Chapter 915: Honorary Abbot
Hearing Fang You's words, Liu Yuanshan couldn't believe it, "What, Xiaoyou, it's been nearly an hour, and you only feel like a few minutes have passed, it's too strange." ”
"Master Liu, don't be impatient, Fang Xiaoyou, can you tell me what happened before you fell asleep." Master Danbang thought for a while, and then said to Liu Yuanshan and Fang You.
Fang You nodded, just saying that the moment he opened the box and saw the Buddha's hair, he felt a thick Buddha aura emanating from it, and when he was gradually comprehending, then his brain fell into a blank, unable to feel and control his body, it was really like sleeping.
After listening to Fang You's narration of the process, Master Danbang was contemplative, silent for a long time, but the look of surprise in his eyes became stronger and stronger, and finally, he let out a long sigh, "Fang Xiaoyou, if my expectations are right, your brain was not blank at that time, but an ethereal one, did you feel that your whole body and mind were calm at that time, as if nothing could cause fluctuations in your heart." ”
"Well, that's right, Master Danbang, do you know what happened to me?" Fang You nodded, and then said with a confused face, these words he was not pretending to be stupid, when he reached the blue sky and white clouds at that time, he looked down on the earth as if he had become a god, nothing could make him feel half a point, some just wanted to stay here forever.
Master Danbang sighed, "Fang Xiaoyou, I want to congratulate you, there is not something wrong with you, but an incredible thing has happened, when you were feeling the Dharma in the Buddha's hair just now, your whole body and mind entered the ethereal realm, this ethereal Mahayana realm, that is, the unity of heaven and man in Taoist legends." ”
"Heaven and man are one, how is this possible, Master Danbang, you are not wrong." Fang You said with some disbelief on his face.
Liu Yuanshan agreed with Master Danbang's opinion at this time, "Xiaoyou, what Master Danbang said should be true, when you closed your eyes just now, what I felt in you was a peaceful atmosphere, this kind of peace is very different from the peace on your body, as if people no longer think about anything, some just want to immerse themselves in this feeling of thought, you should be aware of the Dharma, by chance, entered this realm." ”
"Fang Xiaoyou, there are many magical things in this world, we haven't seen them with our own eyes, it doesn't mean that they don't exist, and the situation that happened to you, only in this realm, will you not be able to know the time, so that an hour has passed, and only a few minutes have passed, what Lord Liu said just now is very true, not only him, but also the surrounding Buddhist disciples also feel the peaceful aura emanating from you."
Speaking of this, Master Danbang folded his hands and bowed to Fang You again, "Congratulations, Fang Xiaoyou, as Master Huijie said, you have a great relationship with the Buddha, these eight Buddha hairs have been stored in this Shwedagon Pagoda Temple for nearly 2,000 years, and the monks who came to worship for countless years are endless, but no one can enter the ethereal Mahayana realm by feeling the Buddha Dharma left on the hair, only Fang Xiaoyou has entered this legendary realm, with an ancient saying in China, it can be said that there is no ancient, no one will come after." ”
At this moment, his respect for Fang You has turned into real respect, with his nearly 50 years of studying Buddhism, he has worshiped the Buddha's hair countless times, and the Dharma has been enlightened, but there has never been such a situation as Fang You.
Sleep could be faked, but the Buddhist peaceful aura emanating from Fang You's body could not be created by any means.
Fang You was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that when he came to the sky with nothingness around him, there was still a peaceful aura on his body, seeing Master Danbang act like this, he shook his head and smiled, "Master Danbang, you are serious, I just happened to enter this legendary ethereal realm by chance, and when it comes to Buddhist cultivation, I am not as good as you at all." ”
Master Danbang looked at the peace on Fang You's face, the surprise in his eyes did not disappear, he shook his head and sighed, "Fang Xiaoyou, after entering this realm, your state of mind can still remain peaceful, it is really not an ordinary person, now I may understand, no matter how much Buddhism is, it is also something outside the body, only the state of mind is the root of human beings, as long as you maintain the peace and innocence of the state of mind, it is enough to achieve one law, and all laws are clear." ”
Hearing these words, Fang You somewhat agreed, in his state of mind, the speed at which he learned knowledge and familiarized himself with things was several times faster than ordinary people, this may be what Master Danbang said, one law, and all laws are all passed.
"Fang Xiaoyou realized the boundless Buddhism left by the Buddha in my Shwedagon Temple, and thus entered the realm of ethereal Mahayana, which is the glory of my Shwedagon Pagoda Temple, and also the blessing of Buddhism in our entire Myanmar and even the world. Suddenly, Master Danbang turned to face the thousands of monks in the main hall, and said with a solemn face.
