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Chapter 2212 2210 The Last Princess

Chapter 2212 2.210 The Last Princess

Although Buddhism was introduced to Japan very early, Buddhist relics have always been very rare. Founded in November 1904, the Nichi-Siam Temple in Nagoya, Japan, is the only temple in Japan that houses relics of Shakyamuni Buddha. In 1898, the relics were discovered in British India, and King Rama V of Siam decided to distribute them to Japan. In January 1900, the Kingdom of Siam gifted the relics to Japan. In April 1935, the Kingdom of Siam again gifted a golden Buddha statue; both gifts are still preserved at the Nichi-Siam Temple.

Therefore, this relic did not come from the Buddha, but from a deceased Japanese high monk.

According to Buddhist tradition, there are two main ways to handle the remains of eminent monks after their death: cremation and encoffining. Cremation involves burning the body into ashes, while encoffining involves placing the body in an encoffined container, sealing it, and surrounding it with lime, spices, charcoal, and other materials to prevent decay. If the body remains incorrupt after three years, it will be cast into a gilded statue for worship.

The former, known as cremation, is a practice deeply rooted in Buddhist doctrine and culture. Cremation is seen as a direct manifestation of impermanence. The physical body, as a composite of the five aggregates, is destined to perish. Cremation, by rapidly reducing the body to ashes, breaks down attachment to the "self" and the body, directly demonstrating the truth of the impermanence of the physical body.

The latter, known in Japan as "Jishin-butsu" (身身佛), also called a complete relic or a mummy in meditation, is a practice and phenomenon within the Esoteric Buddhist school of Japan. Monks, through rigorous "wooden food practice" and "meditation in the earth," allow their bodies to remain naturally incorrupt after death, forming mummies that are revered as Jishin-butsu. Believers believe that Jishin-butsu is a state of "meditation" rather than death, a manifestation of the practitioner's spiritual and physical immortality. This custom was prevalent during the Edo period. After the Meiji era, this practice was considered suicidal and prohibited.

From Wu Chen's perspective, this relic possesses a powerful ability to resist malevolent energy. The reason why the Toba pirates who occupied Narumi House were able to maintain their remaining humanity was precisely because they had the protection of this Buddhist bead.

The question is, who does this Buddhist rosary belong to?

This is a crucial juncture in advancing this side storyline.

“I felt a soothing power.” Dana Barrett, chief executive of Dream Paris, calmly repeated Wu Chen’s message: “This must be an extraordinary Buddhist treasure.”

“Ah…” Narumiya Taibei clapped his hands and sighed: “I have often heard that ‘Buddha saves those who are destined to be saved.’ Perhaps you have a destiny with it.”

"May I open it for a look?" Before Narumiya Taibei could politely decline, Dana Barrett, the chief executive of Dream Paris, showed her sincerity: "This Seven Treasures Lotus will be entrusted to you for safekeeping until the transaction is completed."

“Alright.” With the Seven Treasure Lotus as a guarantee, Narumiya Taibei had no reason to refuse.

Gently place the seven-jeweled lotus on the maki-e table in front of you.

In Japan, this type of desk is called a "buntai". Since the Heian period, the buntai has been used in festivals, poetry competitions and celebrations to hold boxes. By the Muromachi period, the buntai had gradually evolved into a low style and began to be used to hold inkstones and books, becoming the representative writing desk.

After exchanging glances with Narumiya Taihei, the two simultaneously reached out and moved the items to their side.

Taking a deep breath, Dana Barrett, the chief designer of Dream Paris, gently turned the top spring. Like a wound-up soundbox, the stupa slowly opened, revealing its inner treasures.

The previously indistinct black and red malevolent energy instantly became visible within the Buddha's light. The terrifying black and red bands of light resembled intertwined nooses, binding all the Toba pirates, including Narumiya Taihei, tightly together. Then, they converged into a terrifying pillar of light that shot into the sky, piercing through the roof and striking the castle tower where the great demon resided.

