Chapter 125 Section 5

For Prince Chambord, among all the Buddhist halls in the Potala Palace, this Buddhist hall is the one he visits the most.He looked at everything with warm and friendly eyes as if he had returned to his hometown, and nodded in satisfaction when he saw that nothing had changed.He felt that all the Buddha statues knew him and looked at him kindly. Standing in front of the gilded sign on the left side of the entrance, Mesa looked at the words "Longevity Buddha Hall" written on it, and grabbed Prince Chambord and said, "Wrong, wrong, this is not the Buddha Hall of Infinite Light."

Prince Chambord said: "Yes, Longevity Buddha is also called Amitayus Buddha. Tibetan Buddhism believes that Amitayus Buddha is the original Amitabha Buddha, and Amitayus Buddha is the Amitabha Buddha after incarnation. The former represents space, the latter represents time, and the two It’s actually the same. But most people call it the Longevity Buddha Hall.” Mesa turned around and said, "There are so many Buddha statues, are they all Longevity Buddha?" Prince Chambord took her to a Buddha statue wearing a yellow peach-shaped hat in the center, put his hands together and bowed, saying: "This is Tsongkhapa. There are two reasons why it is called the Longevity Buddha Hall. One is that it is enshrined in the niches along the wall. There are a thousand Longevity Buddhas, and the second is that there is an Egg Zedi Dharma Protector God, which comes from Indian Tantric Buddhism. Wrathful Venerable. In order to teach the Dharma Realm, Buddha Amitayus subdues heretics with might and destroys karmic obstacles with wisdom, so he transformed into the appearance of great virtue."

Mesa quickly reminded: "Use it to guard the 'Seven Tara Gate'?" Prince Chambord froze for a moment: "Ah, maybe." He took her through the niches along the wall, looking at the Longevity Buddhas holding vases and chrysanthemums in the meditation seal on the lotus pedestal, suddenly he was a little confused, are we here to pay respect to the Longevity Buddha?He said: "In the 'Guidelines for Granting Prophecies', there is a sentence 'why the prayers of the Buddha of Infinite Light have not seen any changes so far'. At first, I thought that the Panchen Lama was the reincarnation of the Buddha of Infinity Light. There must be prayers from the Buddha of Infinite Light in the Bu Monastery, and now it seems that the Potala Palace, the residence of the Dalai Lama, needs the illumination of the Buddha of Infinite Light, also known as the Buddha of Longevity.”

Mesa asked, "Why?" Prince Chambord said: "I have already told you that the lineage of the Dalai Lama is more likely to die young. The lineage of the Panchen Lama lived longer. Fifteen years old, the third Panchen Lama Lobsang Tendrup was 61 years old, the fourth Panchen Lama Lobsang Qujie was the oldest at 92 years old, the fifth Panchen Lama Lobsang Yixi was 74 years old, and the sixth Panchen Lama Baiden Yixi was 74 years old. Forty-two years old, the Seventh Panchen Tenpai Nyima was seventy-two years old, the eighth Panchen Lama Tenpai Wangchuk was twenty-seven years old, and the ninth Panchen Lama Quji Nyima was fifty-four years old. The Panchen Lama's lineage has a tradition of concentrating on practicing Buddhism, is not too involved in the world, stays away from the political vortex, and has no desires, and has not been assassinated. "The integration of politics and religion" is only a small-scale and regional one for the Panchen Lama lineage."

"That doesn't seem like something we need to figure out," Mesa said. Prince Chambord said: "No, after we figure it out, we will know that the Longevity Buddha in the Potala Palace was enshrined only after the system of 'unity of politics and religion' had been formed and the lineage of the Dalai Lama died young. They started from the lineage of the Panchen Lama. Inspired by his longevity, he hoped that the Panchen Lama, the reincarnation of the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, the Longevity Buddha, would bless the Dalai Lama. One of the most important halls of the Potala Palace. Almost all Longevity Buddhas started to be consecrated after the Dalai Lama's lineage died young."

