Chapter 27: The Eight Sufferings of Buddhism, Five Yin Ghosts
Great and virtuous monk?
Hearing such adjectives, Hiramiya Chiye looked at Horii Suzune specifically. He felt that he was still some distance away from this evaluation.
So far, he is only good at exorcising evil spirits, and in other aspects he is still far from the standards of a great monk.
"Well, Hiramiya-san is great at exorcising evil spirits."
Horii Suzune answered naturally, and faced with the strange looks from others, she muttered quietly in her heart.
He is tall, has good morals, and is a monk. All together, he makes a great monk.
She didn't just make it up.
She had also met many eminent monks in temples, but when it came to exorcising evil spirits, they were far inferior to Pinggong Chiye.
"You young people always like to attract attention in exaggerated ways."
Not every monk is worthy of the praise from great and virtuous monks.
This person is so young, how much can he understand about Buddhism?
It must be that her granddaughter had a good relationship with him and deliberately exaggerated his abilities and introduced him to her.
Nagasawa Hirashima's mind is as clear as a mirror.
Horii Suzune said seriously: "In my heart, Hiramiya-san is a great monk."
"I hope your ability lives up to Suzune's expectations." Nagasawa Hirashima had no intention of arguing, but just looked at Hiramiya Chiye thoughtfully.
"Who among you needs a commission to exorcise evil spirits?"
Hiramiya Chiye really didn't like the condescending look of Nagasawa Hirashima in front of him.
His age and wealth certainly gave him the capital to look down on others, but I was here to help them solve their problems, not to beg him.
Although he would not be angry about it, he would be unhappy about it.
"I have something I would like to ask Master Liansheng for advice."
Horii Yuji kept a low profile.
After what happened before and tonight, he no longer had any doubts about Pinggong Qianye's abilities.
"whats the matter?"
"This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere quieter."
The birthday party encountered an unexpected incident and ended early. Horii Yuji took Hiramiya Chiya to a luxurious hotel room.
Horii Yuji and Hiramiya Chiya sat on one side, while Horii Suzune and Nagasawa Hirashima sat on the opposite side.
"The incident originated from a homicide case I handled before. The specific situation is as follows..."
Yuji Horii told all the problems he had encountered during this period and his personal speculations.
Pinggong Qianye did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment before speaking: "Buddhism has eight sufferings: suffering of birth, suffering of aging, suffering of illness, suffering of death, suffering of separation from loved ones, suffering of meeting with those we hate, suffering of not getting what we want, and suffering of the burning of the five aggregates."
"According to what you just said, emotional fluctuations leading to abnormal behavior should be considered as suffering caused by the burning of the five aggregates."
Seeing that Horii Yuji and Horii Suzune looked puzzled, Hiramiya Chiya explained in more understandable words: "The five fingers refer to form, feeling, perception, volition and consciousness. Yin means covering, and blazing is as hot as a burning flame."
“Thus, the burning of the five aggregates points to the obscuring of one’s true nature, causing all kinds of confusion and delusion to arise in one’s mind, leading to the creation of all kinds of karma.”
"The human mind is confused, and from this, ghosts and monsters are born."
Hiramiya Chiya did not continue the story, but gave Horii Yuji and Horii Suzune some time to think.
"Humans are not Buddhas, and are destined to be unable to escape the suffering of the five aggregates. This is a suffering that everyone experiences. Even monks cannot completely overcome the eight sufferings, right?" Nagasawa Hirashima said meaningfully.
Since everyone is unable to escape from the eight sufferings, why are only a few people harmed by the suffering of the five aggregates?
"The eight sufferings of man are only caused by himself. Even if ghosts are born, they will only endanger themselves."
Pinggong Qianye said calmly, "But eventually some ghosts can break free from the constraints of the human body, condense into a shape and start to do evil. This is an external cause."
"External factors affect internal factors, causing the five elements in people's bodies to burn fiercely, and their spirits to be covered with dust, which in turn causes them to do a series of evil things that are not in line with their normal behavior."
"If we really want to say it, these ghosts can be called five yin ghosts."
Nagasawa Hirashima suppressed the contempt in his eyes and showed a little more curiosity, "Have you ever seen the Five Yin Ghosts?"
"Never."
"But you seem quite sure of their existence?"
