What Lu Cheng is really interested in are the "parietal bone relics" and "finger bone relics".
He has received news that the Buddha left a parietal bone relic located in Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing. It is the only real relic of the Buddha's crown in the world.
According to literature, the Northern Song Dynasty was the period of the resurgence of Buddhism. At that time, eminent Indian monks came to China with Buddha bone relics. In the fifth year of Taiping's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty, eminent monks from the Wuzhen Kingdom in North India protected and dedicated the parietal bone relics of the Buddha to Changgan Temple in Jinling (today's Dabaoen Temple). In the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, they were enshrined in the Asoka Pagoda Underground Palace of Changgan Temple. Inside.
In 2015, the Foding Palace located in Niushou Mountain was completed. The construction cost 4 billion yuan and is known as "the most luxurious temple in China". The underground palace has a total of nine floors, three above ground and six underground. It consists of three major spaces: the Zen Grand View, the Relic Hall and the Relic Palace. The Relic Palace is located 44 meters underground. The central area of the Tibetan Palace is called the Tibetan Palace Hall, and the Buddha's top bone relics have been enshrined in the Tibetan Palace Hall for a long time.
You said that if a Buddha's parietal bone like this was snatched away by the Lu family, I'm afraid the whole country would not agree!
There are several pieces of Buddha's finger bone relics. The phalange relics of Famen Temple are the most famous real body relics. As glorious as the Tang Dynasty was, Famen Temple was as glorious as ever. The Buddha's relics were opened thirty years later, and the wars ceased. This became the rule of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. Emperors such as Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian all honored the relics of the Buddha with the highest imperial etiquette. Famen Temple also became the royal dojo of the Tang Empire, which was extremely luxurious.
The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty that respected Buddhism. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to reveal the Buddha's bones for the first time; Wu Zetian welcomed the Buddha's bones for the second time; Suzong of the Tang Dynasty welcomed the Buddha's bones for the third time; Dezong of the Tang Dynasty welcomed the Buddha's bones for the fourth time. These emperors brought Buddha bone relics from India to China, leaving treasures for the Chinese nation.
Lu Cheng respected history, respected the monks in the temple, and respected the sentiments of the people, so he did not snatch the parietal and phalangeal relics. Although he speculated that these parietal bones and finger bones might contain the small world of Sumeru.
Although he did not get the real bone relic of Buddha, he found part of the parietal bone relic of Master Xuanzang.
In 1942, the parietal bone relic of Xuanzang was accidentally unearthed at the Tripitaka Pagoda site of Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing.
Japan wanted to take Xuanzang's parietal bone relics and unearthed cultural relics as its own, but eventually the news leaked and major media reported the matter one after another.
After the news of the unearthed relics spread in Nanjing, it stirred up a stir, arousing strong indignation and firm opposition from all walks of life, including Chinese Buddhists. Various protests were launched to demand that Japan release Xuanzang's parietal bone relics. Return it to China.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the Wang Puppet Government had to come forward to negotiate.
Japan did not return all Xuanzang's parietal bone relics, but divided them into three, one part was returned to Nanjing, one was sent to Japan, and the other was left in Japan.
The share of Xuanzang's parietal bone relic returned to Nanjing from Japan was later divided into four parts. One copy is buried in Xuanzang Temple in Jiuhuashan, Nanjing. One is enshrined in Linggu Temple, and the other two are enshrined in Xuanzang University in Hsinchu and Daci'en Temple in Xi'an.
A few years later, the piece of parietal bone left in Japan was divided into three, one of which went to Xuanzang Temple in Sun Moon Lake; the piece left in Japan was divided into four. They are enshrined in different temples.
A Jindan master from the side branch of the Lu family obtained two parietal bone relics of Xuanzang from Japan.
After Lu Cheng's appraisal, it was found that one of the pieces had an internal space.
