Besides, after the idle Zen master restored the Yuelin Zen Temple, the sun and the moon were reincarnated, and forty years passed by in a snap of his fingers, and he became a wise and ancient master.

The secluded pool is clear, and the inside and outside are thorough; The bronze mirror is flat, illuminating the sky and the earth.

On this day, the summer retreat is over, and the monks can travel around. Starting from the meditation hall at the back of Yuelin Temple, the dormitory, the hall, the warehouse, and the kitchen, he slowly walked through every building of the temple and sighed softly: "Forty winters and summers, the wind and rain are blowing, and the Yuelin Zen Temple is like a dying old man." ”

That year, he came here alone, in ruins, and his eyes were full of misery and desolation. The Bodhisattva's wish is to raise the floor on the ground; A piece of sincerity, empty fist to build a dojo.

At the beginning, Yuelin Temple, a Buddhist world reshaped with ashes, was limited by financial resources and the social environment at the time, and many places could only make do, and after decades of natural aging, it has now revealed a dilapidated scene.

Especially after Tianhua Temple was merged into Yuelin Temple, there were many monks, the squatter room, the dining hall was very nervous, and even when doing things, the Daxiong Treasure Hall was too small, and it could not accommodate all the people.

Also, Yuelin Temple should add a few palaces......

Zen Master Xian Kuang foresaw that he was about to return to Shantideva in two years, and the years of living in the temple were numbered, so he wanted to expand and renovate Yuelin Temple again in his lifetime, leaving a solid and brilliant dojo for future generations.

The idle Zen master came to the Tianwang Palace. Since that year, the Heavenly Crown Maitreya enshrined in the center of the Heavenly King Hall fell and broke, and the Buddhist shrine here has been empty, and the statue of Maitreya has not been reshaped.

The idle Zen master put his staff into the empty Buddha shrine, knocked on the empty Sumeru seat (the pedestal where the Buddha statue is placed), and muttered, "You must go when you should go, and you must come back when you should return." If you are greedy and crazy, the old monk will knock your head off. ”

During the period when the Budai monk was in Hangzhou, Qian Biao's generals successively captured Yangxian and Changzhou, which were subordinate to the Zhenhai Navy (headquarters Zhenjiang), greatly expanding their territory, and the front line of the original two sides often fighting fiercely - the area around Suzhou, restored the peace of heaven on earth.

The cloth bag monk was very thoughtful, he carried the cloth bag on the head of the cane, walked out of the Wulin Gate from the bank of the West Lake, and came to the Grand Canal Wharf to the east, and got on a small boat to Suzhou.

However, just as the boatman was about to untie the cable and lead the oars north, the cloth bag monk suddenly covered his buttocks with his hands and jumped up.

Look at the way he dodged and dodged, grinning in pain, as if someone was slapping his ass with a stick.

The boatman was puzzled, for he had not seen even a ghost.

However, whoever hurts knows it.

While protecting his buttocks with his hands, the cloth bag monk grinned and said, "I'm not going to Suzhou anymore, go back immediately, go back immediately!" ”

So, he immediately picked up the sack, threw down the stunned boatman, jumped onto the dock, and ran south......

The Budai monk traveled hundreds of miles and returned to Fenghua Yuelin Temple after many years of absence.

The nostalgia is more timid, and the Bodhisattva is also moved.

When the outline of Yuelin Zen Temple appeared in his eyes, his heart couldn't help but feel uneasy—Master, how are you old man?

Closer, closer, when approaching the mountain gate, the Budai monk saw that the idle Zen master was standing on the high steps!

It was as if his old man was waiting intently for the return of his wanderer;

It seems that more than ten years ago, after he sent off the deed, he has been standing here, waiting for the deed to come back!

The breeze was blowing, dancing his dress. From a distance, his sleeves fluttered, as if he was about to rise and become an immortal......

The small deed of the year, today's cloth bag monk, trotted and ran, came to the high steps of Yuelin Temple.

When he saw that the master's hair was all white and he was old, he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart, and tears came out of the frame!

He prostrated on the steps, bowed one step at a time, knelt down to the feet of the idle Zen master, and then hugged his legs, like a child, with a handful of snot and tears, and cried loudly......

The idle Zen master and the cloth bag monk held hands and feet against feet in the abbot and talked for a long time.

