Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1957, the crazy money-making temple
The Fahua Temple in the capital is located in the old city, very close to the powerful and wealthy areas of the capital. It has always been known for its efficacies. It is said that as long as it is to pray for Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, almost all of them will be fulfilled.

For example, the concubine of Zhang Shilang’s family went to pray to Buddha in order to give birth to a boy, and after giving birth to five children in a row, she finally had a son; A lot of money.

For another example, during the imperial examination last year, a Juren who passed the exam seven or eight times came to pray to the Bodhisattva to bless his high school every time, but this time he really passed the high school, which was really very effective.

Because of the miraculous teachings, the incense in Fahua Temple has always been very prosperous. There are fixed Dharma meetings every month, which are held very grandly and with a great momentum, often attracting a large number of believers and believers to donate money.

No, today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and it coincides with the weekend. Fahua Temple has chosen this day early to hold the ceremony, attracting a large number of people to come here to join in the fun.

"It's really lively enough!"

Emperor Hongzhi in casual clothes held the fan in his hand, followed by Liu Jin and Wang Shouren, looking at the bustling scene in front of him, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but nodded.

Every weekend is the busiest time in the capital. Stadiums, zoos, theaters, plazas, business districts, etc. are everywhere, and even the street in front of this temple is extremely lively.

It shows that the living standards of the people in Ming Dynasty have really improved a lot, especially the people in the capital area, whose living standards are far higher than those in other places.

The income is high, and there are many entertainment programs. The key is that there are weekends, and I can take the family out to play and walk around when I have free leisure time.

The three of them came to the entrance of Fahua Temple, but they saw many people who seemed to be having some conflicts with the monks here.

"Why don't you let me in?"

"That's right, why don't you let me in?"

"Everyone, everyone, it's not that you are not allowed to enter, but today the temple is holding a ceremony. If you are willing to donate more than 50 taels of silver, you can enter to participate in the ceremony. Of course, if you want to go in and burn incense, you need to burn at least one class today." fragrant."

"If you want to go in and ask the Buddha and the ancestors, you need 1000 taels of silver to enter the hall, 500 taels of silver to go outside the hall, and 100 taels of silver to go out of the stairs."

"Because today is the period of the Dharma Conference, there are eminent monks in this temple who are chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha, so it is extremely effective, and everything you ask for can be realized."

A fat-headed and big-eared monk led a group of monks to guard the door. Looking at the crowd, he also shouted loudly.

Although this is a quiet place of Buddhism, you can’t say anything without money. If you want to enter and participate in the Dharma Assembly, you need to donate at least 50 taels of silver. Burning incense requires at least first-class incense. Even more so.

"50 taels of silver?"

"Why don't you grab money? In the past, you could get in whenever you wanted."

"That's right, there is still first-class incense. You have to collect tens of taels of silver for this first-class incense. Who can burn it?"

"How did you monks who only have money in their eyes come out of this beautiful and pure place of Buddhism?"

When the people next to him heard it, they immediately said dissatisfied.

"Tell me to be careful~"

Unexpectedly, when the great monk heard this, he immediately said extremely severely: "If you continue to slander the disciples of Buddhism, believe it or not, I will let you arrest you immediately."

"We didn't force you to go in. If you don't go in, some people will come in. Don't chatter here, get out of here."

"I've never seen monks like you~"

"It's really going downhill. Monks don't look like monks, but they are almost like local hooligans."

When the man heard this, he immediately left extremely disappointed. He originally said that Fahua Temple was good and wanted to come in to have a look, but it turned out to be such a place.

Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin, and Wang Shouren watched silently from the side. This Fahua Temple is really well-deserved. They are all divided into grades, and they have to pay thousands of taels of silver to go into the hall.

"Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li, please come inside~"

About this matter, a noble lady came with a few maidservants. When the monk saw this, he immediately bowed his head and ordered someone to come out of the way.

There is no doubt that this must be a distinguished guest here, and it is estimated that there is a lot of consumption here, so all the monks here know each other.

"Mr. Zhang, you are here~ Please come inside, please come inside!"

"Master Wang, come here, come here~ Please come inside, please come inside~"

The business of this Fahua Temple is still doing very well, unexpectedly many people come to support its puja one after another, all of them are court ministers, wealthy businessmen, nobles, etc. You can tell by looking at the clothes , They are all masters who are not short of money.

"Go, go in and see!"

Emperor Hongzhi's face was ugly, this place of Buddhism has become a dirty place, and money is inseparable everywhere, if you don't have money, you can't even enter this gate.

