Chapter 19 Chapter 18 The Book and the Cane

"Ugyen Belon" comes from a classic of Padmasambhava - "Five Legacy Teachings".Padmasambhava is the master who brought Buddhism from India to Tibet, so Padmasambhava is considered the second Buddha in Tibetan areas.In "Five Legacy Teachings", the master predicted that there is a holy place in the world called "Ugin Belon", which is an ideal country that mortals with predestined relationship can enter. "Ugyen" was originally a place name, the birthplace of Guru Rinpoche, a small state in ancient India.But the word "Ugyen" originally means "flying" in Sanskrit.The literal translation of the words Bei and Long means "a hidden valley".Therefore, "Ugyen Peron" often has two translations, one is translated as "Secret Collection of Guru Rinpoche" and the other is translated as "Flying Valley".It is said that under the leadership of pure and innocent people, as long as people are full of good wishes and keep a pure heart, it is possible to enter such a valley.And once you enter, the valley behind you will automatically close, and those who enter will be very happy, while those outside will never find its trace.

Historically, there has been an endless stream of people wishing to find "Ugin Peron", and in the early 1950s, there was a huge movement to find "Ugin Peron". First, in 1953, a child who was considered to be the reincarnation of the Living Buddha attracted many followers because he was very supernatural and could dream of what would happen the next day.Because the child was accompanied by a goat since he was a child, he was called "Goat Lama".Suddenly one day, he got a "Book from Heaven", and this young lama who was only five or six years old claimed that he could lead everyone to find the legendary "Ugin Peron".Then his followers followed him on the road.

Along the way, they went through hardships, and often when there was no way to go, the Goat Lama either relied on the scriptures to guide the way, or threw his stick into the sky, and led his believers forward completely relying on God's revelation.A year later, they arrived at the Bayinbulak Grassland in Hejing County, Xinjiang. If this incident is just a small legend, there are even more legends.Five years later, under the leadership of another powerful living Buddha who is said to be able to stop the "zombie plague", and also relying on the guidance of a "celestial book", a larger number of latecomers came to Xinjiang from northern Tibet and joined the Goat Lama .What is strange is that the believers led by the Great Living Buddha and the Goat Lama did not come from the same place, and they did not make an appointment in advance, but surprisingly they took the same route.

The spiritual leader of those latecomers was named Zhanacangpa, who had the "Oracle from Heaven" in his hand, and it is said that he led everyone forward in strict accordance with the direction indicated in the book along the way.Some of the parties who are still alive still remember clearly that everything written in the book was verified at that time: what kind of mountains they encountered when they said they were going north in the book; It was written that they would go to a place without water, and they arrived in Taklamakan. Nearly a thousand people arrived at the Bayinbulak prairie. When they first saw this meadow, where the grass could reach the belly of a horse, they thought they had found the legendary "Ugin Veron".Later they lived in this fertile place for thirty years.In the late 1980s, because there were no Tibetan language schools, the children of these Tibetans could not learn their mother tongue. Later, under the coordination of the government, these Tibetans all moved back to northern Tibet.However, a small number of Tibetans moved back and live on this vast prairie to this day.

The Abba of the little lama Xiuwang Aji is a Tibetan who moved back.He was born in Bayinbulak, and married a local Mongolian girl when he grew up. When they moved back, they were in great pain. One wanted to leave and the other wanted to stay.The little lama's father shook his fist at his wife after drinking to relieve his worries. At this moment, the couple divorced.The little lama's father returned to northern Tibet, but he did not expect to find him again two years later, but at this time his wife had married another Mongolian man.This father is passionate by nature and cannot forget his ex-wife, so he waits hard outside her yurt.As a result, he finally won back his ex-wife's heart.

When Xiuwang Aji was five years old, one day he was taking a nap at home when he heard a group of people making noise outside his yurt.He just opened his somewhat misty eyes, and saw two people holding pure white khatas as they came in and worshiped, calling them "living Buddhas".Just like that, Xiuwang Aji was dubbed the "Reincarnated Living Buddha" and left home, and has since lived in the oldest yellow temple in the area.As for his origin, it is even more astonishing. He is considered to be the reincarnation of one of the most influential Mongolian Living Buddhas in the area.This Living Buddha was killed by Sheng Shicai in the 1940s. He didn't have time to be reincarnated at that time, and he went through many catastrophes before he was able to reincarnate successfully.