Just as everyone inside Narumi's house was stunned and at a loss by the terrifying scene before them, a burst of Buddhist light appeared.

Like a ribbon ignited by a spark, the black and red noose burned out quickly. Inside and outside Narumi House, it was as if faded old photographs had been repainted and brought to life.

Even the Toba Pirates' armor and weapons were polished to a shine.

A ray of Buddhist light flew into the starry eyes of Dana Barrett, the chief editor of Dream Paris, and connected with Wu Chen's inner universe.

“Ah…” Gazing at the dazzling Milky Way, the Buddhist prayer beads couldn’t help but sigh: “So you are what they call the ‘Outer God’.”

"I am." Wu Chen extended a benevolent gesture: "Who are you?"

“I am…” Prayer beads paused slightly, then continued, “The 20th abbess of Dongqing Temple. Nun Tianxiu.”

Tenshu-ni (1609-1645), whose real name was Chiyo-hime, was a figure from the early Edo period. She was the daughter of Toyotomi Hideyori, her mother a concubine of the Narita clan (daughter of Narita Gobei), and her grandmother Yodo-no-kun. Born during the period of conflict between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi clans, she fled the castle with her elder brother Kunimatsu on the eve of the Siege of Osaka. Kunimatsu was later executed at Rokujo-gawara. Through the pleas of her grandmother's sister, Oe, and Chiyo-hime, she became the only surviving member of the Toyotomi clan. At only seven years old, Hideyori's daughter was sent to Tōkei-ji Temple in Kamakura to become a nun. She took the name Tenshu-futai-ni, and was commonly known as Tenshu-ni. She served as the 20th abbot of Tōkei-ji Temple in Kamakura. During her time as abbot, she rebuilt the temple buildings, upheld the temple's special privileges, and sheltered 37 members of the family of Horiguchi Mizutsuna, a samurai from the Aizu Domain who had fled there. Facing the military coercion of the domain lord, Kato Akishige, she upheld the temple's rules, ultimately prompting the intervention of the shogunate. This incident resulted in the Kato clan being stripped of their fiefdom of 10,000 koku in Iwami Province in 1643. This is the famous "Aizu 400,000 Koku Transfer Incident." Tenshu-ni died in 1645 at the age of 37, and a wooden statue of her still stands at Tokei-ji Temple.

Tianxiu Ni was able to save her life thanks to the full protection of her grandmother's younger sister, Ajiang, and Qianji.

No wonder, this all makes sense now.

Because this Senhime is the heroine of the first part of "Ninja Scrolls": Tokugawa Senhime (Yasuyo Shirashima).

Tokugawa Senhime, daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Edo shogunate, and his principal wife, Sogenin, was born in Fushimi Castle. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death in 1598, Senhime, according to his wishes, entered into a marriage pact with her cousin, Toyotomi Hideyori. Following the Battle of Sekigahara in 1603, at the age of seven, she formally married Hideyori at the behest of her grandfather, Tokugawa Ieyasu, beginning a twelve-year political alliance. During the Siege of Osaka in 1615, she was rescued by Tokugawa generals and pleaded for Hideyori's pardon, but to no avail, thus saving the life of Hideyori's daughter, Tenshuni. In 1616, she remarried Honda Tadakatsu, moved with him to Himeji Castle, and had children. After the deaths of her husband and eldest son, she returned to Edo with her daughter in 1626 and became a nun. In her later years, she raised Tokugawa Iemitsu's son, Tsunashige. After her death, she was buried at the Koishikawa Dentsuin Temple in Edo, and her posthumous Buddhist name was Tenjuin. Her life spanned political marriages and the rise and fall of her family in the early Edo period, and she was the last princess of Japan's Sengoku period.

In addition to adopting Tenshu-ni, Tokugawa Senhime also helped the 20th abbot at the time rebuild the Tokei-ji Temple complex, including the guest hall and the abbot's room, in 1634.

At this point, the anchor point of the disordered teleportation of the Purple Coral Spirit Coral gradually took on a clear outline.