On the day agreed with Aunt Xiao to go to Daxingshan Temple in Jingshanfang to offer incense, Lin Wanwan got up early in the morning and sat slowly in front of the dressing table while Hongyan combed her hair.
In the middle of dressing up, Sun Cheyao asked to see him outside.
"Come in."
Sun Chueyao bowed into the room, took a few steps forward and saluted Lin Wanwan, and then said: "Madam, I have already inquired clearly. Mrs. Wu from the Duke of Song Dynasty is also going to offer incense today.
Lin Wanwan raised her eyebrows and said, "Well, this cheap aunt is determined to use me as a ladder to get closer to the Duke of Song's mansion. Have you found out what the relationship is between them?"
"Back to my wife, I found out that uncle Pang Pang is a member of the Yu tribe, and the father of Xiao Ming's house is a doctor of the Yu tribe."
Lin Wanwan chuckled: "It turns out he is his immediate boss, no wonder he is trying every possible means to socialize."
As long as you have enough money, it is not difficult to find out this information. Because the nobles of the Tang Dynasty have to make reservations in advance wherever they go, and the same goes for the women who go out to offer incense. They have already informed the temple. Song
As long as you have an appointment, you can check it if you are willing.
Today I went to burn incense. Xiao Yixun didn't like to go out as always. Xiao Qingyu really wanted to follow. However, Lin Wanwan was not just going for fun today. She also had difficult people to deal with. Naturally, it was inconvenient to take her with her, so she left her at home. Go to class.
Taking a group of maids and male servants with her, Lin Wanwan set off on horseback and a carriage.
The horse-drawn carriage was intended to be ridden after entering Chang'an City, for the sake of grandeur; the Dawan horse was ridden on the way out of the city, for comfort.
If you have money, there are many ways to travel.
It was already the end of the day when they queued up to enter Chang'an City. Lin Wanwan changed the carriage and went straight to Daxingshan Temple in Jingshanfang.
Aunt Xiao, her sister-in-law Mrs. Xu, her daughter-in-law Mrs. Sun, and Aunt Pang's family had already arrived at the square in front of the temple waiting for Lin Wanwan. Song Song
Lin Wanwan's carriage arrived late, and she was scolded by Aunt Xiao.
It's just that it's inconvenient to live outside the city, so I should have come to the city to find them last night.
Lin Wanwan smiled and said that it was not that she did not want to live in their house, but that there were too many servants and the house was too small. She could not bear to embarrass her relatives, and the Pang family became very angry after hearing what they said.
What does this mean? Does it mean that you dislike the small and shabby place where you live?
You must know that this is inside Chang'an City. Can the manor in the countryside outside compare?
Just like the self-built houses in rural areas of modern Beijing and the old and dilapidated houses within the second ring road, they are completely different. Don't judge the value by size, location determines everything.
However, the reason why Aunt Xiao cares so much is because she subconsciously feels that the place where she lives now is too shabby, and it is easy for Lin Wanwan to poke her pain point. Song
However, in order to complete the KPI for their son's money-catching officials, they had to squeeze in with Uncle Pang's family to save money, so they were particularly sensitive to other people's opinions on housing matters.
After a few strange exchanges of words between each other, the Xu family reconciled the situation, and only after the two sides ceased fighting, did they enter the majestic Daxingshan Temple.
Today, the Xu family came here to marry Xiao Kaizhi to the Wu family (Xiao Chong's stepmother). She had to use Lin Wanwan's identity as Xiao Chong's fiancée as a bridge, so naturally it was not appropriate to have a pointless fight with her.
Daxingshan Temple was built in the Sui Dynasty. It is the largest temple in Chang'an City. It occupies an area of 1 square meter and its main hall is comparable to the imperial ancestral temple.
The temple has more than 200 halls, Zen rooms, monk dormitories, etc., and it is very popular.
When you walk into the temple, the sky is filled with smoke, and all the faithful men and women come to offer incense and pray. You can see the prosperity of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.
