Episode 715
043. The voice of esoteric Buddhism.
This is Baekrin Uigak Incinerator’s office.
“Are my affairs slowly getting sorted out now? “It looks like the damn emperor won’t give me any more work for a while.”
Jin Cheon-hee smiled brightly.
As time passed after he achieved enlightenment and his eyesight returned, the number of poor people in Baeklin County decreased significantly.
The unemployment rate has almost fallen to the bottom.
At this level, it was safe to say that there was no need to play or become a thief because there was no place to work.
Unless you are a Safa dreamer.
“It’s even more surprising that the taxes we spent are coming back.”
Jin Cheon-hee giggled at Mu-wol’s words.
“so do i.”
It seems that people somehow go to see what they want to see, even if transportation is inconvenient.
It is said that even in ancient Egypt, people made a living through tourism, and Baekrin-hyeon is in such a situation.
With the development of agriculture, the basis of government, merchants and tourists gathered.
However, tourists in this era are by no means common people.
Even if transportation is inconvenient, it’s okay as long as I don’t pull the carriage and I don’t have to handle the oars.
Even the ancient people would have asked why go there given the nice weather in the Mediterranean, unless you were going to go sightseeing with slaves.
It’s the same in this neighborhood.
Leisure people come to enjoy the hot springs, tour the smoke city, and eat Zhuge’s secret dumplings.
‘I guess it’s a natural flow.’
The reason this is possible is because we have enough rice stored up and a sufficient budget.
‘I’ve climbed a big mountain, so I just don’t need to get more land.’
Even though Gold & Silver Wangya is a man without blood or tears, he wouldn’t commit the atrocity of giving us more work here.
At that time, Yuho came and handed me the item.
“Take it.”
Tak-
‘No, Yoo-ho, this guy came in without any sign and threw the ball and caused an uproar?’
Still, what kind of one-two day is this guy like this?
Jin Cheon-hee sighs and looks down at the object.
It was a box.
“What is this?”
“This is an item sent by the owner.”
Jin Cheon-hee hesitated for a moment and then opened the box.
What’s inside is a dagger.
The carving on the handle was unique, giving off a strange vibe.
It was a sculpture made up of twin bodies, with a man and a woman embracing each other in an obscene posture.
‘First of all, it is not commonly used in the midfield.’
It was not originally designed to be wielded by holding the handle.
“Is it a ceremonial dagger? For ancestral rites or witchcraft?”
“yes. The owner got it a long time ago. “It is from the Esoteric Buddhism of Joy.”
Joy Esotericism!
There was a wide desert between the Kingdom of Dadu and the Kingdom of Serim, where a religious group called Hwanhee Esoteric Buddhism was located.
Originally, Joyful Esoteric Buddhism is one of the sects of Buddhism and is a group that worships the being called Joyful Buddha.
‘Buddha of Joy… This is also unique.’
This deity who reached Buddhahood through twin bodies is sometimes described as male and female, or sometimes refers to two people: a male Buddha and a female Buddha.
However, Hwanhee Esoteric Buddhism revered Hwanhee Buddha as both a male and female Buddha and preached that the teachings of this being are to reach transcendence by exploring not only the human spirit but also the physical pleasures.
There is a doctrine that if you bring all your carnal desires and desires to the extreme, you can rise to the rank of impermanence and no thoughts, become liberated, and become a Buddha.
‘If the Confucian Daewongun heard this, it would be a life-or-death decision.’
It was like that.
Aren’t Confucian thugs with swords powerful?
Even if you kill people yesterday like a butcher, you must live today to fulfill your filial piety and support your family.
Men and women can look at the color of each other’s intestines, but they must still be discerning.
That is the logic of Confucian men with swords.
It is possible to stick a knife in each other’s solar plexus, but making fun of each other in private is something only a pariah would do.
In that sense, Namgoong Un is a paradise.
Chastity Parakho.
It may sound crazy to modern people, but this difference is very important.
In such a world, the Buddha of Joy, who can reach transcendence through physical pleasure, is truly an evil being.
