There are thousands of Buddhist temples in the world, but the only one that does not seek is to remain outside the human world.

This was originally a rare joke made by the monks in Buqiu Temple. The time when this sentence was originally passed down was when the Qi Dynasty was falling apart and the five religions were in decline. For the monks in secluded places like Buqiu Temple, even though they knew about Qing Xiu

The most important thing is that even if the situation changes, you still can't go down the mountain. Firstly, it is against the rules of the mountain. Secondly, you are a person of asceticism. Even if you know that there are big changes outside, at most it will only be a few people going out every time you go down the mountain.

As you practice hard, you should not pay too much attention to worldly affairs, so it is rare for such a sentence to be passed down like a self-mockery or a sigh. People in the temple are never the same year after year, and people come and go in a cycle of life and death. However, this sentence has been passed down to this day, but

It is inevitable that although this saying has been circulated for a long time, its meaning has changed somewhat.

Originally, I was worried about Buddhism in the world, and I couldn't leave without seeking a temple. Even if I went out without seeking a temple, I still had to abide by the rules of the hidden Buddhist temple. Even if there were all kinds of things I wanted to do, in the end I had to sit back and watch, feeling unbearable and even...

I had some complaints about not seeking the temple, so I came up with such a sentence, but now it has become a word that people in the temple often talk about. When I mentioned this, I was somewhat complacent, just because now

The largest Buddhist temple in the world is probably the Buqiu Temple, which is located outside the world. Although Buddhism is a family, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this Buqiu Temple can vaguely speak for Buddhism. This is the only one.

In the land, Buddhism flourished, so naturally the meaning of this statement has changed.

There have been no visits or lectures recently. For several days in a row, the abbot of Buqiu Temple has been standing at the mountain gate looking out. Although this abbot, who is over sixty years old, is short in stature, he has extremely broad shoulders and a handsome face.

He is only around fifty years old, but he can carry the entire Buqiu Temple on one shoulder and welcome Buddhists. Nowadays, there are more and more Buddhists in Buqiu Temple, and the Dharma is becoming more and more profound. Except for the four disciples who are the leaders of the lectures, there are

In addition to his efforts, the abbot is more willing to protect the monks scattered all over the world. Although he is more than sixty years old, he can still preach for more than three days in a row. He does not ask for all the birds and beasts inside and outside the temple to gather in front of him. Although he has no tongue to bloom the lotus

With such unusual appearances as the golden spring gushing from his mouth, he is probably the most proficient person in Buddhism in the world. The Buddhist temple has a very profound foundation. It has taught countless sages and Buddhist masters. Furthermore, this abbot has been smart since he was a child and has a photographic memory.

I have forgotten my good thoughts and thoughts, and now I have reached the point where I have already understood everything about human affairs. Therefore, no matter who has doubts, if he asks the abbot, he can get the solution.

The first person in the world did not return to the temple for many days. He only sat on the long steps outside the temple, letting the heavy wind and snow fall all over his body. Not a drop of water nor a grain of rice entered. He actually sat directly outside the temple to enlighten himself. Everyone in the temple knew that

But no one ever came to disturb him. Only the other three senior senior brothers often came to check on him. Seeing the vague white air covering his mouth and nose, they also never came forward, for fear of disturbing their junior brothers' practice, and told the monks in the temple not to talk to him.

No one bothered me, but the young monk who plowed the snow every day could often pass by Zhe Shi. I felt that the chief senior brother's face was becoming more and more compassionate for no reason. Even though it was covered with layers of snow, the bird with black and white feathers often stopped there.

There is a bright forehead, but some Buddhist charm comes from it.

Apart from the young monks, the one who comes to see Zashi most often is the abbot of Buqiu Temple.

The scenery of Buqiu Temple is really excellent. In the summer, the sky looks like a wash. In the twilight, white birds with golden feathers form in groups, from far to near, carrying the sun on their backs at dusk. Green trees surround the mountains.

During this period, the transparent mountain pools, mountain streams and waterfalls outside the mountains are all blue. When the sun is shining, you can see the waves sprinkled with silver and gold, and the colorful carp jumps. The sun spares no effort, and everything you see is clear-eyed. Therefore, the time travels through the summer

The red and yellow flowers and the lush green trees have become more and more distinct in color. Each piece is carefully looked after, so the green trees are more beautiful and the flowers are more delicate. If winter is getting deeper now, a sudden snowfall comes and a north wind blows.

The sun is not visible from the ground, but it is like dividing the Buqiu Temple into two colors. The gray cornices are plain and covered with heavy snow, just like rice paper spread out with thick ink. The temple does not move but the white space slowly moves, and the winter scenery that often reveals a thin line.

Looking at each other with the sun in the distance, it is really beautiful.

Therefore, even though the abbot of the temple has not seen the magnificent scenery inside and outside the temple for many, many years, he still feels that it is not enough. In the end, he realized that he came to visit his apprentice, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he always had to leave before leaving.

Before that, he went to Zhe Shi's side and sat cross-legged for a while before getting up and leaving.

It was like this again today. Seeing the sunset, the abbot stood up and was about to leave. He put the thick monk's robes he had brought very lightly on Zheshi, for fear of disturbing his disciples' practice. After all, it had been like this for many years, even though he did not seek help from the monks in the temple.

The more people there are, the fewer people can enter the Tao. Unfortunately, now I am my young disciple who has enlightened the Tao before three senior brothers.

