Chapter 31 Great Alms
All the monks who heard the Dharma gong took steady steps, put on their monk robes, and walked toward the sutra hall.
A large temple that is exquisite is also a complete "mandala", just like the current endless white pagoda temple. As the most important building of a temple, the Sutra Hall is an extremely vast building. Many large Dharma meetings and grand gatherings are held here, as well as "big alms".
The red-robed monks in the sutra hall were all sitting one by one. After ringing the gongs, the monks who had sat in the sutra hall in advance, regardless of their status, all took out their His own bowl was placed in front of him, and even Elder Mingfa was no exception. He just sat in the most prestigious and privileged position, waiting for the big donation to begin.
Following them were the monks from outside. They sat down one by one from the main sutra hall according to their age. They took out their own bowls from their arms and placed them in front of them. , waiting for the charity to begin.
After the red monk Cangxun, who was standing at the door of the sutra hall, determined that the time was up and it was time to start, he blew the conch around his waist and made a dull sound, signaling that the great alms could begin.
Immediately, the monk in the kitchen put the butter into the boiling tea and stirred it constantly. Then some monks brought teapots, starting with the first monk of the highest order, and poured the tea into their bowls one by one, over and over again.
It didn’t stop until the third time.
The monks in charge of the kitchen were like busy worker ants, constantly coming in and out. After the last bowl of tea was drunk by Elder Mingfa, the red monk Cangzhen standing at the door of the sutra hall came again. He took out the conch and blew it again.
Subsequently, buckets of white rice porridge cooked a day in advance were carried in by the yellow-clad monks in the logistics department. Under the eyes of the monks, they crushed it and put in brown sugar and raisins. The monks stirred the food on the side and put it into the bowls of the monks who had been licked clean.
Everyone is a bowl.
Even the first monk is no exception.
No more, no less. When receiving alms, the monks who have received alms, regardless of their status, must put their hands together and salute, and thank the monk in yellow who is giving the porridge, even if it is tomorrow. Law is no exception.
Express the gratitude of the monks to the donors.
Everything was going on in an orderly manner at this moment. The monk who had finished his meal wiped his rice bowl and placed it in front of him.
For monks, licking their bowls clean is not a shameful thing. This is a skill that every monk must learn. When eating, lick the bowl clean and put the bowl into his arms.
Every great monastery is like this, because this is a behavior that is appreciated and promoted by the Buddha and the great masters in the Tantric field. No matter how picky the monks are in private and how they despise those who give alms, in this scene of alms, everyone needs to lick his own bowl clean and thank him many times.
Don’t say he is a leader, an elder of Mingfa.
Even if the host is here, he will lick his bowl clean without any residue.
And thanked the donor several times.
These monks in yellow clothes are very skilled in their business. One monk returned the gift, another monk gave alms, and another monk pushed the porridge bucket and continued to give alms downwards.
The entire almsgiving needs to end within half an hour, and there must be no timeout.
So everything for every "big donation" must be prepared in such a short time so that it can be carried out directly in the temple. When doing so, every monk needs to be very careful. Eat your meal quickly, and take each step strictly for a period of time.
This is the commandment.
During this great donation, there were also disciplined monks standing by, responsible for handling every aspect that might cause problems.
So after the last young monk finished the porridge in the bowl, the monk in yellow immediately left with the porridge bucket.
Another group of yellow-robed monks came on stage. They all had robes in their arms. They still started with Elder Mingfa. The yellow-robed monk took out five copper coins from the robes and put them into the bowl of Elder Mingfa. .
Elder Mingfa bowed again, and the monk in yellow returned it.
Every monk received the same alms, but in different portions. Ordinary monks only have one copy. Elder Mingfa, for example, has ten copies. Elder Cangxun, who is responsible for this matter, may have eight or nine copies.
Discipline monks have six or seven parts.
Lu Feng stood aside and quietly watched the large donation proceed as scheduled without any disturbance.
The strange thing is that Lu Feng can't feel any excitement now.
He only has a very peaceful "observation".
As if this matter had nothing to do with him.
After all the alms were given, the red monk standing in front of the main sutra hall began to applaud again.
After a moment, Elder Mingfa opened his voice, and the monks below also responded, as did the monks sitting outside. This is a tribute and a praise.
It is the last link of the whole great donation.
After hearing the praise, Lu Feng saw the monk Zhiyun standing next to him with his hands clasped together and his head bowed. Lu Feng clasped his hands together in salute, and the monks bowed slightly.
Indicates a gift in return.
After the last session, Elder Mingfa stood up and left without saying anything.
The red monk who was about to applaud was in a daze - according to the regulations, he should leave only when he applauded Elder Mingfa again. Doing so was not in line with the procedure, but the other party was Elder Mingfa, so he reacted extremely Quickly, cough immediately, pretend as if nothing happened, and let Elder Mingfa leave.
The rest of the Buddhist monks in red also consciously followed Elder Mingfa and left without ever passing in front of Lu Feng. Lu Feng remained motionless and unperturbed.
Compared with everything that happened last night, what happened today could not stir Lu Feng's heart.
Even Lu Feng had already expected it in his heart.
Lu Feng just put his hands together and respectfully welcomed the monks to leave.
It wasn’t until all the monks in red, except for Zhiyun monk, had left that the Cangxian monk standing at the door clapped again. After hearing the message, the older monks left first, and the younger ones Just left in order.
At the end, it was the turn of Monk Cang. Monk Cang glanced at Lu Feng and Monk Zhiyun with some fear, gritted his teeth, and came over to salute Monk Zhiyun. He did not dare to talk to Lu Feng, as if Lu Feng left quickly as if he had some serious dragon disease.
Monk Zhiyun was not surprised at all.
He said to Lu Feng: "Let's go, leave with me, and we will choose a guru. It's just that until now, you haven't told me which deity you want to worship."
Going down the stairs, Lu Feng heard the words and said slowly: "King Mingzhu."
Hearing this, Monk Zhiyun paused and said: "Did you know that there is another avenue of wisdom in this temple? , is called the Vajra Bodhi Maha Mudra. If you want to take this as the fundamental method, there are many masters in this temple who can help you grow.
As for the great king of enlightenment." br>
Monk Zhiyun was silent for a long time and said: "Be careful."
(End of this chapter)