Early the next morning, Lin Ji and the others left the county town and headed straight for Leiyun Mountain.
Along the way, we can see many people traveling with them.
Each of these people had pious smiles on their faces, and their behavior was full of respect.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Xiaoyan sighed.
"It seems that what Chu Lai said yesterday was true. If the temple was not really effective, the people would not be so respectful."
Hearing this, Lin Ji let out a long sigh.
Wu Nan on the side also looked strange.
Zhong Xiaoyan asked in confusion: "What's going on with you two? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Lin Ji and Wu Nan looked at each other, and it was Lin Ji who said, "What you said is the biggest mistake."
"What's the meaning?"
"Throughout the ages, when have worshiping Buddha and chanting sutras ever manifested any miraculous effects? If there were really eminent monks in a temple, they would probably just preach the Dharma and persuade people to do good deeds, and there would never be any real miraculous effects."
Zhong Xiaoyan was stunned.
If Lin Ji hadn't broken through this layer, she wouldn't have realized it.
But she asked: "But if the temple itself doesn't manifest its magic, how can we get people to believe in it?"
"It depends on the oral performance of the bald donkey in the temple." Lin Ji chuckled, and he remembered what Master Xingchi said when he was in the capital.
"When a distinguished monk once said goodbye to me, he said that he wanted to visit the Buddhist country in the West. Do you know what he said?"
"What did you say?"
"He said he was going to the West to see if the legendary Buddhist country was really full of eminent monks with brilliant tongues and lotus flowers."
When Lin Ji thought of this and the wonder of Leiyun Temple at this time, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Think about it for yourself, why is it the eminent monk with the lotus-tongued tongue? Because he is not good at eloquence and can only recite sutras, so he is not an eminent monk! What is the use of practicing Buddhism deeply? How can I say that... it is difficult to understand?"
"Amitabha, crossing one person is the Hinayana, and crossing all living beings is the Mahayana!" Wu Nan said with a smile, without any taboo that what Lin Ji was talking about at this time was his Buddhist belief.
Lin Ji nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, these words have deceived so many people throughout the ages! If you are not good at eloquence, how can you persuade others to turn to the Buddha? If you cannot persuade others to turn to the Buddha, how can you be considered a Mahayana? If you don't know the Mahayana Buddhism, how can you be worthy of being an eminent monk?
Character?"
Lin Ji paused and bent over with a smile.
He thought of MLM.
If the MLM leader from the previous life came here and entered Buddhism by mistake.
It took only a few years for a Buddha with great wisdom to appear.
Then there's something like a Buddhist traveling eastward to discuss Taoism with a Taoist disciple.
The MLM leader wore a bald head and a monk's robe, faced many seniors from the Taoist sect, and engaged in verbal battles with the Confucian scholars.
No, I can’t think about it anymore.
He can't continue to speculate so maliciously, there are good people in Buddhism after all.
While they were talking, the three of them had already arrived halfway up Leiyun Mountain.
The location of Leiyun Temple can already be seen ahead.
On Leiyun Mountain, there is mist everywhere, and on the top of the mountain, the power of heaven is faintly hovering.
Before coming, Lin Ji felt that the rumors about Leiyun Mountain mentioned by Chu Lai yesterday were mostly just rumors.
But the power of God on the top of the mountain is not fake.
Lin Ji knew how to use the Thunder Sword Technique and was very familiar with the sky thunder.
What he felt faintly at this moment was clearly the oppressive feeling before the thunder was triggered.
"Interesting..." Lin Ji's face became a little more solemn.
Walking into Leiyun Temple with Zhong Xiaoyan and Wu Nan, there is a huge incense burner at the door.
The incense burner was filled with burning incense, and the ashes almost filled the entire incense burner.
Even so, you can still often see people offering incense and chanting words, mostly praying for something.
Beyond the incense burner, there are some young monks guiding the pilgrims into the main hall.
Standing at the door of the hall and looking inside.
The first thing that catches the eye is a golden Buddha, with a majestic appearance and a vague sense of power.
"It's not ordinary." Lin Ji whispered.
After realizing the difficulty, he respectfully put his hands together and bowed again and again.
Then, he stood up with a calm expression, no longer as frivolous as before.
"This Buddha statue should be the one from Leiyun Temple a hundred years ago. If it is a newly cast Buddha statue, no matter how strong the incense is, it will not be able to have such merits and virtues in just a few years."
Lin Ji's face moved slightly.
"How to add merit to one's body? Please explain in detail?"
"It probably happens because you have done too many good deeds and the people are grateful." Wu Nan lowered his eyebrows and said, "The merits cannot be explained clearly. The monk can feel it, but he doesn't know how to explain it."
Hearing this, Lin Ji nodded and stopped asking.
Because what Wu Nan said was also what he felt.
Lin Ji had no way of directly feeling merit or good and evil, but what he gained from the Book of Cause and Effect should be the so-called gift of merit.
It's just that compared to what Wu Nan said, the merits in Lin Ji's knowledge are more specific.
For example, if he does more good deeds, he will have fewer bottlenecks in his cultivation.
If the evil person or monster is eliminated, the gifts received will even be directly transformed into cultivation, which only needs to be refined.
Another example is that every time the cause and effect is completed, something good will happen.
It can be as small as picking up money, or as big as enlightenment while practicing cultivation.
They are all like gifts brought by merit, but they are more specific.
Just when Lin Ji was thinking about it, the young monk at the door of the main hall finally finished his work and came to the three of them.
"I've seen this little master, and I've seen the two donors." The little monk bowed together, "The three of you are here to offer incense and pay homage to the Buddha, or..."
"I'm here to see the abbot." Lin Ji bowed slightly and returned the gesture.
The young monk was not surprised. Instead, he smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
"The abbot happens to be free at this time. Please come with me, you three."
Lin Ji was a little surprised at how happy this little monk was.
While following the young monk, he couldn't help but ask: "Little master, is the abbot of Leiyun Temple so easy to meet?"
"The abbot said that all living beings are equal and there is no superiority or inferiority. If anyone wants to see him, just take him directly."
The young monk paused and said with some reverence: "On weekdays, there are many people who want to see the abbot. The young monk has been a monk here for more than a year, and he has never seen the abbot refuse anyone. Sometimes the abbot feels tired when meeting guests, but if there are still people waiting behind him,
Even so, he will keep his spirits up and wait."
Hearing this, Lin Ji and Wu Nan looked at each other, feeling a little surprised.
Soon, the young monk stopped at the door of a simple wing and knocked gently.
"Abbott, we have a visitor."
"Please come in." A somewhat old voice sounded.
The young monk gently opened the door, made a gesture of invitation again, and then retreated.
Lin Ji took a deep breath, walked into the side room first, and bowed with his hands in hand.
"I met Master Chen in Xia Lin Ji."
Wu Nan and Zhong Xiaoyan also followed Lin Ji to greet each other.
The interior of the wing is very simple, just a wooden bed, a Buddha statue and a few futons.
There are no tables or chairs.
An old monk sat on the futon in the middle and looked up at Lin Ji and others.
The moment Lin Ji looked at the old monk, his consciousness told him the answer.