In the early morning, the weak sunlight shines through the glass and green gauze, leaving mottled spots on the ground.
Cao Yi opened his eyes and took a breath of cold air, why is it so cold! Sitting up, I glanced around and saw that there was hoarfrost all over the place.
Less than one meter away, Yelv Zhigu's whole body was constantly feeling cold. Needless to say, she was responsible for all this.
Cao Yi stood up, picked up the purple-gold-red gourd thrown on the bed, silently said "Collect", and took Yelu Zhigu in.
Then he put some miscellaneous things in and closed the lid.
After washing up, I put on the monk's robes that had been blowing in the wind all night on the balcony.
Came to the living room and resumed the morning class interrupted by going to the tomb of the goddess.
In fact, early Taoism did not have morning and evening lessons, only "constant court rituals".
In the Ming Dynasty, Quanzhen Taoism imitated the morning and evening lesson recitation system of the Buddhist jungle and formulated a morning and evening lesson system, which was then promoted to the entire Taoism and continued into later generations.
Within Taoism, different sects have different morning and evening classes. For example, in the Quanzhen sect, the morning classes include the "Northern Five Patriarchs", "Southern Five Patriarchs" and "Qizhen Gao" in praise of the founders of the sect.
In the evening classes of the Zhengyi sect, there are "Ancestral Master Baogao" and "Xujing Celestial Master Baogao" that praise the founder of the sect. In the evening classes of the Taoist priests of Maoshan Taoist Academy, there are "Sanmao Zhenjun Baogao" that praises the founder of the sect. etc.
Of course, no matter how big the difference is, the purpose is the same, to cultivate one's moral character.
Cao Yi first sang the Qing Yun, and the intonation when singing the Qing Yun was similar to Buddhist Sanskrit singing.
After finishing singing, start chanting the eight great mantras in sequence, the first of which is the mind-purifying mantra:
"Tai Shang Tai Xing, constantly adapting to changes."
"Exorcise evil spirits and bind evil spirits, protect life and body."
"Wisdom is clear and the mind is peaceful."
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After reciting the Eight Great Divine Mantras, continue the "Tai Shang Laojun Speaks of the Sutra of Everlasting Peace"...
The entire morning class took a full twenty-seven minutes.
Coincidentally, I had just finished my morning classes when there was a knock on the door.
Cao Yi stood up, straightened his Taoist robe, and went over to open the door. Standing at the door were Da Jinya and Wang Kaixuan, both of whom were in high spirits.
“Had a good rest”
Cao Yi smiled.
Last night, the two of them, especially Wang Kaixuan, slept all the way to the hotel.
"The Taoist priest is laughing at me." Wang Kaixuan had a look of embarrassment on his face as he thought that his performance yesterday was not as good as that of the frail and sick Da Jinya.
"Okay, let's go and have breakfast."
Cao Yi said.
The three of them left the room and asked the waiter on the way to learn that the restaurant was on the roof.
The three of them took the somewhat old elevator and headed towards the top of the building.
When he walked out of the elevator, Cao Yi was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Neat bonsais, colorful flowers, and green plants make the entire roof like a sea of flowers.
"How many flowers are needed? Burmese people really know how to play."
Wang Kaixuan clicked his tongue.
"There's an empty table over there"
Cao Yi took the lead and walked over.
This is a table surrounded by flowers and green leaves, with exactly three chairs placed.
"I'm going to see if there's anything to eat?"
Wang Kaixuan stood up and left as soon as his butt touched the chair.
There is a reason why he is so fat.
"Taoist Priest, look below."
Da Jinya stood up and said.
It's relatively close to the edge here, so you can easily see below.
Cao Yi stood up and showed an interesting expression.
Yangon within sight is like a big garden, full of plants, flowers and pagodas. Many monks with bare left shoulders and red cassocks are walking barefoot on the street.
Some buildings still retain the dark red roofs of the British colonial era, giving people the feeling of walking into a historical picture.
