Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Kublai Khan, whose name in Tibetan means "Holy One," is a title that has not been commonly used since the Yuan Dynasty. Instead, it became a specific designation for one person—Lodro Gyaltsen of the Sakya Kunga family, the first imperial preceptor of the Yuan Dynasty.

Though Kublai Khan was merely a Dharma King of the Sakya lineage, his status in Sakya was not inferior to that of a Living Buddha, all because of his tremendous contributions to Sakya and Tibetan Buddhism.

At the age of ten, Kublai Khan was ordained at the Jokhang Temple by his uncle Sakya Pandita.

At seventeen, he succeeded as Dharma King.

At nineteen, he visited Kublai Khan's camp at Liupan Mountain and was highly revered.

At the age of twenty-four, Kublai Khan organized a debate on the authenticity of the "Laozi's Conversion of the Barbarians Sutra," where Kublai Khan participated and left the Daoists speechless.

By the age of twenty-six, he was appointed as the National Preceptor, granted a jade seal, and took charge of the central administrative office, overseeing Tibetan secular and religious affairs.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

In his thirties, he returned to Tibet, where he not only completed the creation of the new Mongolian script based on Tibetan but also wrote over thirty Buddhist scriptures and treatises.

Unfortunately, he died too early at the age of forty-five in Sakya. Otherwise, Sakya would have expanded several times over. Even Eric could not help but hold this extraordinary figure in high regard.

After a moment of contemplation, he asked, "Do you know where it was sealed?"

"Kublai Khan merely engraved clues on a palm-leaf manuscript, but that manuscript disappeared when he transcended..." Luoli replied with a look of regret and sorrow.

"A palm-leaf manuscript, huh?" Eric thought for a moment and then suddenly smiled.

Luoli, being perceptive, immediately brightened up and asked, "Rinpoche, do you know the whereabouts of that palm-leaf manuscript?"

"Yes." Eric smiled and nodded.

After patting the pouting Tang Feiyan in his arms, who was displeased with Luoli speaking to him, he turned to the slightly puzzled Tan Ailing and said, "Ailing, do you remember me mentioning Gu Wenbo to you?"

"Gu Wenbo?" Tan Ailing thought for a moment and said, "Is he the pawnshop owner you met in that luxurious detention room in Shanghai a few months ago?"

"That's him." In the relieved expressions of Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan, and the expectant gazes of Luoli and Sun Clouds, Eric smiled and said, "He has a palm-leaf manuscript written in Tibetan, which, after translation, records the place of Kublai Khan's passing."

"With Kublai Khan's place of passing, we can find more detailed clues about the sealed esoteric techniques," Tang Feiyan optimistically speculated, "Maybe those techniques are right at the place of Kublai Khan's passing!"

"It's not impossible!" Eric nodded in agreement. He then told the eager yet hesitant Luoli the contents engraved on the palm-leaf manuscript.

Luoli's eyes sparkled with excitement as she exclaimed, "Rinpoche, the location on the palm-leaf manuscript is within the subterranean palace. Please follow me!"

Eric could fully understand Luoli's excitement because of the high regard Tibetans have for Kublai Khan. No one would be uninterested in the place where this great man passed away.

Following the hurried footsteps of Luoli, they arrived at an annex.

Following the method described on the palm-leaf manuscript, she tapped on certain spots on the carved rock wall.

With a series of clicking sounds, the seemingly solid rock wall retracted inward, revealing a dark cavern.

The scene left Eric and his companions momentarily stunned, but they quickly felt that it was only natural.

As the person of the lowest status among them, Sun Clouds obediently said, "Rinpoche, I'll fetch a lantern..."

"No need!" Eric waved his hand and instantly cast a "Light" spell, illuminating the cavern. Ignoring the astonished looks from Luoli and Sun Clouds, Eric took the lead and entered the place of Kublai Khan's passing without worrying about any possible miasma in the cavern.

As pre-heaven experts, Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan naturally had no fear and followed Eric closely.

Although Luoli and her disciple were also eager to enter immediately, they had to wait for a while, estimating that the air inside had circulated enough before they entered this "holy ground" for them.

Upon entering the approximately twenty-square-meter cavern, Luoli and Sun Clouds immediately saw a middle-aged Tibetan monk sitting against the wall. His lifelike features, which they worship daily, made them instantly recognize him.

They both knelt and began to chant prayers.

Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan, who had long been amazed by this incorruptible body, did not call out to Luoli and the others. Instead, they silently stood by Eric's side, acting as guardians for their lover, who was engrossed in the esoteric techniques.

As Tang Feiyan had speculated earlier, Kublai Khan's place of passing was indeed the location where various esoteric techniques were sealed. As Eric flipped through the hundreds of parchment scrolls, he became deeply immersed in the boundless teachings of Buddhism.

The oldest sect in Tibetan Buddhism, Nyingma, possesses the most ancient esoteric technique of the Living Buddhas—the "Great Perfection." This ancient technique is divided into three sections within nine vehicles.

The nine vehicles are Shravakayana, Pratyekabuddhayana, and Bodhisattvayana for the exoteric teachings; Kriya, Charya, and Yoga for the external esoteric teachings; and Mahayoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga for the inner supreme esoteric teachings. Atiyoga is the "Great Perfection."

Modern yoga, which is popular worldwide, originates from the "Great Perfection," though its effects are only one ten-thousandth of the original!

Unlike Nyingma, which focuses on mental cultivation, Kagyu, another major branch of Tibetan Buddhism, emphasizes physical cultivation, primarily practicing the Mahamudra. Mahamudra has both exoteric and esoteric aspects.

The exoteric Mahamudra is a method of mental cultivation, practicing the emptiness of Mahamudra, requiring practitioners to focus their minds, not distinguishing between good and evil, beauty and ugliness, to achieve meditation.

The esoteric Mahamudra is a method of physical cultivation, which combines the paths of emptiness and bliss, including the Real Abiding Mahamudra, the Bliss and Emptiness Mahamudra, and the Luminosity Mahamudra.

The methods of physical cultivation in the Bliss and Emptiness Mahamudra aim to reach the highest state through the cultivation of breath, channels, and heart.

The common martial arts of the various Tibetan esoteric schools are derived from a small portion of the Kagyu's esoteric techniques, and their power is naturally incomparable.

Of course, what interested Eric the most was the Six Supernatural Powers of Gelug.

The first of the Six Supernatural Powers is the Power of Divine Foot, also known as the Power of Miraculous Transformation. It is said that once mastered, one can fly in the sky, walk on water, penetrate the earth, and pass through walls. One can also change the size of their body, transform into countless forms, and become invisible. Your next chapter awaits on empire

The second power is the Power of Divine Ear, which refers to the ability to hear distant sounds that ordinary ears cannot hear and to understand the meaning and content of these subtle sounds.

At a profound level, one can hear sounds from thousands of miles away and understand the circumstances and intentions behind them, similar to the mythical "Wind-Ear."

The third power is the Power of Knowing Others' Minds, which is the wisdom to know the thoughts and feelings of others.

One can understand the other person's thoughts and emotions, give the most appropriate teachings, and find the best way to guide them.

This is akin to a combination of the magical abilities "Mind Reading" and "Telepathy," but much gentler, causing no harm to the recipient, making it very suitable for communicating with the weakened soul of Eric Olivia.

The fourth power is the Power of Knowing Past Lives, the wisdom to understand the past lives and states of oneself and others.

In the scriptures, it is said that this power allows one to know all the destinies of past generations. In simple terms, it releases the memories within the soul's imprints. For Eric, this is an extremely useful power.

If his mother Eric Olivia needs to be reincarnated, this power can be used to unlock her memories of Eric Olivia after ensuring the integrity of her soul's reincarnation, which is something Eric is confident he can achieve.

The fifth power is the Power of Divine Eye, also known as the Power of Heavenly Vision. This is the specialty of the Living Buddha Xiarongbu. It is said, "Heavenly vision above, human emotions below," and this power can predict a person's future and observe their current state. However, with the "Dark Chronicles," Eric was not particularly interested, only planning to reference it occasionally when he had time.

The last of the Six Supernatural Powers is the Power of Extinguishing All Contaminations, the wisdom to completely eliminate the obstacles of personality, which are the afflictions.

This is the Prajna wisdom of Buddhism. It is said that the reason Shakyamuni became the Buddha is because he attained this power.

Unfortunately, with Eric's current understanding of Buddhism, he could not grasp what this truly meant, so he had to set it aside for now.

Apart from the esoteric techniques of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, there were also techniques from several smaller schools that had produced Living Buddhas, such as the Nankuwa School's "Mahakala" and the Juquwazhalaba School's "Hevajra."

Eric continued to search, hoping to find a technique that could revive Eric Olivia's soul directly, without the risk of reincarnation.