Chapter 626: The Hidden Secret of the Stone Tablet
The crowd walked around the villa, but they just thought the scenery was beautiful, but they couldn't find what they were looking for.
Seeing Li Bing's somewhat depressed appearance, Zhao Wan'er comforted: "Li Bing, don't be discouraged, we still have a week." I heard that Xiao Li said, there is a temple not far from this villa, and you are a lay disciple of Buddhism, so why don't we go to the incense together. One is to scatter the mind, and the other is to ask the Buddha to bless us so that we can discover. ”
Everyone echoed in unison, Li Bing was also in a good mood when he heard it, and several people turned back to the hall, said hello to Xiao Li, and walked outside the villa together.
Out of the villa, Li Bing and the others saw from a distance that in the lush bamboo forest, Jiang Wei's crazy wife Zhang Yafang kowtowed there again, talking nonsense.
Li Bingruo stared at Zhang Yafang with all his might, and it was not until everyone urged him that he had to follow everyone to the cement road on the edge of the villa.
Walking on the mountain path in the bamboo forest, listening to the flowing water of the valley, everyone couldn't help but feel good.
After walking for a short time, a yellow wall appeared in front of everyone. A person dressed as a peasant was cleaning in the open space in front of the temple, and when he saw Li Bing and others, he couldn't help but take a few more looks.
Everyone raised their eyes and saw a few big characters on the mountain gate of the magnificent temple "Puzhao Zen Temple", and they were full of admiration and solemnity in their hearts.
Li Bing walked up to the sweeping man and asked politely, "This master, seeing that you are not like the monks here, why are you sweeping the floor here early in the morning?" ”
The sweeper said 'Amitabha' and responded, "Donors, are you tourists?" Come to burn incense so early, the master of the temple is doing morning classes! I'm not a monk, my home is at the foot of this mountain. There was no one else in the family, just me, and I had nothing to worry about. There were many pilgrims here, so I came to the monastery to help with chores, and I didn't go home, so I stayed in the monastery. ”
Li Bing clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, old man, you have cleaned the Buddha door so cleanly, you have worked hard, and your merits are immeasurable." ”
The sweeper smiled and said, "The donor is polite, and I don't have any merit, just to do chores for the temple and eat with a mouthful of food." At this time, it is estimated that the morning class of the masters is almost over, so you can go in and have incense. ”
Li Bing and the others thanked the sweepers and strolled into the temple. As soon as I entered the temple, I felt that what Xiao Li said was true, and from the scale of the temple, there was no doubt that the temple was thriving.
Li Bing and others worshiped when they saw the clay statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva, and they were pious pilgrims.
The number of monks coming and going in the monastery increased, indicating that the morning service had ended. Li Bing and the monks who passed by saluted one by one, and unconsciously came to the scripture pavilion in the apse of the temple.
In front of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, there is also a release pond the size of a basketball court, and there are six or seven stone tablets standing on the edge of the release pool.
The release pond and the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion obviously felt different from the previous ones, and it seemed that they had not been built for a long time. Li Bing and the others climbed the stairs of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion and sat on the railing of the platform above for a while, looking at the mountain scenery in the distance.
Zhang Yuanshan, who is a Taoist priest, did not follow Li Bing and them to climb to the platform in front of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, but sat alone in the rockery by the release pond, watching the groups of red carp that appeared in the release pond from time to time.
Zhao Wan'er smiled lightly: "This old way, when you enter the temple, is like this, and it is always different from us." As a Taoist priest, can't he worship the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas? ”
Li Bing said with a serious expression: "Wan'er, in this solemn place, don't make such jokes. ”
Although Zhao Wan'er looked displeased, she didn't say anything more, left everyone alone, and walked towards the place where Zhang Yuanshan was sitting.
When she came to the edge of the release pool, Zhao Wan'er didn't pay attention to Zhang Yuanshan, and twisted her head to the side angrily.
After a while, Zhao Wan'er suddenly shouted in surprise: "Li Bing, come over and see what's on this monument!" ”
Li Bing was puzzled in his heart, these tablets were not engraved with any scriptures, but only engraved with the names of the good men and women who donated money to build the release pond and the Tibetan scripture pavilion.
He thought that Zhao Wan'er was playing tricks on him, but he also felt a little regretful just now for stopping Zhao Wan'er from speaking very unkindly, and when he saw Zhao Wan'er say this, he quickly pretended to be curious and ran down the stone steps.
When he looked in the direction of Zhao Wan'er's finger, his heart suddenly shook, and he unexpectedly saw Shi Lin's name engraved on the stone tablet.
How did Shi Lin's name appear here? Is it Shi Lin they are looking for or someone with the same name and surname? The crowd was both excited and confused.
Zhao Wan'er snorted and said: "It's not difficult to know if this Shi Lin is the Shi Lin we are looking for, but some people don't allow me to talk too much in this solemn temple, then I don't dare to say it!" ”
Li Bing heard Zhao Wan'er's voice, and hurriedly flattered Zhao Wan'er with a smile, and finally made Zhao Wan'er laugh out loud.
Zhao Wan'er said slyly: "As the saying goes, 'money can make ghosts grind'!" "Journey to the West" said that after the Tang monks and apprentices arrived at Lingshan after going through a lot of hardships, when they went to receive the scriptures according to the Buddha's decree, the two disciples of the Buddha, Ananda and Jiaye, also asked the Tang monks and apprentices for bribes, and gave them the wordless scriptures in anger. ”
Seeing this, the ancient Buddha ordered Venerable Baixiong to turn into a giant eagle and go to shake the scriptures, so that the Tang monks and apprentices found out that they had fallen for Ananda and the two Venerables of Gaya. So Tang Seng and his entourage returned again and complained in front of the Buddha. Unexpectedly, the Buddha also helped the two Venerables to still ask for the so-called 'personnel'. Tang Seng had no choice but to offer the purple gold bowl given by the Tang King to obtain the true scriptures. ”
It can be seen that money can also bribe the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. We only need to find the monk who was in charge of collecting incense money five years ago, donate some incense money to this monastery, and then ask him who Shi Lin is engraved on the stone tablet. ”
Li Bing heard Zhao Wan'er say this, although he was angry that Zhao Wan'er was disrespectful to the Buddha and Bodhisattva, but he didn't dare to say anything at this time, so as not to offend Zhao Wan'er and cut off this important clue.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Wan'er, although your idea is good, I don't think it will have any effect!" You see, this stele is engraved with the names of good men and women, and even if the monk in charge is found, how can he remember an ordinary pilgrim who came here five years ago to donate incense money? ”
Zhao Wan'er smiled slyly and said, "Li Bing, your brain just doesn't open up. After all, a monk is a monk, and he has not yet reached the point of becoming a Buddha. Think about it, why did Shi Lin come here? She was a top 10 contestant in a beauty pageant. If she had come to this monastery and offered incense money, then with her outstanding appearance, if we showed Shi Lin's picture, I am sure that the monk would remember this person. ”
Although Zhao Wan'er's words were very disrespectful to the monks who practiced, Li Bing thought about it as a good way and nodded in agreement with what Zhao Wan'er said.
At this time, a monk was walking towards the release pool, Li Bing hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute, and asked the monk about the construction of the release pool and the scripture pavilion five years ago.