Chapter 11 six to ten

six Lai Hao During the reign of Emperor Shirakawa, the daughter of Liseki Bai Fujiwara Shimi was the empress, and she was called Xianzi Zhonggong, and she was very favored.The emperor hoped that she would give birth to a prince.Because I heard that there was a very effective monk in Mijing Temple, called Laihao Acharya, he summoned him and ordered: "Go and pray for the queen to give birth to a prince. If it can be fulfilled, you can choose whatever reward you want, and you will never refuse." " Lai Hao replied: "It's not difficult." When he returned to Sanjing Temple, he prayed wholeheartedly for a hundred days. Later, Zhonggong was pregnant and promised to be safe on December 16th in the first year (1074) Give birth and give birth to a prince.The emperor was overjoyed, so he summoned Acharya Laihao from Mijing Temple and asked, "What do you want?" Lai Hao said that he hoped to build an altar in Mijing Temple.The Emperor said: "Your wish was beyond my expectation. I thought you would ask to be promoted to Sengzheng. Originally, the prince was born and inherited the emperor, and he only hoped for peace and safety. If your wish is granted, Shanmen will definitely be dissatisfied. If the two monasteries fight, the Buddhism in Tiantai will perish." Therefore, he did not agree to his request.

Lai Hao felt very regretful, and after returning to Mijing Temple, he planned to die on a hunger strike.When the emperor heard the news, he was very surprised, so he summoned Oe Kuangfang, who was the guardian of Meizuo at that time, and said: "I heard that you and Lai Hao have a friendship with teachers, so go and persuade him." Go, intending to convey the emperor's will to Lai Hao, but Lai Hao just hid in the Buddhist hall surrounded by cigarettes, and said in a fierce voice: "The so-called 'the emperor has no jokes', 'Lun's words are like sweat' [2], this point If you can't meet the requirements, then let me take the prince who was born from my prayers and take him to the magic path." He still refused to meet.Mei Zuo Shou had no choice but to go back and heard about it.It wasn't long before Lai Hao died of starvation.The emperor was surprised when he heard about it.Then the prince fell ill, and although he made various prayers, it was useless.The emperor often dreamed of a white-haired old monk standing next to the prince's pillow with a Zen stick in his hand. This scene often appeared in his hallucinations.Needless to say it was horrific.

On August 6, the first year of Chengli (1077), the prince died when he was just four years old, and he was posthumously named Prince Dunwen.The emperor was very sad.The monk Liangzhen, the head of the Tiantai seat in Xijing, was still the monk capital of Yuanrongfang at that time, and he was also an eminent monk with effective experience. The emperor called him into the palace and asked him, "What do you think?" We at Mt. Hiei can achieve it at any time. Prime Minister Kujoyou【3】because of his friendship with Merci Daisho Masa【4】, the prince of Emperor Lengquan was born. These are very easy things.” He returned Mount Hiei prayed heartily in front of Master Sanno for a hundred days, during which time Nakamiya conceived, and gave birth safely on July 9th of the third year of Chengli, and gave birth to a prince, Emperor Horikawa.Resentful spirits have always been very scary. It is a pity that Jun Kuan and Sengdu were the only ones who were not pardoned this time when the prince was born and granted amnesty.

On December 8 of the same year, the prince was established as the East Palace.Minister Shigemori of Komatsu was appointed as the Fu of the East Palace [5], and the doctor of the East Palace was Chi Zhongnayan Lai Shengqing. -------------------------- [1] That is to say, the teacher who preaches the scriptures and Tanyue who listens to the lectures is still talking about the relationship between master and student. [2] "The Son of Heaven has no jokes" can be found in "Historical Records Jin Family".Lunyan refers to the words spoken by the emperor. "Book of Rites: Ziyi Pian" has: "Wang's words are like silk, and its output is like lun." And "Han Shu Liu Xiangzhuan" has: "Exiting orders is like sweating, but sweating has nothing to do. "

