The story about Buddhist Epiphyllum

Legend 1

Epiphyllum was originally a flower goddess. She bloomed every day and was brilliant in all seasons. She also fell in love with the young man who watered her and weeded her every day. Later, the Jade Emperor learned about this matter, and the Jade Emperor became furious and wanted to break up the Yuanyang. The Jade Emperor arrested the Flower Goddess and demoted her to a night-blooming epiphyllum that only bloomed for a moment every year. He did not allow her to meet her lover again. He also sent the young man to become a monk in Lingjiu Mountain and named him Wei Tuo. Forget the past, forget the flower god. After many years, Veda really forgot about the God of Flowers, devoted himself to studying Buddhism, and gradually achieved success. But Flora could never forget the young man who once took care of her. She knew that in late spring every year, Wei Tuo would always go down the mountain to collect morning dew and sencha tea for the Buddha. So the epiphyllum chooses to bloom at that time. She put all the energy she had gathered for a whole year into bloom at that moment. She hoped that Wei Tuo could look back at her and remember her. But thousands of years passed, and Wei Tuo came down the mountain to collect morning dew year after year. Epiphyllum blooms silently year after year. Veda never remembered her. Until one day a skinny man walked past the Night-blooming Night-blooming Night-blooming Night-blooming Night-blooming Night-blooming Night-blooming Night-blooming Night Flower and saw the melancholy and lonely feeling of the Flower Goddess. Then he stopped and asked the Flower Goddess, "Why are you sad?" The Flower God was surprised because mortals could not see the Flower God's true form. If there is a golden light on the head of Daluo Jinxian, if there is black energy on the head of a demon, if there is no aura on the head of a mortal. The person who just walked by was obviously a mortal, how could he see his true form. Flora hesitated for a moment and just replied, "You can't help me." He waited silently for Veda and stopped answering the man's words. Forty years later, the skinny man walked past Epiphyllum and repeated the question he asked 40 years ago, "Why are you sad?" The flower god hesitated again and just replied, "Maybe you can't help me." The skinny man smiled and left. Forty years later, a skinny old man appeared again at the Flower Goddess. The original skinny old man looked even more dying. The man back then has become an old man, but he still asked the same question as he did 80 years ago: "Why are you sad?" Epiphyllum replied, "Thank you, a mortal, for asking me three times in your life. But after all, you are a mortal and you are dying, how can you help me? I am the God of Flowers who was punished by heaven for love." The old man smiled and said, "I am Yu Ming. I just came to break the fate that did not bear fruit 80 years ago. God of Flowers, I want to send you a message. Destiny comes and ends, fate ends, flowers bloom and fall, and they return to dust." After saying that, the old man sat down with his eyes closed. Time gradually passed. The last ray of the setting sun began to streak from the old man's hair to his eyes. The old man smiled and said, "A flash in the pan is Skanda. What's wrong with such a relationship? I will be punished by heaven and earth." , I will open the sky without eyes." The old man said, grabbing the Flower God. At this time, the setting sun slipped into the old man's eyes. The old man passed away immediately, grabbing the Flower God, and went to the Buddhist country together. The flower god met Wei Tuo in the Buddhist country. Wei Tuo finally remembered the fate of his previous life. After knowing it, Buddha allowed Wei Tuo to descend to earth to end the unfinished fate. Because the old man of Yuming family violated the rules of heaven, his soul wandered all his life. He cannot ride a crane to the west, nor can he enter the pure land of the Eastern Buddha. He will eventually be punished by heaven and never be reincarnated. A flash in the pan, just for Skanda. Therefore, Epiphyllum is also called Veda flower. Also because Epiphyllum saw Wei Tuo after sunset. Therefore, Epiphyllum blooms at night. Legend 2: A long time ago, in the beautiful garden, under the blessing of the Flower God, there lived all kinds of lovely flowers, and Epiphyllum was one of them. The petite Epiphyllum does not have the gorgeous dresses and gorgeous decorations of the other sisters. She is unknown and lonely, staying alone in the corner of the garden. Time passed little by little, and tourists coming and going tirelessly marveled at the splendor of peonies and the nobility of orchids, but no one ever took their eyes seriously to the ordinary and inconspicuous night-blooming night-blooming cereus. Until one day, he appeared. He is an artist. When he first walked into the garden, she was attracted to him. His slender figure, clear face, piercing eyes, and gentle smile are like a kind father and a close brother. He walked over slowly, admiring these lovely flowers - nature's works of art. When his eyes finally turned to the epiphyllum, she blushed. No one has ever seen a flower blush, but she blushed. She escaped from his gaze and lowered her eyes shyly.

