Chang'an ancient meaning

In midsummer and July, Zhongnan Mountain is lush with lush forests, and the scenery is superb at any time of the year.Wearing a veiled hat, Taiping walked meandering along the mountain road. Her seven-torn long skirt was stretched several feet behind her. The brocade woven with gold and silver threads and peacock silk feathers was illuminated by the light spots penetrating the shade of the trees. , the golden and silver colored strands flickered on and off, but covered the colors of the weeds and flowers everywhere.The monk Huifan [1] who was waiting for her at the gate of the monastery did not see her face, but her head crown, necklace, earrings, armlets, and that kind of upright fairy appearance all resembled the five-color divine light in the mural. Peacock King Ming is quite similar.He thought of the legend that Seng Hongzhi compared Princess Taiping to the Peacock King Ming, and sighed softly. The World Honored One stood up after breaking the peacock body. This woman, like her mother, can only use their failures to achieve Li Tang's peace in the end. .

Taiping came to the front of the temple, and exchanged heads with Huifan. Huifan said: "Tanyue is better than Chang." Have you met your old friend?" Hui Fan glanced at the shadowy forest of feathers at the foot of the mountain temple, and said calmly: "Those who enter this gate, we all look at Tanyue."

Taiping smiled lightly and said: "What is Tanyue?" Huifan said: "Men and women who do good deeds. Doing kindness in body, kindness in speech, kindness in mind, giving at the right time, and not stopping by the door. Those who worship the monks with these five things are for Tanyue. Master Fazang passed away last year. Tanyue sculpted a golden body and built a pagoda to enshrine the relics. We are grateful for your kindness and pray for Tanyue day and night." Taiping still smiled lightly: "Thank you Master."

The two entered the temple hand in hand, and there was a melodious sound of bells ringing out from the front hall. The monks sang scriptures.Taiping stood under the tree and listened quietly for a while, then sighed softly: "My Aunt once went to this mountain and said, 'I have no worries about this, and I have no trouble visiting the nine immortals'[2]. If I could become a monk with Master Fazang that day, I would only see the shadow of the tree and the breeze in my eyes today."

Hui Fan clasped his hands together and said: "At that time, Master Fazang taught the Huayan Sutra to Tanyue, and he used the golden lion as an example[3], saying that gold has no self-nature. In the net of dust, following the fate of the world, I don't see the shadow of this tree and the breeze." Taiping said sadly: "This is an evil done by heaven, and it is still against the law. Self-inflicted evil, I can't live. If I am willing to give up my family wealth at this time, I am willing to worship with the master Buddha, will Master take me in?"

Hui Fan stared at her and said: "Don't worry about her, all the miscellaneous evils will destroy all heretics, the more false names will be muddy, and you will be tied to nothing, and you will not be disturbed by anything, cherish the other's intentions with joy, meditate and get rid of all faults. This is the only way to do it." Is it possible for Tanyue to become a monk?" Taiping bit his lower lip lightly: "I can't do it, I still have relatives in this world, I can't let them go. My children are all young and beautiful, I can't watch them suffer I'm hurt, but I don't know how to save them from the mud plow. Ask the mage to teach me."

Huifan read in a low voice: "All things that are done will return to impermanence. Love and harmony will return to parting. If all practices are like this, there should be no worries." Taiping shook his head with tears in his eyes: "I don't want to listen to this, In this life, I can't do what the master said, be kind, speak kindly, and be kind, but I have never harmed the people. The person who beat me is more cruel than me. Why is it that I am the only one who suffers from this retribution, but he can enjoy it in peace? Rich and famous."

Huifan said: "Monks don't tell lies, but Tanyue is willing to listen to the poor monk's truth." Taiping smiled sadly and said, "What is the master hiding now?" Huifan said: "The Buddha takes the hearts of the people as his heart, and Bo Xun 4] I also take the hearts of the people as my heart. Is the heart of Tanyue the heart of the Buddha? Is it the heart of Bo Xun? The heart of the man, the heart of the Buddha? Is it the heart of Bo Xun?"

Taiping was stunned and said: "I don't understand."

