In Buddhist monasteries, the main hall is the main hall, and there are also those called the main hall. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The Daxiong Treasure Hall ** enshrines the Buddha statue of the Buddha Shakyamuni. Nobita is the virtue name of the Buddha. The great one means to contain all things, and the male one means to subdue the demons. Because Shakyamuni Buddha has full wisdom and can dominate the world, the Buddha's disciples respectfully call him Nobita. The treasure of the treasure hall refers to the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

Liang Shengxiao told Leng Qing that the Third Buddha Hall (Daxiong Treasure Hall) of the Temple of the Reclining Pho is the core building of the entire Temple of the Reclining Buddha, and it is also the place where the monks in the Temple of the Reclining Buddha concentrate on practicing at dawn and evening.

Following Liang Shengxiao into the Third Buddha Hall, Leng Qing saw the three-meter-high clay statue of the main Buddha - Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the middle of the main hall.

The statue of Shakyamuni Buddha sits on his knees, with his left hand horizontally placed on his left foot, which is called Dingyin, which means meditation, and his right hand is stretched out and drooping, which is called "touching the ground", which means that Shakyamuni sacrificed everything for all sentient beings in his past life before enlightenment, which can only be proved by the earth, because these are all things done on the earth. The statue of this posture is called the Enlightenment Phase.

On the left side of the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is the Medicine Master Liuli Light Buddha of the Eastern Pure Glass World, sitting on his knees, holding a bowl in his left hand, indicating nectar, and holding a pill in his right hand; These three Buddhas together are called "Heng Three Buddhas", and the Three Buddhas Hall is also named after this.

There are also two statues of monks next to the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, one year old (the left of the Buddha) and one middle-aged (the right of the Buddha), these are the two disciples of the Buddha. The old one is called "Ka Ye Venerable" (that is, Mahaka Ka Ye, Ye Yin Shi, the first ancestor of Zen Buddhism), and the middle-aged one is called "Ananda Venerable" (the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism). After the Buddha's Nirvana, the Venerable Kasa succeeded the disciples, and later generations called them the two ancestors.

There are eighteen Arhat statues on both sides of the main hall.

It is said that before Nirvana, the Buddha instructed the sixteen great arhats not to attain Nirvana and to live in the world to cultivate merit for sentient beings.

The sixteen arhats are: One Binduravara, Two Kalokavas, Three Nanovaryas, Four Subinsins, Five Nanodras, Six Bhadras, Seven Khaliga, Eight Vasara Vedora, Nine Sho Boga, Ten Half Toga, Eleven Rasara, Twelve Naga Rhanas, Thirteen Injatras, Fourteen Vahnabhas, Fifteen Ashtas, and Sixteen Shūdha-and-a Togas. Later, Nanti Mitaro, the author of the Commentary on the Dharma, and Manarado, the author of the Ode to Cause and Effect, became the Eighteen Arhats.

Behind the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, there is a statue of Guanyin on the island sitting south to north. Guanyin rides a dragon, with the right hand according to the willow, and the left hand holding the bottle. On both sides of the statue of Guanyin, there are statues of the Good Fortune Boy and the Dragon Maiden as assistants.

On the ground in front of the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha are dozens of neatly arranged prayer mats. Row by row, each mat is placed in a regular manner, and the left and right up and down never deviate from its track for a single minute.

At the forefront, on the row of prayer mats closest to the statue of Shakyamuni, there are still a few pilgrims kneeling.

Liang Shengxiao and Leng Qing met pedestrians when they were still on the mountain road, but after Liang Shengxiao and Leng Qing entered the mountain gate of the Reclining Buddha Temple, Liang Shengxiao and Leng Qing met many pilgrims who came to the Reclining Buddha Temple to worship the Buddha on the way from the mountain gate of the Reclining Buddha Temple to the third Buddha hall.

Those pilgrims are plainly dressed, some are richly dressed, some are rickety, some are like flying, some are burly, some are young, some are humble, some are small...... Although there were many and mixed people, everyone was quiet and did not make the slightest superfluous sound.

From the mountain gate of the Reclining Buddha Temple to the Third Buddha Hall, along the way, Leng Qing did not deliberately pay attention to it, and it is not difficult to find that the quiet atmosphere in this Reclining Buddha Temple is diametrically opposed to the lively, noisy and unseemly temple atmosphere of the 21st century.

Not only are the pilgrims on the road unusually quiet, including the pilgrims who Leng Qing is now seeing kneeling on the mat in front of the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, each of them is very quiet, whether they kneel and buckle their heads or raise their heads to pray, they do not make the slightest superfluous sound.

