"Oh, it turns out that this cave is the Fahai Cave where the ancestor participated in Zen. Jiang Liu'er suddenly scratched her smooth head.

"Jiang Liu'er, this folk legend of the White Snake story is also very popular, what do you think of it?" Elder Fa Ming asked with a smile as he stroked his snow-white beard.

"Master, in the eyes of the disciples, this story of the White Snake is a legend, a story, although it is not a true history, it is not a real thing. However, the world is still willing to believe in this story, because she entrusts the world's yearning and pursuit of freedom and happiness, and the good wish that there are lovers in the world who will eventually become married. People's hearts are kind, looking forward to beauty, the white snake and Xu Xian were finally reunited after hardships, and this story really touched the little monk. ”

"However, this story seems to be a little ...... to my ancestor Fahai," Jiang Liu'er said again after a change of voice.

"Hehe, things in this world are inherently unfair, if the patriarch is alive, or even hears this story in person, he must laugh at it, how can Patriarch Fahai's mind and bearing be beyond the reach of ordinary people?" Hahaha!" Elder Fa Ming didn't care, and smiled heartily.

"My Buddha promotes goodness, this legend has a beautiful meaning, and it is not contrary to my Buddhist teachings. ”

"As for the story of the grievances between the legendary Fahai Patriarch and the White Snake, hehe, there is nothing in the world, and mediocre people disturb themselves. The so-called "those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid", disciples don't have to care what the world says to Patriarch Fahai. ”

"The disciple understood. ”

"Jiang Liu'er, you grew up in my Jinshan Monastery since you were a child, and when you were 13 years old, you were registered as a novice, but you have never received full ordination. What do you think about the ceremony of taking full ordination for you in the next few days?" asked Elder Fa Ming kindly.

Jiang Liu'er groaned slightly, and then immediately replied: "But with the master as the master, the apprentice obeys the order." ”

"Good! good!"

Elder Fa Ming smiled and said hello three times in a row, he was very pleased, and a big stone hanging in his heart also fell.

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"What?!Brother Jiang Liu'er is going to undergo the full ordination ceremony tomorrow and become a real monk?"

Li Rong'er, who was dressed in a tender goose yellow shirt, stared at a pair of big eyes and a look of surprise.

"Daughter, it's not that my father said you, in vain you have a deep affection for that Jiang Liu'er, but your brother Jiang Liu'er may not have you in his heart!"

In a fragrant and elegant study, Li Xuanming was pacing back and forth, while frequently shaking his head and sighing.

"I don't care, I don't care! Dad, you must help me prevent Jiang Liu'er's brother from becoming a monk, otherwise, my daughter will not recognize you as a father. Li Rong'er stomped her feet and said coquettishly.

"Rong'er, although Daddy Guan Jiang Liu'er is a good child, he is determined to be a Buddha, and his ambition is quite strong. Dad, I'm worried that you and Jiang Liu'er won't have any results. Li Xuanming was tempted again.

"Dad, daughter, please be an old man, you and Elder Fa Ming have been friends for many years, Dad, you can talk to Elder Fa Ming, talk about it!" Li Rong'er shook Li Xuanming's sleeve and said coquettishly.

"Hey, what is the fate! " Li Xuanming looked at his baby daughter with a beautiful face, and a helpless wry smile appeared on his face.

Jinshan Temple Ring Terrace Hall

"Bell, bell, bell......"

In the early morning, the temple rang a loud bell, all the monks in the temple gathered in the precept hall, and the ordained person Jiang Liuer also came to the precept hall early and waited respectfully.

There is a precept altar in the precept hall, the precept altar is made of white marble, the volume is larger, according to the rules of having full precepts, there are three Dharma masters, one is responsible for conferring the ordination, called "the master of the ordination", one is responsible for guiding the practice present, called "the professor"; and there is another person who is responsible for shaving the hair and burning incense, called the "karma master". Seven witnesses were also present. These ten monks are the "Three Teachers and Seven Certificates".

The ordained person Jiang Liu'er is standing at the bottom of the ordination altar, waiting for the solemn ceremony to begin.

"The bhikshu ordination is the most solemn and solemn ritual in my Buddhism, and I hope that this child Jiang Liu'er can pass the bhikshu ordination smoothly today. Elder Fa Ming, who was wearing a brand-new red robe, turned a string of Buddhist beads in his hand and prayed silently in his heart.

At this time, Elder Fa Ming coughed lightly, cleared his voice, and said loudly, "Go to the altar and receive ordination!"

Under the auspices of Elder Fa Ming, the ordination master of the ordination, Jiang Liu'er's bhikshu ordination ceremony officially began.

The ten monks of the "Three Masters and Seven Certificates" ascended the altar from the east steps of the lower south of the altar, circled the Buddha statue from east to north at the top of the altar, and sat down in turn, and the other monks also sat down in turn on the middle and lower two floors of the altar, and the ordained person Jiang Liuer stood on the east steps on the south side of the altar, facing the west. At this time, the Weiyi professor taught the monk Budai to guide the ordained Jiang Liu'er to kneel and bow to the Buddha statue three times, and then bow to the three teachers and the monks one by one.

Then, under the guidance of the cloth bag monk, Jiang Liuer knelt on the straw mat with his palms together and recited the begging precepts: "Dade thinks of me Chen Yuan, and today I invite Dade to be a monk, and I wish Dade to be a monk for me." For the sake of great virtue, I have to receive full precepts and compassion. ”

Then, the monk went down to the altar and explained to Jiang Liu'er the names and styles of the six items that the monks must have, including the mantle.

After finishing speaking, the cloth bag monk asked the ordained Jiang Liu'er again: "Do you have this mantle yourself today?"

Jiang Liu'er put his head together and replied respectfully one by one: "Yes." ”

After that, the professor Budai monk asked the ordained people about the "thirteen difficult things" and "sixteen light covers" according to the law. This "difficulty" refers to the evil things that cannot be ordained, and the "light covering" refers to whether there is some kind of defect in the body. In the face of the careful questioning of the cloth bag monk, Jiang Liuer answered truthfully one by one.

Jiang Liu'er urinated and lived in Jinshan Temple, and this cloth bag monk got along with him day and night, so he was naturally very familiar with Jiang Liu'er's situation. Seeing that Jiang Liu'er's bhikshu ordination assessment had all passed smoothly, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and showed a smile.

The professor and monk Budai also explained to all the monks in public that the ordained Jiang Liuer is a "pure body". After the monks had no objections, the ordained Jiang Liu'er once again worshiped the Buddha statue, the three masters and the seven certificates, and the monks, and then ascended to the top of the altar and asked for ordination in front of the karma master.

On the altar, the karma master again asked Jiang Liu'er in public whether he had committed "difficult things" and "light cover-ups". After the questioning, the karma master began to do the "four white karma mills", and the karma master explained to the master of the main ordination and the other monks what they had just asked, and asked the monks to express their agreement. There are four times to ask for instructions, so they are called "four white karma". After the last karma, none of the monks spoke, which means that all the monks have passed.

At this time, the karma master loudly announced in public, "There are two hundred and fifty bhikshus, and the ordained one can take full vows." ”

Then, he shaved and burned incense for the ordained Jiang Liu'er, and the karma miller untied Jiang Liu'er's hair, carefully shaved off Jiang Liu'er's hair with a sharp razor, and then permed the incense scar on the top of his head, Jiang Liu'er gritted his teeth and endured the pain on the top of his head until all the twelve incense scars were permed.