Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 154

There are so many pilgrims who come to Daxingshan Temple to offer incense. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as rubbing shoulders. After all, there are only a few people like Jinyu who have a tourist mentality, so they are not noisy. The sound of chanting Buddha and the sound of wooden fish are intertwined. Together, it makes people feel peaceful.

Yang Ying obviously came prepared, instead of going to the main hall to pay homage to the Buddha, she went directly to the side hall to pay homage to the Bodhisattva.There are many people seeking children, and they have to queue up. If there is a doctor who treats infertility through time travel, he will definitely make a fortune, and he is the kind who is revered as a Bodhisattva.

Yang Ying paid homage to herself, and Jinyu stood at the gate to watch the monks unscramble the signatures of the pilgrims. It was very interesting. What people said was vague, and there was nothing explicit, but they always made people use themselves. It belongs to the one with great wisdom. This kind of fooling, ordinary people can't do it, and Jin Yu doesn't have the ability to do it himself.

"Husband should really go in and have a look. The mount of our Lion Bodhisattva looks very similar." Yang Ying came out a little flattered, "My concubine promised a lot of sesame oil money. This time the Bodhisattva should appear, right?"

"What's the matter with other Bodhisattvas? It's better to ask for a husband." Jin Yu couldn't laugh or cry. Everything was done by him. Can Bodhisattva make Yang Ying's belly grow without saving seeds?Then Jinyu can demolish this temple!The green hair on the head is unbearable for a man.

Yang Ying gave Jin Yu a white look, "In the temple, my husband has nothing to stop me from speaking."

"Haha, it's a pity to come here and not look around. I will show you around for my husband. Maybe you will have to charge tickets when you come in later." Being able to visit this ancient scenic spot for free, although the excitement of fare evasion is missing, but Jinyu is still very happy.

"How can there be a temple that collects money by squatting at the door? The husband is fooling the concubine." Yang Ying obviously didn't believe it. The ancients could not imagine the various charges in later generations. Not in future generations.Qin Shihuang just repaired the Great Wall, and Yang Guang just dug a small river, and was overthrown. If these two great men were allowed to stay in the later generations for two years, they would definitely "die of shame" and charge all kinds of money with high-sounding names. Compared with the cost, what is your own tax?Or say that the ancients were still bloody, but it is a pity that all the bloody people disappeared in a series of cleaning campaigns, and the rest are docile lambs, just like human-improved dog breeds, who are not friendly enough to humans will attack them All the conscious ones will be stabbed, and the docile ones will be left. Over time, there will be dog breeds known as human friends.

"Tell me a little story for your husband?" Jin Yu wandered around aimlessly, looking here and there. The buildings are no different from the outside, and the scenery is not as good as his own!

"Just don't talk about Sun Monkey." Jin Yu glanced around, there are monks, as long as his husband doesn't say something that makes the monk unhappy.

"Don't talk about monkeys, talk about Bodhisattva." Jin Yu pointed to a statue of Bodhisattva beside him, and said, "It is said that one day a man came to the temple to pray for Bodhisattva, and it rained heavily, but he didn't bring an umbrella, so he opened his mouth. Ask the Bodhisattva: "Bodhisattva, don't you save all living beings? How about saving me?" After listening to the Bodhisattva's words, he jumped out of the roof, and said, "Now I am also in the rain, should I be rescued?" You are caught in the rain because there is no umbrella. So it is not me who saves me, but the big tree saves me. If you want to save yourself, you don’t need to find me, please find an umbrella yourself.” He left. The next day he encountered difficulties again, so he went to the temple to pray for the Bodhisattva again. Unexpectedly, after entering the temple, he found that there was also a person worshiping in front of the statue of Guanyin. Poor. So he asked: "Are you a Bodhisattva?" The man replied: "I am a Bodhisattva." The man asked again: "Then why do you worship yourself?" The Bodhisattva laughed and said: "I also encountered difficulties , but I know that it is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself.'”

After hearing this, Yang Ying was thoughtful, and almost bumped into the monk sweeping the floor. Fortunately, Jin Yu had quick eyesight and quick hands.The old monk was as skinny as a stick, if he touched him suddenly, would he lie on the ground and let himself take care of him?
Yang Ying was pulled by Jin Yu, she came back to her senses, and crossed herself apologetically to the old monk, and the old monk also bowed back with a condescending attitude.

The place where Jin Yu and Yang Ying visited should be the sculpture area. There are many Buddhist gods who are in the immortal class. Jin Yu stopped and pointed to a statue and asked Yang Ying: "Bodhisattvas are the objects that we ordinary people pay homage to. Why? The Bodhisattva is also holding a string of rosary beads? It seems that he is also clasping his hands and reciting to the Buddha, so who is the Bodhisattva chanting with the rosary beads?"

Yang Ying shook her head, this was inconsistent with what she had learned from her mother, it was a conflict, and she couldn't turn the corner right now.

"Amitabha, the benefactor must have known it already?" The old monk next to him stopped sweeping the floor and asked Jinyu with his palms together.

Jin Yu also clasped his hands together and said: "It is better to ask for oneself than to ask others." Although he does not believe in Buddhism, Buddhism does have merits. When you come to other people's territory, you must abide by the necessary etiquette. This is what Jin Yu learned from Yang Ying. Learned there.

