It's night, the lights are brightly lit in front of the Main Hall, but the magicians from various altars have already withdrawn, and most of the believers have left. The weather is very hot, and I'm a little tired after sitting in the open air for a day. The Water and Land Dharma Assembly is going to
It is held for seven days and it is not good for the body to be exhausted.
Moreover, many monks also persuaded the believers to leave, but only a few fanatical believers still refused to leave, so they just lay down on a few futons to rest.
The breeze was gentle, and strange to say, on this summer night, there should have been flying insects, but in the square of the Main Hall, there was not a single flying insect, only a lot of moths, and there were no flying insects.
The candles instead surround the nine lotus lanterns hanging high on the altar.
At nightfall, the merit flags are replaced by nine lotus lanterns. After all, this land and water dharma assembly helps all living beings, including Yang people and Yin souls.
On the altar, the Sixth Patriarch had been sitting in meditation for a day. Those believers who left all performed Buddhist rituals to the Sixth Patriarch before leaving, and the Sixth Patriarch accepted it calmly.
Qin Yu looked at Xiao Jiu who was lying on the futon. The Sixth Patriarch had been sitting in meditation for a whole day, but Xiao Jiu had been sleeping for a whole day, and he was still snoring. Qin Yu didn't know whether Xiao Jiu was doing it on purpose. The snoring was extremely regular and regular.
It happened that only the Sixth Patriarch and him could hear it.
Qin Yu even wondered whether Xiao Jiu deliberately used this method to get a little revenge on the Sixth Patriarch. With Xiao Jiu's character, this kind of thing is really possible.
It was approaching midnight, and just when Qin Yu was shaky and about to fall asleep, suddenly, a gust of cold wind came, which suddenly made Qin Yu startle and wake up.
At the same time, the Sixth Patriarch, whose eyes had been closed for nearly a day, slowly opened his eyes at this moment, and together with Qin Yu, looked forward.
In the eyes of Qin Yu and the Sixth Patriarch, a red lantern floated slowly towards them right in front of them. When the lantern reached less than three feet below the altar, Qin Yu saw clearly that it turned out that the lantern was not floating.
Instead, it was carried by a person wearing a black robe. However, this person's whole body was covered in black robes and merged with the night. Qin Yu could not see clearly for a moment.
"I heard that a water and land Dharma gathering was held here, so I came here specifically to listen to the master's teachings on Buddhism."
The man in black robe threw the lantern in his hand, and the lantern floated directly to the Nine Lotus Lantern, and actually hung below the Nine Lotus Lantern.
"Sit!" the Sixth Patriarch said, and the man in black robe found a futon on the ground and sat down. There were several believers resting next to the man in black robe, but these believers didn't seem to notice.
When the man in black robe appeared, no one opened their eyes to take a look.
Not long after the man in black robe sat down, another red lantern floated over. This time there were many people coming. Qin Yu also heard a few children's laughter and scolding from adults. When the lantern came in,
Only then did Qin Yu see clearly that this must be a family. This family also bowed to the Sixth Patriarch on the high platform, then threw the red lantern to the Nine Lotus Lanterns and found some futons to sit on.
Until midnight, more and more red lanterns were hung below the Nine Lotus Lanterns, and the empty futon seats below were almost filled with people who came at night.
"If I hear..."
The Sixth Patriarch once again opened his mouth to preach Buddhism, preaching and reciting scriptures, just like daylight. However, this time, the Sixth Patriarch was preaching the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra. Qin Yu looked at the audience, and the people in the audience were in two different states.
Those who were resting were still resting and were not affected by the Sixth Patriarch's scriptures at all, while those who came at night were fascinated by it, and they all felt as if they were hearing the fairy sounds, with pious expressions.
"This is the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. It helps people in the world during the day and liberates the souls of the dead at night."
Qin Yu sighed in his heart that all the people who appeared at night were ghosts who could not go to the underworld to be reincarnated for some reason.
These ghosts are all attracted by the Nine Lotus Lantern, also called the Gathering Yin Lantern. When all the ghosts see the Nine Lotus Lantern, they will look in the direction of the Nine Lotus Lantern, just like seeing a bright light in the dark.
Go, so when many monks or Taoist priests perform rituals for the ancestors of a family or other deceased souls, they usually do not hang the Nine Lotus Lantern high in the sky, but hang an old clothes in front of the deceased. The reason is because of the Nine Lotus Lanterns.
The lantern will attract all nearby ghosts, and the Nine Lotus Lantern will only appear during large-scale salvation ceremonies.
The Sixth Patriarch's sermon did not stop until the first bell rang in the temple. At this time, the Chou hour had just ended, the Yin hour had just arrived, and the sky began to slowly transform from night to day.
The chanting of the Sixth Patriarch stopped, and many ghosts regained consciousness. They all stood up and bowed deeply towards the Sixth Patriarch, saying: "Thank you Master for your salvation, we will go to the underworld to reincarnate now." After these ghosts finished speaking, they again
Recall the red lantern on the Nine Lotus Lantern and prepare to leave.
"Why bother going to the underworld?" The Sixth Patriarch slowly called out to the ghosts. The ghosts were confused and looked at the Sixth Patriarch, but the Sixth Patriarch looked at Qin Yu and said with a smile: "Little friend, I'm here."
As the supervisor of the underworld, I have my own way of communicating between the yin and yang realms, so why not send you Yin Lords a ride."
Qin Yu was stunned by the words of the Sixth Patriarch, and then there was a burst of ecstasy. Qin Yu finally understood what opportunity the Sixth Patriarch wanted to give him. It turned out to be here.
