When Ye Rongyao and Liu Qingqing walked into the Jokhang Temple, the first thing they entered was a patio-style courtyard, with several rows of butter lamps on the east side of the courtyard.

Even if it is daytime, these butter lamps are lit, and Buddhism emphasizes the eternal brightness and immortality. Naturally, there are special people who add butter to these lamps.

Behind this is the main entrance of the main hall of Jokhang Temple. The earliest buildings of Jokhang Temple started here and then slowly expanded.

Unlike those devout believers, Ye Rongyao and Liu Qingqing are tourists, looking around at the surrounding scenery.

But like many temples, although there are many people in the Jokhang Temple, it is very quiet. Everyone in this temple is suppressed by the solemn atmosphere and dare not speak loudly, for fear that their voices will disturb the gods and Buddhas in the heavens.

Tibetan Buddhism has a history of more than 1,300 years here. Speaking of which, its development and evolution are complex and tortuous, with many sects and sects, and its doctrines are complicated and complicated.

When you enter the Western Tibetan Plateau, the environment and atmosphere here are deeply imprinted with the Buddha's mark.

From the superficial appearance, the temples here are really not very eye-catching compared to the famous temples and ancient temples I have visited. The halls are not majestic enough and the temples are not vast enough. However, their relationship or distance between them and monks and lay believers seems to be very close.

In Tibetan Buddhism, there are many temples, just like churches in the south. As long as there are believers, there will be corresponding services for worship and prayer.

In addition to giving up one's family and abandoning one's karma and going to the holy place in his heart to make pilgrimage to his long-cherished wishes, believers can turn scriptures and worship Buddha in nearby temples at any time.

The temples here charge tourists a fee, but they are free for those who are pilgrimage.

At this point, basically no tourists complain.

During the pilgrimage to the vast western Tibetan plateau, many worn shoes, gloves, sheepskin aprons, handguard boards, and countless pilgrims who died halfway through the road.

The fallen person will be taken with one of his teeth by his companions and embed it on a pillar of the Jokhang Temple after reaching the finish line, which means that he has completed the pilgrimage.

The pillar looked no different from other pillars in the dark hall. Only when the light slid across its body can it be seen that it was covered with bone nails.

Such devout believers, for their inner faith, can ignore the high mountains and rivers, ignore the difficulties and dangers, leave their homes and face the holy land, measure the distance of faith step by step with their bodies, and ultimately exchange for the lightness of their souls...

This perseverance, this courage, this persistence, this patience, and this piety are worthy of respect no matter which one it is.

The believers here are pious, and in Ye Rongyao's view, the temple here is also what the temple looks like in everyone's mind.

You should know that incense is consumed in temples in other parts of China, a high incense can cost hundreds or thousands of yuan. You can’t afford a penny or a dollar, and you can’t buy a penny. The monks in the temple will despise you.

In many places in China, temples have been completely commercialized, and even the monks inside are no longer real monks with the six pure sensations.

But it’s different here. Ye Rongyao often sees believers taking out a few cents to offer to the Buddha.

If you don’t even have a dime, these believers can find compensation from the tribute box in a noble way. There will never be anything to say, nor will they be embarrassing.

Even if there is no money to offer, believers bring homemade ghee from their homes and add the ghee lamp in front of the Buddha.

"Husband, let's go in and worship Buddha!"

At the entrance of the hall, Liu Qingqing whispered to Ye Rongyao.

This time during this trip to Tibet, Liu Qingqing was coming to ask for a child, so he naturally entered the temple and worshiped the Buddha.

"Um!"

Ye Rongyao nodded and took Liu Qingqing into the hall.

Since we are here, we will naturally have to incense and seek things for these gods and Buddhas in the heavens.

Due to years of friction among believers, the stone floor at the door was as bright as a mirror, and there was a huge Buddha statue on each side of the main hall.

On the left is Padmasambhava, the founder of the Red Sect, Padmasambhava. He was originally a Buddhist scholar from Yindu. He entered Tibet in the 8th century AD. After he entered Tibet, Tantra began to appear in western Tibet, and on the right is the Future Buddha.

The Future Buddha is also called Maitreya Buddha, also called the East Buddha. The Tibetan word "Kangba" is the Buddha who dominates the future world in Buddhism.

Maitreya Buddha is a widely believed and popular Buddha in Chinese folk. "Maitreya" is the transliteration of Indian Sanskrit, meaning "Cishi".

It is said that Maitreya Buddha always has compassion. His layman name is Ayido, which means "Invincible". According to Buddhist scriptures, Maitreya was born in a Brahmin family in the ancient Yindu Palonai Kingdom. He was a powerful existence of his contemporary era with Shakyamuni Buddha.

Liu Qingqing held Ye Rongyao's hand. As long as it was a Buddha or a Bodhisattva, Liu Qingqing would kneel down and chant in a low voice.

Although the voice was very small, Ye Rongyao still heard that Liu Qingqing was asking Buddha to bless her to get pregnant and give birth to a fat boy.

After coming out of this hall, the two continued to circle right and passed through the Yaksha Hall and the Dragon King Hall on both sides. Behind the hundreds of lit ghee lamps is the famous "Jiaokang" Buddhist Temple.

It is not only the main body of Jokhang Temple, but also the place where the Jokhang Temple is located. The Buddhist temple is in a closed courtyard style, with four floors high and a large sutra hall in the center.

From the Great Sutra Hall, you can see the exquisitely shaped statue of Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes of Guanyin. There are two Buddha statues on both sides, with Padmasambhava on the left and Jomba Buddha statue on the right.

The Great Sutra Hall is surrounded by small Buddhist temples. Except for the Sakyamuni Buddha Hall located in the center, the room is not large but the layout is simple.

The Sakyamuni Buddha Hall is the core of Jokhang Temple, which is the ultimate yearning for pilgrims.

It is recorded that the statue of Sakyamuni worshipped in this hall is a Buddha statue brought by Princess Wencheng from the Tang Dynasty.

Since this Buddha statue was a body statue of Sakyamuni when he was twelve years old, it has a supreme position in the minds of Tibetan Buddhist believers.

Legend has it that when Sakyamuni was about to pass away under the Bodhi tree, his disciples begged the Buddha to leave a true image so that they could guide all living beings for generations.

The Buddha nodded in agreement, and the disciples then created three statues of the Buddha at the age of eight, twelve and thirty.

Among them, the eight-year-old and twelve-year-old man was created by the nanny of Sakyamuni after he described the appearance of the Buddha in his youth.

After Sakyamuni personally blessed the three Buddha statues, he passed away under the Bodhi tree. When Princess Nibharatha entered Tibet, the dowry gift given to Tubo Zamp was the eight-year-old Buddha statue.

Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty brought to Tubo during the Zhenguan period with twelve-year-old Buddha statues.

After worshiping this Sakyamuni Buddha, today's goal was achieved.

"Wife, are you hungry?"

Ye Rongyao looked at Liu Qingqing and said.
Chapter completed!