Chapter 1363 There are eminent monks in the Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple, famous for its "Zen" and "Martial Arts", is known as "the best temple in the world". Because it is located in the dense jungle of Shaoshi Mountain in the hinterland of Songshan Mountain, it is named "Shaolin Temple".
ww. Shaolin Temple was founded in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Xiaowen ordered the construction of Shaolin at the northern foot of Shaoshi Mountain in Songshan Mountain, opposite the capital Luoyang, in order to house the Indian eminent monk he admired, Bhattava.
Temple. Shaolin Temple is a world-famous Buddhist temple, one of the ancestral temples of Zen Buddhism, and the origin of Shaolin Kung Fu. Shaolin Temple is famous all over the world for its Shaolin Kung Fu. There is a saying that "the world's kung fu comes from Shaolin, and Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world."
In recent years, the Shaolin Temple has become even more prosperous and has countless good reputations, but it is becoming less and less like a Buddhist pure land. Li Yifei came here not with too much hope in his heart, but just wanted to find every place as much as possible, within his ability.
Don’t leave anything behind.
Walking into it, there were still many tourists. Li Yifei did not search blindly, but showed his power. This was a very mysterious power, just like he would carry with him after experiencing the rain of bullets, the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood.
Entering the innate realm with a murderous aura that no one else can match, Li Yifei understood this power. Every innate master also has this aura, such as Xu Shanshan, Jiang Ningxiang, and even more so Murong Yuanqing.
in this way.
The Shaolin Temple is too big, not to mention the hundreds of monks and various tourists there. Li Yifei wanted to find some real monks. It was not difficult at all, so Li Yifei thought of a good way to unleash his power.
, if there is a real expert here, he will naturally feel it. If not, Li Yifei can just turn around and walk away.
Therefore, even though there were many people around, no one got too close to Li Yifei. Naturally, they didn't know why. They just felt that there was a strange feeling about this young man standing there.
This is Li Yifei's power, so he looks very special.
Li Yifei stood in front of the mountain gate and looked up at the three dignified characters on it. On the forehead were the three characters "Shaolin Temple" written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. In the upper center of the plaque was engraved the six-character seal "Treasure of Kangxi's Imperial Pen". Mountain
There is a pair of stone lions in front of the door, male and female facing each other, dating from the Qing Dynasty
Carving.★ ■ ■There are two stone squares standing symmetrically on the east and west sides of the eight-character wall of the mountain gate. The banner outside the east stone square reads the four characters "Ancestral Origin of Truth" and the inner banner reads "Batu Chuang"; the inner banner of the west stone square reads:
"Mahayana Resort", the outer banner reads "Song Shao Zen Forest". The main entrance of the mountain gate is a
It is a three-room wide, single-eaves hilltop building. It sits on a two-meter-high brick platform, with hard mountain-style side doors and eight-character walls on the left and right. Stepping in, you will see the Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the niche, with a big belly.
He is always smiling and is known as the "Big Belly Buddha" and "Everyone is Happy Buddha". Shrine
There is a wooden statue of Wei Tuo standing behind, holding the magic stick. The atmosphere of the mountain gate is revealed, and Li Yifei praises in his heart that it is worthy of being a Buddhist holy place. As soon as he walked in, Li Yifei could feel the aura that ordinary people could not feel, it was a kind of warmth.
A breath that should be called Buddha breath.
After passing the mountain gate, there is a corridor. On both sides of the corridor is a forest of steles shaded by green pines and cypresses. It is called the Forest of Steles because of the forest of stone steles. Li Yifei only looked at some stone steles and then continued walking forward. The inscriptions on the stone steles are all profound Buddhist teachings.
, but it has nothing to do with what he wants.
Continuing forward, after the corridor passes through the forest of steles, there is the Temple of Heavenly Kings. The Temple of Heavenly Kings is located at the end of the forest of steles. It is dedicated to the four heavenly kings that symbolize "wind, regulation, rain, and smoothness". It has red walls, green tiles, and painted brackets. There are screens on the left and right sides of the door.
Each has a statue of Vajra. There are three double-eaves temples on the top of the mountain. There are two Vajras outside and the four kings inside, which are majestic and majestic.
The further inside, the stronger the Buddhist aura Li Yifei felt. Shaolin Temple's nearly two thousand years of accumulation, including countless monks with profound Buddhist teachings, created a Buddhist aura here that was better than any other Buddhist temple. Wrapped in the Buddhist aura, Li Yifei became calmer.
I felt that at least my trip was not in vain, even if I couldn't find what I was looking for.
The visitors' expressions became solemn as the sound of Buddha murmured. Further inside, there is the Mahavira Hall, which houses the statues of Sakyamuni, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha. In the middle of the hall hangs the "Treasure Tree Fragrant Lotus" written by Emperor Kangxi personally.
There are four big characters, there is a statue of Guanyin on the back wall of the screen wall, and there are statues of Eighteen Arhats on both sides.
The buildings on both sides of the front of the hall are the Bell and Drum Towers, the Bell Tower in the southeast, and the Drum Tower in the southwest. The so-called morning bells and evening drums come from here. Li Yifei stayed here for a while, and then continued to walk inside.