Here, if you want to believe in the Esoteric Buddhism of Joy, you must believe in it secretly and quietly.
But it’s quite popular over there.
And I don’t know why.
The Buddha of Hwanhee is said to be in charge of fortune and is a god believed in by many merchants along with the Serim Church.
‘Jaebok? ‘Do you give us better than Yuho Toyong?’
The reason why Yuho Toyong is popular everywhere.
For some reason, people are holding onto it because they say it helps them make a lot of money.
‘If you think about it, foxes usually bring a lot of money.’
Usually, they are treated as sinister beings who eat people’s liver, but they seem to have a good image in some parts of the central region.
For some reason, I started buying Yuho Toyong because I thought it was useful.
Could it be said to be a meme from the mid-century era?
Jin Cheon-hee placed the dagger engraved with the Buddha of Joy and Yuho Toyong side by side.
‘If you fight Hwanheebul and Yuho Toyong, who will make more money?’
These things are important to modern people.
“You’re thinking the wrong thing again.”
“Master, why did you give me this?”
“Well, I dealt with blood missionaries before.”
“really?”
“There was a minor ‘outburst’ when the master was away. Anyway, this is the dagger I found there. “It will probably be necessary if you need to find a blood mission.”
‘Umm… It’s Hwanhee Esotericism… Should I go to the chief?’
The chief refers to the neighborhood where Serimgyoguk is located.
Serim Church is the largest country in the area, but in fact, in addition to Serim Church, there are many smaller countries attached to it.
Woowooung –
Jin Cheonhee used the trick of heup (吸) to pull the bamboo book.
In an instant, the desired bamboo book was sucked up Jin Cheon-hee’s sleeve.
‘…Have you grown to that point now?’
The five senses became more sensitive as the period of time when the eyes were blind, and the martial arts that were used like breathing contained deep martial arts.
Jin Cheon-hee casually opened the bamboo book.
There is a map of the world as seen from the central plains.
The scale is a little messed up, but you can still tell roughly where something is attached.
“After passing the Dadu Kingdom, there is a jungle to the north of the desert, and above that is a plateau and plain area, right?”
“yes. “Nomads are strong there.”
“In the middle region, the jungle, the kingdoms called Ganbo Miam and Seokam are the strongest… and there are many other countries.”
Jin Cheon-hee’s fingers move down.
“Below there is a huge desert that separates the Kingdom of Dadu and the Kingdom of Serim… Isn’t there a country in the desert so big that it can fit four or five countries in it?”
“yes. “There is the Milsan Kingdom, a kingdom of Damjin Serimism that has Lamaism, a sect of Mahayana Buddhism, as its state religion, and is a mixture of Serimism and Lamaism.”
“It’s also adjacent to the Dadu Kingdom.”
Hwanhee Esoteric Buddhism is widespread in Damjin and Mirsan, and its head temple exists in Damjin.
In fact, Damjin and Misan are all names given by the Hwa Empire. The Kingdom of Aisha even has a separate name in the style of the Fire Empire.
Even though their language and the language of the Hua Empire were different, the Hua Empire was an arrogant nation that called each other in its own way.
Anyway, after drawing the finger like this…
“It’s really far, right? this!”
The Dadu Kingdom is far away, but you have to go west once more, and you have to go from the Baekrin Uigak headquarters at the eastern end of the Hua Empire to the western end and go all the way to the outside world.
‘The clues about blood missions are certainly important, but…’
This doesn’t seem right?
“It’s three months to go and three months to come! Then there will be a lot of work!”
“Is that so?”
“For an ordinary person, it takes half a year to go there and half a year to come back, so the round trip takes a year. Why do silk merchants who travel far beyond the world see their families only once a year? “It’s like this because I cover this distance.”
“okay. Well then, let’s go.”
Isn’t Yuho trying to go forward with an “or-nothing” attitude?
“First of all… uh… thank you, Yuho.”
“That’s it.”
“You’re not upset, are you?”
“no.”
