Manjushri watched Maitreya drift away and chanted softly:

Maitreya True Maitreya,

Hundreds of billions of doppelgangers.

Present to the world at all times,

The world does not know itself.

One day above heaven,

It has been a thousand years.

……

In the blink of an eye, one hundred and fifty years have passed leisurely, and the Tang Empire has entered a bloody twilight, and the country is crumbling. The situation of the struggle for hegemony, the flames are raging, the wars are frequent, the society is in turmoil, and the people are struggling to make a living......

The area of Mingzhou, Zhejiang, because it is far away from the northern power center and located on the coast of the East China Sea, although the situation is turbulent, it can finally avoid the war and be in a safe corner.

In Fenghua County, to which Mingzhou belongs, there are three main rivers: the Yan River, the Dongjiang River and the Fenghua River. Among them, the Fenghua River passes through the city.

Three miles north of Fenghua County, on the west bank of the county river, there is a small village - Changting Village.

There is a family in the village, and the male owner is named Zhang Chongtian, who is married to Dou. The Zhang family has been farming for generations, simple and kind, and the husband and wife are particularly hardworking and have a rich family background. However, the fly in the ointment is that Zhang Chongtian has been married for many years, but he has been empty on his knees and has not yet given birth to an heir.

In the early morning of this day, as soon as the east was shining, Zhang Chongtian came to work in the fields by the river. He was busy leveling the land when he suddenly heard the sound of water in the river and the roaring waves. He subconsciously raised his head and found that the rolling river was like a dragon with teeth and claws, roaring and rushing away, with an unstoppable momentum.

Zhang Chongtian has lived by the river for half his life and is accustomed to seeing the turbid waves of the spring flood. However, what made him feel strange was that in the low sound of the waves like a bull's roar and trembling like thunder, there seemed to be a wisp of fairy music coming from the depths of Gao Miao's universe and echoing between the waves......

So, Zhang Chongtian was even more surprised to see that in the turbid river, there was actually a lotus flower floating, the most unbelievable thing for him was that the lotus flower was not on top of the surging waves, sinking in the torrent of thousands of miles, not being rushed to the distant sky, but slowly floating towards him! And closer and closer, closer and closer, as if to float to his feet......

Zhang Chongtian didn't believe his eyes anymore, he closed them vigorously, and then opened them again. Sure enough, the lotus flower was gone.

However, in the place where the lotus flower disappeared, he saw another bundle of firewood and grass.

When there is a flood, there are often some large trees, wood, pigs, sheep, horses and cattle floating in the water, so it is not surprising that there is a bundle of firewood and grass. The strange thing is that there is a naked boy lying on the firewood and grass!

The river is mighty, the turbid waves are rolling, the flood peaks are surging, the whirlpools are numerous, and the small bundles of firewood are helplessly drifting in the turbulent waves, and there is a danger of being swallowed by the waves and sinking to the bottom of the river at any time.

However, the boy who is facing the catastrophe of destruction does not know it, as if he is lying comfortably in the cradle and sleeping, intoxicated by sweet dreams......

The innocence of childlike innocence eclipses all the so-called blessings and misfortunes in front of him!

You don't see a nursery rhyme: The little cat is very happy, singing songs up the hill, meeting a big tiger, pulling his beard and calling his brother......

Zhang Chongtian didn't think much about it, and hurriedly pulled the bundle of firewood to him with a long-handled pickaxe that raked the ground, and picked up the little boy.

Incredibly, as soon as he picked up the child, the bundle of firewood and grass scattered and sank, and there was no trace of it, as if it had never existed.

And the child in his arms was smiling at him, as if he had known that he would be fished out of the floodwater......

Zhang Chongtian saw that the boy was white and fat, with a round head and big ears, a dignified appearance, and a naturally rich and noble appearance, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do, and even forgot to take the head, and ran home with a cigarette.

Far away from home, Zhang Chongtian couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Old beggar, old beggar!" ”

Zhang Chong is naturally witty, and he has never had children or daughters, so he always likes to joke with his wife and jokingly call her "old beggar".

