What is the relationship between "Eight Merit Water" and Zeng Guofan?

Eight Merit Waters I heard from Master Jingkong that there are only two springs with eight merits in the world, one in India and one in Mount Wutai. They are very miraculous holy waters. [According to Buddhist scriptures, eight merit water. Once clear, it will be turbid. The second clearing is cold, with different cold and heat. It has a sweet taste and a salty taste. Four are light and soft, while the other are heavy. Five moist, smelly and faded. Liu'an is peaceful and violent. Seven eliminates hunger and thirst, and relieves coldness. Eight, it nourishes all the roots, damages all the roots due to abnormality, and causes diseases such as indigestion and indigestion. (From "Excerpts of Q&A from Master Yin Guang's Anthology")] It is said by outsiders that "first there was the Eight Merits and Virtues Water to the Xilai Temple, and then there was Wutai Mountain": It originated from the Northern Wei Dynasty, when two Indian Panditas flew to the Eight Merit and Virtue Water to meditate. Entering the samadhi of illusion on the Fuji Stone, he built seventy-two Buddhist temple pavilions in one night, and his magnificence filled the heaven and earth. There is a temple called "Fa Lei" on the west platform and the famous "Moon Hanging" on the mountain peak. Three miles below "Hangyue Peak" is the Eight Merits Water. There is a temple named "Xilai" in memory of Manjushri Vimalakīrti, the holy monk from Xilai who built the temple, so it is a geomantic treasure. There is a natural dragon gate here, and holy water flows out of the dragon gate. The holy water is said to have eight merits, and there are few wonders in the world. There are also two tall and straight stones, three feet high and flat on the top. The two stones are called "Dialogue Stones" and Manjusri Vimalakirti talks about sutras. The holy realm is cool and dust-free, the moon is reflected in the pool in the sky, the color of the sky is harmonious, how can I go away, my heart is relieved from the world of mortals. The fragrant wind blows under Qizhen Peak, ocean lotuses are blooming all over the mountain, tea and five grains are steamed in the clouds, and ten thousand Bodhisattvas are always wandering. In Xilai Temple, there are six sacred relics: (1) Non-dual Dharma Conversation Stone, (2) Eight Merits Water, (3) Padmasambhava's retreat cave, (4) Padmasambhava's footprints, and (5) Lion's hooves Seal, (6) dragon claw imprint. It is said that this place was finally inhabited by dragons. Manjusri Bodhisattva saw that this place has pines and arched stones (Fudu Dualtan Stone), giant waterfalls and springs, exotic flowers and auspicious grasses vying for beauty, and overlapping mountains. It must be a treasured place for dragon caves. The clean lotus flowers that emerge from the mud and remain unstained bloom all over the mountain. This place is regarded as one of the fifty-three holy places for spiritual practice in Qingliang Mountain. It is known that there will be many eminent monks and great virtues who believe in the Eight Merit Waters in Xilai Temple, and it is necessary to regain it. Manjushri Bodhisattva said kindly to the Dragon King, but the Dragon King did not agree with him in any way, so Manjushri Bodhisattva simply sat on a high place in the mountain (now the site of Huayan Pavilion) and entered the Samadhi of Prajna Dharani, the demon of the third generation. When the dragons saw Manjushri, he refused to leave. They were all angry, and some shot thunder at the Bodhisattva, used their tails to hit the Bodhisattva, and some released poisonous gas in order to harm the Bodhisattva. All these methods left no harm to the Bodhisattva, but blasted the top of the mountain into a high mountain. At that time, Manjusri's Suan Ni, also known as a lion, had a fierce fight with the dragon, leaving imprints of the lion's hoofs and dragon's claws. There is also a geological miracle called "Dragon Turning Stone". There are thousands of layers of stone, as if melted by fire. This stone is the mark left after being smoked by the dragon's poison. The dragons wanted to kill Manjusri, but were subdued by the wisdom of the Bodhisattva. , thus leaving more wonderful miracles to the Eight Merits and Waters Xilai Temple. Old Man Yuhua's poem says: Who crosses the Suan Ni to reach the five peaks, and walks slowly all over the jade lotus. There are traces of spirits on a stone, and there are absolutely no traces of ghosts by the eight pools. Every time the flowers fall, they are wet with fragrant rain, and in deep spring they are only covered with green moss. When Lin Qi returns, he should look for it and see which layer it is on the west rock. Zhang Shangying, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, wrote in a poem: The treasure platform is so high that it is close to the sky, and the lions are everywhere beside the water. The five-colored clouds are swimming in the upper realm, and looking to the east from the ninth level of the sky. The rain at three o'clock makes the Dragon Palace cold, and the wind carries the fragrance of laurel all night long. Earth and stone can still eliminate the obstacles of sin, so why bother Bodhisattva to shine his divine light? In the Ming Dynasty, Li Bisha wrote a poem praising the eight merits and virtues: "Taishan has heard of it since the past, and in the past I saw Qingmi." The Qianxun wall is covered with green, and you can look at the five-color screen in detail. The clouds cover the Seven Treasures Tree, and the water surrounds the Ba Gong Pavilion. The sky is scattered at night, and the voiced sound is heard by the guests. In the fifth year of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zen Master Ennin, a Japanese eminent monk, made the following description of the Eight Meritorious Virtues Shuixilai Temple: Five or six miles down the hillside from the West Platform, close to the valley there are two large rocks at the Dialogue Stone between Manjusri and Vimalakirti. It stands tall and straight, with one stone in the south and one stone in the north, both about three feet high. The bottom of the rock is very flat and there are stone seats. According to legend, this is where Manjushri Bodhisattva and Vimalakirti met and talked. On the stone under both ends of the stone base, you can see the traces of lion hooves stepping into the stone surface an inch deep. In front of the rock, there is a six-bay building facing the east. At the south end there is a statue of Manjusri riding a lion, and at the east end there is Vimalakirti. The image is of an old man's appearance, with double-knotted hair and a plain white turban wrapped forward, as if wearing a lotus.

Wearing a yellow red dress and a white skirt, a fur coat was added on top of the clothes. The coat was mottled in red, white and black. The sleeves were not inserted into the sleeves. His right knee was bent on the seat and his left knee was standing on it. Sit down, leaning on the desk with your right elbow, with five fingers extended in the upright palm, holding a fly whisk in the left hand, with the wrist on the right knee, speaking openly as if talking and laughing freely. Near the throne, there is a female figure to the west and a Bodhisattva to the east, standing with a bowl full of rice in his hand. There is also a building with 16 rooms in front of this building. People say: "This is made according to the appearance seen in the world." Walking more than a hundred steps along the east side of the building, there is an "Eight Merit Pool" with water flowing out from under the big rock. After spending the night on patrol, he returned to the nursing home to spend the night. There are four famous Buddhist mountains, one mother and four compatriots. The eldest brother and second sister are "Wutai" and "Emei", and the third sister and fourth brother are "Putuo" and "Jiuhua". The yin and yang are balanced, with respective values ​​of southwest, northeast, northwest, and middle; the mountains are famous for their beautiful waters, and the scenery ranks first. They are like one body to each other, filial piety, loyalty, cruelty and compassion, Bodhi and equal enlightenment.