Chapter 6 Please fall in love with me in the world of mortals

I went to the mountain temple with the misty rain of Qingqiu, not to rush to a certain appointment, but just want to go.The path paved with bluestones is covered with moss that has accumulated over the years. The drizzle and lonely autumn leaves fall on it, and the bleak dampness adds a bit of poetry.Because of the rainy weather, there are no pilgrims in the temple, and the lonely copper stove is still burning with sandalwood, and the ethereal Sanskrit sounds linger in the mountain temple with the mist and rain.A few young monks gathered in the hall to read Buddhist scriptures, and there were several cups of tea on the table, filled with mist.This scene reminds me that since ancient times, generation after generation of monks have spent their quiet and peaceful years in the temple.Huang Juan is a confidant, and Qing Deng is a beautiful woman. Could it be that they really entered the mind of meditation and were not moved by the world of mortals?

I can't help but think of the love monks of the past dynasties and the love affairs related to them.In fact, it is nothing more than an ordinary love between a man and a woman, the harmony of yin and yang, nothing more than ordinary, but because the monks are Buddhists, they have to cut off the worldly thoughts, so when these things happen to them, they become legends and poignant images in the hearts of the world. story.This is not a play. After the performance on stage, the people in the audience have seen it.Many stories have really existed in the years. Because of the rules and regulations, these monks have endured unimaginable pain.These monks all have extraordinary comprehension and Zen mind, but they are destined to be inseparable from fate and love.

It is not a sin, nor does it mean betrayal, to have a heart for Buddhism and still think of love in the mortal world.With the compassion of the Buddha, his original intention is to give more love to the world, but these monks only use the will of the Buddha to preach scriptures and give charity to the world.A true love is not only to save oneself, but also to save others.But the love of these monks must ultimately be interpreted in terms of tragedy.Tsangyang Gyatso, which has been recited by the world so far, many people went to Tibet with their bags on their backs for that beautiful love, all in order to find his traces.There is another generation of love monk Su Manshu, and because of him, some people traveled across the ocean to Japan to watch a romantic cherry blossom dance.Compared with secular love, their love is hard, deep-rooted, and heart-wrenching.

Looking at the handsome back of a young monk reminds me of a monk named Bianji in the Tang Dynasty.His short life has also become a legend that has moved through the ages.I read a paragraph about him, a few short sentences, covering his life of joys and sorrows. "Bianji, whose birth date is unknown, became a monk at the age of fifteen, and studied under Daoyue, a famous scholar of Sabaduo in Dazongchi Temple. Later, because the golden pillow gifted by Princess Gaoyang was stolen, the case was reported during the trial of the censor, and it was passed down. Princess Gaoyang had an affair with her fief, and Emperor Taizong of Tang was so angry that he executed him in half." This is Bianji, a monk born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, who had been approved by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty and was famous for his profound knowledge and elegant and fluent literary talent. , was selected as the only eminent monk who wrote "Da Tang Western Regions".

However, in Chinese history, Bianji was a monk whose merits and crimes were hard to judge and litigated.If he hadn't died because of his conviction, given his excellence, he should have had a brilliant biography in the Tang Dynasty when Buddhism was prevalent, but history only gave him a few sporadic records.A famous monk with a bright future was sentenced to death by beheading because he fell in love with a beautiful and proud princess in his prime.In the eyes of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and in the eyes of all living beings, it is an unforgivable sin for a generation of famous monks to fall in love with ordinary women.What's more, this woman is not an ordinary peasant girl, she is Tang Taizong's favorite seventeenth princess.A charming princess, a woman who looks down on all living beings, a woman who can live and die for love.

Princess Gaoyang is the darling of the sky. With her extraordinary beauty and intelligence, Tang Taizong regards her as a treasure.Tang Taizong used his supreme imperial power to satisfy Gao Yang's needs, and Gao Yang grew up in such honor.In her eyes, there are two most outstanding men in the world, one is her father Tang Taizong, and the other is her elder brother Li Ke.So later, when Tang Taizong betrothed her to Fang Yiai, the son of Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, she was dissatisfied in every way.In Gao Yang's eyes, Fang Yiai is just a mediocre man with brute strength.Such a man couldn't satisfy her proud heart at all.Her brilliance is like a peerless peony, which will bloom dazzlingly only in front of a man who knows how to appreciate it.