After listening to the long introduction of the middle-aged lama opposite, Chu Feng was dumbfounded, and when he looked at the young lama again, his eyes were a little more probing.The little lama smiled slightly, neither speaking nor explaining, only the speed of the rosary in his hand slightly accelerated, showing that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface. The vision in the sky had disappeared without a trace, the sky was getting late, and the rain just now that Chu Feng had not witnessed with his own eyes was really not bad.If there were a few more drops of this rain, the place where Chu Feng and the others were hiding would turn into a swamp; if there were a few less drops, even if the fire was extinguished, the rising heat would be enough to roast them.Looking at the surrounding situation, Chu Feng glanced at the little lama who was pinching a Buddhist bead with one hand and muttering like he was reciting scriptures.Could it really be him?As soon as this idea came to Chu Feng's mind, he quickly drove it away.

Today, although there are still scorching hot air waves around them, fortunately there is a small pond beside them. With this little water, a group of people can barely sit on their buttocks.Chu Feng was very surprised that under such circumstances, why did the lama who had only met twice tell him these secrets.The bright beast in the mirage appeared vividly in front of his eyes like this, which caused a huge shock to his brain, and some of the originally established concepts showed signs of collapse. If there is nothing wrong with his eyes, the place where the Bright Beast appeared must be the legendary Kunlun, so why did the two lamas bite to death and it was the "Ugin Belon" they dreamed of?etc! "Ugin Belon" is also known as "Flying Valley". Could it be said that it flew to Kunlun Mountain?Chu Feng's heart was suddenly touched, and soon he shook his head and laughed at his nervousness.

"Ugin Veron, that must be Ugin Veron!" The little lama's voice hadn't gone through the voice-changing period, and still had the sharpness unique to children.But his demeanor was not anxious, "Ugin Veron, who is only open to pure and kind people with predestined relationship—" His tone was full of emotion, and Chu Feng felt it was very absurd and weird. "I heard that in Tibetan Buddhism, people generally have to live for seven to forty-nine days after death. Why did you leave old Joplin's house so quickly?" Chu Feng was just looking for something to say.For some reason, he instinctively avoided the little lama's next topic.For the next night, everyone can only sleep here. He has too many topics that he doesn't want to touch on, so he can only choose relatively safe topics to talk about.

Tibetan Buddhism believes that there are seven to forty-nine days of the bardo period after death, during which the human soul still has perception, and they are still obsessed with everything in the mortal world and cannot bear to give up.This time is extremely dangerous for a person's soul, and he may fall into hell because he loses his way forward.For a large number of Mongols who believe in Tibetan Buddhism in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, there is no difference in this aspect from the Tibetans in Tibet. They need a "pillow lama" to chant scriptures, guide the soul in the correct direction of reincarnation, and guide the soul's rebirth .In terms of the local status of the little Living Buddha just introduced, it is a blessing for old Joplin and his entire family to invite him to be a "pillow lama" before his death.

