Chapter 46: White Horse Temple
In recent years, there have been a few heavy snowfalls in Luoyang City, and several main streets are also covered with thick snow, and every morning you can see that each family has received decent workers, sweeping snow with brooms on the street, and the children of young age are wearing thick cotton jackets and scurrying in the snow, and from time to time a snow group attacks each other, and the adults passing by have also been injured by mistake, but they are just smiling and not angry. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's almost the New Year, and even the flower children in Luoyang City have some joy on their faces.
Li Ke sat in the carriage and returned to Luoyang City, lifted the corner of the curtain to look at the city, everyone's face was happy, only he seemed to be separated from this happiness.
Although the soldiers of the Central Plains were a little intolerant of the bitter cold of Goryeo, most of the soldiers who went out this time were soldiers from the north, and the prince was quite concerned about the allocation of grain and grass, so there were no casualties of freezing and starvation ahead.
Lowering the curtain, Li Ke leaned back on the mat in the carriage, and when he went out of the city, he rode a horse all the way out of the city in order to relax, but when he returned to the city, he had to take care of it, sat in the carriage, and quietly returned to the city, which also avoided a lot of embarrassment, not to mention that he was not in the mood to deal with those who watched the excitement.
The carriage was very large, the stove in a corner of the car was warm with wine, and there were a few plates of dim sum on the small table in the middle, Li Ke casually put a piece into his mouth, got up early in the morning, and rushed back to the city without breakfast, but at this time he felt a little hungry.
Look at the wine on the stove but there is no wine interest, which of these snacks are the things to drink? Boredom leaning on the cushions in the carriage, he could hear the guards outside the carriage whispering.
"Did you go and buy that thing when we passed by the White Horse Temple?" A tall, lanky guard whispered to the other stout guard.
"If you buy it, how can you not buy it? I've heard that the monks in the White Horse Temple are all set for a day! But you still have to hurry, it's too late. The short boy glanced at the carriage and saw that there was no movement, so he replied in a low voice.
"You say, it's really weird, such a stinky thing, how can it taste weird, I don't know how that kid made it!" The tall guard smiled, glancing at what the stocky boy was carrying.
"What does he do? If we have something to eat, we won't have it! The short boy looked unimpressed.
"That's true, but I'll say yes first! I've given you the money, and you'll have to give me my share later!" Don't rub me again! "The thin and tall man looked unhappy when he thought about it, it was like this last time, he was on duty, it was inconvenient, so he gave the silver to this kid to take it, who knew that this kid was good, and he shouted what was delicious in his mouth? As a result, he finished eating his share, and rubbed him a piece, causing his wife to twist his ears for a long time.
"Come on, look at you! Be quiet! If the prince hears it, we won't be able to please him! As he spoke, the kid who replied looked at the carriage, but he didn't want to bump into Li Ke's cold eyes, and he was immediately frightened.
"This king is worried that he has nothing to drink! What to buy? Let this king see! Li Ke looked at the two guards coldly, it seems that the people around him are going to be trained well, and they dare to buy things when they are on duty?
The short guard peeked at the tall man beside him, with a look of resentment: I told you to be quiet a long time ago! Whipping the horse's buttocks twice, he rushed to the carriage, and held a hot oiled paper bag in his arms to Li Ke respectfully.
"When you return home, you will go and get ten rattan sticks yourself!" Li Ke reached out and took the paper bag, threw down the curtain with a word.
As soon as the oiled paper bag was opened, a smell that could not be said to be fragrant or smelly was emitted, making the whole carriage smell like this. After hesitating for a moment, Li Ke still picked up a piece of fried golden tofu and put it in his mouth, and an unexpected thick fragrance filled his mouth. As if there was some unexpected fragrant taste in his mouth, Li Ke's eyebrows raised.
It's really a good thing to go with! Li Ke squinted his eyes, picked up the wine jug on the stove, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all.
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The merchant was lazily lying on the dressing table, looking at the ice and snow outside the window with blank eyes, and even the trees next to the small building were full of ice.
"Ahh I'm going on vacation! The merchant suddenly got up and screamed frantically, he was so tired! She must have a day off today, even if the king of heaven comes, she will not accept it!
"Green Sleeves! Help me change my clothes and comb my hair, I'm going out! The merchant pouted with a red lip, his cheeks were flushed with peach blossoms, and his breathing appearance was extremely cute. I've been on my toes for so long, and it's time to take a break today. It's decided! In the future, we must implement a weekly rest system, one day off every six days, so as not to die young!
"Hey! Here, where do you want to go today? Greensleeves cleaned up the bed, took out a black otter skin from the box, and put it on the clothes rack beside it.
"Let's go to the White Horse Temple today, and by the way, we can see how your brother's business is doing, you haven't seen your brother for a long time, right?" The merchant looked back at the green sleeves, and was also a little surprised that her brother Yuan Tieniu could choose the stall next to the White Horse Temple, which showed that her brother was not purely honest, but still had some business acumen.
White Horse Temple as a famous Buddhist temple, the people who make incense every day are endless, and since it is to go to the incense, there must be some sesame oil money and pocket money in the hands, and the temple can not eat meat, there is no heavy taste, the food is really a little difficult to eat.