The cars and buses driving on the road are so dilapidated that they look like they came from a scrap disposal station.
In the distance, there are many open-air bathrooms, separated from the street by a wall. A group of women wrapped in skirts, with some plump shoulders exposed on the wall, poured water on their bodies with wooden buckets with smiles on their faces. After washing, they walked to the wall one by one. Come outside and wring the water out of your hair.
One or two thousand meters away, there is a tall tower, at least 100 meters tall. The tower looks like a giant bell covering the ground. It should be the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon that the Chinese driver Xiaozhuang mentioned last night.
“The top of the golden pagoda should be a metal umbrella that is said to be 5 meters high and weighing 1,250 kilograms.
I heard people say that there is a gold ball on the top of the umbrella, which is inlaid with more than 5,000 diamonds and rubies and sapphires. If you can get your hands on it, you will be rich. "
At some point, he had a large gold tooth with a high-power monocular telescope in his hand, and he said excitedly.
"Don't talk nonsense"
Cao Yi patted the big golden tooth.
In addition to being a national treasure of Myanmar, the Shwedagon Pagoda is also a famous holy place for Buddhism around the world.
Myanmar is full of Buddhists. If Buddhists dining there hear it, it will cause unnecessary trouble.
Hearing this, Da Jinya quickly covered his mouth, turned his head and glanced, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one around him noticed.
“Breakfast is here”
Wang Kaixuan strode over, his expression seemed to be suppressing a smile.
A waiter followed behind him, carrying a large plate.
Cao Yi turned around and looked, what is this? Three bowls of sticky fried rice with some cooked soybeans sprinkled on top, a plate of fried fish, and three cups of green tea.
The waiter put breakfast on the table, said something that Cao Yi couldn't understand, and withdrew with a smile.
"Taoist Priest, don't look at me like that. This is what you have for breakfast, and it really doesn't look good! When it comes to food, we Chinese can be the ancestors of the whole world!"
Wang Kaixuan said with a smile.
Cao Yigang sat down.
Then Da Jinya turned around and said in surprise: "Where are the chopsticks? How can you eat without chopsticks?"
Cao Yi took a look and saw that there were indeed no chopsticks. He might have forgotten it.
"It's in vain that you, Da Jinya, claim to be well-informed. I asked just now. I don't have chopsticks, knives, forks, or spoons. I just grab it with my hands."
Wang Kaixuan shrugged and said.
Da Jinya's face suddenly turned dark.
He is a decent person from the capital, how can he just eat with his hands?
Cao Yi also lost his appetite.
"Look at that one"
Da Jinya pointed with his finger.
Cao Yi turned around and looked.
At a table separated by flowers and plants, a blond foreigner grabbed the sticky fried rice with his hands with a look of disgust.
"But last night"
Cao Yi clearly remembered that there was a spoon when he ate last night.
"Dinner is mainly soup, so it's not unusual to have a spoon."
Wang Kaixuan said.
Cao Yi sighed, picked up the green tea, and drank it silently.
"By the way, Taoist priest, when I took a break to use the toilet just now, I met a jewelry merchant from Taiwan and chatted for a few words. He told me that the Myanmar Organizing Committee stipulated that to participate in the jewelry fair, that is, the jade auction, you must You need an invitation, otherwise you won’t even be able to get in.”
Wang Kaixuan whispered.
Cao Yi didn't expect this to happen, so he frowned and said, "Continue."
“There are three ways to obtain an invitation letter. One is guests invited by Myanmar governments at all levels, the other is guests invited by Myanmar Jewelry Associations at all levels, and the third is an invitation letter issued by Myanmar Jewelry Trading Company. If there is no invitation letter , must be guaranteed by the Myanmar Jewelry Trading Company and pay a deposit of US$10,000 per person to the organizing committee.”
Wang Kaixuan finished speaking in one breath.
"Myanmar Jewelry Trading Company."
Cao Yi tapped his fingers on the table.
