Chapter 20 Dare you ask the elder the secret to a long life?
"This is a treasure place with extraordinary spiritual energy." Fahai said to Wukong on the side: "Today, I will help you with the spiritual energy of this mountain to practice. I may be able to connect all the meridians in your body and help you cultivate your body."
Go further."
When Wukong heard what his master said, he was naturally happy, "After walking in the deserted mountains for a long time, this is the first time I saw a place where serious people live... It's okay for me, grandson, to suffer a little. Now it's time for master to stay in bed."
Just sleep for the night...why not stay here for a few more days?"
Fahai shook his head and said: "You hozen, living here for just one day is your fate. You still want to live here forever... Please curb your savagery and don't offend the elders in the courtyard. Maybe you will be allowed to live here."
How many more days we will stay is unknown.”
While chatting, they also walked to the door.
It is truly a blessed place. If you look at it from a distance, you can see layers of palaces and pavilions, the tops of the mountains are covered with colorful clouds, the red mist is lingering, and the pines and cypresses are endless all the way. It is either quiet or proud.
Bells ring from the tall bells and drums in the temple, and the sound of Buddha can also be heard in the pagoda... The so-called Zen monks are calm and peaceful, and the birds singing in the trees are quiet, but it is also a pure land on earth.
As I walked closer, I looked up and saw the words "Guanyin Temple".
Fahai, Wukong, and Little White Dragon all stopped.
"It turns out that this is a dojo and palace dedicated to Bodhisattva." Wukong exclaimed, "Since she is a Bodhisattva, I, Grandson, should bow to her twice."
The little white dragon that turned into a white horse snorted beside him, meaning that he was one of them.
Fa Hai silently recited "Amitabha" in his heart and called his two disciples, "Go to the main hall to worship the Buddha."
When a visitor came from afar, he was a fellow monk. The welcoming monk at the entrance of the temple greeted him. Seeing Fa Hai's majestic appearance and outstanding temperament, he knew that he was an eminent monk and asked with a smile: "Where does Master come from?"
Fahai clasped his hands together as a gesture of greeting: "The poor monk is an imperial envoy from the Eastern Territory. He went to Leiyin Temple to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. It was getting late here, so he wanted to stay in the temple for a night."
When the guest heard that he was an eminent monk from a great country, he was even more polite and said, "Master, come in, and the disciples will inform the abbot and elders of our courtyard."
"good!"
Fahai and the welcoming monks entered the courtyard, and all the monks looked at him and whispered secretly.
"ah--!"
If it was just Fa Hai, it would be fine.
But a hairy monkey jumped out from behind him, startling all the monks in the courtyard. The great sage had a strange appearance, with a hairy face and a thunderous mouth, which frightened the monks quite a lot. Some of the timid ones even started to
Huhe: "Grandpa Lei is here, Grandpa Lei is here!"
"What are you panicking about?" A calm old monk's voice came from the hall, and then a rather capable old monk was seen walking out of the hall surrounded by a group of monks, big and small. The originally flustered monks also calmed down immediately.
It seems that the old monk is the backbone of the Guanyin Temple.
Unexpectedly, when the old monk saw the great sage, he also screamed: "What is this?"
"Huh?" Wukong narrowed his eyes, as if he was having a seizure.
Fa Hai secretly saw that this old monk was quite old, had practiced Buddhism for a long time, and had developed a lot of magical power. He thought he was a prudent elder, but unexpectedly he was also a frivolous person who judged people based on their appearance.
If you practice Buddhism, you can see monsters change their color, which shows that his cultivation is not advanced.
Moreover, as the abbot and elder of "Guanyin Zen Monastery", saying such words has nothing to do with the depth of his practice. It is a lack of virtue.
Even if you say: What kind of monster is this, it is better than "What kind of thing is this"...
Fahai had already taken a general look at the Guanyin Temple along the way. It was a temple deep in the mountains, but it was so beautiful and prosperous. Whether it was the bluestones under his feet or the fragrant woods on which the temples were built, they were all precious in the world.
Taking a step further, I saw the statue of Guanyin enshrined in the main hall, which was carved from a single piece of fine mutton fat.
