Chapter 12 Returning to the Lay Monks

"Abbot of Xiuneng, during the overhaul, did any monks leave the monastery?"

"There shouldn't be, I'll look at the log later, the old man is old, I'm afraid I can't remember it really, but fortunately, there is a log in the temple, and the big and small things that happen in the temple, including the comings and goings of the monks, are recorded on it."

"How many monks left the Cold Moon Temple after the overhaul?"

"Fourteen years ago there were three, and a year later another one went. Lao Na doesn't remember very clearly, so I'll ask Captain Zhao to read the log later. ”

When the acolyte came in to add tea, Supervisor Jueshui and a monk walked into the meditation room.

The two men each held a dozen journals in their hands, and they placed them on the coffee table of the meditation bed.

Another monk gave a bow to the abbot and then withdrew from the meditation room.

Supervisor Jueshui picked up a journal bound by thread, opened it, and handed it to Abbot Xiu Neng.

"Jueshui, you show it directly to Captain Zhao - you first find out the log of the fourteen years of money, I can't remember exactly when these people left, but I can remember the names." Cultivating the abbot of the Tao.

"Master, the one I have in my hand is the one from fourteen years ago."

Supervisor Jueshui quickly flipped through the log, and when he found it, he folded the found place, and by the time he finished flipping it, Supervisor Jueshui folded a total of three pieces of paper.

"Jueshui, are there three people who left the temple fourteen years ago?" Xiu Neng had already seen the three pieces of paper folded by Supervisor Jueshui.

"Master, you have a really good memory, there were indeed three people who left the temple that year, and it was a coincidence that the time was after the overhaul."

"Tell me, those three people?"

At this time, Lu Qian had already taken out a pen and notebook and was ready to record.

Zhao Zimeng also took out a pen and notebook from his pocket.

The first monk left the monastery on May 11, this person's Dharma name is Mingkong, commonly known as Liang Silin, born in 50.

The reason for becoming a monk is that there are many brothers and sisters, and one elder brother starved to death, so his parents sent him to Lengyue Temple, and he himself wanted to find a place to eat.

The reason for leaving the monastery was that he had liver disease, and he was advised by Master He to go home for treatment, and if he continued to stay in the monastery, not only would he not survive, but he would also infect other monks.

"Since his family is too poor to open the pot, wouldn't the result of going back be worse?" Zhao Zimeng was puzzled.

"Abbot Xiu Neng thought of this, so, when Ming Kong went down the mountain, the abbot asked Jue Shui to go down the mountain and discuss with Ming Kong's family, and Ming Kong's parents also agreed, and when Ming Kong went down the mountain, Abbot Xiu Neng also gave him some money."

"Is Mingkong a local?"

"Mingkong is a native of Yudai Town, western Beijing."

"What's the address?"

"Liangjiawa from Hejian Township, Yudai Town, Mingkong's common name is Liang Silin, and his father's name is Liang Youfu."

"What about the second person?" Xiao Luhan said, he seemed to be very interested in these long-ago stories, and couldn't wait to know what was going on.

"The second person left on June 28, with the Dharma name Yijie, commonly known as Mu Rong. Born in the fourth year, the reason for becoming a monk is to be angry with his family. ”

"Angry?"

"Mu Rong's family is good, his father is in the cloth business, he fell in love with a girl when he was studying in the school, but his parents thought the girl was poor, and they didn't agree, so they forced him to marry a rich lady, and his parents also went to the girl's house and humiliated the girl's parents, and soon, the girl married another man."

"Mu Rong fell seriously ill after hearing about it, and after he recovered, he ran to Lengyue Temple."

"Did you take him in at the time?"

"No, the master sent someone to Mu Rong's house to find out, and we won't accept this situation. But Mu Rong seems to be determined to cut his hair and become a monk. Later, his parents came to the monastery several times, but Mu Rong was reluctant to see his parents the first few times, and finally, under the persuasion of the abbot of Xiuneng, he met his parents. "Jue Shui Dao.

He told his parents that if he was forced again, he would go to a place where he would never be found, and if he was allowed to become a monk, he would stay at Lengyue Temple and not go anywhere. If you want him, you can go to the Cold Moon Temple to see him. ”

Later, his parents reluctantly agreed. Half a year later, the abbot of Xiuneng shaved him. ”

"Why wait half a year?"

"The old man is afraid that Mu Rong will regret it in the future."

"What was his reason for leaving the monastery?"

Originally, the lintel of his house was supported by his brother, but after he shaved for a year, his brother died of illness and his sister-in-law remarried. The elder brother did not leave a son and a daughter, and when his parents saw that the incense was hopeless, they ran to the monastery and begged him bitterly. Mu Rong saw that his parents were old and frail, weighed it again and again, and finally decided to go down the mountain. People in the monastery came and went freely, and the old man did not force him to stay, so he let him go. ”

"Mu Rong's home address is No. 876, Hongxiang Road, Jianning District, Wenling City."

"Master Jueshui, tell me about the third person."

"The third person's legal name is Wuxin, commonly known as Luo Yonglu, born in four or three years, the reason why he became a monk is probably due to an unethical matter, he and his family are unwilling to say, and we didn't force it. In short, Wuxin did something he shouldn't have done, so he decided to come to Lengyue Temple to become a monk. ”

"Nonsense? What's the matter? Xiao Luhan said.

"When Luo Yonglu decided to come to Lengyue Temple to become a monk, the master sent me to Luo Yonglu's hometown."

