The radiance of the divine aura, with the pure power to purify the evil, shrouded the Count of Arcade. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But the pale-faced, mild-mannered Eastern European nobleman walked slowly toward the Great Hall, as if he did not feel the rejection of him in that holy radiance, and kept moving forward.

Although they could not stop the footsteps of the comers, the statues of the martyrs were still silent but resolutely revealing the same divine brilliance.

In the midst of this radiance, a gray-haired, bearded priest in black, with a purple robe adorned with a swasia, and a prayer book bound in hard leather in his hand, stopped before the Count of Alkad and sang a hymn with a solemn face:

"The Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God the Father, the God of all creation, Thou hast given power to thy apostles, to conquer demons in thy name, and to suppress all the power and holiness of the enemy, and in all thy wonders Thou hast commanded us: to cast out demons. ”

"Satan fell like lightning from heaven because of your mighty God, and I beseech your holy name with fear and trembling hearts, that I may be confident in attacking the evil that afflicts you as a creature under your mighty protection. Thou art the one who will judge the living, and the dead and the generations by fire......"

The last "Amen", who had not yet uttered the final word, was interrupted by the shrill voice of Count Alcade as a coin striking glass: "Put away your chants, and put away your prayers, and do not ask for the help of the Virgin and the archangels for the sake of a small matter, Father Simon." I came to this disgusting church, not to provoke war, but to inquire about a small problem. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Father Simon, who was like a great enemy, and still smiled to himself: "Take it easy, Father, in the era of the First Empire, before the great Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte drove, I had already obtained this dress from the most outstanding paladins in the Vatican at that time, at least until this dress wore out, I had no interest in looking for new clothes." ”

Looking at the pale-skinned aristocrat in front of him, and the handsome face that should have belonged to the Vatican Paladin a hundred years ago, Father Simon was silent for a moment, and then asked vigilantly, "So what answer do you want to get?"

Count Alkad was obviously not satisfied with Father Simon's attitude, he shook his head slightly, and then corrected: "Father, don't forget, it is His Excellency the current Vatican who invited me to this country. Although I do not know what conspiracy the Vatican is planning, at this moment, I am an important guest of your camp, and you should be accommodating my request. ”

Speaking of this, Count Alkad's gaze turned to the direction of Maruyama, Nagasaki Flower Street, and said unhappily: "Just now, I sensed that the families of my descendants have been permanently wiped out in this city. And obviously, those who obliterate them have the power of your Light Camp. If the Vatican wants to provoke a new war again, believe me, I have the means to expand this war, just like it did a hundred years ago!"

Hearing such a threat, Father Simon was silent for a moment, and then nodded reluctantly: "I can convey your opinion to those who have the authority to manage this matter, but I warn you, please restrain your filthy desires, Mr. Earl, who is cursed by the Father and the Light. ”

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Unlike the Honshu and Shikoku regions, which are full of Buddhism, Kyushu has a lighter religious atmosphere than other places.

There are no many spiritual grounds and pilgrimage temples here, and there are not enough spiritual mountains for mountain monks to patrol the mountains and practice, and even the stone hides next to the road are much more sparse.

Specifically, Nagasaki, a city where diversity meets, even Buddhist temples are dominated by Zen temples from the mainland, which are Kofukuji Temple, Fukuji Temple, Chongfukuji Temple, and Seifukuji Temple, which the locals call "Sitang Temple" or "Sifukuji Temple". Back in the day, between the streets of Nagasaki, Han monks wearing straight jackets came and went, which was also a scene in Nagasaki.

And now, only the four Tang temples are still there, but even the monks in the temple have been replaced by genuine Japanese monks.

Even the overseas Chinese in Nagasaki were either labeled as "spies of the Shina" by the agents of the police station and even the special high school and disappeared from the world; or they could only dispose of their family property at a low price and hurriedly flee from the increasingly strict police state; or they could only swear to become naturalized citizens, change their Han surname, and abandon their ancestors.

Of course, there is no such thing as a Masao Iwasato figure in this.

While the power of Buddhism rose and fell, while Zen Buddhism declined, the monasteries and Buddhist halls of Shingon Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and Ichijo Buddhism gradually flourished.

