Time flies, the years are ruthless, and in the blink of an eye, fifty years have passed.
On a hot summer day, the sun is blazing in the sky, cicadas are chirping, everyone is wiping their sweat, and the air is full of "heat".
Pedestrians on the road and vendors on the side of the road are also listless, walking feebly and hawking prices. There is a tacit understanding of "saving time and effort".
Suddenly, a burst of rapid hoofbeats broke this tacit understanding. The hoofbeats came from far and near, and people saw clearly that it was an official. He seemed to have something important. He was beating the horse hard while shouting "Drive! Drive!"
!Don’t block the people in front of you, get out of the way quickly!”
As the saying goes, "the people do not fight with the officials." Although the pedestrians were reluctant, they still retreated to both sides of the road to make way for the police. The police did not pay attention to the psychological activities of these ordinary people. He rode to a
In front of the beautifully decorated and large-scale temple, he gently dismounted his horse, tidied up his appearance, knocked on the door respectfully, and shouted: "Zheng Xing, the prefect of Suzhou, sent someone to see you!" After a while, the temple door opened.
Opening it, a young Zhike monk politely welcomed the messenger in.
Pedestrians on the roadside were not surprised when they saw this, but they all commented: "The Daming Temple has really become more and more prosperous in recent years, and even these big shots don't dare to disrespect it when they come to visit."
"What does this mean? Didn't the Emperor and Queen Mother also come to offer incense a few years ago?"
"That's all the credit of Master Jianzhen. Even the emperor respects it."
"Thanks to Master Jianzhen's powerful magic power, boundless Dharma, and his generosity and compassion, he has been able to protect the people. Otherwise, monsters have harmed people, and there have been droughts and floods over the years, and countless people would have died."
"Yes, Master Jianzhen has achieved great success in his studies forty years ago. When he first came out, he successfully rescued the ghost of member Zhaowai in Zhaozhuang and solved the problem of the haunted house in Zhaozhuang that had disturbed the people for many years. He became famous.
It’s almost forty years now.”
"You're right. I didn't tell you the first time. In the future, I exorcised ghosts in Licun, slayed demon tigers in Nanshan, sent down evil dragons in the Yangtze River, cured the prime minister and ministers for many years of chronic illness, went to the prison in person to persuade the murder suspect to plead guilty and surrender, and led the temple twice
Monks build dams, prevent floods and provide disaster relief, and distribute money and food every month to help the poor, widowed and lonely people. Now people from all over the world are worshiping Buddha and offering incense at home, praying for the Buddha's blessing, so that Master Jianzhen's good deeds will be rewarded, and...
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The man became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke. Seeing that no one interrupted him, he continued: "A great monk like Master Jianzhen was born in Daming Temple. From then on, his prestige rose. His reputation spread all over the country. People who admired and worshiped him also flocked to him. Not only did he
Common people, even dignitaries, and even relatives of the emperor often come to visit, hoping to get guidance from Master Jianzhen and listen to his teachings.
The master also has the demeanor of an eminent monk. Anyone he meets, regardless of his or her family status or status, as long as he has a predestined relationship with the Buddha or is sincere, can come to the temple to talk in detail, and he will do what he says without asking for anything in return. These people are grateful for the master's kindness.
After returning home, they spontaneously promoted Daming Temple and Master Jianzhen. What happened in the end? Even the emperor and the empress dowager were alarmed. They went to Daming Temple to offer incense and talked with Master Jianzhen for a whole day. After hearing about it,
I was full of energy and in a happy mood. I gave Dayun Temple a plaque saying "Pure Land of Buddhism" that day, and then invited Master Jianzhen to be the national teacher of the dynasty. I heard that the master said at that time, "If there are no distracting thoughts in the heart, it is difficult to leave the homeland. The cycle of cause and effect and fate."
I have rejected these Zen sayings of "Tiendi"!"
"Yes, now Master Jianzhen is truly famous all over the world! In the past, there were always some monks and Taoists who did not know their own abilities to challenge him, but now they are gone."
"I see, as long as the Daming Temple has Master Jianzhen as its abbot, it will continue to prosper."
As these people were talking, they saw the official sent out politely by the monk Zhike. He said apologetically: "Almsgiver, please forgive me. The abbot has been in seclusion for a year. I don't know when he will be able to come out. After the abbot comes out, this temple will
Only then can we ask the old man to go out and do some rituals."
The official waved his hand quickly and replied flattered: "How dare you disturb the master's practice because of such a trivial matter as my master? Your temple is really too polite. When I go back, I will report to Master Mingfutai and ask him to wait until the master comes out of seclusion.
It won't be too late to invite you later. Then I will go back, little master, there is no need to send it off."
He said, turned around, mounted his horse, and galloped away. The monk Zhike also sighed, clasped his hands together, said "Amitabha!" and turned back to the temple, leaving only the people outside the temple still talking about it.
In the past fifty years, Jianzhen has practiced Buddhism diligently, and has acquired two top Buddhist practice techniques, "The Void Tibetan Sutra" and "The Great Light Sutra". In addition, Yun Canghai personally laid the foundation for him and found some for him from time to time.