Therefore, Yuan Tieniu's business is surprisingly good, and the stinky tofu is sold every day, and people often can't buy it even after taking the silver!
"Girl! Actually, you don't have to deliberately accommodate the green sleeves, you can go wherever you want to play, brother, he will come to see me when he has time. Green Sleeves was a little embarrassed, the merchant had already done too much for her, and she didn't want to trouble the merchant again and again.
"I've always wanted to go to the White Horse Temple to see, although I don't necessarily believe in Buddhism, but isn't the White Horse Temple a famous temple? Let's go see what we're getting some light too! The merchant smiled and said, this green sleeve always thinks too much. As a famous Buddhist temple, White Horse Temple is still a little attractive to her, and it is just a matter of stopping by to see her brother.
At the request of the merchant, the green sleeves combed her with a big oily braid, which hung down on the back of her head, and there was no fat powder on her face.
When I arrived at Sister Yun's courtyard, I said a blessing, and told Sister Yun that I was going to the temple, but Sister Yun did not object, only told the two to pay attention to safety, and let the two go out.
The merchant took the green sleeves out of the gate of Yunshuifang and got into the carriage and went all the way to the White Horse Temple.
When the merchants stood at the gate of the White Horse Temple, although they had a certain amount of psychological preparation in their hearts, they were still deeply shocked by this ancient temple.
Luoyang White Horse Temple was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty Yongping 11 years, the Eastern Han Dynasty Yongping 7 years, the Han Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang because of the night dream of the golden people, sent the Western Regions to pray for Buddhism. The Han envoy and the two high monks of India took Mo Teng and Zhu Falan to carry Buddhist scriptures and Buddha statues on white horses, and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty bowed to greet them. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty decreed to build a monastery outside the Yongmen Gate in Luoyang, in order to remember the merits of the White Horse Sutra, so the name of the monastery is the White Horse Temple. This was the first time that Chinese civilization absorbed foreign culture on a large scale.
Since then, in the land of the East Earth, on the shore of the Luo River, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there is the earliest Buddhist temple in China, it is the first Bodhi dojo where Buddhism relies on the land of China to grow and grow, and has always been respected by the Buddhist community as "the source of interpretation, the ancestral garden".
The pagoda in the White Horse Temple is towering, the palace pavilion is magnificent, the long forest is ancient, solemn and quiet, the main buildings in the temple are distributed on the central axis from south to north, the five halls before and after are scattered, rigorous and orderly. There is the first ancient pagoda in China - Qiyun Pagoda, and there is the first bhikshuni ashram in China - Qiyun Pagoda Courtyard.
At this time, the White Horse Temple, crowded, whether it is brocade clothes, or cloth clothes, people's faces are pious, even some people look at the mountain gate, three steps and one kneeling, nine steps and one knock, the monk at the mountain gate is also a solemn treasure, full of compassion across the world.
The merchant took the hand of the green sleeve, followed the pilgrims who entered the incense and slowly moved to the mountain gate, they came out late, and rushed for half a day's road, now it is almost noon, it is also a coincidence, the heavy snow for days is finally sunny today, the sun shines on the snow on the ground, bright and dazzling. Many pilgrims want to take advantage of this fine weather to show their sincerity by putting a stick of incense before the end of the year, and there are especially many people today.
Slowly following the crowd into the mountain gate, the merchants looked around with some curiosity, not at all like the pilgrims who came to the incense to kneel and pray, but in front of the various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to take a closer look.
"Tut-tut! It's really worthy of being the first famous temple, green sleeves! Look! The merchant slipped around in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, walked back to the green sleeves and sighed, while pointing to the robe on the Buddha and Bodhisattva and said: "The robe on this Buddha is much better than the material we usually use to make clothes, and this gold body, I see, it should be real gold, right?" This Buddha's life is really much better than ours! It's just such a mud tire! ”
Green Sleeves looked at the merchant with some trepidation, this girl! How dare you say anything? This is a great disrespect to the Buddha!
"Girl, don't talk about it, this is the Buddha's dojo, you can't talk nonsense, it's not good to offend the Bodhisattva." Greensleeves hurriedly waved his hand in front of the merchant and motioned for her to stop talking.
"If the Buddha and Bodhisattva don't even have this amount of tolerance, what else can they do? Isn't that a retribution? The merchant waved his hand indifferently, and his watery eyes rolled around.
"That's funny! According to you, how should the Buddha be tolerant of people? A soft voice rang out behind the merchant.
When the businessman looked back, it was Li Zhi!
He is wearing a dark green regular clothes, fine workmanship, exquisite selection of materials, although it is not conspicuous, but a discerning person can see at a glance that the value is not bad, with an emerald green jade ring around his waist, and a piece of Hetian jade inlaid in the center of the head on his head, looking like a son.
The information about the White Horse Temple in this chapter is searched and written in Baidu.,If you have a different opinion.,Please tell me.,So that I can improve it! Thank you! This chapter delayed the time, and it was two o'clock in the morning, I hope you don't mind!