Therefore, Renzeng Temple has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has guarded the peace of people and animals on both sides of the river from generation to generation. This protection lasts for [-] years. Pray for life."

"For this reason, this river has gradually been called the 'Tenzin Zangbo River' by the local people, which means a river blessed by the supreme Buddha, so that future generations will always remember the selfless dedication of Renzeng Temple to the local people .”

"Renzeng Temple's local charitable deeds are more than that. For example, this cable bridge across the raging river was also built by Renzeng Temple for the local people, which greatly saved more than ten days for the people on both sides of the strait. .”

The capacity of the cable bridge is limited, Jin'an let the silly sheep and the horse team with loads pass safely in batches. The creaking, creaking, harsh moans of the heavy load made Jin An and the old Taoist sweat secretly, fearing that the overloaded silly sheep would fall and be washed away by the raging river, but fortunately, there was no danger in the end.

And when the whole team passed the cable bridge, the old Taoist just finished talking about the history of Tenzin Zangbo River and Renzeng Monastery.

"I didn't expect that there is such a story behind Renzeng Temple. Being able to stay alone for 500 years, this hardship, great perseverance, and devotion to Buddhism are admirable." Jin An nodded.

Although he just destroyed a branch of Tantric Buddhism, the Zizai Sect, this does not prevent him from maintaining high praise for Buddhism. For example, there are good people and there are bad people. the wicked.

Besides, the Zizai Sect is a cult that adheres to Buddhism and heretics, and uses the name of Buddha to deceive the world.

After reaching the river bank, the team went to the Renzeng Temple on the top of the mountain along the dirt road. Jin'an said, "Old Taoist, you will soon arrive at the Renzeng Temple. You don't need to change into a monk's robe, and visit Luo as a 'Master Yongcuo'." Master Sang?"

The old Taoist priest Nian Xu smiled: "Since it is a visit, it is natural to come here in a dignified manner. This is the way of Zhou etiquette. As a human being, one must not mess with morality, let alone the etiquette."

Jin An has long seen that the old Taoist priest is in a good mood and relaxed on the journey, because those hard-working serfs have untied a knot in his heart.

And Jin'an's journey is not the case?

Meh.

The silly sheep with the long cavalry behind him also shook his head and let out a cry at this time.

Jin An was happy, and even the silly sheep came to join in the fun, but what the old Taoist said next made Jin An's mind uneasy. Bo didn’t come with us to visit Master Luosang, it’s not perfect, after all, it’s still not beautiful.”

Jin An: "?"

"So, little brother, what happened that day in Little Kunlun Xuli, why did Mr. Yiyun suddenly leave without saying goodbye, little brother, don't try to fool us, even the little girl Dolma can tell that Mr. Yiyun is Unhappy to walk out of the snow mountain, old Taoist, I always thought that there must be many stories in it." The old Taoist gossip came over.

Meh.

Even the silly sheep followed behind and exhaled.

Jin An's face darkened: "Old Daoist, don't think I'm a three-year-old yellow-mouthed kid so easy to deceive, the silly sheep just barked, how can you translate so many words, old Daoist. The point is that I don't know why Mr. Yiyun left without saying goodbye that day. .”

Boom!
There was a sudden loud noise behind him, which startled Jin An and the old Taoist priest. When they turned their heads, they saw that it was a silly sheep who had suddenly gone mad and smashed his head into a rock by the side of the road for no reason.

Jin An: "?"

Old Taoist: "?"

Old Taoist: "It said, little brother, you put wool on your chest, and you're always pretending. If you don't believe me, you won't know the reason."

Jin An: "..."

"You guys are talking about Errenzhuan." There was a black line on Jin'an's forehead.

The noisy team finally arrived at Renzeng Temple, but they felt something was wrong as soon as they arrived at Renzeng Temple.

Jin An frowned: "Old Daoist, do you feel that something is wrong?"

The old Taoist frowned and thought: "There is indeed something wrong. It seems to be too quiet. It stands to reason that there will be the sound of monks chanting sutras and turning prayer wheels in the temple."

The two stopped joking, and went forward to knock on the door with serious expressions. As a result, just as their fingers touched the temple door, the door creaked and pushed a gap inward.

The two looked at each other suspiciously, pushed hard, and the temple door was completely opened, only to see a mess inside the Renzeng Temple, as if a fierce fight had taken place here, although after a simple cleaning, many broken Buddha statues can still be seen , prayer wheels, buildings.

When we came to the main hall of the Buddha, the place was even more messy, the Buddha statue collapsed and shattered, the lotus candles fell to the ground in a mess, the ground was scattered with torn sutra cloth fragments and a large number of brick and tile fragments, looked up and saw the roof of the Buddha hall was broken A big hole, almost half of the roof is gone, and the load-bearing beams are crumbling and teething.

"How could this happen?" The old Taoist's complexion changed drastically, and he shouted the name of Master Luosang in a state of confusion.

"Where have all the people here gone? Why haven't I seen anyone!" The old Taoist was in a state of confusion.

At this moment, Jin An noticed a pool of black stains under the ruins of bricks and tiles. Just as he knelt down and was about to stretch out his fingers to check, hurried footsteps came from outside the Buddhist hall behind him...

(End of this chapter)