In early summer in May, the drizzle and rain fell from the sky.

Jinshan Temple held a water and land festival to pray for the release of life.

In the drizzle, the abbot of Jinshan Temple, Elder Fa Ming, led the monks and lay people in the temple to the side of the Yangtze River, for a time, the men, women and children gathered on the river bank, all kinds of oil umbrellas reflected each other in the drizzle, it was spectacular.

Coming to a wide platform on the bank of the Yangtze River ---- the release platform, the monks and lay people put down the baskets and cages for the release of living beings for the time being, and watched Elder Fa Ming preside over the water and land meeting.

I saw that the chief Fa Ming elder was wearing a hat and a brown robe, with a solemn expression, accompanied by all the monks and laymen, he came to the release platform, and hundreds of people participated in the two orders of the Zen forest.

Before the release ceremony begins, the monks of Jinshan Temple have already set up an incense table at the release platform, prepared pure poplar branches, and offered a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the middle.

It's time!

The presiding Elder Fa Ming began the ritual of sprinkling the release of the living beings, and sprinkled the release place with the water of the Great Compassion Mantra. Elder Fa Ming recited "Xiang Praise" while sprinkling pure water: "Yang Zhi purified water, sprinkled all over three thousand, the sex is empty, the sky is eight virtues, and the longevity is extended." Extinguish sin and dispel sorrow, and flame turns red lotus. Then the three are called "Nan Wu Great Pessimistic Guanyin Bodhisattva". After reciting, Elder Fa Ming recited the "Great Compassion Mantra" several times, and sprinkled pure water while walking around the souls of all beings. Then, recite the Heart Sutra again, the Mantra of Passing Away three times, and the three are called "Nam no Nectar King Bodhisattva Mahasattva".

Countless creatures were released from the FA meeting, including carp, yellow croaker, turtles, conch, and pigeons. In accordance with the ritual of releasing life, the main Dharma Dharma Ming Zen Master led the four disciples to sincerely recite the Heart Sutra, the Great Compassion Mantra, and the blessing of the Rebirth Mantra for the water, land, and air creatures, and took refuge in the Three Jewels for the release of the living beings.

Before being released, Elder Fa Ming told all sentient beings: "I only hope that after you are released, you will never be devoured by demons, caught in nets, and will be retained for the rest of your life." After the end of his life, he inherited the power of the three treasures, passed away with fate, and practiced with the precepts. He also said, "I would like to release life, Bodhi to make a vow, to increase my mind and save sentient beings." ...... May the captors and others return to goodness, be liberated together, and prove the truth together. ”

Then, the presiding Elder Dharma Ming said the Dharma-speaking Prayer with compassion and sincerely prayed for the elimination of the sinful karma of living beings, the explanation of wrongs, the happiness of freedom from suffering, and the conversion to the Dharma. May the believers of the Ten Directions share bodhicitta with the liberated beings, contemplate the sufferings of the body, and have compassion for all sentient beings.

At the end of the ceremony, Elder Fa Ming gave a lecture and asked everyone to chant the Great Compassion Mantra to bless the rain into nectar, so that all sentient beings can benefit from the Dharma. So the monks and laymen released the living beings on the release platform, and sent the living beings back to nature, so that they could regain their freedom of life. Hundreds of people, including Dharma protectors and good believers from the Ten Directions, participated in the FA meeting and shared the joy of the Dharma.

Just as the FA meeting was solemnly and solemnly carried out, a round and tender white face emerged from the crowd, it turned out to be no one else, but a little river!

This Jiang Liu'er heard the monks in the temple say that today is the release of life and blessing water and land FA meeting, and he couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart, so he secretly ran out without telling Elder Fa Ming and Uncle Budai, and also came all the way to the scene of the FA meeting. Seeing that the main Fa Fa Ming Elder taught everyone to chant the Great Compassion Mantra, Jiang Liu'er clasped her hands together, and also closed her eyes and recited reverently with the adults, looking like she was in trouble.