Further inside is the Thousand Buddha Hall, behind Lixue Pavilion, also known as Pilu Hall. It is the last hall to enter the temple. According to the map in his hand, further inside is the abbot's room. Li Yifei did not go further in because of a
A monk in ordinary clothes was already walking towards him.★ ?
The monk has a rich face, a round face and broad ears. He is wearing ordinary monk robes. He is neither tall nor short, about 1.7 meters tall. There is a string of ordinary Buddhist beads hanging on his chest. There is no hatred or joy in his eyebrows. He has just walked out, although
The two were still some distance away, but Li Yifei already knew that the other person was coming for him. So he turned around and quietly watched the monk's progress.
You can't tell your age, maybe forty or fifty, maybe fifty or sixty, but there are not many wrinkles on his face, and his body is lean, but he doesn't look thin.
The tourists put their hands together and saluted the monk, or raised one palm and bent slightly, and the monk returned the salute one by one, so it was already a few minutes before they reached Li Yifei.
"Amitabha." The monk stopped two meters away and saluted Li Yifei first, and Li Yifei returned the salute. After the two parties met, the monk said: "There is a lot of noise here. I was ordered by Master to invite the donor to the Zen room.
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Li Yifei nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me, Master."
He thought in his heart that it seemed that the power he unleashed was effective, so the monk didn't say much and led the way, leading Li Yifei onto a small road.
Tourists looked sideways and speculated on Li Yifei's origins, but no one followed to watch the fun. Everyone just thought that Li Yifei was indeed extraordinary and could be received by the master.
Of course, more people don't understand the reason. There are not many people who can be met by Shaolin Temple monks, but there are some, and Li Yifei is a special kind.
After walking along the winding path, Li Yifei was taken to a Zen room. He had already walked a long way, but after all, the Shaolin Temple was very big, and ordinary people didn't know what it was like inside.
After the monk saluted him, he said: "Donor, Master is waiting for you inside."
"Thank you." Li Yifei felt for a moment that there was no special atmosphere in the room, but the Buddhist atmosphere was stronger. The monk said no thanks and turned to leave. Li Yifei glanced around, then walked forward and gently pushed away
The door was ajar. Li Yifei pushed it open and walked in. Inside was a medium-sized room. The inside was probably a monk's bedroom, and the outside was a place for meetings and meditation.
A monk was sitting on a futon, meditating with his eyes closed. When Li Yifei walked in, he opened his eyes.
This is an older monk than the monk just now. Both of his eyebrows have turned white. He is even more like the old monk seen in the movie. His white eyebrows are very long and hang down on both sides of his cheeks.
Wearing an ordinary cassock, he was not as jeweled as the abbot of Shaolin Temple whom Li Yifei had seen on TV. The white-browed monk was thin and sitting on the futon, making him look even thinner. But the moment he opened his eyes, he was as bright as a flash.
, his eyes were like scanners, scanning Li Yifei.
Li Yifei clasped his hands together, bent slightly, and greeted: "Master!"
The white-browed monk did not stand up, but returned the salute and said: "Donor, there is no need to be polite, please sit down."
Sit? There were only two futons in the room, and there were no chairs or stools. After thinking about it for a while, Li Yifei was not restrained. He walked over, pulled the futon, and sat cross-legged in front of the old monk.
After sitting down, Li Yifei didn't think about how to speak. He always felt that the old monk was inscrutable. He didn't feel any danger from the other person, not even the breath of anger, but he just felt that this person would be very fierce.
It was the white-browed monk who spoke first: "Since the donor has cultivated his energy to be restrained, why should he let it out?"
"To find the master." Li Yifei replied.
"Now it has been found."
"So I restrained myself."
After the two of them finished speaking, there was a brief pause. Li Yifei laughed, and the white-browed monk stopped keeping a straight face and started laughing.
After laughing enough, Li Yifei asked, "I'm here to ask for something."
The white-browed monk smiled slightly and said: "The old monk sits in the Zen room and never asks about foreign affairs. What's more, Shaolin Temple is a place of Buddhism. Here are all outsiders. I really don't know what I can do to help the donor."
Li Yifei said: "Master, please rest assured, I am only here to ask questions, not to cause trouble."
"I'm already relieved."
"That's good, then I won't beat around the bush and get straight to the point."
"The donor is already making some detours."
When Li Yifei heard this, he glanced at the old monk with white eyebrows, nodded slightly, and said, "That's right. I came to your temple for two things. One is to ask for advice on Buddhist mantras, and the other is to ask the master of the words."
The old monk with white eyebrows stroked his long eyebrows and trembled. Although the amplitude was not large, it might be the reason why he opened his eyes, so Li Yifei saw this small movement.
The white-browed old monk chuckled, shouted the Dharma, and said: "Amitabha, what the donor asked may be big or small. Old monk, I know or don't know. I observe that the donor is not a human being. He looks like an expert in his sitting and lying postures."
He has a physical appearance, but he is also full of flesh and blood, I don’t know why?”
When Li Yifei saw that the white-browed old monk could tell at a glance that he had blood energy on his body, he became more and more convinced that he had found the right person, so he did not hide it and said: "I have been in the army for several years, and it is normal for me to have blood energy on my body."
As soon as these words came out, the white-browed old monk felt relieved. He was a reclusive eminent monk in the Shaolin Temple. On weekdays, he would only practice Zen Buddhism again and would not pay attention to things in the temple. But once a practitioner like Li Yifei arrived,