The babies grew up vigorously. They were always close to Lu Zhengkang and were nourished by a light breath, so they were immune to all diseases and had good hearing and vision.
The bald donkeys all rubbed their hands excitedly as they looked at these children. They are all children who follow the Bodhisattva and are born with a predestined relationship with the Buddha!
Out of a certain mentality, the monks squeezed out a sum of money to expand the other courtyard, so that they could raise more abandoned babies, or let the donors foster children... but in name they were donations to the Buddha's children.
The project to expand the annex was in full swing. Many wealthy businessmen heard that a little Bodhisattva was born in the Shaolin Temple, so they donated generously. Of course, their children would inevitably have to stay in the annex in the future.
Lu Zhengkang is aware of these things, and Shaolin also knows that Lu Zhengkang can understand this matter, but both parties have a tacit understanding, and it can even be said that Lu Zhengkang took the initiative to reveal this intention.
During this time, a group of nuns came. They were bhikkhunis from Yigu Nunnery. The villa where Lu Zhengkang was staying was called Yigu monastery. The baby girl adopted by Shaolin would also be sent to Yigu Nunnery in the future. This shows that the two parties actually have a close relationship.
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The nuns paid homage to Lu Zhengkang and presented them with seven treasures: a gold Buddha statue, a silver rice bowl, a glass rosary, an agate bracelet, a clam ornament, a coral ornament and the last thing, a pair of deer antlers.
Lu Zhengkang took the antlers and pushed back the rest.
The nuns handed over the things to the monk, finally bowed to Lu Zhengkang and left.
The days passed peacefully.
During the day, Lu Zhengkang placed his antlers in front of him and watched them all the time. At night, he stood on the window lattice, and the shadow cast by the moonlight looked like a dead tree.
In his eyes, this was not a dead thing, but a living stag.
It wanders in the dense and foggy deep forest, its footsteps are far away, and its undulating back is like mountains...
Lu Zhengkang enjoys this process of communicating with nature very much. Now he can only resonate with such short-lived things, and has not yet been able to empathize with heaven and earth. Perhaps at that point, he can really be called a living Bodhisattva.
The monks invited Xu Ranxue, a scholar from Jianchuan Town, to enlighten the children. In fact, it was mainly to enlighten Lu Zhengkang.
This Xu Ranxue came just at noon every day, and was shaking his head in the side room while reciting a volume of "The Beginner's Notes". His voice was cadenced, and the babies were also very lively and cute while babbling.
After reading, Xu Ranxue went to the dining hall to eat. When he came back, he continued to recite a few paragraphs of "Huang Ting Sutra". After finishing, Shi Shiran left.
This kind of life is calm and peaceful, and seems to last forever.
Mr. Xu does not always read these two books, but sometimes talks about some history.
Then Lu Zhengkang learned that ten years ago, an evil demon named Xiangshu killed more than 30 emperors and thousands of officials. Since then, no one dared to claim the throne again. The court and the government collapsed, and the people were no longer under control.
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In today's world, the original towns and villages were independent and not bound to each other.
Only then did Lu Zhengkang realize that he had entered the world of "Taiwu Scroll".
He was neither happy nor sad about it.
Every time Xu Ranxue left, the sun was still high, so monks came to give lectures.
From the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra, to the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Surangama Sutra, and even the Brahma Net Sutra, the Three Pure Land Sutras, etc., these sutra masters often only dare to read the original text and dare not comment on it.
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They were afraid that subjective bias would affect Lu Zhengkang's judgment.
From these articles, Lu Zhengkang read not only the religious worldview, values, and moral values, but also got a glimpse of the deeper philosophical theories behind them.
He did not comment on those descriptions that were too mysterious and magical, and he did not succumb to those that conflicted with the scientific theories he had accepted.
Among these scriptures, the one that pleased him the most was undoubtedly the Diamond Sutra. He was astonished by the complete system of speculation about "yes and no" contained in it.
Buddhism is full of all kinds of contradictions. According to Lu Zhengkang, this is really because the system is too rigid. The opinions of the predecessors are regarded as truth and they dare not be criticized in the slightest.
If Lu Zhengkang were to say that he would create his own sect in the future and burn out all those false scriptures, that would be the only way to be happy and protect the Buddha.
On May 14th, that night, Lu Zhengkang opened his eyes.
An old woman secretly came to his bed and saw him looking at her, with shame and sadness on her face.
This is Mrs. Sun Wang. She and another old woman are on duty tonight. She bowed to Lu Zhengkang, then leaned close to him and whispered her prayer in his ear.
It turned out that she had a little girl in her family who was born frail and sick. She also suffered from wind and cold, and she also had the appearance of dying at an early age. This kind of situation is difficult to treat with medicine and stone. The monks shook their heads and said nothing when they saw it. Even if there is some elixir, then
It would not be accessible to poor people. So after knowing that Lu Zhengkang was extraordinary, Mrs. Sun Wang kept an eye on it, secretly collected Lu Zhengkang's "Huilong Soup", and went back to boil eggs for the child to eat. As expected, he was seriously ill.
She has improved slightly. Now she just wants to beg for a few drops of blood from Lu Zhengkang's fingertips to feed her child.
After Lu Zhengkang listened, he thought for a moment and looked at Sun Wang's eager and eager expression. This weather-beaten rough face hinted at years of exposure to the sun and rain, and seemed to have some kind of connection with the soil of the earth.
He was distracted.
Human behavior and the state of existence are by no means separated or independent, but are interrelated.
There is a "Emperor's Net Bead" in the Avatamsaka Sutra. It is said that the bead net decorated in the palace of the God Emperor Shitian is connected with countless orbs, and each bead reflects the shadow of other beads. The beads and beads contain each other, and the shadows are photographed.
Overlapping endlessly, reflecting the endless dharma realm, presenting a gorgeous and harmonious landscape.
This constantly moving and changing Emperor Net Bead is actually all the universe, living things, and non-living things. Together they form a big net. Each Emperor Net Bead does not appear alone. Every time it changes, there are threads pulling behind it. These
The silk threads are connected to other Emperor Net beads.
Lu Zhengkang suddenly realized that when he looked at Sun Wang in front of him, he could vaguely see her working hard in the fields, knitting hard at home, making fires to cook, taking care of children, and even further back, her youth and childhood.
, the children of the past are already like this, and the future will be just a piece of loess.
Everyone is a river, and when we meet at different river sections, we merge into the worldly sea.
Lu Zhengkang chuckled and made a small hehehe sound.
Sun Wang looked at Lu Zhengkang's smiling face infatuatedly, and she felt the same for a moment.
Lu Zhengkang said to her: "Go and bring her."
Then he turned his head and said to the window: "Go ahead, everything will be fine."
It turned out that the monk who was guarding him appeared outside the window at some point, ready to stop Wang Sun at any time.
Tears were streaming down Sun Wang's face. She felt great bitterness and suffering. These sufferings did not bring her sadness at first. It was not until she encountered such warm sunshine that she realized that the ice and snow around her had almost submerged her. She was pretending to be strong.