Hui Fan said: "Buddha saves all living beings in order to seek liberation for all living beings, not for himself. However, when all living beings are drowning in the sea of ​​suffering, they cannot understand their minds and see their nature. Bo Xun lured them with desires. It is difficult to keep the law, and greedy desires are easy, so All sentient beings appreciate Bo Xun and make offerings. In the past, under the bodhi tree, the Tathagata was under the Bodhi tree. The demon Bo Xun sent 80 billion people to destroy the Buddha. Bo Xun's offering is far better than the World Honored One. Tanyue takes the hearts of the people as his heart, and wants to be the Tathagata Yeah? Do you want to be Bosenya?"

Taiping overlooked the mountain from afar, and the Daming Palace was faintly hidden under the faint clouds like golden carvings and jade. She pointed to the mountain and said: "Master, the people there will not take the Buddha's heart as their heart. The Buddha's body Under the bodhi tree, how could I get into this dirty and dirty mud plow?" Hui Fan said: "Although Bo Xun has 80 billion people to support him, he still can't get rid of impermanence. Obtain the pure faith of the Buddhadharma, and become enlightened by Buddhism to achieve Bodhi. Tanyue just said that if you don’t see the retribution of that person, whether you see it or not is also impermanent.”

A little Samana came in hurriedly, put his palms together and reported: "There are imperial envoys and servants outside, and they want to see the princess."

Taiping shook his body slightly, and said: "I'll go out to see him, castrate the slut, don't pollute the mage's quiet place." Hui Fan shook his head and said: "In the eyes of monks, all living beings are pitiful people, without dignity or lowliness. Please ask him come in."

Gao Lishi hurried into the gate of the temple, and Hui Fan saw that in an instant, the weakness and bewilderment that this woman showed just now had disappeared, and the proud and calm, bright and beautiful princess in the Luoyang Palace was resurrected again. Come.He sighed secretly.

Gao Lishi was holding a roll of yellow silk in his hand, he was arrogant, he stepped into the agitated Buddhist temple, the beautiful sun at noon was shaded by towering cypresses, he shivered.He originally came here with a bit of playfulness and forbearance, but when he suddenly saw the two people in front of him, Princess Taiping's gaze was like a pool of autumn water shooting people cold, but the old monk's face was full of compassion.He never expected Taiping to have such a magnanimity in the midst of hardships, and without realizing it, he shortened his body, put on a smile, stepped forward and said: "Your maidservant kowtows to the princess." Even though he said so, he did not bow down .

Taiping glanced at the imperial edict in his hand, his left hand hidden in his sleeve pinched his right wrist fiercely, but he said calmly: "How will Li Yanu deal with me?" After a flash of anger, he glanced at Taiping, but after all he couldn't make up his mind whether to have an attack with her, so he smiled lightly as a cover-up, and said: "The Zhai family is your nephew after all, so I can't say how to deal with it. Today's servants are here to bring If you stay at home, I need to discuss with you a proper solution."

Taiping didn't know why her heart beat faster suddenly, but she didn't feel the expectation, and the indescribable fear came back again, she said coldly: "What method." Gao Lishi held the roll of yellow silk in his hand and said: "Here is an imperial edict. The Zhai family said it. It's up to the princess whether to accept it or not." Taiping Fengfeng's eyes jumped, she took it from his hand, and opened it to look. The edict was only a few lines of words, but it made her There was darkness in front of her eyes, she couldn't stand steadily, she staggered and took a step back, Hui Fan hurriedly supported her from the side.

Taiping took a breath, slowly raised his eyes to look at Gao Lishi, and said in a low voice, "So what if I accept the order? What if I don't?"

Gao Lishi said: "The princess accepts the order, please go down the mountain with your servant. If you don't accept it, the princess will personally cut off the life of King Lijie." Taiping's body trembled as if afraid of the cold, and tremblingly said: "The rest of me What about the children?" Gao Lishi said: "The county lords are allowed to become monks. As for the other three lords—the Zhai family said that he gave extra favors to the Lijie king. Save an heir for Prince Xue, "

Taiping clutched the edict desperately, and said coldly to Gao Lishi: "Tell him, I will accept the order." At this time, Gao Lishi showed a slightly smug smile on his face, and said: "So, the princess will come down the mountain with me." " Taiping said: "You go out." Gao Lishi said with the same eyebrows: "The family said..." Taiping scolded angrily: "Get out!" Gao Lishi's chest straightened, but he remembered the emperor's confession that "you must not be rude" , sneered and said: "So, the servant is outside the temple."

