Chapter 339: Kukai Temple
Kukai Temple, Wuchan Temple, located in the East China Sea Gang, between the mountains and rivers, the mountains and rivers are beautiful on all sides, although it is a solemn Zen holy place, but it is very romantic, when the plague has not broken out, it is not only the place where the literati and scholars in Beijing and Hebei are enjoying and playing, but also a good place for the rich and noble to burn incense and make wishes.
There are several hills in Kukai Temple and Jingci I, there are several towering white pagodas on the top of each mountain, and the ridges are connected by stone plank roads, and the winding mountains are like a long snake that sees the tail and does not see the head, and the trend is dangerous but not steep.
Yan Yunting and the three of them went around to the gate of Kukai Temple, and several warrior monks who guarded the gate knew Wujie, so they let go very happily.
"It's the first time I've come to the holy land of Zen Buddhism, Master Wujie, you have to wait for us to take a good look." Bai Rong said.
Wujie glanced at Bai Rong and Yan Yunting, and sighed, "I don't ask you too much, at least tidy up your hair and clothes...... And Brother Bai, can you throw away the bag of fish on your back? Buddhism does not allow meat to appear. β
Bai Rong shook his head decisively and refused: "I guess you will definitely stay in this temple for a long time, you can be vegetarian, I can't have oil and water in my stomach, no, no, no......"
Wujie is not easy to force, just sighed and beckoned: "Then come with me, I'll take you to take a good look, the scenery of Zen Kukai Templeββ"
Kukai Temple opens the door to welcome the big golden Buddha, the Buddha is thirty zhang high, the golden body reflects the sun, sparkling!
Entrance to the big square, there is a four-legged bronze incense burner in three hundred steps, the incense in the furnace is endless, such as jade smoke endlessly.
The incense and candles are free to pick, but there is a public virtue box on the side, which can be a penny or a gold ingot, and it is given by fate.
Take three sticks of incense without precepts and light them, raise them horizontally above your head, and worship them in all directions and directions first; After that, he made three strokes of the golden Buddha with his vertical hand, and then inserted the incense into the bronze tripod.
Yan Yunting and Bai Rong also learned to light incense and worship without rings.
"Master of the Unprecepts, can you really get what you wish by worshipping the Buddha?" Yan Yunting asked.
Wujie said bluntly: "No, Buddha is just a kind of faith, which can only give you spiritual sustenance, but cannot give you substantive needs." β
"Then do you want to give this sesame oil money?" Bai Rong pointed to the merit box and asked.
Wujie said: "Rejoice in merit, love does not give." β
These days, money is really like dung, it doesn't matter if you want it or not.
Bai Rong shook the merit box, and "lala......" a glittering gold and silver ingot, which made his eyes hurt: "I'll go, you still have more oil and water to be a monk." β
"Okay, okay, keep coming with me, this is the tip of the iceberg of Kukai Temple." The two of them were greeted by unprecepted greetings to move onβ
Five hundred steps further, turn left eighty steps of stairs, there is a clear and clean release pond, the turtles and fish in the pond swim freely, see the three people without ring walking by and frolicking.
There is a rockery in the center of the release pond, and a large turtle with a length and width of half a zhang is carved on the stone.
"I heard from people back home that touching the back of a turtle will bring good luck." Bai Rong stretched out his hand and wiped it on the turtle's back, who knew that he had just touched the turtle, and the turtle suddenly moved its limbs and opened its eyes to look at it!
This turtle is alive!
Such a big tortoise is afraid that it has lived for thousands of years.
"I'm afraid this turtle is from the essence, right?" Bai Rong was taken aback.
Wujie said: "The fox has been human for ten years, and the turtle has been formed for a hundred years, and the turtle is not a thousand years of life, you may not believe it, although the turtle lives for a long time, it is the most difficult animal to become a sperm." β
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
A drum beat sounded leisurely from the silence.
"The bell of the temple is ringing, either to open a meal or to do homework, at this moment, just after noon, it should be the bell for the monks to do the afternoon class," Wujie looked at Yan Yunting and said, "Didn't Brother Yan just ask to see Master Wu?" At this time, he must be doing his homework in the 'Tongzen Treasure Hall', and we came at the right time. β
"Master Kunai, I was fortunate enough to see him in Kunlun Mountain, and I feel that his teeth are about to fall out, do you still insist on doing your homework every day?" Yan Yunting admired and was curious.
Wujie said: "Zen Buddhism is exquisite, not doing a day, not eating a day, I heard that the old abbot has adhered to this habit for more than 400 years. β
Yan Yunting rubbed his sweaty palms and said with a wry smile: "I came to ask for Master Kuwu this time, and I also want to seek the mastery of Zen Buddhism, I really don't know the bottom of my heart." β
"When I first arrived at Kukai Temple, I thought that Master Kunai would be an old wise man who did not smile and behaved seriously, but after getting along with him for a while, I realized that he was an old living treasure at all...... Returning to the basics, living younger and younger, this is the highest state of a cultivator. β
This is true, think about it, the Qing Mingzi of the Tianshan Sect is also an old naughty boy who has lived for hundreds of years......
"Continue to follow me, there is still a long way to go to the Zen Treasure Hall." Continue to lead the way without precepts -
Turtle Fort goes down 30 steps of stairs, and the situation suddenly opens up, and the temple rises from the ground, and the lotus pond is connected with the arch bridge.
There are seven lotus ponds, take the meaning of "seven steps lotus pond, step by step lotus", late autumn has passed, the lotus flowers have withered, the lotus leaves in the pond are also gradually yellowed, leave some lotus picking utensils in the river.
The three of them searched for the bell, walked all the way through the three lotus ponds, and spent at least a quarter of an hour finally finding the source of the bell in a magnificent temple between the third and fourth lotus ponds.
Tongzen Temple-Hiroshi. Zen Jishi, Danqing Buddha Sea.
There are two attics corresponding to each other on the left and right in the courtyard, one hangs the bell, the other hangs the drum, when the three people enter the courtyard, the bell stops abruptly, and suddenly the whole temple is silent.
"Don't you have to knock on wooden fish and chant scriptures to do your homework? How can it be so quiet here? Bai Rong wondered.
Wujie also had some doubts.
At this time, a little novice in a gray robe suddenly ran out of the Tongzen treasure hall, he ran to the three of them, made a gesture and said, "Amitabha, Master Kunai has been waiting in the treasure hall for a long time. β
It turns out that I don't do my homework today, just to wait for customers.
"Thanks for the guidance." Wujie nodded and looked at Yan Yunting: "It seems that you have a great hope of 'seeking the true scriptures' today." β
The three of them walked into the Tongzen Treasure Hall together.
The treasure hall is lit with candles, and the Buddha's light reflects the golden brilliance of the entire hall.
Under the Buddha sits alone a white-eyed old monk, is leisurely making tea, tea fragrance and incense mixing, smell into the nose instantly refresh the mind, clear the heart to be irritable.
Three futons had already been prepared in front of the coffee table, and Master Kunai pointed casually: "Three of you, please take a seat." β
Master, please sit down, have to sit. The three of them sat down in an orderly manner, and even an impetuous person like Bai Rong suddenly became very well-behaved.
Master Kunai made a cup of tea for the three of them one after another: "Freshly fried hairy tips, the three of them came from afar to quench their thirst." β
The master saw that the tea had to be drunk, and the three of them took a sip of the tea.
"How's this tea?" Master Kunai asked.
Yan Yunting smiled bitterly: "It's a little bitter." β
Bai Rong also responded: "It's really bitter." β
Wujie glanced at the two people beside him with disgust, and sighed: "It's bitter and sweet." β
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