There was a lot of people rubbing shoulders at the door of the temple.
Gu Zhengchen followed the flow of people and looked at the archway-style temple gate. The gate was divided into three openings, with the main gate in the middle and the left and right gates being slightly smaller.
For Buddhism, this is not a simple gate, but a part of the Sanmen Hall (also known as the Shanmen Hall).
The three gates refer to the Void Gate, the Wuxiang Gate, and the Wuzuo Gate.
Entering the empty gate is actually entering the temple gate.
Entering Tianjie Temple, the front suddenly opens up. In front of you is a square with wing rooms on the left and right of the square. Directly in front is a rectangular building, the Shanmen Hall.
There is a huge copper stove in the middle of the square near the Shanmen Hall, where pilgrims are offering incense and praying.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Liang Jiajun: "Do you want to offer incense?"
Liang Jiajun nodded slightly: "Since I'm here, I can't miss three sticks of incense."
After adding a little money, he bought a handful of incense and lit it on the lighthouse. Liang Jiajun gave Gu Zhengchen three sticks of incense, then stood respectfully, bowed three times to the Buddha statue enshrined in the Shanmen Hall, turned around and put the three sticks Put the incense into the incense burner.
Liang Jiajun looked at Gu Zhengchen and saw that Gu Zhengchen looked at the Shanmen Hall, turned around, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and asked in surprise: "You don't want to worship?"
Gu Zhengchen smiled calmly: "If you have a Buddha in your heart, you won't be surprised if you don't worship the Buddha. If you don't have a Buddha in your heart, you may not be happy if you worship the Buddha. In order to prevent these Buddhas from being unhappy, it's better not to worship the Buddha."
Liang Jiajun coughed: "If you don't bow, why did you come to the appointment? This is Tianjie Temple. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a royal temple. If it is disrespectful, it is disrespectful to the emperor."
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand: "It's not that serious. You came to Tianjie Temple to pray for blessings. I came to Tianjie Temple to enjoy the scenery and drink eight-treasure porridge to warm up..."
Liang Jiajun opened his mouth and shook his head helplessly.
The emperor admires Buddhism and visits Tianjie Temple from time to time. He gives face to the eminent monks here, but you don't give them face...
Gu Zhengchen didn't have a good impression of Buddha. He knocked on the wooden fish and hummed a few words. What next?
Escape into Buddhism and pursue your own self.
There is no Buddhism in cultivating the autumn harvest, no Buddhism in opening up territory, no Buddhism in killing the enemy and serving the country. When the country is in danger, these people can still talk about "Great Freedom" and talk about suffering in this life for the sake of it. Bliss after death.
Your sister Ji Le, has the ability to make the people in this land live without suffering. If she can really do this, I will worship you every day.
Obviously everyone is alive, but we have to talk about what happens after death.
He was obviously born on this land and was supported by countless people, but the people on this land suffered, and they began to say that "the Clay Bodhisattva cannot save himself when crossing the river" and "Buddha does not cross people, people cross themselves."
Gu Zhengchen believed that his personal ideological realm could not reach the level of eminent Buddhist monks. His prejudice against Buddhism came from later generations, perhaps due to the influence of materialism and atheism, perhaps due to his hatred of monks who were not productive and talked about merit but made no achievements.
Tianjie Temple is not just a temple, it is also a good scenic spot with excellent scenery.
In the second year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu appointed Zuo Prime Minister Li Shanchang as the supervisor, Song Lian and Wang Yi as the presidents, and at the same time recruited Gao Qi, Wang Kekuan, Zhao Xun, Hu Han and others as editors to compile "History of the Yuan Dynasty".
The place where "History of the Yuan Dynasty" was compiled was the beautiful Tianjie Temple.
In addition, Tianjie Temple is also a place where envoys from vassal states can learn etiquette.
There is no way. Most of the envoys come from overseas, barbarian lands, and there are many places where they don't understand etiquette. They can't come up to the emperor and say hello like "Good boy, pat your head". Violating etiquette is very serious. Things always need to be taught one by one.
Liang Jiajun ignored Gu Zhengchen and bowed to him when he met the palace.
When entering the courtyard of Zhengfo Hall, a scent of fragrance hits your nostrils. Standing at the door, you can see two rows of porridge sheds on the left and right. Monks in cassocks are serving porridge, and there is a long queue of people to receive the porridge.
A Dharma altar was set up outside the main gate of the Zhengfo Hall.
Sitting on the altar was an eminent monk, Elder Ruqi whom Gu Zhengchen knew.
Ruqi sat upright on the altar, and her deep voice conveyed a kind of magical power, which made people who entered the place calm down. Even the people waiting in line for porridge were no longer impatient.
"Also, in the pure Buddha land of the Sariputta Paradise, there are always countless wonderful music and music. Music and beautiful music. All emotions listen to this wonderful sound. All evil and troubles are eliminated...There are many wonderful ornaments like this, The majestic merits and virtues are so lovely and joyful, that’s why it’s called the Land of Ultimate Bliss..."
Ruqi's face was solemn, and accompanied by cadences, the Buddha's voice reached everyone's ears.
Liang Jiajun heard about it and whispered to Gu Zhengchen: "This is the Sutra of Praise for the Pure Land Buddha, which was translated by Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty."
Gu Zhengchen took a deep look at Liang Jiajun: "You actually know something about Buddhism?"
Liang Jiajun looked proud: "I know a little bit."
Gu Zhengchen cupped his hands to express his admiration, and then listened carefully to Ruqi's lecture. This guy was talking about the Paradise of Paradise, what it was, and told people that they must believe in Buddhism before they can go to the Paradise of Paradise after death.
You have already gone to the Paradise World, how can you still be in bliss? You must know that supporting bliss requires resources...
But some people believe this.
No, a dozen people ranging from weak to sixty-year-olds stood up, clamoring to be ordained and serve the Buddha.
Well, Ruqi actually nodded in agreement and even arranged for the monk to be tonsured on the spot.
Gu Zhengchen was a little shocked when he saw this scene.
In Buddhism, this is no longer tonsure, but seeking death.
You must know that these people are all men. Men are Dingkou, and Dingkou is a person who pays taxes and performs corvee service. Once these people enter Buddhism, they do not need to pay taxes or perform corvee service.
For Dingkou, it was relief.
For Buddhism, gaining followers makes the incense more prosperous.
But for Lao Zhu, this means that he has less people to pay taxes and less manpower to dig rivers and build cities.
Buddhism directly dug into the corners of the court, and directly converted Dingkou into a believer without even saying hello. This method can be described as extremely powerful.
Liang Jiajun didn't think too much when he saw this scene. You must know that the emperor supports Buddhism and has a good attitude towards Buddhism. They only have dozens or hundreds of believers, so the emperor will not get angry over this matter.
Gu Zhengchen stood in line and watched the Buddhists cleanly shave their heads and then receive ordination. These people became members of Tianjie Temple. Ruqi is also a master who doesn't refuse anyone who comes. Before Gu Zhengchen even drinks eight-treasure porridge, this guy has already accepted more than sixty disciples...
Well, there is a woman who came out and wanted to be a nun. Judging from her appearance, she is only in her thirties, so why can’t she just think about it?
It should be noted that Tianjie Temple does not only have monks, it does also have a nunnery. If you want to be a nun, it is not impossible to come here to receive ordination. After all, Tianjie Temple is in charge of the monks and nuns in the temple.
Ruqi, a bad old man, actually agreed...
