Chapter 316: Build a Nine-Story Eight-Sided Glazed Pagoda
The dragon is the leader of the scaly insects.
Its shape has nine similarities: head like a camel, horns like a deer, eyes like a rabbit, ears like a cow, neck like a snake, belly like a clam, scales like a carp, claws like an eagle, and paws like a tiger.
There are eighty-one scales on its back, which represent the number 99 yang. Its sound is like the sound of a copper plate being struck. There are whiskers beside its mouth, a bright pearl under its jaw, and reverse scales under its throat.
There is Boshan on the head, also known as Chimu. A dragon cannot ascend to heaven without Chimu. Its breath turns into clouds, and it can change into both water and fire.
Pinggong Qianye first drew a rough sketch on paper, and then added auspicious clouds around the dragon, making it appear looming.
A dragon needs to hide in order to reveal its uniqueness.
If it is fully displayed nakedly, it will lose the dignity and sacredness it should have.
In today's terms, it means leaving enough room for the viewer's imagination.
"Auspicious clouds are too sacred and lack majesty. If they were thunderclouds that bring rain, perhaps they would be more majestic."
Pinggong Chiye was revising the sketch while thinking.
After painting the moving clouds and rain, he also painted some buildings hidden deep in the thunderclouds.
There are seven layers of palace walls, seven layers of railings, seven layers of nets, and seven layers of trees, all around are decorated with seven treasures, and countless birds are singing in harmony.
As he continued to write, the image of the mighty heavenly dragon gradually took shape in his mind and already had a rough outline.
Just when Pinggong Qianye was concentrating on painting, his cell phone suddenly rang.
He put down the pen in his hand temporarily and picked up the mobile phone beside him. It was a call from Qingxuandeng.
Pinggong Qianye subconsciously glanced at the time. It was past two in the morning and he hadn't returned home yet. Was he planning to play with his phone all night?
When I first bought my first mobile phone, I seemed to be playing with it all the time and couldn’t bear to go to sleep.
When the call was connected, Qing Xingdeng's dissatisfied and resentful voice was heard from the other end of the line.
"Why don't you reply to my message?"
"I'm drawing and don't want to be disturbed."
"What picture?"
Seeing that Qingxuande was interested, Pinggong Qianye took a photo and sent it to her. He saw that there were hundreds of messages on Line, and a bunch of them were sent every once in a while.
"This dragon gives me a terrifying feeling. It makes me shudder with fear."
"The mighty Heavenly Dragon defeated the demons and became a Taoist. What do you think?"
“Will it be too fierce?”
"The Buddha has a wrathful aspect, and can subdue thousands of demons."
"On one hand, he is compassionate, on the other hand, he is fierce. The Buddha is truly changeable."
Hiramiya Chiye chatted with Aoandon for a while, and after roughly understanding Aoandon's request, he pushed Kazama Yumeko's Line account to her.
This is to prevent her from bombarding me with messages because I am the only friend on the list.
On Yumeko Kazama's side is Shiranui, also a big monster. Aoandon should be able to have a very happy chat with her.
After ending the call, Pinggong Qianye went to take a bath and prepared to go to sleep.
When I came back, I received a message from Yumeko Kazama. She was complaining to me, saying that Aoandon sent too many messages and it made it difficult for her to fall asleep.
"This is a great way for you to learn about your Lord Shiranui's past life."
After spending a long time with Yumeko Kazama, Chiye Hiramiya also roughly understood her little thoughts.
"really?"
Yumeko Kazama was instantly excited, and then with great enthusiasm she went to have a late-night chat with the energetic and enthusiastic Qingxuande.
Now that she can have a good sleep, Pinggong Qianye put her phone away and fell asleep peacefully.
……
When she woke up the next day, Qingxuande was still in the monk's room in the temple. Pinggong Qianye just took a look from outside, and saw that she was happily chatting with Fengjian Yumeko, so he did not disturb her.