Seeing that the adults were chanting and releasing the living creatures, at this time, Jiang Liuer took out a little turtle from his pocket, and the little turtle that had just been taken out did not see its claws and tail, it turned out that the four claws and the small tail were curled up in the turtle shell, only to see Jiang Liu'er close his eyes and palms, a small mouth and read a word, and then blew on the little turtle, and also learned the appearance of adults, put the little turtle on the riverside, the little turtle slowly stretched out its four paws and small tail, opened a pair of mung bean big eyes to look at Jiang Liu'er, and then slowly climbed into the river, at the moment of entering the water, the little turtle's mung bean eyes looked back at Jiang Liu'er, and nodded to him, as if spiritual.

"Great! Great!" Seeing this scene, Jiang Liu'er screamed milkily, and clapped a pair of chubby little hands, with an extremely joyful and joyful look on her face.

Not far away, the Budai monk looked at Jiang Liu'er's cheerful, innocent and lively side, and when he saw his little five-year-old boy with good thoughts and releases, he couldn't help but nod and smile, very happy.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, Jiang Liuer has gradually grown up.

It's another autumn day, the autumn is high and cool, and the autumn scenery is pleasant.

There is a meadow in the courtyard of Jinshan Temple, the grass is withered and yellowed in a large area, and on a withered grass leaf lies a delicate face, red lips and white teeth, innocent and lovely little novice, at this time is looking up at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky.

Suddenly, a dandelion floated into his nose, "Ah Che" Xiao Shami couldn't help but sneeze, rubbed his itchy nose with his little hands, and then pinched the dandelion moving lightly in the wind with his fingertips, and said to himself: "I heard Uncle Budai say that this is a dandelion sowing seeds." ”

Thinking of this, he shouted, "Elder, come and see!"

Hearing a familiar and immature voice sound, Elder Fa Ming approached the little novice with a smile and said kindly, "Jiang Liu'er, why are you sitting on the dry grass, it's cool in autumn, hurry up!"

Jiang Liu'er looked up with an innocent and immature little face: "Elder, come and scatter some grass seeds! ”

"Hehehe, wait until it's cold. Elder Fa Ming waved his hand and said, "Anytime!"

A few days later, in the middle of autumn, Elder Fa Ming took a packet of grass seeds to Xiao Shami Jiang Liu'er and told Jiang Liu'er to sow seeds. Jiang Liu'er ran excitedly, ready to scatter grass seeds. Suddenly, a gust of autumn wind blew, and the light grass seeds in Jiang Liu'er's hand suddenly rose with the wind, scattering and floating while running......

"Oh no, many kinds of seeds have been blown away by the wind. Jiang Liu'er shouted anxiously.

"It doesn't matter, most of the seeds that are blown away are empty, and they will not germinate if they are sown. Elder Fa Ming smiled: "Casual!"

Jiang Liu'er had just finished sowing seeds, but she didn't want to fly a few birds to eat.

"Elder, it's terrible, the seeds have been eaten by birds!" Jiang Liu'er was so anxious that he jumped to his feet.

"It's okay! there are so many seeds that you can't eat them all. Elder Fa Ming stroked his already gray beard: "Whatever you encounter!"

As he spoke, he took the little novice Jiang Liu'er's little hand and returned to the meditation room.

In the middle of the night, a sudden shower hit!

Jiang Liu'er hurriedly put on an adult's clothes and rushed into Elder Fa Ming's room, hurriedly shouting, "Elder! This is really not good! A lot of grass seeds have been washed away by the rain!"

Elder Fa Ming was lying on his side on the bed, facing inward, his body did not move at all, but his voice came: "Wherever you rush, the seeds will be sent out." ”

"Fate!"

Soon, ten days passed, and many verdant and tender grass seedlings grew on the originally bare ground, and even the corners of some meditation rooms that had not been sown were also covered with green.

Jiang Liu'er clapped her little hands with joy, excited!

Elder Fa Ming nodded beside him, and said lightly, "Rejoice!"

"Anytime?------ casual?------ casual?------ casual?------ happy ?......"

Jiang Liu'er tilted her head, sucking on her fingers, and her big smart eyes kept blinking. Suddenly, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes!

"I seem to understand something, thank you, Elder!" Xiao Shami Jiang Liu'er bowed to Elder Fa Ming, who was smiling lightly. Then, bouncing went......

"Hehehe, the children can be taught!" Elder Fa Ming stroked his gray beard and smiled heartily as he looked at Jiang Liu'er's little back in the distance.