The activity of offering incense and worshiping Buddha is very popular among common people and aristocratic women, while men are less enthusiastic about it. [Ye*] [*] Boss Su Chen’s attitude towards his wife’s visit to Puji Temple to offer incense
It can be summed up with the "three no's": don't object, don't encourage, and don't participate. What is revealed most under his gentle smile is his connivance towards his wife. It's obvious that he doesn't believe it, but it's just that his wife likes it, so he just lets her go.
Yin Ruxing also wanted to go to Puji Temple, so naturally she had to ask for leave from her boss. Su Lei was surprised when he heard that she also offered incense: "Do you believe this!"
"No, I don't believe it." She expressed her thoughts frankly. "Faith should be a philosophy and a philosophy of life. It is a beacon that guides the lost. People can use it to illuminate their confused hearts instead of thinking about it.
The illusion of luck and getting something for nothing.”
"Getting something for nothing?" Su Lei was surprised by her opinion, "Is this how you view the incense offering?"
"Perhaps the adjective "getting something for nothing" is not quite accurate." Yin Ruxing organized the language, "How should I put it? Burning incense, making wishes, and donating silver coins, don't you think this is like doing business with the gods? How about you bless me, I am now
Donate an amount of money, and if it works in the future, I will add an amount of money. Maybe I am shallow, but this is really like doing business. You can still negotiate the price. "
Su Lei laughed and said with great interest: "My elder brother should listen to what you said. Neither I nor the elder brother believe this, but civilians and women believe it more. An official once suggested that monks and nuns should not engage in production and rely solely on words.
If you are cheating, all temples should be banned."
"No, no, this person is too extreme." When it comes to this topic, Yin Ruxing has some opinions of his own.
"How do you say that?" Su Lei asked.
Yin Ruxing also became interested and started talking: "Didn't you notice? You just said that 'commoners and women' are believed more. What are commoners and women? They are vulnerable groups in society. These weak people need faith to save them.
, to find sustenance. Because they are unable to do it in real life. (·~) Although the disadvantaged groups are weak, their number is large. They constitute the main part of the social structure. Once there is a slight turbulence, the society will be unstable. This
Obviously it is very dangerous. But once people have faith, although they are still living a miserable life, they have hope for the future. Buddhism, in particular, pays attention to karma and retribution and the cultivation of the afterlife. This is really a wonderful idea. In this way
, even if they are in dire straits, the people can pass by safely. As an official of Qidi, it is our duty to properly guide this power of faith. Why do we destroy the city wall indiscriminately and oppose it wholeheartedly? "
"I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable." Su Lei was surprised. He had never seen a woman who read poetry well, but learning is not something you just memorize a few books. You have to have a discerning eye and look at everything.
Regardless of the aspect of politics, agriculture, or military affairs, if you can have some unique insights, you can be called a scholar. Then he thought: "Is this the doctrine of your hometown?"
"Are you interested in this?" Yin Ruxing thought for a while, "The relationship between religious belief and rule is enough to write a graduation thesis. This cannot be finished in a short while. First, we must start from the form of religion.
And content description, you should not only have Buddhism here, but also have other beliefs. This requires comparison, why Buddhism is so widely spread and so vital. And then it must be combined with local productivity conditions and the average living standards of the people. Religion in history
The rise and fall of progress. My God, this subject is so big. I don’t understand the information you have here. If I really want to deal with it as a matter, it will take a long time to write."
Su Lei thought for a while and said, "Yes, in your country of China, all the unworthy and humble people have to go to school for nine years. Those from better families have to go to school for 12 or 15 years. I think you should also go to school for more than ten years."
"I have vision and talent. In that case, why not take care of this matter immediately? I've found information for you, and you can just write it down slowly." He thought to himself, if she could help her elder brother
If you put in some effort and plan to find a good career for her in the future, you will have some confidence in what you say.
Yin Ruxing was overjoyed when he heard it. That's all. Once the information is found, it's not necessary to have all kinds of information. He said gratefully: "Thank you sir for planning for me."
"It doesn't matter." Su Lei was not arrogant and sighed: "After all, you and my sister are from the same hometown. And you have become a slave of the Su family. I should take care of you within my ability. No need to thank you."
Yin Ruxing asked: "I have never seen anyone from my hometown here. I wonder what kind of person Sister Mei is?"
"She?" Su Lei was startled, and then a look of nostalgia appeared on his face: "She is a very smart and capable woman."
Yin Ruxing was still waiting for the next message, but unexpectedly it was gone. Su Lei's eyes were confused and he had fallen into memories. The tips of his ears began to turn red.
With such a look of nostalgia, could he have recalled the Eighteen Forbidden Rules? Yin Ruxing cursed, considering that today's harvest was quite rich, he quietly resigned.
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Ten days later, the female family members of the Su family traveled to Puji Temple in the western suburbs of the city. During these ten days, Yin Ruxing gained a rough understanding of the religious knowledge of Tianyuan State. Buddhism in Tianyuan State is roughly the same as the teachings on earth.
, is a sect of Mahayana Buddhism. The Buddha and Arhat remain unchanged, but the legends and stories about Buddha and Bodhisattva have changed a lot. Buddhism is not a local product, but came from the land of Xiangchuan hundreds of years ago, and there are several classics in total.
