5. Puja (I)
Yes, today is the birthday of Amitabha Buddha, and Fuxian Temple will hold a grand puja to celebrate.
At the same time, today is also the day when Zhu Tong made an appointment to meet with Master Empty Silence.
Who is Amitabha? It is said to be an Indian king, it should be said that it is the king of ancient India.
Says who? Of course, it was Shakyamuni who said, how could others be qualified?
How old is Amitabha? I don't know, anyway, it's older than Sakyamuni, to say the least, it's more than 2,000 years old, right? Then again, the Buddha thing is the four things that are empty, and mundane things such as age and gender mean nothing to them.
According to the grapevine, although Amitabha Buddha is a foreigner, his birthday was made by a Chinese monk, and this festival is only celebrated in Chinese temples.
Everyone just needs to know that Amitabha Buddha is a big man, a big man that monks talk about every day.
The big guy has a birthday, and the spokesperson of the big guy treats you, do you want to give a gift?
It is the freedom of others to send it or not, and the little liar decided to give Amitabha Buddha a piece of spring on this bleak and cold winter day...... Feast your eyes.
According to the agreement, Zhu Tong should arrive at Fuxian Temple at about half past nine.
Master Chuansu inserted a bar horizontally, giving him half an hour, and at nine o'clock, the BMW X5 stopped in front of the Fuxian Temple.
Of course, the practice will talk about pomp, and the red lights of Fuxian Temple are shining brightly tonight.
Yes, it is the red light shining high, the same as the lanterns on both sides of the Tuojiang River in Phoenix.
The monk knew Zhu Tong and went down the stone steps early to let him in.
In front of the Heavenly King Hall of Fugen Temple, the Dharma platform is as high as the Dharma platform, and the spotlight Dharma platform shines up and down as bright as day. At the front end of the square, near the Dharma platform, there are two rows of twelve Eight Immortal Tables, and those who can sit there should be great benefactors with status.
Behind it are more than 20 rows of benches, also full of good men and women.
Master Kongmu, the presiding officer of Fuxian Temple, was giving a lecture on the Dharma platform, and the monk wanted to let Zhu Tong sit in front, but he was refused.
"Let's just go around and don't bother. You can hear it here, too. "The sound of Master Kongmu's lecture can be transmitted to every corner of Fuxian Temple through the microphone; If it's just for the sake of reasoning, it's the same everywhere.
The monk was offended and hurriedly went to the front to report.
Cerea grabbed Zhu Tong's arm and snuggled up to half of her body. Although she has a windbreaker, Zhu Tong can still feel her shivering, Fuxian Temple is close to the sea, and the winter night is also cold. Cerea's gown is intended for a warm salon or a glamorous ball, not for outdoor activities.
In fact, listening to the lectures is also a very interesting thing, although Master Kongmu usually does not speak much, but at the moment he is very familiar with the old way:
ββ¦β¦ Cultivation is self-purification, and it is not enough to purify our delusions and actions, but we must realize our own shortcomings. Constant practice is constant purification, purification into emptiness, and only then can it be complete and fulfilling. Spiritual practice does not require meditation or chanting. Being able to cling to detachment from life and gain insight into impermanence is the only way to practice. The Buddha said: Seeking by color cannot be seen as it comes. This 'as it comes' does not refer to the Buddha's body, but to the truth of the world. The truth is impermanent, life is born, old, sick and dies, things become and live, and all changes are like clouds and water, which cannot be fathomed or spoken. Only when it is complete and full can we appreciate the law. With this as a starting point, we can liberate our minds. All things are illusory, only life is eternal, it is just constantly changing forms. Everything is in flux, everything is the beginning and the end. And we are human beings at this moment, and we are only one of countless life forms. It is important to be mindful of what we believe in.
"Faith is the foundation of life. When a person has faith, he will have some respect and fear, and he will have some constraints on his daily life. If a person has no faith, it is a very bad thing, and if a group of people lose their faith, they will surely cause evil and trouble. Without belief, without respect, and without fear, for us who practice Buddhism, that falls into the Three Evil Paths. If a country does not have faith, it will be a catastrophe and a catastrophe for the whole world.
