allonlinenovel Chapter 223: Past Life Request
Chapter 223: Past Life Request
Hanshan Temple is covered with floating clouds and flags like a forest. Due to the snow in the morning, there are not many visitors today, but the incense is like fog and the Sanskrit music has never stopped.
The melted snow falls from the branches of pine, cypress and plum trees, and the "patter" sound of dripping on the bluestone slabs complements the sounds of chanting and worshiping Buddha.
This is an important Buddhist site, pure and noble. Anyone entering the temple should be reverent and pious and observe etiquette.
The warm sun melted the mud and the snow disappeared. The man in plain clothes shook off the chill and frowned, his expression gentle: "Abbot."
The white-bearded monk in a cassock bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, when you came here this time, your brows were filled with doubts and sadness."
Xie Jinyan lowered his eyebrows. All beings are equal in front of the Buddha. He also changed his self-proclaimed name and spoke in a friendly and approachable manner.
"Abbot, I once had an old friend."
He paused slightly, trying to gather his emotions. His breathing was somewhat erratic, and the dark darkness in his eyes showed no sign of relief.
"I didn't like her in the past, and I did a lot of things to make her angry. Now that she's gone, I'm obsessed with the past and can't let it go."
He only talked about leaving and never mentioned death.
Maybe Xie Jinyan felt that she was not dead, or maybe he just didn't admit that she was dead.
Seeing that the emperor in front of him was like a lost lamb and was unable to move forward, the abbot couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Majesty, everything is predestined. Every encounter between people is fate."
"You don't like her, but what if your meeting was the result of your praying in front of the Buddha in your previous life?"
Xie Jinyan was suddenly startled, his eyes slightly unfocused.
"Some things happen once in a lifetime, some people only meet once in a lifetime. Meeting each other is full of cause and effect. It is too easy to separate. We should cherish each other when we meet."
Xie Jinyan couldn't quite figure out what he was feeling inside. His already sour and bitter heart was then pickled in a medicine jar, so bitter that it made him want to cry.
Perhaps he really kowtowed in front of the Buddha and prayed for mercy in his previous life, otherwise he would not have been thinking about the person who was as fleeting as fireworks in this life.
"Abbot..."
"His Majesty."
The abbot raised his hand and pointed to a Buddhist temple not far away.
"Since you are here, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is here, go and make a wish."
This young and handsome emperor put aside all his arrogance, knelt down and prayed before Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva like a devout believer.
Different Bodhisattvas represent different meanings.
Manjushri Bodhisattva represents great wisdom, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva represents great action.
Guanyin Bodhisattva represents great compassion, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva represents great vows.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva can satisfy all the wishes of sentient beings. The more you pray and chant "Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva", the easier it will be for your wishes to be fulfilled.
Xie Jinyan went to the eastern Buddhist temple to worship the Bodhisattva, while Pu Ran was worshiping the Buddha in the eastern Buddhist temple.
If the distance between them is removed, they are just very close to each other, back to back, kneeling on the prayer mat with their hands folded, worshiping sincerely.
The Buddha statue in the main hall is majestic, sitting upright on a Sumeru throne, with lowered brows and kind eyes. It is exquisitely carved with flowing and relaxed folds in its clothes.
Green lotus roots and golden elixirs are offered to Sakyamuni, and the Tathagata may have an eternal life as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.
The universe and the earth are all called ancestors, and the six-foot-long golden body is blessed with good fortune and longevity.
In front of the Buddha, we are as insignificant as a drop in the ocean.
All living beings are under the gaze of Buddha.
——Stubborn stone.
The deep and kind voice was like a roar of winter thunder, exploding in Pu Ran's mind. Little Stone's pupils suddenly shrank, and his back suddenly straightened, so tight that he almost broke the lines of his body.
Her heart began to beat wildly, her ears buzzed, and her blood rushed like magma in her body. The scorching temperature almost burned a hole in her.
If you keep thinking about it, there will be a response. If you keep thinking about it, there will be a response!
