Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 365: The Buddha statue is hidden in a golden box. Where did it come from?

Boss Dong looked at me in surprise: "Do you have to be so anxious?"

"Let's talk about it when you feel better."

How can I wait any longer?

If I don’t figure out what’s gotten into my dantian, I may never get better.

"listen to me."

"Now pry open the bottom cover of the Buddha statue."

Boss Dong shook his head helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

He bent over and opened the bedside table.

The closet contained the clothes I had worn and my belongings.

A gilt-bronze Buddha statue and a brass box were placed inside.

Boss Dong pointed at the copper box and said, "This plain copper box looks quite old, and it makes a rattling sound when you pick it up."

"But I didn't open it to see what was inside."

His words showed respect for me.

He didn't touch my personal belongings while I was unconscious, he just helped put them away.

If it were someone with no sense of propriety, they would definitely open the box and see what's inside out of curiosity.

They would even secretly pry open the back cover of the Buddha statue without saying a word...

Snapped.

A gilt-bronze Buddha statue was placed on the bedside table.

Boss Dong stood up and said, "There are no tools in the ward."

"I'll ask the nurse if I can borrow some handy tools."

I nodded slightly and wanted to reach out to grab the Buddha statue.

But I was so weak that I didn't even have the strength to lift my arms.

"Oh!" I couldn't help but sigh.

Boss Dong laughed and said, "After being in a coma for three days without eating or drinking, it's normal to feel weak."

"I'll have someone make some old hen soup to nourish you."

"Oh right, and I have to tell Uncle Chen that you're awake."

Boss Dong's long-winded words revealed his concern for me.

If only this was Sister Nan’s concern for me.

I don't know how Sister Nan and Professor Zhang are doing now...

Hiss! I was unconscious for three days. Didn't I miss the chance to exchange Saito Akihiro for the dock?

It doesn't matter whether Saito Akihiro lives or dies.

But will this affect Sister Nan and Professor Zhang?

My heart was in turmoil in an instant.

A moment later, Boss Dong returned with a screwdriver: "Uncle Chen will come to see you later."

I couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dong, about the exchange of Saito Akihiro at the Star Ferry Terminal..."

"Oh."

"I would have forgotten if you hadn't asked me."

Boss Dong sat on the edge of the bed and picked up the bronze gilt Buddha statue and turned it upside down as he spoke.

Then insert the screwdriver into the base and pry it up.

"Didn't Uncle Chen promise to help you sort out your trouble?"

"On the night we arrived at Mount Davis, Ye Han used money to settle the matter with the Big Circle Boys."

"He also used his face to get Fatty Kun to issue a wanted order, and he rescued Saito Akihiro early the next morning."

"But the kidnapper was beaten to death on the spot."

"If you have any questions, you can only ask Saito Akihiro after you recover."

"He's still under house arrest. Whether he lives or dies depends on your words."

call!

I let out a sigh of relief.

My biggest worries were resolved.

The current problem is the unclean things entering the body.

I hope to find a solution by opening the back cover of the Buddha statue.

crunch!

Boss Dong pried it open with force.

There was a harsh friction sound between the base and the inner edge of the Buddha statue.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the bottom plate was pried out.

"Ouch!"

Boss Dong exclaimed.

His eyes widened instantly as he looked into the inner part of the Buddha statue.

"Brother Stone, guess what I saw?!"

My heart was tickled by curiosity.

I don't have time to play guessing games with him.

"I can't guess!"

"Show me now!"

Boss Dong rolled his eyes: "Boring."

"Wait until I pour it out for you to see."

"You are really lucky. The value of this thing is inestimable."

He said to pour it out for me to see, but his movements were very gentle and slow.

As if afraid of damaging the things inside.

"Don't be impatient. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

"To understand the value of this thing, you must first understand what is a hidden treasure."

"Let me tell you..."

Zhuangzang is also known as "Zhuangzang".

It means to entrail the statue.

Don't think that the statues enshrined in temples are hollow clay or bronze sculptures.

The statues of gods in legitimate temples and Taoist temples have all been enshrined.

It can even be said that the sutra enshrinement is a very important ritual for both Buddhism and Taoism.

It is also an important ceremony to give the statue divinity.

The well-known consecration of statues of gods can actually only be regarded as a weakened version of treasury.

According to Buddhist records, Buddha statues are the objects of Buddha's blessings, so they all need to be enshrined.

Taoism says: Any statue of a god must be filled with something to correspond to the five internal organs.

The two religions have different burial ceremonies.

A simple one, like the gilded bronze Buddha statue in front of you, only requires the practitioner to put the hidden items into the inner chamber, seal the bottom, and then chant scriptures and mantras to bless it.

Enshrining Buddha statues and deity statues in temples and Taoist temples is much more complicated.

In Tantric Buddhism, the head, throat, heart and other parts need to be hidden to correspond to the crown chakra, throat chakra, heart chakra, etc.

The items used for storage include personal relics, relics of Dharma gods, scriptures, holy objects blessed by eminent monks, hardware and treasures and other precious items.

If the objects used to contain the relics are Buddha relics, then this Buddha statue is equivalent to the Buddha.

In other words, if the relics of Sakyamuni Buddha are contained in the statue, then this statue is equivalent to the original Sakyamuni Buddha.

Boss Dong finished speaking slowly.

The things hidden in the Buddha statue were finally taken out.

He held the thing in his palm and held it in front of me.

It is a rectangular gold box the size of an egg.

There are intricate patterns around the golden box.

Inlaid with precious gems such as rubies, sapphires, emeralds, beeswax, pearls, etc.

The workmanship is so exquisite that it cannot be surpassed!

I immediately thought of the golden coffin and silver casket that contained the Buddha's relics when the underground palace of Qingshan Temple was excavated.

The craftsmanship of this gold box is no less impressive than theirs!

It’s no exaggeration to say that it’s something used by the royal family!

The gold box is so precious and luxurious, how could the things inside be bad?

Could it be the Buddha's relics?

Do not!

impossible!

If the relics contained therein are those of the Buddha, how could the statue be contaminated by unclean things?

Maybe it has been replaced with something evil!

"Are you stunned?"

"Do you know the story of buying the casket and returning the pearl?"

"The box is beautiful, the things inside must be more valuable."

"We can't just buy the box and return the pearl. Let's open it and see what good things are inside."

Boss Dong pinched the lid of the gold box with his fingers.

Gently lift the top cover to create a gap.

His movements were extremely gentle, as if he was caressing his beloved.

As the golden box was opened little by little.

My heart was also lifted up.

What's inside?!

dong dong!

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Boss Dong, who was concentrating on opening the lid of the golden box, was frightened by the sudden knock on the door and trembled all over.

The fingers were frightened and loosened the lid.

Snapped!

The golden box was closed again.

Boss Dong shouted angrily outside the door: "Who is it?!"

Click.

The door was pushed open.

Chen Huimin came in pushing Uncle Chen in a wheelchair.

Uncle Chen laughed and teased, "Are you two doing something shameful in the ward?"

"Otherwise why would you be so angry?"

Boss Dong's old face turned red.

Just as he was about to explain, he found that Uncle Chen and Chen Huimin were both staring at his right hand.

Only then did I suddenly realize that there was a treasure in my palm!

At this time, it is not right to hide, nor is it right not to hide.

Boss Dong could only turn his head and look at me.

Use your eyes to signal: This is your thing, you have to explain it yourself if Uncle Chen asks!

He just gave the eye signal.

Uncle Chen frowned and asked.

"A gilded bronze Buddha? Stored in a golden box?"

"Honestly, where did this Buddha statue come from?!"