Masterful appearance

Qiu Nuo seemed to know everything in the pagoda at a glance, but the wooden box that Jing Wan took out made even Qiu Nuo quickly become curious. The way Chu Tianci looked at her, it seemed that Qiu Nuo had never seen this wooden box before.

On the way back, Chu Tianci kept thinking about what Qiu Nuo's mother said.

"This wooden box is handed over to the abbot of the Da Ci'en Temple, and any request will be granted!"

Yue Qianling's curiosity was already strong, and she wanted to open the wooden box several times, and there was Gu Anqi at the side who urged her, Chu Tianci didn't want to see it was a fake, but when she went out, Jing Wan told her that the wooden box had to be opened at the Da Ci'en Temple .

Holding the wooden box, Chu Tianci managed to find a passing monk in the Daci'en Temple. No matter what he said, he felt abrupt, but he couldn't help it until the end, and he didn't have much confidence to say it.

"Master, we would like to meet the presiding master of your temple."

The monk looked at the few people in front of him. Most of the people who came to Da Ci'en Temple were tourists. No one had ever made such a request. The monk clasped his hands together.

"Presiding over the abbot's retreat, it is inconvenient to meet guests. Please forgive me."

Chu Tianci was not too surprised, he was also the master of a temple anyway, so there was no reason why he would see him as soon as he said it.

Yue Qianling had always been unhappy in her heart, thinking that if she took out that incense burner or Bodhisattva statue now, the monk would definitely not react like this, so she pouted angrily and opened the brocade in Chu Tianci's hand, revealing the inside wooden box.

"Please tell Master Abbot that we want to donate this to your monastery."

"The donor can just donate to the incense hall in front of him, and his brother will receive him. The merit of the donor is immeasurable."

The monk kept clasping his hands together and lowering his head. The more Qianling thought about it, the more angry he became. These days, the monks in the temple are so big that they don’t pay much attention to giving alms. Donors came in an endless stream, and they just held a wooden box. Others didn't think it was shabby, but they couldn't hold back their face.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, the monk raised his head and wanted to leave. He glanced at the wooden box that Chu Tianci was holding, and took a look. His whole body was like being shocked by an electric shock. Looking at him now, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a person who sees through the world.

"Ming... Ming... Dharma name!"

The monk spoke loudly to several monks at the door with a trembling voice.

The dharma name of the temple is extremely sacred and solemn, and it is not an extremely important event or a Buddhist ceremony. Generally, no one dares to sound the dharma name.

woo... woo... woo...

The low and powerful sound of the trumpet resounded throughout the temple, and almost all the monks who were doing other things stopped, with shock on their faces, and the tourists in Da Ci'en Temple were also attracted by the sudden sound of the trumpet.

"It's strange, the dharma name in Da Ci'en Temple has not been rang for decades, what happened today?" The staff in the temple discussed in a low voice while looking at each other.

Chu Tianci opened his mouth slightly, and even Yue Qianling, who was waiting to see Chu Tianci's joke just now, froze in place. What's so special about this wooden box that it can make the Da Ci'en Temple call out the Dharma name?

The monk clasped his hands together, buried his head lower, and led Chu Tianci to the main hall in front. Chu Tianci followed behind with a blank face, only to find that more and more monks gathered behind him, and they all followed in two rows in an orderly manner. Agreeing is putting your hands together and chanting sutras non-stop.

Going up the steps is the gate of the main hall. The monk who ran out hurriedly and hurriedly from the inside was quite old. The monk who led the way retreated to the side automatically.

"Abbot, this benefactor wants to donate."

"Master Abbot, my friend." Chu Tianci pushed Gu Anqi to the front as he spoke. "Having lived overseas for a long time, I came back this time to accumulate merit and donate this... this wooden box to your monastery."

In fact, the old monk didn't listen to what Chu Tianci said, the corners of his mouth kept squirming, and his outstretched hands kept trembling. In Chu Tianci's thinking, people who become monks should be open-minded and indifferent people, regardless of the world of mortals. , not to mention the abbot of the Daci'en Temple, an eminent monk should be detached and refined.

But the old monk in front of him is really not calm no matter how he looks at it. He has violated at least three Buddhist precepts.

The old monk looked carefully at the statue on the wooden box, looked up to the sky, took a deep breath, and let out a loud breath.

"Amitabha!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a plop and kneeling on the ground, all the monks in the Da Ci'en Temple gathered in the square below the main hall, and all followed the abbot and the abbot to kneel down to worship.

What a magnificent sight, Chu Tianci held the wooden box in a daze, looked around, on the steps of the main hall, he stood tall alone, and all the monks knelt down at his feet, and then the chanting sound from their mouths became more and more intense. Big, like a grand ceremony, it was a completely spontaneous act.

The tourists in the Da Ci'en Temple were also surprised by this sudden change, only to see all the monks in the temple kneeling at the feet of a young man.

The old abbot stood up respectfully from the ground and said to Chu Tianci.

"The donor's merits and virtues are immeasurable. The poor monk will hang the longevity plaque of the donor's name next to the Buddha in the main hall, and will lead all the monks in the temple to chant sutras and chant Buddha for the donor every day. May the donor be blessed with longevity and health and hear the Dharma soon!"