Taiping watched him walk out of the courtyard, and then his body softened, and he slowly sat down on the bamboo mat under the tree. Huifan squatted down in concern, and called out in a low voice: "Princess." Taiping shook his head with tears in his eyes, "Don't Call me princess, why should I get involved with these two words, why should I be born in their Li family... He, he is so cruel, he wants Hua Nu to bear the bad name for him, he wants Hua Nu to bear the burden The crime of unfilial piety is worse than death!" When she said this, her despair finally tore down the noble barrier that had supported her for the rest of her life, and she bowed her head on her knees and wept bitterly.

Huifan looked at the yellow silk letter she had dropped on the ground, and saw that it said: "Princess Taiping Xue Chongjian, dedicated to serving the country, and forgetting selfishness. He argued loyalty and evil early, and every time there was remonstrance. Because of being jealous , to be flogged, things will not be obeyed, and loyalty can be disciplined. Zhen Nishun should be restored to the base and official title. The surname Li is still given.[5]”

A few short and fluent words made Hui Fan, who had seen through impermanence, feel chilling.Taiping suddenly grabbed Huifan's hand and said: "Master, I have no one to rely on now, please tell my son, let him live, no matter how difficult it is, for his father and for me, he must live!"

Hui Fan nodded. He looked at the crying woman in front of him, and felt a sense of confusion and guilt. The scriptures say that those who benefit the monks should protect them from doing evil, teach good things, and order them. She is not ashamed and fearless.But now not only can he not save this woman, but he can't even fulfill her love for her son.It is said that the Dharma is vast. Could it be that the Dharma can protect only a few monks who chant scriptures in the temple?Why does he look at the joy of lifeless, the freedom of death.

He was flustered and quickly blamed himself for not practicing deeply, just like Ananda prostrated himself at the feet of the World Honored One and wept that day, he has not yet understood the form and impermanence.He didn't know how to comfort the woman, so he clasped his hands together and said in a low voice: "Although Sumeru is high and wide, it will eventually fade away. Although the sea is vast, the meeting will still dry up. Although the sun and moon are bright, they will soon disappear. Although the earth is strong, It can bear everything. After kalpas, the karma is burning, and it will return to impermanence. Those who love and love will return to parting. In the past, the Tathagata, Vajra did not destroy the body. It is also impermanent. Now I am not different. All Buddhas are like this, you and others You shouldn't be invited. Don't favor me, and make you more worried."

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Xingao Lishi and Ge Fushun entered the hall hand in hand, Ge Fushun was holding an ebony tray with a roll of white silk coiled in it.The emperor raised his head from the case, saw them, and there was a trace of empathy in his expression, and he said indifferently: "It's done?" Ge Fushun knelt down and held the white silk up, and said: "Taiping committed suicide at Sishi, and his body appeared Park it in the former residence." The emperor said: "Move to the Ci'en Temple, and let the monks there read the scriptures for a few days to dispel the hostility."

After Ge Fushun withdrew, the emperor said to Gao Lishi: "What can she say?" Those disobedient and vicious words are useless to listen to at home." The emperor laughed and said: "How we have come this way, we still care about a few words. From now on, it is a pity that we will not hear such words again. You can say it." Gao Lishi said: "She said that she will not die for the time being, and wait for the day when His Majesty will take the oath on the three-way road." The emperor's complexion changed slightly, and then he smiled: "That's all. It's okay, let her take a look on Huangquan Road, The prosperous Tang Dynasty under my rule. Have you done the other thing?"

Gao Lishi took out a piece of paper from his pocket, put it lightly on the desk and said: "Su Ting has drawn up the draft, and the Zhai family has to decide whether it is needed or not. Su Ting also ordered the servant to repeat a sentence to the Zhai family." The emperor glanced at it. Manuscript, said casually: "You say." Gao Lishi said softly: "He said, please don't frighten the Supreme Emperor." The emperor was startled, and said with a smile: "He is slandering me after all." Gao Lishi snorted and said: "He is If you are not in charge, you don’t know how expensive Chai Migui is, so how does he know how Taiping and others murdered Zhaijia.” The emperor waved his hands and said, “Don’t say these words again, they are scholars who talk about the way of loyalty and forgiveness, the most stupid and the most sincere——” His eyes slightly After getting cold, he said, "It's also the best."

