Road idiot tour guide

Chapter 500 The Earliest Traveler

Not long after, I saw the sign of Jiulian Temple.

Long Teng said: "I want to enshrine a memorial tablet for my mother, which temple is better?"

He Huan looked at her, "There are many temples in Jizu Mountain, and each temple can be enshrined. When you go in, you can go to wherever you think you are destined. If you didn't choose it today, you can go down the mountain tomorrow to see it."

Long Teng nodded, feeling relieved.The two left the main road, followed the signs and turned into a chestnut forest, and walked into the first monastery where they worshiped the mountain and worshiped the Buddha today.

"Because the surrounding hills are like lotus petals, the temple is located on the lotus platform, and because the lotus has nine seeds, it is called Jiulian Temple. Moreover, it is also a Buddhist academy for nuns."

Entering the temple, the flowers and trees are scattered, the scale is grand, and the buildings are brand new and beautiful.Because it is a Buddhist academy, it is full of the atmosphere of the new era.It's just a little more solemn than the secular college.

Cigarettes curled up, and Sanskrit sounds burst out.Goldfish play in the released pond, and water lilies float quietly on the water.

A cat was lying lazily in the clean and lonely courtyard, looked at them, turned its head lazily, and suddenly turned its head again, looking at the fairy, and the fairy looked at it in surprise.

"There are also cats here?" Long Teng said what the fairy was thinking.

"Yesterday I said don't worry. There are many monasteries that keep cats. Cats catch mice because of cause and effect, and monks are vegetarians because of practice. They don't interfere with each other."

"Ah."

"Moreover, mice will eat scriptures and steal sesame oil. There are kitchens in monasteries, so it is impossible for monks to kill mice. So it is still necessary to keep cats."

He Huan squatted down and put the fairy down.In the past few days, I have known that the fairy is still very good. If I take her out to play, she will come back as soon as I call her, and she will not run around.So don't worry.

But the fairy was obviously not used to the majestic cihuamao, who was guarding the Buddhist gate and listening to the Sanskrit, she shrank into He Huan's arms, wrapping her tail around his arm.

He Huan quickly patted its head lightly, "It's okay, they are all cats, listen to it talk to you about Buddhism."

Long Teng was speechless, "What if she becomes a monk here later?"

"No, the summoner is still waiting for us fairies!"

A bhikkhuni came over, said hello with folded hands, and said with a smile, "This cat has been raised in our monastery for 20 years."

"Wow! That's an advanced age!"

The bhikkhuni nodded, "21 years old, I raised it when the previous abbot was around. Very gentle."

The cat that grew up in the Sanskrit sounds should be quite gentle. Watching it flick its tail and greet the fairy, the fairy's snow-white and fluffy tail is not tightly wrapped around He Huan, like a feather fan unfolded.

He Huan and Long Teng were relieved and put the fairy down.After washing his hands, he visited Buddha with the nuns.

He Huan said: "Jiulian Temple is located at the foot of Jizu Mountain. It is the first temple after entering the gate of Jizu Mountain. It is also one of the largest temples in Jizu Mountain. Shifang Jungle Reception Temple.

It is said that Suzhai is very delicious, and the Zhaitang can accommodate 200 people.It is also because this is a Buddhist academy with many disciples.There are also fasting on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year and important Buddhist festivals. "

The bhikkhuni smiled and said: "Well, the cooks are basically lay Buddhists who come here from all over the world to do volunteer work. Some volunteers are chefs themselves, and some of them run restaurants. So, the fasting meal in Jiulian Temple is called A vegetarian gem."

Why did it start talking about food, and the two of them bowed to the Buddha and salivated.

The bhikkhuni said: "We are preparing the fast meal after the morning class. During the first month, there are more pilgrims and tourists coming to eat fast. If the fast breaks at eleven o'clock, the two benefactors will go down the mountain early, so we can catch up."

He Huan clasped his hands together quickly, "Thank you, but we have to go to the mountain on foot, and come down early tomorrow."

The bhikkhuni smiled slightly, "Please, benefactors."

Long Teng looked at He Huan, did he arrange someone to receive him everywhere?In fact, He Huan didn't know, maybe they came early, or maybe more people drove up the mountain directly.

Driving up the mountainside, and then taking the cable car from the mountainside, basically you can only see the Golden Dome, and you can't see the temples along the way.Even on foot, most of them also selectively go to several famous temples, and rarely go to every one.

So here are the two of them early in the morning.

The bhikkhuni gave each of them three sticks of incense, "You don't need too much incense, and you don't need to burn it in front of every Buddha and Bodhisattva. If you burn incense on the incense burner in the main hall, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions will receive your wishes."

The sign in front of the hall reads: It is forbidden to burn high incense and burn paper money.

The two took the incense, lit it, and extinguished the fire, leaving only smoke curling up. They burned incense in the incense burner in front of the Daxiong Hall, and followed the bhikkhunis into worshiping Buddha.