Dou was making breakfast at home, when he suddenly heard his husband calling outside, and his voice was extremely cheerful, and he greeted him at the gate of the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Master, did you pick up gold on the road, or did you dig up silver from the ground?" Look at you! ”

Zhang Chongtian pushed open the courtyard door and said: "I didn't pick up gold or silver, but it is 10,000 times more precious than gold and silver!" Look, look, look, old beggar! ”

A boy who is even more cute than in the New Year's painting appeared in front of her eyes! "Oh my God!" Dou hurriedly wiped his hand stained with vegetable leaves on the placket of his clothes, and took the child with both hands.

Not only did the child not recognize his life, but as if he was very close to the Dou family, he opened his arms, threw himself into her arms, and giggled.

Dou's so happy that he almost turned his house over......

After a while, Dou Shi remembered and asked Zhang Chongtian: "Master, where did you get this fairy doll from?" ”

Zhang Chongtian said: "There was a big flood in the county river, and he was lying on a bundle of firewood and grass and floated over, so I quickly fished him up from the river. ”

Dou said: "Oh, the flood is in the sky, this little doll was not drowned, it is really a great blessing and a great creation!" As the saying goes, if you don't die in a great disaster, you will be blessed. If you're in charge, let's adopt him. ”

Zhang Chongtian had no children under his knees, and he had already had a plan to keep this child in his heart, so he nodded without thinking about it.

Dou Shi kissed the child vigorously and said, "Amitabha, thank God, we finally have a son!" ”

Zhang Chongtian saw that his wife was so happy that she didn't know what to do, and she even forgot to cook, so he joked: "Old beggar, if you have a son, don't you want an old man?" I was so hungry that my belly was sticking to my back. ”

Dou said: "You are thirty or forty years old, and you haven't eaten, what are you afraid of when you are hungry?" I'm going to go find a small quilt and wrap my son up, so that he doesn't catch a cold. ”

Dou carried the child to the house, put it on the bed, and began to rummage through the cabinets, looking for a suitable fabric for the child to wear and cover.

Zhang Chongtian knew that he would not be able to eat for a while, so he had to sit and wait.

The child was lying alone on the bed, babbling as if he were extremely happy.

Zhang Chongtian said thoughtfully: "It's hard to believe that this kid has been floating in the water with his bare butt for so long, not only has he not frozen, he has not choked on water, but he can also sleep on firewood and grass." ”

Dou Shi said while picking it up: "This child has a hard life, and any kind of disaster can be avoided." He just floated up to you impartially, as if he had come specifically to be our son. ”

Zhang Chongtian recalled: "At the beginning, I obviously saw a golden lotus. Who knows, in the blink of an eye, he turned into a white and chubby little boy. ”

Hearing this, Dou Shi seemed to suddenly realize, suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed softly: "Oh my God, this doll was sent to us by Guanyin Bodhisattva!" ”

She put down the fabric in her hand, folded her hands, and muttered with great reverence; "The Bodhisattva of great compassion and compassion, the Bodhisattva of Goddess of Mercy who saves suffering, you have finally appeared! ,,Om Ma Ma Horn Mi Mi Woo Mi ，，，……”

Zhang Chongtian laughed "poof": "It's not to send a son, but to send a grandfather." ”

Dou Shi looked serious and said; "Daddy, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhang Chongtian still said with a smile; "The doll was originally brought back by me!"

Dou asked, "Why was he able to survive the flood?" ”

"This ......"

"Why did he run in front of you?"

"This ......"

Dou's questions were like cannons, but Zhang Chongtian was speechless and couldn't deal with it.

In the end, Dou said: "All this is because I went to Yuelin Temple a few days ago to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and made a wish in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so today it has come true." Dad, we have to find a time as soon as possible to go to Yuelin Temple to make a wish. ”

……

The sixth ancestor Huineng said that Yuelin Temple here, couldn't help but stop for a while, and then, quite appreciatively, said: This large-scale temple, separated from Changting Village by a river, was formerly known as the Chongfu Temple founded by Emperor Wu of Liang in the second year of Datong (536 AD) during the Northern and Southern Dynasties three hundred years ago.

