Chapter 82: Homa Practice, Fire Burning “Everything I’ve collected over most of my life is here.” Omasa no Miyabi found a large wooden box from under the bed in the room where he lived. Inside the box were many objects that were not Shinto. There are not only Buddhist items such as vajra, prayer beads, Buddha lamps, scriptures, but also Onmyoji's talismans, Bagua, Yin-Yang mirrors, etc. The Grand Priest took out a vajra, a rosary, and a sutra wrapped in brown paper from a wooden box. This is a Buddhist artifact that was photographed and posted on the Pudu APP. It is also the trophy that Pinggong Qianye can obtain by killing the Moon-Swallowing Toad. Pinggong Qianye's gaze lingered on each object for a brief moment, finally landing on the vajra. In Tantric Buddhism, the vajra symbolizes invincible, indestructible wisdom and true Buddha nature. It can eliminate all kinds of troubles and destroy all kinds of demons that hinder the practice of Buddhism. It is the holder of the Tantric Buddhas or the instrument of the yogis in their practice. This vajra completely follows the ancient system and is forged from a combination of five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin.
It is twelve fingers long, with a handle in the middle and five-pronged blades on both ends. This is the classic five-pronged pestle. The Five-pronged Vajra is also known as the Five-wisdom Vajra, the Five-peaked Vajra, the Five-peaked Light, and the Five-pronged Vajra. Its five peaks represent the five wisdoms and five Buddhas. One peak symbolizes the Buddha's real wisdom, and the other four peaks are the symbols of the four Buddhas' provisional wisdom. If he really had to choose one among the three, Pinggong Qianye would only choose this vajra because it really meets his needs. This vajra can be used as a Homa instrument. Seeing that Heimiya Chiye just picked up the vajra, Daijomiya smiled and said, "Don't you want the rosary and the Buddhist scriptures anymore?" "Isn't it just one of three?" "The goddess has ordered that these three items belong to you." Speaking of this, Omiyasu looked a little unnatural. Until now, he found it hard to believe that a young monk who was less than 20 years old could actually kill the big monster that intended to swallow the moon. It’s incredible! Seeing that Pinggong Qianye seemed to be hesitant, Daizheng Gongshi chuckled and said, "For adults, shouldn't they all be the best? It will also save you the trouble of choosing." Pinggong Qianye nodded and accepted the good intention. He really wanted the rosary and Buddhist scriptures. Moreover, if these things were left here with the Omiyaji, they would just lie in wooden boxes and rot without seeing the light of day. It was such a waste. The Omae no Miyabi prepared three boxes in advance so that Hiramiya Chiye could put the three items into the boxes and take them back. Before leaving, Pinggong Qianye came to the osmanthus tree again, raised his head slightly, and looked at the goddess who did not belong to this world. The moon goddess, Jingu Yaezakura. "This thing is for you, it should be useful." Hiramiya Chiye threw the magic bead left by the Moon-Swallowing Toad to Jingu Yaezakura. This thing is useless to him. Since Jingu Yaezakura is so generous, he will not be stingy. The value of this magic bead is enough to exchange for the rosary and Buddhist scriptures.
"You're at a disadvantage in this kind of deal." Jingu Yaezakura held up the magic pearl with the fan in her hand, her eyes moving slightly. This thing will be of great use to her. It can be said that no one is more suitable than her to be the new owner of this magic pearl. "How can we calculate everything to be completely equal?" Pinggong Qianye smiled and said, "If I think it's worth it, then it's worth it." "Wait a minute, do you want these three pictures?" "I'll leave it for you to keep." …… Late at night, in the main hall of Weilian Ancient Temple, in front of the statue of Vairocana Buddha, Pinggong Qianye placed the vajra he had just obtained tonight on the altar. In addition to the vajra, he also has the goma stove and vajra bell collected by Akechi Mitsuhide, as well as the vajra stick, goma pot, and goma table that were already in his own temple. Now you have collected 6 Homa instruments and can start the initial practice of Homa. Before practicing, Pinggong Qianye first poured his magic power into the seldom-used Homa cauldron and Vajra stick to increase their power. Then they began to set up the Homa altar, placed many offerings, lotus lamps, candles, and pulled up the altar string. After finishing all this, Pinggong Qianye went back home to take a bath, changed into monk's robes, and then returned to the main hall. First, pay homage to Mahavairocana, then close your eyes, hold the rosary, strike the wooden fish, and chant scriptures to completely relax your mind. As the night gradually faded away, the first ray of sunlight spread from the entrance of the hall to Pinggong Qianye. Whoosh, it seems like a gust of burning wind is blowing. The candles on the Homa altar were lit one by one. Pinggong Qianye's body seemed to be surrounded by a layer of