The emperor gently stroked the white silk with his fingertips for a long time, closed his eyes and thought about Taiping's current appearance, wondering if death could destroy her decades of beauty.Seeing my aunt every day, I don't feel how old she is, her face seems to be the same as when I saw her in Luoyang Palace when I was young.It's just that her skirt is getting longer and longer, the flowers on her face are getting more and more golden, and her expression and attitude are more and more like her mother, Empress Zetian.His emotions towards her changed from envy to jealousy, from jealousy to hatred, and finally to a life-and-death confrontation. He couldn't remember what started the changes again and again.All he knew was that he hated the bead curtain hanging on the throne, and since he was a child, he had determined to tear down that bead curtain, no matter how the person sitting on it was related to him by blood.Now he has finally put an end to the female disaster that has engulfed the Tang Dynasty for 50 years. If it hadn't been for the female disaster, with his status as a concubine, he would never have achieved what he is today. All lost.

The emperor stood up and said: "Forget it, let's go to the Wannian County Prison first. Taiping's death can't be hidden from the Supreme Emperor for long, so we sent him early to avoid complications." Just go there." The emperor said with a smile: "My cousin is not an ordinary person, you are not his opponent, and now I can't kill him, so don't let you suffer for nothing. Besides," the emperor said with a slightly melancholy expression : "After all, we grew up together. We may not see each other again after this farewell. Let's go and see them off."

Xue Chongjian has been detained in the Wannian County Prison for three days. Although this prison is under the jurisdiction of Wannian County, it is not up to the standard of Dali Temple, but it is under the emperor's feet, and it often detains important criminals, and it is also heavily guarded.He lives alone in a prison, and only the jailers come to deliver food every day. He doesn't know where Wu Linglan is, let alone what kind of world the outside world is.It was just a hazy judgment that my mother had failed, but after all there was still some hope, probably the emperor hadn't won completely, otherwise it wouldn't be three days before he was sent away.As long as the uncle is there, even if the mother is deprived of power, her life should be safe.In the helpless waiting, he gradually turned from amazement and anxiety to numb tranquility. At this time, all human power has come to an end, and life, hope, and despair can only be handed over to heaven.

It often rains in July in Chang’an, the prison has been in disrepair for a long time, and water often leaks from a corner of the wall. At first, it bothered him so much that he was irritable, and he was nauseated by the dirty and damp smell.Later, among the cries and groans from the surrounding cells, the only leisurely voice turned into a cool relief.He stretched out his hand, letting the cold water drop drop by drop on his palm, so calm and unhurried, like a copper leak.It turns out that life and death may be unequal between the rich and the poor, whether it is above the Huatang or under the rain, but only the time that passes with the water is the most fair.It was that prosperity will eventually lead to ruin, and love will eventually lead to parting. He began to see the truth of life clearly, and it turned out that the suffering in the world really has no limit.When he arrived at this place, he realized that the attachment to his mother, the longing for Li Chengqi, and the disappointment entangled in expectations a few days ago had become a luxury that cannot be obtained again.

A sound of footsteps crashed into his almost frozen consciousness, he slowly raised his head, and saw the emperor walking with Gao Lishi and other servants. Although the light in the cell was dim, he couldn't see the face of the person clearly. He still understood the taste of pride and humiliation in that kind of gait that blended arrogance and pride only after he was full of ambition.He shook off the cold water drops from his hand, and discarded the vain melancholy and loneliness of the time together, which is the melancholy that only those who have lived too long are entitled to enjoy, how could he have such a blessing.

He stood up slowly and stared at the emperor through the wooden fence, but the emperor just smiled and said nothing, not showing any sullenness because of his rudeness.They grew up together, the emperor knew Xue Chongjian too well, he knew the anxiety and pain in his heart, so he could see the pain more and more clearly.His deep affection, pride, and concern for Hua Nu are clear, and Hua Nu has enjoyed too much love in his life. The Queen of Heaven, Princess Taiping, Supreme Emperor, and Li Chengqi all love him with the weakest and most beautiful part of their hearts. It is for him to hide the true colors of this world.They are the same age, the emperor has lived and died several times, and his heart has been so polished that even he can't tell it apart, but Hua Nu's heart is exposed to the bright sun, like a little child, letting others take his You can see bitterness and happiness clearly, and let others easily hurt you.

