Affinity with the Buddha
The sky had just dawned, and the first light of dawn had just shone on Yangshan Village, and the entire village had begun to wake up. The hard-working farmers always wake up early, and the voices of people, livestock, and pots and pans mingle over Yangshan Village, bringing this small mountain village to life. At this time, in the three large tiled houses at the head of the village, the sound of chanting sutras and chanting Buddha was already heard. And the villagers of Yangshan Village are not surprised by this.
In this Yangshan village, where most of the houses are mud walls and thatched houses, blue brick and tiled houses are a rarity. Only one room of the village chief's house is a blue brick house, and the other houses are thatched houses. It can be seen how different this family is. These three large tiled houses are inhabited by the Chen family of five. The old man of the Chen family was also from Yangshan Village back then. Later, he was admitted to the Jinshi and served as an official in the capital for many years. Although Mr. Chen was born in a peasant family, he also achieved the household book through hard work. Later, when he got old, he returned to his hometown, so he returned to Yangshan Village and built these three large tiled houses for the elderly. Now the old man Chen has passed away for many years, and the eldest son Chen Bangye's family is an official in the capital. The youngest son, Chen Bangjian, and his family stayed in their hometown to accompany their old mother, Mrs. Chen.
The reason why Chen Bangjian's family is willing to stay in their hometown to serve their mother has to start from their own peculiarity. Mrs. Chen, Dai, believed in Buddhism all her life, and took her two sons to the temple to offer incense in her early years. As a result, the youngest son, Chen Bangjian, was found to have a wisdom root and could practice. But Chen Bangjian's qualifications are not very good, and he is not willing to become a monk. In the end, he was given a copy of the Buddha's practice and became a lay disciple of the Buddha. Later, Chen Bangjian met his wife Li, who was also a lay disciple of Buddhism, and the two became husband and wife. Although the qualifications of the two of them are not too good, now they are only asking the third layer of the Buddha, which is equivalent to the third level of qi training. But the two of them are cultivators. Moreover, Buddhist cultivation is not as competitive and aggressive as other practitioners. The couple simply stayed by their mother's side, practicing while repaying their mother's kindness.
Chen Bangjian is also a famous person, he was already admitted to Xiucai, and now he is a teacher in Yangshan Village, and it is also a merit to educate the children of the villagers. The people in the village did not know the identities of the two, but they also knew that the Chen family was devout Buddhists and would chant sutras every morning and evening. Therefore, the villagers are not surprised by the sound of chanting in the courtyard of the Chen family in the morning and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen Bangjian gave birth to a daughter three years ago. The child was born different, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, so he was named Prajna. At this time, the three-year-old Prajna was following her family to do a morning class in the Buddhist hall. After the morning class, Prajna sat at the table and waited for the meal to eat, thinking about things a little distractedly.
Prajna followed his grandmother to believe in Buddhism since he was a child, and although he is not a complete Buddhist, he is also a person with a kind heart and loves to do good deeds. The monks in the Buddhist temple where she often accompanied her grandmother once said that she was a good person in the tenth generation and had a relationship with the Buddha. When Prajna heard it, he just smiled and didn't take it seriously. After all, Tang Seng in Journey to the West is also known as the reincarnation of the tenth good man. She didn't think she could compare with Tang Seng. At least her flesh doesn't make people immortal. Besides, she is a good young woman who grew up under the red flag, and she still has a lot of youth to squander. Having a relationship with the Buddha or something, her first impression was to shave off the three thousand troubles, and from then on the green lantern next to the ancient Buddha. This makes her who has loved beauty since she was a child how can she stand it.
Unexpectedly, she just saw an arsonist pouring gasoline downstairs in the community, and she stepped forward to stop him from lighting the fire, and she was stabbed to death. She rejoiced when she thought that she had seen the arsonist being caught before she died. At least the people in the community don't have to be exposed to fires. Unexpectedly, she came to this magical world with her memories like this. In her previous life, she had just seen Dream of Red Mansions and knew that Jia Baoyu in it was born with a jade. But that's a novel, and I don't think anything like this will happen in real life. But in this life, she became a person who was born with a bead. She remembered that when she was still in her mother's womb, she didn't realize that she had anything in her hand. She just felt a wave of energy around her wrist all the time, which made her feel extremely comfortable. As a result, after she was born, a string of Buddhist beads appeared on her wrist, and it is said that it also emitted a golden light at that time. If it weren't for Daddy Chen's quick reaction and timely setting up the enchantment, it is estimated that she would not be able to stay peacefully in Yangshan Village.