[3] That is, the right minister, Fujiwara Shisuke, is the grandfather of Emperor Lengquan. 【4】It is the eighteenth generation of Tiantai seat owner, whose name is Liangyuan, and whose posthumous title is Cihui. 【5】The duty of Donggong Fu is to guide Donggong, which is generally held concurrently by ministers;According to historians' textual research, at this time, Donggong Fushi was actually Fujiwara Kemune, and the Donggong doctor was actually Hei Zongsheng. -------------------------- seven Major General Huandu At the end of the first month of the third year of Zhicheng (1179) in the second year, Major General Naruto Tanba set off from Kagase Village, Hizen Country, and rushed to the capital in a hurry.At that time, it was still cold and the sea was very rough. We passed one harbor after another, and island after island, until we arrived at Kojima in Bizen Country on February 10th.Here I searched for the former residence of my father, Da Nayan, and saw the masturbation sentence written by my father on the bamboo pillars and old paper doors there, saying: "There is nothing that a person can remember for younger generations than handwriting. If it is not It’s written here, how can we see it!” So ​​he and Kang Lai entered the Tao, read and cried, cried and read again.It said: "Anyuan three years (1177) July 20th, and Nobutoshi came here from the capital on the 26th of the same month." So I learned that Genzaemon Wei Nobutoshi had been here.It is written on the wall next to it: "The three deities come to welcome [1] with a certain breath, and the ninth rank is certain to be reborn." Seeing this handwriting, Cheng Jing said: "It turns out that my father also has a wish for a pure land!" comfort.

Then I went to look for my father's grave, but I saw that there was no mound built in a pine forest, but the soil there was a little higher.The major general folded his sleeves and cried like he was facing a living person: "You died in this remote place, and my son has heard about it on the island. It's just because I can't help myself that I can't come here immediately. The scriptures have been released." Exiled on that island, his life like the morning dew, luckily survived, after two years of hard work, now he is finally called back to Beijing, it is indeed gratifying, but if his father is still alive, it will be meaningful for his son to survive. I came here in a hurry, and from now on, I don't need to be so anxious." He said and cried.If Da Nayan was alive, he would definitely say: "It's nothing, I'm safe!" But there is nothing sadder in the world than the separation between life and death.Under the moss, no one answered, only the pine wind whistling there.At night, he and Kang Lai entered the Tao together all night around the tomb, chanting sutras and chanting Buddha.After dawn, the tomb was rebuilt, a fence was erected, and a temporary hut was erected in front of the tomb.For seven days and seven nights, he recited Buddhist scriptures and wrote scriptures.On the day when the vow was fulfilled, another large wooden pagoda was built, on which it was written "The late Holy Spirit, escaped from life and death, and attained great Bodhi".Even those mountain woodcutters who don't pay much attention to feelings say that there is nothing more precious than their sons, and their sleeves are soaked with tears.The spring and autumn have changed, and I can't forget the kindness of nurturing in the past; it's like a dream and an illusion, and I can't stop the tears of lovesickness today.The bodhisattvas of the three times and ten directions [2] have pity on them, and the ghost of the dead father should also feel relieved.The major general said again: "I should have accumulated more merits of chanting Buddha here, but I was afraid that people in Beijing would be anxiously waiting, so I had to come again next time." So he bid farewell to the deceased and set off crying.I think the people under the shade of the grass should also be reluctant to leave.

On March 16, before night fell, the major general came to Toba.There is a mountain villa called Zhoubin Hall owned by the late Da Nayan. It has been uninhabited for many years, only the walls are still there, the roof has collapsed long ago, the door frame is still there, and the door leaf is gone.Walking into the courtyard, there is no one there, with thick moss growing. Looking into the pond, the water is facing the spring breeze, turning up white waves frequently, and purple mandarin ducks and white gulls are wandering freely in it.The major general thought that the scenery here once made his late father pleasing to the eye, but now he can only shed endless tears.Although the house remains, the carvings are broken, and the hanging windows and sliding doors are gone.Cheng Jing pointed to Kang Lai and said: "This is the place where Da Nayan lives. This small door is so open to enter and exit. This tree was planted by him." All of them arouse the thoughts of his father.It was March 16th, the cherry blossoms had not yet withered, and the branches of bayberry, peach and plum were in the midst of spring, and flowers of various colors were competing to bloom. The major general was among the flower trees, reciting the poems of the ancients:

