Chapter 333 Want to welcome back the Buddha girl?
I feel like my brain is being emptied.
It was not until Ruyi came out and called for lunch that Pinggong Qianye felt relieved.
From the time he finished his vegetarian meal in the morning until 12 noon, Qing Xingdeng kept talking to him about Buddhism from various angles.
At the beginning, Pinggong Qianye could handle it easily, but as he asked questions, Qingxuande's questions became more tricky and strange.
And the questions came one after another, as if he was asking out all the doubts in his heart about Buddhism.
Answering a question is not such a simple matter, and you also need to consider Qingxuande's level of understanding. Otherwise, if you talk about a long passage of Buddhist scriptures and Qingxuande doesn't understand it, then the answer will be useless.
Using your brain is more tiring than using your hands.
During this process, Pinggong Chiye roughly understood Qingxuande's thoughts.
She wanted to get closer to Buddhism, but she also had doubts.
She had not yet made up her mind whether to become the great monster Qingxuande or the Buddhist Mingguang Buddha Girl.
"Let's eat vegetarian food first."
Pinggong Qianye stood up, while Qingxuande sat cross-legged on the futon, still thinking seriously about what Pinggong Qianye had just said.
She gained a lot and indeed extracted a lot of knowledge from Pinggong Qianye's mind.
She actually doesn't believe much in Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Buddhism.
But she was willing to believe in this Master Liansheng, perhaps he could help her find the other world beyond life and death.
Some things can only be understood after death, and she has died once.
When Pinggong Qianye came out after dinner, Qingxingdeng was burning incense and praying to Buddha.
She didn't care about other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but only cared about this Vairocana Tathagata, and had an indescribable sense of closeness to him.
Sometimes, she herself could not tell whether she was close to Vairocana Tathagata because of Guru Padmasambhava, or she was close to Guru Padmasambhava because of Vairocana Tathagata.
The only thing that is certain is that she did not resent it.
"The vegetarian meal at noon today is good, don't you want to try it?"
"Once a day is enough for me."
After Qing Xingdeng finished burning incense, he seemed to remember something and asked again, "Why do Buddhist monks require them to eat vegetarian food?"
"This is not a mandatory rule. There are deep historical reasons behind this. This ancient Weilian Temple is a family-inherited temple. I don't need to observe the precepts of being a vegetarian."
"Why? Is there any difference between a family temple and a normal temple?"
Seeing that Qingxuande was about to start asking a hundred thousand questions again, Pinggong Qianye, who had just eaten, had no intention of discussing these issues with her for the time being.
He thought for a moment, then went to the scripture hall at the back and took out a few scriptures, indicating to Qing Xingdeng that he could read the scriptures first.
in the afternoon.
Pinggong Qianye took out a bamboo lounge chair and basked in the sun under the big banyan tree outside the temple.
On a stone table nearby, Qing Xingdeng was reading Buddhist scriptures. Occasionally, when she encountered questions she didn't understand, she would ask Pinggong Qianye.
Every time, Pinggong Qianye would give his own answers regarding the Buddhist scriptures.
This method gave Pinggong Qianye the illusion of being a teacher in school, which felt pretty good.
It was past 4 o'clock, the winter sun had begun to set, and the sound of birds returning to their nests could be heard in the silence.
Also, there were monks coming from afar with the storm.
Pinggong Qianye saw the fat and thin monks and Zen Master Zhishan among the group of monks.
In addition to them, there are also the abbot of Toji Temple and the abbot of Sensō-ji Temple who have appeared on news television many times.
The two abbots and the abbots of other temples walked towards the direction of Weilian Ancient Temple. Ruyi and Takeda Saburo came out of the temple after hearing the noise. Even Akechi Mitsuhide, who was farming, put down his hoe, stood on tiptoe on the ridge, looked around, and then hurried to the temple.
It's really troublesome.
Pinggong Qianye turned over and got up from the recliner, straightened his monk's robe and smoothed out the wrinkles.
Qing Xingdeng also slowly closed the Buddhist scripture, frowned slightly, and subconsciously glanced at Pinggong Qianye. Both of them saw the word "trouble" in each other's eyes.
"I am Liansheng, a humble monk. Nice to meet you fellow Buddhists."
As the abbot of Weilian Ancient Temple, Pinggong Qianye is no stranger to the work of receiving abbots from other temples.
Usually they just chat for a few minutes and then drink tea. Some talk about business, some talk about Buddhism. Generally, they will leave after two or three hours.
As for staying in the temple, no temple abbot has made this request yet.
"I am a humble monk, honored to meet Master Liansheng."
"I am a humble monk. I have met Master Liansheng."
The other monks also exchanged brief greetings and introduced themselves. During this time, Pinggong Qianye took a rough look around and found that there were a total of 15 monks visiting today.
Most of the monks were elderly, with only two monks in their early 30s.
When they were greeting Pinggong Qianye, their eyes were fixed on Qingxuande who had a cold expression.
"Greetings to the Buddha."
Zen Master Zhishan took the lead, clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and other monks also bowed to Qingxingdeng and called out "Buddha Girl".
In response, Qing Xingdeng just nodded slightly without making any statement.
After a brief greeting, Pinggong Qianye led them into the temple.
Having so many monks standing together outside the main hall would attract too much attention and is not the right way to entertain guests.
Ruyi prepared tea and cushions in the empty house of the temple in advance.
On ordinary days, there would not be so many monks coming into the Weilian Ancient Temple to discuss matters together, so many things were not prepared for entertaining guests.
As soon as Akechi Mitsuhide returned, he was ordered by Ruyi to go out and buy some cushions, tea cups, snacks and the like.
In the room, Qing Xingdeng sat next to Pinggong Qianye, glanced at the monks who were obviously coming for her, and said in a cold voice, "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
"We want to welcome the Buddhist girl back to Buddhism."
The great monk Zhishan, who was pushed out as the representative, smiled and spoke in a humble tone.
"Am I not in the Buddhist sect now?"
"The birth of the Buddha girl is a great blessing for the entire Buddhist community. We want to hold a large ceremony to welcome the birth of the Buddha girl and also to officially announce the existence of the Buddha girl to the world."
Qing Xingdeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked with a hint of hostility, "Is this necessary?"
She has always hated meaningless excitement.
"The birth of the Buddha girl is also a happy event for the vast majority of believers. They also want to see the Buddha girl and bask in the joy of the Dharma."
"The Dharma will not be known if it is not spread, and the Buddha will not be promoted if it is not spread. Holding a ceremony is a necessary process to establish orthodoxy. It is also a good thing for Buddhist women."
Buddhist incense needs recognition and belief to be effective.
For Buddhist women's practice, incense and faith are two crucial aspects.
Faced with their persuasion one by one and Pinggong Qianye's silent statement, Qingxuande finally agreed to hold a grand ceremony to welcome the birth of the Buddha girl.
The location was chosen to be Weilian Ancient Temple.
(End of this chapter)
