Chapter 66: Can I turn into a ghost and take revenge?
The Supernatural Society, meeting room.
Many members expressed their opinions on building haunted houses, and they wanted to make them as scary as possible.
If it's not scary at all, then wouldn't their supernatural club seem so shameless?
"Hiramiya-san, why don't you catch a few weak ghosts and put them in the haunted house? The haunted house will definitely explode!"
A little girl said timidly. Although she was afraid, her eyes were full of excitement and anticipation.
Horii Suzune, who had not expressed any opinion, also looked at Hiramiya Chiye. Catching a few ghosts was definitely not a difficult task for Hiramiya Chiye.
But she seemed to have never seen any ghosts or evil spirits breathing in front of Pinggong Qianye.
Well, if you think about it carefully, there really isn't even one.
"too dangerous."
Pinggong Qianye directly rejected their little thoughts.
Although some ghosts are indeed difficult to harm people, everyone's mental endurance is different. When people are suddenly frightened, it is the easiest time for ghosts to take advantage of them.
Besides, he didn't have that much time to look for the right amount of imps that were harmless to the human body.
After returning from school, Chiya Heimiya paid homage to Mahavairocana and then went to visit Grandma Yamano and her sister Inoue Yumi.
I heard from an old man who came to worship in the temple recently that Grandma Shanye and her sister seemed to have had an argument.
When Pinggong Chiye arrived at Shanye's house, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening. They had just finished dinner and were sitting in front of the TV in the living room watching a program called "Eminent Monks Spreading the Dharma".
The program team will invite a senior monk as a permanent guest every week, and then select hot topics in society to ask the monk for his opinions.
From big issues like the gains and losses of a country's destiny to small matters like the quarrels between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
I have to say, it is really interesting to let the monks discuss the question of who to save first when a mother and a wife both fall into the river.
Grandma Yamano and her sister are both loyal fans of this show. Sometimes when they visit the temple, they will ask Chiya Hiramiya for his opinions on these topics.
"It's Liansheng, come, sit down quickly."
Grandma Yamano brought a cushion to Pinggong Qianye so that he could kneel and watch TV.
When Pinggong Qianye came in, he took a quick glance at the mental state of Grandma Shanye and her sister.
Grandma Yamano remained unchanged as always and her emotions were very stable, but Grandma Inoue's emotions experienced drastic ups and downs, and there were still traces of tears at the edges of her eyes.
The rumors about the quarrel between them are not groundless.
Pinggong Qianye sat quietly, watching the TV program while chatting with Shanye Po Po about various topics.
After chatting for about ten minutes, Grandma Inoue's expression changed slightly and she joined the conversation.
"Xiao Liansheng, tell me, after I die, should I turn into a ghost and avenge my unfilial children?"
The tone was faint, filled with unspeakable entanglement, resentment and helplessness.
"Xiao Mei! How can you say these things in front of Lian Sheng! It's so rude!"
Grandma Yamano angrily stopped Grandma Inoue from talking about this topic.
Hiramiya Chiye just sighed. When Granny Inoue told her her idea, it would be difficult for her to turn into a ghost again.
Because he would not sit idly by and watch something like this happen.
After all, she was the neighbor grandmother who had watched him grow up. He would not sit idly by and watch her turn into a ghost and be unable to get rid of it.
"I have called them so many times since I sprained my ankle, but none of them came to see me. They even blocked me so that I could not contact them."
Granny Inoue tried her best to keep her tone calm, but her trembling words and helpless tears still revealed her feelings at the moment.
"My leg is destined to never heal properly, and I am too old to go and settle accounts with them. I can only sit here and feel sorry for myself."
"But, I was the one who worked so hard to raise them! It was me who took care of their lives and sent them to school to become successful people. It was me, I was the one who paid for them!"
"They are a piece of flesh born from my body, but how come this piece of flesh has become rotten and smelly?"
Faced with Grandma Inoue's increasingly angry cries of grievance, Grandma Yamano remained silent, moved closer to her, hugged her shoulders, and gently patted her back.
Hiramiya Chiye didn't say anything. It was difficult to get into the topic, so it would be better to let Grandma Inoue vent her grievances.
Such things are not uncommon, especially among the elderly who often come to the temple to worship, many of whom have a lot of grievances in their hearts.
The difficulties of life prevent the elderly from venting their emotions as freely as the young. They can only choose a gentler, more self-tortuous and repressive way.
Believing in Buddhism and religion can give your soul a place to rest, bring a little comfort to your painful life, and let the beautiful fantasy of rebirth in paradise alleviate the suffering brought by this world.
