Chapter 120 Section 4

Prince Chambord and Mesa came to the stupa hall of the Dalai Lama.The tall spiritual tower made them look up from time to time, and the wig, sunglasses and the flower pudding covering the nose seemed to be in the way. Prince Chambord took it off and said: "You all recognize us, why are you still wearing them?" Mesa I looked back and forth, left and right, and saw that almost all the monks and tourists were just like them, with their chins raised high, and no one noticed them.She took off the sunglasses and the flower pulu, but still kept the wig. A tourist couldn't help but took out his digital camera and flashed it towards the spiritual pagoda. Immediately a lama jumped out from a dark corner and caught the person to fine him.The man said: "How much." The lama said: "One hundred." The man said: "I will give you two hundred, and I will take another picture." The lama said: "No."

Prince Chambord sighed and said: "This is the stupa of the fifth Dalai Lama, which is the most solemn in Shanbuzhou. It is also the stupa with the longest history, the largest volume and the most luxurious construction in the Potala Palace. It is said that the regent Sangjie personally created the design of this pagoda in the shape of a bodhi pagoda, which cost 1.04 million taels of silver and 110,000 taels of gold. From the base to the top of the tower, it was decorated with 15,540 gemstones. Pearls, emeralds, agates, diamonds, red and green large turquoise, etc., are extremely luxurious and precious. Among them, a pearl that is bigger than the thumb produced in the brain of an elephant is especially rare. The tower vase is the place to store the remains, and the front is the Buddhist altar , for the Avalokitesvara with Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes, and behind it is the coffin of the fifth Dalai Lama and some life and Buddhist utensils he used during his lifetime. The whole stupa is a palace wrapped with a golden skin inlaid with gemstones to wrap an immortal body .”

Mesa looked at the display in front of the pagoda, those golden lamps and golden bowls, enamel porcelain and some older ritual vessels and sacrificial vessels from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, rubbed his eyes in dizziness and said, "Will there be an immortal body?" Prince Chambord said: "Of course it has been made. The making of the body is very complicated. First, clean the body without using any knives or cutting or opening any openings. Take out the internal organs from the upper and lower ventilation holes, suck out the water with the Changtang marsh salt, and let it dry. After it is dehydrated and dried, it is soaked and soaked for at least six times with white sandalwood powder, woody fragrance, saffron, prakuma powder, high-grade borneol, natural lacquer, etc. Put gold powder on it. This person looks as if he just fell asleep or meditated with his eyes closed."

Mesa said: "Since it is the same as before, why not expose it for believers to pay their respects?" Prince Chambord said: "Tibetan Buddhism despises the body. The body whose spirit has left is far less valuable than a worn-out piece of clothing. Leaving the Dharma body of the living Buddha does not lie in the 'sound and appearance', but in the 'power of mana'." Wan Zai'. All the objects used by the Living Buddha, especially the head of the Living Buddha, the Dalai Lama, have magic power. The body is a house where he lived. Naturally, the magic power is stronger than other things he used, so the body is It is used to worship and bless the Dharma, not to commemorate and admire. Besides, the living Buddha will not die. He has been reincarnated and has come to you alive again. Why do you still look at his body in the previous life? It should be The tower can only be admired. From bottom to top, the base of the tower symbolizes the vastness of the earth, the body of the altar symbolizes the vastness of water in the world, the cone symbolizes the blazing fire, the moon basin symbolizes the breath of wind and energy, and the highest point is the lingering spiritual consciousness and Spirit. Earth, water, fire, and air all exist, indicating that the body has returned to the four realms of matter, that is, the realm of form, and the spirit relies on the four realms to become a new law of dependent origination and cause and effect."

Mesa said: "With so much attention, I thought tower burial was just a form of burial similar to sky burial and water burial." Prince Chambord said: "Strictly speaking, the stupa is not a funeral, and there is no such thing as a tower burial in Tibet. The stupa is an art that turns the wheel of life, birth, death, and rebirth into visual art. It is a Buddhist principle. The three-dimensional representation of the living Buddha is a kind of architecture. The body of the living Buddha is not only a building material, but also a building reason. Therefore, a luxurious stupa must be accompanied by a luxurious building." He pointed to the pillars of the stupa hall.