Today, Nagasaki's Buddhist affairs are governed by three temples: Nagasaki Honganji Temple in the Isō sect, honkeiji temple in the Nichiren sect, and Seirenji Temple in the hands of the Koyasan Shingon sect.

Of these three temples, the Honganji Temple of the Ichishu sect is naturally known for its wide spread of followers and financial resources, but the honkeiji temple of the Nichiren sect has a tendency to be the leader of the temple as a cooperative institution of the special high school of the military department.

However, after the Tokyo Incident, both Honganji Temple and Honkei Temple had to give way to Seirenji.

The current abbot of Seirenji Temple, who has experienced the Meiji era movement to separate gods and Buddhas, has also changed back to his common name "Matsuen Meikei" in the movement that required monks to eat meat, get married, grow hair, and retain common names.

The monks are all ranked seventh among the sixteen levels of monks in Koyasan, and they are also the highest ordinary monks in Koyasan who can do in the three levels of "lawyer, monk, and monk". Above the Great Sangshu, there are also six levels of Sangsho, all of which are qualified to be obtained by the Koya Master who is the Grand Sangsho, the sect masters of the various schools of Shingon Buddhism who is the middle Sangsho, and their heirs.

For the mana monks of Koyasan, being able to obtain the rank of monk, and then seeking the status of the abbot of a small temple under Koyasan, is considered to be the top of a lifetime of struggle.

But this, compared to most people in this country, no matter how hard they struggle, they can only spin in place, the ending is much better.

At this moment, the old monk was sitting in the main hall of Qinglian Temple, and behind him was a lotus-crowned boy who looked like a virgin, and in front of him was a young mana monk who behaved a little rudely.

Looking at the junior who was obviously a little absent-minded, the old monk couldn't help but shout: "Cikong, you were ordered to come to this temple from Yubenshan to practice, why are you so careless?"

The young monk who was reprimanded by the old monk still has a short stubble on his head, which shows that he is still a rookie who has practiced in the "lawyer" class and has not even obtained the most basic empowerment of Ayanli.

Maotou monks like this generally practice in Mt. Gohon, which is also near Koyasan Kongobuji Temple. At this stage, the Dharma monks practice the method very simply, and it is called the "four preliminaries" in Koyasan. During the cultivation period, one first learns the mantra of the handprints of the eighteen Buddhist deities such as Avalokiteshvara, then learns the mantras of the Buddhas in the Vajra realm and the Tibetan realm, and finally learns the art of esoteric fire offerings.

The Dharma monks in Koyasan have their own schools, and it is at this stage of practice that the Buddha-figures they choose are different—some people take the King of Fudo as the deity, some people choose the Ruyi Wheel Guanyin, and some choose the three Buddhas of Amitabha Buddha or Yakushi, so they gradually divide into the schools of Koyasan.

However, no matter which faction it is, it is necessary to respect the Koya lord of the main mountain as the supreme leader, and only the head of the main mountain is the first to look forward.

And the young monk who was born in Mt. Gomoto also has to be taken a look at by the principals of the monasteries in various parts of the Shingon sect - who knows that this young monk from Mt. Gohonyama will not become a big figure in Mt. Gohon's future in the future?

The old monk who is good at guarding is not without such intentions for the young mana monk in front of him who has not yet received the empowerment of the Ajanli rank. Looking at the young man's tanned face because of the pilgrimage practice, the old monk sighed, and then preached again:

"Cikong, although you are an orphan, you have no enviable family background. However, the relationship between you and Yubenshan is deep, and this bond is not comparable to ordinary mana monks. I don't know how many young monks are orphans adopted by monasteries. But being able to be adopted by the young monks of the Kongofeng Temple of Yuben Mountain is the envy of others. As long as you practice hard and your knowledge increases, you won't have to reach my age to be able to reach the position of the capital of the great monks, and you may even be able to reach the first level of the great monks...... Yes, the old monk admits that even in Gomoto Mountain, there are very few monks of your age who have achieved the mantra cultivation of the twelve courtyards inside and outside the Tibetan realm, and even in the era of Kobo Master Kukairen, you are a well-deserved genius......"

