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The activity of offering incense and worshiping Buddha is deeply loved among commoners and noble women, but men are less enthusiastic about it. 【Ye*】【*】Boss Su Chen's attitude towards his wife's offering of incense at Puji Temple can be summed up in 'three nos': no ​​objection, no encouragement, and no participation.Under the gentle smile, the most revealed is the connivance to his wife.It was obvious that he didn't believe it, but his wife liked it, so he let her go.

Yin Ruxing also wanted to go to Puji Temple, so naturally he had to ask for leave with his boss.When Su Lei heard that she also offered incense, he was very surprised: "You believe this!"

"No, I don't believe it." She expressed her thoughts frankly, "Faith should be a philosophy, a philosophy of life. It is a beacon to guide the lost, people can use it to illuminate the confused heart, instead of thinking Unreal luck and unearned rewards."

"Get something for nothing?" Su Lei was surprised by her opinion, "Is this how you think about Shangxiang?"

"Perhaps the adjective of getting something for nothing is inaccurate." Yin Ruxing organized his words, "How should I put it? Offering incense, making wishes, and donating silver taels, don't you think it's like doing business with the gods? How about you bless me, I'm now How much money is donated, and once it is effective in the future, how much money will be added. Maybe I am superficial, but this is really like doing business. It is still the kind that can negotiate the price. "

Su Lei laughed, full of interest: "Your words should be heard by my elder brother. My elder brother and I don't believe it, but common people and women believe it more. Some officials once suggested that monks and nuns don't give birth, but only rely on their tongues." All the temples should be banned for bluffing and deceiving.”

"Impossible, this person is extreme." When it comes to this topic, Yin Ruxing has some opinions of his own.

"How?" Su Lei asked.

Yin Ruxing also became interested, and talked eloquently: "Didn't you find out? You just said that 'common people and women' believe more. What are common people and women? They are vulnerable groups in the social group. These weak people need faith to save them." , to find sustenance. Because they are unable to do it in real life. ( ·~ ) Although the disadvantaged groups are weak, there are a lot of them. They are the main part of the social structure. Once there is a little turmoil, the society will be unstable. It is obviously very dangerous. But once the people have faith, although they are still living in hardships, they have hope for the future. Especially Buddhism, which pays attention to karma and repairing the afterlife, this is really a wonderful principle. In this way , Even if the day is difficult, the people can pass by safely. As an official of Qidi, it is necessary to properly guide this power of faith, why is it that the self-destroying city wall is opposed indiscriminately and wholeheartedly?"

"I didn't expect you to have such insight." Su Lei was very surprised. It's not that he has never seen a woman who has read poetry, but learning this thing is not just memorizing a few books.You have to have foresight, and you can be called a scholar if you have some unique insights in any aspect of politics, agriculture, and military affairs.Then he thought again: "Is this the doctrine of your hometown?"

"Are you interested in this?" Yin Ruxing thought for a while, "The relationship between religious belief and rule is enough to write a graduation thesis. And the content explained, you should not only have Buddhism, but also other beliefs here. This is to compare why Buddhism is so widely spread and so vital. Then it must be combined with the local productivity conditions and the average living standard of the people. Religion in history Prosperity and decay in progress. My God, this subject is too big. I don't understand your materials here. If you really want to do it as a matter, it will take a long time to write."

Su Lei thought about it for a while: "That's right, everyone in your Huaxia land has to study for nine years. Those from better families need to study for 15 or [-] years. Thinking about it, you should also be a girl who has studied for more than ten years. You have vision and talent. If that’s the case, it’s better to get this matter sorted out. It’s not right away, I’ve found information for you, and you can write it slowly.” He thought to himself, if she could help his eldest brother out He has some strength, and when he plans to find a good background for her in the future, he will have some confidence in his words.

Yin Ruxing was overjoyed when he heard that.Everything else is fine, once this information is found, it is not necessary to have all kinds.Immediately gratefully said: "Thank you for planning for me."

"It's okay." Su Lei was not proud, and sighed: "After all, you and your sister are from the same hometown. You have become slaves in the Su Mansion, and within the scope of my ability, I will take care of you. No need to thank you."

Yin Ruxing asked: "I've never seen anyone from my hometown here. I don't know what kind of person Sister Mei is?"

"Her?" Su Lei was startled, and then a nostalgic look appeared on his face: "She is a very smart and capable woman."

Yin Ruxing was still waiting for the next article, but he didn't know it was gone.Su Lei's eyes were bewildered, and he had fallen into memories.The tips of the ears started to turn red.

This look of yearning for spring, did he recall the eighteen bans?Yin Ruxing slandered, calculating today's harvest was very rich, so he quietly resigned.

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Ten days later, the female relatives of the Su Mansion went out.Came to Puji Temple in the western suburbs of the city.In the past ten days, Yin Ruxing had a rough understanding of the religious knowledge of the Tianyuan State.The Buddhism in the Tianyuan State is roughly the same as the teachings on the earth, and it is a Mahayana Buddhism sect.Nothing about Buddha and Arhat remains the same, but the legends and stories about Buddha and Bodhisattva have changed a lot.Buddhism is not a local product, but came from the land of Kagawa hundreds of years ago, and there are several classics in total.In the following hundreds of years, eminent monks and great virtues continued to come to learn scriptures and listen to the Dharma. Today's Buddhism is the most prosperous religion in Tianyuan State.