The temple pavilions are towering and majestic; Flying eaves and arches, ingenious workmanship; Red walls and yellow tiles, resplendent gold......

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the "Six Ancestors Huineng was born" called by the north and south, and the banner of "Epiphany and Buddha" was raised in Caoxi Baolin Temple, creating a new situation of Zen Buddhism's rapid advance, and it has become a great wonder in the history of Chinese thought.

In the late Tang Dynasty, it was precisely the heyday of the development of Zen Buddhism, and the world's monasteries, nine out of ten returned to Zen, so Chongfuyuan naturally became a Zen monk temple.

One day, a visitor with extraordinary bearing came to Chongfuyuan. He is the famous poet Li Kun, the prime minister of the dynasty.

Li Kun has a close relationship with his friends Yuan Zhi and Bai Juyi, so he is not only an active participant in the Xin Yuefu movement, but also wrote "On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops of grass go down to the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work." and other poems that have been passed down through the ages, and under the influence of them, they also believe in Buddhism and become close friends with some famous Zen masters.

This year, after he returned to his hometown Wuxi to visit relatives, he visited the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River by the way to find friends and visit Zen.

In Chongfu Temple, he had a very happy conversation with several Zen monks, and Yaxing caused him to write a plaque of a dragon flying and phoenix dancing.

However, a few years later, in the fifth year of Huichang, Tang Wuzong began a large-scale campaign to exterminate Buddhism, and the Chongfu Temple was demolished and in disarray.

Li Kun's Mobao naturally turned into ashes together, and even Li Kun was kicked out of the capital by Tang Wuzong a year ago and served as the envoy of the Huainan Festival.

Just over a year later, Tang Wuzong finished the final madness, and died of poisoning due to taking the "elixir" of Taoist priests, and Tang Xuanzong, who had been a monk and a novice, ascended the throne, creating the last peaceful and prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty - the rule of Dazhong.

In the second year of Dazhong (848 AD), the idle Zen master traveled to Fenghua, and when he saw the ruins of Chongfu Temple, he couldn't help but sigh sadly and burst into tears.

He was born of sorrow, put down the bowl, hung up his bags, and had the heart to rebuild this ancient temple.

Xian Kuang is a great Zen master with a clear mind, profound enlightenment, and a discerning eye. That night, he sat on his knees among the ruins of Chongfuyuan and entered a wonderful state of meditation, so he keenly felt that on the east bank of the county river across the water, the Buddha's light was shining and shining through the sky - in the place where the Buddha's light appeared, a temple and monks would be built, and a sage would be born and a Bodhisattva would be transformed.

Therefore, the idle Zen master moved the new temple to the east of the county river and renamed it "Yuelin Zen Temple". Because it was built in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it was called "Dazhong Yue Lin Temple" in later generations.

In the early morning of this day, the presiding Zen master of Yuelin Temple was meditating on the meditation bed among the abbots, when he suddenly heard a muffled sound somewhere in front of the temple, as if a heavy object had fallen to the ground.

He slowly opened his eyes and summoned the attendant to inspect the Heavenly King's Palace.

After a while, the waiter ran back in a panic, and before he could enter the door, he shouted, "Great monk, woe is wrong!" Great monk, woe to you! ”

The Zen Master stood up from the meditation bed and asked; "If there is any trouble, you can tell it slowly."

The attendant said, "Maitreya, the crown of heaven in the palace of the heavenly king, fell from the lotus seat, fell off the crown, and broke his head. ”

The idle Zen master smiled and said lightly: "A clay sculpture of a bodhisattva, falling from a high place, will naturally be broken." ”

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and asked with a puzzled face, "How could the Bodhisattva statue fall on its own?" Is it a sign of some disaster in the temple? ”

"When it's time to pour, it falls. It can't even protect itself, what kind of disaster can it foresee! "The words of the idle Zen master contain infinite Zen opportunities, but it is a pity that the waiter is ignorant and has not yet penetrated the Zen level, so he cannot comprehend the mystery.