Although the emperor claimed to be a descendant of Laozi and Li Er, he respected Taoism a lot. However, Taoism is not down to earth starting from its complex and profound scriptures. At first glance, it seems that it only takes the path of the upper class. It is naturally more prosperous than the Buddhist temples that follow the path of the common people. A little bit looser
Lin Wanwan and her entourage entered the temple with many servants. Naturally, they would not crowd together with the general public to offer incense. A monk who knew the guest had already greeted them with a smile on his face and guided them.
The Buddha saves predestined people. What is a "predestined person"?
Of course, he is a Yuan person who can donate sesame oil money generously (Kaiyuan Tongbao).
Going to the West to seek the true scriptures from the Buddha cannot be based on sincerity alone, but requires three buckets and three liters of gold.
It’s even worse in modern times. To listen to the Great Compassion Mantra on music software, you have to open a VIP account.
Lin Wanwan's profession is all members of the gentry class, and she is dressed in silk and satin. At first glance, she looks like someone from Yuan Dynasty. The monk who knows the guest is naturally happy.
Lin Wanwan is the kind of person who worships whatever god she goes to. She has no specific beliefs and loves all gods and Buddhas. Anyway, she just goes by and worships when she has time.
Believe it or not, just follow your heart.
What is good is belief, what is bad is feudal superstition.
Today, in the Sutra Collection Hall of Daxingshan Temple, there are Tianzhu monks giving lectures. Because Buddhism originated in Tianzhu, there were a lot of Tianzhu monks in Buddhist temples in the Tang Dynasty, all of whom came to translate scriptures and preach.
Of course, they are also translating scriptures, but this group of Tianzhu monks are still different from Tang Xuanzang, who is still on the difficult journey to obtain scriptures.
Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty was a living map of the Western Regions. From the Tang Dynasty to Tianzhu, he did not go directly south, but rather went around the entire Western Regions before going south.
His value does not lie in mere Buddhist scriptures, so his status is far beyond that of ordinary monks.
Lin Wanwan only knew two famous monks in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzang, and Monk Bianji who had an affair with Princess Gaoyang, but the rest were unknown. Song
Naturally, there will be no two of them in Daxingshan Temple, and Lin Wanwan cannot see them.
Of these two monks who have been famous throughout the ages, one is traveling westward with difficulty while recording the customs, customs and landforms of the Western Regions, while the other has not yet begun to reincarnate as a human being.
Because there was no purpose, Lin Wanwan worshiped casually, bought a lot of incense, and worshiped gods and Buddhas whenever she saw them.
Anyway, you can't suffer a loss or be fooled. It's okay to ask her to burn incense and kneel down and worship, but it's absolutely not allowed to ask her to donate money for sesame oil.
On the other hand, the female members of the Pang family, who are very frugal in daily life, are very pious and have added a lot of money for sesame oil. The monks who knew the guests almost laughed like Maitreya Buddha.
After the incense was served, the monk Zhike arranged for everyone to go to the Zen room at the back, which was specially used for the rest of the noble women.
Lin Wanwan knew that a big drama was about to happen. Song
She coughed lightly and said: "Auntie, I won't go to the Buddhist temple. It's a rare trip to Daxingshan Temple. I'm not tired at all. I still want to go look around. You can do whatever you want."
Aunt Xiao and Mrs. Xu quickly tried to pull her away, but were blocked by Jiyue, Caiyun and others who had already received their orders.
After Lin Wanwan said these words, she quickly took Hongyan, Fuling and other maids with her, and squeezed into the crowd of devout men and women.
She has already accompanied you to offer incense. As for the rest, haha, don’t even think about using her.
In fact, Lin Wanwan was a little confused.
It stands to reason that as the second landlady of the Xiao family, she can go to a royal nun temple like Jidu Temple to offer incense. Why would she come to such a mixed temple?
Is it because the gods and Buddhas here are more spiritual? Song