Do not sleep

Abstain from all meat and fish while eating, and there are one hour of homework in the morning, noon, and evening, and there will be various homework assigned by the elders of the temple from time to time.

These homework includes but not limited to chanting scriptures, copying books, reading scriptures for several hours, copying books hundreds of times, keeping quiet in the morning and evening, and doing various things from morning till night.

For the young outer monks who have not yet formally apprenticed to their masters, in addition to the above daily homework, the young monks of the outer sect also have to clean the temple complex, fetch water from the mountain, or chop firewood for cooking and do various rough jobs.

It can be said that in this unknown temple with few pilgrims in the deep mountains and old forests, the young monks of the outer sect are probably the creatures at the bottom of the temple's biological chain. Although they will not be bullied by their fellow sects, they still have the most things to do every day.

As for the retreat of the five tigers, he is now such a young monk from the outer sect at the bottom of the biological chain of the temple.

congratulations!Firecrackers and applause rang! ... Cough, I mean, let's mourn for a few seconds of silence for our little boy Wuhu Tui.

"...Why do you always feel that something is wrong?" Wu Hu Tui rubbed his chin.

After discovering that he could not eat meat in this temple, Wu Hutui, who was in a trance, was dragged by a strange young monk to a certain room shared by six people.

It is said that this wing room is the residence of Wu Hutui in this temple, and the other five young monks in the wing room are the teenagers who came to this temple with Wu Hutui back then.

At this moment, the five teenagers had all shaved their heads and became young monks, and Wu Hutui became the only outer disciple in this temple who practiced with hair.

And look at the platinum gold on the top of Wu Hutui's head, which is different from the black hair and black eyes in this world. It's easy to explain. I heard that Wuhu Tui's mother is from a foreign country, so Wu Hutui looks like this.

And after recovering from a night's rest, and now laying the quilt up with the five young monks in the same wing, the five tigers retreated and asked a tentative question.

"Why do we come to this deep mountain and old forest to practice?"

The head of the family, Qi Yuanshun, lost Wu Hutui so quickly when he lost Wuhutui. Wuhutui didn't even know how his master set the character background for him.

"In order to attain the Tao and become a Buddha." The No. [-] young monk said casually.

"The Great Elder of this temple is a real living Buddha. I am the youngest son in my family, and I can't inherit too much family property, so my mother sent me to practice Buddhahood."

In this era, there are many people who practice Buddhism and Taoism, and immortals, ghosts and ghosts are not something to hide, everyone knows it.

And the No. [-] little monk came to the temple to practice for a period of time, even if he couldn't cultivate in the future, with some skills in exorcising demons and demons, he would be safe enough to go out for a lifetime.

"To be a monk, you have to abide by the rules and precepts, can you bear it?" Wu Hutui asked strangely.

Judging from what little monk No. [-] said just now, and the expressions of approval from the surrounding young monks in the same room, it seems that these little monks are all children from a family with a good family background.

The days of rich clothes and fine food are not enough, come to be a monk with clear rules and precepts, can these young masters bear it?

"What does it matter, anyway, we are outer disciples." No. [-] young monk said it as a matter of course.

"Inner sect disciples are the real monks. As for those of us, we will return to vulgarity after we have learned the skills. You will have to endure it for a few years."

"Yes, yes." The young monks on the side agreed.

"Is that so?" Wu Hu stepped back and stroked his short hair subconsciously, and asked, "Do inner disciples want to shave their heads?"

"You definitely don't need it." The No. [-] little monk and brother Hao Hao patted Wu Hutui on the shoulder and said.

"Five Tigers Tui, you are the living Buddha Chin Kou who often hides in the temple. He said that you need to bring your hair to practice in order to have a smooth sailing. If you are lucky enough to become an inner disciple, you definitely don't need to shave your head."

Changzang Living Buddha?

For those who haven't heard of it, it's probably the background arranged by the master Qi Yuanshun, and the five tigers retreat to understand.

While Wu Hutui was talking with a few young monks, Wuhutui and the others folded the quilt in the wing room.

Under the faint morning light of the sky, the five tigers who walked out of the wing room were about to start a new day of work.

"First, we're going to the Great Compassion Hall for an hour's morning class, and then we're going to the Zhaitang for breakfast. In the morning, we're going to clean the unattended courtyard rooms. After lunch, we'll take a short nap, and it's time to go to the Arhat Hall to practice martial arts." No. [-] young monk I have done enough homework.

Walking on the way to the Great Compassion Hall, the No. [-] young monk talked about these things with the other monks in the same room.

"Morning class?" Five Tigers asked puzzledly, "What is morning class for?"

"Morning class is practice. Sit quietly and recite scriptures to calm your mind. As the saying goes, the plan for a day is in the morning, and practice must start from the beginning." The No. [-] young monk shook his head and said.

"Can't we eat first?" Wu Hu Tui rubbed his stomach aggrievedly.

The clear soup I ate last night lacked water, and I didn't see a single piece of meat. It's no wonder that Wu Hutui felt hungry early this morning.

"Patience is also a kind of practice." The No. [-] young monk sounded like Oh Amitabha.