Peaches and plums don’t say that spring is coming to an end, Who once lived in the haze without trace. 【3】 Another cloud: The flowers of my hometown are like words, How much do you want to ask about the past? 【4】 Kang Lai was also quite touched when he entered the Tao, and the sleeves of his cassock were soaked.Originally, I would set off for the capital after sunset, but because I lingered so much, I actually stayed all night.As the night darkened, strands of moonlight leaked from the decayed eaves, a common sight in abandoned houses.Until the dawn appeared on Jilong Mountain, he still refused to go home and set out on the road.But lingering and not returning is not an option, besides, the family has sent a car to pick them up, making them wait for a long time, and also feeling uneasy, the major general left the Zhoubin Hall in tears and went to the capital.The mood at this time must be a mixture of sorrow and joy.There was also a car from Kang Lai's Taoist home to pick him up, but he didn't sit in it. He just said, "At this point, it will be even harder to say goodbye." Then he sat in the back of the major general's car and came to Qitiaoheyuan together.It is supposed to break up here, but the two are even more inseparable.Even the tourists who enjoyed the flowers together, the companions who spent the night under the moon together, and the passers-by who escaped the rain under the same tree, were reluctant to leave when they parted; There are joys and sorrows in the boat and on the sea, so two people with similar fates and similar retributions naturally have a lot of fate.

After the major general entered Beijing, he went straight to the mansion of his father-in-law, Prime Minister Ping.The major general's mother was originally at Lingjiu Mountain [5], and she came to wait yesterday, when she saw the major general coming in, she said, "I didn't expect you to be alive..." Before she finished her life, she covered her head with her clothes and bent down and cried bitterly.All the female officials and warriors in the prime minister's mansion gathered together, and shed tears of joy.The major general's wife and her wet nurse Liu Tiao were not to mention how happy they were.Liu Tiao's black hair has turned white because of excessive worry; the major general's wife's former beauty is now haggard, as if she has become another person.When the major general was exiled, his son was just three years old, and now he has reached the age of hair growth.Seeing that there was a three-year-old child beside him, the major general asked, "Who is this?" Liu Tiao replied, "This is..." Before finishing speaking, he covered his face with his sleeve and wept uncontrollably.The major general remembered that when he left, he saw his wife was not feeling well. It turned out that she was pregnant and raised the child.Thinking of this, I can't help feeling sad.As before, the major general was still serving the emperor and was promoted to lieutenant general of the prime minister.

Kang Lai had a villa in Shuanglin Temple in Dongshan, and he lived there. Someone sang: The cornice of the old house has grown moss, No moonlight fell to the ground. Since then, he has been living here, recalling the bitter past while writing his "Treasure Collection" [6]. -------------------------- 【1】According to Buddhists, after the death of a Buddhist believer, there will be Amitabha Tathagata, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Shizhi Bodhisattva to greet him and go to the Ninth Grade Pure Land, so there is a saying that "the three come to welcome and go to the Pure Land".

