(Extinguish the fire in your heart and pick up the lamp in front of the Buddha)
The monks around him panicked when they saw the old abbot kneeling down in front of the child. Abbot Kongxiang was also unexpected and quickly stepped forward to help Elder Xuanzhi.
"Oh, elder, why are you kneeling down?" Kong Xiang helped Xuan Chi up. There were faint tears in the corners of Xuanzhi's eyes. He stepped forward and held Lanfeng's hand and said:
"Child, you...where did you get these prayer beads?"
Lan Feng was also startled by the old abbot, but he could only tell the truth. Xuanzhi touched the sapphire Buddha beads with tears in his eyes. He said: "Amitabha, I never thought that I would be able to see this green lotus breath in my lifetime. My child, you are destined to be my Buddha..."
When Kong Xiang saw this string of beads just now, he knew they were not ordinary. However, he did not expect that this string of beads could actually make Elder Xuanzhi kneel down. He was increasingly unable to understand the origin of Lan Feng.
Kong Xiang supported Elder Xuanzhi and explained to him the purpose of Lanfeng's visit. Xuan Chi nodded in agreement after hearing this, but when he heard that Lan Feng was only temporarily becoming a monk, his expression flashed with sadness. He murmured: "It's a pity. If he can always accompany Qing Deng, this child may be able to study in Buddhism in the future." There are achievements that others cannot match..."
"Elder, please go back and rest first. This child must be tired from the long journey. Let me perform the ordination ceremony for him tomorrow." Kong Xiang said.
After hearing this, Xuanzhi nodded, looked at the sapphire beads on Lanfeng's neck, and then went back with the help of his disciples. When Kong Xiang saw Xuanzhi leaving, he turned sideways and said to Lanfeng: "My child, although I don't know where your Buddhist beads came from, but based on the reaction of Elder Xuanzhi just now, these beads are definitely not ordinary. From now on, you can Wear this string of beads close to your body and don't expose it easily. Although this is a place of Buddhism, Jinshan Temple is also a big tree attracting wind, so some people will inevitably have some evil thoughts, do you understand?"
Lanfeng heard that Master Kongxiang was doing it for his own good, so he nodded and thanked him. Kong Xiang summoned another monk and asked him to arrange for Lan Feng to stay in the guest room temporarily, and then live with his brothers after the ordination ceremony tomorrow.
A night of silence
The next day, the morning bell rang, the mountain gate opened wide, and new believers and pilgrims were welcomed.
Lan Feng was still sleeping soundly at this time, but he didn't want to be disturbed by a knock on the door.
"Junior Brother Lanfeng!! Get up!" A fat monk shouted at the door.
Lanfeng sat up and remembered that today was the day for his ordination, so he quickly responded, put on his clothes and opened the door.
He saw a fat monk standing outside the door, a head taller than him, with a plump figure and a peach blossom face. Before Lan Feng could speak, the fat monk said, "Junior brother Lan Feng, my name is Jingyan. From now on, you can call me senior brother Jingyan."
Lan Feng nodded and said, "Hello, Senior Brother Jingyan."
When Jingyan saw him calling her senior brother, she immediately smiled: "Hey, the abbot is going to be ordained with you today, so you can have breakfast with me first."
Before Lan Feng nodded, Jing Yan grabbed Lan Feng's hand and walked out.
Along the way, Jingyan kept talking and asked Lanfeng about what he had seen on the way to Jinshan Temple. Lan Feng's head hurt from his questioning. When he finally reached the canteen, Jingyan asked Lan Feng to occupy the seat for him and ran to get food.
Lan Feng saw that the dining hall was quite large and could accommodate three to five hundred people. At this time, other monks were coming in one after another.
Just as Lan Feng was looking around, Jingyan brought a large basket and placed it in front of Lan Feng's desk. Lan Feng was immediately dumbfounded. There were about forty buns in this drawer, each one the size of a fist. There were also three bowls of rice porridge and several plates of side dishes placed on the buns.
Jingyan sat opposite Lanfeng, handed a bowl of porridge and side dishes to Lanfeng, and then said: "What are you looking at? Eat quickly!"
"Senior Brother Jingyan, there is so much, how can the two of us finish it..." Lan Feng said awkwardly.
Jingyan took a bite of the bun and said, "There are still people here, don't be in a hurry. Hey, I heard that Elder Xuanzhi knelt down for you yesterday. That Elder Xuanzhi is a sacred monk here, more than five hundred years old. Old age, what is your background?"
Lanfeng smiled bitterly and was about to speak, but unexpectedly saw a slap on Jingyan's head.
"Jingyan! What are you talking about! This junior brother has just arrived, can't you stop talking?!"
The speaker's voice was thick. Lan Feng looked up and saw that he was an eight-foot-tall monk. This monk was tall and tall, with dark skin, a pair of swollen eyebrows and round eyes, a square face, a flat forehead and a scummy beard.
"Hiss..." Jingyan covered her head in pain and said with half a bun in her mouth, "Senior Brother Jingguo, please be gentle. I'm just curious..." After saying that, Jingyan quickly Another bowl of porridge was handed to Jingguo.
Jingguo glanced at Jingyan, then smiled at Lanfeng and said: "Haha, little junior brother, don't be afraid, I am your senior brother Jingguo. Although he is a bit rough, he is definitely not a bad person. Jingyan is naturally verbose. I can't stop opening my mouth and making you laugh."
"Hey, where did this vulgar boy come from? How could he stoop to eat in a place where we are monks? You may have damaged your intestines and stomach. My Buddha can't cure you." Just after Jingguo finished speaking, this sound suddenly sounded behind him. A sarcastic remark.
Jingguo stood up and yelled angrily: "Junior brother Jingsi, this is the junior brother the abbot took in yesterday. Why are you making such a mockery of me!"