At this time, there was a faint sound of words from the direction of the Heavenly King Palace.

It must have been the Zen monks who heard the sound and saw the Bodhisattva statue fall to the ground inexplicably, and they were talking about it. The idle Zen master picked up the Zen staff and walked out.

In the palace of the Heavenly King, a statue of Maitreya with a crown of heaven (to be exact, it should be a statue of Wu Zetian wearing a crown) that was popular a few years ago, fell down with a bang, his forehead was deflated, and the crown rolled off far away.

The monks, who were at a loss, saw the arrival of the great monk, and they automatically flashed to both sides.

The Zen Master looked at the statue of Maitreya, which had been seriously damaged, and said to his disciples: "The golden Buddha does not save the furnace, the wooden Buddha does not save the fire, the mud Buddha does not save the water, and the true Buddha sits in his heart." As the saying goes, when the mud bodhisattva crosses the sea, it is difficult to protect himself. Ladies and gentlemen, you have all seen it, the external Buddha statues will always be damaged one day, so you should worship your own true Buddha, see your nature clearly, become a Buddha with an epiphany, and never be corrupted. ”

The superintendent of the temple expressed everyone's doubts: "But, Master, there was no wind, no rain, and no earthquake at that time, how could this Buddha statue with respect of hundreds of catties fall down for no reason?" ”

The idle Zen master said inexplicably: "The true Bodhisattva is coming, and the mud bodhisattva is naturally going to give way." ”

The prison master asked, "Master, what should we do with this Buddha statue?" Is it possible to put it back in place and then tinker and repaint? ”

The idle Zen master pointed to the statue of Maitreya who fell to the ground with a Zen staff, and said:

dust to dust,

Soil to earth.

Where does it come from,

Where to go.

Maitreya Bodhisattva departed from Tu Rate,

The mad monk carries a cloth bag.

After speaking, the idle Zen master walked away.

Although the prison did not understand the last two sentences of the master, he understood what it meant to return dust to dust and earth to earth, so he instructed everyone to carry out the clay statue, dig a deep pit, and bury it.

What is made of clay is returned to clay.

As soon as the Zen monks cleaned the Tianwang Palace, Zhang Chongtian and his wife came to the temple with the boy who was picked up from the river, and they bypassed the Tianwang Palace, the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and went straight to the Great Compassion Pavilion at the back of the temple - the main hall dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Zhang Chongtian and Dou put incense on the incense table in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the Great Compassion Pavilion, and then knelt down three times and bowed nine times, praying sincerely to express their gratitude to Guanyin for sending their son.

When they finished bowing, they straightened up and found that there was an abbot monk standing behind them, a Zen master who was idle.

Idle like an unpredictable prophet, he took the initiative to put together and said: "Zhang Tanyue has found a noble son, congratulations." ”

Zhang Chong is witty every day, and he is an old acquaintance with the idle Zen master, so he deliberately said: "Okay, you abbot monk, why do you have no mouth?" My own son, how do you say that you picked it up? ”

The idle Zen master smiled faintly and said: "Tianhe is a wishful boat, and the appearance of Youtan is all fate. After that, the idle Zen master asked again, "Has your son ever had a name?" ”

Dou said: "Originally, our husband and wife came to the temple today, one is to burn incense and make vows, and thank Guanyin Bodhisattva; The second is to ask you to give him a name so that he can grow up. Now that you have met the great monk, please take a look at his appearance and bother to come up with a good name. ”

The idle Zen master did not shirk, opened the corner of the swaddling clothes, and saw that the child's face was like a full moon, his eyes were like stars, his ears were hanging down his shoulders, and he was born with a noble appearance. What's even more peculiar is that this kid actually smiled at Idle, as if he was an old acquaintance with him.

The idle Zen master said: "The sages take a vow, beware of the shade; Do not covet earthly feelings; Comprehending this nature is really like that. Let's call it 'Covenant'. ”

Zhang Chongtian and Dou had long heard that this high monk was unfathomable, and the name he chose must have carried some kind of mysterious wish. So, although I felt that the name was a bit awkward, I gladly accepted it.