【2】Buddhist language, Sanshi refers to the past, present, and future.Ten directions refer to four directions, four dimensions (northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest) and up and down. 【3】Quoted from Sugawara Bunshi's poem "A Fairy House in the Mountain". 【4】Quoted from De Yubian's song, see "Hou Shi Yi Ji". 【5】Lingjiu Mountain is located in the Higashiyama District of Kyoto, and is the location of the Zhengfa Temple founded by the missionary master. 【6】The book focuses on Buddhist stories and does not describe the life in exile on the island. -------------------------- Eight boy servant has king But it is said that two of the three people who were exiled to Guijie Island were pardoned and returned to Beijing, leaving only Jun Kuan and Sengdu to continue to be the "island guard" on this desolate island. This is really tragic.There was a boy servant named You Wang who had been with the monks since he was a child and was very beloved.He heard that the exile from Ghost World Island had returned to the capital, so he went to Toba to inquire, but he couldn't see his master.When asked what happened to others, he replied: "I was left on the island because of a serious crime." Hearing this, the sadness in his heart was indescribable.Later, he often went to Liupoluo to inquire, but he could never hear the news of the pardon, so he came to the hermitage of the daughter of Sangdu and said, "Master lost the chance of amnesty this time and failed to come back. I thought of that Go to the island and inquire about his news, please write a letter to him." Sengdu's daughter cried and wrote the letter and handed it to him.He thought that according to the etiquette, he should bid farewell to his parents, but his parents might not agree, so he didn't tell them.The merchant ships bound for Datang all set sail in April and May, and it would be too late to wait until then, so Youwang set off by hitchhiking a boat at the end of March. After a long sea journey, he finally arrived at the seaside of Satsuma.At the ferry from Satsuma to Kikaijima, the guards became suspicious, and they were stripped of their clothes and severely questioned and searched.He didn't regret it at all, he just hid the young lady's letter in his bun in order not to be discovered by others.Finally passed this level and took a merchant ship to Ghost World Island.Compared with what he witnessed with his own eyes, the rumors he heard in Beijing were nothing.There are neither paddy fields nor dry land; there are neither villages nor tribes; although there are residents, they cannot understand what they say.He thought that some of these people might know the master's whereabouts, so he asked: "Excuse me..." He replied: "What's the matter?" He asked again: "There is a Fasheng Temple who was exiled here from the capital. Do you Do you know where he is?" If those people knew what Fasheng Temple is and what execution is, they might have told him, but they just shook their heads and said, "I don't know." One of them seemed to understand a little bit, and replied: " Yes, there are three such people, two of them have been recalled and have gone to Beijing; now there is only one left, wandering around, but I don’t know where it is.” He thought, maybe the master is in the mountains, and then Go into the mountains.He climbed up the steep peak and descended into the deep valley, only to see the white clouds drifting away, and it was difficult to find the path.The mountain wind blows so hard that it is difficult to see the owner.I didn't find it in the mountains, so I went to the seaside to look for it. I saw seabirds everywhere on the beach. Except for groups of waterfowl, there was no sign of anyone. One morning, You Wang saw a skinny man like a dragonfly staggering towards the seashore. He looked like a mage, with his hair standing upright in a mess, with various pieces of seaweed stuck on it, like wearing a crown of thorns. ;The joints are all exposed, the skin is dark and loose; the clothes you wear can't tell whether they are silk or cloth; you hold kelp in one hand and a fish in the other; you seem to be walking, but you can't take big strides, just Slowly move forward wobbly.Wang thought to himself: I have seen so many beggars in the capital, but I have never seen one like this.The Buddhist scriptures say: "Asuras and others live by the sea." The three evils and four destinies [1] where Asuras live are on the edge of the sea. In this way, do I fall into the realm of hungry ghosts? Thinking about it this way, each other Gradually approached.He thought that this person might know the master's whereabouts, so he asked him, "excuse me." The person replied, "what's the matter?" Where is he?" Although the boy servant Youwang could no longer recognize his master, the monks recognized Youwang, and he only said, "I am." He dropped the things he was holding on the ground and fell on the ground. on the beach.Only then did the king know that this was the master.The monk passed out, and the king lifted him up, let him lean on his knees, and cried, "the king has come. After a long journey by sea, I found this place, but it was too late. I saw this miserable scene." After a while, Sangdu came