White Horse Temple is located at the northernmost point of Mt. Rokusu. Unlike Guanghua Temple, which is majestic and majestic, the Inverted Hanging Temple, which is dangerous and strange, and Ryyou Temple, which is indisputably pure, White Horse Temple is full of an ancient and long-lasting atmosphere, ancient but not dilapidated.
The temple is built on an open flat land at the foot of the mountain. It is not blocked by towering old trees like Longyou Temple, and the view is very broad.
Follow the road to the temple gate, pass through the tall temple gate, and you will see a long crescent-shaped life-release pond. There are three stone arch bridges on the life-release pond, one big and two small, lying prone on the life-release pond.
After stepping on the stone bridge and touching the white stone railings, we arrived at the square in front of the mountain gate. On both sides of the square were handsome white horses with their heads lowered and bearing heavy loads.
"What a beautiful horse." Yan Yu ran under one of the stone horses and looked up. "Chen Mo, look, does it look similar to the horse we rode before?"
"Yeah." Chen Mo stood in front of the mountain gate, raised his head slightly and looked at the solemn mountain gate, and replied perfunctorily.
"Hmph." Yan Yu didn't want to pay attention to this perfunctory guy. He touched the thick thigh of the stone horse, then ran to the other one and touched it too, so that the rain and dew were evenly soaked.
The mountain gate adopts an archway-style stone arc gate with three holes. The red lintel is embedded with a bluestone inscription of "White Horse Temple". The three mountain gates symbolize the Buddhist "empty gate", "wuxiang gate" and "wuzuo gate".
The "Three Doors to Liberation".
The two of them followed the pilgrims who came in the morning through the mountain gate and came to the temple. They saw the Tianwang Hall with a single eaves resting on a mountain. When they walked into the Tianwang Hall, there were Buddha statues of different shapes enshrined. Yan Yu took the altar that had been prepared.
There is a cluster of incense placed on the incense burner in front of each Buddha statue.
Passing through the Tianwang Hall is the Great Buddha Hall, which is also a single-eaves Xieshan style building. Behind the Tianwang Hall is the same single-eaves Xieshan style Big Buddha Hall.
Passing all the way through, there is the Jieyin Hall further inside, and finally the Pilu Pavilion with double eaves and a mountain style. On both sides of the Pilu Pavilion are the Bell and Drum Tower and the Sutra Pavilion.
The two of them were not able to enter the Sutra Pavilion, but they did see the big bell in the Bell and Drum Tower.
On both sides of the temple are the east and west wing rooms, which are the residences of the monks in the temple. If Chen Mo and the two wanted to stay, they could stay in the wing rooms outside the temple, but they had no intention of staying here tonight.
Walking on the mountain road behind the White Horse Temple, Yan Yu sighed: "It turns out that the White Horse Temple is the predecessor of Dao Tu Temple. No wonder the ancient atmosphere is so strong."
At the temple, Yan Yu specifically asked an old monk about the White Horse Temple. There used to be only one small temple in Mount Liusu. At that time, Buddhism was still very weak and there were not many believers. People who came from the two great dynasties
During the replacement, it was destroyed in idleness. It was not until the establishment of the Tang Dynasty that Buddhism became popular. The White Horse Temple regained its vitality under the care of the Dao Tu Temple. Many people say that the White Horse Temple is one of the Dao Tu Temples. In fact, the White Horse Temple is more like
An old mother, Dao Tu Si is a strong child. When the child grows up, he only protects his mother.
"Did you see it or smell it?"
"I feel it."
As they went higher and higher, the White Horse Temple became smaller and smaller in their eyes. From a high point, the overall scale of the White Horse Temple was far smaller than the temples they had visited before, but its foundation was the most profound.
Climb high and look far away, sit south and look north.
"If you walk in this direction, what will you see?" Yan Yu stretched out his lush green fingers and pointed forward and said.
"The people of the Tang Dynasty."
"Are you continuing to walk?"
"The people of Jin."
"Are you still going to keep walking?"
"The people of Wei."
"That...."
"It's you who has stars in your eyes." Chen Mo nailed her on the head.
"If you don't understand, just ask, why are you beating someone? A gentleman talks but doesn't use his hands. He who thinks too little is not a gentleman. He who has too much restraint is not a husband."
"I am neither a gentleman nor a husband."
"I miss home."
"Nuo, that side is the direction of your home." Chen Mo pointed in another direction and said.
"Where is your home?"
"I have no home."
.......
After walking through the fourth mountain and heading east, the next day, they came to the fifth temple. Well, to be precise, it was a nunnery, Hongque nunnery, which meant that it was a place for nuns to practice.
The two of them were standing outside the mountain gate. Several nuns in sea green clothes were holding brooms and sweeping the fallen leaves in the square at the mountain gate. They would bow slightly when they saw the pilgrims coming and going.
Most of the pilgrims are women, but there are also men. However, after these men accompany their female companions outside the mountain gate, they stop and do not step into the mountain gate. They just choose to rest in the shade at a nearby pavilion while waiting for their female relatives to enter the temple.
Chen Mo looked at the inscription on the mountain gate. The bright color was a bit strange. He couldn't help but think of what his master often mentioned: the little lady in the nunnery is so pretty.