After the morning class ended and they had eaten, Heimiya Chiye called Ruyi and Akechi Mitsuhide, and the three of them came to the outside of the temple, to a patch of weeds on the west side.
"I have roughly designed the blueprint of the pagoda. You can first let the construction workers flatten the nearby area and lay the foundation. After I come back, you can start building the pagoda." While speaking, Pinggong Qianye picked up a branch and drew a rough 20*20 area on the ground, covering an area of about 400 square meters.
“The construction of the pagoda is finally about to begin!”
Ruyi and Akechi Mitsuhide were particularly excited, as Heimiya Chiye had told them before that once the pagoda was built, one floor would be dedicated to each of them.
This is a great merit, which not only can accumulate blessings and virtues, but also can enhance spiritual practice, and has many benefits.
"I'll call Takeda and the others right now. I believe they will come back to help."
Hiramiya Chiye did not stop Akechi Mitsuhide's actions. Building a pagoda is a long-term project and also a process of accumulating blessings.
Even if you just make a small contribution, you can get good feedback.
"How many floors does Master Liansheng plan to build the pagoda?"
"Ninth floor."
Pinggong Qianye's eyes sparkled slightly, "I want to build a nine-story, eight-sided glazed pagoda."
His design for the pagoda was almost complete, and except for some minor details, everything else had been finalized.
For example, he plans to inlay the tower body with five-colored glazed bricks: yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple.
There are eighty-one eternal lamps in the tower, nine on each floor.
He already had ideas about the thickness of each wick, the design of the Buddha and Bodhisattva patterns on the murals, the orientation...but they had not yet been finalized.
It would take quite a while to lay the foundation, so he could continue to consider it.
"Does the pagoda have a name?" Akechi Mitsuhide asked curiously.
"Guangze Pagoda, how about this name?"
Pinggong Qianye had also thought of other names, such as the Demon-Subduing Tower, the Demon-Subduing Tower, the Light Tower, the Tathagata Tower, the Daqian Tower... and so on, but in the end he felt that the name Guangze Pagoda was more in line with what he wanted.
Whether it is to subdue demons or monsters, or to bring light to the universe, these are just the means needed to achieve the goals desired in one's heart.
It is vast and boundless, and benefits all living things.
Being able to bring benefits to all living beings is the original intention of building the pagoda.
"Guangze Pagoda, Guangze..."
Akechi Mitsuhide and Ruyi read the name several times and felt that it was a good name. They unanimously agreed with Hiramiya Chiye's name.
"What are you talking about?"
Qingxuandeng, who was left alone in the temple, ended his chat at some point and came nearby.
"Build a pagoda."
"This temple really should have a pagoda, otherwise it always feels like something is missing."
Qing Xingdeng asked Pinggong Qianye about some specific matters concerning the construction of the pagoda. After listening, he immediately expressed his opinion: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"I do need your help." Pinggong Qianye smiled and said, "On the day the pagoda is completed, Weilian Ancient Temple will chant sutras for three days. How about you chant for one day?"
"Ah?" Qing Xingdeng was stunned for a moment, his small eyes filled with confusion.
Let her chant the scriptures?
Moreover, on the day when the pagoda was completed, many Buddhist monks were invited to visit, and she was asked to chant scriptures on top of the newly built pagoda?
She didn't have the confidence to do such an important thing well.
"I have no interest in chanting sutras..."
"You are a Buddhist woman, chanting sutras is a very simple thing for you. Are you afraid of showing your weakness in front of others?"
Pinggong Qianye provoked him a little, and Qing Xingdeng raised his eyebrows slightly, snorted, and immediately agreed to it.
"Isn't it just chanting scriptures? What's so difficult about it?"
"Then it's settled."
Seeing the smile on Pinggong Qianye's face, Qingxuande vaguely realized that he had been fooled.
This person was clearly trying to lure me into the trap!
Monks are full of tricks!
(End of this chapter)
