Jogyesa Temple is located in Insadong, Jongno-gu, the most prosperous district in Seoul, where every inch of land is full of shops, and the temple place crowded in the middle is naturally not very big. After entering from the passage of the intersection is a small mountain gate, and the door is the steel plate statue of the four kings, the so-called steel plate statue, is the plane metal statue composed of steel slats cut by modern technology, it looks very second, a strong sense of disobedience (in fact, it is only in 2014, if you are interested, you can take a look at Baidu by yourself).

Entering the mountain gate is a little better, a neat flower pot surrounds a century-old tree, a string of lanterns on the body pulled up in mid-air is embellished like a shed, and behind the clearing stands a bell tower with a bronze bell (more like a two-story pavilion), at least the environment is clean and tidy, or a little interesting.

Jessica has hardly entered the temple, so there is no special feeling, but to be honest, she is still a little disappointed in her heart, this Jogye Temple also has a "Korean Buddhism General Mountain" and "Thirty-three Guanyin Holy Land No. 2" name, and it can't be compared with Xiangguo Temple, you can't at least have only this acre and three points of land, this is really only one acre and three points of land, not an acre.

Jessica once went to Wudang Mountain with Li Jingming and visited the thousand-year-old Taoist temple. Min chose to come here, mainly to save the strength to climb the mountain, her own legs and feet are not good, Jessica is still pregnant, the flat road is nothing by car, but if you go up the mountain to visit the temple and worship the Buddha and take a sliding pole to go up, it is a little unpresentable. If you really climb the mountain to go to a place like Haiyin Temple, it is estimated that there will be a big problem halfway up the mountain, and the doctors and other doctors in the convoy will have work to do.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Inside please. Min and Jessica took the lead, and after the group arrived at the door of Caoxi Temple, there were immediately monks wearing yellow robes and robes to greet them, because of the problem of value background, naturally it would not be the monk who knew the guest to come out to greet them, looking at the specifications of the robe, it was the abbot who personally greeted him, "The layman has not come to the temple for a long time, and the grass and trees in the house have faded a little color, and it is sincere to concentrate on cultivating Buddha at home." However, communicating with Buddhist friends in the door, studying and pondering, is also a way to cultivate Buddhism. ”

Jessica almost wanted to roll her eyes, the Min family often did not come here to offer incense, so there was less of a big benefactor to pay for the repair of the temple, of course, "the grass and wood houses have faded a little color", the abbot can be said to be not reserved at all, so he almost asked for money directly. However, I have to say that people's posture is very low, and the work is done in place. For the sake of the Li family's women's wishes and blessings, the temple was closed directly, and the honorific title of a layman was held, so it was strange that the Min family was unwilling to pay money.

However, it is normal for temples to close their doors around the Chinese New Year. Generally, the door is only open on the fifteenth day of the new year, so it is open to the Li family's group for one day, and the public is not too likely to criticize it, but a row of policemen in yellow vests and a row of security dignitaries in black suits standing outside are a bit exaggerated. If you don't handle it well, someone will say sour things again.

"Xiuyan, this is Master Zhiyan, the abbot of Caoxi Temple." Min introduced Jessica.

"Huh?" Jessica almost got on the bandwagon. No, it's out of shape, this person's name is actually called Zhiyan, think about that beautiful girl who is very similar to Kim Tae-hee, and then look at the blue-skinned and bald yellow fat monk in front of her, it makes her laugh uncontrollably, but pay attention to the face of the Min family and the demeanor of the young lady of the Li family, after she sorted out her expression, she still respectfully greeted the other party, "Hello Master Zhiyan." ”

"The Dharma name is indeed Zhiyan, the wisdom of wisdom, and the research of research, but the mage doesn't dare to be it, just an ordinary monk." This presiding master is not an academic monk who is deaf to the outside of the window and is devoted to the Buddhist scriptures, and he can make Caoxi Temple so prosperous, he is naturally a person who is "deaf and clear-sighted", Jessica is now the most favored woman in the Li family, and she may not be able to become the big financier of their temple in the future, as long as she serves people well, she will definitely have money.

Although the place of Caoxi Temple is small, there are only two halls and a bell tower before and after, but the popularity and incense have been very prosperous, many people have misunderstandings, thinking that South Korea is a church country, and most of the people who believe in Christianity are, but in fact it is not the case, Buddhism is still the first major religion, and Sakyamuni's birthday is still a legal holiday. Twenty-seven percent of Koreans believe in Buddhism, while only 21 percent believe in Christianity.

The temple with a prosperous incense will naturally not be too short of money, the Buddha statue in Caoxi Temple is very bright, and when Jessica took off her shoes and walked into the main hall, she was stunned for a moment, because she went to the limited number of temples in the Celestial Empire, and the Buddha statue was not so shining. The novelty was only temporary, and when Min and Venerable Zhiyan were "learning the Dharma", Jessica unconsciously wandered away, and she was not interested in listening to that kind of conversation anyway.