, no matter what kind of Buddhism has been understood, it is also a good thing, so the abbot rarely felt very happy and happy. He looked at his disciple and felt that something was wrong, so he went back again and again to get a bamboo hat.

It was very light and slow, and it took half a stick of incense to put it on top of Zhe Shi's head, and looked at it with satisfaction.

"It seems that he is not too old yet, and his hands are as stable as before. Based on this calculation, he should have many years left in his prime, and he can still do things for Fuqiu Temple for many years. This is already excellent."

The old monk counted on his fingers how many years he had spent in this temple, but he counted four or five rings one by one with the ten fingers of both hands. In the end, he couldn't even count. He immediately started to laugh at himself, thinking that it was so easy that there was no snow to sweep today.

There are three young monks sitting side by side on the steps. One is the leader who is still wandering around and enlightening, one is the abbot of Buqiu Temple, and the other is a very inconspicuous young monk in the temple. It looks very strange.

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"Dharma is difficult, do you think there is any difference between people who do not believe in Buddhism or gods in this world and monks?"

The young monk never had too many scruples. He tilted his head and pondered for a long time, scratched his forehead with his fingers, and said in a very unsteady tone, "You shouldn't speak ill of people behind their backs. I don't believe in Buddhism, nor do I believe in gods in the world.

Although these people are not necessarily bad, they are not as good as those who believe in something of their own, but it is difficult to say what is good and what is bad."

"There is no difference between good and bad." The abbot seemed to have heard some very funny words. He wrinkled up his whole face with laughter and rubbed the little monk's forehead hard, which made the little monk's forehead feel very warm. "Standing in front of a group of people

In this realm, you look at people's good or bad. If you think good, you are good, and if you think bad, you are bad. The same is true when you are standing alone. You may be good to others, but it may not be good to me. In the final analysis, we are just you and me.

Two words, so there is always a big river between good and bad. Standing by the river is you on one side and me on the other side. Since there is a river barrier, how can they be the same?"

"But it cannot be said that all the good and bad deeds and evil thoughts in the world can be ignored. Just caring about one's own thoughts is also too arrogant. It cannot be said that the rules and opinions under the tree for thousands of years in the world are all useless.

After all, as long as people in the world have to stand in the world, whether it is through words and deeds as a child, or through encountering many people in the world, most of the ways of looking at the world learned from others are very consistent with the ideas inherited from ancient people.

Vision, this is both inevitable and reasonable. You are not a bird in the mountains or a deer in the forest. Even though you are in the human world, you still have to do things according to the etiquette, law, good and evil of the world. The Buddha was also an ordinary person in the beginning, so he did not

I feel how high the Buddha Dharma is, and how high the people in Buddhism are. All living beings can only see their good side, but they must also see their bad side. When they see a woman with extraordinary beauty, many people will have their hearts moved, but if they can suppress it,

In fact, these thoughts are not considered a violation of the precepts. They are not raw jade in the first place. After many years of hard work and hard work, it is possible for ordinary and stubborn stones to slowly approach the raw jade. Buddhism and Buddhism are neither big nor small. Some are very big and some are very big.

Xiao, it just depends on what you think."

The young monk Fanan thought about it for a while, but he was still puzzled and said, "Abbott, what is the difference between those who have deep faith and those who don't?"

"Lighting or not lighting, restraining or not restraining."

"When one enters Buddhism, there will naturally be people who point out, either straightforwardly or obscurely, what one should do. Do not do evil things and always do good deeds. The same principle applies to the saying that there is a god three feet above your head. When you speak and do, you should always remember that there is a Buddha above your head and look up.

, so you can naturally abide by the rules and principles better. Don't do random things, don't do ridiculous things or things that are not tolerated in the world. The so-called restraint does not mean that you cannot be free everywhere, but it makes you know that some things are difficult for most people.

It's wrong in my eyes." The abbot looked kindly, glanced at Zheshi, and continued, "But we can't let everyone in the world feel that knowing good and evil is a very important thing. People are born with selfish intentions.

, the Buddha certainly leads people to do good, but as the situation changes, more and more people always feel that distinguishing between good and bad, abiding by good and evil, and adhering to the original goodness is not a very important thing. Instead, whether it is effective or not, it becomes whether to do good or not.

A reason to believe."

"So there is something to ask for, something to gain, and only then are you willing to pay homage to the Buddha and enter the Tao. This is a bad root of human beings, and it is also a thought that exists since birth. I have something to ask for, you have something to say, and you want me to listen to you, then

I have to ask for something first before I am willing to listen with peace of mind."

"And now what I want is not far from this mountain gate. My thoughts are very strong, and there are faint clues of turning into obsession, so I can feel that what I want is getting closer to me." The abbot stood up and looked at the confused man.

Fa Nan smiled and said, "Go back, it's going to snow. It doesn't have to be plowing the snow." Then he stopped looking at the little monk and continued to look down the mountain. There was mist and snow, thousands of miles away.

Move slowly outside.

From the northern boundary of the Great Yuan Dynasty, two monks and a guest came, braving the wind and snow, and walked through the sea of ​​dark forests that had existed for who knows how many years.

The two monks are the abbot of Zhongtai Temple and the master of Buqiu Temple. One is wearing a scarlet, goose and yellow cassock, the other is wearing a moon-white monk's robe. The swordsman following behind him is wearing a green robe. He always felt that the weather was freezing, so he picked up the gourd.

Chao kept pouring wine into his mouth, but he was in high spirits.
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