Chapter 149 Incense Burner Photo
On the plane from Zhonghai to Los Angeles in the United States, Zhang Ping sat lazily in his seat and looked out of the window. The dark window loomed the sleeping face of his colleagues next to him. Zhang Ping had a lot of thoughts. It must be a lie to say that he was not excited at all when he went abroad for the first time. However, when he thought about it, he noticed something different.
This time, when the team went to the United States, the strange thing was that there were only a few people transferred from Longchao Company, and the rest were elite soldiers and strong generals from the headquarters of Feng Group. It is said that in Los Angeles, the power of the Feng Group is not small. According to Uncle Hua, the * of the Feng Group is Tianlongmen. The most mysterious nest of Yuetang in Tianlongmen is in Los Angeles, the United States. If Feng Lan's trip has nothing to do with Yuetang, he won't believe it. But why? Why must Feng Lan take him as an outsider on this trip to the United States? This makes him very puzzled.
Zhang Ping, who was confused, slowly fell asleep. In his dream, Kexin returned home and got back together with him. Sun Meixiang also threw himself into his arms again. He hugged left and right and enjoyed the blessings of all the people. One day, the three of them were turning over the clouds and rain. Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder. Zhang Ping suddenly found that the beautiful woman under him had turned into two skeletons and said with a smile, "Sir, I want it!"
Wake up from a dream, Zhang Ping wiped a cold sweat on his face and got up to go to the bathroom. On the way, they passed by a foreign girl. Well, the two called out at the same time, but it was Blair who I met in Tibet.
The foreigner who met in Tibet happened to meet again on the plane at this moment, which has to be said to be fate. Blair excitedly took Zhang Ping's arm and communicated with him about Tibet. When it came to happiness, he danced even more. Zhang Ping casually looked through the album of their trip to Tibet taken by their father and daughter, and revisited the beautiful mountains and rivers of Tibet, and couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Suddenly, Zhang Ping saw a photo, and his expression suddenly became solemn. He stared at the photo and pointed to a place with his hand. His voice also had a trill and asked, "Blay, where did you take this photo?"
Blair looked at the photo, thought about it, and replied, "This photo should have been taken at Jokhang Temple. Why, are you interested in this incense burner?"
In the photo, the central position is a huge incense burner. The surface of the incense burner is mottled, and even some copper paint has fallen off a lot, revealing dark cyan traces inside. You can faintly see some patterns surrounding it, which is also interesting. But for Zhang Ping, this is not a pattern, but a spell, all over every corner of his body.
Zhang Ping has studied some legends of Bon religion and knows that this rune is actually an unspent spell of Bon religion. Now it has disappeared and I don't know where to go. If it hadn't been for the love of the living Buddha and given himself a book on Bon education, Zhang Ping would have been ignorant of gold and jade today.
The incense burner, if Zhang Ping is not wrong, it is the thing of the Tibetan temple that Master Xi Min has been to. It can be judged by looking at the pattern, which is the same as the runes on the brush and inkstone. But such a huge incense burner, it is really more difficult to move it up and down than climbing to the sky. I don't know how the ancients thought it was and could be completed. I just don't know what special magic power this incense burner has. Zhang Ping's heart is full of expectations. He secretly made up his mind to go back and hide after he is idle. Not only for this incense burner, but also for the secret of the Tibetan temple, Zhang Ping feels that he has been upgraded successfully. Maybe there will be unexpected gains?
Zhang Ping chatted with Blair while YY. This time, their father and daughter returned to China, mainly because they thought that Jerry's contract with Nanjing University had been completed and he was going to return to the California branch in Los Angeles to teach. Blair naturally followed suit. I heard that Zhang Ping's purpose this time was in Los Angeles. Blair happily invited him to be a guest, and Zhang Ping was happy to be invited.
Let's talk and sleep for a while, and the time along the way will soon be spent. After 13 hours of flight, Los Angeles finally arrived.
Los Angeles is located in the south of California on the west coast of the United States. According to the population, Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, second only to New York. Los Angeles is one of the centers of culture, science, technology, international trade and higher education around the world. It also has world-renowned institutions in various professional and cultural fields. The city and its adjacent areas form the foundation of Los Angeles's international reputation and global status in terms of mass entertainment, such as movies, television, music, etc., and the world-famous Hollywood is here. Los Angeles has always played a leading role in leading the world.
A large number of immigrants have made Los Angeles an international city with multiple ethnic groups and cultural colors. Ethnic minorities account for about half of the city's population, and there are many immigrant communities. Areas where all kinds of people live have formed their own "cities". Los Angeles is also one of the main gathering places for Chinese in the United States, where about 400,000 Chinese live. The nickname "Luo Province" in Los Angeles is the Cantonese phonetic translation of the early Chinese in Guangdong. And the city of Los Angeles belongs to Los Angeles County, so it also means "provincial city".
Because Los Angeles has a large population of different ethnic groups, there are many organizations of various religious beliefs, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastalism, Sikhism, Bahá'íism, various Orthodoxy, Sufi and so on. For example, immigrants from Asia have established many Buddhist societies, making the city have the largest variety of Buddhists in the world. At present, the number of Buddhists in Los Angeles ranks first among American cities. In this city alone, there are more than 300 Buddhist temples.