"Min Jushi, in fact, there is something in Master Zheng that is related to my Buddha." As he spoke, he talked about Jessica's body, after all, today was to pray for their mother and son to pray for longevity, and as soon as his words came out, Min and Jin Yunshu's eyes immediately focused on Jessica's body.

Jessica was in a trance, and almost thought that she had seen a quasi-Daoist, and looked at it when she saw that she was still kneeling in this hall. It's just that recalling the abbot's words just now, Jessica realized what had happened, and immediately became a little unhappy, and said in her heart, can you change the routine when you lie to people, it has been used from the flood to the present, and there has not been a "cultural fault" and "memory loss" in the middle?

Jessica looked down at the things she was carrying, as if there was nothing special that could be associated with the Buddha, and since that thing could enter the eyes of the Buddha, it would definitely not be a bargain, and the most valuable thing on her body might be the ring with pink diamonds on her hand, "Isn't this ring what the mage said?" ”

"Definitely." Abbot Zhiyan shook his head, of course he wanted this ring, after all, he had seen it on the news, this ring was worth a sky-high price just for diamonds, but it really didn't mean anything to him after he got it, it was unrealistic to sell it, this was something he got from the Li family, and he couldn't offer it in the temple if he didn't sell it, right?

Nor is it? Now Jessica was a little confused, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she remembered the dzi that she had been hanging on her chest, as if she was thinking about the only thing in her body that could have anything to do with Buddhism. But remembering what Li Jingming's master had told, Jessica couldn't be careless, this is related to the child's future and must not be given to outsiders.

"No, it's a child in the donor's womb." Obviously a person who sees money, but at this time he closes his eyes and tries to pretend to be a master outside, to say that he can see that Jessica has a dzi hidden on her body, it is impossible, how much ability can a monk who rolls in the red dust.

"No way!" Before Jessica could speak, and before Jin Yunshu could take a stand, the Min family put an end to this possibility, and the one in Jessica's belly would be the eldest and direct heir of the Li family, how could she be sent to the temple to be a monk with a word? No matter how much she believes in Buddhism, she will never get dizzy in this kind of thing.

"Don't be in a hurry, in fact, it's not that there is no way to deal with it." In the blink of an eye, this Zhiyan Master has changed from a master outside the square to a fortune teller by the bridge, how to listen to this sentence "It's not that there is no way to deal with it" and "I can help you break this calamity" A taste, "Li Gongzi is a person of destiny, if he can't personally serve me in front of the Buddha seat, it is a pity, but it is not bad to invite a person who should be on the birthday of the Buddha, and it is not bad to be his stand-in in front of the Buddha." ”

In the past, monks were externalized, and when they saw children who looked good, they always said that they had a relationship with the Buddha, and they were prepared to take them away and make good use of them, and if they were trained well, they could create a lot of profits, and these monks were basically the same as the traffickers who abducted and sold children, and they could use the means of being a scoundrel.

Buddhism has always been suppressed by Confucianism's "son is silent, strange and chaotic", and no one is really desperate, and no one is willing to let go of their parents, wives and children to become monks, so Buddhism has not been enough, and many times there is no successor to the mantle of one person. But now it's different, because of the industrialized and economical mode of operation, the monks go out to do things in their own Daben BMW, where are there still people who are not happy. Master Zhiyan mentioned this stubble, just to tie up the Li family in their Caoxi Temple and earn more incense money, if he really put the eldest young master of the Li family here as a monk, he couldn't afford to pay that responsibility if he bumped into it.

"Destiny?" Why don't you say it's Nephitian, Jessica touched her belly, she doesn't have those strange ideas, she will be satisfied if her son can grow up healthily and live happily and safely, anyway, Li Jingming has done enough, and he doesn't need his son to continue to fight like him.

Of course, Min knew that the stand-in in front of the Buddha said, and when she heard the other party say this, her expression softened, as long as she didn't let her great-grandson be a monk, she felt that she could continue to believe in Buddhism happily. In fact, the tradition of the Li family is to reject Buddhism, from Li Chenggui to Li Xi has never given Buddhism a relaxed space for development, the Min family will believe in Buddhism is more bored to find a sustenance to relieve the pressure of life, and that kind of fanatical Buddhists are not the same concept at all, let her send some money or chant scriptures There is no problem, as for sending her great-grandson...... Are you kidding.

Jessica is a taste, isn't this still asking for money, but also for changing tricks, putting a long line to catch big fish, as long as this Buddha stand-in has been there, their Li family will have to pay all the time, as for whether the Buddha stand-in found is really consistent with their son's birthday, who can guarantee? Jessica didn't believe in these things in the first place, and now she doesn't have a good opinion of them. (To be continued.) )