Female Buddha

Chapter 7 Apprenticeship
"Since you have no doubts, you should go to apprenticeship." Liao Yuan said, "Buddhist sect doesn't have so many ceremonies like other sects, you just have to offer a cup of apprenticeship tea. You should have taken refuge in the first place. Since you don't want to, I Not too much."

Qingtan brought a cup of tea.Prajna took it with both hands and respectfully offered the apprenticeship tea.She and Li Yuan established the master-disciple relationship just like that.Liao Yuan took out a pair of wooden fishes and handed them to Banruo: "This is a meeting gift for you as a teacher. Every disciple of the Buddhist sect can receive a pair of wooden fishes when they are apprentices. Therefore, if there is no accident, every Buddha statue will only have this pair of wooden fish in its life. This pair of wooden fish is made of ten thousand-year-old rosewood and awakening stone, and there are Buddhist scriptures and formations engraved inside. Since you do morning and evening lessons , a necessary item in practice. In the future, when your cultivation base reaches the Yuan Gathering state, it will also be your flying magic weapon. When you subdue demons, the wooden fish will also be an attacking magic weapon."

Prajna took the wooden fish respectfully: "Amitabha, thank you master for giving me the treasure."

Liao Yuan said: "Actually, many Buddhist disciples refine wooden fish into their own natal Buddha treasures. Of course, some people use Buddhist beads as their own natal Buddha treasures. But you Buddhist disciples are different. The Buddha beads you brought when you were born are Your Buddha seed is transformed into it. And the appearance is transformed from the impression in your subconscious mind. So you are born with your natal Buddha treasure. As for how to develop the ability of your natal Buddha treasure, I will ask you more, Senior Brother Qingtan."

Only then did Prajna realize that the string of beads in his hand was not the one from his previous life.It's just that when it changed from a buddha seed to a bead, the subconscious memory of the bead in her mind was the string from the previous life.That's why the buddha seed will turn into a string of buddha beads that are exactly the same as the string of buddha beads before.

Liao Yuan smiled and said: "The so-called master leads the door, and the practice is up to the individual. In the Buddhist sect, even if they are masters and apprentices, the exercises they practice are not necessarily the same. So in the end, you have to rely more on yourself in your practice. Master All I can do is try to confuse you."

Master Liaojue on the side took out a lotus Buddha crown and said to her: "You don't want to be tonsured, but your hair can't be let loose. Let me wear this lotus Buddha crown for you. This lotus Buddha crown is a defensive Buddha crown." The treasure can not only regulate your hair, but also play a defensive role. It is engraved with formations and inlaid with meditation stones, which can help you maintain a stable state of mind during practice and prevent external demons from invading."

Prajna took it with both hands: "Amitabha, thank you Master." Then he removed the small bun on his head and put on the Buddha crown.

Other great monks also gave greeting gifts.Prajna looked at a pile of things and didn't know where to put them.At this time, Qingtan reminded: "You have never realized that you need to use Buddha consciousness (that is, spiritual consciousness) to communicate with your Buddha beads. Now you have asked the Buddha at the first level. Although the Buddha consciousness is still very weak, after all, the Buddha beads are yours. You should be able to communicate with it smoothly after it is transformed into a Buddha seed. Among these 108 beads, several have storage functions. As for other functions and how to activate them, it depends on how well you can communicate with it. It worked out.”

Prajna nodded and skillfully released his Buddha consciousness to make contact with the beads on his chest.A familiar feeling as if it were part of his own body came from the beads.Prajna put the mark of Buddha consciousness on two of the beads according to the method he sensed.Then something clicked in their hearts, and everyone saw the pile of things disappear.It can be seen that Prajna has successfully stimulated the storage function of Buddhist beads.The great monks present looked at each other, smiled, clasped their hands together, and declared the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"

Liao Yuan took out something like a crystal ball: "Buddha sect's exercises are all learned from Buddhist scriptures. You put your hands on it and call out with your heart. Let the teacher see which of your exercises is predestined. "

Prajna stepped forward and did as he was told, and soon he saw the crystal ball glowing with golden light.A shining golden scripture appeared inside.Everyone took a closer look and saw the "Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra" written on the surface of the sutra.Immediately, the scriptures turned into golden light and penetrated into Prajna's sea of ​​consciousness.Prajna only felt that countless golden words appeared in his mind, and they calmed down in an instant.

"Amitabha!" Liao Yuan laughed, "I didn't expect that you would be selected by the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Dharma. It has been nearly a thousand years since no one in the Buddhist sect has been selected by this exercise. So you have to work hard in the future. Since you have You have become a disciple of the Buddhist sect, and you have chosen the cultivation method. Now it is time to give you the name of the Dharma."

Prajna clasped his palms together and said, "Please give me the number, master."

