Beyond the clear sky and blue sea, Shengsi Island finally poked out of the horizon. What appeared in front of everyone was a verdant mountain cliff and a lighthouse standing on it, and a huge inflatable figure with a red color in the incomparably large green, which was particularly dazzling in the bright sunlight.

"What's that?" Mu Changli stood at the bow of the boat, pointing to the inflatable man and asked Ye Raccoon with some uncertainty.

Ye Raccoon shook his head with some trepidation: "How do I know? ”

"It was the colossus that the island released in preparation for the birthday of Garan Bodhisattva, and that was the purpose of our internship. Niu Zeyu, as one of the leading teachers, was already accustomed to all kinds of questions from the students at this time, and skillfully patted the two of them on the shoulder, "Believe me, this is definitely not the most amazing thing you will see on the island." ”

The group arrived in Shengsi on the 7th day of the fifth lunar month, which is the birthday of the Buddhist Bodhisattva Garan. The so-called Garan Bodhisattva refers to the patron deity of the temple, and Buddhism claims that there are a total of 18 apologetic Garans. In "Journey to the West", the apologetics have appeared collectively as dragons many times, and they don't even have a single name, which can be said to be extremely pitiful.

What's so much to do with the birthday of Garan Bodhisattva? Even Mu Changli, who was familiar with anecdotes about the rivers and lakes, didn't figure it out at once. But Niu Zeyu had already spoken, and he just did it.

The art school has already established a practice base on Shengsi Island, and it is actually a Soviet-style tube building, and all the toilets are shared. It is said that it was designed with the help of experts from the Soviet Union, who seemed to think that this was the only way to embody collectivism. So Mu Changli had to squeeze into a hut with Ye Raccoon and the 204 trio, but fortunately, only three people came to 204, and they still had a bed left to lose their luggage.

After hurriedly occupying the bed, the group hurried to the gate of the tube building. Niu Zeyu and another teacher, Qiu Fang, were already waiting there, and they would lead the students to the Da Lingyin Temple on the Great Compassion Mountain on Shengsi Island.

"Damn, what the hell is this?" Mu Changli blurted out without even thinking about it. What is the Great Lingyin Temple? It is so powerful and domineering, it sounds like it is similar to the Great Leiyin Temple.

"In fact, it was originally called Lingyin Temple, but the local people felt that since they were on the Great Compassion Mountain, it would be a little mismatched to not come again. Qiu Fang explained, ignoring the expressions of the students below who had become embarrassed, "Master Jianzhen Dongdu was here back then, so it is normal to have a temple here. ”

"Oh!" When it comes to Master Jianzhen, everyone basically knows about it - if you don't know this in the art school, you must not have taken the history of spells in the first year. This great monk was a native of the Tang Dynasty, and he had traveled east to Dongying six times to teach the Dharma, the first five times were blocked by wind and waves, and the sixth time he succeeded. To this day, there are still many scriptures and Buddha statues brought by Master Jianzhen, all of which are national treasures.

"Just because there is a Buddhist temple, so you have to be the birthday of Garan Bodhisattva?" Mu Changli interjected and asked.

Qiu Fang and Niu Zeyu probably expected that someone would ask such a question, the two of them looked at each other, and finally Niu Zeyu answered this question: "Actually, they are not quite the birthday of Garan Bodhisattva...... Is there any student who has memorized the name of Eighteen Garan?"

This question is easy to say, and someone immediately memorized the eighteen garans, including Sanskrit, Tiangu, and Shizi. Niu Zeyu nodded and continued: "So, do you know that the image of the Garan Bodhisattva worshiped in the folk has nothing to do with these eighteen Garans?"

The students immediately whispered, Originally, Garan Bodhisattva was relatively a small god, and everyone usually went to the temple to pray for the Buddha, or to worship Manjushri to bless him to pass the exam. What is Garan Bodhisattva, no one really pays attention to this. However, it was Mu Changli's voice that came out of the crowd violently: "Guan Gong! They worship Guan Gong!"

took the initiative to ask questions three times in a row, which was enough for Niu Zeyu and Qiu Fang to notice the student who handed in the application form before leaving. Niu Zeyu nodded with satisfaction, which was regarded as affirming his answer: "After the thirtieth generation of Heavenly Master Zhang Jixian recruited Guan Yu Yanchi to cut Jiao, Guan Yu took the lead in becoming the protector of Taoism. After that, Buddhism also elevated Guan Yu to the throne as a god as the façade image of the Eighteen Garans. Therefore, this Garan Bodhisattva's birthday is not so much the Bodhisattva's birthday, but Guan Yu's birthday. ”

Guan Yu's status in the minds of the people of the Celestial Empire was quite lofty, and the three religions vied with each other to seal it. Buddhism called "Gaitian Ancient Buddha", Taoism called "Three Realms Demon Emperor Shenwei Yuanzhen Tianzun Guan Sheng Emperor", Confucianism is the most exaggerated, simply carried him into the martial temple, instead of Jiang Shang to become a "martial saint". A bodhisattva that is widely accepted by the public is, of course, much stronger than a bodhisattva with Sanskrit sound and thunder sound.

Taking advantage of the time to lead the team on the road to Da Lingyin Temple, the two teachers gave you a brief introduction to the situation in Shengsi: this used to be a developed fishing area, but it has begun to decline in recent years, so the local area is also planning industrial transformation. Such a large-scale birth of Garan Bodhisattva is also one of the transformation plans, after all, there are not many temples focusing on the line of Garan Bodhisattva - Guan Yu. If they can really do it, it may be possible to become the first dojo in South China.