Dou once again asked the idle Zen master to let him predict the fate of the child.

The idle Zen master casually chanted:

This doll is very human,

You go to the county and the light of the dust.

but an old case,

God returns to his original position, and the shadow endures.

……

Since the idle Zen master gave the name deed to the boy that Zhang Chongtian and his wife picked up from the river, this little deed has become more and more cute day by day, round and jade, innocent and lively, playful and active, and has brought endless joy to Zhang Chongtian and his wife.

This little deed is no different from other dolls in the village, the same goes up trees and climbs walls, the same goes down to the river to play in the water, and the same is spanked by his father for being too naughty. The only difference is that he has not been touched with meat since he was a child, no matter what fish, shrimp, chickens and ducks, beef, sheep and pork, he vomits in his mouth and refuses to swallow it at all. Despite this, Xiao Qi is fat, strong, and very healthy, so his parents don't take his problem to heart.

What's even more amazing is that since the adoption of Qi, Dou, who has not been conceived for many years, gave birth to a flower-like daughter in the autumn of the second year, named Qiuxia.

The villagers all say that this is like a new hen must put an egg in the nest before laying eggs, teasing her to lay eggs and lay eggs.

Of course, people also say that this is the result of Zhang Chongtian and Dou's good deeds and accumulation of virtue.

The sun and the moon are reincarnated, time is like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, two children, a man and a woman, grow up side by side, seven years old, Qiu Xia is six years old, very lovely.

People say that these two children are the golden boys and girls in the heavens and the lower realm. was so envious that everyone also wanted to go to the county river to salvage a baby child.

On this day, Zhang Chongtian's brother-in-law took a hare from the field, and after cooking it, he was reluctant to eat it, so he ran for several miles and sent it to his nephew and niece.

On that day, the devil knew where Xiao Qiqi and his friends went crazy and didn't come back near noon.

Zhang Chongtian said: "When the children play, they have long forgotten about eating. Besides, he never eats meat, so he doesn't have to wait for him. ”

So, Dou scalded two pots of Shaoxing Huadiao and brought them to the table together with rabbit meat. Zhang Chongtian and his brother-in-law were eating rabbit meat, drinking old wine, guessing the boxing order, and they were very happy.

Xiao Qiuxia is a big ghost, and while the adults are not paying attention to drinking, she quietly hides the hind legs of a rabbit - she has never eaten such delicious meat, so she has to leave it for her brother to taste.

Xiao Qiuxia has always been very strange, she can't eat enough chicken, duck and fish, why can't her brother touch it?

Qiu Xia had asked her brother many times, and she said perfunctorily that because she had seen the bloody scene of slaughtering pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, she wanted to vomit when she saw meat.

Qiu Xia deduced that her brother had never really tasted meat, and if he knew that meat was delicious, he would no longer be disgusted.

So, she tore the rabbit meat into strands and sandwiched it between her brother's favorite glutinous dumplings.

The glutinous rice is made of glutinous rice and is very sticky, so it is well bonded after sandwiching the meat, and it is not visible from the appearance at all.

After most of the day, he finally returned.

He was already hungry after running wild for most of the day, so he said hello to his uncle and urged his mother to get food quickly.

Today, Qiu Xia was extremely diligent, and without waiting for her mother to leave, she rushed to the kitchen to bring the glutinous balls.

He took a bite, had just chewed a few times, and before he could swallow it, he noticed something unusual. However, the glutinous rice is very sticky, firmly stuck to the mouth, and I can't spit it out or swallow it in a hurry.

Xiao Qi's face and neck were red, and the beads of sweat on his head were like rain, and after a while, he seemed to be blocked by his trachea, his neck was crooked, and he collapsed to the ground, and he kicked a few times with both feet, and he ran out of breath......

Since Maitreya had made a vow not to eat meat, eating meat would have the above results.

