burning lamp

Miaoxiang is called a country in the south, independent of the Central Plains, its territory is not vast, but it is rumored that there are [-] large temples and [-] small temples, all over the whole territory of Miaoxiang.In Miaoxiang Country, almost every household enshrines Buddha statues, from the old woman down to the plump, and everyone can recite a few Buddhist scriptures.

The March Dharma Conference is approaching, and the shops and shops on the inner streets of the imperial city are already burning lamps and incense. Buddha flags are hung in front of each shop. With the breeze, the flags move everywhere on the long street, lining the white walls and blue tiles, which is very wonderful. scene.

As soon as the day dawned, the Suiyun Inn opened early. Recently, there were many monks and guests from outside, and business was going well. The waiter first dusted the Buddhist altars on the cabinet, and then cleaned the tables and chairs quickly.When he arrived at the door to arrange the prayer flags, two figures had already appeared on the long street far away.

He didn't notice it at first, until a clear voice came from behind him.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have room here?"

When the business came, the clerk quickly replied "Guest officer, yes!" before turning his head to look at the person.

The first thing he saw was a monk in plain white monk clothes, with an indifferent expression, and it seemed that he was not very approachable.A young man in snow and silver embroidered next to him looked more friendly, and said with a smile, "Then trouble you to open two upper rooms for us."

Although I don't know the origin of the two, Miaoxiang's people have always respected the Buddhists. The clerk first performed a Buddhist ceremony respectfully to the monk, and then enthusiastically led the two into the store.

"The guest officer is here to attend the Fa conference, so you came at the right time. If you come two days later, there will be no vacant rooms in the whole city. The room is upstairs. Please pay attention to the steps."

Xie Fengshu followed the person upstairs, turned his head and glanced at Jiang Chen next to him when the other person was chattering, and immediately looked away when the other person was about to turn his head, and continued to follow upstairs as if nothing had happened.

Although they came to Miaoxiang together, the total number of words they said along the way did not exceed ten sentences.

In the beginning, it was because Xie Fengshu's heart was as small as a sesame seed, and Jiang Chen wanted to leave him halfway, but he had made a firm note in his heart, and he didn't talk to the other party for a few days, so he wasn't so angry now Instead, I don't know how to speak again.

But Jiang Chen's nature was to talk less, Xie Fengshu didn't open his mouth, and the relationship between the two was extremely quiet.

Xie Fengshu sighed in his heart, tsk, annoying.

In just a short while, the two had arrived at the door of the guest room.

The guest room is at the back of the second floor. The two rooms are connected. When the clerk opened the door, there are all tables, chairs and beds inside, clean and tidy. The calligraphy and paintings are all copied Buddhist scriptures, and the position facing east is also enshrined with Buddha statues.

Xie Fengshu looked away, handed the broken silver in his hand to the waiter, and said "thank you" with a smile.

The man quickly waved his hand and said with a smile, "Young Master, you are welcome."

After speaking, he returned half of the money that Xie Fengshu handed over and returned it, and glanced at Jiangchen.

"It's a rule of our shop that no rent will be charged if there are venerables staying in the shop during the puja."

Their ritual of worshiping Buddha has become a habit, Xie Fengshu hesitated for a moment, but did not insist anymore, but Jiang Chen raised his eyes and made a Buddhist gatha to the assistant.

The clerk quickly returned the salute: "Honorable One, you are welcome. Please call me if you have anything to do. By the way, all the meals in our shop are vegetarian during the Fa Conference, so don't worry."

When they left, only Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen were left in front of the door.

Xie Fengshu turned his head to look at Jiang Chen, wanting to say something to the other party, but couldn't find the reason, Jiang Chen didn't enter the room, and stood at the door with Xie Fengshu's eyes.

Xie Fengshu held back for a while, and finally said "I'm going in".

Although he said that, he didn't move. He looked at the person in front of him and thought: You should say something.

Jiang Chen raised his eyes, and suddenly said: "There are still five days until the ceremony, you..."

Xie Fengshu guessed what he was going to say next, cut off the other person and said: "If you still persuade me to go back at this time, then there is no need to speak."

Jiang Chen paused, and sure enough he didn't continue, Xie Fengshu leaned against the door of the inn's black carved room, frowned and said: "This is weird, are you worried that I will cause you trouble?"

If this is the case, he is also a fairy anyway, so it would be too embarrassing, right?

Xie Fengshu knew that there must be other reasons, but he couldn't guess what it was, Jiang Chen didn't answer, his eyes seemed to have some helplessness, and finally looked at Xie Fengshu and said: "Then these few days, don't run around .”

Perhaps he was worried that Xie Fengshu would cause trouble, but these words were too confusing. Xie Fengshu's original anger dissipated completely, and the tips of his ears began to feel hot again. He raised his hand uncomfortably. Covering his face and coughing, he replied vaguely: "Got it."

After returning to the room and closing the door, Xie Fengshu threw himself on the bed without any image, and sighed a long time in the soft quilt.

He felt that it was really wrong for him to be like this. How could it be proper for a fairy to always miss a monk?

But despite saying that, Xie Fengshu turned over and looked up at the bed curtain hanging above his head, and unconsciously paid attention to the movement next door.

There was silence, and I didn't know what I was doing.

Miaoxiang's imperial city is surrounded by mountains in the east and a huge lake in the west, like a piece of heavy jade hidden among the mountains.

The entire main street of the imperial capital is built facing the lake. When Xie Fengshu opened the window, he could see the vast and endless lake, sparkling in the sunlight. Buddha bells were hung on the eaves of every house, blown by the wind. , moving with the clear waves of the lake.