to his senses. The king helped him to sit up, and Sengdu said, "You came here to find me. I am really grateful for your kindness. I miss the capital day and night, and I often dream about the death of my wife and children." Silhouettes, sometimes in broad daylight, I often have hallucinations in front of my eyes, because my body is getting weaker and weaker, and later I can't even distinguish between dreams and reality, so I thought you were dreaming when you appeared in front of me. If this It’s really a dream, so what will happen when you wake up?” You Wang replied, “This is not a dream, it’s reality. It’s unbelievable that you can still live to this day.” The monks said, “You’re right. Ever since the major general and judge were recalled from Beijing last year, and I was left alone, one can imagine the feeling of helplessness. At that time, I wanted to throw myself into the sea, but because the major general said: "Please Wait for the news from the capital.' Hearing this unreliable words of comfort, he waited foolishly and barely survived. But there is no food for anyone on the island, and when his body can still support, he climbed up the mountain Get some sulfur and exchange some food from the merchants from Kyushu. Now that your physical strength is gradually weakening, you can no longer do such things. When the weather is fine like today, you will go to the seaside to bow your knees to the fishermen who cast their nets, Ask for some fresh fish; when the tide goes out, I go to pick up some shellfish, catch kelp, eat some seaweed, and prolong my life like morning dew until today. Otherwise, how can I survive this miserable life! Alas, I have a lot to tell you, come with me to my house!" You Wang thought to himself: "It's strange to say that you have a home when you look like this?" While thinking, he followed him and came to a cluster of Among the pine trees, bamboos drifting to the coast were used as pillars, some reeds were tied up, beams were set up, and the top and bottom were covered with pine leaves, which seemed to be unable to block the wind and rain.In the past, when the Fasheng Temple was implemented, it was in charge of more than 80 manors, surrounded by four to five hundred servants in the halls and pavilions.It is really unimaginable to have fallen into such a miserable situation now! People in the world will have various retributions for committing crimes, such as the so-called follow-up karma, follow-up karma, and follow-up karma【2】.All the monks used were the alms of Dajialan Fasheng Temple. According to the Buddhist scriptures, this is a crime of "believing in giving without shame", and this may be the retribution of this world! -------------------------- [1] Refers to various hells.The three evils are the realm of hell, the realm of hungry ghosts, and the realm of animals; these three realms plus the realm of Asura are the four realms (roads). 【2】Fun with the present karma is the retribution of the present life, following the karma of the living is the retribution of the next life, and following the karma of the future is the retribution of the next life. -------------------------- Nine monks are dead Now that the monk understood that what happened now was not a dream, he said: "Last year when people from Beijing came to welcome the major general and judge to enter the Tao, the people at home didn't even bring letters. Don’t you?” You Wang Fu was sobbing and crying on the ground, unable to speak for a while.After a while, he wiped away his tears and said: "When you left home to go to Xibatiao, many search and arrest officials came and arrested all the family members. They were interrogated about the reasons for the rebellion, and they were all killed. Madam It took a lot of trouble to hide the young master and miss, and then moved to the deep mountains of Kurama to avoid the eyes and ears of the world. Only I often go to serve. Everyone in the family is very sad, and the young master misses you very much. Every time I go, he misses you He pestered me and said, "Your Majesty, take me to Ghost World Island." Unfortunately, I contracted smallpox and passed away in February. My wife was very sad. In addition to thinking about your situation, I mourned day and night, and weakened day by day. , also passed away forever on March 2. Now only young lady is left, hiding in Nara's aunt's house, this is the letter from her." He took out the letter and handed it.When the monks took it apart and looked at it, the matter was as it was said by the king. At the end of the letter, he wrote: "Why are the three exiled, those two recalled, and you have not come back until now? Lamentable Yes, no matter how noble or humble a person is, there is nothing more pitiful than a woman. If I were a man, I would definitely cross over to the island where my father is. Please hurry back to Beijing with the king.” The monks said: "Look, there is a king! How naive this kid wrote, and he asked me to go back to Beijing with you. It's really heartbreaking! If I can make my own decisions, why should I spend three years here! This The child is twelve years old this year, and he is still so ignorant, how will he marry in the future, how will he work in