And he seemed to understand her little thoughts, gently stretched out his hand, and gently soothed her restless petals, as if soothing her gently blooming heart. Every time from now on, he will walk into this garden and the world of epiphyllum with a warm smile like spring. He will look at her carefully, gently caress her petals as delicate as baby lips, and pick up her petals. His light fragrance lingers in my heart, and she will wait for his arrival with expectation every time, releasing for him the coolness of the first drop of dew in the morning and the tranquility of the last ray of floral fragrance in the evening. But why, every time he came, a touch of sadness would inadvertently show up in his brows and eyes. His sighs were so far-reaching and heavy. There was a dark cloud in his heart, so dense that she couldn't see it. He couldn't get rid of it, his brows were furrowed day after day, his face slowly became haggard, and the long string of smiles hanging at the corners of his mouth could not be found, they were slightly closed, and the silent sorrow came from there. Released bit by bit. In the dead of night, the little epiphyllum huddled at the feet of the Flower God, praying, "Child, he..." "Grandpa, grandpa! Please tell me! Please!" The poor epiphyllum was soaked with tears. God's lap, "Child, you... do you really want to help him?" "Yes, Grandpa!" Epiphyllum nodded seriously, her firm eyes shining in the dark night, as bright as cold stars. "My child, he is the best painter in the kingdom. The unruly queen ordered him to paint the most beautiful flowers in the world that she has never seen before. If he cannot do it, he will be killed at the city gate. Execution, tomorrow...tomorrow is the deadline." "What if...if he can do it? Isn't Sister Peony the most beautiful?" "The queen is so beautiful that she wants flowers to be more beautiful than her...even Peony can't do it. "In this way..." Epiphyllum's eyes dimmed, "Then...then he will be executed the day after tomorrow? Don't..." Epiphyllum cried sadly, "Grandpa, almighty grandpa, you must have a way. Right? Please, save him, save him!" "Oh, child," the flower god sighed heavily, "even if we have the most beautiful flowers, the queen is jealous and can't stand anything in the world. If she is more beautiful than myself, she...she will definitely destroy the flower..." "I do!" Epiphyllum said anxiously, "Grandpa, I am willing to swear by the spirit of the flower! Please give me beauty!" , you have to think clearly! The spirit of the flower can give you the most beautiful face, but your beauty can only bloom once, in that quiet moment of the night, like a shooting star crossing the sky on a summer night, fleeting. After that, you I will fall into endless darkness, ugliness and loneliness..." "I...I do!" Epiphyllum cried with tears and smiled happily. She put on her most beautiful dress, a skirt made of white clouds, and earrings made of dewdrops. She carefully made every fold of the skirt, making every lace like a dreamy elf, elegant and beautiful. Facing the mirror, she stood on tiptoes and danced gently. She seemed to see her delicate life gathering bit by bit, condensing into a crystal drop, lying softly in her heart, budding, waiting for the most brilliant moment. The moment comes. He came to see her again in the evening. This time there was no sadness in his eyes, and his expression was so focused. He caressed her petals and pistils lovingly, just like caressing his beloved girl. He stayed there all night long. He refused to leave her even half a step, as if he would never see her again. He wanted to keep her in his heart bit by bit and never forget her forever. "He knows he is going to die," Epiphyllum thought sadly, "but I won't let him die. I want him to live and live happily. I don't want his eyes to be melancholy anymore, don't..." thought of Here, the epiphyllum smiles, its clear and beautiful smile blooming in the cold night, so tranquil and pure that it can make all flowers wither.

