Chapter 388 Eight Provisions
When a person faces the society, he must first have a good look, the so-called appearance does not refer to the appearance, the appearance is given by the parents, and it is not forced to ask, but the temperament and spiritual outlook can be gradually cultivated through guò and hard work. ∈ ♀ Top Novel, www.
For example, women, many women do not have the appearance of the country and the city, but they can still attract countless suitors, relying on temperament, the fragrance is fleeting, but the temperament will gradually precipitate with the years, and the importance of temperament for a person, whether male or female, is far more than appearance.
Especially religious people, you need to pay more attention to temperament, because a missionary can actually be used as a salesman, and if you don't make a good impression at first sight, how can you sell your product?
Generally speaking, the temperament of Buddhism is compassion and compassion for the common people, the temperament of Taoism is immortal and extraordinary, and the temperament of the priest is profound and wise, extremely pious, and these monks in front of him, Wang Feng only saw from them that the mediocrity and inaction and the smell of copper are deeply in line with the purpose of being a monk for a day and hitting the bell for a day.
To put it mildly, if you put the monks of Lingyin Temple with foreign priests, you will already be judged without opening your mouth!
You know, Christianity has never been ambiguous about the image of priests, every priest is well-dressed, tall and healthy, and his eyes are full of devotion to the Lord!
Wang Feng slowly retracted his gaze and said loudly: "Everyone, I think the intention of our Democratic Alliance army is already clear, yes, we are just going to confiscate the temple property that you rely on for your livelihood, I know that some people will scold me, they will hate me, and they can't ask the Buddha and Bodhisattva to release the thunder and chop me to death, but I don't care!"
I only know that at the beginning of the Buddha's practice. He was a prince, but he was seeking the Dharma. gave up his noble status and gave up his delicate wife. He gave up the fame and fortune of the world, walked the people alone, tasted the sufferings of the world, and finally attained the avenue!
Look at you again, what can compare to your ancestors? As disciples of Buddhism, the Buddha can give up fame and fortune, why can't you? Buddhism's three poisons, greed, hatred, and ignorance, which one have you quit? I think there are a lot of people who have all three poisons, is this what a Buddhist disciple looks like? Three poisons do not quit. How to build a road? Well? ”
Wang Feng's sharp eyes swept again, although the eyes of the monks were still dodging, but a small number of people had already shown a look of guilt, and there was a hint of thought in their eyes.
Wang Feng couldn't help but nodded, and said, "Actually, I know that a considerable number of today's Buddhist disciples are not shaved for the purpose of studying Buddhism, but to eat with a mouth, and regard becoming a monk as a profession to make a living. Then I tell you now, if you want to make a living and earn money, you can go back to society or work. Or farming, or doing business, or engaging in scientific research. Buddhism is a pure place, and Buddhist disciples must serve the Buddha sincerely. With the mission of promoting Buddhism, purifying sentient beings, and establishing a Buddhist country on earth, our Democratic Alliance Army does not allow those who are indiscriminate and those who are impure in mind to mix in Buddhism!
Today. In the name of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Democratic Alliance, I, Wang Feng, set eight rules for Buddhism in the world: first, hold the precept of not catching money, monks are not allowed to reserve money, all monks do not save money, do not accept money offerings, monasteries do not set up merit boxes, it is forbidden to release money, and it is up to lay people and believers to raise funds by themselves, and monks can only supervise the construction and put forward reference opinions.
Second, there are two foods in the middle of the day, no other food, and no food after lunch, but not tea, fruits, and medicines, which also applies to lay people who wish to become monks or support in the ashram.
Thirdly, the foot! The first monk who has been shaved must be far away from the village, walk the world with his feet, live indifferently, get rid of the emotion and donation, and each temple must form a sangha group every autumn, in accordance with the provisions of the "Brahmana Net Bodhisattva Precept", go out to travel and practice, and educate the people with fate.
Fourth, begging! Sutra: A bhikshu is a beggar, who begs for wisdom in the Dharma, begs for food to nourish his life, and when the monks go out to beg for food, they only beg for food and not money, and the food they beg for is mixed together and distributed equally, and it is the true nature of the monk to beg for food.
Fifth, do not accept guest monks, resident monks do not accept gifts from foreign monks, if there is an offering must be handed over to the permanent residence, the deacon of the guest hall should give a return gift to the guest monks, equal treatment.
Sixth, one qiē offering belongs to the permanent resident, and the permanent resident will distribute it uniformly according to the need.
Seventh, the three mantles are not separated, the eighteen kinds of things are complete, the three clothes are required to be bad colors except for participating in foreign affairs activities, and the eighteen kinds of things are stipulated in the "Brahmana Net Bodhisattva Vows", if you don't understand what the eighteen kinds of things are, then you can go to the classics.
Eighth, do not turn into fate, do not ask for people, the so-called ask for all suffering, nothing to seek, no suffering, abide by the principle of practice, do not turn the fate outward, do not ask for people, the heart does not climb, in order to be able to die in the heart, the Tao is born, these eight regulations, from now on! ”
Boom, the monks couldn't bear it anymore, and made a lot of noise, these eight rules are forcing the monks to a dead end, how many can stand it? The soldiers also raised their guns one after another, and the shape was about to fire!
"Bang!" Wang Feng took out his pistol and fired a shot into the sky, and suddenly, the uproar stopped!