Perhaps because of the lack of spiritual energy in the Tang Dynasty, the internal space of this parietal bone is very small, less than a hundred meters in diameter, and there is nothing inside except Buddhist scriptures.
Those Buddhist scriptures were taken out and given to Shen Qing'an to study and see how they were different from the Buddhist scriptures of later generations.
Shen Qing'an had just advanced to Nascent Soul, and when she was in high spirits, she and Lu Xiuzhu were about the same age, both 290 years old. For Nascent Soul monks, they were considered young talents. For example, monks from Shaolin and Wudang, except for a very small number of eccentrics, only achieved breakthroughs after they were 700 years old.
At the same time, "Zhou Xuanku" (real name Lu Xuanku), who served as the master of Fuhu Pavilion, received hundreds of relics from the Lu family. He meditated on the relics every day, bathed in the Buddha's light, and unknowingly I feel my power has improved greatly!
Based on the Xiao Wuxiang Kung Fu, he also practiced the Giant Spirit Technique and mastered the seventy-two unique skills of Shaolin. His skill reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul and caught up with the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Monk Hong Ming.
This summer, he accepted the abbot's call and returned to Shaolin Temple.
Monk Hongming said something that made Xuanku feel frightened.
Xuan Ku is a virtuous and eminent monk. Under normal circumstances, he would not change color even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him. Something that would make him change color in shock must be a big event!
Monk Hongming said one thing: "I want to enter the Elder's House! When I enter the Elder's House, I will pass on the position of abbot of Shaolin Temple to you!"
Xuanku said: "Abbott, if you want to enter the Elder's House, there is no point in looking for me! I am just the master of Fuhu Pavilion, which is equivalent to a fourth-level civil servant. My position is not high, and I am insignificant. There are many people with higher official positions than me in Chang'an City. .”
Monk Hong Ming said: "This is not my idea alone, but the intention shared by many sect leaders. I intend to invite the top five super sect leaders to enter the elders' house according to Bai Xiaosheng's sect ranking list. , to replace the existing democratically elected system.”
Xuan Ku said: "This is not easy."
Monk Hong Ming said: "Times are progressing. Cultivation is the mainstream, and social order should also change. The problem now is that Guan Qingfeng in the Elder's House blocked the cultivators of the five major sects by himself!"
"Then how about expanding to the eight sects? The Guan family's Zhuifeng Taiji sect happens to be ranked sixth. Abbot, if you exclude the Guan family, of course they will object."
"No, I contacted Guan Qingfeng privately and said that I would guarantee his position in the Elders' House. But he still rejected me."
"Abbott, what do you want to do?"
Monk Hong Ming said: "You are not a gentleman if you are small, and you are not a husband if you are not poisonous. I intend to get rid of Guan Qingfeng, and I need your help."
Only then did Xuan Ku's expression change: "This... I heard that Guan Qingfeng is not weak, no less powerful than Yuanying monk... Moreover, his mother Guan Sangyue is a world-famous swordsman!"
Monk Hong Ming whispered: "I am going to set up a bureau with Li Feihong, the head of the Kongtong Sect. The specific operation is like this... If it goes well, we can get rid of Guan Qingfeng without anyone noticing. No matter how powerful Guan Sangyue is, Can she still kill everyone in the world?"
Xuan Ku thought to himself: "This fake monk! He doesn't even have any compassion! If you tell me this, aren't you asking for your own death?"
He was originally an undercover agent sent by the Lu family to prevent this kind of thing from happening.
He came out of Songshan Shaolin Temple and returned to Chang'an City.
Soon, relevant news spread to Yuxu Peak.
This matter is very involved, so we must report it to Lu Cheng. It would be difficult to handle if Lu Xuanku and Guan Qingfeng directly took care of Monk Hongming and caused a rebellion among millions of Shaolin Temple disciples.
After Lu Cheng learned the news, he contacted Guan Sangyue and Guan Qingfeng and made some arrangements.
