It was broad daylight and the sun was shining brightly, a rare sunny day in the southwest winter.
Li Miao held the boat and went down the river.
The waves are splashing on the bow of the boat, and there are colorful spots of light under the refraction of the sun.
Chubby Madoka stood at the stern of the boat, staring straight at the fish in the river.
Then he dived into the water like an osprey, quickly flew onto the boat with a big fish in his mouth, and swallowed it in one bite! Then he rubbed his belly with his wings like a human hand and made a "coo-coo" laugh.
I don’t know where it got such a big space in its belly?
The wide river beaches on both sides of the Sichuan River are small and narrow plains that are rare in the hilly areas of southwest China. At the end of the river beach, there are towering mountains.
This scenery has a unique flavor.
I spoke with some emotion.
"Brother Li, to be honest, this is my first time taking a boat on the Sichuan River during the day. The scenery of the Sichuan River during the day is quite beautiful. It doesn't feel as eerie and eerie as at night."
Li Miao replied with a smile.
"Brother Wu, in fact, it's not just Sichuan River. There are many things in this world. If you look at them at different times, you may have completely different feelings."
Ha ha!
I laugh too.
"I didn't expect you, Brother Li, to be a philosopher! What you said is quite philosophical."
Madoka walked over from the stern of the boat with a big belly and a figure-footed step, and said with some dissatisfaction.
"Boy Wu, I often say philosophical things, why don't you praise me?"
I looked at the fat bird with disgust.
"Just you? Do you still have philosophy? You can pull it down!"
"Damn it! You look down on me. I will fight with you!"
It screamed, spread its wings, and rushed towards me with its head lowered - just like a fat hen pecking people in the village.
As a result, I put a hand on my head and couldn't do it anymore. I could only make an angry cooing sound.
Li Miao couldn't help but laugh.
In this way, in a cheerful atmosphere, we arrived at the riverside pier of the Golden Buddha Temple.
Li Miao tied the boat's hemp rope to the dock stakes.
Look ahead.
It is an open riverside beach that extends to the foot of the mountain in the distance.
Then you can see a majestic temple main entrance and thick vermilion walls, extending to both sides to enclose an arc-shaped area.
After looking beyond the temple gate and walls, you can see a large number of Buddhist temples and pavilions, extending along the foot of the mountain to the mountainside and top of the mountain.
There are many pilgrims burning incense and worshiping Buddha. The smoke from burning incense candles and paper money curls up from different areas...
The entire mountain peak where the Golden Buddha Temple is located has been artificially modified.
From the mountain gate to the main hall on the top of the mountain, each floor is a different platform. The central axis is a series of stone steps.
It looks very spectacular!
In fact, this is also the most common construction method among ancient Buddhist and Taoist sects - building according to the mountain and using the mountain as a platform.
There are also some simple descriptions of these things in the "Zhao Jing".
It's just that Buddhist temples, Taoist temples, etc. are themselves the core of the power of their respective practitioners. Feng shui must be excellent - even if it is not good, they can even influence and change the surrounding feng shui terrain pattern by their own power!
Therefore, the art of Feng Shui is actually of little significance to temples and Taoist temples where a large number of practitioners actually live.
Mainly, it is aimed at ordinary people who are not practitioners.
I feel a little emotional.
"This cultivation sect is just different. It's just a second- or third-rate force in Yucheng, barely ranked in the top ten. It's already shocking to people, and there are constant pilgrims."
Li Miao said lightly.
"The main thing is that the monks care about these things and like to have pilgrims come to worship. Although the Taoist gate also needs pilgrims to worship, relatively speaking, no monks care so much, so it seems that it is not very popular."
I nodded.
"makes sense……"
Moreover, Buddhism cares more about the practice of incense and vows. The more pilgrims and believers there are, the stronger the spiritual power of the temple is! The more you practice there, the better the effect will be.
I secretly circulated the Qi in my body and focused my eyes to see.
You can see that the entire Golden Buddha Temple is shrouded in light red "incense".
And in the sky of the Golden Buddha Temple, there is a large piece of pale golden Buddha light!
These Buddha lights and the light red incense are connected together and seem to have become a "barrier" to the Golden Buddha Temple, which can prevent all evil spirits from entering.
Of course, ordinary people and weaker practitioners must not be able to see this...
At most, people with sensitive constitutions will feel strange when entering the interior of the Golden Buddha Temple. At least you have to cultivate Qi Sense before you can see the power of the Golden Buddha Temple!
I sighed again.
"It is worthy of being a thousand-year-old ancient temple. It has a profound foundation. This is the powerful sect in Yucheng. If it is the entire southwest region, the entire south, the entire China...then what is the status of the truly top-notch famous sect? No wonder it is so popular among all kinds of laws. In the eyes of civilian cultivators, the disciples of the major sects are completely different."
Li Miao said seriously.
"Actually, Brother Wu, you don't have to be so surprised. As far as your cultivation level is concerned, even among the disciples of famous sects, you are outstanding."
I smiled and said nothing.
Madoka beeped.
"I'm talking about Xiao Lizi. You guys always praise Wu Xiaozi. His tail is raised to the sky!"
…
The three of us followed ordinary pilgrims and walked into the gate of the Golden Buddha Temple together.
Under my concentrated gaze, I could clearly see that we passed through a layer of faint, hazy golden-red barrier.
The golden-red haze was slightly disturbed, but there were no other changes - if it was evil, I'm afraid it would have been automatically counterattacked by the Buddha's light and incense's wish!
Of course, weaker evil spirits will not be able to enter.
A relatively strong evil spirit cannot be stopped by the automatic diffusion of the golden red haze in the outermost part. It is a force to break through... but it is estimated that the monks in the Golden Buddha Temple will sense it immediately.
The three of us entered the door, walked up the stairs, and walked towards the main area of the temple.
I glanced around and carefully observed the temples and pavilions of the Golden Buddha Temple.
Thinking of some information I learned before...
It is actually recorded in the "Fubei County Chronicle" that the Golden Buddha Temple was built in the late Tang Dynasty.
The first thing to be built was actually the core of the entire temple - the big golden Buddha statue!
This large Buddha statue was first carved on the mountain wall during the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty. It was not until the Bingwu year of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty that the Buddha's body began to be carved. By the time the full statue was completed in Xinmo, Shaoxing, the Southern Song Dynasty, it took more than 200 years!
It is one of the "Four Great Buddhas in Sichuan".
In addition, there are more than 700 statues of Buddhist Bodhisattvas and Arhats in the entire temple area.
From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the present, for more than a thousand years. The Golden Buddha Temple is not only rich in incense, but also has inscriptions, couplets, inscriptions, inscriptions, etc. written by literati and important officials of the past dynasties...
It has a very high status in both the spiritual world and the secular world!
Just as we stepped onto the third floor platform of the Golden Buddha Temple, several monks came over and stood in front of us.
A salute was given.
"Amitabha, you are so good. Donor Li, I haven't seen you for a few months, but your style remains the same."
Li Miao also returned the gift and said.
"I came to see the abbot of your temple and want to return the diamond rosary and get back my Liangjiang Zhenhe Order."
The leading monk in yellow nodded.
"Okay, donor, please come with me! The abbot is waiting at the Main Hall."
Xiao Yuan and I also planned to follow, but unexpectedly, we were stopped by these monks.
The monk in yellow said.
"Sorry, this little donor and this chicken demon probably need to stay here and wait for a while."
Um?
I frowned slightly.
Does this mean...you don't want us to go with you?