It is truly a natural wonderland.

Xie Fengshu looked in front of the window for a while, his mind was much calmer, he closed the window and opened the door, went out and knocked on the door next door.

As soon as the door opened, Xie Fengshu said bluntly: "I'm going to light an everlasting lamp for someone later, so I can tell you."

He wanted Jiang Chen to go out together, but he was too embarrassed to say so, and added extra words at the end: "This is not running around?"

As expected, Jiang Chen replied, "I'll go with you."

The two went downstairs and had dinner in the hall first.The dishes in the inn were not exquisite, but they were all vegetarian. The two of them finished their meal in silence, and when they left their chopsticks, Xie Fengshu called the waiter who was cleaning the dishes.

"Excuse me, I want to light an ever-burning lantern. Is there a Buddhist temple nearby?"

Hearing this, the clerk blurted out immediately: "Light up the lamp? Then of course I'm going to Hanyin Temple."

There are thousands of temples in Miaoxiang, the most famous of which is Hanyin Temple in the imperial city.

Hanyin Temple is located on the top of Dongshan Mountain, the imperial capital of Miaoxiang. The Buddha Hall and Pagoda in the temple are majestic and majestic, and the main hall is even more towering. There are tens of thousands of monks in the temple, and all the gods and Buddhas are worshipped for three days. cast.There are a total of [-] ancient wooden beams and pillars carved with gold-plated dragons in the main hall. There are [-] golden lotus lampstands that last all year round. Even the steps leading to the mountain gate are made of white marble. , taking the meaning of growing lotus step by step, when the clouds and mists are shrouded, it is like climbing to the sky.

There were many pilgrims in Hanyin Temple, Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen were surrounded by the crowd and walked to the front of the temple on long white jade steps.

Jiang Chen was dressed in a plain white monk's robe, which was already conspicuous among the crowd, and with his cold eyes, he looked like a jade dust in the vast crowd. For a moment, many people looked at this side as if they had nothing to do.

Most of them are women.

Xie Fengshu noticed it, frowned slightly, and said to himself: What's so interesting about a monk.

I completely forgot about my wandering mind along the way.

In front of the mountain gate, there were monks from our temple to greet the pilgrims. Xie Fengshu seized a small gap and stepped forward, smiling kindly at them: "My lord, I want to light an ever-burning lantern, which hall should I go to?"

The other party returned the Buddhist salute with a gentle tone: "Go to the left of the main hall, and the bottom is the Changming Hall. There is an abbot who is in charge of lighting lamps."

Xie Fengshu thanked him, and entered the temple gate with Jiang Chen.

After entering the temple, Xie Fengshu realized that the Hanyin Temple was truly terrifyingly large. The two of them walked along the path inside the temple for an hour before seeing a Dharma hall in the deepest part.

Compared with the splendor and splendor of the main hall, this dharma hall is simple and simple, and more austere.In broad daylight, the gate of the palace was closed tightly, and there was a huge plaque hanging on the gate, with only the word Changming written on it. Perhaps it was a long time ago, and the plaque was a bit old, but the pen was sharp and unabated, with a terrifying momentum. I don’t know who wrote it .

The crowd just now had dispersed in all directions long ago, and very few of them could persist to come here. For a moment, it seemed that only the Changming Palace was left in this world, as well as Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen in front of the palace.

The two looked at each other, Xie Fengshu first raised his hand and pushed open the palace door.

As soon as the door opened, Xie Fengshu heard the sound of water splashing.

He was taken aback for a moment, then looked down, and there was actually slightly moving water at his feet.

The hall is full of water waves, and on the water are golden Buddha lamps in the shape of thousand-leaf lotus flowers, starting from Xie Fengshu's feet, one after another extending to the innermost part of the Dharma hall.

There are three thousand golden lotuses, and the candle light flickers slightly, illuminating the entire Changming Hall with brilliant lights.

Besides these three thousand Buddha lamps, there is not even a road on the water, only a few scattered stone steps, slightly higher than the water surface, barely for people to step on.

Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen stepped on these stone steps and walked in.

Both of them were dressed in white, walking among the golden lotus lamps, but they showed a strange harmony.After walking five or six steps, Xie Fengshu suddenly heard a Buddha's chant coming from the front right.

"Amitabha."

The Buddha's name was old and deep, Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen stopped and looked over together.

A monk in Chu Huang's monk's clothes stood in front of him, with a slightly fat body and kind eyes, he bowed his head at the two of them.

"Are the two benefactors here to light the lamps?"

"Exactly." Xie Fengshu smiled at the person, "Light the lamp for others."

The monk took a few steps forward and said, "Please benefactor, please follow me to get the lamp—"

Halfway through his speech, he stopped abruptly.

He was far away just now, and he didn't see Jiang Chen clearly. Now that he got closer, he could see the whole picture, and the gentleness on his face was immediately replaced by a look of shock.

After a long time, he remembered that he performed a solemn Buddha ceremony to Jiang Chen, and his tone was unbelievable.

"The Dharma of the same sect is boundless, and he has already cultivated a golden body..."

Having said this, he paused again.

Buddhism emphasizes that the four elements are all empty, and that happiness and anger are invisible, but at this moment, Xie Fengshu clearly saw the monk in front of him showing a face of puzzlement and sigh.

"Unfortunately, why is the golden body missing?"

The author has something to say: The place name of Miaoxiang is taken from the word Miaoxiang Buddhist Kingdom. It used to refer to Nanzhao (that is, Dali). The author temporarily borrowed the name of Fei. Someday, he thinks that other ones may be replaced. The content is fictitious, so hereby explain .