the palace, and how will he be able to live and live in peace!" He began to cry as he spoke.An ancient song says: "There is no darkness in the hearts of parents, and they go astray only because they miss their children." [1] The deep meaning is probably understood here. "Since I was exiled to this island, I don't have an almanac to count the days, and I don't know how many days have passed. I just recognize the spring and autumn by the flowers and leaves. Winter. Use the brightness and darkness of the moon to distinguish the new moon. After careful calculation, my youngest son should be six years old this year, but he has already passed away before me. When I was going to Xibatiao that year, he wanted to go with me, and I coaxed him Said: "I will be back soon". This situation is still vivid in retrospect today. If I knew it was the last one, why didn't I stay for a while. Originally, the fate of father and son couples is not limited to this life. Why did they abandon me first? I can’t even know a little bit of news in my dreams! I endure the humiliation and live on, just wanting to see them again. Thinking of my daughter, I feel disturbed, but as long as she can live, she can always be with her. Live your life in lamentation. Living like me will make you worry and suffer in vain. I think it is too inhuman." After saying these words, he began to go on a hunger strike, chanting Buddha's name all day long, and praying for righteous thoughts at the end of life [2].Finally, on the twenty-third day after the arrival of the king, he died in that hut at the age of thirty-seven.The king hugged the corpse and wept loudly, but all this was of no use.After crying, Wang Zhu said: "I wanted to go with you, but there is only one lady left in the world, and there is no one who prays for you, so I live in the world for the time being and pray for you." So the Maoan was demolished , covered the dead branches of pine trees and dead leaves of reeds, and cremated on the spot.After Dabi [3] finished, he picked up the remains, hung them around his neck, and took a merchant's boat back to Kyushu. A king came to the place where the daughter of Sengdu lived in seclusion and explained everything that happened on the island in detail: "After reading your letter, your father was even more sad because he couldn't write letters because he didn't have a pen and inkstone. Hidden in my heart. From now on, even if I am reincarnated as a human again, I will never be able to hear his voice or see his face again." After hearing this, the young lady fell down and cried loudly.Since then, at the age of twelve, he became a nun and practiced in Fahua Temple in Nara, praying for his parents, and the situation was really sad.There is a king who hangs the remains of Junkuan’s monk capital around his neck. He came to Gaoye and placed it in the Jingangfeng Temple in the deep mountains. He himself went to Lianhua Valley to become a mage. .The Heike family's grievances are running deep, and the consequences are terrible when you think about it. -------------------------- [1] At this time, the songs of Fujiwara Kensuke (877-933), the singer of the early Heian period in Japan, can be found in "Housenji". 【2】It is the saying of the Buddhist school that you should not have false thoughts when you are dying, so that you can be reborn in the Pure Land. 【3】It means cremation. [4] is the administrative division of Japan, including Tokaido, Higashiyama Road, Hokuriku Road, Sanyin Road, Sanyo Road, Nankai Road, and West Kaido Road. -------------------------- ten whirlwind At noon on May 12th in the third year of Zhicheng (1179), a tornado blew up in the capital and knocked down many houses.The wind blows from the intersection of Nakagomon-dori and Kyoji-dori, and blows towards the southwest. Wherever it passes, the gates and flat gates [1] are all uprooted, blowing to four or five towns or even ten towns away. place to go.The tail posts of Liang Dong flew into the air, and the cypress bark boards [2] on the roof fluttered in the wind like winter leaves.The wind roared, the sky was dark, and the black wind in hell was nothing more than that.Not only the houses were destroyed, but also many people were killed and injured. Almost none of the livestock such as cattle and horses survived.People say that this is a very weird thing, and they should ask God for divination.After divination, the god official [3] said: "Within a hundred days, the ministers who eat a lot of money should be careful. There will be great events in the world, which will not only endanger Buddhism, kings, and laws, but will also cause swords and soldiers, which will last for a long time." Yinyangliao [4] The result of divination is also the same. -------------------------- 【1】Dongmen is a gate with a towering gate, and Pingmen is a door with a flat roof and front and rear eaves. [2] The cypress bark is made of cypress bark instead of planks to cover the roof. [3] The official office that is in charge of offering sacrifices to the gods and the earth, supervising the official shrines of various countries, and engaging in witchcraft divination.Its chief is called God Bo. [4] The organ in charge of astronomy and calendar calculations.