In the northern district of Lingyun City, there is a large temple called Lingyun Temple.

Most of the cultivators on the Tiankun Star Continent were Taoist cultivators.

Of course, for cultivators, Buddhist cultivation is also one of the ways, but the number of cultivators who choose Buddhist cultivation is much smaller than that of Taoist cultivators.

In general, Buddhist exercises are better at suppressing evil spirits, while Taoist exercises are more effective at suppressing ghosts. Therefore, there is a saying that "the Buddha subdues demons, and the Tao catches ghosts".

Of course, this is just to say that the two exercises of Buddhism and Taoism are good at their respective fields, not that monks can't catch ghosts, and Taoist priests can't subdue demons.

Among the cultivators on the Tiankun Star Continent, it is even more common for people to choose Dao cultivation. This is because there are too many precepts and too many restrictions on Buddhist practice, which is too strict for ordinary people.

Dao cultivation is relatively less strict.

There are many sect systems of Taoism, but most of the various sects on the Tiankun Star Continent believe in the Zhengyi faction.

This is mainly because of the Taoist cultivation of the Zhengyi faction, which does not need to avoid meat and vegetarians, and can also marry and have children, and even a lot of double cultivation exercises have been handed down for double cultivators to practice together.

Moreover, the Taoist sect recruited disciples because they themselves had few precepts to taboo, so they also recruited lay disciples. Even if lay disciples drink wine and eat meat, or get married and have children, it will not affect the cultivation of Taoist priests.

Buddhism is different, usually Buddhism is a place of pure cultivation, and it is not allowed to hide filth and dirt to take in people who do not abide by the precepts. Therefore, Buddhism accepts very few lay disciples. It is also very inconvenient for lay disciples to live in Buddhism. They can't drink wine and eat meat, marry wives and have children in the pure land of Buddhism, can they?

Of course, this is only within the Buddhist gate, if you go out of the Buddhist gate, there are not so many constraints on lay disciples.

Despite this, there are still very few people who choose the path of Buddha cultivation on Tiankun Star, and most of the cultivators are on the path of Taoist cultivation.

Tian Xiaoding and Tang Yunzhi inquired all the way and came to Beicheng District from Dongcheng District of Lingyun City.

Lingyun Temple is very famous in Lingyun City, so if you ask anyone, you will instruct Xiao Ding and the others how to go.

So, it didn't take long for Xiao Ding and the others to come to the outside of Lingyun Temple.

This Lingyun Temple covers an area of not small, with a high-walled compound, and the antique pavilions in the courtyard will occasionally emerge within the wall, showing their bucket arches and cornices.

When Xiao Ding and the others came to the outside of the temple gate, they saw from a distance that above the wide vermilion lacquer gate, a huge plaque was hung, on which were written "Lingyun Temple" three strong and powerful characters.

At this time, outside the gate of the temple, there were four young men kneeling, motionless, as if kneeling there waiting for something.

When Xiao Ding and Tang Yunzhi walked over, the gate of the temple also opened.

A young monk came out of it, and when he saw Xiao Ding and the others, he thought they were pilgrims who came to offer incense, so he said to Xiao Ding: "If you want to offer incense, enter through the corner door on the right." ”

After speaking, he said to the four young men kneeling in front of the door: "Our abbot said, let you go inside to talk, you can go with me." ”

The four kneeling people hurriedly got up and thanked them: "Thank you, little master!" ”

Xiao Ding and Tang Yunzhi came this time, originally planning to see the abbot Master Zhiguang, and heard the little monk say that he would take the four people to see the abbot, so the two of them silently followed the four people and walked in.

The little monk didn't care too much, just led the way in front.

After entering the temple gate, you can see the majestic buildings in the compound, with blue bricks and red tiles, which are very brilliant. It seems that this temple is quite rich.

There are monks everywhere in the courtyard who are busy, some are cleaning the courtyard, and some are beckoning pilgrims to make incense and make wishes.

Xiao Ding followed the little monk and the four young men, all the way through the hall and to the back hall of the middle courtyard of the temple.

Outside a room called "Wu Meditation Hall", the little monk stopped, looked back, and found that Xiao Ding and Tang Yunzhi had also followed, so he asked strangely: "If the two donors don't go to incense, aren't they also planning to escape into the empty door?" ”

Then, he looked at Tang Yunzhi again and added, "However, our Lingyun Temple does not accept female disciples. ”

Xiao Ding smiled, but did not answer positively.

The little monk didn't pay attention to it anymore, anyway, they had already followed, and it was just handed over to the abbot master to deal with.

He walked to the door, knocked lightly, and said, "Master Abbot, I brought the people." ”

Then I heard a thick voice coming from inside the house, and asked, "Didn't you say that there were four people?" Why did you bring six, and a female benefactor? ”

The little monk replied, "The other two donors came with me, and they seem to want to become ordained monks and join our Buddhism." ”

The thick voice inside continued: "Wow, wow, but we can't accept female disciples, but men can stay." ”

As the words fell, the door of the "Wu Meditation Hall" was also opened. But there was no one in the door. Xiao Ding knew that someone had just used the exercises and opened the door through the air.

