The thirty-fifth time to bow to the Buddha, sit down and slander the Three Jewels.

Qin Ying suddenly had a strange feeling that she would sneeze when she saw him.

That sneeze was so hard that it made Qin Ying's brain dizzy. Later, I didn't know how it was Zhong Luge.

The March peach blossoms in front of Zhonglu Pavilion were gone, and after Qin Ying cleaned for countless days, she ushered in the withering of the rose petals.

The eighth day of the fourth month is the Christmas of Shakyamuni Buddha. Violet, Su Qin wants to go to the Great Xingshan Temple to incense.

Sumire herself is a devout believer in Buddhism, and she will copy a small statue of a Bodhisattva every day to practice; And Su Qin doesn't believe in Buddhism, she went there just to take the opportunity to meet Xiaobaimian.

Before going, the two of them specially asked the geisha in the backyard of Zhonglu Pavilion.

After Mei Sanniang and Abi heard that there was a temple fair that day, they also wanted to join in the fun.

She has been in Chang'an for less than a year, and she is very curious about the various activities held in Chang'an City.

The geisha in Zhong Luge knew that Qin Ying and Mei Sanniang were inseparable, so Sumire also called Qin Ying to go with her.

Daxingshan Temple is located in Jingshanfang on the east side of Suzaku Street. The geographical location is superior, and there are many pilgrims and tourists.

It does not occupy a square of land like the Zhuangyan Temple and the General Holding Temple, but it is better than being adjacent to the main road of Chang'an.

There is another reason why people rush to go there to make incense, that is, the scale of Daxingshan Temple is large, and there are many other courtyards.

It was built in the Jin Dynasty, and then expanded by the founding emperor of the previous dynasty, and was designated as the national temple, which has the same status as the Taimiao.

The former emperor believed in Buddhism and built it like an inner city palace.

People who are familiar with the major Buddhist temples in Chang'an City will call Daxingshan Temple the most important Buddhist temple in Chang'an.

Sitting in the luxurious car inside, Sumire said: "There are five or six large Buddhist temples in the city, and only Daxingshan Temple can host temple fairs, popular lectures and theaters at the same time on this day......

As the saying goes, a monk sits alone on a tall and wide platform and preaches popular scriptures to everyone present.

The theater was temporarily erected next to the temple. There are people in the theater wearing colorful costumes and holding exaggerated props to interpret the stories in the classics.

Here Sumite said like a few treasures, and over there Su Qin and Abi listened absent-mindedly.

Mei Xuan wasn't too interested in these things, she took the vegetarian tea with no spices and tasted it carefully.

Only Qin Ying cooperated and looked at Sumire with adoring eyes. Hearing her talk about the highlights, Qin Ying let out a sound of admiration from time to time.

"Why can only Daxingzenji Temple do it?" Qin Ying couldn't let Sumire sing a one-man show alone, so she asked pretending to be surprised.

Jin Se explained simply: "The emperor of the previous dynasty gave special treatment to the monks in the temple, and the cloth and silk gold and silver that he rewarded were not used up yet. Therefore, Daxingshan Temple is rich and rich. ”

One is good at talking, and the other is good at listening. The road to Daheungzenji Temple is not lonely.

There are many more people who come to Daxingshan Temple than those who visit the East Market.

After all, in Daxingshan Temple, you can not only worship the Buddha, but also watch the temple fair, listen to the vulgar lectures, and watch the theater.

The driver laboriously parked the car outside the workshop and let a few of them go in on foot.

As soon as she jumped out of the car, Mei Sanniang stretched out her left hand to Qin Ying.

Qin Ying frowned, and resolutely stopped letting Mei Sanniang hold herself like a child.

Mei Sanniang had no choice but to smile and walk side by side with her.

Su Qin, who watched this scene silently, finally said: "...... Sometimes I suspect that you are not a master servant, but a sweet, greasy couple. ”

Qin Ying couldn't hold back her serious face, and quickly covered her mouth with her sleeve and coughed dryly.

Sumire smiled unceremoniously: "Su Qin, you are lovesick." When I see a man and a woman too close, I have associations. ”

Seeing that Sumire was hurting herself like this, Su Qin asked rhetorically: "What I am more concerned about is how you and the painting monk of the Hanlin Academy are developing?"

"He, he, he's not the same as he wrote me a thank you letter before. Don't think crookedly. Su Qin deliberately mentioned that person, and Sumire was embarrassed, and she began to speak uncomfortably.

