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Volume 3: The Wind Rises from the Southern Kingdom Chapter 57 Chapter 57: At Mohe Bodhi Temple

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    Mohe Bodhi Temple, Bagan's Mohe Bodhi Temple was built in 1215 AD by the king of Myanmar at the time, imitating the Mohe Bodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India. Bodhgaya was the place where Buddha Sakyamuni attained enlightenment. In 3 BC  The famous King Asoka of India built the Mohe Bodhi Temple in the 19th century to commemorate the Buddha's life and enlightenment.  It is famous for its grand scale and exquisite sculptures. The Mohe Bodhi Temple in Bagan was built during the heyday of the Bagan Dynasty in Myanmar. Its scale and exquisite sculptures are almost as large as the original temple in Bodh Gaya.  Among them, the fifty-meter-high pagoda is covered with exquisite reliefs and scriptures. It has extremely high artistic and cultural value and is a symbol of the entire Bagan.  But today, this usually quiet and peaceful temple, always smelling of sandalwood and reciting scriptures, was shrouded in another tense atmosphere. Groups of soldiers with live ammunition blocked the exit of the temple, making all attempts to enter or  Those who left the monastery were driven back with shining bayonets and rifle butts.  The usually respected monks were surprised to find that the soldiers who usually knelt down on both sides of the road and kowtowed to them to pray for them when they saw them looked at them fiercely, waved their weapons, and made fierce noises.  Cursing, what on earth is going on? Is it really like what is written in the Buddhist scriptures that the end of Buddhism has come to an end?  Song Shen stood more than 20 meters outside the gate of Mohe Bodhi Temple. Surrounded by dozens of men with guns, they were all insurgents and were Song Shen¡¯s staunchest and most trustworthy support.  By.  Song Shen stared at the towering temple not far away, with a look of pain on his face.  Finally, a deep voice sounded in his ears: "Boss, let's start!" Song Shen shook his head and whispered: "Wait a little longer, Earth Walker, I am not afraid of falling into hell after death, but this is Mo  Hebodhi Temple! We rushed into the sacred temple with guns and bayonets, and let the blood stain the temple! This is really terrible!" Tu Xingzhe gently patted Song Shen on the shoulder and whispered: "  Boss, think about the dead brothers, Guiying and others in the armory. Why did they fight with those obedient soldiers until their last breath? The people in Mohe Bodhi Temple want to destroy our cause and destroy it.  Guiying and the others are willing to protect the cause with everything, what do you think we should do?" Hearing the name of "Ghosting Shadow" and the armory mentioned by the Earth Walker, the wavering on Song Shen's face disappeared and became cold and cold.  Hard, like steel.  Song Shen nodded gently and said: "You are right, Earth Walker. My life was bought by Ghost Shadow and the others with their own lives. I can't stop here, even if my father's grave is in the way."  They must be leveled in front of me!" At this point, he turned around and ordered to the officers in front of him: "Give the order and immediately ask the Mohe Bodhi Temple to open the door and hand over Master Samantabhadra and his disciples.  Come. If anyone dares to resist, he will be shot. If a soldier disobeys, the squad leader will execute the soldier; if the squad leader disobeys, the platoon leader will execute him; if the platoon leader disobeys, the company commander will shoot the platoon leader; if the company commander disobeys," he said.  Here, Song Shen pulled out a gun from his waist and whispered: "I'll shoot him!" "Yes!" In the Mohe Bodhi Temple, on the surface, it still maintained the tranquility of the past. The monks were still walking and chanting as usual.  Sutra and worship.  The hundreds of years of honor and stability since the temple was built have given the monks enough confidence. No matter how the outside world changes, Mohe Bodhi Temple is still a pure land. No matter who ascends the honorable throne, they can't do without Buddhism.  The protection of the Buddha, the Dharma is the king's Dharma, no one dares, and no one can break the tranquility in the temple.  But this time the monks' self-confidence was shattered. The growing noise from the other side of the gate broke everything. More and more monks had to raise their heads from the Buddhist scriptures and looked at them in surprise.  Looking in the direction where the commotion came from.  Who dares to break the taboos of Buddhism and bring the complexity of the world to the holy land named after the place where Buddha Sakyamuni attained enlightenment? Is this still Myanmar known as the "Buddhist Country"?  In the monastery, a wisp of light blue sandalwood flowed out from the mouth of a delicate incense burner and slowly floated upward. More than a dozen monks sat down on the futon, holding their breath and listening to Pu who was leaning on the couch.  Xian preaches scriptures.  This burst of urgent shouting came from the corridor outside the monastery!  "Respect the master, respect the master!" A frightened voice broke the tranquility of the monastery. Puxian frowned slightly and opened his eyes. He saw a young monk standing in front of him with a face full of panic. Puxian  He sighed slightly and asked in a low voice: "What is it that makes you so panicked?" The young monk was still panting. As soon as he entered the room, he felt a dozen dissatisfied eyes focused on him. He knew that  He rushed into a rare lecture meeting, his face suddenly turned red, and his voice immediately dropped an octave.  ¡°Honored Master, what¡¯s wrong is that the thug named Song Shen from the city has led his troops into the temple!¡± ???What?  Called in?  " "This is the Mohe Bodhi Temple, a holy land of Buddhism. How dare he come in with a knife and a gun?  " "It's lawless!  After death, he will definitely be cast into the realm of animals and will never be able to turn around again!  ¡± There was a sudden noise in the room, and almost all the monks who were listening had incredible expressions on their faces. A peasant with a very low status led the troops to break into the Mohe Bodhi Temple. This has happened in the history of hundreds of years.  Although it cannot be said to be unprecedented, it is certainly unprecedented. Even the famous tyrant of the Toungoo Dynasty, Mang Yingli, imposed tyranny internally and even dared to offend the then giant Ming Dynasty externally, but he was still very respectful to the temples in the country.  