Although Leng Qing is an atheist and does not believe in Buddhism or Taoism, Leng Qing can see that the pilgrims kneeling on the worship mat, no, it should be said, including all the pilgrims she has seen along the way, they are all very devout pilgrims, because all of their every move exudes a natural piety, without the slightest pretentiousness.

It was not until this moment that Leng Qing faintly felt that the true believers should be the pilgrims she had seen along the way - not noisy, not noisy, with their most devout beliefs, leaving a real purity in this pure land outside the world.

Xu is because there is a large incense burner outside the third Buddha hall, accompanied by a gentle breeze, green smoke, the whole third Buddha hall is filled with a smoky incense smell.

Although Leng Qing is not disgusted with this kind of smoky incense, if it was before, still in the 21st century, it can be said that Leng Qing definitely doesn't like this kind of smoky incense.

But...... Maybe it's because the changes in the living environment are too huge, maybe it's because there are too many experiences of life and death, and now, surrounded by the smoky smell of incense that she didn't like at all, Leng Qing actually faintly has a sense of peace of mind, a very inexplicable feeling of peace of mind that makes Leng Qing extremely nostalgic.

When that inexplicable sense of peace of mind rose in Leng Qing's heart, Liang Shengxiao, who had been silent since entering the Third Buddha Hall, had already chosen a nearby prayer mat and walked over.

In the next moment, I saw Liang Shengxiao first bow down and gently put the bamboo Xiao in his hand on the worship mat in front of him, and then stood solemnly with his palms in front of him, his feet in a figure-eight shape, about two inches between his heels, and about eight inches between his toes, looking at the fingertips of his two hands calmly.

Immediately, I saw Liang Shengxiao's right hand go down first, his left hand was still in the shape of a palm, his waist was slowly squatting, his right arm was stretched forward and down, his right palm was pressed down on the center of the mat, his left palm was still holding still, and his knees were immediately kneeling. After kneeling, Liang Shengxiao stretched down with his left palm and pressed it on the left side of the center of the mat and more than half a palm of his right hand.

Like the pilgrims Leng Qing met before, Liang Shengxiao's every gesture, including Liang Shengxiao's action of kneeling on the mat just now, Liang Shengxiao was always quiet and did not make the slightest superfluous sound.

After kneeling on the prayer mat, immediately afterwards, I saw Liang Shengxiao's right palm moving forward half a palm from the right direction of the center of the worship mat, and the left palm was in line, the two palms were about six inches apart, and the forehead was flat on the ground. Then Liang Shengxiao grasped the virtual fist, turned his palm upward, opened his palm, and put his palm up and the back of his palm flat against the ground.

When Liang Shengxiao got up, he flipped his fists with both hands, opened his palms, put his palms down to the ground, left his head off the ground, and moved his right hand back to the center of the mat. Then, Liang Shengxiao raised his left palm back to his chest, supported his body with his right palm, slowly straightened his waist and stood upright with one hand together.

From beginning to end, Liang Shengxiao's toes never moved or flipped over. And, after worshipping the Buddha and standing up, Liang Shengxiao bent down and picked up the bamboo Xiao he had put down earlier.

Although Leng Qing does not believe in Buddhism, Leng Qing still knows about some Buddhist etiquette.

People who do not understand Buddhism think that worshipping Buddha is superstition and idolatry. In fact, Buddhism worships the Buddha and Bodhisattva, expressing respect and gratitude for the Three Jewels of the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.

At the same time, worshipping the Buddha has the meaning of repenting of sins, practicing meditation and gratitude and respect, as well as examining oneself and repenting of the karma created in the past, which not only contributes to the improvement of one's personality, but also stabilizes one's body and mind.

Whenever I arrive at the temple, I feel a transcendent purity and tranquility, and I feel a solemn and quiet heart, which makes people naturally want to enter the main hall, worship the Buddha three times, express their respect and gratitude to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and feel the stability and humility of the Buddha worshippers from the soft, slow and serene bending down to worship the Buddha.

The action of worshiping the Buddha is to sincerely and respectfully put the hands together, bow the head and bend down, and throw the five bodies to the ground - two elbows, two knees and the forehead to the ground, to complete the highest salute to the head and face touching the Buddha's feet, so it is also called the prostration.

Bending down and bowing one's head shows humility and admits that one's merit and wisdom are insufficient, and when the five bodies are thrown into the ground and touches the earth, it is touching that the earth gives birth to sentient beings, carries sentient beings, and contains the spirit of all, so that we can be grateful and think of the source with drinking water, and thank the earth and all sentient beings.

