(a)

I don't know how long it took. I heard you say www.biquge.info "Xinxin, we should go back." ”

I nodded and said, "Hmm." ”

But I didn't move. Neither do you.

You look at me. You say, "Well, let's sit down a little longer." ”

I nodded and said, "Okay." ”

We sat side by side on a bench.

We are immersed in that feeling of being around each other.

We sat like that, not talking for a long time, but not a little dull, not a little embarrassed.

So natural, so vivid, as if born to be so, so eternal.

I sit quietly beside you, like a river that has flowed quietly through the foot of a high mountain for thousands of years.

In fact, language is superfluous.

To each his own, there is no need to express it.

I've been thinking about this moment for years.

If I had to describe this moment in a painting, I would definitely paint a lot of falling cherry blossoms in the space around you and me.

On that day, the space around us was blank, but it was also full. Full of something beautiful, but also not without sadness, with a loop of time.

(b)

That day, we sat on that bench. You said to me, "Xinxin, a word that people often use, is actually misused. ”

I look at you. I said, "What word?" ”

You say, "Temple." Temple, the word, people don't use it right. ”

You say, "Actually, the correct way to say it is a monastery." ”

I said, "Is there a difference between the two statements?" ”

You nod your head, and you say, "There's a difference." In ancient China, temples were places to worship gods or sages and ancestors. The temple is the office of the state and the department of the government. For example, Dali Temple and Honglu Temple, which are all departments of the national government, are equivalent to the current ministry. ”

You say, "The first temple in China was the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. During the time of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, under the search and invitation of the envoys sent by the emperor, two eminent monks from the Western Regions came to Han with the first batch of Buddhist scriptures. The Buddhist scriptures were brought by the white horse all the way to the Buddha. Just like what is written in "Journey to the West". In order to thank the white horse for his hard work and bringing us the Buddhist scriptures, the first monastery was named after the white horse, indicating that we Chinese understand the Entu newspaper. ”

You say, "Why is it called White Horse Temple, not White Horse Temple?" Because at that time, the monastery was the office of the state. At the behest of the emperor, the two eminent monks specialized in translating Buddhist scriptures here, cultivating monks who could explain Buddhist scriptures, and set up a pulpit here to teach the teachings of Buddhist scriptures to the Chinese scholar class and the emperor himself. This was a state affair at that time, and the temple was equivalent to the National Translation Bureau and the Religious Affairs Bureau established by the emperor, so it was called a temple. ”

You say, "Xinxin, have you noticed the architectural style and colors of the monastery?" What building do you think is very similar to? ”

I said, "The Palace." Whether it is the architectural style, specifications, or colors, it is the same as the palace. ”

You nodded.

You say, "Except for the temple, no other folk building can be built in this way in the style of the imperial palace, otherwise it will be a rebellion and a great sin of rebellion." ”

I said, "Well, why is it possible to have a monastery alone?" ”

You say, "Because the Buddha and the monks are the teachers of the emperor." It was the emperor who made a special trip from the Western Regions to invite a teacher to impart wisdom. Since ancient times, we in China have respected teachers, and there is no reason why the system can be inferior to that of students where teachers are located. Therefore, in all dynasties, the architecture of the temple is the same as the imperial palace. It is allowed to use the bright yellow color that only the emperor can use, to have a large hall and cornices like the Forbidden City, to carve the image of a dragon, and to use a white marble watch. ”

You say, "At that time, the monastery was a common school for the emperor, the ministers, the harem, and the whole people. Monks are teachers of the people of the whole country. And the Buddhist scriptures are the textbooks that the teacher preaches during class. The statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva enshrined here are equivalent to the commemorative statues of the founders of the school and the commemorative statues of the ancestors of the past dynasties. The Arhat statue is a commemorative statue of outstanding students in the past generations. ”

You say, "The temple, in fact, is more like the Confucian Temple dedicated to Confucius, Zhu Xi and other sages at that time. It has little to do with superstition and praying to God. ”

You say, "It's just that later people confused the different functions of temples and temples. ”

I said, "I see." ”

I said admiringly, "Guide, you are so knowledgeable." ”

You look at me and smile.

I said, "Why can't the Taoist temple be compared to the royal specifications?" ”

You look at me, and you ask me, "Why do you say?" What does this mean? ”

In every life, you always show me the world that I was blind to before, and lead me to explore a different world.

(c)

At this moment, we saw an old monk wearing a yellow robe and carrying two hot water bottles in the corridor in the distance, slowly walking out of the monk's dormitory behind.

Together, we watched him disappear around the corner of the hallway.

I don't know why, but I feel a kind of respect in my heart.

Just as I was looking for the reason for that respect, I heard you sigh softly beside you, "He walked so calmly." ”

You say, "It's as if every step makes a deep footprint in the earth." ”

A good practitioner is like that, just the way he walks can calm his mind.

You said, standing up.

I'm looking at you. You look like you're trying to say to me, "Let's go." ”

But suddenly, something bothers you.

You hesitate.

And then you say, "No. ”

I look at you questioningly.

You say, "I suddenly feel that something is wrong. ”

You say, "I need to go and see it." ”

Then, you quicken your pace in the direction where the monk has disappeared.

I stood up, and I followed you. I said, "Guidance? ”

As you walked, you replied to me, "I suddenly felt that something was wrong with the thermos he was holding in his left hand." ”

You say, "I can't tell you what's wrong, but I just don't think it's right." I'll have to look at it again to be reassured. ”

(iv)

On the right side of the atrium, across the courtyard, we find a hot water room.

When we arrived, the old monk had just filled two bottles of boiling water from the boiler faucet. He was bending down to carefully close the cap.

He closed the bottle and was about to lift the bottle and leave, when I heard you say, "Get out of that bottle!" ”

Then I felt a gust of wind pass by, and you rushed forward, and you wrenched the old monk's shoulder. Under the influence of your strength, the old monk couldn't help but take three or four steps back.

And just then, I heard a loud bang.

The thermos gall that you felt was wrong suddenly exploded. The support at the bottom of the bottle broke. There was a bang, and the ground was full of silver bottle bladder fragments, and the boiling water flowed into a small puddle. A lot of steam came out. Tiny beads of searing water splashed on the surface of my feet, causing some short, tiny pain like pins and needles.

You just knew about the accident and saved the old monk from being burned.

This is what I saw with my own eyes.

For the first time, I've seen with my own eyes that you can see a certain level of the future. (To be continued.) )