Jingsi's face was handsome, but there was a hint of evil in his brows. He raised his eyebrows and stared at Lanfeng and said: "Yesterday I heard that there was a new junior brother. When he arrived, he actually attracted the divine monk Xuan Chai to kneel down and win. , I can’t think of which family’s young master came to become a monk, this elder Xuanzhi is over 500 years old, he’s not afraid of shortening his life, is he?”
As soon as these words came out, other monks in the dining hall also started talking. Lanfeng was unable to defend himself, and Jingguo shouted again: "What, are you jealous? You have the ability to make the elders kneel down to you!"
Monk Jingsi couldn't defeat him. He glared at Jingguo, snorted and went to eat.
Jingguo took a bite of the bun and sat down. Lanfeng thanked him: "Thank you, senior brother Jingguo, for saving the siege."
"It's okay, junior brother." Jingguo took a sip of porridge and said, "Jingsi is the disciple of Master Dakini, who is in charge. He is used to being arrogant and domineering."
Lan Feng asked confused: "Master Dakini and Master Kongxiang..."
Jingyan suddenly rushed to say: "Master Kongxiang is the younger brother of Master Kongxiang. The former is the abbot, and the latter is the abbot. We are the disciples of Master Kongxiang, and Jingsi is the disciple of Master Kongxiang. Generally speaking, in the temple All the trivial matters of the daily routine are presided over by Master Kongxiang. However, during major festivals, Abbot Kongxiang takes over the sermons and teachings. Therefore, Abbot Kongxiang is generally not seen on weekdays, so that the meditation can be done. "
Lanfeng nodded. Jingguo frowned, picked up a bun and stuffed it into Jingyan's mouth and said, "You know it, right? Junior Brother Lanfeng was asking me, but you snatched it away!"
But Jingyan smiled and swallowed the bun in one bite.
Just after Chen hour, all the monks gathered in the main hall and scattered on both sides. Sit in front of the table in the middle, with empty phase on the left and empty space on the right. Master Xuanzhi also sat down with someone to help him.
Jingguo and Jingyan accompanied Lanfeng and asked him to kneel in front of the Third Buddha.
When Kong Xiang saw that everyone was gathered, he said: "Yesterday, an old friend of my mentor sent me a son, and asked him to use his convenience to help him become a Buddha for a few years. Elder Xuanzhi also saw him personally and said that this son was destined to be a Buddha.
Now, please have my junior brother Dakhang and other disciples witness that I will take this son under Lao Na’s sect and become a lay disciple. When he grows up, if he wants to experience the calamity of life and the suffering in the world, he can return it to the world. If he understands the mysteries of Buddhism and is willing to stay in the temple and eat this bowl of vegetarian food, he will be promised a lifetime of enlightenment. "
"Dong -" Kong Xing rang the bell, and Kong Xiang said again: "Since I am a lay disciple, I will not give you the Dharma name for the time being, and I will still call you Lanfeng. If you are willing to accompany me Buddha from now on, I will give you the Dharma name." You still need to abide by the five precepts during your stay in the temple. The first is not to kill, the second is not to steal, the third is not to engage in sexual misconduct, the fourth is not to lie, and the fifth is not to drink alcohol, are you willing?"
Lanfeng nodded. Kong Xiang smiled and said: "Good boy, I should have tonsured you. But you are a lay disciple, so this tonsure is optional. Do you want to do it?"
Lanfeng looked at the senior brothers around him and said: "Master Kongxiang, all the senior brothers are bald. When I live here from now on, if I look out of place with my hair, please shave it off for me."
"Hahaha," Kong Xiang smiled, and he looked at Kong Xing again, who also smiled and nodded. Kong Xiang said: "Okay, bring me the razor!"
Jingguo handed over the razor, and Kongxiang touched Lanfeng's hair before shaving it. While shaving, he muttered:
Cut off the hatred in front of you with one knife, put down the world-slaughter knife;
Cut off the evil in your heart with two swords and let go of the sexual pleasures between men and women;
Three swords will remove the filth from your hands, and put down your greed for money;
The four swords will wipe out all the lies in your mouth and let go of your lies.
With these four blows, Lan Feng felt a chill on his head. When he opened his eyes, he saw all three thousand trouble threads scattered on the ground.
"The ceremony is completed!" Kong Xiang said, "From now on, I will be your master, and you will be my disciple. As long as you stay in the temple for a day, you must strictly abide by the precepts and not violate the precepts. If one day I know that you have broken the precepts, I will follow the temple rules. Serve, do you understand?"
Lan Feng kowtowed and said, "Yes, Master."
Kong Xiang nodded with satisfaction and said to everyone: "I have ordained Lanfeng now. I hope all the disciples will help him in the future."
"Amitabha..." The monks saluted and then left.
Kong Xiang called Jingguo and Jingyan and said, "Lan Feng will live with you from now on before he comes. You two should take good care of him and don't bully him."
"I understand, master!" Jingyan chuckled.
Kong Xiang said to Lan Feng again: "My child, you go with your two senior brothers first, let them show you the way, and then take the monk's clothes. From tomorrow on, you can have morning lessons with them."
Lanfeng thanked Kongxiang and left with his two senior brothers Jingguo and Jingyan.
At night, Lan Feng couldn't sleep in bed. Although the temple is quiet, he has long been accustomed to hearing the sound of the ebb and flow of the tide since he was born by the river. Now that he is quiet in the mountains, he is not used to it for a while.
He touched the potpourri sachet in his arms. The sachet followed him along, and unconsciously the scent had faded a lot. In the dead of night, he was also thinking about Su Wanxi and his deceased parents. Although it is here at Jinshan Temple, how long can this stability last?