"Is it true that you can't eat meat in temples?" Wu Hu Tui asked in a low voice.

"Of course not. Killing is a taboo for Buddhist monks." The young monk No. [-] looked around, and no monks passing by noticed their line of young monks.

Then the No. [-] young monk cautiously persuaded the five tigers to retreat, and said: "I know that when I come to practice and suddenly have no meat to eat, it's not easy. Everyone is like this, but Renren will always get used to it."

"What if you can't bear it?" The No. [-] young monk who followed behind couldn't help asking.

"The Discipline Academy of the temple is dedicated to these young monks who have violated the law." No. [-] young monk nuzzled, motioning to his companions to look at a group of monks who walked by not far away, carrying sticks, and said.

"Did you see that, it's the masters and uncles of the Discipline Academy who are all asking about their descendants. The person in charge of the Discipline Academy asked whether the master is a closed disciple of Master Wu Jiu, who is in charge of our monastery."

"Host?" Wu Hutui roughly imagined.

Well, in fact, this is the first time Wu Hutui came into contact with such an ancient temple era, and there are not many similar pictures in memory to refer to.

Probably only from the appearance of the monk wearing robes and beads walking around the temple, imagine that the presiding officer of this temple may be a highly respected...old monk?

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In the hinterland of Wutai surrounded by mountains, there are unnamed temples with few people. The temples have exquisitely carved corners and cornices. Although the golden tiles and red walls are solemn and tall, most of them are only one or two stories high.

Standing in the winding courtyard of the temple, the surrounding ancient buildings that are not too tall look almost the same. The only prominent landmark is the white bottle-shaped pagoda built in the temple that is tens of meters high.

The white tower with its copper tower top and dew pan glistens in the sun, and the copper bells hanging around the tower waist and dew pan jingle in the breeze.

Walking in the temple with the young monks in the same room, when I looked up and saw the iconic white pagoda in the temple, the five tigers thought about retreating.

——If you can stand on the white pagoda and overlook the entire temple, you can probably see the entire geographical appearance of the temple clearly.

And if someone really stands on the White Pagoda and looks around, there is probably no place in the entire temple that cannot be observed.

"The Hall of Great Compassion for the morning class is right in front, don't stop when the five tigers retreat."

Rushing on the road, he accidentally bumped into the No. [-] little monk on the back of Wu Hutui, who stopped suddenly, and looked at Wuhutui with tears in his eyes, puzzled, while touching his nose.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Wuhu Tui was reminded to regain his senses and walked forward.

"But that white pagoda is so tall, it would be great if we could go up and have a look." Wu Hutui said longingly.

"That's the white pagoda that only the presiding masters and elders of the temple can go up to." Mentioning the highly respected person No. [-] young monk, he said in a respectful tone.

"Changzang Living Buddha lives in the White Pagoda, guarding the temple, and rarely comes out."

"Oh, isn't that like going to jail?" Five Tigers blurted out.

"That's not true. Changzang Living Buddha is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao. He spends his days retreating in the White Pagoda and studying the way of Buddhism. He is not in prison." The No. [-] young monk covered Wu Hutui's mouth in fear, trembling. Looking around carefully, he said.

"Five tigers retreat, don't talk nonsense, misfortune comes from your mouth, do you understand!"

"Woooo." Wu Hu retreated and blinked, nodded to show that he understood and couldn't understand anymore.

With a light cough, he let go of the five tigers, and the No. [-] young monk tidied up his clothes, and gave one last reminder before entering the Hall of Great Compassion.

"The temple's morning, afternoon and evening classes are held on time in the Great Compassion Hall. Do you have to be careful when doing your homework every day?"

Although it is said that completing homework well may not necessarily get any praise in the temple, but if you are perfunctory and disrespect the Buddha, the 120 precepts of the monastery precepts are not vegetarians.

The five tigers retreated and waited for the new young monks to nod immediately, actively expressing that they knew.

Dabei Temple is the place where the morning, afternoon and evening classes are unified in the temple. The main hall is solemn and tall, and there are many futons for people to sit on.

It is said that the monks in the temple have to do their homework every day, but the young monks who are new to Wuhutui occupy a slightly off-set futon, and when they look at the main hall, they realize that there are not many monks in this temple.

The person sitting on the front futon is probably the presiding master Wu Jiu, and the dozen or so great monks on the second row of the futon are probably the elders of the non-character generation.

Five tigers retreated and they had a glimpse of the tough and imposing Uncles of the Discipline Academy who were also sitting in the Great Compassion Hall at this moment.

The most common ones are the monks of the junior generation, that is, the monks of the empty generation. There are probably more than 100 people. A large group sits in the Great Compassion Hall, which is not crowded at all.

Finally, like Wuhu Tui and the No. [-] little monk, the outer disciples who have just started, who can't even be ranked in the empty class, should be regarded as... well, black households.

Therefore, the goal of the new outer disciples is to have a status first, which is probably similar to that of a junior junior.

... Is there something wrong?

The author has something to say: the past chapter involves the growth of Tui Tui, and it will probably be a bit longer.

But there is no outline, just take your time in daily writing, compare your heart!

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