"You are my apprentice, so you are of the Qing Dynasty. You have been selected by the Lotus Sutra of the Miaofa. The Miaofa refers to the method of one multiplication and the method of non-duality; what is the beauty of the lotus flower metaphor? The third is to be introverted and not exposed. As a teacher, I hope that you will be like glass in the future, clear inside and outside, pure and free from blemishes. Please give me the name Qingli."

"Amitabha, Qingli thanked the master for granting the name. From now on, I will study the scriptures with all my heart, stick to my nature, and achieve true results."

"Great kindness. Amitabha Buddha!"

After paying homage to the master, Qingtan took Qingli (he was called Prajna by the Dharma name from now on) back to her meditation room.As he walked, he said: "Those little novice monks you saw today are actually disciples of various halls. Now the masters of each hall are masters of the Qing generation. Their disciples are of the Heng generation. This group of young novice monks are big Some of them are disciples of the Hengzi generation, and now they are the Jingzi generation. My Fahua Temple selects people strictly, so it takes much longer to pass on one generation than other branch temples. If you see someone my size in the temple Disciples, except for those who are in the Xiaojin body state, who have grown up in various courtyards, the rest are pure disciples selected by the monasteries to study. It is a mistake, just look at the collar of the monk's robe. Except for the elders who have the characters of generation, the collars of the monk robes of the rest are all embroidered with the characters of generation."

Qingli looked at Qingtan carefully and found a small word "Qing" on his collar.Qingli thought about what he just said again.In Fahuaji Temple, the younger the person is, the higher the seniority is.This can be regarded as one of the peculiarities of Fahua Temple.

Qingli asked curiously: "Are there no other disciples who ask about the Buddha Realm in Fahua Temple now?"

"Of course there is." Qingtan explained, "The disciples selected by Fahua Temple are generally not divided into different schools. They will practice together in the disciple hall. After the gathering, they will be assigned to each hall. And now there are still living in the disciple hall. Five or six little disciples who are only six or seven years old. These are the internal disciples of the Hengzi generation disciples who have reached the Xiaojin body in each courtyard. So they are now the Jingzi generation. Brother Qing Hui is in charge of the disciple hall. Tomorrow I will take You go to the disciple hall. You have to train with them."

"You are still young, and the dining hall is in the outer courtyard, so you cannot go to eat with your feet. You also know that you are not allowed to use Liuhua syrup and other things before arriving at Juyuan. You are an exception. It would be an eyesore, and you don't have to eat with them. Your meals will be delivered to you by someone in the Zen Yuan." Qingtan reminded.

"Then besides training my body with them, what else do I do?" Qingli decided to break the casserole and ask the bottom line.

"Buddhas are special after all, and they will have to deal with important affairs of the Buddhist sect in the future. How can you do it if you don't know the situation of each branch temple?" Qingtan was not impatient, and continued to explain, "You practice with them for an hour every day after morning class. Then come back to have breakfast. Every afternoon, go to study with the head of each academy for two hours, and then do evening classes. You can arrange the rest of the time yourself. It doesn’t matter whether you practice exercises or copy Buddhist scriptures. Or develop your own small hobbies. .The temple will not interfere."

"Cultivate a small hobby?"

"You also know that the disciples selected by the temple are too enlightened. So in order not to enter Juyuan at a young age, the temple encourages everyone to cultivate some small hobbies to pass the time. For example, refining tools, drawing symbols, alchemy, etc. Some people like to grow flowers, Cooking. Brother Qing Hui likes to cook, so let him manage the dining hall. Do you have any hobbies?" Qing Tan said with a smile.

"I love beauty. Can I cultivate my love for stinky beauty?"

Qingtan's smile broke for a moment: "I'm afraid that junior sister can't cultivate this hobby. After all, Buddhist monks' clothing is stipulated by the precepts. I'm afraid that junior sister can only practice hard and adjust her appearance to a peerless beauty when she reaches Xiaojin's body. .”

Qingli couldn't help but said: "Senior brother, you are teasing me. When it comes to cultivating hobbies, it should not be as simple as delaying everyone's entry into the Juyuan period. After all, Buddhism pays attention to the word enlightenment. If you immerse yourself in hard work, where will it come from? Enlightenment? Enlightenment cannot be separated from life practice. The hobbies cultivated also give everyone an opportunity to realize the Tao in the future, right?"

At this moment, Qingtan carefully looked at Qingli for a while, and then said with a smile: "Amitabha, my junior sister has seen it thoroughly, and she is indeed a person with the root of great wisdom."

"However, this provides an opportunity for enlightenment, and the selected disciples have good comprehension skills. So they entered the Juyuan Realm at a young age. This is contrary to the purpose of delaying entering the Juyuan." Qingli couldn't help complaining. .

"So we are Buddhists after all, not Buddhas. After all, we can't do both things well." Qingtan said calmly.

Qingli does not admit that this statement is correct, it is simply a universal diplomatic rhetoric.

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