Chapter 142: Accepting Disciples
Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~
Just as Shakru was about to make another prediction to Mukesh, suddenly the little secretary Priori came to report in a panic but extremely happy: "Boss, boss, the master is here!" ”
"Guru? What guru? Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Shakru quickly changed his words and said, "Which guru is here?" ”
"The guru of Minakshi is here." Purri's Swaminarayan is referring to the Minakshi Temple in the heart of Madurai, one of the seven holy cities of Hinduism, which is the most prestigious Hindu temple in South India and an outstanding representative of South Indian architecture, sculpture, painting and other arts, and is visited by pilgrims from all over the world every day. Hindus believe that worshipping at the Minakshi temple is as sacred as bathing in the Ganges.
However, Shakru is still very puzzled, why did this monk from South India come to find him? Although he was puzzled, he didn't dare to lose his manners on the surface, and after glancing at Mukesh, he said, "Since it is Minakshi's guru who is here, let's go out together to greet him!" ”
Mukesh nodded and said, "Well, this is natural, but why did he come to you?" Do you have anything to do with them?"
"I'm wondering about this, let alone having anything to do with them, I haven't been to Madurai." Shakru complained.
When I arrived at the door, Shakru found that although it was indeed a monk from the Minakshi Temple, it was not a teacher, according to Buddhism, he was just a Zhike, who was in charge of the external affairs of the temple, but this Zhike named Zitra was very enthusiastic. As soon as he saw Shakru, he took the initiative to greet him: "You are Shakru-Mr. Pandit, right?" It was a privilege to meet the heirs of the centuries-old art of sacrificial divination! ”
Shakru hurriedly said modestly: "The master is really complimentary, and I only know a little bit of skin." "Although Shakru knows that this Zitra can't afford to be a guru, he still has to be called so respectful.
Sure enough, Zitra waved her hand again and again when she heard the words of the guru: "I don't deserve the title of guru, but I did come this time on the orders of Guru Tanquil." ”
The name of this Guru Tanquil, Shakru, is still known. His status is equivalent to that of the abbot of the Minakshi Temple, but he usually does little care, and only occasionally appears at some major ceremonies, but the question is what is this great monk looking for himself?
Mukesh was a little stunned when he saw Shakru, and hurriedly said, "Let's not all stand at the door and talk, Zitraguru, please inside." Then he instructed Prijin, "Prijin, go and prepare fragrant tea and snacks." (Guru is an honorific title for a Hindu monk, but a layer lower than a guru.) )
Reminded by Mukesh. Only then did Shakru react, welcomed Zitra into the office, and after a few words of tea and greetings, he asked, "I wonder what Master Tan Quill commands?" ”
Zitra did not answer, but asked, "I wonder what sect Mr. Pandit believes?" ”
Here is a simple explanation, although more than 80% of the people in India believe in Hinduism, in fact, Hinduism is not unified, unlike Christianity in the Vatican where there is a pope who has been passed down from generation to generation, or like Tibetan Buddhism, there are **** and **** who can be infinitely reborn. Hinduism is actually extremely chaotic and full of sects. Attacking each other endlessly.
One of the main reasons for this is that Hinduism has too many main gods, unlike other sects, Hinduism is a multi-god religion, and the largest main gods are three, namely Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu, these three shoulders are on one side and no one is up and down. But in folk beliefs, there is a difference, some people think that Shiva is powerful, and people can shoot out the Ganges River with one shot, and you say how great this is; Some people think that Vishnu has high mana, people will change in a thousand ways, and they have fooled the demon king to hell; There are also people who think Brahma is the most powerful.
As a result, Hinduism is roughly divided into three schools, namely Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and then each major school is gradually divided into a number of sub-schools. For example, Shiva is divided into seven branches, such as the Shiva sect, the Kashmir Shiva sect, the sexuality sect, the beast king sect, the mercury sect, the Lingya Yada sect, and the Kapalika sect.
But the three most powerful schools at present are Vishnu, Shiva, and Sexuality, which are independent from Shiva. And the Minakshi temple is the standard Shiva temple. (This Goddess Minakshi is said to be the wife of Lord Shiva, and they also had two children.) )
Although Shakru is a Hindu, he is not a devout believer whether he is the current Chinese soul or the previous little Shaklu, the reason why he believes in Hinduism is mainly to enjoy the treatment of Brahmins, so he has never joined any specific branch sect, Shaklu's father took the path of asceticism, only caring about cultivating himself, and did not interfere with the choice of Shakru at all.
So Shakru replied, "There is no specific sect yet, and I believe in the three main gods." ”
Zitra sighed, then looked at Shakru with great meaning and said, "This morning I received a call from Master Tanquill's personal disciple, saying that he wants to take you as an apprentice and you can practice at home, I don't know if you are willing to do so, Mr. Pandit?" ”
This news was like a thunderstorm on the ground, which stunned Mukesh and Pris, you must know that a famous master like Tanquil rarely accepts disciples, and many people can't get such an opportunity if they kneel through their knees, but now he personally said that he wants to accept Shakru as an apprentice, and actually allows him to practice at home, which is like a pie in the sky!
Just when everyone thought that Shakru would definitely be busy agreeing, Shakru shook his head and said, "Thank you Master Tanquil for your kindness and love, but I think that such a major life event still needs to be carefully considered before making a decision, so please Ziratguru can you wait for me for a few days before giving you an answer?" ”
Although he was a little surprised by Shakru's reply, Zitra, who was well-versed in human feelings, still smiled heartily: "Yes, yes, how can this kind of life event be decided at once, then I will go back and wait for your good news, Mr. Pandit!" “
PS: You can guess, why did Tanquil take Shakru as an apprentice?
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