"But!" Speaking of this, the good old monk couldn't help but feel heartbroken, "As a monk of Yuben Mountain, you must especially abide by the precepts, especially not to let women confuse their minds! These days, when you are doing the practice of counting beads, why do you always choose the most remote route?"

The so-called pearl worship is a method practiced by Japanese monks, that is, to visit several temples within a certain period of time and obtain a Buddha bead enshrined in front of the temple deity. Finally, when the beads are made up of fourteen, eighteen, twenty-seven, fifty-four, one hundred and eight, or even one thousand and eighty, they can be used as portable instruments.

As a Dharma monk of Koyasan, having a string of such Buddhist beads is also a symbol of practice and status. For example, following the footsteps of Kukai Daishi, visiting the 88 Buddhist temples where Kukai Daishi stayed in Shikoku, the Shikoku Panji prayer beads made from the Buddhist beads he obtained, or the eighteen mantra prayer beads made by visiting the eighteen main mountains of Shingon Buddhism.

Ciku's current prayer tour of counting beads is a practice of visiting ancient temples in Nagasaki to make a Ranrua prayer bead.

Although the Lanruo rosary is not very conspicuous among the many rosary instruments in Koyasan, in some specific magical powers, it is much worse than the high-level rosary that seeks from well-known ancient temples and Buddha statues.

However, the Ranruo rosary can help the mana monks to enhance the effects of various mantra mantras that heal diseases and wounds, and they are a very practical type of prayer beads in Koyasan.

Therefore, the old monk Shanshou was originally very supportive of Cikong in carrying out this kind of cultivation.

However, when Cikong was practicing worship, the old monk was stunned to find that this young monk couldn't go around one place on every pilgrimage route-

The location of Nagasaki's most famous flower street, Maruyama!

"Your mentor is the most outstanding Dharma monk of Koyasan's generation, Lord Ayanli Cihai. Then the old monk hopes that you can follow the example of Lord Cihai, cut off the desires of men and women in the world, and become a new generation of great Ayanli in Yubenshan...... But you're!"

"Master Shanshou, you misunderstood, the little monk didn't break the vows when he passed by Flower Street!"

In the face of this defense, the old monk Shanshou asked rhetorically: "You said that you didn't make friends with the geisha of Maruyama, so let me ask you, how many of the spirit talismans of the Cizun Temple you brought out from the Imperial Mountain?"

When Cikong heard this, he suffocated: "This ......"

Monk Shanshou snorted from his nostrils: "The Cizun Temple is the place where Master Kobo Kukai's mother, Master Adao Yuyi, practices, and the spirit rune of the Cizun Temple in Gomoto Mountain is also the most symptomatic spirit rune used to treat gynecological diseases and maintain the fetus. Cikong, these days, how many of the Cizunyuan talismans have you used to curry favor with the geisha on Flower Street?"

Speaking to this point, and looking at Cikong's flushed face, Monk Shanshou felt that it was enough to talk to this point. After all, Cikong's master, Cihai Ayanli, was also a first-class monk in Koyasan, and was once ordered to send an envoy to Europe as an envoy to the Vatican. Whether it is status or strength, it is worth his efforts to make friends, and he can't turn his face for this little thing.

Even now, Koyasan is still strictly observing the precepts of not approaching women, and the monks of the Ichiren and Nichiren sects have all eaten meat and drank alcohol openly, got married, and had children, and have become real laity people who wear robes.

Therefore, in the eyes of the monk Shanshou, this problem of Cikong is just a small mistake often made by young people, and there is no need to make a big deal about it.

Just when he was about to admonish a few words, the attendant in Qinglian Temple hurriedly went up to the Buddha hall and said a few words in his ear.

The monk frowned slightly, and then waved his hand towards Cikong: "I'm going to see a guest, you go down and copy the Prajna Heart Sutra ten times, and An Yi's disturbed heart!"

With that, the old monk stood up like a young man and was led out of the Buddha hall by the attendant. And this monk named Cikong listened to the footsteps of the monk Shanshou leaving, and then slipped out of the Buddha hall lightly.

He's going to Kagetsu in Maruyama.

(End of chapter)