Chapter 18: The Two Dharma Protectors
"Get up! It's time for morning class! β
Jingye got up in a daze, grabbed his clothes and put them on his body haphazardly.
Miao Xing was already waiting outside the door at this time, this time he did not hang on the door frame like last time, but squatted quietly aside, and immediately followed happily after seeing the master come out.
Lao Hei didn't know when he had gotten up from the grass nest behind the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and was exercising in the small square at this time.
Ah Lian had already come out of the room, sitting cross-legged in a corner and spitting out at the rising sun.
"So I'm the last to get up!"
Jingye thought that he should get up early enough before dawn, but he didn't expect it to be the last one.
As usual, Pure Karma first recited the Lengyan Sutra and then recited the entire Diamond Sutra.
During the chanting of pure karma, Ah Lian and Lao Hei, the two big demons, did not know when they had come up, and sat on the futon like Miao Xing, listening attentively, as if the sound of heaven came from the mouth of pure karma.
After the morning class, Jingye slowly put away the scriptures and ritual instruments, only to find that Ah Lian and Lao Hei were staring at him directly.
"What? Do I have flowers on my face? β
Jingye touched the bald head that had grown a layer of hard stubble, and looked at the two demons suspiciously.
"I've decided, I'm going to stay in your Qingshan Temple as a Dharma protector, do you think it's okay?"
Ah Lian said solemnly.
"I'm the same!"
Lao Hei immediately came up, and said with his eyes wide open.
"Don't make a fuss! You are still a Dharma protector, if you don't steal my robe, you will be Amitabha! β
"Huh! That's a bad thing, why should I steal your robe, if I like to take it directly! Say if you want it or not! β
Lao Hei saw the matter of purifying karma and carrying the robe, and wondered in his heart whether this monk of pure karma really had a precious robe.
Jingye looked at the two demons, and he was a little uncertain in his heart, after all, demons are different from people, especially Lao Hei, who looks like a simple bear on the surface, but who would have thought that he could do such a thing as seizing the human cave mansion.
"System! Get an idea! Do you think these two can be the protectors of my Qingshan Temple? β
Jingye was entangled in his heart, so he had to turn to Nokia for help.
"Why not? Didn't Guanyin Bodhisattva accept such a monster as the mountain black bear back then! To put it bluntly, it still depends on what you think, all living beings are equal, and you don't have this kind of trouble if you regard them as human beings, you, this is the image! β
"Well, I see!"
Jingye looked at the two demons in front of him and asked solemnly, "Have you thought about it?" Do you really want to be the protector of my Aoyama Temple? β
"I think about it, I would like to practice beside the Buddha!"
Ah Lian replied in the affirmative.
"I'm the same!"
Lao Hei hurriedly interjected, and the huge bear paw scratched the back of his head.
"Well, from now on, you two are the protectors of this temple, and you should do your best to protect my Qingshan Temple in the future!"
After speaking, Jingye called Miao Xing over and explained the matter.
said that it is a protector of the Dharma, but in fact, it is just two more mouths when eating, or the kind of meal that is up to three, and there is nothing to do in the temple at ordinary times, and the two demons are just as normal as usual.
After breakfast, the first pilgrim ushered in by Qingshan Temple was Hu Haishan, who came to invite Manjushri.
This time, Hu Haishan came alone, and when he got out of the car, he still had a small briefcase under his arm, which was bulging and seemed to be full of things.
"Master Purification! Is there anything else I need at home? β
Hu Haishan first took out a wad of red banknotes from his bag and stuffed them into the merit box, and then walked in the direction of pure karma.
Jingye thought about it, so he gave Li Tao's phone number to Hu Haishan, saying that if there is anything missing, you can buy it in his store, and if you don't understand anything, just ask him directly.
At this moment, the sound of a car came from outside the mountain gate again, and Jingye took a look with his supernatural powers, and found that it was the two monks last time, and this time there was one more, and the more one seemed to be older, and the beard under his chin was a lot.
"Amitabha!"
As soon as Jingye was about to tell his apprentice to close the door, the three monks walked in first.
"I said, why are you here again? I really don't have the money to join any Buddhist associations, so you might as well go! Five thousand dollars a year is too much. β
After Jingye finished speaking, he was about to drive the three of them out, and when the old monk heard this, he suddenly seemed to understand something, and his face immediately pulled down, and the two eyes stared at the young monk next to him, as if they wanted to see something from their faces.
"Tell me, what the hell is going on? I'm just asking you two to send an invitation, what Buddhist association? What five thousand dollars? You two didn't tell me about the Buddhist Association! β
The old monk asked the two young monks with some displeasure, and listened to the tone, it seemed that they were the masters of the two.
"Master, I, we, you listen to my explanationΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·"
Before the two of them finished speaking, Pure Karma stepped forward and said, "Amitabha! Let me talk about it. β
After speaking, the three of them were let into the main hall, and the two little monks recounted what they had done since they stepped into Qingshan Temple, including scolding the two of them when they opened their mouths.
After listening to the narration of pure karma, the old monk turned around and asked the two little monks if it was true, and the two little monks also nodded hesitantly.
"Amitabha! I'm sorry to you on behalf of the two apprentices! β
The old monk bowed slightly, and then turned his head to look at the two apprentices who were bowing their heads and saying nothing.
This old monk was originally the abbot of Baiyun Temple, and a few days ago he sent two of his apprentices to invite the abbot of Qingshan Temple, Monk Liao Guang, to participate in the Laba Festival of Baiyun Temple. And he knows the character of Monk Liao Guang, he has always been kind, compassionate, and the Dharma is also very profound, so he will not condone his apprentices to do such a thing, so he decided to take a trip to inquire about it, but he didn't expect that there is such a hidden secret in it, and his two apprentices have done such a thing that damages the reputation of Buddhism.
"Amitabha! I have heard the name of my uncle, and I also respect the Dharma of my uncle, and the two apprentices are probably also lost by foreign objects, and I am very happy to let the two brothers know their way back. β
Seeing this empty old monk's posture, Jingye immediately felt very admired, you must know that this empty monk is one of the best monks in this area, as long as people who know a little about Buddhism know his name.
"Uncle Shi came with me to visit this Qingshan Temple, okay? Recently, I have added a lot of things to Qingshan Temple, I don't know if the master will be surprised when he comes back, he has traveled down the mountain for a long time. β
Jingye sincerely invited.
"Amitabha, this is exactly what you mean, how can you see the Buddha and not worship!"
After reciting the Buddha's name, he gladly accepted the invitation of pure karma, turned around and glared at his two disciples, and said, "You two should also follow!" β
As if they had been pardoned, the two disciples hurriedly followed.