Qi fainted to the ground, without any breath, seeing that there was no help, Zhang Chongtian trembled in panic, and he didn't know what to do.

Dou had no idea, just sat down beside his son, crying bitterly, crying and grabbing the earth.

Fortunately, Qi's uncle was quite calm, and used his index finger to pull out all the glutinous rice and rabbit meat in Qi's mouth, and poured him some cold water.

Speaking of which, Xiao Qi passed out a little inexplicably this time, I don't know if it was swallowed or rabbit allergy, anyway, it's good to come back to life.

After this tossing and turning, Zhang Chongtian and his wife understood more in their hearts that Xiao Qi was the lifeblood of the two of them, and if their son had three long and two short, their husband and wife would definitely go crazy.

Two months later, Dou found out that he was pregnant again, and he was very hesitant, if it was good to have another daughter, if he gave birth to his own son, then would he still be able to love this adopted son as before? Besides, what would he think?

Dou was so distressed that he couldn't sleep for several nights, so he decided to go to Yuelin Temple to burn incense and ask the Buddha and Bodhisattva to give him a clear sign.

After breakfast the next day, Dou freshened up and dressed up, and was just about to go out, but he found out and had to follow.

Dou couldn't bear to refuse his son, so he took him across the river and went to Yuelin Temple.

When the two of them entered the mountain gate, they first went to the Daxiong Treasure Hall to offer incense to the Buddha Shakyamuni. Dou picked up three sticks of incense, lit them on the ever-bright lamp, inserted them in the incense burner, and then kowtowed three times on the futon.

During the whole process of his mother burning incense and worshipping the Buddha, Xiao Qiji kept staring intently at the Buddha statue on the high Sumeru seat, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.......

After Dou's worship, he found that his son was staring at the Buddha statue in a daze, so he pushed him and said, "Son, why don't you kowtow to your mother?" ”

Xiao Qi didn't answer and asked: "Mother, who is he?" How do I seem to have seen him? ”

Dou told him, "This is Shakyamuni Buddha. The Buddha is omnipotent, omniscient, can eliminate disasters and increase blessings, and bless people with a long life. So, son, whenever you see the Buddha statue, you should kowtow to him and pray to the Buddha to bless you with all the best and great wealth. ”

Xiao Qi said: "Mother, the appearance of the Buddha is similar to that of a person, and I seem to be very familiar with him." When I grow up, I want to be a Buddha, and I want to be a Buddha like Shakyamuni. ”

When Dou heard this, he was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat! She was afraid that her son would blaspheme the Buddha and be punished by heaven, so she pressed her son's head and asked him to quickly kneel down and repent and ask the Buddha for forgiveness.

Xiao Qi refused to do anything about this, he actually said: "Since the Buddha looks exactly like a person, I can be a Buddha, and I have to be a Buddha." ”

Dou was extremely devout to the Buddha, and when he saw his son repeatedly saying that he wanted to be on a par with the Buddha, he was shocked, frightened and angry, and couldn't help but raise his slap and wanted to hit him on the head.......

"Amitabha, good, good." After a Buddha horn sounded outside the door of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the idle Zen master walked in and said to Dou Shi: "Dou Jushi, in the pure place of Buddhism, how can you be angry and move your hands and feet?" ”

Dou Shi hurriedly bowed to the idle Zen master and said, "The folk woman is angry and forgets the rules of Buddhism, please forgive the abbot monk." ”

The idle Zen master said, "A little child, why do you want to be angry with him? ”

Dou Shi told the idle Zen master: "Master, you don't know, this kid doesn't know the height of the sky, and he even said that he wants to be a Buddha when he grows up. ”

"Hehe......" After laughing, the idle Zen master said, "Well said! The child's words are unscrupulous, pointing directly to the original; Childlike innocence, it's like it's like it. He turned to Xiao Qi again and said, "This is this, this is this, you must not forget today's words, and in the future you will become a Buddha and an ancestor, like Shakyamuni Buddha to save sentient beings." ”

Dou Shi said in confusion: "Master, how can you also see like a child and take his child's play as real?" ”

Xian Kuang Zen Master Zhengse said: "All life has Buddha nature, and everyone can attain Buddhahood, which is what the Buddha Shakyamuni said in the scriptures. We study Buddhism in order to become Buddhas in the future! As long as we initiate bodhichitta and diligently practice the precepts and wisdom, we will be able to see the nature of our minds and realize that it is true as ......."