After worshiping the Buddha, Miss Long looked around, and He Huan knew that she was looking for the merit box.

Some temple merit boxes have been printed with QR codes with the times, but many temples in Jizu Mountain have not.In addition, the signal in the mountains was unstable, so He Huan and Miss Long prepared a lot of cash for this trip to Buddha.

Seeing them take out their wallets, the bhikkhuni rejoiced and turned away.

Be happy, be happy, just follow your heart.If you stare at people who donate more and donate less, and have a heart to treat them differently, it is not good.

After the two rejoiced, they went to visit other halls.

When she came out, the fairy was led to the edge of the pond by Elder Lihua. The goldfish were swimming among the water lilies, and the two cats were walking back and forth by the side.

He Huan and Long Teng also watched the goldfish with the fairy by the fish pond for a while. Miss Long picked up the fairy, and the fairy meowed. Elder Lihua looked up at it for a while, then jumped off the pool platform, turned around silently and returned to his original position, and lay down again. up.

"It seems that it came to serve as a guide for the fairy for a while, and now the task is completed."

The two felt peaceful and joyful in their hearts. When they went out, the bhikkhuni escorted them to the door, "Little Bailong, we will have a vegetarian meal tomorrow, please be early. We will not eat after noon, and we will have nothing if we are late."

"it is good."

After leaving Jiulian Temple with the fairy in his arms, Long Teng looked at him, "Why does she know about you?"

He Huan glanced at her and said with a smile: "They also use PPT in class, and they also have smartphones, so what's so strange about me?"

"I thought monks didn't ask about ordinary things." Long Teng was puzzled, "She looks so young, why did she become a monk?"

He Huan looked at her with a smile, "There must be many young disciples in the Buddhist Academy, and the old monk was once a young monk!"

Seeing him turning up the path, Long Teng said, "I thought you were going to go on the road."

He Huan turned his head, "I'm just a road idiot, not an idiot, okay? Who would follow a road idiot on foot?"

Long Teng smiled.

He Huan also smiled and said, "There are no scenic spots on the highway, and there are a few monasteries. I want to go down the mountain tomorrow and take a sightseeing bus."

Then she went on to answer the question she just asked: "In our country, especially in modern times, many people think that Buddhists live in temples and don't care about worldly affairs.

In fact, Buddhism has been passed down for so many years and is so extensive. It is possible to find a way of survival wherever you go and integrate with the local culture.

Also because of this attitude, it is consistent with the lotus flower emerging from the mud without staining, so the lotus flower is revered as the holy flower of Buddhism.

Ordinary people only started to travel after the reform and opening up. In ancient times, apart from literati, monks and Taoists, they had the opportunity to travel.

Traveling monks make connections with sentient beings along the way. There are still many traveling monks in Tibetan Buddhism today, and Theravada Buddhism also has the tradition of asking for alms bowls.

It's just that when Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains of my country, the government felt that it was too hard for them to walk for alms, so they gave them temple land.Slowly, the monks settled down.

This is also the cultural characteristic of the Central Plains, family is very important.You take out a bowl to beg for food, it seems that it is not in accordance with the etiquette, how pitiful.I'll give you a place to live, I'll give you property, don't go out to beg for food, God is sorry. "

Long Teng couldn't help but laugh.

"This is also a compassionate heart! Buddha is magnanimous and tolerant. Donors will give you what they give. Don't you want them to give you a house and land? That is also a benefactor! That's why the unique temple practice in the Central Plains has been formed.

In the past, the Buddha and his sons did not have monasteries, and there were no statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.Now temples are being built in many parts of the world, and monks have become monks, but the government and believers still want to give them a home, but it is not a layman.

Although there are monasteries, it is good to read thousands of volumes of books and travel thousands of miles. Many eminent monks and great virtues do not just sit in monasteries and recite scriptures.Nowadays, chanting scriptures, copying scriptures, eating vegetarian food, and releasing animals can accumulate merit, which is for lazy people.

The reason why Buddhism has so many believers in our country is because the cost of belief is low.If you really don’t know how to do anything and don’t want to do anything, you can just recite Amitabha Buddha.

But for real practitioners, the principles of these classics must be observed and practiced in order to comprehend them.Therefore, eminent monks and great virtues generally traveled to many places and sat in many dojos.They were the first to go abroad.

Buddhism pays attention to forming ties with all beings, and eminent monks especially make friends with literati and inkmen.This is reflected in many ancient Chinese poems.Great poets basically have a few monk friends, singing in harmony with poems, fighting wits and joking.

So monks are not as serious as we think now, sitting in one place all day long and chanting without moving.They are also very interesting, otherwise they would not be able to play forward.

Now it is said that one needs to become a monk with a bachelor’s degree or above. Although it is not so strict in reality, one must learn what should be learned in the new era.Buddhist students must learn to use intelligent means to promote Buddhism, and Buddhist activities must be able to shoot.

Many monasteries have official websites, and they must be able to maintain, update, and answer questions from believers.This is called Buddha Online and Bodhisattva Online. "

Long Teng smiled.