Gao Lishi didn't understand that the emperor was enjoying the happiness in this silence, so he scolded: "Bold Xue Chongjian, why don't you bow down when you see the holy bow!"

The emperor raised his hand with a smile and said: "My brother, there is no need to..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Xue Chongjian slowly kneeling on the ground. His docileness was beyond the emperor's expectations, and he forgot to say the last two words.Xue Chongjian said: "Is the Supreme Emperor safe?"

Gao Lishi did not expect that he would really bow down. Although he asked the Supreme Emperor, but now the two saints respected each other, it is normal for the officials to ask the Supreme Emperor first, so he answered in a casual manner: "Saint Bow!" Unexpectedly, Xue Chongjian The voice suddenly raised: "I asked Li Longji!"

Gao Lishi was startled and said, "You're going to die!"

Maybe it was because they were getting close, the emperor saw the cold light in Xue Chongjian's eyes suddenly lit up when he spoke, and for some reason his heart trembled slightly, he understood what he meant, calmed down and said calmly: "The Supreme Emperor, Gong'an, don't worry, I want to be a master of sages and sages who are better than Yao and Shun, and I should take filial piety as a model for the world." Xue Chongjian nodded, and then asked: "My mother..." He paused at this point, and finally asked: "And What about him?" Maybe if he doesn't ask now, he won't have the chance to know his situation again. At this point, does he have anything to hide?

The emperor saw through his thoughts, smiled slightly, and said: "I will not fall behind others. My eldest brother keeps his own place, and I will protect his wealth and honor. As for my aunt..."

He paused on purpose, and Xue Chongjian's heart was lifted into his throat, causing a stream of sour water to churn in his abdomen. He wanted to vomit this heart out to calm down. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes. Speak straight!"

The emperor looked at him with a faint smile and said: "My aunt, as the princess of the Li family, did perverse acts, fostered evil, and endangered the Supreme Emperor and me. After the incident, my aunt knew that she had no face to see the Supreme Emperor, and she committed suicide in the mansion today. She was buried with princess rites."

The fear that Xue Chongjian dared not touch in the past few days was finally spit out very clearly word by word. The strange thing is that he never felt how terrible or painful, but his heart slowly fell back, Sliding down very deep and far, like a falling drop of icy cold water, slipping into a dark bottomless pool, never to be found again.

The emperor said: "Although my aunt was fooled by the traitor, I have already noticed your seriousness towards the country..." Xue Chongjian suddenly murmured: "Hurry up." The emperor was taken aback by what he said, and said casually "What?" Xue Chongjian stared blankly at the drops of water falling in the corner of the wall, and said, "Whether it's murder or suicide, you decide quickly. Don't interrogate, don't procrastinate, I will admit to any crime." He really didn't feel any pain in his heart, and his eyes were dry and tearless, as if he just knew where his mother was, but he felt more at ease in taking refuge. He just wanted to meet her sooner.

The emperor smiled and said: "You are thinking about it. You have made great contributions to the country, and I will protect you. If you are not a king with the surname Liu, the world will fight against him. Although I gave you the surname Li, this prince is really harmful and useless to you. Let’s go first. I will transfer you to Puzhou Biejia, where your mother’s mansion is, and you can live in it after changing the scale.”

Listening to his babbling, Xue Chongjian didn't fully understand what he meant, but also vaguely understood that he would not kill himself. He smiled and said, "If you don't let people live, can you stop people from dying?" The expression is as bright and clear as a child's, as if seeing something interesting.

His indifference, which disregarded life and death, displeased the emperor. He kept Xue Chongjian in order to contain his father and Li Chengqi. Seeing his lifeless appearance, he was a little worried that he would really commit suicide when he turned around.He pondered for a moment, then waved to the waiter behind him, the waiter held a tray with a golden cup on it, looking in the dark, the wine inside was also as beautiful as blood.

The emperor said: "You should travel far and have a drink."

Xue Chongjian breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up the wine glass, and suddenly remembered that a long time ago, there was a considerate woman who picked up a glass of wine when he was about to face the cruelty of the whole world alone, and said, "Drink a glass and go " At that time, Yuan also thought about it, the real grandma refused to forgive, and she was willing to die for that person.Qing Guang is with him until death, and it turns out that only Qing Guang is with him until death.Although it is so lonely, but knowing that he is well, there is no need to worry about him.The impermanence of the world may not leave much room for lovesickness, and there must be karmic encounters to live and die together, and when there is really no way out, they can only let go and go to the end of the world. He has confirmed from the emperor that that person It is enough to be able to live in peace and glamor.

