The acceptance of 10,000 Buddha statues is one short, and the small craftsman pretends to be a real Buddha statue, a coincidence of historical seals
Buddhism is one of the three major religions in the world, divided into Han Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Theravada Buddhism. According to the current literature, the development of Buddhism should have reached its peak from the 2nd century BC to the Sui and Tang dynasties.
After Buddhism was introduced to China, it was accepted by the rulers for a long time because Buddhism preached"Reincarnation"with"Karma"Ideas are conducive to the ruler's control of the people, and can stabilize the society according to the ruler's requirements.
However,"The Three Buddhas"The origin of the Buddha is surprising, it belongs to the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Wei Emperor Buddha, the Northern Zhou Emperor Buddha, the Northern Zhou Emperor Wu Emperor Buddha, the Northern Zhou Emperor Wu Emperor Buddha, the Tang Wuzong Emperor Buddha, coincidentally, the three Buddhas were held by the Wei and Jin Emperors, the Northern and Southern Dynasties period.
And today's Yixian Wanfotang Grottoes, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period, in the face of the second loss of Buddha statues, repeatedly destroyed and repaired, repeatedly repaired, repeatedly repaired, and preserved by successive dynasties, although the years of grinding led to the collapse of part of the grottoes, but because of the many Buddha statues, the Wanfotang Grottoes are still there"The three major grottoes of Chinese Buddhism"One.
Wanfotang Grottoes is located on the bank of the Daling River in Yi County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, with the mountain and lake at its back, complementing each other with the surrounding mountains and rivers, and becoming a famous scenic spot combining the cultural landscape and the natural landscape, which has important historical significance and ornamental value. The folk also spread the legend of the tunnel of the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall, which added a mysterious color to the tunnel of the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall.
According to legend, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty was ill, and Yuanjing, the assassin of Yingzhou, prayed for the blessing of Emperor Xiaowen, and Emperor Xiaowen instructed him to build a grotto in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda presided over by the national teacher Master Xiangbo. The difficulty of this repair can be imagined: the Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas, the statues of Ten Thousand Buddhas, as the name suggests, not to mention human and financial resources, but also consume a lot of time.
In any case, the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, so all the stonemasons around them began this childhood short-term work of hard work and overtime, and no matter how much they increased their pace, they had to complete it within a time limit. There was a little stonemason, not very old, with a flexible mind, although he was young, but he didn't know the height of the sky, and he really carved the Buddha statue in a good way, and he carved it very well. In this way, the stonemasons worked hard every day to dig mountains, stack trees, and carve.
Fortunately, the Buddha statue is being carved, and it is getting closer and closer to completion, but the busy work is over early, so receiving the reward has become everyone's only wish.
Finally, one day, an hour after the completion of the carving, the Buddha statue was carved, and everyone was happy: finally, an unprecedented Ten Thousand Buddha Hall was completed, this time we don't need to ask anymore, we can go home and live a peaceful life. In the midst of rejoicing, it was suggested to check the quality of the Buddha statue, find out what the problem was, and seize the time to repair it, there is still plenty of time. The results of the inspection were not ideal, there were no problems with the quality of the Buddha statues, but the number of Buddha statues was one less.
They were probably frightened, for fear of counting wrong, so they hurriedly counted again, and sure enough, there was one missing. If the Buddha statue was broken, it could be repaired in an hour, but now that the Buddha statue is gone, it is impossible to complete the carving in an hour anyway. It all happened suddenly, and everyone was overwhelmed.
Some people say:"What should I do?I want to go home with my salary, but my wife and children are still waiting for me"。
Another said:"It's a pity that there aren't enough people at the moment, let alone wages, to keep everyone alive.
What if we organize together?That's not going to work, we don't have enough time. "
No one has found a good solution. Just when everyone was worried, the little bricklayer said:"I have an idea"
When they heard the news, they seemed to capture the vitality of the general, eager to know what the solution was.
The little stonemason said unhurriedly'It was too late to carve it again, so I smeared a thick layer of mud on it, covered it with lime, and it rippled in the shade of a cave, behaving like a Buddha statue. Although I dare not assert that the fake is exactly the same as the real thing, there must be five or six similarities, and if it can pass the acceptance, we will immediately carve a Buddha statue to replace it, so that we can pass the test safely. "
After listening to this, everyone thought that this plan was very good, and praised the little stonemason for his cleverness. So, everyone began to mix mud, burn lime, and draw water. Soon, the little stonemason became a small one"Buddha", as long as the inspectors do not examine carefully, he can fool them.
At the same time, the overseer came to the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda Grottoes to check the completion, and his soldiers checked the numbers one by one and recorded them in the engraving book, and he came back to report that no more, no less, exactly 10,000 statues, and the stones in everyone's hearts fell to the ground, with a smile on their faces, secretly thinking that they had finally succeeded in breaking through and were not injured.
But after the overseer left, everyone came back to find the little stonemason, but found that the decorated Buddha statue had become a real Buddha statue, and the little stonemason didn't know how to go. Everyone was stunned, obviously how did the real person become the current Buddha statue, everyone kowtowed, this is the Buddha manifestation, the little stonemason is the incarnation of the Buddha, the building of this Ten Thousand Buddha Hall saw it, everyone went down to help those who would damage the money to deal with this matter, and after the Buddha statue was repaired, the little stonemason recovered"Real body", became the embodiment of the Buddha.
This is probably Buddhism"As long as there is a mind, a Buddha cannot be everywhere"purpose. Although the grotto was built, it lost the meaning of praying for the emperor. Therefore, it is not surprising that the emperor died in the same year. Although tens of thousands of Buddhas have been built, there is no Buddha in the heart, which is the source of people's suffering.