Great Wei Nengchen

The remaining sixteen glazed vessels were all bought by the dignitaries, and a total of more than one hundred thousand taels of gold was obtained (half of which was borrowed from the Wushou Bank).

Next, it's the turn of the great monks. Xiao Yi's ingenious layout, the focus is to suppress the Buddhist forces. If you don't scrape off three layers of fat this time, you will be sorry for the hard work before!

A statue of Avalokitesvara was lifted up. It was three feet high and the main body was snow-white. It stood on the seven-color lotus platform, holding a bottle in one hand in the shape of draining water, and holding a green willow branch in the other. going to fly...

"Scattering is clear, nectar is life, this is one of the 33 Avalokitesvara in the Western Paradise - Dripping Avalokitesvara!"

"Our Fubo Temple is willing to donate two thousand gold for this Dripping Avalokitesvara respectfully, and I hope that all fellow disciples will like it!"

"Fuboke water, its name is unfavorable, let us give it to Qinglong Temple, three thousand gold welcomes Guanyin dharma body!"

"Amitabha, whoever fights with this old monk will go to hell—and you will be dragged along with me when I go to hell!"

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Just now, the monks were envious when they bid for the glazed vessels, but they didn't want to offend the dignitaries of the imperial court because of their interests, so they didn't participate in the competition. Now that the exquisite Guanyin statue appeared, it was finally time for them to show their talents.

I thought that Buddhist eminent monks and all the four things are empty, even if they are bidding for important treasures, they should be reserved, but I didn't expect that on the contrary, once the monks go into battle shirtless, they are more fierce than ordinary people!

The first statue of Dripping Water Avalokitesvara was sold for a high price of [-] gold!

A glass statue of King Fudo Ming was invited away by Prajna Temple with seven thousand gold!

A nine-color glazed reclining Buddha statue that enters the bliss of nirvana is more than ten thousand gold!

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The monks are completely crazy and keep raising the price. Only the monk Shenguang of Tianyi Temple took down three glazed Buddha statues by himself. He spent a total of more than 2 gold. He dared not borrow money, which shows his strong financial resources. up!

Other temples have their own harvests. On the contrary, Tianyin Temple-Monk Yijie has never participated in the shopping. Occasionally calling the price a few times is also an embarrassment to Monk Shenguang, forcing him to pay a higher price. The latter glared angrily. , But there is nothing to do!

In fact, the monks also know that if this kind of shopping continues, the snipe and the clam must fight and the fisherman will benefit. But there are two important reasons that let them jump down with their eyes closed...

For one thing, the monks practiced hard all their lives, seeking to achieve the right result and get rid of the suffering of the six realms of reincarnation. These Buddha statues are extremely exquisite, and they come from the western glazed world. up!

Second, the power of Buddhism is expanding viciously, and the number of temples is constantly increasing. In order to compete for believers, pilgrims, and lamp oil money, the major temples are also fighting openly and secretly.

"The monks are so rich that they can easily charge tens of thousands of gold without even frowning. I really feel ashamed of myself!"

"No matter how much money the bald donkeys have, we don't send it to the door. The incense money, lamp oil money, ritual money... Finally, such a monster was raised!"

"No matter how high the water rises, we can't pass the boat. The big man is still in charge... Spit out what I eat, and give me back what I take!"

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The monks squandered money like water, fighting with great joy, but the dignitaries who watched the battle were having a bit of fun. Unexpectedly, the eminent monks who are merciful all day long will look like crazy when they fight for treasures. What is their scriptures, their Where is the practice?

I didn't expect that the wealth of the Buddhist sect was even higher than that of the dignitaries, and the temples near Xuchang were funded and built by the dignitaries, and they continued to donate lamp oil money. I didn't expect the cart to be turned upside down!

This is like a rich man from a local land. When he goes out for a walk every day, he will give a few pennies to the beggars at the entrance of the village, proving that he is rich and charitable, and won the praise of the whole village, and the beggars continue to worship!

But suddenly one day, the old rich man was surprised to find that the broken tray used by the beggar was actually made of purple gold, which was worth more than all his property. I am still comfortable!

Ever since, the former benevolence and generosity has become a fool with a lot of money and easy to cheat, and the praise of the villagers has also become a great mockery. The mood of the old rich man can be imagined, and the court dignitaries present, Just play the role of the old rich man!

The more intense the competition among the monks, the more gold they took out, the higher the dissatisfaction of the rich and powerful, and then turned into a monstrous anger, and finally a strong murderous intent... Anyone who dares to play me for a fool, I will Let someone's head fall!

Chapter 1395: The Great Treasure of Buddhism, The World of Glazed Glass ([-])

"This is a big peacock Mingwang Bodhisattva, also known as 'Buddha King Kong', four feet eight inches high and 56 catties in weight. , Juyuan fruit, auspicious fruit, peacock tail... the starting price is 3000 taels of gold, is that eminent monk willing to invite it back?"