Jin Cheon-hee held a potato-like Yuho clay pot and patted its head.
“Thank you Yuho. I love you~ Mini Yuho. Let’s see Dad off. “Thank you, Dad!”
Only then did Yuho realize that the insignificant human was making fun of him.
“This bastard!!!!!”
Wow!
* * *
It was strange.
Even though he has reached this level, why can’t I still see Yuho’s movements?
It was only after being beaten to death that Jin Cheon-hee realized.
Even if he becomes this strong, there is no end in sight for Yuho.
Even if it wasn’t because he used his mind or realized his will, Yuho was just stronger than he was.
“Your dad is so tough. Isn’t that right?”
Jin Cheon-hee swept Yuho Toyong’s forehead.
Yu-ho hates her because she is ugly, but Jin Cheon-hee likes her.
No, because Yuho hated it, it seemed even cuter because of his reaction.
After sending Yuho off, Jin Cheonhee looked at the map again. Then suddenly my fingers stopped.
“uh. this…?”
Soon, the book was pulled again using suction.
Tak- This
is a book that describes the areas on the map in more detail.
The book contained information about the Kingdom of Damjin, and Jin Cheon-hee looked down at the map again.
It was not written in Sanskrit, but in the Serimgyoguk phonetic script.
Pronounced… natron.
‘Natron mine. Lake Natron.’
Jin Tianxi rubbed his chin.
“They say it is mined for use by alchemists in Damjin…”
To put it simply, it is the largest soda mine on the continent.
The name is the same here too.
Of course, its size is ridiculously large compared to the Earth.
Egyptians have used sodium bicarbonate since ancient times to make preservatives and soda water.
At that time, natron was mined in mines, and what was obtained was used to remove moisture from corpses.
Not only that, but it was also used to make glass and to bleach amphipods… According to ancient records, it appears that it was already used as medicine from that time… The etymology
of modern sodium itself is Natron (Natrium), which is from this mine. It originated from, so I said everything.
‘Wow, it’s really big. It wasn’t this big on Earth.’
Well, the Central Plains continent itself is bigger than Earth, and even though the place names are the same, the climate and geography are slightly different.
‘I think if we open the trade route well, we can make baking soda and toothpaste… more easily.’
Even now, if you want to get it, you can get it.
Not all the soda in the world is there, but there are places in the central plains where you can collect it.
Plus, individual trade is possible.
However, the problem was the unit price.
Over there, sodium bicarbonate is cheaper than bread.
Even the little kids in the neighborhood drink soda because they can’t digest it.
However, in the midfield, this product is expensive and the price is market price, so it fluctuates depending on the whims of the merchant.
‘If we manage royal trade well, I think we’ll be able to bring in a lot of spearfish using the sea route.’
The mine belongs to the royal family, so in order to lower the unit price, it must be traded with the royal family.
“Use… I’m greedy for this.”
* * *
“toothpaste?”
“yes. “Most people who have learned Master’s martial arts maintain healthy teeth, but there are quite a few strong people who suffer from cavities depending on their level and martial propensity.”
“That’s right. In particular, since Sapa martial arts are not health techniques, your bones and teeth start to erode as soon as you go beyond the upper lip.”
“that’s right. Also, in the case of civilians, if they have cavities, they have to be extracted, right? Pulling them out doesn’t create new teeth, and that’s when the real suffering begins.”
Teeth are not one of the five blessings for nothing.
When teeth are damaged, it becomes difficult to eat food, digestion function decreases, and lifespan is directly affected.
“You made something, right?”
“Yes, but the unit price is the problem.”
“Hmm. So you’re just going to go to Damjin Kingdom to dig up ingredients for toothpaste?”
Master still does not know the true power of sodium bicarbonate.
Because Master is a human being who has never experienced bad breath or indigestion in his life.
Just the local traditional dental care method is sufficient.
But Jin Cheon-hee wanted to gargle.
I wanted to brush my molars with mint-scented foam.
‘Master, I’m in pain.’
A pain that only modern people can understand!
