After a night's rest, it's time to go.

The banquet of the He family is still lively, but it has nothing to do with Yu Zhenyi and them. But the people of this Bodhi Prefecture come and go, and there is an endless stream. Yu Zhenyi also admires this family, how many people are there in a state?

I eat it every day, and I heard that the food is not bad, how can ordinary people stand this.

Yu Zhenyi led the snow and prepared to go to the Nine Zen Temple. There are quite a lot of people who believe in Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, so there are many believers in this Bodhi Prefecture. Walking along the road, you can see bareheaded monks from time to time.

Yu Zhenyi and his party are still quite eye-catching. It didn't seem easy to mess with, so along the way, nothing happened. After flying far away from the wind, I came to the Nine Zen Temple.

Jiuchan Temple has a long history, and this sect has been standing for a long time, but now it is somewhat buried.

Jiuchan Temple in Bodhi Prefecture is located in the east of the old city of Bodhi Prefecture 25 miles.

It is the first temple built by the government after Buddhism was introduced to the Tang Dynasty, and has a history of many years. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many famous monks and masters who have come here to translate the scriptures and preach, and have become a famous Buddhist cultivation sect, the source of Buddhism and the ancestral court.

In the previous battles against the demon clan, Jiuchan Temple can be said to be the best, and there are always high-ranking monks rushing to the forefront.

When Yu Zhenyi came to the mountain, he looked up.

Surrounded by the Purple Mountain, the Kutuo River flows, and the golden top is overlooking the inkstone, like a golden lotus.

Compared with the pagoda sect, this Jiuzen temple seems to be more Buddhist, and there is less worldly taste. The land of three stars, the land of good feelings, the gathering of three refuges, the land of five precepts and ten virtues, the land of perfection of heaven and earth, and the place of gathering and promoting the light of wisdom.

It is said that the layout of Jiuchan Temple was rigorous, the building was simple, and it was magnificent and magnificent. The incense of Jiuchan Temple is prosperous, the believers are crowded, and the monks are doubled. The monastery is pure, rigorous in learning, and hard in practice, and is one of the most significant and prestigious monasteries in Bodhi Prefecture among the many monasteries in Bodhi Prefecture.

At this time, most of the people in Bodhi Prefecture went to He's house to eat, and in the Jiuchan Temple, the few pilgrims were some rich and honest people.

Yu Zhenyi was about to enter the temple, but heard a Buddha call.

"Amitabha".

I saw Jiuchan Temple, in this purple golden lotus, many monks came out. At the head is a kind old monk with a string of prayer beads hanging from his chest. These monks looked at Yu Zhenyi with a look of compassion.

Yu Zhenyi took the robe from Caiyun, as well as the nine Zen beads.

Step by step, he walked towards the monks.

There are still senior monks in Jiuchan Temple, and they must be able to count their arrival, so Yu Zhenyi decided to return the bones wrapped in this robe to Jiuchan Temple in this case. He attaches great importance to this matter.

Caiyun and Yang San stayed where they were.

As for Xu Yangzhi, he is not very interested in this first Buddhist sect in the ages. Just stay aside and caress the snow.

Yu Zhenyi held the robe in his hand and walked forward little by little until he came to the monk. He always felt that this monk was very familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen it.

He bent down and presented the robe to the monk.

The monk did not speak, but took the robe.

Soon, the monks around brought the coffin.

The bones have been mixed together, and it is not easy to separate, but fortunately, it is a monk, and it can be reincarnated after death, so you don't have to care so much. The old monk at the head gently touched the robe, and suddenly, the bones appeared in the coffin.

Buddhism has four methods of burial, namely water burial, cremation, earth burial, and forest burial. Cremation and burial are familiar to people, water burial is to put the body in the water and go with the flow. Forest burial, also known as sky burial, is the discarding of corpses in the barren forest to feed wild animals.

Cremation, also known as chabi, is a burial method that burns corpses and collects bones.

