Chapter 30 The last step, worshiping the teacher and giving alms to the monks
Monk Zhiyun looked at Lu Feng with some surprise. Lu Feng just looked at Monk Zhiyun quietly. He stood in the sun, his whole body was covered with blood. They are all rhymes of compassion.
Behind him.
The sun is rising.
Rizhao Jinshan.
Light clouds are like ribbons wrapped around the snow-capped mountains. The entire snow-capped mountains are golden in the bright sunshine. Half of the temple is shrouded in darkness. The monks are singing in groups, some are turning prayer wheels, and some are driving the slaves in the temple to Buddhist monks went to farm, raise cattle and herd sheep.
Lu Feng just stood in front of Monk Zhiyun. Monk Zhiyun looked at the six extra magic weapons on his body, but in the end he said nothing.
He just turned around and said: "Come with me."
He motioned for Lu Feng to follow him, and Lu Feng walked behind him, silent all the way until he was almost under the back mountain. , Monk Zhiyun suddenly said: "You look like a son of Buddha."
He suddenly turned back to look at Lu Feng and said: "If one day my family suffers, I hope you can see it today." On top of kindness, please protect my illegitimate son and bring him to the temple to become a Buddhist monk.
As for what he will do in the future, it depends on his destiny. ”
I don’t know why, Monk Zhiyun suddenly had an impulse, and he was worried in his heart, so he told Lu Feng the truth.
Lu Feng didn’t speak, as if he didn’t hear it. Likewise, Monk Zhiyun immediately became alert, wondering what was wrong with him and why he said such depressing words. Could it be that something had gone wrong with his recent practice?
Maybe it was because of what he saw today? Yongzhen is really surprised. He is surprised that Yongzhen, who has only one night to understand "not to be distracted", already has such a climate!
He is indeed different from what he used to be! He is a great monk, but he is still Yongzhen. If he wants to grow up to be a great monk who can protect a family, he still has a long way to go. If nothing else, the following Buddhist practice is all steps. Bu Jingxin, as long as there is the slightest mistake, the success will fall short
Unable to maintain his original intention, he turned into a sly, alien god and was surrendered by the temple.
Wendless White Pagoda Temple will not lift him to a position that does not belong to him just because he has passed the sixth-level "Good Knowledge" examination, because that is just the beginning. The sixth-level "good teacher" that many Buddhist monks have spent their entire lives trying to reach is actually just a stage, a new beginning.
Those who have not obtained the sixth level of "Good Knowledge" degree have only this goal in their sights, but those who have obtained the sixth level of "Good Knowledge" degree have countless troubles.
Because the sixth-level "degree" is just an "entry permit" that allows you to recite mantras and practice. If you want to go further, you need multiple initiations, donations, and learning. The first thing is to enshrine yourself. The second thing about the master is that he needs a lot of worldly money to support his studies. After he becomes a sixth-level good teacher, he will continue to study the classics based on those scriptures he studied when he was a Buddhist monk.
That is the real introduction, the four major treatises, the Bodhisattva classics, and even Sanskrit, secret texts, a large number of special texts, ritual knowledge, secret instructions and mantras. Most of this knowledge is collected in temples. Most individuals cannot collect such a large amount of knowledge. There is a Sutra Scroll Tower in Wuwu White Pagoda Temple, which is said to be "full of cows". It has countless classics and has a collection of more than 40,000 books, which can be used for... People learn to the fourth level.
The "Hubilhan" of the Endless White Pagoda Temple has the title of "Great Scholar" because each generation of "Hubilhan" will be crowned with this title through a special debate ceremony. Of course, there is another reason. It is because the great monk who founded the Endless White Pagoda Temple is the real "Great Scholar". His title of "Great Scholar" was canonized by Zhufa Origin Temple and the Central Plains court at that time.
A title as real as gold beads and agate.
It was this great monk who built a temple here alone, subjugated the external gods, dragon gods, and fierce gods here, created the dharma lineage of the Endless White Pagoda Temple, and subdued the protection dharma lineage. The protector of the law is King Mingzhu. In the cave, he asked the land gods and mountain gods to swear to him, convert to Buddhism, and protect the venerable.
So, even if Yongzhen passed the exam in the temple, he is still just a master with the degree of "good knowledge". If he wants to go further, he must study further and be recommended by the temple. Study at the No. 1 Zhaju Monastery in the north, or you don’t want to study, you want to return to your own monastery, master the altar of a small temple, or become a guru. Or, go to the chieftain's or Zongben noble's home to receive offerings - the Lu Feng chieftain's family can't go, so he can only go to the Zongben noble's home to become a monk.
Obtaining the degree of "Good Knowledge" will not elevate his status infinitely. He is just a guru who can give initiations to others, unless he goes to a larger temple, obtains a higher degree, and then comes back to the temple. Only if he is the dean of the Discipline Academy, or the dean of the college, or other monks and officials, can he have a respected status and be worshiped by others - a master with status as a monk and a master without a monk. The identity of the guru has two completely different identities in the temple.
Both monk Zhiyun and Mingfa wear red monk robes, but they are never of the same status.
Both Zhiyun monk and Lu Feng wore red clothes, but Zhiyun monk was still more outstanding than Lu Feng.
Because Lu Feng has nothing.
So after thinking for a long time, Monk Zhiyun didn’t think that he would need Monk Yongzhen to protect his family during his lifetime.
Lu Feng didn't say anything. He was speechless for a long time. When he came to the temple hall down the mountain, Zhiyun asked for a set of Lu Feng's red monk robes, a pair of boots, a string of prayer beads, and a diamond bell from the monk in the warehouse. One, a hat, a waistcoat, and a lining.
“Just like this, two more.”
After the delivery was clear and the points were clear, the monk put the items in the box and planned to deliver them to Lu Feng’s residence , but never thought that Monk Zhiyun would ask for three pieces of clothing and magical instruments like this. Although Monk Cangchen was embarrassed, he still agreed.
Monk Zhiyun asked Lu Feng to put on red clothes and a hat, holding a rosary in his hand, and walked towards the sutra hall. Along the way, everyone looked at Lu Feng with envy.
When he arrived at the Great Sutra Hall, Lu Feng saw that there were already people inside. The person sitting on top of the Great Sutra Hall was Elder Mingfa. He sat at the top because he was the "head seat" here. The other monks all wore monk robes and sat in order.
Monk Zhiyun placed the wooden hammer used to sound the gong in Lu Feng's hand, signaling him to complete the last step.
Lu Feng came to the Dharma gong hanging outside the sutra hall. Behind him, the monks' eyes were bright or dark. Lu Feng ignored them, took a deep breath, and then knocked on the gong. The gong sounded!
For a moment.
Two times.
Three times.
After hitting the gong three times, Lu Feng returned the wooden hammer to a monk in yellow who was following him. The monk who was busy with various things outside heard the sound of the gong and immediately hurried over here. .
Because the great charity is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)