Blair and Zhang Ping said goodbye enthusiastically and told him not to forget the invitation three days later. Three days later, it happened to be Blair's birthday party. Zhang Ping coincided with the meeting, and he was also full of curiosity about the life of young Americans. He readily accepted Blair's invitation.
Feng Lan stood behind him and carefully observed his every move. This time, Zhang Ping came here with a decision she made after hearing an anecdote from Mo Wei. For Zhang Ping, Feng Lan can't see through it most of the time, but under the cynical appearance, there are often hot-blooded youth-like behaviors; what is hidden under the careless attitude is the effectiveness of doing things; even the tired and lazy appearance is so righteous, so that there is no evil feeling in life.
But what interests her most is his feeling. Speaking of the luck shown in gambling stones, she will never attribute this luck to the rosary explained by Zhang Ping. There is also the wonderful scene of the Kowloon luminous cup. It is exactly what Mo Wei said that Zhang Ping can actually inspire the Kowloon luminous cup to present a vision, which makes Feng Lan was very moved.
In order to realize their dream, isn't it the one thing they have been planning for a long time in Tianlongmen to find the right person? Although Zhang Ping is a man, who can explain the mysterious things clearly when it comes to fate?
Instead of pinning hopes on the saint who has lasted for hundreds of years but has been ineffective like other sects, it is better to try Zhang Ping's fate. Maybe this guy is really the key?
Seeing Zhang Ping looking back blankly, Feng Lan smiled and greeted the group of people to go straight to the Tianlong Hotel.
As soon as he stepped into the hotel lobby, Zhang Ping saw a lifelike oriental dragon lying in the central position. The dragon's mouth was slightly open, and a red pearl loomed inside. Interestingly, there are many miniature dragons around this dragon, which are different in shape, but a little different from the Chinese dragon. Only after the introduction did I know that these dragons belong to the West.
In fact, in Western legends, the legend about dragons is not inferior to that of oriental dragons. There is an old saying in China: dragons give birth to nine sons, each of which is different. The dragon in the West is: dragons give birth to hundreds of children, each of which is different. There are sea dragons living in the deep sea, fire dragons sleeping in volcanoes, poisonous dragons lurking in swamps and countless strange-shaped dragons, as well as nine-headed dragons, dragon beasts, sub-dragons, bipedaled flying dragons and so on.
Western dragons now generally refer to Dragons, but in a long time, this was not the case. A long time ago, Seraphim in Judaism was the dragon incarnation of the power of justice.
The concept of the dragon that is closest to the local Chinese in all aspects, essence, meaning and characteristics in Western civilization is Seraphim. Seraphim not only has the status, role and significance in Western myths and religions, but also the status, role and significance of the native Chinese dragon in Chinese mythology and religion. It matches. If you are not familiar with the word Seraphim, you will understand it very well after translating it.
Seraphim is now generally translated as a blazing angel, but in the False Sutra. In the Book of Ino, Seraphim means a python. In early Western civilizations, the concept of dragon and snake was often confused, but some people think that understanding the blazing angel as a python is an act of blasphemy, and the religious issues involved are not explained.
And Dragons appeared much later than Seraphim, who are the objects of Celtic worship and have a sacred status. In the early Middle Ages, the Virgins exploring new waterways in the Atlantic Ocean carved their pirate bows into Dragons, hoping that Dragons would give them infinite power.
The birth of Christianity has changed the fate of Dragons dramatically, and Dragons has become synonymous with Satanas. The birth of a new religion will inevitably conflict with the old religion. Just like the Aryans invaded India, they "degrade" the original indigenous worship of Asura to demons. The image of the dragon slowly changed.
The dragon is regarded as a symbol of the devil in Christianity from the myth of Mesopotamia. In the myth of Mesopotamia, the dragon is "horrible life in the ocean, with the fate of harming people and being destroyed by God." The opponents of the hero Marduk in Babylonian mythology, Tiamato, and the Illuyankas in Hittite mythology, are examples. Jews living near the Mesopotamia area were also influenced by it and inherited this concept. The dragon gradually became a symbol of the devil in Judaism and Christianity.
This Tianlong Hotel is also the industry of Tianlongmen. It doesn't care about the relationship between those dragons and demons, the rhetoric of dragons, and even the small gifts prepared for every guest are related to dragons. This is a country that shows personality in the United States. However, it is also highly respected. As a result, many young Americans have joined the Tianlongmen Moon Hall.
Here, you can often see some young people wearing T-shirts in moon costumes. Needless to ask, it must be the children of Yue Tang. It can be seen that Yuetang's power in Los Angeles is huge enough. However, these are only marginal disciples, and the real core disciples will teach the deepest martial arts, which is the real core force of Yuetang.
Feng Lan greeted everyone to live in and hurried to a nearby building. Through a gloomy corridor, Feng Lan entered a dark room, knelt down respectfully in front of a table, and said loudly, "Your Excellency, I have brought someone."
A mysterious voice sounded behind her: "Five days later, you will bring him here, and I will personally identify him."
Feng Lan nodded and said in embarrassment, "Your Excellency, I don't know the medicine. Can you give it to me earlier?"
The mysterious voice floated to the left position again, with a cough and laughter: "Feng Lan, it's only been less than half a year. Have you had another illness? You can figure it out. If you don't say anything, when others say it, you will wait for the good show to be on the stage.