Buddhism is not the native religion of the Tang Dynasty, and the death and burial of Buddhist monks in the Tang Dynasty is generally based on cremation

After cremation, his relics were collected, and a relics stupa was built. On the Jiuchan Temple, there is a tower, which is the tower group where the temple buries the relics of the abbots and other high monks of the past dynasties.

But there are exceptions, such as the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang, there was no cremation after his death, and Tang Gaozong buried his whole body with a golden coffin and a silver coffin.

As for whether the funeral is solemn or not, it is determined by the status of the deceased monk during his lifetime. Generally, after the death of a monk, there is no funeral, no filial piety and mourning, no Buddhist activities, only the first seat to preside over a simple funeral ceremony cremation.

When the abbot and other head monks die, a certain memorial ceremony should be held, which is not a hierarchy in Buddhism, but should meet the needs of believers. This type of funeral ceremony is usually presided over by a senior monk of another temple or the head of the main temple. The procedure is similar to that of the laity, such as the wreath that has become popular in recent years, and is also placed in Buddhist funerals.

Yu Zhenyi looked at the senior monk and handed over the Nine Zen Beads in his hand!

This bead is the treasure of the Jiuchan Temple!

Who knew that the old monk didn't even glance at Jiuzenzhu, but said to Xie Baoshu: "Donor, now the dead are the greatest, you can take this thing first." Later, I will go to Jiuzen Temple, and then I will thank the donor. ”

Yu Zhenyi nodded, he was actually in a very bad mood.

If he could have drawn his sword earlier when he was in Weeping Willow Town, wouldn't these monks have to die?

The old monk seemed to understand Yu Zhenyi's thoughts, and said slowly: "Donor, life and death are fateful, they paid their lives to kill demons and demons, and it is also a happy event in the eyes of Buddhism." Don't blame yourself, you can't blame you for this. ”

Yu Zhenyi nodded, and together with this senior monk, watched these monks be buried.

There are twenty-six in total.

The nine members of the Hui generation died in the hands of the Infernal Devil for the sake of Luofu Village.

The nine wine and meat monks of the Juezi generation died at the hands of the old Taoist priest of the Heavenly Remnant this time.

There is also Ran and his seven brothers.

After the monk passed away, the first person at the head of the hall should report the funeral to the temple. The disciples or attendants will personally bathe and change clothes for the deceased, put them into the coffin, and set up porridge, rice, tea and soup in front of the coffin as offerings. The abbot and the monks burned incense and prayed, and everyone had to change into mourning clothes. Three days after the deceased enters the coffin, the coffin is covered with a lid, the coffin is moved to the Dharma Hall, a curtain is hung on the Dharma Hall, and the statue of the deceased monk is hung on the Dharma seat in the middle, and the tablet is placed. Incense and candles were kept in the Dharma Hall, offerings were made twice a day, and people were sent to keep vigil all night.

Although these eminent monks have been gone for many days, there must still be a ritual.

On the day of the official funeral, monks from other monasteries and lay benefactors come to the door to pay their respects, and are received by the monks of the monastery. Then the coffin is raised to mourn, and the funeral priest and Vena enter the incense, do the coffin Buddha thing, and ring the bell and drum and other ritual instruments to send the funeral. The mourning of the Lord led the crowd in two rows, walking in unison, walking with sorrow in their hearts, and not talking to each other.

When they arrived at the cremation site, the little teacher, the villagers and the legal family guarded the cremation and collected the bones. Finally, the remains of the deceased monks should be sent to the tower for interment, and the tablet of the monks will enter the ancestral hall for worship.

Death is a major event in life.

Buddhism believes that birth, old age, sickness, and death are normal human feelings, and death is not the end of life, but the beginning of another reincarnation. However, when the deadline is approaching, how to make the patient physically and mentally happy and die without suffering is the most practical approach, which is the so-called "hospice care".

Yu Zhenyi felt that in this kind of compassionate situation, he couldn't let go at all.

Obviously, there are also the faces of those monks, which are vivid.

The Buddhist scriptures say: The three methods of old age, sickness and death are not lovely, luster, unreadable, and unsatisfactory in the world. If a bhikshu or a bhikshuni, or a bhikshuni, or a bhik

If the death is over, the family members should stop mourning and should not be loud

When weeping, we should take the deceased's new clothes and things that we can use with us, and even invite the monks or chant sutras on our own, so as to dedicate merit to the deceased's good path to rebirth.