"Everything must keep pace with the times. Tradition is not conservative. It has been the same since ancient times. Venerable Kasyapa has assembled scriptures. You must be able to translate and explain. We know that Tang Monk went to the West to learn scriptures. He passed through so many countries and taught all the way. Mandarin. Actually?"

Long Teng couldn't help but laugh.

"The language and customs of different countries are different, and the Tang monks in history did not have any disciples with great powers, but they still debated the scriptures in India and retrieved the scriptures. In addition to the Tripitaka classics, they also left us a precious foreign travel material, " "Da Tang Western Regions". Is this something ordinary people can do?"

Long Teng smiled, listening to him while walking.

"So, in the age when ordinary people were illiterate, to become a monk, one must at least be able to read and write, and one must also be able to think. You can't read straightforward books. Buddhist scriptures are so advanced, can you understand them without thinking?

So becoming a monk has never been easy!It is not a monk who can knock on a wooden fish and meditate, let alone a monk who shaved his head and put on a monk's robe. Those are all deceptive.

Even if you are sitting in a monastery, the real meditation is not just sitting there and thinking about nothing. The highest state that Buddha pays attention to is emptiness, Wukong Wukong, you have to be enlightened first, don’t you suddenly become a Buddha when your head is empty. "

Long Teng laughed out loud.He Huan turned to look at her with a smile, very bright.Bow Buddha never wanted to pull his face.Many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are all smiling.But when sentient beings mention Buddha, they are too serious.

Continue to say: "Empty is not to be empty-headed, but to treat external disturbances as nothing, and focus on studying. Buddhism always talks about the root of wisdom.

Although all living beings are equal, and all living beings can become Buddhas, in general, most of them are just monks hitting the clock for one day, and I am afraid that Sakyamuni would not admit it.A true virtuous monk must be virtuous and wise.

So it is not surprising that Buddhism recruits talented students.Since ancient times, there have been thresholds. "

Long Teng nodded.

Unknowingly, a group of people followed.

During the Spring Festival, there are many people.But most people still take a car, even if they hike, they start from the mountainside.That saves time and energy.

Also, I really don't know much about Buddhism, and more people go to the mountains to worship Buddha only out of excitement or practical needs.

Those who can hike from the foot of the mountain are considered pious and not afraid of tiredness, and are interested in the history and culture of Buddhism.So they listened very carefully.I feel like I met a university monk.

The female bodyguard, wearing a low-brimmed hat, also mixed in with the tourists and followed them.

I also have to sigh: Xiao Bailong is indeed a tour guide who is not in vain!

"The poet went to a place, looked at the scenery and wrote poems, and then ran away. The monks ran around and thought that a place was particularly good, so they built a hut here to practice. Or are there many famous mountain monks in the world?
Now the Buddha is worshiped everywhere, but the Buddha did not settle down all his life when he was alive. He led the Sangha and talked wherever he went.Under the Bodhi tree, in the bamboo grove of the farmhouse, in the vineyard, wherever you go, you can speak the Dharma.

Monks were the first travelers, as were missionaries.Because ordinary people guard an acre of three-point land, parents and wives cannot leave that place for the rest of their lives.

But monks make their homes all over the world, begging for alms during the day and staying in the jungle at night.So the monastery is called Shifang Jungle!These famous mountains and rivers were first discovered by them.Do you think they are open or not? "

"Ah."

"Tang Seng is a very powerful person. He is not the meek and talkative old monk who relies on his apprentices in Journey to the West. He went to other people's headquarters to become a monk studying abroad. He used other people's language to argue against the monks who came to challenge him, and became famous in India. .

We have the impression that eminent monks are always aloof from the world. In fact, many eminent monks can speak eloquently.

The reason why Jizu Mountain has become the fifth most famous mountain in Buddhism is because Master Xuanzhuang recorded in "Da Tang Western Regions" that Venerable Kasyapa entered Jizu Mountain 500 years ago.So Jizu Mountain became the ashram of Venerable Kasyapa.

In addition to "Da Tang Western Regions", many later translated Buddhist classics also recorded that Kasyapa entered Jizu Mountain.After investigation, scholars think that Jizu Mountain should refer to Jizu Mountain in ancient India.

But for thousands of years, Jizu Mountain in the southwestern border of my country has long been a Buddhist holy place.In the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, there were 36 temples and 72 nunneries, and there were thousands of quiet rooms and thatched sheds.From the Tang Dynasty to modern times, eminent monks emerged in large numbers.

It is quite influential in the Central Plains, South Asia and Southeast Asia.Believers have already regarded Jizu Mountain as the ashram of Venerable Kasyapa, and believers come to this sacred place where various Buddhist sects gather to worship the Buddha on the mountain, which is a magnificent sight.So don't worry about whether it is true or false, as long as you have it in your heart, the Buddha will be everywhere. "

"Ah."

The pilgrims and tourists behind also listened silently.

(End of this chapter)