These Buddhist principles are not profound, but they are no longer understandable by folk believers like Dou who seek the protection of Buddha and beg for blessings and disasters. Therefore, even if the idle Zen master said it wildly, she could only listen to it ignorantly.

Although her body stood in front of the idle Zen master, her mind was always tied to her son—the afterglow of her eyes was like hanging on Xiao Qi's legs and feet, and wherever he went, he followed closely.

Xiao Qi was attracted by the lifelike statues of the eighteen Arhats on the east and west sides of the main hall (five generations ago, there were only sixteen Arhats, and the title of the eighteen Arhats was produced later), and ran over to look at them one by one.

These sixteen Arhats, starting with Venerable Bintou Lu, received the edict of the Buddha and lived forever, manifesting according to their fate, and benefiting all sentient beings.

They are: the 1st Binduravara Lazy Buddha (i.e., Bintou Lu, Changmei Arhat), the 2nd Ganoka Vasara Venerable, the 3rd Ganokabali Suija, the 4th Subindha Venerable, the 5th Naogara Venerable, the 6th Bhadra Venerable (a Bhadra Bharata, now a temple bath, a statue of Duoanqi, the reason for which is from the Lengyan Sutra), the 7th Kalija, the 8th Vaja Buddha Dora, the 9th Buddha Boga, the 10th Half Tokya, the 11th Rahura (formerly known as Rahula), The Twelfth Naga Rhina, the Thirteenth Injatra, the Fourteenth Vahnabhas, the Fifteenth Agata, and the Sixteenth Tun Half Toga (i.e. Zhou Lipant).

He stopped in front of a statue of an Arhat with a delicate and amiable face and an innocent and lovely demeanor, as if tickling, reaching out to touch his feet, and reciting an improvised children's rhyme in his mouth:

"Little Luohan, Lehehe, you are a brother and I am a brother.

The brother accompanies his mother at home, and the elder brother rides a bamboo horse to travel around the world. ”

When Dou heard that his son was calling himself a brother and sister to the Arhat monk again, he couldn't help but be shocked and reprimanded: "Here's it, don't talk nonsense!" ”

But he said, "Mother, you can give me another little brother." The little brother can play with me, and he is more cute than this Luohan brother who can sit in the light. ”

As soon as Dou wanted to reprimand this again, the idle Zen master laughed, and said thoughtlessly: "Dou Jushi, what else do you have to worry about?" Isn't this already said? He's looking forward to having a little brother! ”

Dou was a little surprised by the words of the abbot monk of the unknown prophet: "Master, how do you know about my silent prayer in front of the Buddha?" ”

The idle Zen master smiled faintly and said, "A lamb has a grass, and a bird has a sky." , some karma. If you want to come, you can't stop it no matter what; If you want to go, you can't stay in every possible way. Let it be. ”

Although Dou Shi didn't fully understand, after listening to the words of the idle Zen master, a worried heart finally calmed down. A few months later, the Zhang family added another man. I got my wish, and I really had a cute little brother.

Since that time, I followed my mother to Yuelin Temple to worship the Buddha, and I often come here to play alone, or in the company of children of the same age in the village. Even the monks in the temple knew him and called him "Changtingzi" - a child of Changting Village.

God knows why, the Yuelin Temple, which faces the river, seems to have an extraordinary attraction to the small deed.

Was it the ingenious layout, the majestic architecture, and the majestic Buddha statues that had a strong shock to him?

Or did the wonderful bells, the sacred chanting, and the wisdom of the monks move him?

Once, in the main hall, he was fascinated by a mural of the warp.

This is a picture of the "Maitreya Change" - according to the picture of the Tushi Heavenly Palace depicted in the "Maitreya Sutra".