"Old Joplin is a pure and kind person. He has passed away and no longer needs us." The little lama said slowly, and then gave Chu Feng a ulterior motive, as if trying to see through his thoughts . Chu Feng felt that he couldn't stand the child's gaze more and more.What the hell, how could his eyes be sharper than the seventy or eighty-year-old fox? The little lama didn't seem to see Chu Feng's expression. He slowly took out a very ordinary wooden walking stick from under his loose robe: "This is the walking stick used by the goat lama back then!" "Really! Can you let me see it?" Xilin, who was stunned by the story, immediately jumped three feet high when he heard that the object in front of him was a legendary object, and leaned towards the little lama , Tian asked others to show him things with a straight face. The little lama smiled slightly and handed him the stick.Xilin turned it over and over in his hand, but didn't find anything special: "What! Isn't it just an ordinary wooden walking stick, and the carving skills are terrible. Can this thing attract miracles?" "Miracles do not rely on any external things, only sincerity!" The little lama looked like a master of Taoism, and calmly retracted his cane, causing Xilin to bark his teeth secretly. "Since the cane is here with you, is the Heavenly Book..." Chu Feng began to wonder if the little lama had some ulterior motives in acquainting him. Hearing his question, the little lama actually smiled and nodded: "Yes, the book of heaven is also with me. I went to old Joplin's house under the guidance of the book of heaven. The book of heaven told me that to find the legendary Ugin Veron, Had to get the help of a Chinese. It sent me to the West. A loyal elder died. Two foreigners were there. One of the foreigners was the one I was looking for. At the old Joplin's house, as soon as I saw you, I knew you must be the one I was looking for. It's just that when you left, I had to help old Joplin's soul go the right way, so I had to chase after you. It turns out that my hunch was right, you see, Ugin Veron It has already appeared before us!" After speaking, his eyes burst into dazzling expressions. When Chu Feng heard this, his head grew dizzy. In his life, he least believed in these gods and gods. However, in the past few months, he has encountered too many things that can subvert his traditional cognition.Not to mention far away, just now, he also witnessed the legendary nine-headed human-faced enlightened beast.Although it is only in a mirage, who can guarantee that there must be no real reference? "Is there really a heavenly book?!" Xilin was most interested in these things, and immediately wanted to read them. The little lama took out a worn old sheepskin from his arms indifferently, and motioned Xilin to show it to Chu Feng. Xilin took it, and in the spirit of seeing it first, he read it up and down, inside and out, and he couldn't understand any of the words inside, so he had to pout and hand it to Chu Feng reluctantly. . Chu Feng took it over and took a look at it for the first time, his face changed!His eyes were wide open, and he looked like he had seen a ghost: This text, this text is just... Even if he claims to have extraordinary concentration, he couldn't help shaking his hands at this moment.After bowing his head for a long time, he slowly raised his head when his hand gradually stabilized: "You, do you know this kind of writing?" "I don't know." The little lama smiled, "No one can understand this kind of writing. At that time, whether it was the goat lama who set out first, or the Tsangpa Rinpoche who set off later, they could only use one method to obtain the guidance of the heavenly book. It’s—meditation!” "Meditation?" Chu Feng didn't believe it. He didn't know a single character. How did they find this place all the way from northern Tibet?Not to mention anything else, the no-man's land in northern Tibet and the Taklimakan Desert can still confuse and hinder human exploration to this day, not to mention the group of Tibetans who didn't even have a compass back then? The Tibetans of the four tribes, relying only on the meditation of their spiritual leaders, embarked on the migration road that could be called a narrow escape at that time without hesitation. This is really... Chu Feng sighed, and he felt a little unbelievable , but somewhat understandable.It was strange that these two completely opposite ideas actually coexisted in his mind. Regardless of whether meditation is reliable or not, the little lama in front of me who is comparable to the "Tianshan Child Elder" is right in saying something—this kind of words is really unreadable in the world today.No one can be more sure of this than Chu Feng, because this is the words that appeared on the wolfskin document handed down by his family, and was later seen again on the mysterious stone tablet.Previously, he had decomposed part of the oracle bone inscriptions into radical combinations, and obtained the five characters "Kunlun Mountain has water".Could it be that this is really a guiding document to guide people to find "Kunlun"?But, why do Tibetans think that with it, they can find their legendary "Ugin Belon"?The only thing they have in common is that they are illusory and exist in mythology.After deciphering these texts, can we really find the legendary place?Can the legend be true?What's wrong with me?Will staunch atheists ever believe in myths and legends? "This doesn't conflict with your original destination!" The little lama seemed to have practiced mind reading skills, and he saw that Chu Feng seemed to be contradicting himself. "That's different. I didn't believe that place really existed. I just believed that there was such a language or writing, or some kind of evidence, that could prove that a civilization's ancestral land really appeared in history. But it is impossible to preserve it. To this day, I don’t believe in those things in myths and legends, such as…” Chu Feng hesitated for a moment before being interrupted by the little lama: “For example, what? For example, Shenmu Ladder, Enlightened Beast, Queen Mother of the West, or Undead Medicine? Didn’t you see it?” He pointed to the sky just now and said mysteriously. Chu Feng opened his mouth wide enough to swallow an egg: "You, you, how do you know this?" "I have read the books of your Han people. My mission is to find Ugin Peron, so I am naturally interested in some legendary things, such as your Kunlun Shrine, the European Garden of Eden and so on." When the little lama said this Laughing like an old fox. "Damn, you are really an enlightened lama!" Chu Feng couldn't help but swear.Is this still a child?Most people at this age have not even finished learning the scriptures of their own religion, yet he still cares so much.