Acting as a god and Buddha: starting from Guanzi

Chapter 91 Guanyin Temple (please subscribe)

After the temple was built, Meng Yuan returned to Xiaofa Temple and asked his master and brothers to move here, but the old monk refused.

"Take your two senior brothers away. We are already old, so we can just stay here."

"Master, who will take care of you after we leave, brother and I should stay here." Miao Le said.

The old monk shook his head: "Although the teacher is old, he is not useless and can still move. Go, it's time for you to leave. Before I leave, I have a few words to explain."

The three of them were called aside by the old monk and gave him a few words.

"Miao Evil, I am the least worried about you as a teacher, but also the most worried. You will face many difficulties and obstacles in the future. I let your two senior brothers go with you as a teacher because I hope they can help you."

Meng Yuan nodded: "Master, what happened to the demon that day?"

"Well, this is what I want to remind you. Maybe we have never understood the demon. Don't treat it as an ordinary demon. Go ahead. When you have time, brothers and sisters, go to the Agama Temple. There is what you need there. thing."

In the end, the four masters and apprentices parted in front of the temple gate, and only the old monk remained in this ruined temple. Although the distance is only a few miles, it is an alternation of new and old.

"Master, is this where we will live in the future?"

Manzhu ran around in the yard happily. Compared with the small Dharma Temple, this newly built temple on the ancestral land of the Wang family was undoubtedly much larger.

Many buildings were simply renovated directly from the original Wang family's courtyard, and the former luxury can still be vaguely seen.

"Wow, Junior Brother, isn't this too big?" Miao Le said in shock as she looked at the carved beams and painted buildings, the halls and pavilions.

The wise words on the side were not much better, they had never lived in such a nice place in their lives.

"Junior brother, what is the name of this temple?" Miao Le asked after noticing that there was no name in front of the temple gate.

Meng Yuan had already planned: "Guanyin Temple."

Miao Le was thinking about the meaning, but the wonderful words beside her spit out two words: "Heart Sutra."

Miao Le suddenly realized that Meng Yuan's Heart Sutra and the Great Compassion Mantra had been memorized during these days together, and they had a deep understanding of it. They had made great progress in their own practice and almost regarded it as daily homework.

The four of them walked through the front yard and came to the main hall, only to see that the altar table was empty. There was no Buddha statue, only a piece of white paper with the word "Buddha" written in thick ink.

This is a bit random. Nowadays, many temples under the Wanfa Sect enshrine Buddha statues. There is only one statue, and there may be multiple statues from the Endless Sect. Most of them are resplendent and majestic, making people feel the majesty or majesty of the Buddha. mercy.

Even the small Fa Temple has a Buddha statue, but Meng Yuan only has one word here. Wouldn't it be perfunctory for believers to see it?Some radicals may even think that it is blasphemy.

"it is good!"

"good!"

Miao Le and Miao Yan both praised him and then clasped their hands together and bowed.

How can a Buddha statue be a Buddha?

After the main hall, there were many halls behind, but they were all empty. Meng Yuan then everyone chose a meditation room. Anyway, there are plenty of rooms, so live in whatever you want.

But being a big place has its disadvantages. No one is guarding the door, and no one knows when pilgrims are coming.

The residents of the town saw that a temple had been built on the ground, but today the door of the temple was wide open. Thinking that a monk must have moved in, they entered the front yard in twos and threes.

"This used to be the mansion of the Wang family, but now it's a temple. I'm afraid it's a good deed."

"Hey, who cares? He's already here. Let's go in and light the incense sticks."

"Isn't that bad? This temple hasn't even hung up the door plaque, and the mountain gate hasn't been opened yet. I'm afraid the Buddha hasn't been invited to offer incense to ghosts?"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that it was true. Worshiping gods and Buddhas is not a random worship in this world.

We are ready to go back to our respective homes and come back when the temple opens its gate to welcome the incense.

"Stay here, all good friends." At this moment, Meng Yuan came out from the back of the hall and shouted.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw the young monk, dressed in moon-white robes, with a solemn and compassionate aura between his brows, standing there quietly holding a rosary, as if illuminated by Buddha light, like a quiet Buddha statue.

"Master, I'm really sorry for breaking into the mountain gate by mistake, this incense money"

Meng Yuan shook his head and stopped everyone from offering the so-called incense money. Most of them were poor people, and money was their livelihood. There would be no merit in collecting this kind of money for charity.

"The poor monk Miao Xie is the master of this Zen monastery, so that everyone knows that no incense money is needed to burn incense in the monastery."

Here, everyone, look at me and I look at you, burning incense and asking for blessings from gods and Buddhas without paying for the incense. Isn’t this a fake monk and a fake temple?
"Master, when will the treasure temple open to welcome incense? We are all Buddhists." Someone asked.

Meng Yuan pondered slightly: "Three days later."

"Congratulations, master."

"Congratulations, master, we will definitely come to support you then."

"Yes, congratulations."

After sending all the people away, Miao Le and the others also chose their rooms, and even Ming Ma was tied up in the pavilion in the backyard.

"Junior brother, if we open the mountain gate in three days, should we invite some colleagues to come and watch the ceremony?"

"If there is one, you are welcome. If not, it's okay." After all, they really don't know any Buddhist disciples, and they don't know the way even if they go to invite them.

Then they went to customize door plaques, buy incense and candles, and purchase all the missing furniture and supplies in the temple. Even the four of them were troubled by these trivial matters.

In the evening, the senior brothers and Manzhu sat around under the tree in the courtyard, talking and laughing. It seemed that after leaving the small temple, the wonderful words and wonderful music became more and more like a person?

At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

Manzhu quickly got down from the chair and ran to the door: "I'll open the door."

All three of them looked at the door. Who was knocking at the door so late?

Squeak!

The big mahogany door opened slowly, and a middle-aged butler wearing a round-neck hat, who was somewhat wealthy, was standing at the door, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Suddenly saw the door opened, but it was a little girl, and was startled.

"what!"

Manzhu immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "What are you yelling about? What's the matter so late?"

The housekeeper finally came to his senses and heard that the little girl must be human.

Most people, if they are in an unfamiliar environment and they are very scared, at this time there are two people, one speaks softly and is very considerate to you, and the other is indifferent to answering and cursing, no doubt the latter is more close to you.

The steward said happily: "May I ask if the holy monk is here? I am the steward of Mr. Zhao in Yuanzhou City, and I am here to ask for an audience."

At this time, Meng Yuan and Miao Le also came over: "It turns out to be Butler Zhao. I wonder why you came to see the poor monk?"

Seeing Meng Yuan, Butler Zhao immediately stepped forward and knelt down excitedly: "Holy Monk, I have finally found you. Please save my master!"

Meng Yuan hurriedly helped him up: "Please get up quickly. If donor Zhao encounters any difficulty, please tell me slowly. Don't be in a hurry."

"Yes, it happened half a month ago. When the master learned that the Wang family was gone, he worked with the government to return those children home. He just returned from a trip to Xilin County."

(End of this chapter)