In the following hundreds of years, eminent monks and great virtues continued to come to learn scriptures and listen to the Dharma. Today, Buddhism is the most prosperous religion in Tianyuan State.
In fact, Yin Ruxing regards it as the only local religion. There is no Taoism or Confucianism here. The local myths and legends are scattered and different. There are no philosophical classics at all, only the value of pure literary stories. And worshipers from all over Tianyuan
The gods worshiped are also different. For example, Qidi and Xidi, they firmly believe that there are gods haunting Izumo Mountain. The clouds in the mountains are the homes of the gods. Yin Ruxing can understand it very well. Both of these two families are backed by Izumo Mountain. They worship.
A mountain god is quite normal.
Sacrifice sites and blessing sites are different. The one they worship the most is the God of the Sea. They firmly believe that the fairy island on the sea is the beautiful home of the gods. Yin Ruxing also understands this, since these two places have coastlines.
Then there is Zhi Di. The people here are more fond of the God of the Earth. It is said that he is in charge of the harvest. Yin Ruxing knows this time without reading the introduction. This miserable child must be inland with many plains, neither close to the sea nor tall.
Mountains. As long as one firmly believes in the God of the Earth, a religion without systematic philosophical ideas cannot continue its vitality. Such a group of weak gods have been destroyed by the powerful power of Buddhism's causal reincarnation and the six paths of reincarnation.
There is nothing left. It can only be used as a bedside story to coax the children.
Yin Ruxing shook his head. While observing the pedestrian street scene outside the carriage, he quickly wrote something on the paper with charcoal pen.
De Caisang, who was riding in the same car with her, looked at it curiously for a long time: "Sister Ru, what are you remembering?"
Yin Ruxing generously handed her the paper with simplified Chinese characters written on it: "This is a symbol for quick memorization in my hometown. I am doing a survey report on Buddhism. I have to collect information at any time."
Caisang glanced at the piece of paper and asked, "Can you remember so much just by looking at the street?"
Yin Ruxing smiled slightly: "Sister Picking Mulberry, you can see a lot of interesting things from the passers-by on the street?" Without bothering to pick mulberry, he explained directly: "Look, here we rush to Puji Temple to burn incense.
Most of them are civilians. Among them, xx people wear fine cotton, xx people wear cheesecloth, xx people wear linen, and xx people wear Gebu. Then calculate the percentage and record it for retention. These are data. This method will still be used when the next batch comes.
When we get to the temple, we only need to add up the percentages of the recorded number of people and divide by the number of counts. This will give us a more accurate percentage..."
She explained in detail, Cai Sang had already been confused by what she had heard, and quickly begged for mercy: "Good sister, I know you are a knowledgeable person. Just tell me what news you can tell in the end. I am confused by your explanation.
It’s a mess.”
Yin Ruxing smiled tepidly and said: "In the end, we naturally found out how many people in Jiangcheng worshiped Puji Temple like gods?"
"This counts?" Cai Sang felt that he had been fooled, "This counts? Who dares to be so bold and not believe in Bodhisattva?"
Yin Ruxing frowned, it was difficult to explain clearly to a maid who could only write and settle accounts, and she did not want to give a thankless explanation, so she threw the sky to the tall man: "This is what I discussed with the Second Master. The Second Master
He said that although these details are small, they should not be allowed to slip by. If you can't touch them, forget about them. Now that you encounter them, remember more."
Only then did Cai Mulberry raise her eyebrows. She thought that the two gentlemen must have seen her as a womanizer and arranged a boring little errand for her to prevent her from being bored. She kicked her feet and said with a chuckle: "It's okay to do other things.
Oh, what are you doing with such a large piece of wood? Do you still want to be a carpenter?"
Yin Ruxing took out the wooden board and smiled: "This is for painting when you see the beautiful scenery in the temple. Mr. Wei just taught me the line drawing technique and said I need to practice more. Didn't my sister say that the scenery in the temple is good? After I went there, I
Find a quiet place, spread paper on the wooden board and sketch, and practice accordingly when you get back. You will definitely make progress."
Cai Sang was speechless: "You work so hard, why do you want to become a master of piano, chess, and painting?" He looked at her for a long time and said, "You are really a small-minded person with big ambitions. By the way, Second Master doesn't like this, why did you change it?"
Yin Ruxing sighed in response to the situation: "Forget it. I originally asked the Grand Duke to learn Chinese characters and practice martial arts, but it was too difficult to practice martial arts. I practiced for a long time without any results. I was really exhausted all day long. Only then did I realize that,
It turns out that martial arts are not easy to learn. I have to change my direction."
Cai Sang smiled and his eyes moved slightly: "So that's it. You, you shouldn't have mentioned the fighting and killing during martial arts training. Let the men worry about it. For girls, it is most important to learn to be a good female singer.
"
While they were talking, the carriage arrived at the foot of the Puji Temple. Cai Mulberry got out of the car and urged her: "Hurry up. The temple is built on a mountain. To show your sincerity, sedans are not allowed here. Everyone has to walk up the mountain.