India travel notes (30) rokuyaon — the birthplace of Buddhism to the Buddha's heart

India is the country of origin of Buddhism, and the birthplace of Buddhism initially at the distance of Varanasi has 200 km of Bodhi added ya (Budhigaya). 2500 years ago India North of Gaza, adjoins the Luo Wei-Guo Prince Joe Bodhidharma · Siddhartha 29-year-old, ascetic monk began and place, 35 years old, he is under a bodhi tree around the 37 days, finally realized that penetrate the Buddhist truth, that place was later known as the Bodhi added elegance and bodhi tree wander left his footprints have become like a Lotus Flower. Legend of the Bodhi tree already in Iran-SI-teach India's war was ruled as Chai wood cut down, but from the tree branches and survival on the pressure of new Linden is currently also in Sri Lanka foliage. Relegated after Prince came from Varanasi 16 km rokuyaon, to follow his ascetic monk of five he began his first missionary, five companions were he grasped the conquest of the road, and worshipped him as a teacher, since then, Buddhism had become road of Buddha, sermon, Buddhism was born, the Prince became the Buddha, with another 25 years after our familiar name — Sakyamuni. Since then, the Buddha and his first five disciples, in India started spreading the teachings of Buddhism. Because no other religions Buddhism has three basic principles: knowledge, kindness and equality, so at that time, India's low "caste" started to spread rapidly, and eventually spread all over the world. Although India is the birthplace of Buddhism in India, but now to Buddhism as a religion of the population may have only 1%. History of changes always accompanied by strong culture on vulnerable cultural comprehensive clean and the extinction of the destruction, Hinduism and-SI-teach's prosperity, and finally make the Buddhist origin countries, has been rarely seen Buddhist relics, Varanasi around it is these little traces of centrally.

India on the Bodhi added elegance and rokuyaon birthplace of Buddhism, to a large extent, to thank the Chinese Tang dynasty mingseng-Hsuan Tsang.

Tangzhenguan first year (a.d. 627 August), proceeding from Changan Hsuan Tsang on westbound journey, the birthplace of Buddhism reached India, where he visited the Buddhist Buddhism, easygoing. Zhenguan 19 years, he returned to Chang'an, already 50 years old. Affected by the Tang Emperor Taizong interview, on the Western style of monk Xuanzang described very interested in life he wrote a book of travels, this was later down the Datang "Western regions. The Datang Western "record not only of life India at that time, but also for Buddhist Mingsheng detail records. Because India is little written historical records, was unable to discover as the birthplace of Buddhism, and ultimately with the Tang dynasty to the Tang dynasty Zang "in detail, in the United Kingdom archaeologist's help, to rediscover the Buddhist relics, found a large number of religious heritage.

Merciful mother in China in the minds of the most profound impact to India travel of the Chinese people want to visit the birthplace of Buddhism.

But due to the decline of Buddhism in India, Bodhi added elegance is already an outlying areas, with the exception of devout Buddhists, transport, catering, accommodation of inconvenience for the majority of people unable to visit the Bodhi added elegance, admire the Buddha's enlightenment. However, Buddha first missionary place — rokuyaon but leave Varanasi only less than half an hour by car, therefore more tourists to rokuyaon regarded as the birthplace of Buddhism.

The luggage loaded on the bus and soon reached the Buddhist shrine — rokuyaon.

Specifically, rokuyaon more like Varanasi nearby suburbs (although Varanasi itself doesn't like city). In fact, there are also basic do not see any Buddhist monuments, preserved ancient temples is a no. Some present Buddhism still flourishing country here built temples, museums and some of the Institute of Buddhist statues, as well as the hawker are trafficked Buddhist relics imitation reminds us that there is a Buddhist Center. Larger temples in China, Japan, China, Tibet, Sri Lanka's donation, but no one here is Temple and PuTuo, five, red, and other famous Buddhist temple in the same breath. China and China's Tibet's temple almost two Chinese characteristics of the Buddha's household worship with large yard, inside, it appears that only lives at home, and didn't see the monk, nor see domestic monasteries of incense rising scene deserted resorts can be used to describe it. Japan's comparison of clean, tidy the monastery, there are many rooms, in addition to furnishings exquisite main hall, seems to be more like to travel in Japan Buddhist hotel. The most worth visiting is the monastery of Sri Lanka, not only inside the Palace is a stone tower building, and our impressions of the Buddhist temple in completely different, and it is said that occupies a so-called Buddha first missionary locations inside the plastic is Shakyamuni first to five disciples preach of statue, moreover, also introduce useful Hindi, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Chinese, and other text carved Buddhist doctrine of the tablet. May be influenced by Hinduism and-SI-teach in rokuyaon into Buddhist temple Palace, also to shoes.

To rokuyaon, where the Museum is a must to visit, here with a lot of Buddhist relics on display, the Buddha statue here should be the world's most authentic, in addition, India's emblem on the Ashoka was built by the lion stigma also exhibited here.

Rokuyaon nearby hawker quite willing to sell to the visitors of the small statue of Sakyamuni or avatar, or even follow up to the temple, doing business as into temples is not collected tickets.

In selling to you his goods, but also mystery worriedly, tell you that he is in the hands of real stone relics, is a country does not permit the sale, and then to you expel 500 rupees a price. Of course you cannot be his mysterious Act cheated, bargaining, 200 rupees on the deal, the equivalent of 40 Yuan, if not the artifacts, can get in the birthplace of Buddhism Buddhist statue should not be so care about the price. Can you imagine that you just got out of the temple, there are other vendors take the same things to you peddle, look or reselling heritage so mysterious, but offer only 100 rupees, of course, price is only 40-50 rupees, you bought that can share low-cost, but in a few minutes you'll have to regret it, because you have right now on their way to find you, hawkers offer lower。 In fact, we start from 200 rupees one, then two 100 rupees, the final 60 rupees three, six were bought, bought my side condemning these India hawker heart black. Later we visit the Museum, came across a Taiwan to this study Buddhist nun, she smiled and Taiwan with standard Mandarin tells us, in fact, we buy everything was burned brick clay, than ordinary brick, but definitely not a stone, nor is the heritage, such souvenirs, if bargaining do home five rupees one is able to buy. She said, gas we laugh or cry, just want to criticize those vendors. But others Buddhists say well, you don't have to buy expensive regret, since to Buddhist shrine, spend money when you are giving up, there will be good news, not to mention in this special place of Buddhism souvenirs, back home take several times the amount of money could buy. Listen to her so comforting to us, not only our mind becomes balanced and deep as the Buddhist disciples peace of mind was amazed.