Chapter 152 It is not suitable to travel, we travel
I stayed in Sleeping Beauty until the middle of July. Except for a few citizens who went to the mountain to worship in the morning, there were no tourists all day long. It seems that even the God of Love cannot dilute the taboo in everyone's heart.
After lunch, there were no tourists. He Huan smiled and said: "It seems that it is not a good time to go out today. Let's go out."
Everyone laughed and understood that he was leaving and were extremely reluctant to leave.
Huang Xiao stood up, "We are all men, what are we afraid of? Let's go, let's go!"
Everyone first went to Nie Er's tomb to lay flowers. He Huan said: "With the Zhongyuan Festival, there are naturally Shangyuan and Xiayuan, both of which come from Taoism. The Heavenly Official of the Shangyuan confers blessings, the Earthly Official of the Zhongyuan pardons sins, and the Shuiguan of the Lower Yuan
Relief from trouble."
Colleagues turned on the recording on their mobile phones in unison.
He Huan smiled and continued: "The Ghost Festival is also called the Ghost Festival, and the seventh month is called the Ghost Month. This is a religious color after integrating with religion. In fact, in the pre-Qin era, ancestor worship was held on the half of July.
Activity.
In addition to being a folk ancestor worship festival, July Half is also the Taoist Ghost Festival and the Buddhist Obon Festival, both of which are related to filial piety. By the Tang Dynasty, Taoism was highly respected and the day was officially named.
For the Ghost Festival.
Whether it is Qingming Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, it is originally a joyful festival, and there is no so-called Ghost Festival.
In addition to worshiping ancestors, Qingming Festival is also about outing. In a certain sense, it is even our country's Valentine's Day. Young men and women go out for fun and it is a large-scale social event. Qixi Festival is more like Girls' Day.
In addition to worshiping ancestors, the most important activity of the Hungry Ghost Festival is to taste autumn. The autumn harvest has just begun, and worshiping ancestors and worshiping heaven and earth is equivalent to our Eastern Thanksgiving.
Report the harvest of this year to the ancestors, pray to the ancestors for blessings for a better harvest next year, and then everyone tastes the fruits together.
Later, after the secular, Taoist and Buddhist festivals were integrated into one, in addition to offering sacrifices and salvation, there were also various activities such as sightseeing, lantern displays, juggling, performances and so on. No matter you are a human being or a ghost, you should be happy!"
Everyone smiled and nodded.
"And now, my ancestors take one day off every year and come back in high spirits. When they look at it, there is not even a single person on the street. Let me go! Where is the human world and the underworld?"
Colleagues laughed.
He Huan also laughed and said: "Seeing that your human world is not as lively as the underworld! How disappointed they must be!"
"Hahaha……"
"However, changes in customs are due to the times. If we were walking on the street in the middle of the night today, and I would sing a song and you would dance with me, normal people would be scared away."
A group of colleagues laughed.
"The Yan Kingdom has always respected filial piety, and many festivals include ancestor worship. If you don't have family sacrifices, you should complain to the old ones! Although the ancestors have gone there, if you have anything to do, you should share it, otherwise it will be boring there.
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"Hahaha……"
Huang Xiao looked at him, he could tell such a humorous story about the Ghost Festival, a deserted mountain was instantly filled with laughter and laughter, the sun shone through the forest, and the autumn colors first appeared, shining brightly.
"Where you come from and where you go is an eternal thought of human beings. In ancient my country, people could only trace their origins and follow their ancestors' trajectories to obtain some information.
This is also one of the reasons why people worship ancestors. Our country does not have a unified belief. But the worship of ancestors is unified by the entire nation."
Everyone nodded.
"That is to say, this root is here, so no foreign culture can remove this point. Kneel down to the sky, kneel down to your parents, and everything else must be put aside."
Colleagues nodded in sympathy.
"Even if people are gone, people still report everything to their ancestors in life, and ask their ancestors to taste the harvest. It feels like our ancestors have not left and are still living with us.
It is not like what we say now that people and ghosts take different paths, but we understand that we will reach the same destination through different paths, so there are many ancestor worship activities, but they are not so solemn. You should eat and play. Because this is daily life."
