"Look, the stone statue next to the first stone staircase is carved with one of the eighteen arhats, Venerable Bindu Ravara, who is also known as the legendary sitting deer arhat. Aoyama pointed to the stone statue and explained to the reporters and curious believers who had followed him up the mountain for the first time.

"Abbot Qingshan, didn't you say that there are five hundred Arhats?" a reporter asked puzzled.

Aoyama slowly explained, "Oh, that's right. In ancient India, it was customary to use five hundred, eighty-four thousand, etc. to describe the meaning of many, which is very similar to the ancient Chinese people who used three or nine to represent most of them. Five hundred bhikshus, five hundred disciples, and five hundred arhats are certainly common in Buddhist scriptures, but they do not mean that they are fixed numbers. However, with the worship of the 16 Arhats, the 500 Arhat statues were also seen in paintings and sculptures during the Five Dynasties, and soon many temples established the 500 Arhat Hall. Later generations have seconded the names of the 500 Arhats, but in fact, they are all groundless.

And the eighteen arhats are basically real figures in history, such as this sitting deer arhat - the Venerable Binduvara Fallen Pavilion, Binduro is one of the eighteen surnames in India, is the noble Brahmin family, and the Vara Fallen Pavilion is the name. This arhat was originally the minister of the Indian king of Uthayan and had the power of a country, but he suddenly set his heart to become a monk. King Yutoyan personally asked him to turn around as an official, but he was afraid of the king's instigation, so he fled into the mountains to practice.

By the way, according to the Buddhist scriptures, there are actually only sixteen arhats, that is, the sixteen practitioners around the Buddha Shakyamuni, and since the end of the Tang Dynasty, two more venerables have been added, so they have become eighteen arhats!"

After listening to Qingshan's detailed explanation, everyone couldn't help but admire: "Abbot Qingshan is really profound, admire and admire!"

Qingshan Yun waved his hand lightly and said, "Children of the Buddhist family, it should be like this!" In fact, he was secretly glad in his heart, fortunately he did his homework last night, otherwise he would have been really timid.

Today is the first time that Aoyama has come to Mt. Sumida since it has changed, and since it has been determined that this is a Buddhist site, this time I will not just go up the mountain as if it were a spring outing, but will worship the mountain. At first, Aoyama only wanted to bring a few interested believers to worship the mountain, but because the topic of Mt. Sumida and Koboji Temple has been very popular recently, many reporters have followed.

So along the way, Qingshan explained while leading everyone forward, along the way he personally experienced the benefits of the "five hundred Arhat steps", so he guided the entourage: "I don't know if you feel, although these stone steps are as many as hundreds of steps, but we have not felt tired at all along the way, and the Lingtai is clear, eh, in other words, there are no distracting thoughts in my heart, there are no negative emotions, I don't know if everyone's feelings are so?"

After Qingshan's reminder, everyone realized that this was really the case, and a photographer carrying a camera said in surprise: "Hey, really, if you don't say it, Abbot Qingshan, I really didn't pay attention, I didn't feel tired at all with such a heavy camera all the way, this is really amazing!"

"Me too, my health has been bad in the past two years, and I can't walk much at all, why didn't I even sweat a little after walking hundreds of steps today?"

"I just had a fight with my boyfriend on the phone before I went up the mountain, but now I don't hate him at all, it's amazing!"

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At this time, Qingshan put his hands together at this time and pronounced a Buddha name: "Buddhism is boundless!"

Everyone also reacted immediately, and shouted with their hands folded: "The Dharma is boundless!"

When he walked to the top of the mountain and before the gatehouse, Qingshan stopped everyone, changed into a robe, knelt on the ground alone, and prostrated three times in a row and shouted: "My Buddha is merciful!"

Then he knelt up straight and said in a deep voice: "Disciple Aoyama Kosuke will lead the Kobo Temple to serve the Buddha in the future, study the Dharma, purify all sentient beings, and remember the compassion of my Buddha!"

Strange to say, just after Qingshan finished speaking, the whole body was faintly glowing, and the heavy Buddhist temple and the young monk suddenly became complementary to each other, and the whole picture was solemn and solemn.

The accompanying reporters and cameramen naturally did not let go of such a rare picture, and hurriedly started shooting all the way. After these reporters finished filming, Qingshan led everyone to visit the various halls, at this moment there are three halls in the Hongfa Temple, which has been level two, but there are no statues in the three halls, so someone asked: "Abbot Qingshan, may I ask which Buddhas and Bodhisattvas you will worship in these three halls?"

Qingshan replied in a deep voice: "My Hongfa Temple has always been dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, so this main hall is naturally to place the statue of Guanyin, as for the east and west halls and other poor monks to consider and then invite the corresponding Arhat Bodhisattva." And the surrounding three halls and five pavilions will also be arranged one by one, but it will take a certain amount of time, but today the poor monks are here to ensure that after everything is settled, my Hongfa Temple will hold a temple opening ceremony, and you are welcome to visit at that time!"

In fact, this is not Qingshan's nonsense, but after being promoted to the second-level temple, a new construction task immediately appeared in the main quest, and the first item to bear the brunt is to build the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, so these things are definitely what he has to do, so it doesn't hurt to say it now.

"Abbot Qingshan, what do these three halls and five pavilions refer to?" a reporter asked curiously.

"This three halls and five pavilions refer to the common architectural arrangement in Buddhist temples, but each temple is not exactly the same, as for the layout of the temple, please forgive the poor monks and keep it secret, but the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion must be built first. "Actually, it's not that Qingshan wants to keep it secret, but he doesn't know what buildings will be built in the future, so he naturally doesn't dare to talk nonsense.