The strongest door-to-door son-in-law

Chapter 995 The old monk

"You're looking down on me, aren't you?" Shen Qiuyu glanced at him proudly, "Do you know what the pagoda means?"

Ye Feng shook his head pretending not to know.

"Buddha, the official translation is stupa, that is, pagoda, pagoda, commonly known as pagoda. The levels of pagodas are generally odd numbers, such as one, three, five, seven, etc., and seven levels are the most, so it is called seven-level pagoda .”

As the two walked inside, Shen Qiuyu explained.

"The pagoda originated in India, which is the birthplace of Buddhism. The original pagoda in India was shaped like a tomb, with a hemispherical pagoda body built on a square platform and spires of various shapes on top."

"The transliteration of such a pagoda in Sanskrit in ancient India is pagoda, which means a tomb where the Buddha is buried."

"After the Buddha's bones were incinerated, they turned into colorful crystal beads and were buried in the pagoda. The seven-story pagoda is called the seven-level pagoda."

"During the Han and Tang dynasties, pagodas were spread to China along with Buddhism, and were combined with ancient architecture. They integrated the characteristics of buildings, pavilions, and pavilions from all over northern and southern China, and various ancient Chinese pagodas were developed."

Ye Feng glanced at her with interest and praised: "I didn't expect that Miss Shen is not only beautiful, but also very knowledgeable. Do you know the merits of circumambulation of the tower?"

"Of course I know. If you circle the tower to the right, all the dragons, yakshas, ​​ghosts and gods will be close to you and support you, and they will not harm you wantonly."

"When you circle the tower, you must circle to the right, that is, clockwise. If you circle counterclockwise, not only will there be no merit, but it will be a very big mistake. There is also a story in this."

"It is recorded in Buddhist scriptures that in the past, a group of businessmen went to the sea to retrieve treasures. On the way, they encountered the danger of a whale and were almost swallowed by it. They chanted the name of the Buddha loudly, and the whale shut up and died."

"Later the whale was reincarnated as a human being named Surijata. He entered the temple as a monk since he was a child and finally obtained the fruit of Arahant."

"What was the cause and condition for him to obtain the holy fruit? It turned out that he was a fly in his previous life. He smelled the smell of cow dung around the pagoda and was lucky enough to circle around the pagoda."

"Another theory is that the flies landed on the cow dung floating around the stupa. When the water flowed around the stupa, the flies also circled the stupa. With this merit, he realized the holy fruit when the Buddha was born. "

After Shen Qiuyu finished speaking, Ye Feng decisively took her hand.

Shen Qiuyu twitched subconsciously, but did not pull away, and asked in confusion: "What to do?"

"Take you around the pagoda." Ye Feng couldn't help but said, took Shen Qiuyu's hand, found a pagoda, and started to circle clockwise.

After completing three circles clockwise, Ye Feng asked: "Is there any special feeling?"

Shen Qiuyu shook his head.

Ye Feng smiled and said: "The merits must be something that cannot be seen or touched."

After passing through the pagoda forest, the temple gate of Bailong Temple appeared in front of them.

After entering the temple gate, Shen Qiuyu took her hand out of Ye Feng's and said, "I will take you to meet a strange man. I have made an appointment with him. He must have been waiting for us for a long time. Let's go quickly."

"Strange man? Is that the eminent monk you mentioned?" Ye Feng asked.

Shen Qiuyu nodded and led him quickly inside without waiting for him to continue asking.

After entering the door, there is a small courtyard inside. Except for a well and an old monk who closed his eyes to meditate, the courtyard is almost empty, not even a tree.

Shen Qiuyu led Ye Feng to the old monk and bowed: "Master Tianxing." Ye Feng also followed Shen Qiuyu's example and bowed to the old monk.

The old monk's eyes were always closed, which made Ye Feng feel a little unhappy. The monk here was so arrogant.

The old monk finally opened his eyes and nodded slightly as a return gift. Then he raised his right hand that was twisting the beads and gestured to the well next to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng didn't understand what he meant, but Shen Qiuyu understood it and reminded: "Master asked you to go to the mouth of the well and take a look."

Ye Feng was confused about what he was doing, but he still followed the instructions and looked into the well.

It was pitch black inside, with no water and no bottom visible.

Ye Feng raised his head and looked at Shen Qiuyu doubtfully, not understanding what this meant.

With a faint smile on her face, Shen Qiuyu pointed at the old monk.

The old monk began to meditate: "Is there a gap between heaven and earth? Is it empty but not yielding, moving and moving forward? If you talk too much, you will be exhausted, so it is better to stay in the middle."

"The immortality of the Grain God is called the mysterious female, and the gate of the mysterious female is called the root of heaven and earth. It is as long as it exists, but it is not used diligently. When Shun entered the great foothills, the thunder and rain in the strong hills were not lost, and the power of Shun from Yao's side was enough to teach the world."

Ye Feng listened in a daze, as if he was in a cloud, and had no idea what the old monk meant.

"May I ask what the master means?"

The old monk did not answer his question directly, but said lightly: "Donor, I will tell you a story."

The light in the old monk's eyes softened and he said calmly: "There is a man who married four wives..."

"The fourth wife is the most loved by him. He takes her with him wherever he goes. Every day she bathes, changes clothes, eats and drinks, and needs her husband to take care of her. He tries his best to satisfy her whatever she wants to eat and what clothes she likes. Protected in every possible way and favored by thousands.”

"The third wife is the object of many people's pursuit. He worked hard and beat everyone to get her. Therefore, he cares about her every day, cares about her, often talks sweetly to her, and builds a beautiful house for her. She lives.”

"The second wife is the most intimate with him. Whenever he has any worries or troubles, he always comes to the second wife to share his worries and comfort each other. As long as he is with her, he feels very satisfied. I will miss you when we are separated."

"As for his first wife, he almost forgot about her and rarely visited her. But she was like a servant girl. She handled all the heavy work at home. She had all kinds of responsibilities and worries, but she couldn't get it. get his attention and attention.”

"One day, he had to leave his hometown and go to another place far away. He could not come back. He said to his fourth wife: I have to leave now for something. Can you come with me?"

"The fourth wife replied: I don't want to go with you. He was extremely surprised and asked puzzledly: I love you the most and obey your words. We have never been separated for a moment. Why don't you want to go with me now?" "

"No matter what you say, I can't go with you," the fourth wife said firmly.

"He hated her ruthlessness, so he called the third wife and asked: Can you go with me? The third wife replied: Even your most beloved fourth wife is not willing to go with you. I Why should I go with you?"

"He had no choice but to call his second wife over and say: Are you always willing to go with me?"

"The second wife thought for a while and replied: I am very sad that you have to leave, but I can only send you outside the city, and you can walk the rest of the way by yourself!"

(End of this chapter)