When the Budai monk talked about the origin of his own cloth bag, the idle Zen master exclaimed: "That nameless old monk is the manifestation of Manjushri Bodhisattva!" His old man has appeared specifically to enlighten you, and it seems that you have a great relationship with Prince Manjushri. ”

The Budai monk smiled and said: "Manjushri is Manjushri, and Budai is Budai; Manjushri and cloth bag, the two phases are not hindered. ”

The idle Zen master bowed his head, "Yes, yes, individuals are full of food, and they are born and die." Although Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are infinitely compassionate, they cannot replace the enlightenment of each and every one of us. He checked the cloth bag, and then looked at the big belly of the deed, "Deed, back then, I asked you to go to Tianhua Temple, but you were still unwilling." You see, you didn't have a lot of gains in Tianhua Temple, and you got two treasures. ”

The cloth bag monk was puzzled, scratched his scalp and said, "Master, I only got a cloth bag. Manjushri's Zen staff turned into a pine tree, and the disciples took all the leaves and scattered them into the sea. ”

The idle Zen master smiled and said, "In addition to the cloth bag, you also have a big belly!" He then recited, "The sack is empty, what is not tolerated?" The belly is big and can hold the world. ”

Monk Budai thought of Yue Linzhuang from Tianhua Temple and asked, "After I left, how was the situation in Yue Linzhuang?" ”

"Good. Because of the regulations you made back then, the monks who lived in the village performed their duties and supervised each other, and entered a virtuous circle, and the money and food provided to Yuelin Temple increased year by year. ”

The cloth bag monk smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, the big bell in the temple rang:

"When...... While...... When ......"

The temple bell is not only a jungle command, but also an incredible use. The morning dawn strikes the long night, and the police sleep; When the twilight strikes, you feel faint and ignorant. Back in the time of the Buddha, whenever the Dharma was gathered, Ananda would ring the Gandhara (the Sanskrit name for the bronze bell) and say:

Subduing the Demonic Resentment,

There is nothing left to save the knot.

Hit the Gandharan vertebrae in the open field,

Bhikshu heard the set.

All the legal persons who want to hear it,

The sea of life and death.

Hearing this wonderful sound,

Gather here.

The bell is the command. Although the Budai monk has been tired all the way, the wind and dust have not been washed, and when he hears the bell, he must also go to the Dharma Hall to gather.

On the way, he asked, "Master, what is the matter with the bell ringing now?" ”

The Zen Master smiled and didn't answer, but said, "You'll know in a moment." ”

When they entered the Dharma Hall, hundreds of monks from all over the monastery had already gathered in it, arranged in a neat and orderly manner according to the length of time they had been ordained. Under the service of the cloth bag, the idle Zen master ascended to the high throne, poked the Zen staff with a "bang", and said:

Eating and drinking tea are Buddha nature,

There is a Zen machine for moving bricks and tiles.

To be born is to seek in the world,

Bodhi is being found every day.

The idle Zen master paused for a moment and said: "The mountain monk ordered Wei Na to ring the bell to gather the crowd, and there is a long time to stand in the Dharma Hall, but today, if you don't talk about Buddha and don't talk about Zen, what do you want to say?" Let's talk about our Yuelin Temple. Since the rebuilding of the mountain monks more than 40 years ago, the dwelling of the people is more and more, not only the Zen room is difficult to use, and the original hall is hasty, old and narrow, wronged my Buddha six golden body. Therefore, the mountain monk Gu was rare and youthful, and then set out his heart to rebuild the Vatican Palace and the solemn dojo. ”

The monks talked a lot, and one of them said: "The hall is a place to worship the Buddha and Bodhisattva, and it should be as majestic as possible to bring out the sacred solemnity of my Buddha." Only thick beams and pillars can build a tall temple. However, our Fenghua area is all farmland water network, and without such big trees, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. ”

Another old monk said: "The material of the pillars comes from the deep mountains. Only in the mountains, on the banks of the rivers, can you find such trees. Because it is far away from the crowd, the trees will not be injured by knives and axes, and they can grow smoothly, and they may become the pillars and pillars of the sky in the future. A few years ago, I lived in a thatched hut in Wuyi Mountain, and I once saw tall and straight sequoia everywhere in the deep mountains and valleys, the thick ones were hugged by two or three people, and the thin ones were thicker than buckets. ”