Mesa said, "Is the Longevity Buddha built at this time important to us?" Prince Chambord said: "No, what is more important is the blessing of the Panchen Lama. Who can say that his blessing is not a terma? The earliest blessing came from the fifth Panchen Lama, Lobsang Yixi. After Tsangyang Gyatso was escorted to Beijing, La Zang Khan wanted to replace the Dalai Lama himself, but failed, so he re-selected a beggar's son in Basu as the reincarnation of the fifth Dalai Lama. Later, in order to establish the prestige of the new Dalai Lama and consolidate his position, he invited him to worship the Dalai Lama all the time. The fifth Panchen Lama, who has a high status in the Gelug Sect, came to Lhasa to give precepts to the new soul boy. The fifth Panchen Lama gave the new soul boy the novice precepts in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, and took the dharma name Yixi Gyatso Basangbu, and then in Potala During the ceremony, the Fifth Panchen Lama lived in the Potala Palace for five days. He refused to live in the West Sunlight Hall arranged for him by Lazang Khan on the pretext of meditating because he was afraid of light. Here it is."

As Prince Chambord said, he glanced back inadvertently, and found that the Skeleton Killer was five steps away. He immediately thought that Bixiu must be here again, otherwise the Skeleton Killer would not be so close to him.He looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw Bixiu standing at the door of the Longevity Buddha Hall, looking over here.He looked at the skeleton killer trustingly, still feeling that the other party was here to protect him. The skeleton killer put his hands tightly in his trouser pockets, inside was the gun he snatched from Bixiu, and the muzzle of the gun was facing outwards, as if his genitals were getting erect.Then he didn't have to pull out his gun if he wanted to shoot.For a moment, he had indeed pulled the trigger with his right index finger, and then he moved his finger away when he suddenly saw the Egg Zedi guardian god glaring at him against the wall on the right.He knew that Egg Zedi Dharma Protector is another form of Yamantaka Vajra, and Yamantaka Vajra is the deity of his family for three generations. How can he kill before he worships?What's more, this deity of great virtue is also the wrathful deity of the Buddha of Infinite Life. Although it exists to drive away evil and destroy opponents, but "the Buddha does not see blood", it must be wrong to let a life live short in front of the Buddha of Longevity. Against the will of the deity.

He knelt down, kowtowed to Vajra Mahavira and said, "Please close your eyes, my merciful deity, I'm going to kill someone." Then he got up and continued to stare at Prince Chambord. Mesa also saw the Skeleton Killer, so he didn't pay much attention, and urged Prince Chambord to say, "Go ahead." Prince Chambord said: "At that time, it was not called Longevity Buddha Hall, but Dedanji Hall. It was the residence of the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso. Tsangyang Gyatso has been living in the Potala Palace since he was fourteen years old. Here, it is now the only place in the Potala Palace that has the remains of Tsangyang Gyatso."

They walked toward the north side of the hall, where there was an enclosed rectangular platform with a carpet and a chair with low arms and a yellow silk upholstery. Prince Chambord said: "This is the platform and throne of Tsangyang Gyatso. He practiced and chanted scriptures here, and silently sang love songs that could never be finished." Mesa said: "Will the 'Gate of Seven Tara' be here?" Prince Chambord said: "No, when I was investigating Tsangyang Gyatso, I wondered whether there would be any suicide note left here. Tsangyang Gyatso is a sensitive and thoughtful person. Before leaving the Potala Palace I must have had a premonition of my point of no return. Later I found out that other people who I thought of would also think that these places, the entire bedroom must have been rummaged by Razang Khan and others over and over again."