And there is the old monk in front of me, wearing a brocade velvet collar, emerald hair with shining gold edges, a pair of monk shoes filled with eight treasures, and a staff with clouds and stars embedded in it... This appearance is that he is the abbot of Jinshan Temple.
time, it can't compare.
Fortunately, there are thousands of scriptures stored in the belly of the sea of fa, so there is no need for these external decorations. The Buddha nature surrounds the body, and the spiritual energy is overflowing... He is a genuine eminent monk.
If he thought this was an extraterrestrial pure land when he first saw it, but after only walking a dozen steps... Fahai couldn't help but sigh, it turns out that all temples in the world, whether they worship real Buddhas or Bodhisattvas, are just a place to make money.
Not to mention there are other things that hide dirt and evil.
Guanyin Master is compassionate and his good name spreads to the three realms. However, this Guanyin Zen Temple behaves like this, and I am afraid that it has lost the teachings of the Bodhisattva.
When Wukong saw that his master didn't stop him, he took advantage of the situation and pushed forward. However, he now knew a little about the rules, so he just put a monkey face in front of the old monk and said with a smile: "What am I? I'll call you."
Take a good look at what I am..."
The elder took several steps back, unable to conceal his shock.
Fa Hai spoke up and came to the rescue: "Wukong, please step aside... This has shocked everyone. This is a disciple accepted by the poor monk. Although he is a stubborn monkey, he has the ability to subjugate demons and eliminate demons, and to go to heaven and earth."
, a poor monk, an ordinary monk, I am going to the West, and I rely on him to protect me all the way..."
This statement is not true at all, but it is not fully stated.
The old monk saw that the Great Sage was not easy to mess with, so he did not care about him and just welcomed the Eastern monk into the side room.
Fa Hai chatted casually with him, "The poor monk Tripitaka has not yet asked the elders for the Dharma title."
"The old monk's name is Jinchi."
"It turns out to be Elder Jinchi. I am disrespectful and disrespectful... I wonder how long the elder lives?" Fahai took a quick look and found that the old monk was probably over one hundred and fifty years old.
The old monk said: "Chi is two hundred and seventy years old."
"Oh?" Fahai raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Dare you ask the elder about the secret to a long life?"
Actually underestimated him.
"Hehehe, what's the secret? It's just a matter of concentrating on the Dharma, chanting sutras and reciting the Buddha's name. Perhaps it was the favor of the Bodhisattva that allowed me to live for so many more days."
"The elder takes care of the Bodhisattva's palace, so he has done a lot of hard work." Fahai followed his words and said a few words, but he was secretly thinking that the old monk was not telling the truth.
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I'm just afraid that this is not a serious way to prolong life. Otherwise, why would there be so many children in this temple?
At that time, it was not like he had never seen practitioners using boys and girls to seek immortality. Not only were they evil spirits, but there were also many Buddhists and Taoists who went astray.
Not all monks have the wisdom to understand Buddhist scriptures clearly, so they can only find another way.
In Fahai's eyes, this old monk was not a highly virtuous and respected monk.
...
Seeing that the master was led to the side room to talk about Buddhism, Wukong led the white dragon horse to the stable.
"Elder brother." Bai Longma said with some uncertainty, "I seem to have smelled some evil spirit..."
"Fairy spirit?" Wukong immediately cheered up and looked around the temple inside and out with his sharp eyes. He shook his head and said, "I just took a look and found no monsters hiding in the temple. Did you hear it wrong?
Already?"
"I'm not sure. I'm afraid this monster is not a vicious person, so it has not left any blood evil aura, but the unique smell of the black bear spirit should be unmistakable." Xiao Bailong sniffed a few more times, "It seems
There seems to be nothing... Calculated carefully, I'm afraid it was left half a month ago. If we had come one day later, this smell would have completely dissipated..."
Wukong pondered for a moment and said: "Don't scare the snake, I'll go and find out the rumors first... Maybe it's just a spirit that admires Buddhism and comes to the temple to pray for Buddha? This is the temple of Guanyin Bodhisattva. It's too late for ordinary monsters to hide. Who dares to come in?"
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"Elder brother is right. If he was really a man-eating monster, I'm afraid he would have killed me long ago when he heard about Master's visit..."
Wukong smoothed the white dragon horse's mane and saw several children practicing in one place. He put on a smile that he thought was kind and greeted them——