The duty of the Underworld Inspector is to send the ghosts who stay in the Yang world back to the underworld. However, Qin Yu has not completed his duty once since he became the Underworld Inspector. The proportion of these ghosts is still too small compared to the scope of the Yang world, and Qin Yu
Yu didn't search hard, he just wanted to let nature take its course.
Looking at the thousands of ghosts in the audience, Qin Yu was very excited. The gift given to him by the Sixth Patriarch was indeed not small. Qin Yu still remembered the words of the Yin Chai, and every time he sent a ghost back to the underworld, he could
Earn points. When the points reach a certain level, they can be exchanged for many things, even Yangshou.
"Thank you, Sixth Patriarch." Qin Yu stood up and expressed his gratitude to the Sixth Patriarch. He was not pretentious. He had no reason not to accept this gift.
After Qin Yu thanked the Sixth Patriarch, he looked at the many ghosts in the audience and slowly opened his left hand. In the palm of his hand, a special mark shone brightly.
"In the name of the overseer of the underworld, I open the door to the underworld and send you all back to the underworld. From now on, dust will return to dust and earth will return to earth. I hope you will be reincarnated as soon as possible."
The surveillance mark in Qin Yu's palm bloomed with rays of light, forming a six-pointed star array in the sky in front of him. When this six-pointed star array appeared, the aura of the entire square suddenly became cold. Many of those who were resting were because of the cold weather.
They curled up again, but no one woke up.
The six-pointed star array flashed for more than a minute. In the center of the star array, a black spot began to appear. After the black spot became slightly larger, we realized that it turned out to be a vortex. The vortex expanded slowly, and finally formed a vortex.
A rotating vortex that is as big as a black hole.
"Gentlemen, please come in."
Qin Yu pointed at the whirlpool with his hands flat. When the ghosts saw the whirlpool appearing, their faces showed joy. They bowed to Qin Yu again and began to line up in an orderly manner towards the whirlpool. Finally, they disappeared deep into the whirlpool.
not see.
"The door to the underworld is closed!" After all the ghosts entered the underworld, Qin Yu formed a mudra with his hands, and the vortex slowly became smaller, and finally turned into a point again, disappearing into the six-pointed star array, and the six-pointed star array dispersed again
It turned into several rays of light and shot back into Qin Yu's palm.
"Two thousand four hundred points." When the six rays were retracted, such a number suddenly popped up in Qin Yu's mind. Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he felt happy. After he realized it, he understood that this was what Yin Chai mentioned.
of points.
This time he sent nearly two thousand ghosts into the underworld at once, but the points were more than two thousand. This shows that the points are not calculated according to the number of ghosts. Qin Yu calculated in his mind that each ghost should have at least
Calculate one point, but some ghosts may have more than one point, but he has not yet completely figured out the calculation formula.
However, Qin Yu knew that after the water and land ceremony was over, his points should be at least tens of thousands. The water and land ceremony would be held for seven consecutive days. The nearly two thousand ghosts just now were just the nearest ghosts nearby.
Towards the end, the ghosts from far away will come.
With 10,000 points, Qin Yu couldn't wait to summon the Yin Chai to ask for a detailed list of things to exchange for these points.
"Little friend, go and rest." The Sixth Patriarch saw the excitement on Qin Yu's face, held the lotus seal in his hand, and finally said to Qin Yu before closing his eyes.
"Then Xiaoke will say goodbye first." Qin Yu performed a Buddhist salute to the Sixth Patriarch, stepped down from the altar, and walked towards the monastery in the direction of his residence. Xiaojiu followed Qin Yu's feet, and one person and one animal quickly disappeared.
Deep in the night.
"Thousands of years of planning, ten thousand years of persistence, which one is right or wrong?" The Sixth Patriarch looked in the direction where Qin Yu disappeared, his eyes became deep, and for the first time there was a confused look on his face.
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Qin Yu returned to the monastery and slept until three o'clock in the morning. After returning to the monastery last night, he originally wanted to summon Yinzai, but when he thought that this was a Buddhist temple, he thought it was better to forget it and wait until the water and land ceremony was over.
While Qin Yu was washing up, the cell phone in the room rang. After Qin Yu wiped his face casually a few times, he picked up the cell phone and saw that it was the call from Meng Yao's father and future father-in-law, Meng Feng.
"Uncle." Qin Yu answered the phone and said.
"Qin Yu, are you at Guangxiao Temple now?" Meng Feng asked Qin Yu directly on the other end of the phone. His tone seemed a little urgent.
"Well, I'm attending the Water and Land Dharma Assembly at Guangxiao Temple. What's the matter?" Qin Yu wondered, could his future father-in-law also pay attention to this Dharma Assembly?
"I heard them say that the person who preached yesterday was the real Buddha, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Hui Neng, who used his body to preach. Can you tell me whether this is true?"
"Well, yes." Qin Yu paused for a moment and then said truthfully. The appearance of the Sixth Patriarch has been spread among the senior monks in the domestic temples. As long as you are willing to inquire, you can know the news.
However, what makes Qin Yu a little curious is why his future father-in-law suddenly cares about this matter when he has so many official duties every day.
"I know." After Meng Feng got the answer from Qin Yu, he hung up the phone directly. Qin Yu held the phone and heard the beeping sound. He couldn't laugh or cry. He called him just to ask him this.
Hanging up the phone in such a hurry, what kind of medicine does my future father-in-law have to sell? (To be continued)