Chapter 1959 Lingshan Temple
Because the scenery is so unique and magnificent, everyone admired the virgin forest and snow-capped mountains and flowing springs, chatting and taking in the sights. Unknowingly, we walked for most of the day, and almost fifteen years had passed. kilometer.
Finally, everyone walked through most of the mountain and came to the foot of a mountain peak.
This place is similar to the Buddha's Spiritual Mountain described in "Journey to the West", or it is like a pyramid-like peak, surrounded by a circle of higher peaks, like lotus surrounding the lotus platform.
From here on, the stone steps became neat and straight. Not to mention the width, guardrails were added, and the width was also opened to three to five meters. It was straight all the way to the top of the peak, which was covered with ancient cypresses. Surrounded by temples.
"Are we here yet?" Mai Xiaomiao couldn't bear it anymore. She couldn't climb anymore. For a while, she put her hands under Zhou Zhi's clothes and pulled Zhou Zhi's belt while walking. Now she finally saw a building. He gasped and asked.
"We're here, just go up the last stone steps." Zhou Zhi said: "Sister Xue Li, why don't you go up first? Xiaomiao and I will come up slowly."
"Xiaomiao, it's time for you to exercise. ,actually I was worse than you two years ago, what do you think now?" Chi Xueli said with a smile: "Then let's go up first, come on!"
There are three to four hundred steps along the way. After Chi Xueli and others went up first, Zhou Zhi helped them Zhumai Xiaomiao leaned on the stone steps, took out a dry towel from her bag and put it between her vest and clothes: "Don't stop when your vest gets wet. It's not for fun to catch a cold. Grandpa Chiri told me to use this trick." To avoid getting sick. "
"Thank you." Mai Xiaomiao smiled. Although Mai Xiaomiao would unconsciously make some affectionate gestures towards Zhou Zhi when they were alone, it was purely natural. Now Zhou Zhi Taking the initiative to do this made her a little shy.
"This trip is a bit tiring, but it's still worth it, huh?" Zhou Zhi took out a thermos cup from his bag and poured out a cup of hot milk tea for Mai Xiaomiao: "Eat something hot, add some ginger. It's silk, I didn't bring much, I just brought it all I’m too embarrassed to take it out.”
“You’re so kind to me,” Mai Xiaomiao held the cup and naturally leaned toward Zhou Zhi: “The scenery here is so beautiful.”
After speaking, he looked up He looked at the other friends who were busy walking on the steps, and then turned his head: "Actually, sometimes when you look back occasionally, you will find that the scenery is behind you."
"What you said is a bit philosophical. ” Zhou Zhi let Mai Xiaomiao lean against him, lowered his head and smiled: “It feels good, let’s talk more about it later.”
Mai Xiaomiao rested his head on Zhou Zhi’s arm: “I was led by you. Broken.”
The two of them just looked at the golden light in the distance and now turned into a pure white snow peak. They suddenly felt something in their hearts, so they stopped talking in a tacit agreement and just looked into the distance quietly.
"Hey - hurry up -" Azi's naughty voice came from above: "Brother Jiuzi! Sister Xiaomiao! We have arrived -"
Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao Only then did he suddenly come back to his senses. When he looked up, he saw that everyone was lined up at the top of the steps, waving to the two people down the slope.
"Azi is really gifted with a good voice, it is so penetrating." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Xiao Miao, have you rested? After resting, let's continue our journey!"
The hundreds of stairs were another difficulty. Zhou Zhi hung Mai Xiaomiao's bag on his chest, holding Mai Xiaomiao's little hand back with both hands. The two of them slowly climbed up step by step. When they arrived at the mountain gate, Xiao Miao My friends don’t know where they are going.
There are six vigorous and tall ancient pines outside the mountain gate. The big ones require at least three or four people to hug them. Judging from the posture of the trees, they are at least hundreds of years old.
To see whether a place has the flavor of time, ancient trees are the best and most intuitive impression. If it were in any other place, I don't know how carefully these six pine trees would be protected, but here, their surroundings are the same as the day they were planted, unchanged at all.
However, in this way, the front of the mountain gate of Lingshan Temple has a more natural and ancient atmosphere.
When I came in my last life, a new glazed tile gate was built in the middle of the front of the temple, which was more luxurious than it is now. The ancient pine trees were also protected by a stone ridge. In Zhou Zhi’s eyes, the current state of the ancient pine trees combined with the ancient Shanmen is completely original and feels much better than many renovated ones.
When I came here, I discovered that there were actually quite a few pilgrims and believers, but they had arrived much earlier than them and were now preparing to go down the mountain.
Lingshan Temple is actually not big. The whole temple is filled with incense. With the main hall patio as the center, there are many houses and corridors on both sides. They are connected vertically and horizontally from front to back, left and right, and form a group of ancient buildings. The layout has not been renovated.
“Huh? This statue of Skanda is a bit strange.” Like many other temples, the first statue of Skanda at the entrance here is also Skanda, but the shape of this Skanda made Zhou Zhi stop. steps.
"Who is this? Why is he so strange?" Mai Xiaomiao looked at this statue curiously. It looked a bit old at first glance. It was once exquisite and exquisite, but now it has a sense of vicissitudes of life.
“This is Wei Tuo, the protector of the Dharma in Buddhism. Legend has it that he can drive away evil spirits and protect Buddhism. Therefore, many temples have built his golden body as a gatekeeper.”
"Then you say it's strange?"
"The statues of Wei Tuo I have seen are all holding vajras in a standing guard position, ready to fight. However, the Wei Tuo statue in Lingshan Temple is a seated statue. This is not a problem. Got it.”
“Amitabha, this little donor is looking carefully.” A call from the Buddha made Zhou Zhi and the two of them turn around, only to see an old monk holding a broom in his hand and smiling at them.
"Hello, Master." Mai Xiaomiao was quite polite and saluted the old monk Heshi.
Zhou Zhi never bowed before entering the temple, so he bowed slightly to the old monk.
"I can answer the little benefactor's question because Patriarch Yang said that Lingshan Temple was originally pure, so Wei Tuo stood guarding the Dharma with eager eyes, saying that Wei Tuo was too hard to patrol and protect the Dharma in three major continents. When he arrived at our Lingshan Temple, Just take a rest.”
“Master Yang is indeed an expert.” Suddenly, I had a different feeling about the legendary living Buddha: "It is convenient for others and it is convenient for yourself. This saying originally came from the Buddha, but Patriarch Yang's compassionate heart has benefited even the statues, and he deserves respect."
"Are you two here to offer incense and make wishes, or to fulfill your wishes?" the old monk asked.
"Send incense." "Visit." Mai Xiaomiao and Zhou Zhi gave different answers, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
“Buddha opens the door of convenience, but he only accepts those who are destined.” The old monk didn’t take it seriously: “It seems that the destiny between the young donor and my Buddhist school has not yet come, so I will help the female donor complete it first. Ritual.”
"Does it take long? I can help sweep the floor." Zhou Zhi took the broom from the old monk's hand.
The old monk couldn't help but smile: "It's been swept, just put it in and put it away."