Everyone raised their eyes and looked into the house, and saw that in the innermost position of the room, there was a large Buddha statue more than one person high, and on the futon in front of the Buddha statue, there was a burly monk.

This great monk was born with a round face and big ears, a bald head and eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, two cheeks and a tribe of beards, like steel needles, and the roots were erect. He was draped diagonally over a bright red robe, revealing half of his arms and the black chest hair on his chest.

On the thick arm he revealed, a tattoo with the pattern of a tiger's head was tattooed, and with the movement of his arm, it came to life, as if it were alive.

When Xiao Ding saw this great monk at first glance, he thought to himself: Could this be Master Zhiguang, the abbot of Lingyun Temple? This is obviously Lu Zhishen in "Water Margin" who ran to Tiankun Star!

Before Xiao Ding came here, what he thought about the abbot of Lingyun Temple, he thought that Monk Zhiguang must be the image of a kind and enlightened monk.

But he never expected that this enlightened monk would actually look like Lu Zhishen.

I heard Master Zhiguang ask in a loud voice: "A few of you all want to join our Lingyun Temple, enter my Buddhism, and become monks, right?" ”

Before Xiao Ding could speak, the four people who were kneeling before said in unison: "Exactly, we are willing to join the Buddha Gate!" ”

After speaking, the four young people knelt down in front of Master Zhiguang again and said, "Please also ask the master to fulfill it!" ”

The Zhiguang monk grinned and laughed, and said, "Wonderful, wonderful! It's wonderful to join in and strengthen my Buddhism! ”

As he spoke, Monk Zhiguang got up and stood up from the futon, picked up a ring ruler placed on the incense case, and continued: "However, my Buddha is compassionate, but I am not a person who has no fate. ”

The four kneeling people hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "Yes, yes, please ask the master to ask." ”

Monk Zhiguang laughed insolently for a while again, and then pointed to the first kneeling young man with the ring ruler in his hand and asked, "Let me ask you, why did you come to Lingyun Temple to become a monk?" ”

The first kneeling young man whispered, "It was my father who asked me to come to Lingyun Temple to be a monk." ”

When Monk Zhiguang heard this, he knocked the ring ruler in his hand on the man's head with a "snap", and reprimanded: "Your father asked you to come, you will come?" If you don't think about such a major matter as ordination, what should you do if you regret it after shaving? Not at all assertive! ”

The first kneeling young man touched the big bag above his head, silently with tears in his eyes.

Then, Monk Zhiguang asked the second kneeling young man and said, "Let me ask you, why did you come here to become a monk?" ”

When the second person heard this, he said in his heart that if he said that his father would let him come, he would definitely be beaten, so he immediately replied, "I want to come and become a monk myself." ”

When Monk Zhiguang heard this, he raised the ring ruler and "snapped" twice, and the top of the second person's head immediately bulged up with two big bags.

I only heard Monk Zhiguang reprimand loudly: "Shaving as a monk, such a major matter, you will come over by yourself without discussing it with your father?" What should you do if your father asks me for a son? ”

The second kneeling young man touched the two large bags on top of his head, silently with tears in his eyes.

Monk Zhiguang then asked the third kneeling young man and said, "Tell me, why did you come here to be a monk?" ”

The third young man who was kneeling saw that the first two said that if his father asked him to come, he would be beaten, and that he would also be beaten if he came, so he kept silent and did not dare to speak.

When Monk Zhiguang saw that this person didn't speak, he was even more angry, and he raised the ring ruler and knocked on his head three times. At the same time, he reprimanded: "Becoming a monk is such a big thing, you don't even want to come here, you don't have any brains, what kind of monk are you doing!" ”

The third kneeling young man touched the three large bags on top of his head, silently with two tears.

Afterwards, Monk Zhiguang asked the fourth kneeling young man again, "Tell me, why did you come to me to be a monk?" ”

The fourth kneeling young man knew that if he said it like the three people who had done it, he would definitely be beaten, so he immediately replied with a solemn face: "I was inspired by the Buddha, so I came here." He was actually thinking in his heart, I moved out of your big boss, do you still dare to beat me?

Monk Zhiguang didn't care about that, raised the ring ruler in his hand, and "snapped" and "snapped" at this person's brain, and reprimanded loudly: "I have worshiped the Buddha for decades, and the Buddha has not inspired me, you have inspired you at a young age, it's just nonsense!" ”

The fourth kneeling young man touched the four large bags on top of his head, wanting to cry without tears......

Then, Monk Zhiguang's gaze turned to Xiao Ding's body, he saw Xiao Ding standing without kneeling, and there was a beautiful woman standing beside him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he didn't ask the reason, but asked Xiao Ding directly: "You have already practiced the cultivation of the fifth layer of Qi, why do you want to become a monk?" ”

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