Starting from the Ghost Festival, we talked about my country's history, culture and religious relations, and traveled from Nie Er's tomb to Huating Temple.
The monks meditating inside remained silent. Some citizens went up to the mountain and offered incense, allowing the monks to recite sutras for their ancestors to achieve salvation.
Everyone did not go in. At the door, He Huan whispered: "I don't want to talk about the strange power and chaos of the gods, but Buddhism was introduced to the Yan Kingdom and became such a large scale because it took the initiative to get closer to our culture. Put their six precepts and
Our five permanent members are integrated together."
He Huan told the history and story of Buddhism in my country, its integration and development. Colleagues also listened silently.
When they were about to leave, the meditating monk suddenly stood up, turned around, clasped his hands and bowed to them.
Everyone also bowed slightly.
The monk smiled and said, "Do you want to stay in the temple and fast?"
Colleagues looked at each other, a little excited.
He Huan shook his head, "We still have to continue sightseeing."
"Okay." The monk went into the back hall without further interruption.
A group of people came out and walked on the Taihua Ancient Road.
A colleague said: "Invite us to have a vegetarian meal! Why don't you eat? I heard it's quite delicious!"
He Huan glanced at him and said, "I know how to eat in one day!"
My colleague is embarrassed.
"Wouldn't it be better for us to wait until we go down the mountain to eat meat? Why should we follow them to fast?"
A group of people laughed like crazy and pushed each other on the Taihua Ancient Road.
"You're not afraid that the monk will come out with a big stick and give you a slap in the face!"
"If you had just said in front of him that you would eat meat instead of fasting, you would never enter the temple again!"
Huang Xiao smiled and said: "I think he was fascinated by Xiao Bailong's talk and wanted to hear more, so he allowed us to eat."
"Hahaha……"
He Huan said with a smile: "Even Tang Monk, people always ask him if he eats meat? It's okay if you eat meat at the same table and he is a vegetarian! You won't be offended by talking about meat! When Buddhism was introduced to our country, it talked about tolerance and harmony.
Be flexible! Be strict with yourself and don’t have so many rules for others.”
Everyone nodded, too.
"Buddhism is widely accepted by alms. You eat food from hundreds of families and wear hundreds of robes. You eat whatever the donor gives you, how can you choose? That is to say, when it was spread to our country, there were 480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, and there were so many towers in the mist!
When Buddhism was most prosperous in the early days, Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, the number one fan of Buddhism, passed down the rule of not being close to women and not eating wine and meat. When it was spread to Japan, the monks drank wine, eaten meat, got married and had children."
Everyone laughed, listened with gusto, and admired his rich knowledge and unique insights.
After visiting two temples, a group of people entered the gate of the scenic spot and went to Sanqing Pavilion.
"Why are there still monks in temples, but only statues of gods in Taoist temples?" a colleague wondered.
"Because Taoist priests cannot stay at home and like to travel around the world!" He Huan said.
Colleagues laughed.
"Is this what you tell tourists?"
"That's right! They will instantly feel like they are immortal, so cool and handsome!"
"Hahaha……"
"In the final analysis, Taoism is our country's native religion and has a more humane touch. Compared with Buddhism's strict self-discipline and some religions' strict discipline of others, Taoism pursues letting nature take its course and cultivating it on an individual basis without so many rules.
If there are too many rules, who will be a god? Therefore, in Taoism, there are the most stories about gods and immortals who want to be mortal. When the gods get bored, they will become mortals, and they can go back when they are done. There is no freer religion than this. Never leave the world of mortals...
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Everyone listened with smiles as He Huan talked about the history and culture of Taoism.
After boarding the dragon gate, everyone leaned on the railing and looked at the sparkling golden light of the Cloud Pond, and the sun was already tilting toward the Sleeping Beauty.
He Huan suddenly asked: "What should we eat?"
Everyone laughed and said, "I know how to eat in one day!"
"Didn't you mean eating meat?"
"To eat frogs, there is a restaurant at the foot of the mountain that is particularly delicious!" a colleague said.
"Okay!" He Huan said, "After eating, we can also go up the mountain to admire the moon."