"Boom"
"Master" heard Xin Wu's words and turned around. The wooden stick he was holding was the first to make a "pathfinding" sound as it collided with the ground.
"Master, be careful!"
Hearing this news, Xin Wu was very anxious. After all, this was the "last straw" and there must be no more mistakes.
"Om mani padme humshe——"
At this time, the "Master" muttered another sentence, wondering if it had the effect of "smoothing the road ahead with just one word".
The children also kept silent and paid close attention to the "rescue operation" of the "master".
"Boom, swish--dong, swish--"
The distance between two and three meters was "pushed and pulled" by the master for a long time. He was not walking at all! It can be said that he is "climbing", and I'm afraid he can even "climb" faster than him. Just like that, I slowly moved there for a long time and finally stopped.
"Ouch!"
The child who was tied at the front was the first to cry out. It turned out that the chain that connected all the children had been touched by the "master", and he was lifting it up with force, exploring how to solve the problem. By the way, he moved the children's hands and feet.
The "Master" was sure that he had touched the source of these two long iron chains. They were locked together and inserted into the feet of the elevated pillar. He also tried the foot of the pillar, saying that it was lifted, and he used all his strength to move it. It is impossible to move the formula even a little bit. The ground at the bottom is full of pits and the friction is not so great. It has already been stuck by the sunken position at the foot of the column. No matter what method is used, it will not move at all.
It seems that the only way to find the key is to find it.
The "Master" turned around again and groped forward in the direction of the entrance of the cave. He didn't stop until the stick touched a soft piece of "meat" - the body of the fat guard. Get down, put the stick in your left hand, squat down, and touch it with your right hand.
The fat guard's body was still warm, and the "master" got a sticky liquid on his hand. He immediately realized that it was blood! So he put his hand to his nose and smelled it, then stuck out his tongue to taste it, which confirmed his judgment. So, he immediately dropped the stick, put both hands together, and began to explore the fat guard's head, find the position of the mouth and nose, put his fingers in front of the nostrils, and feel whether there was still breathing--pause for a few seconds, it seemed that only There was very weak air coming out, but there was no incoming air flow; he quickly touched the side of his neck under his ears, and pressed it lightly for a few seconds. Again, it was only after a long interval, and there seemed to be a slight beating - ——The "Master" was not sure whether the "beating" came from the fat guard or from his own finger.
"Om mani padme humshe——"
At this time, the children were eagerly hoping that the "bad guy" would die soon and the "master" would find the key quickly, but the "master" took his time and meditated on the spot and began his "recitation of sutras and salvation."
In the eyes of the "Master", there is no distinction between "good guys and bad guys". "Saving a life" includes saving everyone's life. In his eyes, this fat guard is also a life that is about to die. As a monk, he We have this responsibility and obligation to use scriptures to comfort and send good fat guards to this last journey of life.
"I have heard that. At one time, the Buddha was in the country of Savatti, and there was only one tree in the Solitary Garden. He was with a group of great bhikkhus. There were 1,250 people. At that time, the World Honored One... everyone was very happy. He believed in it, accepted it, and followed it."
Xin Wu could tell that this was the Diamond Sutra, with more than 5,000 words in total! The master chanted for more than half an hour without any interruption. Now Xin Wu is 100% sure that he is not a demented monk who only knows the seven words "Om Mani Padme Hum She".
The other children didn't understand and didn't dare to say anything, so they had to listen quietly together.
Later, even Xin Wu couldn't guess what sutra the master was reciting again. However, there was a magical power in this voice. He was comforting not only the dying fat guard, but also all the people. of children.
Even the dusk outside the doorway was conquered by this slight, continuous, continuous, soft but firm voice, and the night slowly faded away, and the sky began to become slightly brighter.
The light from the sun began to visit this cave again.
Seeing that the light was also recalled by the sound of this sutra, the children felt infinite joy in their hearts. They stared at this master who was concentrating on saving the "bad guys". He was so white: white eyebrows, white beard, His white teeth, white robe, and white cane, and the faint morning light that filtered in, gave him a white edge under the backlight. He looked like an immortal!
In the last moments of his life, the fat guard was comforted by the gentle and gentle sound of sutras, so that his breathing calmed down and his heartbeat became regular. It seemed that there was a possibility of "resurrecting the dead". He suddenly sat up straight and stood up from his arms. He took out a big bag, respectfully held it in front of the master with both hands, put it down gently, then clasped his hands together, knelt down and worshiped, and then he didn't get up again.
The children were saved, but they did not expect that what saved them was these scriptures that the master recited from his mouth.
When the iron chains and shackles on all the children were removed one by one, only one child still had an iron chain that could not be untied. Moreover, this iron chain passed through the bones of the human body, and the keyhole was sealed with metal. Yes, it cannot be lifted at all.
The most incredible thing is that this chain was not imposed by outsiders, but the person himself requested to wear the lock and seal it.
"Master, how can we help you unlock your chains?"
After this scene, Xin Wu has become the king of this group of children. With him as the leader, everyone gathered around the master and were thinking of ways to release the master from his restraints.
"Life is all suffering, and reincarnation is also suffering. I ask for this tie just to escape suffering. All living beings find having chains as suffering. I use having chains as a means to avoid worldly desires and concentrate on practice. I don't need to untie it, children. , you go! This is my place of practice, and one day, I will also reach nirvana here. Om mani padme humshe——"
The master smiled and waved to the children, and everyone realized that his eyes were staring at somewhere. It turned out that he had lost his eyesight long ago and had become a real blind monk after practicing in seclusion in the cave for many years.
"Master! What should we do with the body of this guard?"
Xinwu knew that the pursuit of this eminent monk was a way of practice for "ascetic monks". No matter how much they interfered, it would be useless, so he thought that he could at least help him clean up the practice environment. The first thing to deal with was The body of this fat guard was dead. Although I don't know why he was ordered to guard them, after all, in the last moments of his life, he was reborn with good intentions and released them. Therefore, being able to settle his place can be regarded as fulfilling his human responsibility.
"There is a vast desert outside, and there are many sacred birds. If you throw it into it, birds from the sky will come to eat it, and his soul will ascend to heaven and be reincarnated."
What the master instructs is "sky burial".