All the monks in the main hall nodded without objection, "Master, Mr. Fang is qualified enough to hold this position, we agree." The current presiding officer of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple at the forefront nodded, the surprise brought by the peaceful aura on Fang You's body had not disappeared from his heart, and when he heard Master Danbang's words, some senior monks of Burmese Buddhism next to him also nodded and smiled.
It is an honor for them to have such a person who has entered the realm of ethereal Mahayana as the honorary host of their Burmese Buddhist temple.
"Master Danbang, I have only heard Master Huijie talk about some Buddhism, and I have never entered the empty door at all, and I am absolutely not qualified to serve as the host you said, please take back what you just said and think twice." Hearing Master Danbang's words and the reactions of the monks in the main hall, Fang You's face was slightly shocked, and then he said with a solemn face.
He doesn't know any Dharma, so how can he take on the position of presiding over a temple.
Master Danbang smiled slightly, "Fang Xiaoyou, with your understanding of the Buddha's hair, and entering the realm of the ethereal Mahayana, it is enough to compare with the Buddhist monks, how can you not be qualified, you have a great relationship with the Buddha, and I have a fate with the Shwedagon Pagoda, Fang Xiaoyou, please rest assured, the honorary host of the position, there is no need to manage anything in the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple, and there is no need to talk about the Buddha's teachings, it is just a false position, please Fang Xiaoyou do not refuse, this is not only my invitation, but also the invitation of all our monks in Myanmar." ”
"Please Mr. Fang, don't shirk ......" The monks did not hesitate, and bowed to Fang You with their hands together.
Seeing the thousands of people in this hall bowing to him, Fang You suddenly smiled bitterly, "Master Danbang, aren't you driving ducks to the shelves and forcing me." ”
Master Danbang smiled slightly, "Fang Xiaoyou, you have a relationship with the Buddha, and it is expected to hold this position, I promise, except for a post, your life is no different from usual, if Fang Xiaoyou insists on refusing, I will definitely not force it." ”
Fang You smiled helplessly, this was not reluctant, looking at the expectant looks on the faces of these monks, he knew that if he didn't agree, in their hearts, he would definitely have the idea of looking down on them and the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple.
I heard that he forced others to do bad things, and he really met someone who forced him to be the host, and he saw that Danbang, the old bald donkey, was very kind, but he didn't expect it to be so cunning, Jiang is still very old.
Fortunately, Master Danbang has promised that his life is no different from usual, if he is really allowed to escape into the empty door, even if he is hated by these monks, he will refuse, Nima, there is a newly engaged wife waiting for him at home, and the fool will come here to be the host.
"Since Master Danbang and other eminent monks have invited me so kindly, I can't refuse it, but I would like to state one thing first, if this position affects my life, even a little, I will resign from it." Fang You said calmly, when it came to himself, he wouldn't be polite.
Master Danbang nodded, his expression became serious, "Fang Xiaoyou, don't worry, this honorary presiding officer will never affect your life at all, on the contrary, if you have any needs or difficulties in Myanmar, you can take the token and go to the local monks for help." ”
"Master Danbang, in this way, I agree to serve as the honorary presiding officer of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple." Fang You nodded and agreed.
Master Danbang and the monks next to him were also delighted, and handed over the token representing the honorary abbot of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple to Fang You's hands, and then put his hands together and took the monks to bow down to congratulate.
Fang You looked at the token in his hand, which was a string of prayer beads made of precious stones, densely filled with various Buddhist symbols, and many Burmese characters were written on it.
"Fang Xiaoyou, although this token has not reached the point where all monks know it in Myanmar, it is not far behind, as long as this token is displayed, most monks will know your identity." After Master Danbang got up, he reminded with a smile.
Fang You nodded, this string of prayer beads has not only Buddha energy, but also the vicissitudes of life after countless years, he launched the retreat technique, and what came out of this rosary was yellow light, according to the inference of the color of his aura light, the era in which this rosary was located was already the Tang and Song dynasties......
After thousands of years of prayer beads, Fang You shook his head and smiled, not only became the abbot of the Buddhist temple in Myanmar, but also got a treasure for nothing.
Liu Yuanshan next to him saw this scene, his mouth grew big, if Fang You entered the realm of ethereal Mahayana, he couldn't believe it, then now Master Danbang's invitation to Fang You to become the honorary host of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple was something that made him extremely shocked.
He would never have thought that the idea of coming to the Shwedagon Pagoda to see the Buddha's hair would make Fang You become the abbot of a temple, and he was also a little dumbfounded when he saw Fang You receiving the token and being titheed by the monks.
(To be continued)