"It is not necessary to see it with your own eyes to ensure that it exists. This is a very simple truth. For example, I have never been to the Arctic, but I can know what kind of natural landscape exists in the Arctic region and what kind of creatures live there from books or TV."
Nagasawa Hirashima didn't say anything else. After thinking about it, Horii Yuji said with difficulty: "Are they really harmed by the Five Yin Ghosts?"
"Probably so. After all, I have never seen them in person, nor have I witnessed their mentally abnormal state." This was the only answer Pinggong Qianye could give.
There are too many ghosts in this world. The ghosts that can cause murders as described by Horii Yuji are not limited to the five yin ghosts. Human emotions can also give rise to ghosts that can deceive the spirit.
It should be said that all negative emotions of human beings may give birth to corresponding ghosts.
Jealousy can give rise to a jealous ghost, anger can give rise to an angry ghost, greed can give rise to a greedy ghost, lust can give rise to a lustful ghost...
If we really want to classify them carefully, there are so many and diverse types of ghosts.
However, from the incident described by Horii Yuji, it is certain that it was a ghost that could trigger negative emotions in people.
"Can you handle it?"
"can."
"Then I'll leave everything to Liansheng!"
After entrusting everything to Chiya Hiramiya, Horii Yuji's depressed mood finally eased a lot.
Considering that Horii Yuji was trying to solve the case, Hiramiya Chiya only charged him 10 yen for this commission, which was a % discount.
As for Nagasawa Hirashima on the opposite side, if he has a commission, he won’t even be given a 10% discount.
"Grandpa, didn't you say you needed a master to help you recently?"
Seeing that Horii Yuji had resolved the problem, Horii Suzune showed joy and gently shook Nagasawa Hirashima's arm.
"We really need to find a master to help take a look recently." Nagasawa Hirashima patted the back of Horii Suzune's hand, telling her not to be so anxious, and looked at Hiramiya Chiye.
"I wonder if Master Liansheng is interested in accepting a commission?"
"What commission?"
Hiramiya Chiye did not refuse. He came here tonight just for the 100 million yen commission that Horii Suzune mentioned.
This money would allow him to build a temple.
"Recently, the company is building a new hotel in Saitama. When digging the foundation, they accidentally dug too deep, which seemed to have angered something, causing construction in that area to often go wrong."
Nagasawa Hirashima did not elaborate on how things went wrong. Hiramiya Chiye guessed that this was definitely a major matter involving human lives, otherwise they would not have thought of asking a master to take a look.
"In fact, when the hotel was first built, the company invited a senior monk from Tianlong Temple to help survey the site, but mistakes were made during construction, which led to the accident."
"Originally, the company was going to ask the monk to solve the problem, but unfortunately, the monk was traveling far away and was not in the temple, so they thought of hiring other monks to handle it."
"It just so happens that Lingyin recommended you to me, Abbot Liansheng of Weilian Ancient Temple."
This is indeed a big commission.
It was the first time that Pinggong Qianye had taken on such a large commission, which was related to the construction of a hotel and was far more complicated than his usual exorcism.
"If Master Liansheng can solve this problem, 200 million yen will be the cost of hiring him this time."
Nagasawa Hirashima made his offer, which was very generous.
He added a little more because of his granddaughter, otherwise he would only have paid 100 million yen.
For an unknown abbot of an ancient temple, this amount of money is already quite high.
"I'll take this commission."
Hiramiya Chiya accepted the commission expressionlessly, "I will go there to solve the problem after I finish dealing with Officer Horii's matter."
"It must be done as soon as possible, within three days."
"no problem."
Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Horii Suzune also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up to get the red wine and wine glass, and said with a smile: "Let's toast to the smooth cooperation tonight!"
"I do not drink."
"What about the drinks?"
"can."
Horii Suzune smiled and asked the waiter to bring a glass of orange juice. When she handed it to Hiramiya Chiya, she whispered, "Hiramiya-san, there is also the side of quitting drinking."
Hiramiya Chiye took the orange juice and took a sip. He ignored Horii Suzune's teasing and thought about how to use the 200 million yen to build a temple in his own home.
"Hiramiya-san, is that lucky bag really that useful?"
When leaving the hotel, Horii Suzune approached Hiramiya Chiya and asked in a low voice.
"probably."
Pinggong Chiye smiled.
(End of this chapter)
