Monday, May 27, 2013)

Today, it is the Buddha Light Temple Meeting, Eid al-Fitr.

Foguang Temple is a temple complex in JMS City, the Pearl of Sanjiang, in the eastern part of the northern country.

This Foguang Temple was built in 1990 and has a history of 23 years.

Foguang Temple, located in the south of the city, on the Shengli Road section, the next stop of Shuiyuan Mountain Park, in the south of Shengli Road, belongs to the jurisdiction of QJ District.

I don't remember what year it was, but I came from my hometown town to visit my brothers and sisters.

One day, a few of us went to the funeral home to pay tribute to our mother, and on the way back, we passed by Foguang Temple, and we went sightseeing in Foguang Temple.

At that time, it was Foguang Temple that was built for a few years, and the scale and structure were not large, I have no impression, but I still vaguely remember this building.

My husband and brother and I went to my brother-in-law's house for a party on the afternoon of the 24th, and went home this morning.

My brother-in-law's home is just across the street from Foguang Temple.

When I came out of my brother-in-law's house, it was seven o'clock in the morning, and from a distance, Foguang Temple was already a strange scene. Of course, we are going to Oh, we are here to visit the Buddha Light Temple to enjoy the light, not to burn incense and worship the Buddha.

Take a closer look, ho, the avenue in front of Foguang Temple Shengli Road, is completely different from the past, in the past it was sparse vehicles and rare figures.

Today, the road is full of Dengdeng, and the entire road, the eastern part of the road is parked cars, accounting for one-third of the road, and the remaining two-thirds are vehicles coming and going.

This vehicle, one after another, is a river of cars, flowing slowly.

The sidewalks in front of Foguang Temple are full of small businesses, and almost all of the small traders have big umbrellas or tents, one by one.

The big umbrella and canopy were bright in color, mostly red, and other colors were dotted in between.

There are all kinds of things to sell: food, drink, clothing, use, posing, playing, everything, it is really dazzling, so that people see it, dazzled, and overwhelmed.

These small businesses run from the east gate of Foguang Temple to the west of the gate of Shuiyuan Mountain Park.

The traders who do business have extremely good ears, and wherever there is a party, they will go there, and they know the temple fair of this Foguang Temple.

Grab money, one is more powerful than the other, and one is more shrewd and capable than the other.

There is also a scenery where the disabled and beggars also visit the temple fair of Foguang Temple.

The disabled man was missing arms and legs, but they came from afar, and there was another disabled person who could not stand up, he was lying flat on the wooden plank, his face was hideous, and he seemed to be disabled by burns, and his family brought him to this boiling temple fair.

They also came to join in the fun, more precisely, they also came to grab the money like those small traders, and they firmly believed that at this moment, this place, this party, they would catch more money!

"The world is bustling. It's all for profit. The world is crowded, all for the sake of profit.", "Historical Records?? This sentence in the "Biography of the Cargo Colony" is really incisive and appropriate, and it deserves to be a famous aphorism.

If the disabled and beggars, to any other scenic spots, may be a great scenery, and today they come to the Foguang Temple to join in the fun, maybe it will add color, Buddhism pure land, good charity, they are the object of good charity, does not contrast the good men and women of the Buddha's heart and good fate?

Crossing the bustling road, squeezing into the lively vendors' stalls, I came to the gate of Foguang Temple.

The gate of Foguang Temple is a tall and colorful ancient hall door, and the middle of the upper part is written with the four words "Baolin Shengjing", which is not too big, white, traditional, and the font is beautiful.

This gate is crowded with business, and it is very difficult to enter and exit.

However, from here, there was a business that was directly related to the worship of the Buddha, that is, lotus flowers and incense.

The lotus flower is a symbol of Buddhism and a sacred flower of Buddhism.

The reason for this is mainly related to the characteristics of the lotus, which won the supreme worship of Buddhism due to her "mud without staining" and blooming in the hot summer sun, and was also influenced by the ancient Indian custom of worshipping the lotus.

