C738 The Land of Buddha

If there is to be found in the world a nation that can allow for the existence of many faiths, and that the people respect each other, it must be Nepal.

The landlocked country in the mountains of South Asia is also the only country in the world that views Hinduism as a religion. In Nepal today, 90 per cent of the population believes in Hinduism and 8 per cent in Buddhism. The fact that Hinduism originated in India but became a religion in Nepal, and that the Buddha was born in Nepal and flourished in India is an extremely interesting phenomenon.

In fact, however, most Nepalese believed in both Hinduism and Buddhism, since, long ago, Hinduism and Buddhism intertwined with the sect and evolved into another religion. And Hinduism allows believers to choose their favorite rituals, so in Nepal, in addition to Hinduism and Buddhism, there is also the spread of Islam.

Furthermore, someone once did such a statistic. These religions, large and small, formed nearly 22 million gods in Nepal, which was almost the same as Nepal's population of 26 million. This was even more unbelievable.

"Heavens! There are so many deities! If I recited all of them in one breath, I'd be dead tired …" Listening to Sophia recount the current religious situation in Nepal, Zhang Sanming was speechless.

Even Lin Bai was a bit dazed. He originally thought that this Buddha was born in a unique Buddhist country that was unique to the world. However, he never imagined that the things would be different from what he imagined.

"We don't need to care about matters like religion. We can't interfere with what kind of people they believe in. "Let's hurry to Lumbini, the holy land of Buddha. The key point of 'Eight Lock Dragon' is whether or not it is here!" Chen Baian could not help but shake his head and sigh as he watched the people talking about other people's domestic affairs.

After hearing the elderly man's words, none of them dared to say anything more. After rushing to the train station, they found a car heading to Lumbini and sat on it. Although this car was a little shabby compared to the luxurious buses in the country, the scenery outside the window was pleasing to the eyes. Everyone was focused on the beautiful scenery outside the window and had no time to think about the feelings of these foreign objects.

However, what made Lin Bai and the others a little suspicious was that, according to common sense, in such a Hindu country, there shouldn't be many people heading to Lumbini. However, on the way there, they saw many cars speeding towards Lumbini, including some ascetic cultivators who wore traditional Hindu clothing.

Hesitating for a moment, Lin Bai fished out a few copper coins from his chest and began to deduce the rumours on the journey to Lumbini. However, the result of his deductions was a sea of confusion, his future prospects could be described as unfathomable, making it impossible to deduce what would happen next, and determine if the journey would be smooth or not. In addition, it seemed as if the entire world had not been fooled by the divine retribution, but rather as if the situation had taken a turn for the worse.

Even though he was puzzled, Lin Bai did not think too much about it. Since the divinities were not clear, he would take it one step at a time. With his group's abilities and abilities, it was likely that no one would be able to stop them.

After a long drive, the car arrived near Lumbini. It was completely different from the border. Here, the trees were shady, the streams were gurgling, and the fragrant orchid flowers were dotted with spring flowers. The mountain peaks were towering, misty, and the wind was howling. The pine needles were blown by the wind like countless keys in a zither, forming a majestic and vigorous symphony.

Wisps of mist were drifting from the mountain to the ground, like a gentle veil that covered the earth in a mysterious color. Moreover, it was faintly discernible in the clouds, and there were countless temples. It was as if they were the Western Paradise from the legends of Buddhism.

It was obvious from the solemn Buddhist faces that the car had reached Lumbini.

It is said that one day in 565 B.C., Queen Maya Devi of the Capitol passed by the Lumbini Gardens on her way home, attracted by the beauty of the flowers, and settled there to admire them.

The next day, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, at night, the full moon hung in the sky, silver moonlight filled the garden, and Queen Devi, immersed in the beauty of the morning, gave birth without pain to the Prince Siddhartha, who was born in the garden under the twin trees.

Prince Siddhartha was handsome and intelligent. His father, the king of rice, placed great hopes on him. At the age of 16, he was married to a beautiful princess from a neighbouring country. But Siddhartha was very thoughtful, and very thoughtful of the sufferings of life.

At the age of 29, Siddhartha abandoned his noble position, separated from his wife and children, shaved his hair, and visited teachers in the mountains and plains in an attempt to free himself from the pain of life. In his middle years, he finally achieved great enlightenment under a Bodhi tree. Buddhist doctrine was created. Because he was a Sakya. Therefore, his followers and believers revered him as "the Sakyamuni", meaning "the Saints of the Sakyamuni".