Chen Mo looked at the current situation. Men were not allowed to enter. Could it be that the master back then had entered?
Mount Rokusu is one of the three holy places, and Hongquean Temple is one of Totu Temple. There must be old monsters guarding this place, and they are taking good care of this rare Hongquean Temple. If the master really entered the temple back then,
He has done something that is outrageous to both humans and gods, and he will probably be filmed into a pulp by those old monsters who hide their secrets.
Impossible, impossible. As for Master, he was very good at talking. If there was a fight, I could chase him all over the mountain. I guess that old and unruly person would be like me now, standing still.
Outside the mountain gate, look at these old nuns sweeping the floor.
"What are you thinking about? This is a clean place, so don't have any evil thoughts." Yan Yu stepped on Chen Mo's instep and said viciously.
"Go in by yourself." Chen Mo let go of Yan Yu's hand.
"I'm not going, there's nothing interesting to see anyway." Yan Yu didn't move.
"Go ahead, I've been walking around outside, and when I come here, there's no way I can pass by without leaving." Chen Mo pushed Yan Yu's back.
"Then I'll go in, don't go too far, I won't be able to find you then." Yan Yu took two steps and turned around to warn.
"Don't worry, I will see you when you come out."
Yan Yu nodded, waved to Chen Mo, and entered the Red Bird Nunnery alone.
There is also a life-release pond near Hongque Temple. The life-release pond here is much larger than that of Baima Temple. It is like a small lake. There is also a water pavilion in the middle of the lake, connected by a straight plank road. At this time, there is a water pavilion on the water pavilion.
There were already a lot of pilgrims there, and it was so bustling and lively.
Chen Mo did not go over to it, but walked along the edge of the pond. Occasionally, he could see some people releasing some small fish by the pond.
There are already a lot of carps in the pond, mostly red carps. Almost all of them gather at the water pavilion because there are pilgrims feeding there.
Chen Mo walked not fast, like taking a walk. Ever since he came to Liusu Mountain, Chen Mo had not been in a hurry to practice. The old monk's flattering words outside the Hongtou Garden were just a sign, and the chanting on that night in Guanghuaqi
The sound made him decide to temporarily put aside his practice. At Longyou Temple, he just listened to the masters there chanting sutras and chanting Buddha.
Is it like that old fake monk said, find a quiet place to rest, have a good sleep, sleep for as long as you want, and sleep until you are satisfied?
Chen Mo didn't know where the Baotu Spring was that the old monk said. It might be nonsense. He saw a few springs. The one that impressed Chen Mo the most was the spring at Longyou Temple. The spring water there was not clear.
, but milky white, and the masters there call it Ruquan.
After visiting the six temples, why not go there to practice for a while? Not only can you listen to Buddhist scriptures there, but you can also seek advice from the monks in the tree cave. It is indeed a good choice.
No, it can't be done, it's too much to go too far.
Chen Mo thought about it while walking, and decided to forget it. What if he became a Taoist after listening to it, and he really got tonsured on impulse? Not to mention, he really felt like that when he listened to the scriptures.
According to the monk in Shudong, he has a predestined relationship with the Buddha.
After walking around the release pond, Yan Yu hadn't come out yet, so he simply sat down under the shade of a tree and looked at the pilgrims coming in and out. He didn't know where his thoughts were going.
I don't know when, a voice brought me back from my wandering thoughts.
"Hey, I'm back."
Chen Mo looked back and saw that Yan Yu was already standing beside him.
"What are you thinking about?" Yan Yu asked. When he came out of the temple, he saw Chen Mo sitting here alone. He waved to him, but he ignored him. He had promised that she would find him as soon as she came out.
In fact, I didn't even know when I came to him.
"Back."
Yan Yu looked at his absent-minded look and followed his dazed gaze. In the distance of his sight, several young nuns were gathering together to discuss something. Their moving appearance attracted many people around them.
The man's sideways glance.
"Dirty."
Yan Yu spat at Chen Mo and said that he had no evil intentions and that his soul was attracted to him.
Chen Mo, who had just returned from his thoughts, was confused by Yan Yu's words and looked at her in confusion.
"Let's go, the wing rooms here are not for you stinky men, huh."
Yan Yu left without saying a word and took the lead to leave.
Why are you so angry? You don’t plan to spend the night here?
Chen Mo stood up and followed him.
At the top of Liuxushan Mountain where Hongquean Temple is located, Chen Mo looked to the west and saw the two peaks he had visited before. The peak where Daoxuan Temple was located was blocked by the one where Longyou Temple was located, and the other peak was
I've never been there.
In the deep mountains between them, where outsiders are not allowed to enter, there are clouds and mist blocking the view from a high place. It is said that only a few days in a year the clouds and mist there will dissipate, revealing the true appearance inside.
, At that time, only at the top of Hongque Temple could you have the opportunity to see the true appearance of the Linglong Pagoda. Therefore, the top of this mountain was the most popular one.
It's just that the days without clouds and fog are completely uncertain, and sometimes they may not disappear even once a year, but this does not stop people who come here from looking for this luck.
At this time, Chen Mo and Yan Yu did not have this opportunity.
"It seems that the Linglong Tower is invisible. Let's go."