The most precious substance in the world is in your hands Tang Tang it is the brocade robe and the nine-return staff of the Tathagata.
In the religious world, the kashāya symbolizes the most humble, ascetic, and simple in the world.
Remember in the past, according to the Buddhist tradition, the monks had to pick up scraps of cloth and cloths and bring them back to dye, stitch and sew clothes to wear. Therefore, the new kashāya has the image of pieces of cloth assembled together.
And the robe also reminds the monks of their impermanent bodies in the world.
The staff is one of the 18 items of the monk’s possession. The staff is also known as the Duc Truong, which means the staff of wisdom and virtue that follows the monastic study of the path of liberation and cultivation into nine fruits.
The kasa is a protective armor, accumulating staff to strengthen the legs firmly. That cassava and scepter are the true morality of human beings.
With morality, people are able to defend themselves, protect themselves from falling into wrongful sins, and avoid the punishment of prison.
In Journey to the West, it is not difficult to recognize the Tang Tang’s robe and staff listed in the list of ancient and rare treasures, mortals covet, demons grow greedy, even fairies admire their desire to possess.
The image of a robe and a staff of nine rings in episode 5 Journey to the West, 1986 version.
The robe and the nine-round staff in the film Journey to the West not only have material value, but above all, it has a profound meaning.
Guanyin Bodhisattva followed the Buddha’s words, took the kashāya robe and stored his staff in the body of the old monk to the Eastern Land of Dai Duong.
Seeing the Tang Sangha preaching the Dharma in the capital, he shouted: “A robe, a staff and a precious staff. Those who understand precious things, I will give them. Those who do not understand thousands of gold will not sell them.”
Surprised, King Thai Tong asked the monk why these two treasures were so expensive. The monk slowly said: “Your Majesty, the robe costs 5,000 taels, the staff costs 2,000 taels. This robe is made from silk silk released in ribbons, woven by fairies and swans. many treasures, wearing this robe will not be immersed in hell, sitting will be greeted by ten thousand saints, walking will be accompanied by seven holy buddhas. going to hell, not having evil calamities, not having wolf tribulation.”
If possessing these two things, anyone can avoid falling into the cycle of reincarnation (ie, eternal life) and not be harmed by poison.
Not only that, talking about these two treasures, Buddha Tathagata personally advised before that: “This kashāya robe and staff are given to the person who takes the sutra to use. If that person wears my kashāya robe, can be spared the cycle of reincarnation, holding this staff may not be poisoned”.
After receiving the robe and the staff, Duong Thai Tong sent someone to bring the check to the monk, he immediately refused saying: “Your Majesty, the poor monk has made a vow before, if he meets a virtuous person, he will become adept in the Buddha’s teachings. I would like to ask for a free gift. Now, if I see your Majesty, you will respect the Buddha’s gate, and if you have high virtue, you will have to give it away for free.”
Then turned to ask Tang Sang: “Isn’t it good that shamans teach Mahayana Buddhist sutras. The Hinayana sutras only make people live more pure. We have a set of Mahayana Buddhadharma that transcends the dead to ascend to heaven and save the dead. Those in need, taking off the realm of impermanence for hundreds of years, eliminating calamities, are left in the land of Tay Thien Buddha, 1,000,800 miles away from Lac Duong city. Those who dare to go will become nine fruits and will go to the fairy world.”
Hear that Huyen Trang Street Sincerely: “In that case, the disciple would like to spend a little effort to obtain the true scriptures to pray for His Majesty’s Jiangshan to be more stable. The disciple who has vowed to leave must definitely go to Tay Thien, otherwise the true scriptures cannot be obtained. Definitely not coming back.”
Duong Thai Tong Ly The Dan heard this and said, “If the shaman has vowed to do so, I vow to become a brother to the shaman.”
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sells kashāyas and staff, the ungrateful sell 7,000 taels of gold, the predestined can give free.
That is fate – an invisible material that no money can buy. There is also good and bad luck. Things between people are also just cause and effect.