Chu Tianci didn't know what to say for a long time. He came to Da Ci'en Temple several times, and there was a monument of merit and virtue at the door. The names of those who donated to Da Ci'en Temple were all engraved on it. It is already a great merit to engrave their names on the monument of merit. Of course, the money donated is not small. Chu Tianci only remembers that the last few donated money are in the millions.

I brought a wooden box, and I was able to hang a longevity plaque next to the Buddha, and enjoy all the monks in the temple chanting scriptures for me. This kind of treatment is considered the highest courtesy in Buddhism.

"No, this... this thing is not mine either." Chu Tianci turned around and whispered to Qiu Nuo in embarrassment. "What's your mother's name? You can't write my name. It belongs to her."

"She always likes to be quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed. Since this wooden box has been given to you, it is yours." Qiu Nuo also replied in a low voice.

Chu Tianci bit the bullet and held back for a long time before telling the name to the old abbot. The monk next to him wrote the longevity card. After the grand ceremony, Chu Tianci looked at the longevity card with his name on it next to the Buddha in the main hall.

Yue Qianling suddenly couldn't hold back, covered her mouth and smiled and said in a low voice.

"Hey, you said, if the Buddha knows that there is a longevity card with a magic stick hanging next to him, how would the old Buddha feel about it?"

"Should I...why not write your name?" Chu Tianci also said uncomfortably.

"Don't, I can't bear this kind of merit, you should come, hahaha." Yue Qianling said cheerfully.

After speaking, Chu Tianci found out that the old abbot had changed into a new set of clothes. Sure enough, someone wanted clothes. The brand-new cassock was worn on the old abbot, and he became energetic. The others were suitable to carry an incense table to the In front of the censer in the main hall, bright yellow velvet cloth was placed on it. On the left and right sides, there were eighteen monks sitting cross-legged. They all seemed to be older, and they should be senior monks in the Great Mercy Temple.

It seems that this move is preparing for some important ceremony, but the time is too hasty, many places may not be perfect, but every step seems to be carried out in an orderly manner after countless drills.

Tourists thought it was a routine French ceremony in the temple, and they rarely had the opportunity to see such a large-scale ceremony, and they all gathered around the main hall to watch and take pictures.

The sound of orderly running outside the door made Chu Tianci look up, and it turned out that the people coming in from the door were armed police!

Of course, you can’t bring murder weapons into the Buddhist temple, so the armed police who came in were armed with riot shields and batons. However, the armed police guarding outside the Da Ci’en Temple were armed with live ammunition, three steps, one guard and five steps, and one person, and the entire Da Ci’en Temple was destroyed. Surrounded in a tight circle.

Such a big move attracted many tourists outside, wanting to come in and see what happened inside, but now the Da Ci'en Temple is forbidden to enter and exit.

Holding the wooden box, Chu Tianci became more and more uncertain about what he was holding, which could even alarm the army. Qiu Nuo and Gu Anqi beside him looked a little scared.

Of the few people who came up from the side steps, the one who walked in the front seemed familiar.

"Professor Jiang?!" Yue Qianlin recognized the leader and asked in surprise. "Why are you here?"

"Qianling? God... Godsend? Qiu Nuo, are you there?" Professor Jiang asked more curiously while wiping off his sweat. "I had a meeting in Jingzhao, and just now I received a call from the staff of Da Ci'en Temple, saying that the temple suddenly has a Dharma conference, which seems to be related to donations. According to the description, it is the largest water and land Dharma conference in Buddhism."

"Professor Jiang, what is the Water and Land Ceremony?" Gu Anqi asked curiously.

"Shuilu Dharma Assembly, the full name of Dharma Realm Saint Fan Shuilu Purdue Great Zhai Shenghui, is a practice method of Chinese Buddhism, and it is also the most grand and grand Dharma assembly in Chinese Buddhism." Professor Jiang explained calmly. "Water and Land Dharma Assembly is based on offering to all Buddhas and sages of the ten directions, and offering fasting food without cover, to rescue all living beings in the six realms, and to set up mandala widely, so that all living beings in the meeting can go to each altar to listen to scriptures and hear the scriptures. Therefore, the range of sentient beings offered and saved in the Dharma meeting is quite wide, so it has gathered many inconceivable and excellent merits such as eliminating disasters, universal salvation, upper offerings, and lower offerings."

"Because the Water and Land Ceremony is dedicated to the Buddhas of the ten directions, it will not be opened easily without a very high level of cultivation and major events." Qiu Nuo whispered beside him. "The last water and land ceremony in Da Ci'en Temple was 1000 years ago."

"Ah... more than 1000 years? What was the reason for the Water and Land Ceremony?"

"Master Xuanzang took over as the abbot of Daci'en Temple. Because of the immeasurable merits of retrieving the scriptures, he held the Water and Land Dharma Assembly." Qiu Nuo said.

Professor Jiang looked at Chu Tianci who was holding a wooden box stiffly, and said curiously.

"I heard that it is related to someone's donation. It must be the wooden box you are holding in your hand. God-given, what is in it?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know, I have such a big posture when I come here, it makes me feel scared." Chu Tianci returned with a wry smile.

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