How many men in the world can afford Gao Yang's flame-like love?Until the appearance of Bian Ji, a handsome and knowledgeable young monk, his wise eyes and clear demeanor gave Gao Yang an extraordinary shock.It is recorded in the history books: "In the early days, the master of Futu House was the fief, and the master and his wife hunted, and they were happy to see them, and they set up their tents to make trouble with them." Clouds and waters have flowed for thousands of years, and we can still imagine that Princess Gaoyang While hunting in the countryside, I met Bianji.In an unnamed hermitage, a handsome monk dressed in a rough monk's robe sat in front of the window and read a book. Gao Yang's heart was touched by his deeds.Accustomed to seeing civil and military officials with gorgeous clothes and vulgar faces, for Gao Yang, a monk with extraordinary bearing is the perfection that all the prosperity in the world can't match.While Bianji was studying hard in a dilapidated thatched hut in the wilderness, he suddenly met such a luxurious princess as beautiful as a peony, and his Zen and quiet heart was instantly ignited by her fiery eyes.

A princess who dares to love and hate, disdains the eyes of the world, she dares to swear to the world, she wants this monk.Gao Yang ordered his followers and maids to carry the tents and other utensils into the hermitage.She said to Bian Ji with firm and passionate eyes that he is her Buddha, even if she tried everything, she would still love him in the world of mortals.In front of this noble and proud princess, Bianji's refusal and dodge were as pale as paper, and his fall was inevitable.In the simple hut, Bian Ji sank under Gao Yang's skirt, he recited scriptures with words in his mouth, and the concentration of years of practice could not resist Gao Yang's eyes and smile.And the cowardly Fang Yiai was so loyal to the princess that she took up the role of guard for them.

Bianji is entangled in contradictions every day. On one side is the Buddha who has realized Zen and silence and has boundless dharma, and on the other is the stunning and noble princess with rouge and powder.His lifelong ambition is to devote himself to the study of Buddhist theories, compile scriptures, and save sentient beings.But he couldn't let go of this relationship.Gao Yang is an irresistible woman, any man who falls in love with her, owns her, is willing to die for her.In the history of the Tang Dynasty, she is the ultimate, the ultimate in love, the extreme in hatred, the extreme in life, and the extreme in death.If it wasn't for the fact that the jade pillow Gao Yang gave to Bianji fell into the hands of the government inexplicably, their good life should have lasted for a while.

The so-called doom is inevitable, probably so.Unofficial history records that the government caught a thief, and when they searched his house, they found a jade pillow.Officials know that this jade pillow is a royal property.Without daring to be negligent, it was delivered to the emperor. When Tang Taizong saw the jade pillow, Long Yan was furious and went up against the case.This innocent and proud princess took responsibility for what she had done. She didn't know that she was a proud daughter of heaven, so she could naturally be fearless. Although Bian Ji was the most famous young monk, in the eyes of the emperor, he was nothing more than a A dispensable ant.In order to protect the face of the royal family, Tang Taizong mercilessly sentenced Bianji to death.The arrogant Gao Yang realized at this moment that she was about to lose Bianji forever, and the person who hurt Bianji was her father who loved her most all the time.

It is said that the execution ground is set at the crossroads of the West Market in Chang'an, where there is an ancient willow tree, which has seen the vicissitudes and vicissitudes of the world.Presumably, the common people who went to watch the excitement at that time must have surrounded the execution ground tightly, because the person who was executed was the eminent monk with extraordinary talents in the usual days.His crime was that he had an affair with the most noble princess of the Tang Dynasty and violated the precept of adultery.Among the many people, I don't know how many came out of sympathy, and how many came to laugh.Only Bianji, with a calm face, looking up at the blue sky and white clouds, can understand life and death, but he can't let go of love. I will never forget the clip in "The Love History of the Tang Dynasty" when Bian Ji was cut in half. Before he died, Bian Ji saved an ant on the guillotine.He mercifully saved the ant from the guillotine, caught it in his hand, and let it live.And himself, died under the guillotine.This is a shocking scene. No matter what precepts Bian Ji violated, I believe that this ant can offset his life's sins.Bianji finally died for Gao Yang, this kind of death is more poignant than any other way, and must be decisive. Half a year later, when Tang Taizong Li Shimin passed away, Princess Gaoyang didn't even shed a tear.She is not sad because her heart has gone with the debate. A person who has given up his soul has no love or hatred.Afterwards, some people said that she was dissolute, and had an affair with some monks, Taoist priests, and high-ranking doctors.But in her life, she only fell in love with a monk named Bianji once in the world of mortals.Regardless of whether this kind of love is a mistake or not, there is always such a love history in the pages of Datang.