After Siddhartha founded Buddhism, Lumbini was regarded as the holy land of Buddhism, because saints were born here.

More than 1500 years ago, the Chinese monk Jin Dynasty took the route through Xinjiang, crossing the quicksand and crossing the green mountains, and then through India to Lumbini. He became the first person in the world to visit Nepal. The famous monk Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, also known as the archetype of the Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang, came here in 633 A.D. to view the ceremony and take the scripture.

The Buddhist worshiping was the Buddha's blessing, and for a master like Lin Bai who had produced saints, what he wanted to observe was naturally the spirit of the world. He narrowed his eyes and looked around.

The mountain was surrounded by water, and the wind gathered and gathered and the veins flowed down from the peak of the northeast dome like a string of pearls. Only then did the Feng Shui lines become connected to the stars and become incomparably precious; moreover, near Lumbini there were the Bagmati and Wesnutti rivers encircling the two rivers, one inside and one outside, one outside, and one following the other and one in the opposite direction, like the protection of a treasured altar.

Without mountains, there would be no dragons. Without water, there would be no luck. Here, mountains and rivers met and slowly merged. It was an excellent place to gather Essence Qi, and there was no reason why a sage like Shakyamuni, who could open the path of Buddhism, would be born here.

Although this place is different from the places where the kings of Yan Jing depend on, it can still be considered as having a difference of a thousand years. Moreover, it relies on faith and has a long history; After observing for a long time, Lin Bai could not help but sigh.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanming nodded repeatedly. On this trip to the Kunlun Mountains, the biggest harvest aside from the little black cat, who had absorbed countless Baleful Yin Force, would probably be his! Kunlun was the ancestral dragon's land. This time, his attainments in the spatial ring had increased by several times. How could he not see how special this place was?

"Alright, we shouldn't lament about it here. There were so many people gathered here that the hotel was probably full. "Let's hurry and find a place to rest. If we linger until night time, we will have to sleep in the wilderness like Buddha!" Chen Baian smiled wryly and shook his head, pretending to reprimand the others as he looked around at the crowd.

Lin Bai smirked when he heard this. He rubbed Sophia's head and said, "Little girl, you're so cute, and you even stuck close to us. I'll leave the mission of finding a place to stay to you, don't let us down!"

"Don't rub my head, Nepal has a rule. Anyone who enters this place will have a god protecting their head. To touch another person's head is to blaspheme. Look around you. Some people are already glaring at you! " Sophia twisted her neck, shook her little head out of Lin Bai's grasp, and said timidly.

He hurriedly looked around, and just as what the little girl had said, the surrounding believers who were pious and worshipful before were all staring at his position, and their lips were trembling uncontrollably. It was clear that they had already categorized Lin Bai's actions as disrespectful towards the gods.

Looking at these people's reactions, Lin Bai could not help but shake his head and smile bitterly, but there was nothing he could do about it. These were the beliefs that others had worshipped their entire lives.

However, what surprised Lin Bai and the rest was that after she had entered Nepal, Sophia had changed. She no longer had the haughty look from before, but had instead returned to the simple innocence of a five to six-year-old girl.

Maybe it was because someone else thought she was cute that she found a place for everyone to stay. It wasn't a family inn, but a family of three, and in this house there was a little girl around Sophia's age. After these two little ghosts came together, they were unexpectedly congenial and fought intensely. Under the little girl's lead, they travelled back and forth between the temples without stopping.

However, the most unfortunate thing was that even though Lin Bai and the rest had been searching the place for a long time, they had not found anything related to the Dragon Office.

Chen Baian could not hold himself back. He also took out the copper coin and made a divination. However, it was the same as the divination Lin Bai had made on the carriage. The future was hazy, and he could not find any clues.

"Esteemed guests, dinner is ready." At this moment, that male host walked up to the side of the crowd and greeted them.

Nepal's food didn't have any special characteristics. Furthermore, this place was the holy land of Buddhism, and the food here were all dishes made from domestic vegetables. Although the taste was ordinary, when they saw the calm expressions on the couple's faces, they couldn't help but calm down.

"Is Prity home?" The selection for the living goddess has already begun, why haven't you couple brought her here yet?! " At this moment, a cold berating voice was suddenly heard from outside the room.