He is nourished by the treasures of heaven and earth, and he himself has extraordinary understanding and deep connection with Buddhism. His progress in practice can be said to be a thousand miles with each passing day. One year of practice is equivalent to ten years of practice for ordinary people.
After practicing for ten years, Jianzhen followed Yun Canghai's advice and went out to accumulate external skills and deepen his experience. At that time, the elders in the temple still had doubts about his strength, but when Jianzhen used a set of "Kasaya Demon-Conquering Skills"
After practicing martial arts and using the "Buddha's Light Shining" spell, they were all speechless, because except for a few eminent monks and masters from the previous generation who were in retreat, there was no one in the temple who could surpass Jian Zhen. So even though
They were extremely surprised at the progress of his practice, and it could only be attributed to his talent, but no one dared to get to the bottom of it.
After Jianzhen obtained the right to leave the temple freely, he began his own journey of conquering demons and saving all sentient beings.
He acted according to his ability and was never arrogant. He started from simply exorcising evil spirits and catching ghosts. As his cultivation level improved, he could do more and more. After subduing the demon tiger and the dragon, Jian Zhen had already
After proving his strength, he stopped challenging more powerful monsters and began to focus on accumulating merit and saving people. Whether it is Buddhists, Taoists, or even all practitioners, merit is very important. The higher the merit, the more important it is.
, the more and faster one's own blessings, cultivation speed, and realm improve, the lighter the calamity suffered during cultivation.
As Jianzhen's cultivation level became higher and higher, his reputation became more and more popular, and more and more people came to visit him. Jianzhen asked Yun Canghai for advice, and Yun Canghai said to him: "You can handle these trivial matters in life."
Make your own decision, don't rely on me for everything, have your own opinion, otherwise, you will never be independent, you have to have confidence in yourself." Jianzhen suddenly came to his senses, secretly feeling ashamed, and said that he would correct this habit in the future.
As a result, Jianzhen no longer asked Yun Canghai for advice on ordinary matters, but made his own decisions. Yun Canghai saw this and was secretly pleased that his little brother had finally grown up.
Jianzhen was not only very polite to visitors, but also responded to every request. He always succeeded, and his reputation naturally spread far and wide. Seeing this, the elders of the temple also shamelessly asked Jianzhen to train the monks in the temple and teach the disciples. Jianzhen readily agreed.
, after obtaining Yun Canghai's consent, some low-level and mid-level cultivation techniques obtained from it were popularized in the temple (of course they are all popular in the cultivation world, and after modification, no one can suspect that they were stolen from other sects)
), and selected a few young monks who were talented and kind-hearted to be their apprentices, and taught them all they had learned without any secrets. The monks in the temple saw that they were so open-minded and sincere, and they were all impressed by his virtues.
, and he allowed himself to be driven by him from then on without any complaints. Even after several previous generations of masters came out of seclusion, they also greatly appreciated Jianzhen’s cultivation and virtue and fully supported him.
The surrendered dragon was originally very proud, but was first captured by Jianzhen, and then frightened by Yun Canghai with his own dragon power. He obediently recognized his master and became the guardian beast of Jianzhen. Jianzhen and Yun Canghai thought
It also has dragon blood, and it was not treated badly. It was taught a set of "Mighty Heavenly Dragon Protector Magic Techniques" and a dragon cultivation technique; but the demon tiger was not so lucky. After recognizing its master, it was only taught a set of "Mighty Heavenly Dragon Protector Magic Techniques"
The body refining technique of "Fuhuhu Golden Body", but Jianzhen also taught them a set of combined attack techniques called "Dragon Pan and Tiger Ju". When one dragon and one tiger are used together, the power can be doubled.
After subduing the two beasts, Jianzhen had a means of transportation when he went out to subjugate demons. When the people saw Jianzhen flying across the sky riding a dragon, they all knelt down and worshiped from a distance, showing even more respect for Jianzhen.
People from all over the world and wandering monks all went to Daming Temple one after another, hoping to become one of them and listen to the teachings of Master Jianzhen. Dayun Temple also opened its doors to accept heroes from all over the world, but after careful selection, only the
A small number of people with excellent qualifications, peaceful character, or special skills and deep blessings were accepted as disciples.
Even after selection, there is still an endless stream of people coming to Daming Temple to become disciples every year. Daming Temple has also benefited greatly from the selection and teaching over the years. It can be said that "pilgrims are like clouds and monks are like rain".
The trend of prosperity is already unstoppable.
When there are more people, there will naturally be some good and bad, but Jianzhen's Buddhist wisdom is not just for decoration. He can see the nature of these ordinary people at a glance, so he also drives out many bad apples, making the monks in the temple hate him.
More awe.
Finally, when Jianzhen was forty-five years old, the previous abbot announced his resignation. With the support of all the monks in the temple, Jianzhen became the fifteenth abbot of Dayun Temple. After Jianzhen succeeded as abbot, he worked hard to govern.
At the same time, he did not relax his own cultivation, and managed the Dayun Temple in Nuoda to become more and more prosperous. Even the temple was expanded and renovated several times.
In this way, with the praise of the people outside, the guidance of Yun Canghai inside, and the support of all the monks of Daming Temple, Jianzhen and Daming Temple have become more and more prestigious in the past fifty years. It can be said that they are famous all over the world and have become the world's leader.