"Do monasteries also engage in external transfers?"

"The monastery is a quiet place, we can't accept people who are not clear, we serve the Buddha, our hearts are not clean, our bodies are not clean, the Buddha is to blame." Cultivating the abbot of the Tao,

"Jueshui, you tell Captain Zhao about the situation of Wuxin."

"Yes, in Wuxin's hometown, Jueshui only learned about this situation: Wuxin has a sister who is five years younger than him, very beautiful, and then inexplicably committed suicide by throwing herself into the river, when the villagers salvaged her body, they found that she was already pregnant with a child in her belly, and soon, Luo Yonglu ran away from home, and finally ran to Leng Yue, saying that he wanted to become a monk."

"Didn't the people in the village say why?"

"This situation, Jueshui learned from the neighboring village, the people of Luojia Village are secretive, there are dozens of families, all surnamed Luo, no one is willing to tell the truth, probably follow the ancient precept that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized! Luo Yonglu's father was a petty official, and he had some prestige in the local area, and the people in the village were afraid of telling the truth and dishonoring the Luo family. So, all of them are tight-lipped like bottles. ”

"Could it be that Sister Wuxin's death, including being pregnant, has something to do with Luo Yonglu?" Xiao Lu asked curiously.

"The Luo family is a family of status in the local area, and the conditions are very good, what reason does Luo Yonglu have to go out of the house?" Supervisor Jueshui asked rhetorically.

"You took him?"

"I accepted it, but I never shaved him. Just let him help out in the vegetable garden. ”

"Is it feasible to leave him in the monastery without shaving?"

"Luo Yonglu went up the mountain bareheaded, and he shaved himself off."

"Shaved your head?"

"As long as his hair grows, he trims it with scissors."

"After Luo Yonglu went up the mountain, did his parents come to the Cold Moon Temple?"

After the death of their daughter, the couple fell seriously ill, and Luo Yonglu's mother lay in bed for more than half a year. More than half a year later, the couple only came to Lengyue Temple. ”

"What are they doing at the monastery?"

They wanted to take their son down the mountain, but the couple only gave birth to a pair of children, and after the death of their daughter, only Luo Yonglu was left in the Luo family, and they could only forgive their son for the sake of the Luo family's incense. Luo Yonglu's grandparents are still alive, even if the parents want to give up this son, the grandparents will not agree. ”

Abbot Xiuneng continued: "The old man can see that Luo Yonglu went up the mountain, but he couldn't face his parents and clansmen for a while, not to cut off the thoughts of dust, he went down the mountain sooner or later, which is why I didn't want to shave him." A person like him can't stay with the Buddha. ”

"Please give me Luo Yonglu's address." Zhao Zimeng said.

"Nanzi County, Bohao City, Dongfeng Commune, Luojia Village, Junwen Brigade."

"What is the name of Luo Yonglu's father?"

"I don't know. You can find this man in the place, he used to be the secretary of the commune. ”

"Captain Zhao, these are the only three people who left the temple that year." Jueshui Supervisor said.

"Did any monks leave the monastery the following year?"

Supervisor Jueshui picked up another journal, flipped to one of the pages, looked at it, and said, "In the spring of the following year, a person left the monastery. The name of the law is one door, the common name is Gong Xiaoyang, and the reason why he left the temple was because a woman had been waiting for him to change his mind. ”

"Why did Gong Xiaoyang become a monk?"

"More than 20 years ago, his father was wrongfully accused of making a mistake and locked up, his father divorced his mother, at that time, he was enlisting as a pilot, the medical examination had passed, and the final examination was stuck. When the family suffered an accident and his personal future was bleak, the target's parents forcibly canceled the marriage contract, and in the end, he chose to become a monk. ”

"What is the reason for Gong Xiaoyang to leave the temple?" Xiao Luhan said.

His father was later reinstated, and his mother also returned to his father's side - back then, his father was afraid of affecting the two of them, so he filed for divorce and let Gong Xiaoyang follow his mother. Gong Xiaoyang was still young, and his father didn't tell him the truth. Gong Xiaoyang, who was favored by his parents since he was a child, suddenly lost the support of his family, so he ran away from home and came to Lengyue Temple. When his father was fine, he naturally wanted to take him back. ”

"Do you have Gong Xiaoyang's home address?"

"No. 126, Courtyard No. 2, Lane 13, Dongguan Street, Hanmen City."

"In addition to the four people mentioned earlier, are there any monks who have left the monastery? The time frame could be expanded a bit. ”

"There are two more people, the time seems to be a year after Gong Xiaoyang left, Captain Zhao wait a minute, I'll look for it."

Supervisor Jueshui found a slightly new journal and flipped to two of its pages.

"It was Fa Zheng who left the temple in March, and it was Duanping who left the temple in July."

"Jueshui, you tell your Captain Zhao about the situation of these two people."

"Yes, Fa Zheng, commonly known as Hong Xiutian, he has been following Supervisor Jiecheng, after Supervisor Jiecheng died of illness, Fa Zheng was sad for a long time, and reluctantly stayed in the temple for more than a year, and finally proposed to go down the mountain to find his mother."

"By the way, during that overhaul, the abbot of Xiu Neng saw that Jiecheng was staring at those craftsmen day and night, and it was really too hard, so he asked Fazheng to assist Jiecheng in taking care of the overhaul."

Zhao Zimeng remembered that before, Supervisor Jueshui had mentioned this matter.