Guangming Temple is located southeast of Shangfeng City, on this route to Maijiya Grottoes.
This is also the area with the most distributed religious buildings such as temples and monasteries in Tianshui County. The morning bell that Li Tai had almost never slept well since he came to Tianshui. It rang all the way from here and came back after arriving at Maiji Cliff.
After leaving Zhoucheng, Li Tai and his party headed east along the south bank of the Wei River. Along the way, they could see temple buildings of varying sizes every few miles. The distribution was even more frequent than the walls of the villages of the rich manors in Guanzhong.
These temples are not deserted, but are all land industries affiliated with the temples, as well as villages where the slaves of the temple live. The dense distribution of people can be said to be second only to the surrounding area of the city.
After traveling for more than thirty miles, a large-scale and numerous temple appeared in sight. The temples you see along the way were pale in comparison with the one in front of you. This is the destination of this trip, Guangming Temple.
The monks of Guangming Temple also showed enough respect for Li Tai, the newly promoted second-ranked figure in Longyou and the prefect of the county. The abbot and the monks stood outside the temple gate early to wait. In order to ensure that Li Tai Temple is not harassed during the tour, he even refused to receive visiting gifts and believers a day ago.
Welcomed by the monks, Li Tai strided into the temple.
The structure of this temple is similar to that of Guanzhong Temple. The first half is a place where guests welcome guests and accept worship. Different areas are divided into pavilions and corridors. There are also various pictures of sutras under the pavilions and corridors, which carry different Buddhist scriptures and stories. Some people who are well versed in Buddhism can be fascinated by it, but for outsiders like Li Tai, they just feel dazzled and bizarre.
After finally walking through the long corridor under the guidance of the monks, Li Tai finally saw Master Tan Jing, the leader of Guangming Temple in the sutra hall next to the main hall of the temple.
However, at the moment, Master Tanjing had no time to pay attention to Li Tai, but was sitting on the high platform of the sutra hall to preach.
He had a square head, big face, kind eyebrows, and a bit of Buddha statue. His voice was mellow and magnetic. The scriptures he recited from his mouth had a charm that made people indulge in it. Therefore, the hundreds of monks and lay people who listened to the scriptures in the hall were also intoxicated and could not notice the arrival of Li Tai and his group.
When Li Tai saw this scene, he raised his hand to signal the monks who led the way not to disturb the monk’s lecture. He found an empty seat next to the door and sat down. While listening to the old monk’s preaching, he secretly complained that this old man was really good at pretending.
Most of this time passed quickly, and Li Tai was already drowsy. The preaching sound on the high platform finally came to an end. He quickly cheered up and looked up at the stage. Then he saw other monks and lay believers who listened to the sutras also stood up one after another, entered the front and thanked the monks and monks for their favors for their preaching, and then left the sutra hall one by one.
Of course, Li Tai would not do this, just stood by and waited for the masses to leave.
Master Tanjing also walked down the platform with the help of his disciples, came to Li Tai, nodded and smiled, “I have been tired for a long time. When I entered the quiet night, I saw that people were like evil ghosts and fighting to eat flesh and blood. I felt that the war was harmful to the world. Therefore, I will give a speech on the “Golden Light Sutra” today to pray to the Four Heavenly Kings to bless our people.”
“The master is really compassionate and Buddha nature shines on people!”
Although Li Tai did not care about it, he still bowed respectfully.
Master Tanjing looked at Li Tai again and said, “I am not a monk who received the precepts, but I don’t think he is a believer in the city. Although the old monk is not talented, he is in charge of the Buddhist rituals of this county. The donor outside the town listens to the “Golden Light Sutra” and needs to give three liters of grain according to the rules.
The old monk is not engaged in production, but only teaches the masses based on what he sees, what he knows, the principles and principles of the sutras. If he gets charity, the sutras will be continued. If he doesn’t get it, the people and the Dharma will be destroyed. It’s not that he is greedy for a sloppy, but that he is just for the eternal existence of Buddhism.”
Li Tai couldn’t help but widen his eyes when he heard this. What does this mean? Are you asking me for money? I haven’t even…
He subconsciously lowered his head and looked at his waist, and remembered that the sword was taken away when he entered the temple just now. Then he raised his head and laughed dryly, looking at the old monk and said, “I am very happy to visit the famous temple. I am really tired of light clothes. I know how to accept the benefits of listening to the scriptures and enlightening wisdom. Only this is the only one who is in charge of power and power. But the monk has no wishes. I have to make money for it, so I can do it for it?”
In terms of heart, a big monk sat on the stage for an hour or two. Although Li Tai didn’t understand what he was talking about, he had to admit that the charges for a handful of Xiaomi’s sutras are indeed quite affordable. Compared with some later generations of beasts who cheated money and had to deceive their hearts, it was a clear stream.