Chapter 623 The reason for the decline of the Kongo Temple
Not far from the meeting between Qingyu and others, there is a barren mountain.
The entire mountain does not grow in no grass, and even in the desolate northwest, such places are not so common.
Vajra Temple is located on this mountain where grass is not growing but only rocks.
Nearly a thousand years ago, a monk from the Great Zen Temple felt that Zen lacked powerful skills, so he came to this bitter and cold place in the northwest to temper his body and try to realize the magical skills of body refining.
He did not use his true energy, but used his physical strength to dig steps on this barren mountain. After five years of digging, tens of thousands of steps from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, it was only after roughly taking shape.
Then, it took him another thirty years to carve out three thousand Buddha statues from the mountain wall next to the stairs around the mountain.
Understand Buddha nature with the mind and practice it with the physical strength. It took fifty years before and after that Vajra Temple, which was still a small temple, finally, the monk realized the past and created a unique Zen masterpiece "Don't Break the Vajra Art".
The "Don't Break the Vajra Art" is different from the "Vajra Incompetence" in Tantric Buddhism. It is not a simple method of body refining, but a method of practicing mind Zen is added to the unique Zen practice.
The body is like a Vajra, and there is no solidity that can be cut off. The nature is like a Vajra, neither dirty nor clean, neither born nor destroyed.
The "Indestructible Heart Zen" of Dachan Temple was also founded on the basis of "Not Break the Vajra Art".
It is also because of the creation of a unique Zen skill that Zen Buddhism can not lose its advantage in the hundreds of years of Zen and Secretariat competition. It can be said that with the "Not Break the Vajra Art", Zen Buddhism has made up for its shortcomings and can compete with Tantric Buddhism.
Although the main reason for victory is not "not breaking the Vajra Art", without it, even if Zen Buddhism wins, it will be a miserable victory.
"I heard that the three thousand Buddha statues of Vajra Temple contained great Buddha nature in the past and formed their own Buddhist Dharma Realm. Now it has ended up in such a scene. It is really a pity..."
Qingyu looked at the first Buddha statue at the foot of the mountain, as if he was feeling emotion and mocking.
The three thousand Buddha statues were carved by the monk himself, and each one contained the same Buddha nature. The three thousand Buddha statues were connected into one, and they formed a large formation. It is rumored that they had the power of thousands of Buddhas when they started.
But now...
Looking at the Buddha statue with a blurred face and a lack of one hand, you will know that not to mention the power of thousands of Buddhas, there is no power of half of Buddhas.
Vajra Temple has long been declining. Now even the monks in the temple are looking forward to the Great Zen Temple, thinking about moving from this bitter and cold place to the Great Zen Temple in the Zen ancestral temple.
"Hehe, you know, you don't know that the decline of Vajra Temple is not because these monks are not good at it, but because a strong enemy came to the door and killed the senior officials in the temple at that time, which made them weaker." Gongshan Xiao smiled.
"Oh? There is still this? Then do you know who the so-called powerful enemy is?" Qingyu asked curiously.
After all, Vajra Temple is one of the cornerstones that laid the rise of Zen Buddhism and is a great hero of Zen Buddhism.
Since Zen Buddhism defeated Tantric Buddhism, it has risen uncontrollably and has never been weak for hundreds of years. Who is so bold that it dares to beat Vajra Temple to a slump?
"Hey, Vajra Temple is strong enough, Zen Buddhism is stronger, but their opponents are not weak either. This northwest land is too close to there..."
Gongshan Xiao glanced at the west a few times.
Qingyu also looked west, and his eyes were suddenly enlightened.
Yes, this northwest is very close to the Western Regions.
In the Yellow Sand Land of the Western Regions, there is a Buddhist ancestral temple.
Nalanda Temple, the Buddhist ancestral temple, and the origin of the Buddhist sect that came from the destruction of the Mauryan Dynasty. The Western Regions have always been the private place for the remnants of the Mauryan Dynasty, and in Nalanda Temple, peacock monks have always occupied the mainstream.
Zen Buddhism had defeated Tantric Buddhism at that time and became the mainstream of Buddhism in the Central Plains. Under such circumstances, Vajra Temple continued to grow in the northwest. It is hard not to imagine that Zen Buddhism has the intention to unify Buddhism.
Killing the senior executives of Vajra Temple is a warning. Leaving the rest of the monks is to leave room for both sides and not to tear their faces directly. Although, this behavior is already too tough.
If Zen Buddhism had not had a great battle with Tantric Buddhism at that time, it would have been said that Zen Buddhism would have really gone to the Western Regions to completely unify Buddhism.
‘But the strength of Nalanda Temple is also very deep…’ Qingyu thought deeply.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so safe and sound.
Zen Buddhism has not been in a period of weakness after the war. Even if it is necessary to recover for hundreds of years, it will not take so long.
There is also the incident of moving back to Vajra Temple. It is actually very simple to have a prosperous Vajra Temple, as long as the Zen Buddhism is willing to support it. So will Zen Buddhism support it?
The answer is yes.
But Vajra Temple fell like this. Until this generation, it had a Praise of the God Realm. As a result, Praise did not want to revitalize Vajra Temple, but instead stayed in the Great Zen Temple and refused to leave.
The relics of the Tongshen Realm of Vajra Temple were also sent to the Dazen Temple for preservation.
The reason for this is that Zen Buddhism wants to express that their side has no idea of entering the Western Regions. Otherwise, one night, Panxiang might have been beaten to death.
Thinking of this, Qingyu could easily come to a conclusion that Nalanda Temple had a terrifying strength.
After thinking about the reason, Qingyu couldn't help but feel grateful. Thanks to Nalanda Temple, if it weren't for them, Qingyu would have been the turn to pick up this vacancy.
"Since Vajra Temple will disappear in the end, it's better to let us see it off."
After Qingyu finished speaking, he took the lead to step up the stairs.
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In the Great Zen Temple.
A monk who sat cross-legged with three Vajra Seals in his hands suddenly opened his eyes.
"What's going on? Why do you suddenly feel ominous?" Banxiang lowered his eyebrows and murmured to himself.
The whim of powerful people in the Shen Realm is not an illusion. Many times, their premonitions will be successfully reflected in reality.
However, this time my premonition was extremely weak, and I just had a little bad feeling and disappeared immediately.
"It's better to ask Abbot Xinyuan for a few questions."
It is usually quite quick and easy to make decisions and walk out of the quiet room where meditation is meditating.
After leaving the house, you will walk dozens of steps forward and it will be a huge square. This square will be the training place for monks in the Vajra Academy in the future.
The vast area indicates the future grand scenery of the Vajra lineage.
After leaving the northwest and leaving the threat of Nalanda Temple, the Vajra lineage will rise again.
Looking at the square in front of me, I was so confident.
The hope that arises in my heart dispels the bad mood that has just been unknown, and the appearance of the same thing slowly faces the abbot's room where the heart is located.
However, as soon as I arrived outside the abbot's room, I heard from the monks outside that the abbot Xinyuan took Shi Jue out of the temple yesterday.
"Is that so? That's good." Panxiang was not disappointed, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Abbot Xinyuan left the temple last night and did not leave any explanation, it means that the slightest and unknown moment just now is just a trivial matter.
If it is a big event, the abbot of the Heart will not be unaware of it. After all, he is "the birth and death of the palm".
In this way, the general appearance will be at ease.
Chapter completed!