Mesa said, "Then what's the use of us being here?" Prince Chambord said: "There must be, otherwise the 'Prophecy Guide' would not have led us here. As I said, the Fifth Panchen Lama actually admired Tsangyang Gyatso and deposed an outstanding tantric poet to Lazang Khan. Very dissatisfied. But why did he still accept Lazang Khan’s request to confer precepts and attend the enthronement ceremony for a so-called reincarnated soul boy who is obviously Lazang Khan’s puppet? Why didn’t Lazang Khan arrange it for him after he came? The West Sunlight Hall, but lived in the Dedanji Hall? Maybe this is the key."

"So why?" Mesa asked. Prince Chambord said: "Both the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama are the leaders of the Gelug Sect. The eminent monks of the Gelug Sect hope that the Panchen Lama, the incarnation of Amitayus, can secretly bless the lineage of the Dalai Lama, so that the real Tsangyang Gyatso's reincarnated soul boy can be reincarnated as soon as possible." He appeared and lived as long as the Panchen Lama. The fifth Panchen Lama brought a long-lived Buddha from India, the hometown of Sakyamuni, into the Dedanji Hall. When he left, he left the long-lived Buddha in Tsangyang Gyatso In the Buddhist altar in front of the throne. This is the first Longevity Buddha in the Dedanji Hall, and it should also be the real blessing of the fifth Panchen Lama to the Dalai lineage. Such blessings are likely to become a way to dig Tibetans and become a "teaching Note the content of the guide': 'Why have the prayers of the Buddha of Infinite Light not seen a change so far?'” Mesa looked at a splendid altar and asked, "Where is the first Longevity Buddha?" Prince Chambord said: "I am looking for it, but I can't find it. It is difficult for us to tell which one of the thousand Longevity Buddhas is older with the naked eye." Mesa said: "There will always be differences. The historical stage of the statue is different from the artist. The style, material, color, size, and appearance may all show characteristics." Prince Chambord said: "I think so too, hurry up and look for it again." They looked at the top and bottom of the Buddhist altars and compared them one by one, trying to find a different one among the thousand Longevity Buddhas. Prince Chambord said: "The blessing of the Fifth Panchen Lama in the Dedanji Temple was very successful, and major changes took place in the history of Tibet soon. The reincarnation of the fifth Dalai Lama re-selected by Lazang Khan did not get Tibetans and Tibetans. Recognized by the entire Gelug sect, other tribes of the Mongolian royal family do not believe in it. They call him 'Monba Lama', 'Mr. Yang Gyatso, and according to the love song that Tsangyang Gyatso left behind and sang for a while when he left Lhasa - "Pure White Crane, please lend me your wings, I will not fly far away, and I will come back after a visit to Litang" , firmly believed that their god king and romantic love song master would be reincarnated in Litang. Soon there was news that Tsangyang Gyatso’s reincarnated soul boy was found in Litang, and Lazang Khan sent people to Litang to try to poison the soul boy. Among the emissaries sent was a monk from Kham who worshiped Tsangyang Gyatso very much. He replaced the poison pills with ordinary stomach disease pills, which saved the soul boy from being poisoned. The parents of the soul boy were worried that such a thing would happen again, so they took the soul boy away Litang, fled to Dege. Later, he was welcomed to Qinghai by Batur Taiji, the great benefactor of the Gelug Sect who lived in Qinghai Lake, and made offerings to Kumbum Monastery. Immediately afterwards, Tsewang, the leader of the Mongolian Junggar tribe who was far away in Xinjiang On the pretext of escorting his daughter to marry Lazang Khan's eldest son, Arabbutan sent troops into Tibet, defeated Lazang Khan's army, and occupied Lhasa. Lazang Khan rushed out of the Potala Palace with a servant, Dozens of Junggar soldiers fought with swords and swords outside the gate of Cuo Duolang, killing seven or eight opponents and then died on the spot. In this way, the power-hungry Lazang Khan was eaten by the even more power-hungry Tsewang Arabutan What is sobering is that they are not only believers in Buddhism, but also benefactors of the Gelug Sect. They fight against one sect, and the Tibetan religious sects also rise and fall with their ups and downs." They walked along the shrine from left to right, and