The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism

When the red baby was about to say something, a big hand suddenly patted the red baby's head. The red baby looked up, Fang Zheng shook his head slightly, motioned him not to speak, and looked at it quietly.

What the red baby wanted to say, but the next moment, his eyes were so wide that he looked at the monkey with shock, because the Buddha's light appeared on the monkey! Although it is fleeting, it is still shocking!

"Master ..." Red Baby looked at Fangzheng.

Founder shook his head and took the red baby to the backyard. Then he said, "Do you understand?"

"I do n’t know. It ’s a magic drum. Even if you do n’t touch it, as long as you enter the Drum Tower, you will be invaded by magic, all kinds of negative emotions will be amplified, those who are afraid will be more afraid, and those who are greedy will be more greedy ... How can things help people absorb the Buddha's power? It ’s weird! ”Said the red child.

"There is some speculation for the teacher, but I have to try it before I know it." Founder took a deep breath, righteousness and arrogance! I went to sleep in the Zen room ...

Seeing this, the red baby suddenly felt a group of crows flying on his head, and sure enough ... this is a master!

After dinner in the evening, when the time was up, Founder slowly got up and said, "Jingzhen, you go ring the bell."

The monkey immediately got up and folded his hands, "Yes, Master."

"When a monk hits the clock for one day, haha ​​... Brother Jingzhen, your days are long." Red baby laughed.

"When a monk hits the clock for a day, brother, do you listen to this so awkward? Is it a derogatory term?" Squirrel asked curiously.

The red child said: "Nonsense, of course, is a derogatory term, is it about coping with life ... nothing is going on, but that's it."

Founder threw it in a violent rush, and said, "Do n’t know, do n’t talk nonsense, and outsiders explain it like this, and you follow the bluff. You think this is a derogatory term? This was originally a philosophical word. In ancient times, there were no watches and no mechanical clock. Even if it is a sundial, there are only a few places. Ordinary people have no concept of time at all ... Big cities have special time clocks, but in small cities and rural areas, who gives the time? The accurate time they can hear is from The temple listens to the bell. The temple hits it once in the morning and evening, and the bell and drums are not random. It knocks and hits casually. There are a lot of details in it. Although each place is slightly different, one point is iron law. The last one The strike must be at the point where the day and night alternate!

In this way, the monks who demand the bells and drums are extremely demanding, and those who have no sense of responsibility are not qualified to hit the bells and drums. The so-called monk hits the clock one day is to warn everyone, just like the monk, to be cautious, responsible and persistent. "

"Uh ... there's no such thing online," said Red Baby subconsciously.

"Yes, it's just that you are watching the entertainment section. The contents inside are not clear, the dross has the excess essence, and you can learn the good ones, then hell." Fang Zheng stared at the red baby. Although many times, Founder has said that he will not play with his mobile phone, but as a foreigner, this is the fastest channel for red children to get in touch with the world, and Founder cannot really seal it. At most, the bear child is restricted from flipping colored websites, violent websites, etc ... and the method of sealing is very simple, but his mobile phone has been turned on!

"I think the net I'm watching is quite interesting ..." Hong Haier squeaked.

Fang Zheng trembled in the past, and the red child said with a bitter expression: "If you can't make sense, fight ... Master, you are getting more and more violent. When you first met you, you were still a monk. Go back? "

Founder laughed: "Then what do you think is the cultivation of Buddhism? They are all cultivated like those old Zen masters? I do n’t know if I ’m on the right path, but I think that Buddhism should be more than the solemn poker face of Bao Xiang or Compassionate face. The practice of Buddhism is the mind, the practice of self, and the rest of the body and mind is naturally happy. "

The red baby heard the words, instead of arguing with the Founder, but frowned. In his impression, the Buddha is an old antique, and he does not know the dregs that can be changed ... but Fang Zheng said so, it seems that his understanding is wrong. Maitreya Buddha walked away with a smile, Ji Gong ate and drank freely ... It really needs to be counted like this, it seems that Buddha really shouldn't be a fixed template.

The red baby remembered again. As Founder said, the reason why Buddhism can flourish is to rely on the sea and the river. As long as your heart is positive, as for the way, people don't care ...

"So, if I go back to be a wealthy boy, I don't actually have to worry about being locked up in a cage every day, reading the scriptures, and meditating hard?" The red child's heart burned with a hint of hope.

At this time, the monkey suddenly asked: "Master, you said that hitting the bell and drumming is also required, but you haven't told me? I thought it would only be necessary to hit 108."

The lone wolf said, "Master, why do you have to hit 108? Can't you get 109?"

Fang Zheng laughed: "This statement is more than enough, as the teacher said, the bell did not originate from the Buddhist family. Some people think that 108 times, it originated from the Tiangan Earthly Branches, 72 Earthly Shades, 36 Heavens Add up to one hundred and eight.

Some people also say that this is in December, twenty-four solar terms, seventy-two periods, five days as a period, which is 108, which symbolizes one year of rebirth and lasts forever;

Thirdly, the rule under 108 is related to "9". In ancient China, "9" was considered to be extremely high and auspicious, and 12 times of "9" was exactly "108", which pushed the artistic conception of "9" to the extreme. . ? "

However, I believe that there are 108 kinds of troubles in people, and you can relieve the sorrow by knocking 108 times. Therefore, there are 108 prayer beads and 108 Buddhas, even Bodhisattva. These are to eliminate people's troubles. Excellent and auspicious.

As for how it came, no one can tell. But since we are in the Buddhist gate, we choose the latter. Ringing the bell every day to help the world clear up the troubles is also a virtue.

There are also many rules for ringing bells, and the ringing in different regions is also different. As far as the teacher knows, the knocking method of Songshan Dalin Temple is: ‘Thirty-six strikes, thirty-six strikes, and thirty-six breaks, which is one hundred and eighty. ’

And the south Guiyin Temple ’s knocking was: ‘Eight strikes, eight strikes, eighteen strikes in the middle, and two strikes after strikes, a total of 108 in three degrees. ‘I do n’t know how to knock in the rest of the place, but no matter how it changes, after all, it is inseparable from this number.

The ringing of the bell is like this, and one hundred and eighty-eight drumming is required. What the drumming is about is: ‘tight eighteen, slow eighteen, neither tight nor slow, eighteen’. In short, there are many rules, but in our monastery, I do n’t want to set too many rules for you, just knock down 108. After all, no matter how many rules you have, you have to be sincere. It is the right way to knock sincerely, to understand the feeling of ringing the bell with your heart, to melt into the bell with your compassion, and to help the world get rid of the troubles. Of course, the rules are not bad, on the contrary he is fine! Because the bell is boring, few people can persist, and those who persist will be sincere. And there are rules, it will make people feel that the monastery is formal, sophisticated and cultural. To put it bluntly, it is too high to make people look down. "