Sell flowers at the temple fair of this Foguang Temple, only sell this lotus, the pink blooming lotus flower and the shy bone, with the emerald green lotus leaves, it is really bright and beautiful!

Worship the Buddha and burn incense, that is in the "Dizang Sutra" and other Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha often teaches us that if a fragrance and a flower are offered to the Buddha, we can get immeasurable benefits, so today's Buddhist rituals *** Buddha burns incense and offers flowers.

The incense sold at the gate of this Foguang Temple is one and a half feet long, half a centimeter in diameter, and a small bundle of five yuan.

Passing through the main gate of Foguang Temple, it is full of classical-style buildings and surrounded by green trees.

When I passed the door, I saw a huge rock standing upright, and around it, there was a circle of men and women, all young people, who touched the stone with their hands, in order to get rid of illness and disaster, and to get too safe and healthy.

On both sides of this lot, there are corridors, like the gallery of the Grand View Garden in "Dream of Red Mansions", which is beautiful and generous.

In front is a large pool, all around the pool.

One meter high stone fence, the pool is more than one meter below the ground, the water in the pool is not deep, there are red carp in the water, it is more than an inch long, the carp is scarce, but it swims around, it is very chic and leisurely, and there is a pump in the pool to spray water.

Beyond the pool, there is a wall of reliefs carved with Buddha statues, their different mannerisms, different expressions, and lifelike.

Under this wall, some people bow to the Buddha statue, kneel and fold their palms, close their eyes and pray for happiness.

Go further, after the Foguang Temple, it is the smoke and clouds, the flames are blazing, this is the place where the incense is burned.

On the ground, there was a wetness, and there was water.

On the platform in front, piles of incense were burning.

Many men and women held incense in their hands, and this incense was very special, up to four feet long, thicker than my fingers, and this was the first time I had ever seen such a thick and long incense in my life.

This incense burning site is chaotic: smoke, rising; incense, in the burning; People are in motion......

After the incense burning site, continue to go, there is a very high shrine, called the box of virtue, some people take coins and throw them into the shrine, some throw them in, some fall to the ground, accumulate virtue and do good.

Walking again, there is a shrine in front, and when the door is a Buddha statue facing you, with a peaceful and charitable expression. Under the west wall of the temple, there are two statues of gods, tall and large, one plays the lute, and the other holds the flute, and the red tassel of the flute is one foot long.

In front of the temple, it was the highest place, but we didn't go to the top, and we didn't know what special places there were at the time, thinking that it was similar to the previous one, and it was also a lazy heart.

At night, I heard that the highest place is the Ten Thousand Buddha Palace, there are ten thousand Buddha statues in it, their demeanor is different, vivid, it is the most beautiful scenery of Foguang Temple.

It's a pity, but, okay, it's okay, it's left in suspense, and it's always a concern in my heart, so I'll appreciate it next time.

Su Shi's "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain" seems to fit my scene and heart.

There are three times a year on the day of this Buddha's light temple meeting, all in the fourth month of the lunar calendar: the eighteenth, eighteenth, and twenty-eighth of the lunar calendar. In the past three days, Foguang Temple, from morning to night, is crowded with people, and it is very lively. On weekdays, not many people come, and it's empty.

On the day of Eid al-Fitr in Foguang Temple, there are many cars, dense people, and beautiful scenery, which is the grandest and most grand landscape that I have seen since I came to Jiamusi for three years.

This reminds me of the largest, most solemn and most lively gathering in my hometown of Laha – the sports conference held every May.

From this point of view, each region has its own customs and its own grand gatherings, but the form, content, and time are different.

I didn't see all the grandest, most lively, and grandest gathering in Jiamusi - the panoramic view of Foguang Temple, especially its best place, I don't have to see all the Chang'an flowers in one day, I still have the opportunity to visit and enjoy!

I haven't seen enough of the grandest, liveliest, and grandest gathering in my hometown of Laha, the Sports Conference, but it's been a few years since it was opened, and I'm afraid I won't have the chance to visit it again!

Every time I think of this, I can't help but feel melancholy and regret!