Not to mention a large temple with a special status like Mohe Bodhi Temple. ¡°Silence!  "Puxian patted the armrest of the couch, and the room suddenly became quiet. He motioned to the young monk who reported the news to sit down, and asked: "There must be a reason why Songcan led the troops into the temple!  Did he say something?  " "Reporting to your respected master, Na Songshen said that there are people in our temple who colluded with the obedient army outside the city, trying to lure the obedient army into the city, and also smuggled weapons in an attempt to harm the rebel army.  So he demanded a search for weapons and the arrest of the monks involved!  " "Bold maniac!  "When a monk heard this, he could no longer suppress the anger in his chest. He jumped up and said loudly in front of Samantabhadra: "Not to mention the profound practice of the monks in Mohe Bodhi Temple, there will never be any collusion with obedient dogs outside the city.  , not to mention smuggling weapons.  Even if there are such scum, according to hundreds of years of practice, if a monk violates the law, the king will forgive it, and the respected master in our temple will deal with it according to the law. This is the right of 'no entry, no entry' in our temple.  , how could he be able to break it with just a small mob?  Master is determined not to agree to this!  " "What senior brother said is true!  Master, please don't agree to that!  " "The poor monk seconded the suggestion!  " Seeing the monks in the room responding one after another, Samantabhadra showed a wry smile on his face. The loudest among the monks listening were those who didn't know about the collusion between Mohe Bodhi Temple and the army outside the city. Those who knew  The person who knew the inside story, and who might even have a pistol in his waist, kept silent, his eyes flashed, and he was obviously feeling guilty. At this time, Puxian only had one thought in his mind: "Who, who on earth revealed this secret to that Song Shen?  Let him knock on the door so quickly!  " "Stay here!  " Samantabhadra raised his right hand slightly, signaling the disciples to stop talking. The monks quickly stopped talking and returned to their futons to sit upright, waiting for the master's speech. "Everyone, Mohe Bodhi Temple is an ancient temple built by the previous king.  The place where Buddhism is devoted to spiritual cultivation must not be polluted by the secular world.  "When Samantabhadra said this, the faces of the monks with erratic eyes showed joy, thinking that Samantabhadra would then express his intention to take a tough stance against Songshen. After all, Myanmar has been a country based on Buddhism for more than a thousand years, and it has no respect for Buddhism.  Faith has long been integrated into life, and respect for monks has been regarded as a matter of course. Those monks are determined not to believe that Song Shen can really use violence to deal with Mohe Bodhi Temple. As long as Samantabhadra can take a tough stance, they will not  Worried. But Samantabhadra then changed the topic: "But now is the end of the world, and Buddhism is declining. We cannot be stubborn and destroy the Mohe Bodhi Temple that the sages passed down to us for our own selfish purposes!"  Someone is coming!  Get my cassock, I'm going to meet that Song Can myself!  " As soon as Samantabhadra finished speaking, the expressions of all the monks in the room changed drastically. Especially those monks who knew the inside story were terrified. Could it be that the respected master had changed his mind again and planned to compromise with Song Shen and hand over his weapons?  Will I be handed over as a scapegoat? I am not as prestigious and famous as Master Samantabhadra. The soldiers' fanatical performance in the square that day is still in front of me. I will not fall into the hands of Song Shen.  What a good ending. But under Puxian's prestige, they could only bow their heads and say yes like other people who didn't know the inside story. After about half a cup of tea, Songshen and his party came to Mohe.  The main building of the Bodhi Temple is in front of you. The general structure of the Bodhi Temple in Namohe is similar to the main temple in Bodh Gaya. The main body is a pyramid-shaped pagoda about 50 meters high. The bottom is a square with a side length of 15 meters, and the upper part is gradually  Shrunken, the top is cylindrical, with a copper spiral dome erected on it. There are four smaller pyramid-shaped towers on the four corners of the first floor and one in front of the east gate of the temple.  There are Buddhist niches on both sides of the stone archway and the main hall of the temple. There are more than 60 2-meter-high stone fence pillars on the other three sides of the temple, covering every floor of the pagoda.  Wind chimes and Buddha statues made of gold, silver or various jewelry were donated to Mohe Bodhi Temple by successive Burmese kings and nobles. When the breeze blows, the tower makes a crisp sound, like the sound of nature.  Seeing such a spectacular sight, the group couldn't help but stop. Many insurgents simply put down their guns, clasped their hands, and paid homage to the magnificent pagoda. "Boss, let's stop here!"  "When the Earth Walker saw that the situation was not good, he hurried?Muttered to Song Shen in a low voice.  "Well, that's all we can do!" Song Shen's eyes swept around. At this time, the surroundings were already filled with monks, probably no less than a thousand in number. Although they did not make any hostile move towards Song Shen and the others, they just kept a low profile.  The chanting continued, but this invisible pressure still made Song Shen and the others feel like they could hardly breathe. Fortunately, the more than 300 people Song Shen brought into the temple were all the most determined insurgents, otherwise they might not have taken action yet.  , most of his men put down their weapons and turned against each other.  The soil traveler quickly raised his right hand and shouted a few words loudly to the rebel soldiers. The soldiers put down their rifles, formed a small square formation, and sat down.  At this time, there was a crowd of people next to the pagoda, as if someone important was coming. As soon as Songshen stood up, a young monk ran over quickly and shouted to him: "Master Samantabhadra is here, please come."  Don¡¯t you get up to greet me?¡±
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