Chapter 239: Thoughts on the "Buddhist Association".
The two sides talked for a while, and both sides knew each other's thoughts, and the topic ended. Everyone in Qixia Temple admired Su Wen's means of showing the Pure Heart Temple to such a momentum in a short period of time, and respected Su Wen's ambition to reorganize Buddhism. And Su Wen also has the strong support of Qixia Temple, if there is a need to speak in the future, the Pure Heart Temple will not be lonely.
Although the Three Treatises Sect is now in decline, it is one of the seven sects of Buddhism after all. What's more, the Three Treatises sect still has considerable influence in some countries in South Asia, such as neon. Qixia Temple is the ancestral court of the three theories, if you want to rectify the Buddhism in the future, you have the help of Qixia Temple, and the resistance can be reduced a lot.
If it was before, Su Wenben also felt that it would be enough to do a good job of Pure Heart Temple and Zen Buddhism. But this time I went down the mountain for a short time, but I encountered a lot of things, and I encountered assassinations, and the idea of these days went further.
In the final analysis, there are now two religions above Buddhism, and the grassroots people have many misunderstandings about Buddhism, even if the Pure Heart Temple is no longer extended, it is difficult to change this situation. Just like this Taoist suppression and Confucianism assassination, although on the one hand, all kinds of miraculous things in the Pure Heart Temple are shocking, and on the other hand, it is also because the Pure Heart Temple has come out. Only by pinching the seven sects of Buddhism and Zen Buddhism together and supporting each other can we change the current situation.
And how to pinch the Buddhism together, Su Wen also had a plan in his heart. It is extremely difficult for individuals to achieve this goal, but in the end, all kinds of roots come from the same place, have a common goal, and can create a shelf that includes all the sects and serves as a bridge to connect them. And this was done in the previous life, that is, to establish the "Buddhist Association", an organization based on Buddhism as a whole.
Su Wen didn't even need to lead the association, and just including Zen Buddhism would save him a lot of trouble from within Buddhism. Externally, Buddhism as a whole can also resist the possible suppression of Taoism and Confucianism, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless.
Regarding the Buddhist Association, it is not that no one thought about it before. But there has never been a person with a very high reputation to connect the various sects and start this matter. Although Su Wen is not famous now, as long as he contacts the various sects to explain it and work together, he may not be able to succeed.
After Qixia Temple, the next goal in Su Wen's heart is the Pure Land Patriarch Tingwuzhen Temple. First of all, regardless of the fact that Master Wuzhen Temple has repeatedly belittled the Pure Heart Temple, the Pure Land Sect is currently the sect with the largest number of believers and the greatest influence, so Su Wen has to go on a trip.
That night, Su Wen and the others stayed in Qixia Temple, and it is difficult to have such a place for everyone to rest these days.
Early in the morning of the second day, after the morning class in Qixia Temple, Su Wen changed into the black robe in his bag and followed everyone to the front of the main hall. The monks and pilgrims in the temple are all in front of the temple, and there are hundreds.
After a wash-off yesterday, Su Wen has the original color today, and is no longer the same dusty appearance as before. Although it has darkened a lot and lost a lot of weight, the whole person exudes a kind of enlightened temperament. Coupled with the affinity of the robe, everyone in the audience had a good impression as soon as he appeared.
When the people of Qixia Temple saw Su Wen's demeanor today, they also nodded in their hearts. The abbot of the Pure Heart Temple didn't look conspicuous at first glance yesterday, after all, the appearance of that dusty servant was somewhat embarrassing. It was only after the conversation that he began to talk extraordinary, and his demeanor had his own bearing. And when I look at it today, I feel that my demeanor is extraordinary as soon as I meet, which makes people feel good, and it is more than when I met yesterday.
The abbot of Qixia Temple, the Fa Xiang, had already explained the reason for welcoming the return of the magic weapon in the field, and then Su Wen wanted to come forward and tell the story of the time.
Most of the pilgrims in the field did not know Su Wen, but Su Wen's monk's robe was very different from Qixia Temple, and the black robe was also very rare, and they all guessed the origin of Su Wen. Only a small number of people who paid more attention to the news recognized this monk who had become very famous recently, and they were a little surprised.
Su Wen walked into the middle of the field step by step, first saluted everyone, and then told the story. Su Wen's voice is gentle, and due to the degree and affinity of the robe, its already magnetic voice is more attractive. Coupled with his eloquence, in a few words, he introduced everyone to another world in the mountains.
At the beginning, when he said that he had arrived in the mountain village, he happened to encounter the exorcism of the goddess, and many pilgrims were still a little indignant. After all, it is not uncommon for gods and goddesses to be deceived, and I often hear that there is such news of gods and goddesses deceiving people to death in remote places, and some people around them have the experience of being deceived, but it has not caused such serious consequences.
Especially when they heard that the goddess had killed more than one person, everyone was even more resentful. When they heard that she had been expelled, many people still felt that she had been cheapened and that the punishment was still too light.
When Su Wen said that the goddess died in front of the cemetery, the word "retribution" came to many people's hearts.
Many people think that this is all there is to it, and they still wonder what this story has to do with what they are going to tell today, but Su Wen's next words are surprising.
The souls of the villagers who have been killed over the years, the Venerable Xingyuan, who gave up Buddhism in order to resolve a grievance, and the Venerable Xingyuan, who has remained in the world for hundreds of years, and the cause and effect of the goddess who has been entangled with that village for hundreds of years, make people feel as if they are listening to mythological stories. Including the young monks in the field, many of them had disbelief on their faces.
After all, what Su Wen said was too bizarre. Although all the people present have beliefs, believe in gods and Buddhas, and believe in reincarnation after death, those are too far away from them. And Su Wen talked about his recent life, which made it feel too unreal.
After a moment of silence, someone shouted in the crowd, "This mage, is there really a ghost in the world?"
Su Wen nodded and said, "Yes." Especially outside of cities, as well as at the scene of mass casualty. When a person dies unexpectedly, or has a strong obsession after death, it is possible that he will not leave this world, wander in this world, and become a ghost in people's mouths. ”
"And how can we see that?" shouted someone else in the crowd.
Su Wen knew that what he was talking about was too bizarre for ordinary people. If it is a ghost legend, many people have heard it and are skeptical. But as he said, being entangled with that mountain village for hundreds of years by the goddess, the villagers who were killed all became dead souls after death, and the fact that Master Xingyuan stayed in the world for hundreds of years after his death, it sounds like a story, and everyone finds it hard to believe.
Although everyone did not directly question it, the inquiries of these two people have shown that everyone still can't believe it in their hearts. In the end, these things are still too far away from ordinary people. Gods, Buddhas, ghosts, and monsters are difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with once in their lives, and it is difficult to believe them if they have not seen them with their own eyes.
It is not necessary for everyone to believe in Suwen, but if it can be believed, it is also a good thing to be able to strengthen the hearts of those young disciples and pilgrims to the Buddha, and through them they can influence others around them.
In particular, Su Wen now wants to improve the prestige of Buddhism among the people, and secondly, to improve his prestige, if he shows his miraculousness, he can also improve his status in the hearts of the monks in Qixia Temple, and there are many benefits for future plans.
Thinking of this, Su Wen turned his head to look at Fa Xiang and the deacons around him, and saw that they were also looking forward to seeing how they could solve the questions of these pilgrims, Su Wen had a plan in his heart. To be continued.