——Although you have made great contributions, you also continue to kill lives.
People in life are afraid of a sudden turn of events halfway through a conversation. The same thing happened to Shi Sheng. In an instant, a basin of cold water was poured over his head, chilling him from head to toe.
Pu Ran was in low spirits, he knelt on the ground obediently, not daring to make a sound, he could only feel sad alone.
The Buddha statue was solemn, standing before her like a mountain, with incense burning continuously and smoke lingering around the table.
——The merits do not outweigh the faults. You must perform well in the future.
The voice in his head disappeared, and Pu Ran was revived as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
He raised his head suddenly, his eyes shining brightly, brighter than the morning star in the dark night.
I still have a chance!
"My Buddha is compassionate!"
She kowtowed heavily, her heart so excited that it seemed like it was about to burst out of her chest, and she ran outside, jumping up and down.
Arrogant didn't know that by sending his junior sister to the temple, he almost sent her away forever.
This stone is naughty and needs to be educated. Even though the Buddha smashed it into pieces and threw it here, it is still favored.
He is everyone’s favorite on earth, and he will be everyone’s favorite if he can go to heaven in the future.
You see, the Buddha can tolerate the stone climbing all over the wall generously, and he is so happy that he almost cries.
Buddhism has finally given me some benefits. In the future, I will work harder to benefit the public!
The corners of her mouth were stretched open with joy and never closed, but Xie Jinyan in the Buddhist temple behind her looked depressed and bitter.
Before Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Human Emperor knelt down, kowtowed and prayed.
If I had to kowtow to death in my previous life to see you once in this life, then I will kowtow again in this life.
"Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."
He closed his eyes and made a wish.
See you again.
Please make my wish come true.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva wears a garland around his neck, holds a jewel in his left hand and a staff in his right hand, and sits on a thousand-petal lotus platform. His appearance is dignified and round, and his expression is serene.
His eyes were half-lidded and lowered, as if he were gazing at the praying believers with a gentle gaze made real.
There is also a spiritual beast lying under the desk of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, named Di Ting, who is good at listening to people's thoughts and distinguishing truth from falsehood.
Xie Jinyan was not a spiritual being, so naturally he would not receive a response from the Buddha, but when he raised his eyes by chance, he seemed to find that the Bodhisattva's eyelashes slightly lowered a little, as if in agreement.
The man was stunned, then laughed and shook his head. He had been very busy these days.
King Xuan Yue left the hall and met the abbot at the door.
The abbot asked, "Your Majesty, are you going back?"
"Well, I am busy with government affairs. I will come to pay my respects to the Buddhas another day."
He was about to leave when suddenly a gust of wind blew in from the entrance of the hall, ruffling his long black hair and making his hairband fly.
Looking back, Xie Jinyan saw Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the hall again. He suddenly changed his mind and said to the abbot, "I feel that the Buddhas are taking care of me today. I will stay a little longer and worship around."
The abbot smiled and said, "Everything depends on your Majesty's wishes."
When you come to a Buddhist temple, how can you not go to the main hall to worship?
Thinking of this, he turned around and walked towards the main hall in the west.
Pu Ran was almost twisted into a ball on the mat, and he couldn't stop smiling. Hearing footsteps behind him, he quickly grabbed the veil beside him and put it on his head.
Who would smile like this in front of a Buddha statue?
No, she still has to save her face, so she quickly covered it with the veil.
Then he straightened his body, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and recited Buddhist teachings in his heart.
She promised that if she dreamed of making trouble in Heaven again tonight, as long as the Buddha gave the order, she would fly forward and fight with the Monkey King!
Xie Jinyan saw a person wearing white plain clothes, meditating intently.
Although the crescent-colored veil hanging from the veil obscured the person's face, she had a slender and youthful figure. She was a woman, not very old, with a good temperament. I wonder whose family she came from.
He looked away after just one glance, lifted up his shirt with one hand, and knelt on the cushion beside him.
The two people are only one step away from each other, but they become the most familiar strangers.