In the Beicheng District of Lingyun City, there is a large temple named Lingyun Temple.
Most of the cultivators on the Tiankun Star Continent are Taoist practitioners.
Of course, for cultivators, Buddhist cultivation is also one of the ways, but the number of cultivators who choose Buddhism is much smaller than that of Taoist cultivators.
Generally, Buddhist practices are better at suppressing evil spirits, while Taoist practices are more effective at suppressing ghosts. Therefore, there is a saying that "Buddha subdues demons and Tao catches ghosts".
Of course, this only refers to the areas in which Buddhism and Taoism are good at each. It does not mean that monks cannot catch ghosts and Taoists cannot subdue demons.
Among cultivators on the Tiankun Star Continent, it is more common to choose Taoism. This is because there are too many precepts and restrictions in Buddhist practice, which are too strict for ordinary people.
Taoism, on the other hand, is relatively less strict.
There are many Taoist sects and systems, but most of the various sects on the Tiankun Star Continent believe in the Zhengyi sect.
This is mainly because the Taoist cultivators of the Zhengyi sect do not need to abstain from meat and vegetables, and can also get married and have children. There are even many dual cultivation techniques passed down for dual cultivation couples to practice together.
Moreover, the Taoist sect recruits disciples because they themselves have fewer taboo precepts, so they will also recruit lay disciples. Even if lay disciples drink alcohol, eat meat, or get married and have children, it will not affect the practice of Taoist priests.
Buddhism is different. Usually Buddhism is a place of pure cultivation and does not allow the harboring of filth and evil and the accommodation of people who do not observe the precepts. Therefore, Buddhism accepts very few lay disciples. It is also very inconvenient for lay disciples to live in Buddhism. They can't drink, eat meat, marry and have children in the pure land of Buddhism, right?
Of course, this is only within Buddhism. After leaving Buddhism, there will not be so many restrictions on lay disciples.
Despite this, there are still very few people on Tiankun Planet who choose to practice Buddhism. Most practitioners follow the path of Taoism.
Tian Xiaoding and Tang Yunzhi inquired all the way from Dongcheng District of Lingyun City to Beicheng District.
Lingyun Temple is very famous in Lingyun City, so anyone who asks will tell Xiao Ding and his wife how to get there.
So, it didn't take long for Xiao Ding and the two of them to arrive outside Lingyun Temple.
Lingyun Temple occupies a large area, with a high-walled courtyard. The antique pavilions in the courtyard occasionally emerge from the wall, showing off their brackets and cornices.
When Xiao Ding and his wife came outside the temple gate, they saw from a distance a huge plaque hanging high above the wide red lacquer gate, with three powerful characters "Lingyun Temple" written on it.
At this time, outside the temple gate, there were four young people kneeling. They were motionless, as if they were kneeling there waiting for something.
When Xiao Ding and Tang Yunzhi walked over, the door of the temple opened.
A young monk walked out of it. When he saw Xiao Ding and the other two, he thought they were pilgrims coming to offer incense, and said to Xiao Ding: "If you want to offer incense, enter through the corner door on the right."
After finishing speaking, he said to the four young people kneeling in front of the door: "Our abbot has told you to go inside to talk. You can follow me."
The four kneeling people quickly stood up and thanked them: "Thank you, little master!"
Xiao Ding and Tang Yunzhi came this time with the intention of meeting the abbot, Master Zhiguang. They heard the young monk said that they would take the four people to see the abbot, so the two of them followed the four people in silently.
The young monk didn't pay much attention and just led the way.
After entering the temple gate, you can see the majestic buildings in the compound, with blue bricks and red tiles, which are very brilliant. It seems that this temple is quite wealthy.
Monks can be seen busy everywhere in the courtyard, some are cleaning the courtyard, and some are greeting pilgrims on how to offer incense and make wishes.
Xiao Ding followed the young monk and the four young men, passing through the hall and walking to the back hall of the middle courtyard of the temple.
Arriving outside a room called "Wu Zen Hall", the young monk stopped and looked back. He found that Xiao Ding and Tang Yunzhi had also followed, and asked strangely: "Why don't the two donors go to offer incense?" Are you also planning to escape into Buddhism?"
Then, he looked at Tang Yunzhi again and added: "However, our Lingyun Temple does not accept female disciples."
Xiao Ding smiled and nodded, but did not answer directly.
The young monk ignored them. They had already followed him, so he just left it to the abbot and master to deal with them.
He walked to the door, knocked gently, and said, "Master Abbot, I brought you here."
At this moment, I heard a thick voice coming from inside the house, asking: "Didn't you say there were four people? Why did you bring six of them and a female donor?"
The young monk replied: "The other two donors came here by themselves. They also seem to want to become ordained and join our Buddhist sect."
