At the end of the ruins, a small ancient temple appeared, silent and small in scale. It couldn't be called grandiose. There was only one ancient hall, with a stone Buddha covered in thick dust, and a bronze antique lamp flickering with a faint glow beside it.
Beside the temple stood a majestic ancient Bodhi tree, which even six or seven people couldn't fully embrace. The old trunk was already hollowed out. If it weren't for the five or six sparkling green leaves still adorning it, the entire tree would have seemed dead.
The ancient temple and the Bodhi tree were intertwined and presented a sense of antiquity that seemed to allow one to sense the flow of time, the changes of the years, and to be filled with infinite peace and ancientness.
As they arrived here, everyone couldn't help but show a look of surprise. The magnificent and massive palace behind them had long been reduced to ruins, yet this small ancient temple still remained, giving people a feeling of simplicity and authenticity.
"How could there be such an ancient temple here?"
"The few sparkling green leaves on the Bodhi tree emit a crystal-clear green light!"
The Bodhi tree can almost be called a Buddhist tree, with deep roots in Buddhism. According to legend, more than 2,500 years ago, Sakyamuni achieved enlightenment under a Bodhi tree, thus becoming a Buddha.
The Bodhi tree and the ancient temple standing side by side displayed extraordinary qualities, making people unable to help but be amazed.
"Why do I feel like a long history is surging and everything I see before me seems extremely ancient, as if it has undergone the precipitation of history?"
The distance of fifty meters was short, and the group quickly arrived at the front. Each person felt a strange feeling surging in their hearts, as if they were witnessing an old historical painting with the breath of time permeating it.
"Could this be a temple where gods reside?"
"This world couldn't really have a Buddha, could it? Although the temple is in ruins, it still gives people the feeling of a serene and peaceful Zen environment."
The ancient temple was silent, and there was a sense of peace here.
"There is a bronze plaque there with inscriptions on it."
The dilapidated temple had a rusted bronze plaque on it, with four ancient characters engraved on it, coiling like a dragon and a snake, full of Zen. It was still complex and difficult to identify the seal script, but the first character "大" was easy to recognize, even for those who did not understand seal script.
"The last character is '寺'." Zhou Yi had some knowledge of seal script and recognized the last character.
"These four characters are 'Da Lei Yin Temple'." Just then, Ye Fan read all four characters out loud.
Everyone present was surprised, showing an incredible expression.
"Da Lei Yin Temple... Did I hear it wrong?!"
"How is this possible..."
The legendary Da Lei Yin Temple was the residence of Buddha and the supreme holy land of Buddhism. However, this dilapidated temple, so small and without any grandeur, with only one ancient hall, how could it be called Da Lei Yin Temple?
Having already witnessed the nine dragon corpses carrying the coffin, everyone was mentally prepared and almost believed in the existence of gods. But at this moment, they were still a little frightened. A temple named Da Lei Yin Temple on Mars? What does this mean? Perhaps, many histories and legends will have new interpretations, and the lost ancient history will reveal a mysterious veil.
"The Buddha's teachings are like thunder." That is Da Lei Yin Temple!
Could this ancient temple before their eyes really be the legendary temple?
If it is speculated to be true, it is undoubtedly extremely shocking. In the midst of the red-brown soil and gravel that cover the entire Mars, an ancient temple shrouded in dust has an astonishing origin.
The more they looked, the more extraordinary this temple appeared to the group.
Behind them, the magnificent and vast heavenly palace had been destroyed, leaving only rubble. However, this temple, although seemingly dilapidated, still stood upright and formed a strange contrast.
The Bodhi tree stood alongside, and the ancient lamp Buddha emitted a small, flickering light.
Plain and quiet, it had withstood the test of time, and what remained was the "truth". The extravagance was just passing clouds.
One lamp, one Buddha, one temple, one tree, as if it had existed forever, enduring in this world.
All of this was peaceful and serene, making one feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze, as if a faint chanting echoed in the air.
"If this is really the legendary Great Thunder Sound Temple, could the ancient tree in front of the temple be the Bodhi tree under which Sakyamuni achieved enlightenment?"
"How is that possible? It's just a religious legend. Do you really believe that Sakyamuni sat in meditation under an ancient tree on Mars for seven days and nights and achieved Buddhahood?"
"From our experiences and encounters, nothing is impossible!"
For the group, everything they had experienced today made them feel like it was all a dream, but it was an irrefutable reality.
At this moment, Ye Fan suddenly walked forward, accompanied by Pang Bo, and the two of them stepped directly into the ancient temple. At the same time, Zhou Yi quickly followed, and Wang Ziwen followed closely behind and also entered the ancient temple.
In the rear, Liu Yunzhi seemed to remember something, and his face suddenly changed. He quickly rushed over, and the others woke up as if from a dream. If this was the Great Thunder Sound Temple, then this was the dwelling place of the gods, although it was already in ruins and covered with a thick layer of dust, it was still an extraordinary place.
The ancient temple was very small, only a Buddhist hall, empty and almost nothing. Ye Fan went straight to the stone Buddha in front and grabbed the bronze ancient lamp that was by its side.
The bronze lamp was plain and simple in style, but it felt warm to the touch, without the cold and hard feeling of metal, more like holding a piece of warm jade. What surprised people was that the ancient lamp was free of dust in the dusty temple, as if it could isolate the dust.
This temple had definitely not been cleaned for many years, and the dust had accumulated a thick layer, but the ancient lamp was still free of dust, still shining brightly. It made Ye Fan feel amazed. Could it be that it had been shining continuously from ancient times until now?
"It's really clean, except for the stone Buddha and the bronze lamp, there's nothing left," Pang Bo swept his eyes around, but unfortunately did not see any other objects.
Just then, Zhou Yi, who was following closely behind them, stepped on the thick dust and made a "clang" sound, kicking out a bowl.
At the same time, Liu Yunzhi and the others also entered the ancient temple, and everyone remained silent, all silently searching.
At the beginning, the others could not shake off their fixed mindset and kept doubting and facing the ancient temple as if they were on Earth. It was not until Ye Fan took the first action that they suddenly realized that they were now on another planet, facing the Great Thunder Sound Temple, which could possibly have relics of the gods!
In the ancient temple, Ye Fan held the bronze lamp, which was free of dust and shed a soft light, and the radiance flowed through the temple.
Suddenly, Ye Fan heard a faint chanting, as if coming from outside the sky. At first, he thought it was an illusion, but the Buddhist chant gradually became grander, swirling throughout the ancient temple, like the sound of a yellow bell or a large bronze drum, solemn, grand, profound, and mysterious.
Then the dust in the entire ancient temple disappeared, leaving a clean and spotless place. Six-syllable mantra resounded, "Om Mani Padme Hum..."
Comments (0)
See all