the thousand Longevity Buddhas were coated with a layer of film by their eyes. They became less and less clear, and more and more felt that the style, material, color, size, and appearance were completely different. the difference. Mesa said: "Since the Fifth Panchen Lama left the Longevity Buddha who accompanied him all the year round in the Dedanji Temple, it is his real blessing to the Dalai lineage. Since this time the blessing was very successful, why does the 'Guide to Prophecy' say:' The prayers of the Buddha of Infinite Light have not seen a divine change so far'?" Prince Chambord said: "Although the fifth Panchen Lama's blessing was very successful, the 'Guidelines for Prophecy' does not require us to explore the signs of success, but to keep our eyes on the 'Gate of the Seven Tara'." The Seven Degrees The terma of "Mother's Gate" has not appeared in this world so far, so it is said that "the prayer of the Buddha of Infinite Light has not seen the transformation of the gods so far." We are here for the transformation of the gods." Mesa asked: "Does it mean that the Fifth Panchen Lama helped the Sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso complete the 'Gate of Seven Tara' terma?" Prince Chambord did not answer, and continued to speak according to his own ideas: "The greatest success of the fifth Panchen Lama's blessing lies in the fact that after Lazang Khan was killed, the Mongolian Junggar tribe's leader Tsewang Arabutan dominated one side and rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi The emperor believed that Tibet shielded Qinghai, Yunnan and Shu, and if it was robbed by Junggar, there would be no peace. So he sent a large army to conquer, and at the same time canonized the reincarnated soul boy of Tsangyang Gyatso who was born in Litang, and sent troops to escort him into Tibet. Lazang Khan The sixth Dalai Lama, Yixi Gyatso Basangbu, was sent to Beijing for processing. This is actually tantamount to recognizing Tsangyang Gyatso’s Dalai Lama status. Tsangyang Gyatso’s reincarnated soul boy returned from Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai After arriving in Lhasa, the Fifth Panchen Lama was invited to come to Lhasa to give him the novice precepts, and took the Dharma name Kelsang Gyatso. So the Fifth Panchen Lama came to the Potala Palace again. This time, he lived in the West Sunlight Hall. Because The West Sunlight Hall will be the residence of the seventh Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso. The eminent monks of the Gelug Sect once again hope that Panchen Lama, the incarnation of Infinite Light Buddha, will bless the lineage of the Dalai Lama so that the seventh Dalai Lama can live a long and healthy life. There is no literature It is recorded whether the Fifth Panchen Lama brought another Longevity Buddha who accompanied him all the year round, but the Longevity Buddha will definitely be enshrined in the West Sunlight Hall. Blessing." Mesa said: "If it is not recorded in the literature, it is not brought." Prince Chambord said: "Then, where did the Longevity Buddha, which is indispensable for blessing the West Sunlight Temple, come from?" Mesa said: "If it were me, I would invite the Longevity Buddha from the Dedanji Temple to the West Sunlight Hall. Since Tsangyang Gyatso has been reincarnated, there is no need to continue to bless the Dedanji Temple and let a very effective Longevity Buddha go to the West Sunlight Hall. It is a matter of course for the West Sunlight Hall to protect the seventh Dalai Lama." Prince Chambord said: "That's the conclusion I want to draw." Mesa said, "You mean we're going to the West Sunlight Temple?" Prince Chambord said: "Look again, before we leave here, we must be sure that nothing will be missed." They walked along the shrine from right to left again, and a thousand Longevity Buddhas faced them with increasing indifference.They almost stuck their noses to the wooden edge of the altar, but they couldn't find a different one.There are corners in the extension of the Buddhist niche, and there are only a few dozen statues left.Mesa was in front, and Prince Chambord was behind. Mesa had watched it, and Prince Chambord watched it again. The two of them were so focused that they even held their breath. At this moment, the skeleton killer who had been keeping a five-step distance from Prince Chambord suddenly came over and grabbed him.Prince Chambord turned his head to see that the skeleton killer was grinning.