sinovels Chapter 14 Traveling to India
Chapter 14 Traveling to India
Because Xie Xinning left the team, the archaeological team stayed in Aksu for two more days before leaving the country.
The black blind man was half asleep and half awake in the car, but he thought about a lot of questions.
First of all, those monks built the Thousand-Buddha Cave in the Grand Canyon, and lived and died there since then. Did the person who told the emperor to go west to seek longevity, have he returned to the Tang Dynasty?
Second, there seems to be an explanation for Xuanzang's disparate treatment when he left Beijing and returned to Beijing.The devout Taoist Emperor Taizong, for some reason, believed a man who told him that he could seek longevity by going west.But the monks he sent westward never came back.
While waiting, Emperor Taizong began to give Buddhism more and more courtesy.But he must have been overjoyed when he heard the news of the return of Xuanzang, who was traveling westward, and hoped that the Buddhist teachings brought back by Xuanzang contained the method of immortality.
But obviously, in the end, both Xuanzang and Emperor Taizong passed away, and neither of them achieved immortality.Combined with what Zhang Qiling said before, the key factors for the origin of Buddhism and a certain civilization in the Central Plains are the same, it seems that we can understand why Xuanzang went all the way westward without hesitation.
There is a connection at the root. After Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, perhaps the elements of the declining civilization quickly integrated into Buddhism, or maybe Buddhism chose to move closer to that civilization in order to be accepted by the local people as soon as possible. In the scriptures and commentaries, it appears that civilization and Buddhist philosophy coexisted with the Buddhist texts at that time.
Although these two cultures originated from one place, they did not reach the same goal in the end, but developed completely different philosophies.Under such circumstances, Xuanzang could not distinguish the authenticity of those Buddhist classics, and he did not know how to understand them in order to touch the core of them.
This is like, there are two different veins, if you touch along them, you can reach the end, but if these two veins are mixed together and knotted, when you touch upwards, what you feel is often just a tangled web.Perhaps two keys that can be used alone to open a lock, but stacked together, will not even be able to insert the keyhole.
When Emperor Taizong was young, he always frowned on taking pills and superstitious belief in Buddhism, but his attitude suddenly changed in his later years.
What made Emperor Taizong suddenly turn from criticizing Changsheng to being convinced?Heixiazi suddenly remembered the mysterious man in the painting.Did this person finally return to the Tang Dynasty?The murals in Tongtian Cave, according to the scene of living with the little fox, should be left by him.
Personally, he was able to get in touch with the royal family, and he was able to get the emperor to let him go west with the monks. After arriving in Kucha, the monks found a place suitable for practice, but he left clues in Tongtian Cave. This feeling seems to be—— Zhang family.
Most of Kyrgyzstan belonged to China from the Western Han Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty. By the 14th year of Tang Zhenguan, the four towns of Anxi were all under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.Since then, the Tang Dynasty continued to expand its territory. In the first year of Xianheng, the Anxi Dufu moved to Suiye City, and its jurisdiction included eastern Kazakhstan, most of Tajikistan, all of Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and other countries.
Historically, the birthplace of poet Li Bai has always been controversial, and Suiye City is one of the controversial birthplaces. Few people support this statement, but this does not affect the fact that it brings a touch of romance to the Suiye site .According to the literature records, Xuanzang set out from the ancient city of Aksu, crossed the Lingshan Mountains and arrived at Ikesai Lake.Then, he met the Turkic Khan at that time in Suiye City (Suye City).
The Turkic Khan gave Xuanzang a courtesy, and Xuanzang recorded his experiences in Suye and Qianquan, as well as the Turkic Khan's love for the deer herd.Out of admiration for Li Bai, the poet fairy, and to investigate the former prosperity of Suiye City described by Xuanzang, the archaeological team stayed near Suiye City for several days even though they bypassed the dangerous ancient Tianshan Road.
The Tianshan Ancient Road is a shortcut on the ancient Silk Road. Xuanzang once led a team across the snowy Tianshan Mountains and encountered an avalanche. Many people with him stayed on this ancient road forever to reach Iksai Lake.In order to go to the country of Buddha, he crossed the Pamir Plateau twice, passing through the northeastern edge of the Pamir Plateau and the iron gate in the west to reach India.Today, the archaeological team drove the jeep all the way to stop and go, so naturally they would not feel the hopeless journey to the west.
When they arrived at the ruins of Suiye City, the archaeological team couldn't help feeling the ruthlessness of time. Thousands of years are enough to turn a historical commercial city into today's mound and the ruins that archaeologists only revealed after excavations.Because the relationship between the Soviet Union and China was restored not long ago, in order to express the good wishes for the peaceful coexistence of all ethnic groups in the world in the future, after visiting the ruins of Suiye City, the local government prepared a singing performance for the archaeological team.