He raised his head and smiled at the emperor, "That's the best, thank you." He picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, and the swaying when he raised his head seemed to have returned to the princes and grandchildren of the past.

The emperor's heart gradually became cloudy, he didn't expect it to be like this, he thought he would see life and death, he would see heartbreak, the strange thing is that he didn't see a single tear from his opponent's face, Taiping didn't cry, Xue Chongjian He didn't cry either. He used to be the sweetheart of the palace, wouldn't he cry after being spanked a few times?But now, all he sees are the tears of his father and brother, the tears of the person he made a promise to. He should be the winner. Why does it seem that he is the one who has lost the most? This is unfair.

The emperor stood outside the prison cell for a long time, and finally saw Xue Chongjian's face showing pain as he pressed his abdomen. That young man who had all the elegance in the world and walked around with a golden whip, finally it was his turn to taste the filth, humiliation, and shame of the world. Lowliness, poverty, loneliness, separation from love, and wanting nothing, these things that mortals accompany every day, why can he avoid them.The emperor knew that Xue Chongjian had never hurt him intentionally, but he still wanted to pour out his 20 years of resentment on him. Those people were gone, and the only one who could bear his resentment was Xue Chongjian.

Xue Chongjian himself was also surprised, he never expected that at this moment, his body could still feel the pain so clearly.He supported the last bit of strength, moved his body to the corner of the wall, sat against the wall, closed his eyes and silently endured the burning pain in his abdomen and the weakness that gradually hit.He suddenly understood the meaning of the color skin that some Buddhists said. It turned out that as long as there is this skin, his soul cannot be liberated.There was not much anxiety in his heart, he knew that all his pain would end in a short time.The world is the cruelest, it has sent so much pain, but the world is the most merciful, no matter what kind of pain, there will be an end.All sentient beings like straw dogs can do nothing more than endure and wait.

After Xue Chongjian slowly closed his eyes, the emperor raised his hand and said, "Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some chariots and horses so that his wife can go with him. Well, choose five servants and maidservants around him to follow. Let your people check it, and if there is no violation, you can take some with you, probably—" the emperor thought about the amount, and said: "20 yuan. It is almost enough to settle down. It is not necessary to send a message to the governor of Puzhou. He, but his whereabouts must be reported to me."

Gao Lishi hurriedly made a promise, the emperor said: "Send him to leave immediately. After an hour, I will ask him to leave the Chunming Gate, and I can send the money later. Just do this, and don't follow me back to the palace." The emperor After saying that, he turned around and left, Gao Lishi chased after two more steps, and said: "Is the Zhai family going to see the Supreme Emperor?" , There was a burst of soreness in my heart for no reason.He opened his mouth a few times, and had no choice but to confess to the following servant: "Carefully hold up the umbrella, and don't let the wind and rain invade the house."

The author has something to say: Someone told me recently that he just realized that people do not even have the freedom to die.Living is also a kind of persistence. It may not be happy, but persistence can at least bring hope to yourself and your loved ones.The miners buried in the ground can persist for so many days, and the Cowherd and Weaver Girl have persisted for so many years. We should also persist for some hopes, such as trains not crashing and planes not crashing;

Note:

[1] The monk Huifan was the apprentice of Master Fazang, the third patriarch of Huayan Sect. The birthplace of Huayan Sect was Zhixiang Temple in Zhongnan Mountain. Fazang was highly respected in Wu Zetian's reign. Li Shimin: "Looking at Zhongnan Mountain" [2] refers to the Celestial Dynasty. Fazang often lectures in front of the emperor. One day, the sky is at a loss. Fazang refers to the golden lion on the temple as a metaphor, and it is called "Golden Lion Chapter".It is a very wonderful and easy-to-understand comparison, which makes people have a sense of epiphany about Buddhist theories such as dependent origination and form and emptiness.

[4] Bo Xun, the demon king, destroyed Buddhism many times, but finally passed through hell, a bit like Satan in the West.

[5] Quan Tangwen: Replying Xue Chongjian's official edict