"Hello Zhikong Zen Master, in Xia Lu Li, Maoshan Heavenly Master Dao, Master Mao Shan Beizong Jin Jiuling" arched his fists, I hurriedly walked to the old man, Zhikong Zen Master listened, slightly stunned, and then looked up and down in a little shock, then said: "You are a disciple of Maoshan?" ”

"Exactly." I said, nodding hurriedly.

"You, have you seen my ancestor?" Nodding meaningfully, he asked again.

As soon as these words came out, I was stunned for a moment, and then I remembered that what the old man said, his ancestor must be the old man in the mountains, if you calculate it like this, the old man has lived at least a hundred and thirty years in the world

Thinking in my heart, a little surprised, I nodded and repeated to him what happened on the stone wall in the mountain, when the old man learned that the old man in the mountain had gone, he couldn't help sighing, and then, with his palms folded together, he said to me: "You came well, the poor monk is the Zhikong Zen master you are looking for, and what you see on the stone wall in the mountain is the ancestor of the poor monk in the layman." ”

"Is he an old man, also a treasurer?" Nodding, I asked.

"A hundred years ago, he could be regarded as a saint, only in the ability to hold back the treasure and the spirit, for a hundred years, no one was invincible, but when people reached middle age, they saw through the red dust, and after being enlightened by the masters, they resolutely became a Taoist priest." As he spoke, he stood up with his body propped up, patted the dust off his body, and motioned for us to come in with him.

In the middle, is the Mahavira Temple, this Nobita, refers to the Buddha Shakyamuni, followed the old monk in, very surprised to find that the Mahavira Hall is not as dilapidated as I imagined, the gilded Buddha is shining, can have two people to high, one hand in front of the abdomen, the other hand with the Buddhist mudra.

Although, the whole sculpture still follows the special style of Buddhist architecture in Southeast Asia, but, in the line of clothing, there has been a lot of Han sculpture taste, it is estimated that this thing, should be after the Han Dynasty, the Wei and Jin dynasties, as for when it was renovated, it is not clear, in short, the year should not be far away.

The treasure holder is really rich. Looking at the glittering Buddha, I was thinking. I think back then, I was interested in religious knowledge, so when I went out to play, I must enter the temple, except for some scenic spots where a group of part-time monks cheated money, there were really monks in the thousand-year-old temple of Qing Xiu, and it was rare to see this kind of jeweled Buddhist hall.

Thinking of this, I turned my head to look at the old monk, the old monk picked up a few sandalwood on the incense table, lit it with an immortal candle, and while offering incense to the Buddha very religiously, he muttered to me: "This, how many years have I been in a flash, the last time I went into the mountain, I went to see my ancestor, and I encountered some trivial things on the way. Who would have thought that he was an old man, who had learned the Taoist method of biguing food and qi, and did not eat at all, and stayed in the mountains for a few days, except for what he ate, all the cheaper of the group of ghost-faced monkeys. It's kind of interesting. Thinking of him, he has been cultivating for a hundred years, and he has also received some enlightenment, so he listened to what you said, but he was a failure. Perhaps, this is fate, these years, the business of holding treasures is not as good as before, many people take risks, violate the rules left by their ancestors, rob graves and dig graves, kill people and set fires, and when they sit down and do the wrong thing, they have already determined the cause and effect, this is the number of lives, which cannot be changed by manpower. ”

"The old man also believes in numerology?" Standing aside with my hands down, I smiled.

"Believe, but don't believe, in front of the Buddha, there is no numerology, what kind of result you get, is determined by what you have done before, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, all laws are empty, only the result is not empty, this life is not held on you, the next life, you can't escape, even if you have the ability to reach the sky, you can't escape." The monk said, trembling and holding the incense case, and then turned his head to look at me: "Little donor, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"Understand, it's like the Buddha's big-eyed Gandharan Venerable, although he has supreme supernatural powers, he will inevitably be stoned to death." As I spoke, I looked up at the Buddha statue, and for a moment, I didn't know what it was like.

When the other party heard this, he was stunned again, as if it was very strange that I would say such a thing, as for the little fat cow, it was even more questionable, but at this time to explain to them, it was not too good, thinking of this, I put my palms together and asked the old monk if he could let me see the master I was looking for, the old monk listened, and said with a smile: "The two donors don't have to worry, the person is not far from here, but it is not very convenient to see now, if you can, please ask the two donors to live first, tomorrow morning, I will ask someone to lead you two to meet." ”

The old monk said, and bowed to me with his hands folded, which made me a little unbearable, thinking that this road was tiring, it was a good thing to be able to live first, so I followed the old monk's meaning to stay.

The little monk who had peanuts and was not scolded by the master was visibly happy, and led the way from the front with the broom in his hand and a gray monk's robe with several large patches, and soon led us to the guest room. There are three rooms in the house, there are no special furnishings, but, on the whole, the cleaning is very clean, it should be used in the temple to entertain the donors who come to add incense and make vows.

"Little master, why didn't I see the merit box in your temple?" Sitting at the head of the bed looking at him, I said with a smile.

"Donor, the little monk just said, the monks of this hospital hold the precept of not catching money. The master said that although the temple property is small, it is not worried about the livelihood, and now, the Zen gate is unfortunate, and the temples everywhere are collecting money and catching money in various names, which is contrary to the purpose of Buddhism, so the merit box has long been dismantled to avoid trouble. The little monk said, his hands folded and he looked very sincere, and his cute appearance reminded me of Shi Xiaolong a long, long time ago

"Do you know kung fu?" Smiling kindly, I asked.

"Hehe, Master has taught a little." As he spoke, he touched his head and smiled shyly, and I nodded and invited him to give us a performance, and on the other hand, called the people outside and asked them to help deliver something.

Out of habit, I still don't like to owe too much to people, and I asked someone to send it, just some rice noodles, peanuts, and potatoes and sweet potatoes that can often be used to eat, since the temple does not catch money, then, these things should be fine, thinking of this, in my heart, I have a little admiration. Today, when the Shaolin Temple has been made like that, there are really not many monks with such good conduct and reserve like an old man and a young man.