"Today is Amitabha's birthday, a very auspicious and special day, and the merits of doing good deeds have increased. Please don't miss out on this great opportunity to practice the Dharma diligently and make offerings to the Three Jewels, and the merits are incredible. Let's chant together, Nam no Amitabha! β¦β¦β
"Amitabha, good evening, senior brother. Please come to the backyard for tea. The Master of Boredom quietly came to Zhu Tong's side and startled Sireya when he spoke.
I wish the child to see the costume of the boring master, and be happy. He wore no robe, a thick turtleneck cashmere sweater underneath, a winter jacket, and his hair was grown.
"Master mercy, I don't care, it's just that this female donor is afraid of the cold, so it's useless." Zhu Tong reached out to peel off the boring winter clothes, where could he hide?
"Thanks, you're a good person." Cerea put on a winter suit and thanked her boredom in stiff Chinese.
The two walked to the backyard along the boring side road, and Zhu Tong thought that Fuxian Temple had always been ruthless, and asked casually: "Senior Brother Ruthless is still busy?" β
"He's gone to Shandong." It's kind of unnatural to be bored.
Zhu Tong was surprised and didn't want to ask much, pointed to the front, and said, "Bored senior brother, persuade Master Kongmu, there are some things that can't be said casually, it will cause trouble." β
"It's just a lecture, and there will be no trouble."
"Just now the master said that if the people of a country do not have faith, it will be a great disaster and a great disaster for the whole world. How will these words be understood when the government hears them? Chinese have never been afraid of ghosts and gods, and they can burn a few pillars of incense, and if they don't need it, they can put it down, and I think this tradition is very good. The left and right are just to find a little good feeling, and they can't be on the line. β
Zhu Tong was startled by a few fluttering words, they had already walked through the Tianwang Palace Square, and the sound of the lecture in front of them was still very clear. He listened intently for a few words and said, "The two donors will be able to see Master Empty Silence until they keep walking, so I'll go to the front and take a look." β
Boredom is not a fool, it knows the severity; Soon, there was a neat and loud sound of "Nam no Amitabha" in front of me, presumably the puja was coming to an end.
The Temple of the Heavenly King is big enough, and Zhu Tong and Sireya walked slowly in the temple.
The monks of Fuxian Temple are all serving pilgrims in the front yard, and the further back you go, the more quiet it becomes; The ancient trees swayed in the wind, and the copper bells hanging under the eaves "jingled" softly, and the little liar was unconsciously heartbroken for this sacred place of Buddhism.
At the end of the side road is a courtyard guarded by two burly monks, and from afar, Lan Zhanjiang and the nowhere master come out, as well as the mortal heart of the Taoist sect.
Zhu Tong has not been to Shandong this year, and it is the second time to meet with nowhere to meet, and there is no need for another greeting with the opposite person. The three of them were very surprised that Zhu Tong would bring a foreign girl, but they didn't ask because of their identity.
Seeing Fan Xin, Zhu Tong knew that Yu Xuan Zhenren was also here, and when he entered the courtyard, he saw the Taoist Sect sitting in the meditation room. Seeing the nowhere master, Zhu Tong suddenly understood what Huang Jie's appearance represented.
He explained to the monk who came later, and such a battle showed that a major change had occurred within the Golden Buddha, and the role of Sirea was useless.
The monk took Sireya to another side courtyard to rest, and Zhu Tong smiled:
"Nowhere Master, I saw an acquaintance a few days ago, Huang Jie doesn't know what to do with the master?"
"I'm ashamed, he is a registered disciple of a poor monk, and his Dharma name is true." The Master of Nowhere was the oldest among the wordless generations, smiled generously and admitted.