light yellow light, hazy, and if you look closely, it looks like a wisp of burning flame. Homa is a great method of esoteric Buddhism. With the meaning of burning, various offerings are blessed in sequence and thrown into the furnace to offer to the deity. The seventh volume of the Shurangama Sutra states: "Take white cow milk, put it in sixteen containers, make pancakes with the milk, and add sugar, oil cakes, chyle, frankincense, honey ginger, pure butter, and pure honey. Outside the lotus, there are sixteen of them, surrounding the flower to worship the Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas. Every time you eat, if it is in the middle of the night, take half a liter of honey and three he of butter. Place a small stove in front of the altar, boil some douloupo incense to make perfume, bathe the charcoal in it, and make it burn fiercely. Throw the butter and honey into the stove, burn until the smoke is gone, and offer it to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Pinggong Qianye did not make such detailed preparations. He just took advantage of the fact that today was Sunday and he had some time to try to practice Goma. When a raging flame was lit in the Homa furnace and the fire offering began, Heimiya Qianye felt as if he had fallen into the three thousand hell worlds of fire and was burned by the fire. Looking inward at myself, it seems as if I can see flames coming out of every inch of my body, endless and ever-lasting. As the flame burns, the Vajra body will naturally appear, and you will continue to make progress by burning in the flame. Looking at the Dharma Realms, the Three Thousand Great Worlds seem to be merging into a furnace, and underneath the furnace is a ball of red-yellow flame burning continuously. Bless the offerings in sequence, throw them into the furnace, and offer them to the deity...
Pinggong Qianye naturally visualized a Vairocana Tathagata standing behind him. He practiced the Mahavairocana Sutra since he was young, and Mahavairocana Tathagata was his main deity on his path of practice. All other scriptures, all visualizations, mantras, secret seals, etc. are for the purpose of achieving the Vairocana Tathagata. The main deity is the Buddha, he is Vairocana Tathagata. Pinggong Qianye had some enlightenment in his mind, but he knew very well that he was still far from this level. Now, we are simply using the Homa fire offering method to seek siddhi through the four kinds of practices to accomplish the main deity, Vairocana Tathagata. The four methods of pacifying disasters, increasing benefits, summoning and subduing are constantly circulating. To stop disasters is to eliminate them and create virtue. Increase, so as to increase blessings and wisdom, and complete all practices. The hook is used to call in the person you want to get. To surrender is to reduce the number of enemies and to overcome violence. There is no time in practicing, it seems like a whole decade has passed. When someone outside the main hall was about to come in to pay homage, Heimiya Chiye ended his Goma practice. Only three hours had passed from the time I entered the state to the time I stopped practicing, but the real feeling of being burned by the fire seemed like many years had passed in a flash. “It’s not easy to practice.” Pinggong Qianye felt that he had just entered the state of practicing Homa, and it would take a long time to successfully practice it. Probably one or two years. Try to complete Homapin before graduating from high school. Pinggong Qianye silently set a small goal for himself. On Sunday, Heimiya Chiye, as usual, chatted with the believers who came to worship and talked about Buddhism. There is no need to talk about profound Buddhist teachings, just some words of spiritual cultivation that can calm people down. Many times, the elderly people who come to the temple are just there to relax and don’t really want to learn about Buddhism. As we get older, our memory and comprehension abilities are not as good, let alone remembering the profound and subtle Buddhist teachings. In the afternoon, Pinggong Qianye did not stay in the temple, but in his own room, visualizing the picture of Buddha's Nirvana. This is to replenish the energy lost from the Huma practice this morning. As time enters July, not only Tokyo, but all parts of Japan begin to make careful preparations for the arrival of the summer festival. Whether on the streets or on television, the most talked-about topic is this year's summer festival. There are festivals in Japan throughout the year, and the three most famous ones are the Gion Festival in Kyoto, the Tenjin Festival in Osaka, and the Kanda Festival in Tokyo.
At night, Hiramiya Chiye was lying on a bamboo mat and could see the lively scene of the Gion Festival in Kyoto from her mobile phone network. Today is July 7nd, and the Gion Festival lottery ceremony has just been held. Although the grand parade on July 7 has not yet arrived, reporters and private media have already obtained many photos of the gods welcoming the gods during this parade. However, these photos of gods don’t seem to be very good. (End of this chapter)