And from the act of worshipping the Buddha, people even think that when people's hearts are full of respect, gratitude and repentance, there are also like ears of rice, which droop due to ripeness. And the meaning of worshipping the Buddha is like this.

If further subdivided, worshipping the Buddha has four meanings:

1. Induction Worship: In order to ask for the blessing of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva, to give luck and avoid disasters, to ask the Buddha to lead the transcendence, and to thank the kindness.

2. Respectful Prayer: Respect for the Three Jewels, or for thanksgiving and reverence, this kind of worship comes spontaneously from the heart, sincerely, and spontaneously.

3. Penitent: That is, to pray for repentance. Those who can do penance prayer must be a person who is already humble, or is learning to be humble, so confessional prayer can improve one's personality, change one's temperament, and make one become honest, gentle, and humble.

Fourth, the non-phase worship: the Buddha is to worship without asking for anything, which is divided into three levels. At first, you know that you are worshipping, experience every movement you are praying, and direct your body to worship; when you enter the second level, you know that you are praying and experience that you are praying, but you have no mind to command; and finally you reach the third level, you have neither command nor experience, but you clearly know that the person is worshipping, and you don't mind who this person is.

Therefore, when worshipping the Buddha, you should bow down slowly, stand up slowly, one movement, one movement, very clear and natural, the movement is slower, easier, softer, easy and slow to experience every action of worship, as well as the feeling of the action, not to make the action of worshipping the Buddha hasty and nervous. Otherwise, if you worship too quickly, you will be panicked, busy, anxious, and chaotic, and you will lose your tranquility and stability.

When worshipping the Buddha, the forehead is on the ground, the back is straight, the body is soft, and even the ground it touches is soft and cool. After bowing, experience your palms with your heart, and when you stand up, experience the movements and sensations of your hands and feet. Feel your own experience, experience your own feelings, feel every little bit.

If you only have actions and no intentions and lack of shame when worshipping the Buddha, it is just kowtowing to the Buddha like pounding garlic, and it is difficult to have an effect on the improvement of personality.

Because of these understandings, from Liang Shengxiao's series of actions to worship the Buddha just now, Leng Qing, who does not believe in Buddha and does not respect the Buddha, can also see that Liang Shengxiao is definitely a very, very, very devout Buddhist, more devout than any pilgrim they have met before.

Thinking about things in his heart, Leng Qing was not idle. Because of Liang Shengxiao in front of the guide, no matter whether Leng Qing was willing or not, in short, Leng Qing knelt down, and knelt on the worship mat next to Liang Shengxiao.

After Liang Shengxiao got up, Leng Qing immediately learned Liang Shengxiao's movements just now, and bowed down to the compassionate Buddha statue in an orderly manner.

Although Leng Qing's face has always been as calm as water, and she has also put on a pious appearance of worshipping the Buddha, Leng Qing's bright red clothes are a little out of place with the surrounding Zen sound.

After Leng Qing finished worshiping the Buddha and got up, Liang Shengxiao, who was standing on the side, smiled and said to Leng Qing: "Miss Leng, the tablet that is required to be enshrined needs to go to the West Side Hall, let's go over here?"

Because I heard Liang Shengxiao talk about the general layout of the Reclining Buddha Temple before, Leng Qing instantly understood that the west side hall in Liang Shengxiao's mouth is the west side hall of the third Buddha hall, which enshrines the statues of "Dharma Patriarch" and "Jizo Bodhisattva".

So, Leng Qing responded "yes" and followed Liang Shengxiao to the west side hall of the Third Buddha Hall.

As soon as you step into the west side hall, you will see the clay statues of "Bodhidharma Patriarch" and "Jizo Bodhisattva" in the spacious and bright hall.

Around the clay statues of "Bodhidharma Patriarch" and "Jizo Bodhisattva" are gray tablets, and every word and stroke on the tablet is painted with gold, which does not look lifeless.

Near the door of the temple, there was a long case with a dull and simple color. There are four simple scholar's treasures on the desk, and at the back of the desk sits an old monk who looks quite kind.

Seeing Liang Shengxiao and Leng Qing stepping into the hall side by side, the old monk who was sitting behind the desk stood up unhurriedly, first said a Buddha call to Liang Shengxiao and Leng Qing with his hands folded, and then asked in a gentle tone: "What are the two donors asking for here?"

On this side, Liang Shengxiao, who was standing side by side with Leng Qing at the entrance of the hall, first returned to the old monk with his hands folded, and then replied gently and politely: "Back to this master's words, the two of us are here today to ask for an enshrined tablet for the deceased, and I wish the deceased to die in happiness as soon as possible, and be too safe and healthy in the next life." ”