Lan Zhanjiang had probably heard of Huang Jie, and when he heard that he was a registered disciple from nowhere, he exchanged a look with Zhu Tong and said with a smile: "Master Kongmu is about to return to the Golden Buddha Temple to be the host of the Wisdom Palace, and Senior Brother Nowhere will take over the Fuxian Temple, and the future can be expected." β
"Amitabha, the utopian uncle's leg disease has recurred; was persuaded by the head to retreat to the mountains and forests, and Uncle Kongmu entered the Hall of Wisdom. However, it was really difficult to come to Shanghai nowhere. Amitabha, I hope you will give me a lot of advice and help. β
The words of nowhere are full of mystery in themselves, and he uses the word exhortation. Even if the head of the Golden Buddha Temple did something to force the host of the Wisdom Hall to retreat, he would not casually reveal the news so directly.
Fan Xin "snorted" and closed the folding fan: "It should be like this, it should be like this." β
Zhu Tong glanced at Fanxin, and his doubts were even greater. Fuxian Temple can be regarded as the leader of the Golden Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has always been dominated by the elders of the empty word generation. Ruthlessly going to Shandong suddenly is equivalent to being demoted, and there is nowhere to replace Elder Kongmu, which means to serve as the next host of the Golden Buddha Temple.
There are only two points to understand: one is that with the loss of power of Kongmu and the retreat of fantasy, Master Kongshan has completely controlled the Golden Buddha Temple; The second is that the first-grade Golden Buddha is cutting with the five-grade Qingyang, and the relationship between ruthlessly and Jiang Xiaoyu is too deep.
As for the reason, the little liar can't figure it out. Nowhere is the master here, of course, he has to bring his own team, and Huang Jie is the chess piece he arranged. It seems that the influence of the nowhere master is very deep. In an accident of the Chen family's level, Bao Huangjie was not implicated.
After a few words, I had already walked through the deep courtyard and came to the door of the meditation room.
There are not many people, the master of emptiness, plum leaves; They are all peaceful people. It seems that this is a very sincere invitation. But the more this is the case, the more pressure the little crooks feel. Invite Yu Xuan Zhenren to come, Master Empty Silence attaches great importance to this meeting. On such occasions, nonsense is also responsible.
The little liar decided: be cautious.
The Master of Emptiness recites the Buddha and turns the conversation on the right track.
"Amitabha, congratulations to Doctor Zhu on emptiness. Zhumen will be rich in the future. I also hope that Dr. Zhu can bring up one or two colleagues in the rivers and lakes. β
"Rejoice! Rejoice! The junior congratulated Amitabha Buddha on his birthday. Zhu Tong stood up and said casually, regretting it after speaking. The meaning of the same joy is the imperfection of the expression. The latter sentence is not explained. It's too uncomfortable to weigh the words.
Yu Xuan Zhenren congratulated him just now, but at this moment he only arched his hand and said, "You're polite." Zhu Dafu's burden in the future is not light, as a fellow in the rivers and lakes, the Taoist sect does not dare to rejoice with Zhumen. β
Boredom said politely: "I just want to rejoice with Dr. Zhu." If you are bored, you should have gone to see Senior Brother Zhu, and there are many things that need to be taken care of by Senior Brother. β
"I don't recite scriptures, how can I take care of the master's business." The little liar said in his heart, here he is, and he is going to turn over the hole cards.
"It's all to blame for being boring, reckless, and credulous Tian Xuyang, the Golden Lotus Foundation under the Golden Buddha Temple, has a large investment in Xuyang Group. But now they are all at great risk. I hope that Dr. Zhu can coordinate from this, let Mr. Baili open the net, and don't let us lose too much. β
"I'm afraid I can't help with this. If Golden Lotus withdraws from the Sunrise Group, there may still be discussions. "Zhu Tong drew the bottom line. The money of the Golden Buddha can enter Fuhua Shipbuilding through Huang Jie's pipeline, but it must withdraw from the internal struggle of the Xuyang Group.
Boredom and nowhere looked at each other, nodded slightly; Master Empty Silence Together: "Amitabha, good, good." β
Without the help of Snow Mad Monk and Jiang Xiaoyu, the one-armed pirate was no match for Bailixiao at all. Now, Bailixiao has recaptured Qianmen, and was introduced to Chen Yiyi by Zhu Tong to enter the decision-making level of Xuyang Group; A liquidation operation is being launched against the Boring Master and Jiang Xiaoyu.
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