The thick voice inside continued: "Okay, okay, but we can't accept female disciples, but the men can stay."
As the words fell, the door of the "Wu Zen Hall" was also opened. But no one was seen at the door. However, Xiao Ding knew that someone had just used a skill to open the door from a distance.
Everyone raised their eyes and looked into the room, and saw a large Buddha statue as tall as a person in the innermost position of the room. On the futon in front of the Buddha statue, a burly monk sat.
This great monk was born with a round face and big ears, a bald head and round eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a beard on both cheeks, which was as straight as steel needles. He had a bright red cassock draped sideways on his body, revealing half of his arms and the dark chest hair on his chest.
On his exposed thick arm, there was a tattoo with the head of a fierce tiger. With the movement of his arm, it came to life, as if it was alive.
When Xiao Ding first saw this great monk, he thought to himself: Could this be Master Zhiguang, the abbot of Lingyun Temple? This is obviously Lu Zhishen from "Water Margin" who came to Tiankun planet!
What Xiao Ding thought about the abbot of Lingyun Temple before he came here was that he must be a kind-faced and accomplished monk.
But he never expected that this eminent monk would look like Lu Zhishen.
I heard Master Zhiguang ask loudly: "You guys all want to join our Lingyun Temple, join our Buddhist sect, and become a monk, right?"
Before Xiao Ding could speak, the four people who were kneeling before said in unison: "That's right, we are willing to join Buddhism!"
After saying that, the four young men knelt down in front of Master Zhiguang and said, "Master, please help me!"
The monk Zhiguang opened his mouth and laughed loudly, and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! It would be wonderful for you to join me and strengthen my Buddhism!"
After saying that, Monk Zhiguang stood up from the futon, picked up a ruler placed on the incense table, and continued: "However, my Buddha is compassionate, but I will not save those who are not destined. You want to join me, Lingyun Temple, I still need to question you."
The four kneeling people quickly bowed their hands and said: "Yes, yes, please ask the master to question you."
Monk Zhiguang laughed wildly for a while again, then pointed his ruler at the first kneeling young man and asked, "Let me ask you, why did you come to Lingyun Temple to become a monk?"
The first kneeling young man replied in a low voice: "My father asked me to come to Lingyun Temple to become a monk."
When monk Zhiguang heard this, he hit the man on the head with a ruler in his hand, and scolded: "You come just as your father asked you to do? You don't think clearly about such an important matter as becoming a monk, you?" What should I do if I regret it after getting tonsured? I have no opinion at all!"
The first kneeling young man touched the big bag on his head and cried silently.
Then, Monk Zhiguang asked the second kneeling young man, "Let me ask you, why do you want to come here to become a monk?"
When the second person heard this, he thought to himself that if he said that his father asked him to come here, he would definitely be beaten, so he immediately replied: "I want to become a monk myself."
When Monk Zhiguang heard this, he raised his ruler and clicked "pop" and "pop" twice, and two big bumps immediately appeared on the top of the second man's head.
I heard Monk Zhiguang scold loudly: "To become a monk, it's such an important matter. Why don't you just come here on your own without discussing it with your father? You're ordained, what should I do if your father wants a son from me?"
The second kneeling young man touched the two big bags on his head and cried silently.
Monk Zhiguang then asked the third kneeling young man, "Tell me, why did you come here to be a monk?"
The third young man who was kneeling saw that the first two people said that the one who came from his father would be beaten, and the one who said that he came would be beaten, so he kept silent and did not dare to speak.
Seeing that the man didn't speak, Monk Zhiguang became even more angry. He raised his ruler and hit his head three times. At the same time, he scolded: "It's such an important matter to become a monk and become a monk. You just came here without even thinking about it. You don't have any brains at all. How can you be a monk?"
The third young man who was kneeling touched the three big bags on his head and cried silently.
Then, Monk Zhiguang asked the fourth kneeling young man, "Tell me, why do you want to become a monk with me?"
The fourth kneeling young man knew that if he said what the first three said, he would definitely be beaten, so he immediately made a solemn look and replied: "I was inspired by the Buddha, so I came here. "He was actually thinking, I have moved your big boss out, do you still dare to hit me?"
Monk Zhiguang, however, didn't care about that. He raised his ruler and slapped the man's head four times, shouting loudly: "I have worshiped the Buddha for decades, and even the Buddha has nothing to do with it." Inspire me, you are inspired by me at such a young age, this is nonsense!"
The fourth kneeling young man touched the four big bags on his head, wanting to cry without tears...
Then, Monk Zhiguang's eyes turned to Xiao Ding. He saw Xiao Ding standing without kneeling, and there was a beautiful woman standing next to him. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he did not ask the reason, but directly Asked Xiao Ding: "You have already reached the fifth level of Qi cultivation, why do you want to become a monk?"
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