Emperor Hongzhi really wanted to see what the hell was going on here, what kind of law-breaking meeting was going on.

After speaking, Emperor Hongzhi also took the lead to walk to the gate of Fahua Temple, but was stopped by the monk at the gate without accident.

Liu Jin didn't talk nonsense, and directly took out a few hundred-yuan silver notes from his pocket and threw them at him. The monk looked at it, and immediately smiled and said, "Three masters, please come in, three masters, please come in!"

Quickly put away the banknotes and ordered someone to move out of the way.

Entering the Fahua Temple, the decoration inside is resplendent and resplendent. You can see decorations of gold, silver, jade, emerald, agate, etc. everywhere. You can also see various Buddha statues. There are merits and virtues set next to each Buddha statue. box and tripod.

The merit box is used to donate money, and the big tripod is used to burn incense. Look at the incense inside this tripod. It is not ordinary incense. Compared with ordinary incense, it is longer, bigger, and more Divided into many levels, the largest and longest one is as tall as a person, which looks really weird.

"Did the three benefactors come to ask the gods to ask the Buddha, or did they come to fulfill their vows?"

The three of them entered the Fahua Temple, and before they could turn around a few times, a monk in yellow clothes came over and asked with a smile on his face.

"We heard that your temple is holding a Fahui meeting, so we came here to take a look."

Liu Jin stepped forward and replied.

"It turned out that the three benefactors came to participate in the Dharma Conference, which was held at the Daxiong Hall."

"However, because there are too many believers who came to attend the Dharma meeting today, if you want to enter the hall to listen to the Buddha's message, you need to donate at least a thousand taels of sesame oil money."

"If you are outside the temple, you only need to donate a few hundred taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, the monk also explained in detail while leading the way.

"Is there even a difference?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he frowned and said.

"Of course."

"As the saying goes, the moon is the first to be close to the water. The closer you are, the more pious you will be. The Buddha can feel it more clearly, and the things you ask will naturally be more granted."

The monk nodded solemnly and said.

"That's it~"

"Let the three of us listen outside the hall."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said.

"Three please~"

The monk led the three of them to the outside of the Daxiong Palace. There was a large square here. A large number of believers had already gathered in the square, and there were also a large number of maids, servants, and servants standing beside them.

Each of us has a futon, and we can kneel on the futon, and everyone looks devout, praying carefully.

Here in the Daxiong Palace, there are monks chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha, and bursts of Sanskrit sounds are constantly coming out. Because of the steps, the scene inside cannot be seen.

As soon as the three of them arrived, the monk brought the three of them to the merit box on the side. The meaning couldn't be simpler. Liu Jin also decisively took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, and the monks all smiled even more. Alright, I arranged the seats for the three of them attentively, and laid out the futons.

However, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin, and Wang Shouren didn't intend to kneel down to pray for the Buddha, they just stood and looked around.

It can be seen that every part of the temple is decorated very well, and a lot of money is spent. Even the bricks on the ground are not ordinary bricks, but bricks cut out of marble, and there are pavilions and pavilions. Class, the materials used are precious materials.

There are many Buddha statues, and there are various signs telling you in which direction to send the son Guanyin, etc. Obviously, this Fahua Temple is very large, with a lot of palaces, Buddha statues, etc. And every place has a similar layout, highlighting the feeling of asking for money,

Of course, there are many Buddhas enshrined, so there are naturally various reasons to come to meet. Today is the Son-Song Guanyin, tomorrow is Manjushri, and the day after tomorrow is Tathagata Buddha and so on.

Looking at the monks in Fahua Temple, there are also a lot of them. They all have fat heads, big ears, and ruddy complexions. They can't see the slightest appearance of the eminent monks, and they can't see the innocence of the monks. They have silver in their eyes. .

Everyone kept watching, and when the Dharma conference was over, another fundraising conference was held. Some believers took the lead in donating money and things, gold, silver, jade, emerald, etc., which also made these monks go crazy made a fortune.

"Humph!"

"Go, go back!"

Emperor Hongzhi watched silently, feeling extremely unhappy.

This Buddhist gate is not a clean place, it is simply filthy, it smells of yellow and white copper, and it is all silver, the three of them just went in and stood outside the hall for a few hundred taels of silver and it was gone.

If you want to go in and ask gods and Buddhas, you probably don't know how much money it will cost.

It's getting more and more outrageous, and it's getting more and more tasteless.

But there are still people who believe in this, and they seem to be very pious. This may be the reason why these monks can enjoy their benefits, because there are always people who believe in them.

(End of this chapter)