But her roots also died slowly at that moment. She saw his eyes shining with joy, saw the last meteor crossing the night sky, she saw the corner of his mouth was smiling again, and saw a flash of brilliance wherever the meteor passed. The beauty, then, she couldn't see anything. The bottomless darkness surrounded her. She felt helpless and helpless as never before. She stretched out her hand, trying to grab something, only to find that the only thing lingering around her was She plunged into nothingness and air, and from then on she had no words or thoughts. It seemed that everything in the world disappeared at that moment. In the dark, the true love is eternal between heaven and earth. The legend of "flash in the pan" is like an eternal swan song. From ancient times to the present, chanting continues. Legend has it that thousands of years ago, there were all kinds of flowers in the garden of heaven. Epiphyllum was just an inconspicuous little flower. She was even laughed at by other flowers. She had no beautiful flowers because she could not bloom. . One day, a strong wind blew by, and the small figure of Epiphyllum was almost broken by the strong wind. At this time, a man in a white robe passed by. The man gently stroked her to protect her from the strong wind. Then the man left. Just that startling glance, or even just that gentle support, makes Epiphyllum unforgettable for a lifetime. Epiphyllum has been thinking about when the man will come again. After waiting for a thousand years, the man did not come again, and after waiting for the second thousand years, he still did not come. One day Baihua Fairy came, and Epiphyllum asked her: Who was that man back then? Baihua Fairy smiled and said, that is Bodhisattva, Skanda Bodhisattva. Epiphyllum obsessively said to herself, how wonderful it would be if she could stay with the Bodhisattva forever. The fairy said: Don't be naive, you know that Bodhisattva is ruthless. There are no emotions or desires, so the fairy asked Epiphyllum to give up that idea. In this way, Epiphyllum has waited for another thousand years. After several thousand years, Epiphyllum has been cultivated into a flower essence. At this time, Epiphyllum had an opportunity. A conference was going to be held in the heaven, and Skanda Bodhisattva would also come to attend. Epiphyllum had this opportunity to attend the conference, when she looked up to her Bodhisattva as a little flower spirit. She was so excited that after the conference, Epiphyllum followed Wei Tuo for a long time. They walked to the garden again. Wei Tuo did not turn around, just asked Epiphyllum, why are you following me. Epiphyllum was extremely happy, she said: I have admired you for a long time. Skanda Bodhisattva stepped onto the lotus seat and sat on the lotus seat with his eyes closed. Said gently to Epiphyllum. You have seen me, go back. Practice with peace of mind and you will be included in the Immortal Class. The flower in the pan slowly walked towards Wei Tuo without giving up. She knew that Bodhisattva had no emotions, but she had loved him for thousands of years and waited for him for thousands of years, but all she got in exchange was his old age. Epiphyllum walked to the lotus seat and looked at Wei Tuo. He said softly: I can change my body today. Can you take a look at me? The Bodhisattva is still twilight, and the beads in his hand are spinning. The breeze blew, but it was still so quiet. Yes, how can a Bodhisattva love others? The night-blooming night-blooming night-blooming night-blooming night-blooming cereus said to the Bodhisattva, I want to transform into a human body, just for you. After Epiphyllum said that, he spent thousands of years practicing in front of Wei Tuo. Blooming at her most beautiful. The flowers are beautiful, more beautiful than peonies. But just for a moment, the flowers bloomed and fell. Epiphyllum looked at the Bodhisattva, but the Bodhisattva always just looked down at the dusk and never looked at her. Epiphyllum appeared for a moment, and Epiphyllum did not see the Bodhisattva glance at him and then disappear, but the moment she disappeared, she saw a drop of tear dropped by the Bodhisattva. Because she didn't know that it wasn't that Veda was ruthless, but that he couldn't be ruthless. He fell in love with her the first time he saw her. Just two people can never be together.