Fengqi Jingshi

Chapter 87 The Bell Sounds Far (2)

After the first lunar month, the weather gradually warmed up. By the time of the Midsummer Festival on the second day of February, those thick jackets could no longer be worn. The ice and snow outside had basically melted. From a distance, the grass looked like With the faint green, there are rice grain-sized buds on the branches of every tree, and it seems that spring is coming.

The Zhonghe Festival is a day for offering sacrifices to the Lord of the Land, but there is no decent and large-scale Pak Kung Temple around the capital. On the other hand, I still go to the largest temple near the capital—Daxiangguo Temple, to worship the gods, and all gods have a festival.

With the lessons learned from going out last time, Shu Yao didn't want to go out again, but this time Shu Ya tried her best to persuade her to go out, Shu Ya said:
"Daxiangguo Temple is the most famous temple in the capital. This kind of temple is different from the outside. Not everyone can enter from behind. Since the old lady has decided to go, she must have sent someone to book a meditation room in advance. Even if there are more people in front, There is a guard courtyard in the temple, and the backside is also clean." After a pause, he continued:

"Don't worry, I'm going this time too. Your brother-in-law is no longer these days. I always go to the temple to donate an ever-burning lamp to him, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless him in the next life." His eyes darkened as he spoke. down.

Shu Yao turned around and hugged her elder sister, since that was the case, she was definitely not worried about Shu Ya going out, she must go with her.

Mrs. Yu asked someone to prepare a carriage early on. Since Mrs. Jiang didn't go, the Yuyao sisters didn't follow, there were only three female family members, and there were not many carriages, so they prepared five carriages. One for Shu Ya and one for Shu Yao, two of which were used by a few prominent maids and wives, and the remaining one was still used for loading things.

Shu Yao asked Chun Tao to add three layers of soft cushions to the carriage, and tried to sit on it, as if sitting in a pile of cotton, so Shu Yao was relieved.The people below took the step stool, Chuntao supported Shu Ya from below, Shu Yao held Shu Ya's hand from above, and Shu Ya got into the carriage with a little effort.

After everyone was seated, Mama Liang led the convoy to move, followed by a large group of followers. It was difficult for everyone to act in unison, like a marching army.

Shu Yao recalled the time when she came to the capital from Yongzhou by car, and regretted that she should not have lifted the curtain of the car to look at Shen Junzhuo. She smiled sadly in her heart, and took off the sleeve given to her by Mama Liu, and put it beside her.

The horse-drawn carriage drove for quite a while, and there were indeed more people in front of the Daxiangguo Temple. However, it was not a day to worship the Buddha seriously, and they had greeted the temple in advance. Although the speed of the carriage was slow, It didn't take too long to enter the monastery.

Long ago, a monk who was a guest was waiting in front of the Zen gate. When he saw Mrs. Yu, he chanted the name of the Buddha, and with a smile on his kind face, he said after performing the Buddha ceremony:

"How is the old lady?"

Mrs. Yu said with a smile:

"Okay, okay, thanks to the blessing of the Buddha, I am in good health. It's just that I haven't come to the temple for a long time, how about the host?"

While leading the crowd in, the Zhike monk said:

"Although the presiding officer is old, he has deeply learned the profound meaning of Buddhism, and is free from illness and disaster, which is also the blessing of our temple."

As he said that, he first took everyone to the Daxiong Hall to worship the Buddha.

Shu Yao followed Mrs. Yu and Shu Ya into the Daxiong Palace.There are monks chanting the sound of Buddha, and when you look up, you can see three huge bronze statues, namely Sakyamuni, Amitabha Buddha and Medicine Buddha III Buddha. .

She knelt down on the mat with the two of them, and someone offered incense to them. All three of them burned incense devoutly, prayed, and then stood up.

Looking at the hall again, there is Guanyin on the Sea Island behind the Buddha of the Third Age, which is about the story of Guanyin in the South China Sea pursing all living beings.

(End of this chapter)