Wang Feng said coldly: "Very dissatisfied, isn't it?" As I said, Buddhism must be purified, and it is not allowed to mix with those who are indiscriminate and those who are impure in mind, you can't accept it, you can't accept it, you have the right to return to the world, and whoever wants to return to the world, now stand on the right side.
Nearly a thousand monks, you look at me, I look at you, their eyes are full of anger, and a relatively obese monk can't help but say: "Lao Tzu can't stand it, two meals a day, no food at noon, isn't it going to starve people to death?" Lao Tzu is still vulgar! With that, he walked to the right without looking back.
"I'm still vulgar!"
"I'm still vulgar!"
The monks walked over in groups, and even the abbot Huiming shouted: "The old man is also vulgar!" ”
Of the more than 800 monks, there were less than 30 people who stayed in place, and the pilgrims were stunned, which shows that there are only so many people who sincerely serve the Buddha, but Wang Feng doesn't see it that way, what he sees is that under his own strict regulations, there are still people who don't leave, this is the real Buddhist disciple.
Whether Buddhism is prosperous or not can not be based on the number of monks, nor can it be seen whether the temple is tall and grand, what he needs is to be able to lead by example, truly promote Buddhism, and carry forward the Buddhism of the great virtuous monks.
Wang Feng asked, "Why don't you leave?" ”
"Amitabha!" An old monk shouted the Buddha's name, and saluted: "The heart ape is the biggest obstacle to practice, the heart ape is not removed, it cannot be purified, although the rules set by the donor are not close to human feelings, but they are in line with the Buddha's principles, the old man is willing to stay, and practice with the eight precepts of the donor." ”
"Oh?" Wang Feng took a closer look, this old monk was at least ten years old, his eyes were cloudy, thin as a bamboo pole, and he was wearing a hundred knotted monk's robes, but this was not the point, the point was that he couldn't see the depth of the high.
'Did you run into a sweeper?' Wang Feng glanced at Zhou Xiuying with questions, Zhou Xiuying shook her head, and there was a solemnity in her eyes.
As a master of transformation, he is powerless, which can only show that the worst of the old monk is also the realm of Baodan, which corresponds to the bodhisattva karma in Buddhism.
A living bodhisattva is standing in front of him, and a monk wants to cultivate a bodhisattva, conduct, wisdom, and understanding of Buddhism are indispensable, no matter which aspect is worthy of respect, Wang Feng was awe-struck, and solemnly arched his hand: "Dare to ask the master's Dharma name?" ”
The old monk replied casually: "The old man is empty." ”
Wang Feng nodded and asked, "Master Kong, would you like to be the abbot of Lingyin Temple?" ”
"Amitabha!" He shouted the Buddha's horn again, and stretched out two thin fingers: "The old man has two requests. ”
"Master of the Void, please speak." Wang Feng stretched out his hand to signal.
He said lightly: "Lingyin, Yunling, it's just a name, the donor is willing to change it, and Kangxi Qianlong regardless of his merits and demerits, have formed a karma with our temple, Lao Wei begged the donor's subordinates to be merciful, and hurriedly destroyed the ink, and left the right and wrong for future generations to evaluate." ”
Just by calling Yunling Temple Lingyin Temple, he saw through his intention to eradicate Kangxi Qianlong's ink, Wang Feng was even more sure of the identity of the empty living Bodhisattva, in fact, not only in the south of the Yangtze River, all over the country are ink treasures left by Kangqian, these two lords like to dance and ink too much.
Wanting to erase the time-consuming, laborious, and expensive silver taels, the reason why Wang Feng wanted to eradicate it was that he couldn't swallow this breath at all, and now that he had an empty request, he immediately responded: "Just as the master asked." ”
"Amitabha!" A touch of pity appeared in the cloudy eyes of the air, and he said: "The monks who have returned to the lay have no skills except for chanting the scriptures, and the old man asks the donor to make proper arrangements." ”
Wang Feng said happily: "Master don't worry, Wang Mou has this intention, the eight regulations are indeed stricter, after the Buddhism is rectified, it will be deleted and modified according to the situation, in addition to Lingyin Temple, any temple in the world confiscated property and temple property, must set aside a part as a help fund to help them carry out technical training and employment guidance, as long as the hands and feet are diligent, even if it is not good, you can also have something to eat." ”
"That's great!" A smile erupted from the sleaked face.
Wang Feng also smiled slightly, then turned his head and said: "Don't be in a hurry to go, there will be someone to register your name and surname, within ten days, the government will carry out vocational training according to each person's strengths, and the government is responsible for the accommodation during the training, I hope that you, and also bless you, return to the society, in the near future with your own hands to support yourself, to be a useful person to the society, at the same time, the door of the government is also open to you, if you have confidence in yourself, willing to serve the people, you can apply for the government civil service." ”
"Good! Commander Wang is benevolent and righteous, and he has done a good job! The onlookers applauded, and they all felt that Wang Feng's arrangement was reasonable.
The monks also began to whisper, they were forced to return to the vulgar, as the empty point of view, except for chanting, nothing is good, out of touch with the society for too long, life habits and rhythm are difficult to keep up, and even to say unpleasant words, even the tenants are not as good, tenants at least have land to plant, making a living is not a problem, and they leave the monastery, it is equivalent to entering a strange environment. (To be continued......)
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