Prajna stroked the Buddha beads hanging around his neck and sighed slightly in his heart. Others don't know, but she still recognizes it. This string of Buddhist beads was given to her by the senior monk who said that she was related to the Buddha in her previous life. She wears it on her wrist all the time. Now she's only three years old, and she's hanging around her neck. Although the family didn't say much, Praruo knew that she was afraid that she was really destined for the Buddha in this life. Ever since I heard that there are practitioners in this world, and that my parents are also Buddhist practitioners, Prajna is not averse to being a Buddhist practitioner. Anyway, she is not a person who pays attention to appetite, and fasting or anything is not a painful thing for her. Her only concern was to shave her head. However, she saw that her parents still wore gold and silver after cultivating Buddhism, and became their own children, so she was not worried that she would be shaved head.
On the day of Prajna's birth, the patriarch of Hokkeji Temple, Master Liyuan, came. And directly pointed out that she had a relationship with the Buddha, and took her to the temple when she was four years old. Buddhism, as a sect of practice, also recruits disciples. Every three years, children between the ages of five and eight can attend a blessing ceremony at the large temple that runs the area. Shangyun Temple, Fanyin Temple, Tianjing Temple, Liuguang Temple, King Kong Temple, and Yaowang Temple will send people to secretly observe whether there is a person with Huigen. If so, the master will go to his home and talk to the family members of these people. If the other party is willing, they will be connected to the temple. If you are unwilling to enter the temple, you will be given a copy of the basic Buddhist exercises. As for whether the other party cultivates, Buddhism does not force it.
As the ancestral temple of the Buddha, Hokke-ji Temple is generally used as a place of training for outstanding people of the branch temple. But this does not mean that Fahua Temple does not accept disciples. The disciples of Fahua Temple have always been found by the masters in Fahua Temple themselves. Therefore, those who can enter the Fahua Temple must have great wisdom roots. To be honest, Buddhism does not accept female disciples, but it is generally recruited by Qingyunan. Although there is a difference between men and women, all beings are equal in the eyes of the monks. What's more, Buddhist cultivation is different from the mundane, but it does not have as many rules as in the mortal temple. But for some reason, there are too few women with great wisdom roots. The outstanding ones were only accepted by Qingyunan. The female disciple who can be favored by the Fahua Temple is the first since the establishment of the Fahua Temple. Thinking of the vision of Prajna when he was born, the Chen family and his wife were quite looking forward to the future of Prajna. Because Praruo was going to practice at Fahua Temple in the future, the Chen family and his wife did not teach her the method of cultivation. It's just that she usually lets her follow the morning and evening classes and teaches her to copy Buddhist scriptures.
When she was three years old, she knew that she was going to practice at Fahua Temple in the future, and she understood that she didn't want to dress up in brocade clothes in this life. All she had to do was beg not to shave her head. Fortunately, the senior brother who came to give her something at Fahua Temple told her that Master Yuan knew what she was thinking, and told her that since everything was empty, there was no difference between shaving her hair and not shaving it. Prajna let go of the last bit of worry. Thinking that she was in Yangshan Village, the master knew what she was worried about, and this Buddha cultivation was really magical. As a result, Prajna is looking forward to the practice even more.
It wasn't until Li put the food on the table that Prajna came back to his senses and began to eat. The meal eaten by Pranya was the same as that of the Chen family, but only a bowl of milky white liquid was added. At first, I thought it was ordinary soy milk, but it turned out that it didn't smell like beany. She saw that she was the only one who had it, and she wanted her family to drink it together. Later, Chen Jianbang told her that this was the Liuhua pulp from Fahua Temple. It's a good thing to improve your qualifications, but mortals can't stand it. The Chen couple did not dare to move lightly without permission. Although Prajna has not practiced, he was born with the root of wisdom, so he can enjoy this syrup.