Yu Zhenyi followed behind the master, suddenly a little depressed.

Because he found that he was a dead star.

Whoever meets dies.

I met those fellow disciples in Jiuqian Mountain before, and met the monks of Jiuchan Temple in Weeping Willow Town.

At this time, the eminent monk in front of him suddenly said: "When ordinary people mention death, they will always have all kinds of terrifying and terrible imaginations, and they are worried that they will go to the knife mountain and suffer all kinds of torture. In fact, you can really understand that you can enjoy the sea and the sky everywhere. Death is inevitable for everyone, and what attitude should we have towards this inevitable period so that we can be confident and not frightened?"

Yu Zhenyi shook his head: "Please also ask the master to solve your doubts." ”

At a young age, Yu Zhenyi has already experienced too much death.

The monk said slowly: "According to the Buddhist scriptures, death is the beginning of another new life, like a butterfly breaking through a chrysalis, like an insect turning into a cocoon, like a bird out of its shell, entering another brighter and more peaceful world.

Yu Zhenyi was silent for a moment and asked, "The master is really not sad?"

The senior monk raised his hand and pointed to the outside of the main hall: "There are my disciples in there, do you say I'm sad?"

Yu Zhenyi suddenly stopped talking.

The monk said, "Actually, why should a person cry when he dies? Just think of him as if he was going to another world, and he will have a good time and be comfortable." Or wouldn't it be nice to want him to ascend to heaven and become a Buddha, so that he can live in the Pure Land of Bliss and no longer have to be tormented by all kinds of turmoil in this impermanent world?"

This kind of thinking is not bad, Yu Zhenyi asked, "Dare to ask the name of the master?"

The old monk smiled and said, "The poor road method is called Fukui." ”

Yu Zhenyi nodded, but suddenly seemed to have discovered something.

Zi generation, also known as Zi Pai, refers to the words used in the name to indicate the family generation, commonly known as Pai. Its implication is self-cultivation and family, peace and governance, auspiciousness, health, and prosperity. A standard monk has two types of Dharma name, Dharma name is given by the master, and it is ranked according to the sect you belong to, and this name will follow you for the rest of your life and is recognized in the religious circles.

And the ranking of the generations of Buddhism, Fuhui Zhizi Jue, the original circle can be understood.

Isn't this Master of Fuze the master of the nine high-ranking monks of the Huizi generation? Thinking about it this way, how many years has he lived?

Yu Zhenyi clasped his hands together: "Junior Yu Zhenyi, I have seen a monk." ”

He finally remembered where he had seen this old monk!

At the beginning of Luofu Village, when fighting against the Infernal Devil, at the last moment, several golden lights suddenly burst out from his body, forcing the ghost to retreat, and an old monk appeared in the golden light, his figure was illusory and ethereal, wearing a five-Buddha crown, wearing a brocade robe, holding a nine-ring tin staff in his hand, and his body was full of wisdom and dazzling.

At this time, but smell the sandalwood in the air, the sound of the Buddha is curling, the old monk walked out in the light of the Buddha, step by step lotus, in an instant has been in front of the ghost, raise the staff to hit head-on, the infernal ghost can not dodge, and is hit by the tin rod.

At that time, the old monk smashed the head of the Infernal Demon with a tin rod.

That's the Infernal Devil, Yu Zhenyi's True Martial Sword, on his skull, only left a white mark. Although the true martial sword at that time was sealed, it was also a sharp weapon.

This old monk is so powerful.

He hurriedly took out the Nine Zen beads from his pocket and handed them to the old monk.

Without the blessing of Buddhism, the Nine Zen Beads at this time became extremely dark, as if they had been eroded by the ghostly energy of the previous infernal ghosts, and they did not look like they had the luster of a treasure.

This time, the old monk Fukui took over the Nine Zen beads.

He looked at Xie Baoshu and said, "The donor is really a real person." ”