The Most Simple Wish

Among the students in dachacun primary school, yanhanhan is not at the top of the list in study. He is a sensible Dai boy with few words. He is a descendant of Dai nationality.

Although today's Dai township is seriously sinicized, we can still find the shadow of a nation's long-term cultural accumulation from him. In other words, it's easy for people to notice the strong national flavor on him, as well as the traces of traditional culture inadvertently revealed. He speaks poor Putonghua, but he can write standard Dai Chinese characters. Since childhood, his family has instilled the Dai traditional culture into him. I hope he can arm himself with rich Dai culture in the future and survive on his own ability.

Today, there are no more than three families with this heritage of Dai culture in dacha village. Although yanhanhan grew up in such a family that took the inheritance of traditional culture as his own responsibility, he had no choice but to enter the temple to practice. It would be a pity that such a solemn ceremony could not be realized in him. Because the small temple in dacha village was once in ruins. He wanted to become a monk instead of a monk.

Yanhanhan's family has always had a strong feeling for the traditional Buddhist culture in Dai Township, which has been the case for generations. If we want to trace back to the source, it can be traced back to the time of their ancestors. Both of them have come from that long time. In fact, the Buddhist culture in Dai township is the birthplace of Dai traditional culture. In the old days, Dai people studied writing and etiquette in temples. Today, the splendid culture of the past is desolate. Many small monasteries have been deserted.

Yanhan's father met Tao Huizhen when he came back from the county. He told Tao Huizhen that the small temples in the county gradually went out like lights. Only the biggest temple in the county is still supporting. He made no secret of his regret for the "closing" of the temple. He expressed to Tao Huizhen that the only thing they can do for the people of Yan family is that they can't do anything about traditional culture once it's gone. It's not a good feeling. He said that he hoped that yanhanhan would have the chance to practice in the temple for a few more years, just like he did when he was a child. That was his best hope for Wazi in his life.

When my father saw that the temple was disappearing one by one, his most beautiful yearning would be regarded as extravagant hope by him. At that time, Tao Huizhen's mouth was full of bitterness. She made no comment. At that time, she had not had a long talk with the village elder of dacha village.

However, after last year's closing day, the small temple in dacha village had sporadic incense again. The sound of the bell every morning was like the call of a lark. The smell of burning incense wafted around the temple. Someone is cleaning the fallen leaves in the temple.

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I remember the day after Tao Huizhen and Zhailao met. Zhailao's youngest son, who is now over 50 years old, decided to go to a small temple to stick to the Buddhist culture. Even if we stick to it for one more day, as long as we stick to it, the Dai traditional culture will not die out, and the thousand year history will not come to an end.

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After a long time, the small temple once again lit incense. Standing at the door, you can still vaguely experience the glorious period of the small temple, which was like a city with many people. Now, in this small temple, only the youngest son of the village old man rings the bell and sweeps the temple.

Even if the small temple is popular again, it is not as prosperous as it used to be. Only in the early morning, Qiuhe came and put a thread of incense in the censer at the gate of the temple to light it.

Once upon a time, in the Dai People's living customs, young boys of the right age had to shave their hair to become monks and go to small monasteries to practice for months to years. In the process of practice, listening to the scriptures of eminent monks, the root of belief in Southern Buddhism is buried in the heart. Learning Dai characters, Buddhist scriptures and understanding of the world. It all comes from here.

It took seven years for the monks in the temple to leave, the temple to close, and the youngest son of the village old to live in the temple again, and the door to the temple to open. In addition to the important festivals in Dai Township, small temples are usually abandoned, let alone young boys of the right age.

It can be said that there are no Buddhist monks or disciples. It's empty.

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The youngest son of the village elder was alone for a long time when he was guarding the courtyard. Then the first disciple he met was yanhanhan.

After May, yanhanhan's father suddenly told Tao Huizhen about the decision, because he saw the incense of the small temple burning for a long time. As long as someone rings the bell there and begins to recite the Sutra. In his opinion, the opportunity to let Wazi practice comes.

Dai culture has a long history of thousands of years. Although it is only a small temple, it also represents the rebirth of belief in dacha village. This is the last effort made by the Zhailao family for the traditional culture. Tao Huizhen thinks about her relationship with the traditional culture of Dai nationality. There is a conversation with the village elder and her father's pursuit of traditional culture in front of her. She has no reason to stop her children from practicing.

She learned that yanhanhan's family had an unyielding heart to the traditional Buddhist culture, and that the door of the small temple was opened again. She had expected this day to come, and it would not be long. She has heard all the stories about dacha village's pursuit of traditional culture. As if all the foreshadowing before, the village old man talked to her, the persistence of yanhanhan's family, and the opening of the small temple were all to welcome the arrival of this day.

Tao Huizhen said that there is no conflict between traditional culture and compulsory education. She is willing to wait for the end of yanhanhan's practice and return one day.

Facing the request of Yanhan's father, she nodded her head calmly.