"I know that you usually learn a lot of theoretical knowledge, and it is solid enough, but this internship, I hope you can see more and talk less, and if you have any questions, you can ask me again after you come back, which can be regarded as a preventive injection for everyone. Qiu Fang closed his mouth tightly after saying this, and refused to say a word no matter how much his classmates typed.

In this process, Mu Changli remained a cold observer. Qiu Fang even threw out the words of seeing more and saying less, obviously intending to let the facts educate the students from the academy. He himself held Melanfu's hand tightly and was mentally prepared in advance—but even so, when he arrived at the Great Compassion Mountain, he was still taken aback by the sight in front of him.

"Is this Great Lingyin Temple located at the foot of the mountain?or is it in the open air?" Mu Changli pointed to a statue holding the Blue Dragon Glaive Knife and couldn't speak, "The conditions are too difficult, right?"

"This is just a statue, even if the Great Lingyin Temple is preparing to hold the birthday of Garan Bodhisattva, it is impossible to give up the main hall to Guan Yu, right?" Qiu Fang pointed to the statue's face, "Also, even if this statue is a little shabby, it will not be mistaken for 'Guan Gong is red-faced'." And when did you see Guan Gong holding a knife by himself?"

"Then this is Zhou Cang?" Mu Changli asked hesitantly. He saw so many offerings and incense money in front of this statue, and there were so many people worshipping in Zhoucang?

"The leader can go to the back to pay a visit to Guan Gong, and it is also good for the accompanying bodyguards and secretaries to pay a visit to Zhou Cang. If you are more proud of your secretarial status, you can come and pay a visit to Ma Liang, who is also a civil official under Guan Yu when he was in Jingzhou. Qiu Fang pointed to another statue, this one didn't know whether it was a man or a woman, and he still made white eyebrows, "Also, if it's a driver, you can worship the red rabbit horse and bless the safety of entering and exiting." ”

Mu Changli looked at it, and under the extremely simple statue of the red rabbit horse, I don't know how many coins and scattered cigarettes were scattered, which were obviously dedicated to the red rabbit horse by the driver master on the island. The enshrined statue of the red rabbit horse, this is probably the first time in China, right?

As for the later ones, the images are even more bizarre, and the students are even a little numb when they see the end. Since the date is still early, there are only a few locals watching the scene at most, and Qiu Fang once again took the place of the tour guide and explained: "Accidents/deaths in some things have the power of corresponding blessings, which is a common proposition all over the world." Huo Qubing can bless no illness and no disaster, I don't need to teach you this custom, right? Yu Ban was flooded by the Seventh Army, so it could bless the safety of boats and fishermen. Students, don't underestimate Yu Ban, he brought a six-figure turnover here last year. This year's publicity here is more than double that of last year, and I estimate that the turnover may reach more than one million yuan. ”

Wow, in the face of the number of millions, even the best students can't help but scream. No one can ignore the millions of dollars that come out of thin air, especially when the price is just such a pile of shoddy statues and extremely fake annexes. Many people have even begun to doubt their lives, a fact that has dealt a subversive blow to their worldview over the past decade or so.

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Qiu Fang and Niu Zeyu knew that the purpose of this internship had reached one-third. After everyone digested some information, Niu Zeyu continued: "In fact, in the past two years, all we can teach you in school is some textbook knowledge, and many things can only be known after actual contact, which is also the purpose of the internship itself.

"Confucianism honors Confucius, Buddhism respects Rulai, and Taoism respects the Three Qings. However, among these three religions, who are the people with the most incense? Guan Yu, Guanyin, and Lu Dongbin. Because they are well-known, the masses of the people do not care what god or Buddha they worship. If there is a god, you will worship, and when you see the Buddha, you will kneel. Many believers worship the blessing of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva in their hearts, so is it a Buddha or a Bodhisattva? It doesn't matter to them, they just need a spiritual sustenance. ”

"And for us in the Spiritual Division, especially for the Divine Spirit Department, this is also very important. Qiu Fang picked up the conversation just right, "I don't know if there are any classmates who have chosen to think or think about Guan Yu, after all, this thing is more out of the way...... But it doesn't matter, whether Guan Yu is a martial saint or a demon emperor? Or is it an ancient Buddha who covers the sky? Does this matter? What is the idea of contemplating the Fa? What I am going to talk about today is more popular, that is, imagination, imagining that you have the power of gods and Buddhas, and then have this power. If this spell process is more coarse, it is the 'divine beating' used by the country witch god Han. If there is a rigorous ritual in this spell process, as well as detailed talisman mantras and so on to assist in contemplation, it is the method of contemplation and contemplation, which is one of the most important methods of our Imperial Spiritual Sect. ”

Although Akikata's explanation is popular and brief, it undoubtedly points to the essence of the method of contemplation. The truth he said is undoubtedly a bit profound for this group of students who are only about to graduate in the second grade, and it is likely that most people will still practice how they should practice after listening to it. But even if only one person takes what he said to heart in this internship, then this internship is not in vain.

If I had to say it, it would probably be the difference between "knowing what it is" and "knowing why it is". The former belongs to the cultivated assembly line practitioners, and the latter is a high-level talent who seeks the Fa from the operation and then seeks the Tao from the Fa.

The students were all bowing their heads in contemplation, and a certain voice rang out again out of place: "Oh, isn't that just lying to yourself?"