Chapter 1463 The palace can no longer be accommodated
Xia Baoer stepped on the water until he reached the entrance of Guanyin Temple.
Her skirt below her knees was completely wet.
The little girl pushed the closed door open.
There was a faint sound of chanting sutras inside.
She led the guards towards the shimmering hall.
When the door was opened suddenly, water rippled out, and the scene inside shocked them.
I saw monks from Guanyin Temple, led by the old abbot, standing in front of the tall Buddha statue.
Because the Buddha statues are enshrined on high stone steps, they are not disturbed by the water at all.
Poor these monks, their cassocks were soaked, but they clasped their hands and kept chanting the beads.
They turned around and were a little surprised to see Xia Baoer bringing someone in.
The old abbot recognized her.
"Your Highness the Princess."
Xia Baoer frowned: "Grandpa Abbot, what time has it been? Why don't you leave with the rest of the monks!"
"The water will rise soon. If you don't leave, you will die."
The abbot combined with both hands, seeing through all the eyes of the world, in addition to the old age, there is also wisdom.
"Amitabha, thank you very much for your concern, Your Highness, but the poor monk and others made an oath when they converted to Buddhism that they would not abandon the Buddha at any time."
"Now that the water is rising, if we abandon the Buddha and let the centuries-old incense be extinguished, wouldn't we be unworthy of the Buddha's guidance for many years."
Xia Baoer reprimanded: "False!"
The little girl has a clear voice and clear and bright eyebrows.
"Grandpa Abbot, you have been practicing Buddhism for many years in vain, but you don't know that what the Buddha hopes most is to save yourself first, and then save others?"
"You can't even guarantee your own life, but you still want to make peace and worship the Buddha? Does the Buddha want to see you like this, not running away when the flood comes, waiting to die in vain!"
Xia Baoer's words inspired the abbot and all the monks.
The old abbot looked troubled: "Guanyin Temple has been offering incense for a hundred years. The poor monk entered the temple at the age of five and has been chanting Buddha's name here for seventy-three years."
His eyes were full of reluctance, and his old hands touched the candlesticks and incense table here. "If you leave this time and come back again, the temple will be completely changed beyond recognition."
Xia Bao'er pursed his lips: "The abbot, the grandfather, can only be the temple in the temple. If the person is gone, what is the meaning of giving up the suffering of life here?"
The abbot was silent for a long time.
Xia Baoer said again: "Look back and look at these monks following you."
The abbot looked back and looked at the monks who had been following him.
Their cassocks were soaked, but they did not leave easily.
Put your life completely in his hands.
The abbot felt all kinds of heavy things in his heart.
Xia Baoer persuaded softly.
"When they converted to Buddhism, did they just believe that the Buddha taught them to abandon their lives and stick to the temple at any time?"
"Grandpa Abbot, leaving in time to save yourself and the monks is what makes the Buddha and gods happy."
The abbot hesitated again and again, finally closed his eyes and nodded: "It's time to go."
Before he left, he kowtowed heavily on the incense table.
Guanyin Temple has experienced many storms, but he took the monks and left the temple at the most critical moment.
My heart is full of reluctance.
But the princess is right, only when people are there can the temple be there.
Xia Baoer brought all the monks back to the palace.
Eunuch Dequan counted and found that there were twenty-six monks in total.
However, I can no longer live there.
Eunuch Dequan could not help but whisper and said anxiously: "Your Royal Highness, our palace cannot be crowded, and even the woodshed has been made available for people."
(End of chapter)