There are sixteen thick square wooden pillars in the Spirit Pagoda Hall, and the carvings of the Dougong on the beam head are extremely exquisite and gorgeous. With the hanging curtains and canopy, the gorgeous colors of the Heavenly Palace are displayed. They walked forward.On both sides of the stupa of the fifth Dalai Lama are the stupas of the tenth Dalai Lama Chuchen Gyatso and the twelfth Dalai Lama Chenglie Gyatso. The two stupas are full of jewels and wrapped in gold skin. Prince Chambord said: "In the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, only the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama and a handful of Great Living Buddhas can preserve their bodies in stupas after they pass away. According to the status of other living Buddhas, there are silver, copper, and mud stupas. The stupa means the inheritance of the holy religion and the existence of the leader. It is more important than the Buddha statue that is purely an idol. Therefore, in Tibetan areas, the luxury of the stupa It is almost crazy, and its value far exceeds that of Buddhist temples and statues. The stupa of the first Dalai Lama was built in Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, and the stupa of the second to fourth Dalai Lamas was built in Drepung Monastery. The eight stupas of the 13th Dalai Lama to the 13th Dalai Lama are all built in the Red Palace of the Potala Palace."

Mesa said: "How can there be eight from the fifth to the thirteenth, it should be nine." Prince Chambord sighed and said: "Only there is no spiritual tower of the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso, because his dharma body cannot be found, and his death will always be a mystery. He is the only god-king in Tibet who does not have a spiritual tower." .” Mesa said: "A 'god-king gone.'" Prince Chambord said, "Yes, a god-king who has gone away." Mesa seemed to have recited a line from the "Guide to Divination" unintentionally: "Why does the god-king who has gone away hide the whole world in the jungle of earth, water, fire, and air?" Suddenly he exclaimed, "'Earth, water A forest of fire, fire, and air'? As you just said, the pagoda is a symbol of earth, water, fire, and air. Isn't a spiritual pagoda just a 'jungle of earth, water, fire, and air'?"

Prince Chambord froze for a moment, then nodded: "That's right, why didn't I think of that? Simply put, Tsangyang Gyatso hid the whole world in the pagoda jungle." "So that means he's not 'going away'?" Mesa said. Prince Chambord said: "It's not important. What's important is that the 'Guidelines for Prophecy' defines the God-King with the word 'far away', and that is the only Tsangyang Gyatso who left Tibet without a stupa." "So what's 'Hide the Entire World'?" Mesa said. Prince Chambord said: "I think it should be like this. In the Buddhist scriptures, the spiritual tower of the fifth Dalai Lama is called 'Zangmu Yexia', which means that it is worth half the world, but what is hidden in the forest of the spiritual tower is 'the whole world. The world', 'the whole world' must refer to the stupa that is more precious than the stupa of the fifth Dalai Lama."

Mesa said: "Then it should be that Tsangyang Gyatso hid the stupa in the stupa forest, but the Potala Palace does not have the stupa of the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso." Prince Chambord said, "Why not?" Mesa said: "You said it was because he could not find his dharma body, and his death will always be a mystery." Prince Chambord said: "No, it's because of 'hidden'. The key word in this sentence should be 'hidden'. Now it seems that the Red Palace of the Potala Palace is not eight stupas, but nine. Cang Yangjia It's not that there is no stupa, but it is hidden." He clenched his fist excitedly, "What we are looking for is this hidden stupa, it must be the terma 'Gate of the Seven Tara' The place. Let’s go, Spirit Pagoda Jungle.”

Prince Chambord brought Mesa to the stupa hall of the seventh Dalai Lama. In addition to the stupa, there is also a seated statue of the seventh Dalai Lama Kelsang Gyatso in the hall. The walls are lattice Buddhist niches and classic books.They walked around the beautifully decorated stupa in the center of the hall several times, and searched in the corners of the four walls. They found no trace of hiding the stupa of Tsangyang Gyatso, and quickly came to the stupa hall of the Eighth Dalai Lama. The Shrine of the Eighth Dalai Lama's Blessed Gyatso was still blank for them, and they found nothing, just like a distant mountain refusing their climbing.The auspicious eight cleanses in front of the stupa: Falun, right-handed conch, white umbrella cover, Zunsheng banner, lotus, Jingping vase, Pisces, and swastika are very dazzling, but what they bring to them is darkness without enlightenment.They looked at their watches and found that half of the three-hour period had passed, so they hurried outside and rushed towards the stupa hall of the Ninth Dalai Lama.