Mei Sanniang maintained a neutral attitude and said, "I heard that monks must abide by the precepts, and they must not touch the feelings of men and women."

"yes." Qin Ying and Sumire said in unison.

When the sky is slightly bright, the temple fair of Daxingshan Temple begins to be arranged.

As they walked through the temple fair, the shops had just opened.

The men let go of their voices and shouted for flax rice, soup cakes and wontons. Hawkers sell freshly kneaded clay figurines to passing children.

Qin Ying's money bag has always been placed with Mei Sanniang, and she didn't ask Mei Sanniang to withdraw money today.

So Qin Ying could only salivate at the food sold in the shop.

Mei Sanniang noticed the coveted colors of the people around her, and asked her with a smile, "Have you eaten it in the morning?" Why is it still so unproductive? ”

Before he could speak, Ah Bi in front of him had already replied for Qin Ying: "It's not hunger, it's gluttony." After saying that, she also took out the silver money in her purse and prepared to buy a Hu Biscuit to bring in.

Qin Ying nodded hurriedly, and at the same time thought: Foodies really have a good relationship with foodies.

"It is not dignified to enter the temple with food. Let's burn incense and buy something to eat. "Sumire proposes a compromise in the building yì.

Hu cake has minced mutton, onion and garlic and other ingredients, so it belongs to meat.

Whether it is to worship the Buddha after eating the cake or to carry the cake into the temple, it is a blasphemy against the Buddha.

In order to take care of Sumire's beliefs, everyone quickly agreed.

The mountain gate was full of people, and Sumire took the lead and dragged the shortest Qin Ying to everyone's eyes.

Qin Ying saw the opportunity and lifted the hem of her skirt and stepped into the vermilion threshold with one foot.

"-Male left, female right, Qin Ying, you have taken the wrong step."

Mei Sanniang pursed her lips and smiled silently when she heard Sumire remind Qin Ying like this.

"Got it..."Qin Ying changed her feet under the crowd, sighing, while feeling that it was a wrong decision to go out of the pavilion and enter the incense with them.

The layout of Daxingshan Temple is very regular, and all the hall doors are facing due south and north.

After passing through the mountain gate and the Four Heavenly Kings Hall, they walked to the door of the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

There is a large incense burner at the door. Countless people held sandalwood two fingers thick and went to the incense burner one after another.

Qin Ying thought that Sumire would be like ordinary pilgrims, and bought three pillars of incense in the hands of the monks in the temple to worship.

Unexpectedly, she omitted this step, and led everyone into the main hall of the Daxiong Treasure Hall with ease.

As soon as Qin Yingfu entered, he felt that his vision was in a trance for a moment - carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent with gold.

The wooden rafters are neatly erected among the sorghums, and the two vermilion lacquer hall pillars are eight feet high, and several golden prayer flags are hung down behind the Buddha statues.

Looking up, I saw that each statue was full of compassion, and the corners of the mouth seemed to be smiling.

There are many pilgrims who come to worship the three saints of the West, but there are only three rows of futons.

Some pilgrims, no matter how many times they have been trampled on the ground, simply lift up their skirts or robes and kowtow to make a wish.

The ladies around Qin Ying were wearing new skirts, and they lined up behind the futon.

After waiting for about a moment, it was finally Qin Ying's turn to bow down.

When Mei Sanniang first met Qin Ying, Qin Ying was wearing a long gray robe. She thought that Qin Ying was an out-and-out Taoist.

Now Mei Sanniang saw that Qin Ying respectfully kowtowed three times to the Buddha statue.

Walking out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, Mei Sanniang asked Qin Ying suspiciously, "What wish did you make just now?"

Qin Ying smiled slyly and quietly revealed a tiger tooth: "All wishes come true, everything goes well."

"And what are you asking for?" Mei Sanniang saw that she was smiling a little roughly, and felt that she had a deep meaning hidden in her words.

I saw that the other party thought about it seriously and replied, "...... I hope that Daomen will sit on the throne of the state religion as soon as possible. ”

- If Taoism is successful, won't Buddhism suffer? If Taoism can't be established, isn't Buddhism not spiritual?

After Mei Sanniang heard this, such a thought instantly flashed in her mind.

"Tease you, don't really believe it." Qin Ying waved his hand and turned his gaze to the place where the crowd was most crowded and noisy.

Sumire's body came over at this time, and she grabbed Mei Sanniang's sleeve and said, "Come on, come on, as the saying goes, it seems to be about to start."