In fact, Yin Ruxing regards it as the only local religion.There is no Taoism or Confucianism here.Local myths and legends are scattered and varied.There are no philosophical classics at all, only the value of pure literary stories.Moreover, the gods worshiped in different parts of Tianyuan are also different.For example, Qidi and Xidi firmly believe that there are gods haunting Izumo Mountain.The clouds above the mountains are the home of the gods.Yin Ruxing understood very well.Both of them are backed by Izumo Mountain.It is normal to worship a mountain god.

Sacrificial land and blessed land are different. The god of the sea is the one they worship the most.They firmly believe that the fairy island on the sea is the beautiful home of the gods.Yin Ruxing also expressed his understanding. These two places have coastlines.

Then there is the land of blessings, where the people are more fond of the god of the earth, who is said to be in charge of the harvest.Yin Ruxing knows without reading the introduction this time, that this sad boy must be in an inland plain area, neither near the sea nor have any tall mountains.As long as you believe in the God of the Earth down-to-earth.A religion without systematic philosophical thinking cannot sustain its vitality.Such a group of weak gods, under the strong power of Buddhist karma reincarnation and six realms of reincarnation, were devastated to nothing.It can only be used as a bedside story to coax the children.

Yin Ruxing shook his head.While looking out of the carriage to observe the pedestrian street scene, he quickly wrote down something on the paper with a charcoal pencil.

Caisang, who was in the same car with her, looked at it curiously for a long time: "Sister Ru, what are you remembering?"

Yin Ruxing generously handed her the paper with simplified Chinese characters: "This is a quick memorization symbol in my hometown. I am doing a survey report on Buddhism. I have to collect information at any time."

Cai Sang glanced at the paper and asked, "Can you remember this much just by looking at the street?"

Yin Ruxing smiled slightly: "Sister Caisang, passers-by on the street can see a lot of interesting things?" Without bothering Caisang, he explained it himself: "Look. I'm rushing to Puji Temple to offer incense Most of them are civilians. Among them, xx people wear fine cotton cloth, xx people wear coarse cotton cloth, xx people wear linen cloth, and xx people wear cotton cloth. Then calculate the percentage and keep the records. These are all data. This method will still be used for another batch. When we get to the temple, we only need to add up the percentages of the various numbers recorded and divide by the number of counts. It will be a more accurate percentage..."

As she explained carefully, Cai Sang had long been confused and begged for mercy: "My good sister, I know you are a learned man. Just tell me what news you can find out in the end. Your explanation makes my brain go crazy." Messed up."

Yin Ruxing said with a tepid smile, "In the end, it is natural to figure out how many people in Jiangcheng worship Puji Temple as gods?"

"Forget this?" Cai Sang felt that he had been fooled, "Is it worth it? Who dares to be so bold and not believe in Bodhisattva?"

Yin Ruxing frowned, it was difficult to explain clearly to a maidservant who could only write and settle accounts, and she didn't want to explain it thanklessly, so she threw the sky to the tall man: "This is what I discussed with the second lord. The second lord Said, although these details are small, they should not be let slip by. It’s fine if you don’t touch it, since you encounter it, remember more.”

Caisang raised his eyebrows.Xin Dao presumably saw her as a womanizer, and arranged a boring little errand for her so that she would not be bored.Kicking his feet, he smiled lightly and said, "It's nothing else, what are you doing with such a big piece of wood? Could it be that you still want to be a carpenter?"

Yin Ruxing took out the wooden board and smiled: "This is for painting with the beautiful scenery in the temple. Mr. Wei just taught the line drawing technique and said that he needs to practice more. Didn't my sister say that the scenery in the temple is good? Find a quiet place, lay out paper sketches on a wooden board, and practice accordingly after returning home. There will definitely be progress.”

Cai Sang was stunned: "If you work so hard, you still have to be an all-rounder?" After looking at her for a long time, "It's really small and ambitious. By the way, Er Gong doesn't like these things, why did you change it?"

Yin Ruxing sighed in response to the situation: "Don't mention it. At the beginning, I proposed to the Grand Duke to learn Chinese characters and practice martial arts, but it was too difficult to practice martial arts. I practiced for a long time without any results. I was really exhausted all day long. Only then did I know, It turns out that martial arts are not easy to learn. We can only change direction."

Cai Sang smiled, and his eyes moved slightly: "So that's the case. You, you shouldn't have mentioned the time of martial arts. Let the men worry about fighting and killing. The most important thing for a girl is to learn from female celebrities. "

While speaking, the carriage arrived at the foot of the Puji Temple.Cai Sang hurriedly got out of the car and urged her: "Hurry up. The temple is built on the mountain. To show sincerity, sedan chairs are not allowed here. Everyone has to walk up the mountain. Let's go to Madam's side quickly."

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