"The host of Bailin Temple has raised his hand, and is willing to bid 4000 taels of gold!"

"The abbot of Lingyin Temple also raised his hand. He bid 5000 taels of gold. Is there a higher price?"

"Master Shenguang is still pious. He bid 8000 taels of gold. Since no one raises his hand, this Daming King Bodhisattva belongs to Tianyi Temple!"

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After one after another of shopping, spending money like flowing water, raising prices again and again, and shouting one after another, the monks were exhausted and hoarse from shouting, so they simply sat cross-legged in their seats and let Liang Xiaoyu perform alone.

The process is as follows: Bring up a glazed Buddha statue, first introduced by Liang Xiaoyu, anyway, pick a good-looking one and talk about it, and then set an auction low price, either 2000 taels of gold, or 3000 taels of gold, the lower the price, the higher the price. high……

The monks stopped yelling, and when they met a recognized glazed Buddha statue, they would raise their fingers to signal, and add 500 taels of gold to each finger until the highest price appeared!

The cash-strapped monks will take the initiative to find the money bank staff, and use the shops, fields, and houses of the temple as collateral to borrow some gold. The more the loan is, the more things are mortgaged. It's all over!

In this way, raising hands, raising prices, borrowing money, mortgaging... the cycle was repeated, regardless of the consequences, and the monks were numb until the last auction item appeared-the Buddha statue of Dainichi Tathagata!

This Buddha statue is eight feet high and weighs more than three hundred catties. It is the largest among the auction items, and it is also the highest level of craftsmanship. ...The treasure is so majestic that it makes people feel the urge to bow down!

"Amitabha, the statue of the Great Sun Tathagata's colored glaze dharma body, this is the most important treasure of my Buddhist sect!"

"The poor monk is going all out, even if the temple is mortgaged, he must take this Buddha statue back!"

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As soon as the Dainichi Tathagata Buddha statue came out, the monks became alive and kicking like chicken blood. They all shouted out astonishing prices with hoarse voices. This is no longer a shopping, but a desperate effort!

Buddhism claims that all beings are equal, but in fact it has a distinct internal hierarchy. According to practice, there are six realms and twelve fruit positions. From high to low, there are Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, Vajra, Bhikkhu, Bhikkhuni, and Garan...

It is also burning incense and worshiping Buddha, the Arhat worshiped in the temple in the east, and the Buddha worshiped in the temple in the west, which way do you think the believers go... Naturally, whoever kowtows to whom, so the monks are not fighting for the Dainichi Tathagata Buddha statue, but even more. The number of believers, and the believers are incense money!

After some fierce shopping, Tianyi Temple still had a lot of money to rent, and invited this "Great Sun Tathagata Glass Buddha Statue", but the previous auctions consumed a lot of financial resources, and Monk Shenguang didn't have much money left. up!

I had no choice but to borrow 5000 taels of gold from the Wushou Bank with the temple's fields and real estate as collateral. Squeeze a little on your body, and you won't have to worry about paying off your debts!

After fierce competition, [-] glazed Buddha statues belonged to different temples. Something changed...

"Eminent monks, please stay. Wu Zhi traveled to Tianzhu and brought back a Buddhist treasure. He wanted to keep it as a family heirloom. It can be seen that the eminent monks are so virtuous, and he was so moved that he decided to put it up for auction! "

"There's even an auction of treasures. Wu Zhi's trip has yielded a lot, and he'll squeeze us out!"

"Liu Li is a precious treasure of the Buddhist family. What is more valuable than it, I really can't think of it!"

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The monks all stopped, either in shock or doubt, and kept whispering, the dignitaries didn't leave either, they wanted to stay and watch the show, but Liang Xiaoyu only said three words, and let everyone run away Go back to your seat - relic!

In Buddhism, relics refer to the crystals formed when the remains of the Buddha and eminent monks were cremated after they passed away. After the Buddha passed away, the disciples burned his body and got eight dendrobium and four buckets of relics in total!

There are round, oval and lotus-shaped relics, and the colors are also different. There are pure white Buddha bone relics, black Buddha hair relics, and red Buddha meat relics... Relics are extremely rare. It is highly respected!

Of course, "eight dendrobium and four buckets" is just an imaginary number. In fact, after Sakyamuni passed away, he obtained a parietal bone, two phalanx bones, four teeth, a middle phalanx bone, and a small amount of bead-shaped real body from the ashes. Because the number of relics is too scarce, I have to use gold, silver, and jade to imitate some relics and send them to various places to build pagodas for worship!

It is said that Buddhism was not convincing when it first entered China, so two eminent monks from India, She Mo Teng and Zhu Falan, invited out a Buddha tooth relic, and showed it to the public. So the monarchs and ministers of the Han family were amazed by it, and paid a lot of money to build the White Horse Temple!

After the completion of the White Horse Temple, the tooth relic of the Buddha was stored in a gold letter and hidden in the underground palace of the temple. Only the abbots of the past dynasties knew its location, and it has never been shown to anyone for hundreds of years. '