"That's good! It's better to be a Bodhisattva yourself than to chant Bodhisattvas and beg Bodhisattvas." The old monk was very polite, "I see that the benefactor has quite a root of wisdom. May I help you take refuge in my Buddha?"

As soon as Yang Ying heard this, she was unhappy, and rushed forward to argue with the old monk, which is rare.Jin Yu grabbed his little daughter-in-law, smiled and said: "The Buddha said: Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form. Poor Dao'`` No, poor monk, it's not right, Xiao Ke still wants to be empty for a while, let's discuss it in the next life if we have fate! "

"The old monk thinks that the benefactor is a man of great wisdom. How about going into the house with the old monk for a cup of tea?" The old monk has a high level of cultivation and is not at all annoyed by Jin Yu making up stories about Bodhisattvas.

"It's disrespectful, master please first!" Jin Yu was thirsty. It was a hot day, and there was no one selling herbal tea in the temple. It would be nice to have a cup of tea with the old monk, and treat it as the sesame oil money donated by his daughter-in-law Instead, drink it with confidence.It would be great if I didn't sell the mineral water bottle, and I can take a bottle with me, it seems that everything is useful.

The status of the old monk is not low, there is a special meditation room, and there is a little monk who serves tea after entering the door.There is no sugar, salt, or minced ginger added to the tea, and the drinking method is the same as that of Jinyu. Although the tea is not the kind produced by Jinyu, it can be seen that this man is a tea lover.

The Zen room is very simple, with a statue of Sakyamuni on the table. The old monk first burned three sticks of incense, and then sat cross-legged on the futon.After Jin Yu and Yang Ying sat down like the old monk, the old monk said, "Old monk Huijing, I don't know what to call the benefactor?"

"Xiao Ke Jinyu, the master can call Xiao Ke Guitang." Jin Yu didn't introduce Yang Ying, and she didn't ask, right?Jin Yu was very thirsty, picked up the teacup and drank it in one go, the water temperature was not high, it seemed that it was specially for quenching his thirst, the old monk knew how to behave, Jin Yu liked it.

"The little story told by the benefactor of Jin is quite Buddhist. Has anyone ever heard of the Dharma before?" Hui Jing didn't take Jin Yu's Niu Yin to heart. It was Yang Ying who took a look at Jin Yu, as if blaming her husband for being rude.

"Xiao Ke didn't have that chance, I read it from the book." Jin Yu said, could it be that he told Huijing that he learned it from TV programs like Baijia Forum?It's not a good lie.

"The benefactor of Jin is really a man of great wisdom. I don't know what advice he can give to my Buddha?" Hui Jing poured Jin Yu another cup with a wink.

"Don't dare to give advice, the Buddha is the one with great wisdom``````" Jin Yu was stunned, and he praised Sakyamuni as rare in the earth and unparalleled in the sky.To say that Sakyamuni is really talented, aside from his own country being destroyed, he is a good hand at making up stories, and this story can attract many readers, and even has dedicated fans to worship, respected as the supreme Code.This point is very strong, if it is placed in later generations, it will definitely be the kind of character who is worshiped by people like the "Platinum God" in the writer's hand.

"The monks don't tell lies, and the benefactors should treat each other with sincerity." What Jin Yu said was all praises to the Buddha. Huijing thought that Jin Yu was a little perfunctory. As a fan, he couldn't speak out about his mistakes, but he was still dissatisfied .

"Hey." Jin Yu bowed to Sakyamuni first, not to make him angry, "Don't take offense if you say something wrong, just take the matter of the master persuading Xiao Ke to convert to Buddhism just now. Buddha, it’s a good thing to persuade people to be good, to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, but it’s better to keep a low profile. There are many emperors in the past dynasties who believe in Buddhism and promote Buddhism, but how long can they prosper? Monks have land and don’t pay food. It will only be a burden on the imperial court, and it will not be a good thing in the long run. To persuade people to believe in Buddhism, it is enough for lay people to worship Buddha."

"What the benefactor said is true, the poor monk has been taught." Huijing saluted solemnly.In fact, monks in all dynasties have a practice of promoting Buddhism and recruiting disciples. When things are extreme, they will be reversed, and when they are full, they will lose money. A look at history can explain these things.

I don't know whether Huijing was really taught or not, anyway, I didn't mention the matter of letting Jinyu become a monk. Originally, Huijing planned to keep Jinyu and his wife for a fast meal, but Jinyu's kind of meat is not happy. How can people get used to it?In addition, this theory of Zen is really boring. Jin Yu only knows about "self-improvement", but he doesn't plan to practice Zen to cultivate himself all the time, so he won't be exhausted?Living happily is his purpose.

After drinking the tea, Jin Yu was no longer thirsty, so he said goodbye and left the meditation room. He wanted to take Yang Ying to find the handwriting written by Yang Jian.The forest of steles is very large. Since the temple was built, there have been inscriptions left by celebrities and officials. In addition to the Buddhist scriptures created by Sakyamuni, there are more than 900 yuan.But the hard work paid off, and Jin Yu really found a piece of Yang Guang's imperial decree, but he didn't know if it was handwritten.Regardless of whether it is true or not, it is serious to get a copy back.

(End of this chapter)