Disappointment overwhelmed them again.Regardless of the stupa and sitting statue of the Ninth Dalai Lama Longduo Gyatso, or the statue of the patriarch Tsongkhapa enshrined in the middle, they were firmly shoved and shoved with ice.They didn't see any place where they could hide the Tsangyang Gyatso Stupa, so they came out soon. Prince Chambord said: "I hope the Eleventh's stupa can bring us surprises." They walked towards the Dalai Lineage Hall on the north side of the main hall, where the statues of the 1st to 5th Dalai Lamas were enshrined. caring. Prince Chambord said: "As stupas, all Dalai Lamas are very beautiful, and almost all of them are the protagonists of the Potala Palace. But when they were alive, the Potala Palace did not bring them all splendor and glory. Here Dark, extreme, dull, and murderous, I often think of the will of the fifth Dalai Lama to the regent Sangye before his death: "There are eight people walking in front of me and behind me, including you. Six of these eight people are reliable. People are unreliable, they are the enemies of politics and religion, and the nemesis of Grupa, you must be careful.” He said, “I am ordered by Bandaram to keep silent, not to mention that I cannot predict when loyal ministers will become traitors, I have already taught you the method of six-armed parental support and promises that eliminates all obstacles. As long as you pray hard, the Dharma Protector will teach you.' But it seems that the Dharma Protector did not teach the Regent Sangjie, and Sangjie did not eliminate it. The danger, from now on, no one can eliminate it." "There has always been antagonism between religious groups," Mesa said. Prince Chambord said: "This kind of confrontation is superficial. The most important thing is that since the seventh century, the regime has intervened in religion, and religion also wants to use the regime to expand its territory and attract believers. The reason why religion and regime can blend in harmony is that The key is that religion has completely discarded nobility and purity in the process of development. The purpose of propagating the Dharma to save oneself and others in the Sakyamuni era has become an exclusive behavior of egoism, and the religious sects formed by different methods of practice have evolved into the interests of fighting for power and profit. Group. Religion is gradually divorced from the heart and faith. Here, the system of "the unity of politics and religion" is a great disaster. It is like a sharp sword that cuts off the head of religion. for'." "Tibetan Buddhism didn't start like that," Mesa said. Prince Chambord said: "Of course, taking the Gelug Sect as an example, the first Dalai Lama Gendun Zhupa was 84 years old, the second Dalai Lama Gendun Gyatso was 67 years old, and the third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso was forty-six years old, and the fourth Dalai Lama, Yunten Gyatso, was twenty-eight years old. With the evolution from a pure sect to a political sect, the lifespan of the Dalai Lama has become shorter and shorter. The eight-year-old fourth Dalai Lama was directly stabbed to death. According to Tibetan historical records, Zangba Khan, the king of upper Tibet of the Chongxin Karma Kagyu Sect, sent people to stab the fourth Dalai Lama to death, and then supported Karma The Kagyu faction established the Karma regime. They "had hatred for the yellow religion and almost wanted to eradicate it." After the fifth Dalai Lama was enthroned, he relied on Gush Khan, the leader of the Oirat Mongolian Heshuote tribe, to overthrow the Karma regime and established the Ge The Gaden Phodrang regime of the Lu sect formally established the system of "the unity of politics and religion". The fifth Dalai Lama died at the age of 66. The sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, died at the age of 24, which is completely sinister. Victims of politics. The seventh Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso, died at the age of fifty, and the eighth Dalai Lama, at the age of forty-seven. They were all okay, considered normal, but then it was miserable, from the ninth to the twelfth In 1815, the ninth Dalai Lama, Longduo Gyatso, died violently in the Potala Palace at the age of eleven; Died violently at the age of 22; in 1855 AD, the 11th Dalai Lama Kaizhu Gyatso died violently in the Potala Palace at the age of 18; in 1875 AD, the 12th Dalai Lama Cheng Liejia Cuo still died violently in the Potala Palace at the age of 20. Whenever the Dalai Lama died violently, the Qing minister in Tibet would order that the body of the Dharma should not be moved, and everything in the Dalai Lama’s palace should not be moved. The Dalai Lama’s attendant officials were investigated by the Minister of State in Tibet for an autopsy. Everyone knew that the Dalai Lama was poisoned to death, but every time the investigation failed, the murderer became even more unscrupulous.” Mesa said: "It is not so much that the regime murdered the religious leaders, but rather that the religion itself killed its own leaders. Who told you to replace the pure belief of innocence with the desire for power?" The two walked around the Dalai Lama's lineage hall three times, seeing all the places where the stupa could be hidden, but found nothing.When they left, the ever-burning lanterns in front of the Eleventh Dalai Lama's stupa flickered as if to say goodbye, one went out, and another went out. Prince Chambord said: "Now, only the thirteenth Dalai Lama's stupa is left in the stupa forest. The thirteenth Dalai Lama died at the age of fifty-eight. It is the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso to the thirteenth Dalai Lama. He is the one with the longest lifespan, and the one with the most achievements in politics and religion, so his spiritual pagoda is very important." Mesa said: "You mean that the possibility of hiding the Tsangyang Gyatso Stupa in his place is also the greatest?" Prince Chambord took a breath, but said nothing.