However, since he came to Kyrgyzstan, the black blind man has been too quiet, rarely chatting with other team members, and does not participate in evening activities.
For this reason, both Steven and Professor Liu came to his room, and the blind man made a cup of coffee for each of them, and sat down on the edge of the bed: "Actually, I am not uncomfortable. The reason why I try not to go out after I come here , not getting out of the car, just out of respect for local customs."
It turns out that the main ethnic group in Kyrgyzstan is the Kyrgyz ethnic group. This ethnic group taboos black and thinks that black is ominous.It is reasonable to say that the hair color and so on cannot be changed, and the clothes can also be changed, but the pair of sunglasses he is wearing is really conspicuous.It's okay if you're driving, but it's really inappropriate to wear this thing at night.
"Qi, is there something wrong with your eyes? Modern medicine has made great progress, you may consider visiting the United States, which is the most technologically advanced region in the world."
"Hi, it's just a family disease, and it's just a little sensitive to light." The blind man threw his head up on the bed, "The event is about to start, and you two are representatives."
"Okay," Steven turned to Old Li again, "Li, aren't you going?"
"I've been doing business in this area all year round, and I've listened to "Manas" many times." Old Li hugged the Komuz he had just borrowed and tuned the strings, "I can still sing a little part."
"That's fine, you can sing it to Qi, so that he won't be jealous of us." Steven put on a helplessly exaggerated expression, shrugged his shoulders, and left the blind man's room with Professor Liu.
"You really know how to play this thing?" Hei Xiazi whistled, "You are so versatile."
"Of course." Zhang Qiling paused, "No."
"It's good enough, it looks like it." Hei Xiazi seemed very happy for some reason, and he took the Combs from Zhang Qiling's hand, "But I will."
After tuning the strings, the slightly magnetic voice of Heixiazi sounded slowly in the room, probably because Komuz is an instrument that can highlight the timbre of nomads. Heixiazi's singing voice sounds like a Mongolian long tune. Zhang Qiling suddenly remembered that because of Hei Xiazi's family background, he must have lived between the white mountains and the black waters. It was the birthplace of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there were also a considerable number of Kirgiz people living there.
"How long have you been wearing the glasses?" Zhang Qiling asked after the music stopped for a while.
"I didn't remember it in particular." The black blind man put Comz aside, "I also saw the tomb of King Gaochang, and found the Tongtian Cave by accident. Did you find what you wanted?"
"I'm going to take a shower, and I'll return Comz later." Zhang Qiling stood up, "I heard that in order to receive the archaeological team, the restaurant on the first floor sent special food here, and you can pick it up with a ticket."
"I think it's pretty good." The black blind man raised a smile, "Because you didn't talk too little today. After Steven and the others left, you said a total of four sentences. Except for serious business, you rarely talk Speak more than three sentences at night."
Zhang Qiling glanced at him when he heard his words, ignored him, got up and heard the sound of water after a while.
Heixiazi is in a good mood. Color TV is not popular these days, so he took a radio and FMed it there.
I don't know if it was 10 minutes or 15 minutes later, the sound of the water stopped, and after a while, Zhang Qiling came out, took Comz, and walked out.In fact, Zhang Qiling, who once lived in Mongolia, just remembered one thing.
Mongolians also hate black.
Hei Xiazi still didn't go out of the room at night, but he got the local products, because Zhang Qiling took his ticket and packed it when he returned the piano.
The rest of the journey was a bit boring. Zhang Qiling played the role of Old Li who led the archaeological team conscientiously and introduced the customs and customs along the way. He really seemed to have lived here, which even made the blind man admirable.Although he can also change his appearance, Zhang Qiling has more potential to be an actor.
Pan Zi, Hei Xiazi, and Qi Suan were not interested in the archaeological activities of these sites, and from time to time they slowly scraped the soil for a day at a certain point of interest to dig out coins, fabrics, and pottery pots. Hei Xiazi didn't know Is it because I am not acclimatized or I am not used to sitting in the car for too long, and I have been in a state of lethargy.
Before entering India, the archaeological team stopped and went all the way, bypassing some sensitive areas such as Afghanistan. Although it is a pity to miss some famous landscapes and Buddhist sites, the most important thing is to reach India safely.
At this time, Sino-Indian relations had a major turning point after 20 years of war, and British-Indian relations were not bad. Therefore, after more than 60 days of alternating bumps and inspections, the archaeological team arrived in India and was received by relevant departments.