Chapter 599: Asking
Zheng Jili came to find someone, and didn't want to be different to attract the attention of others, so he also lined up to offer incense according to the appearance of other pilgrims, waited for about a quarter of an hour, and finally it was his turn, and when a pilgrim in front of him left after paying homage to the incense, he stepped to the futon, folded his hands, first bowed slightly to the Buddha statue, and then knelt down on his knees, and a monk stepped forward and handed him three incense, lit it and retreated. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Buddha, bless my Zheng family to prosper, everything goes well, and become the first ...... of the Great Surrounding Chess Family", silently reciting his wish in his heart, Zheng Jili was also infected by the atmosphere here, although he did not believe in the things of God and Buddha, but he still made a wish - there is one in ten thousand miles, what if there is really a Buddha, and it is really heard by the Buddha? As for whether one's own practice is considered sincere, will it be accepted by the Buddha? Isn't there such a saying, 'temporarily cramming Buddha's feet', as long as this moment is sincere, presumably magnanimity, the Buddha with boundless mana will not care so much.
The three heads kowtowed, Zheng Jili got up and stepped forward, inserted the incense in his hand in the incense burner in front of the Buddha statue, put his hands together and bowed again, and the whole ceremony was over.
However, the end of the ceremony does not mean that the matter is over, usually after the completion of the incense, you have to donate sesame oil money to the temple, otherwise such a large temple, what do hundreds of monks rely on for a living? Those who have attained enlightenment may not care about mundane things such as money, but monks who have not yet reached that state are still mortals who cannot live without grains. Of course, there is no fixed amount of sesame oil money to donate more or less, it all depends on the sincerity and financial resources of the pilgrims, if you don't donate sesame oil money after the incense, no one will stop you from leaving.
There are several cases on the side of the main hall, and there are paper, ink, pen and inkstone on the cases, and there are two monks standing behind the cases, one is responsible for recording the donation of sesame oil, and the other is responsible for collecting points.
Before coming to the case, Zheng Jili first bowed to the two monks, and the two monks also returned the salute at the same time, chanting the Buddha's name 'Amitabha Buddha'.
The sesame oil money had already been prepared, Zheng Jili took a wooden box from Zheng Xing's hand, and after opening it, there was four white flower ingots and ten taels of silver, and gently placed it on top of several cases.
Forty taels of sesame oil money is not heavy, the average person, this forty taels of silver is enough to live a good life for a year, although there are many pilgrims who make incense and vows today, but there are really few who are so generous.
"Thank you, donor, please leave your name." The monk in charge of collecting the sesame oil money thanked him, and the other monk handed over a pen and asked Zheng Jili to leave his name - this signature book is very important information in the temple, which records the names of all the believers who pay tribute to the temple.
Zheng Jili wrote down his name, and wrote down the silver he donated under the name, and then handed the pen back to the monk, and the monk took the pen and then said thank you.
The problem is that Zheng Jili went to Juyun Temple this time to find people, and the incense was just a matter of convenience, so he naturally wouldn't leave like this.
"Little Master, can I ask something?" Zheng Jili asked politely.
"If the donor has anything to do, just ask." The Shanjia family is kind to others, not to mention that the other party has just donated a considerable amount of sesame oil money, the older monk said.
"May I ask if there is a person in your temple who is about thirty years old and has a scar on his face?" Zheng Jili asked.
"Uh....., around thirty, with a scar on your face? ......, are you a monk from my temple? This question obviously stopped the other party, the older monk frowned and thought about it, then turned his head to look at his companions beside him, and saw the confused eyes, so he looked at Zheng Jili again, and asked tentatively, wanting to get more clues - Juyun Temple is very large, there are three or four hundred monks, each monk has his own responsibility, except for a few great monks, it is not easy to remember the appearance of each monk, there are many monks in about thirty, and there are several with scars on their faces, but the two conditions are added together, There seems to be nothing to be satisfied with.
"I can't say this ....., it stands to reason that it shouldn't be, but I can't say for sure." Zheng Jili shook his head - if it was bald or short hair, then more than ninety percent would be monks, the problem was that the porter said that the person was wearing a large hat on his head, and even half of his face was covered, and he couldn't tell if there was hair at all, so he couldn't say for sure.
"Uh......, I wonder what the name of the person the donor is looking for?" Even if it is not a monk can not say clearly, the scope is larger, you must know that most of the temples are built in beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant scenery places, plus the life of the monks is quiet, not disturbed by mundane things, so there are often tourists and even go to the examination to borrow here, or study hard, or recuperate, compared with ordinary inns and hostels, not only the living environment is much better, and the cost is also much lower, this is also part of the normal income of the temple, such a big temple as Yunju Temple, is not very far from the capital, There are more pilgrims who live temporarily like this, and if this part is added, it will be even more difficult to find the person Zheng Jili said.
"Oh, that's not it. That's an old friend of mine, we have known each other for many years, but he left the capital more than ten years ago, and recently received news that he appeared in Yunju Temple, so he came to your temple to visit. Feeling that the other party was suspicious, Zheng Jili hurriedly explained that the four major monks are empty, once they become monks, it means that they have a clear relationship with everything before, so there are often people who are unsatisfactory in life or commit adultery, and those who cannot live in the world become monks, so as to avoid the responsibility of worldly disputes, and once they enter the monkhood and take the degree plate, if the things they committed before are not indignant by heaven and man, the world will not tolerate them, and the government will not pursue them. If you are still doing something wrong when you become a monk, you will have your own precept court to deal with it, and the government will usually not interfere, and the little monk's reaction just now is that he is an official who investigates the case, and it is not that a young monk like him is qualified to deal with it.
"Are there any other clues besides these?" The little monk's mind was simple, and it was easy to believe Zheng Jili, but there were still too few clues like this, and he was not the steward of Yunju Temple, so it was impossible to order others to find it.