It's a mental escape, but a useful one.
There are many believers who may not necessarily believe in the teachings of Buddhism, but if they find it useful to them, they will learn and believe in it. This is normal and beyond reproach.
All living beings are trying to cross the sea of suffering in their own way.
Perhaps the Buddha's great compassion is reflected in his ability to give all living beings a beautiful hope of rebirth.
When Granny Inoue had vented her anger and grievances and fell silent, Hiramiya Chiya put her hands together and recited the "The Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva".
The "Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" is extremely applicable to this type of situation.
As the ethereal and gentle sound of scriptures rang out, the exhausted Grandma Inoue's eyelids became heavier, and finally she closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep.
His body began to relax, and the obvious resentment on his face disappeared.
Grandma Shanye turned off the TV and started listening carefully.
As soon as she finished reciting, Granny Inoue fell into a deep sleep.
Hiramiya Chiye helped to support her and let Grandma Inoue lie down in front of the TV to rest. Grandma Yamano went to the room to get a thin quilt and covered her with it.
"Liansheng, thank you so much. If I hadn't been influenced by your Buddhist teachings for so many years, I would probably be as resentful of this world as Xiaomei."
Grandma Shanye escorted Pinggong Qianye out of the house.
"I will come here every few days from now on. I believe that the great compassion in the scriptures can dispel the hatred in Grandma Inoue's heart and bring peace to her mind."
Pinggong Qianye left and on the way back to his home he was thinking whether there was any way to completely solve the problem.
The unfilial behavior of children and grandchildren can only be condemned on a moral level. As long as they provide regular support to the elderly every month, it will be difficult to restrict their behavior legally.
It is not just Grandma Yamano and Grandma Inoue who are tormented by the pain of their unfilial children and grandchildren. Other believers who come to worship at the temple also face the problem of loneliness in old age.
Japan has special nursing homes, but they don't seem to be able to solve most of the problems.
At least, the elderly people that Pinggong Qianye knows are very reluctant to live in a nursing home.
Hiramiya Chiye thought about the current situation of the Japanese government. The problem of aging gave them a headache, and they wished that the elderly would commit suicide and leave this world as soon as possible.
Alas, I wonder how much sin this kind of thinking and current situation will breed.
Perhaps I should build a pagoda, so that the Buddha's power can be blessed by the pagoda, and his voice can spread throughout heaven and earth, enlighten people's hearts, eliminate their anger and pain, and bring them joy.
Pinggong Qianye had not yet finished thinking about things when he arrived home.
After taking a shower, he sat at the desk, took out a blank piece of paper, and wrote down his ideas about building a pagoda on the paper.
After spending an hour thinking about it, the biggest problem still comes back to the issue of money.
How can I make some money quickly?
Hase Shuichi is a star-level singer, so he should be able to drop a lot of gold coins, right?
Although Saburo Takeda was from Shitennoji, his family seemed to be quite wealthy.
Pinggong Qianye thought seriously for a moment and had a plan in mind.
He left the desk, came to the bed, unplugged the charging cable, picked up his phone, lay on the bed, and sent a message to Hase Shuichi and Takeda Saburo respectively.
[You have problems practicing the Fearless Lion Seal. Do you want guidance? ]
[You have problems with your Vajra Body training, do you want guidance? ]
About three minutes later, Saburo Takeda replied first.
【Master Liansheng, are you really willing to answer my questions and teach me the sutra?】
[The small temple is poor and needs to offer alms to the Three Treasures]
Hiramiya Chiya replied like this, and I believe Takeda Saburo understood what he meant.
Compared to Takeda Saburo's brief silence, Hase Shuichi was much more direct. He directly asked for his bank card number, transferred 1000 million yen, and attached a message.
[I would like Master Liansheng to teach me the authentic Lion’s Roar of Buddhism]
Lion's roar?
The lion's roar, one of the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills?
He really hasn't learned it.
Pinggong Chiye also fell silent for a short time.
There is a Vajra Lion's Roar in Tantric Buddhism, but it belongs to the Tibetan Buddhism method and he has no true teachings.
But it’s not a big problem, the principles are the same.
They all use special vocal techniques to harmonize the resonance of the mouth, and finally produce a transparent and clear lion's roar with a metallic texture, the grandeur of Buddhist teachings, and the soul-stirring sound.
Pinggong Qianye returned to the desk, took a blank piece of paper, and began to write and draw.
(End of this chapter)
