Shaolin monk

Ling Duoduo expressed to Wumei and Zhishan a long time ago that he couldn't wait to become a disciple and follow Sakyamuni's firm determination, but after all, some time has passed, and the two great Buddhas are usually busy, so they may Forgot all.

To be on the safe side, he not only talked to Wu Mei again, but also went to tell Zhi Zhi, the director of the Discipline Academy.

Chih-chih’s expression was rather tangled. In fact, Master Zhishan, the host, had mentioned this matter to him a few days ago. Zhishan meant that the child was still too young. Maybe he envied the bald head because of the bald people around him. It may not be possible to understand the profound meaning contained in it. It is recommended to delay it for two years before asking about its meaning.

Zhizhiyin said: "Ling Duoduo, once you shave your hair, it cannot be changed. The host brother and I both hope that you will think about it."

It can also be seen from the address that Zhizhi is strict and old-fashioned. Even if he lectures Buddhist scriptures to Ling Duoduo from time to time, the two of them can be said to be very familiar with each other. Whose name is it.

He shook his head, and said solemnly: "The disciple has already thought it over clearly, and I ask my uncle to help me."

"The consistent rule of Shaolin Temple is that only those who are five years old are accepted as disciples." In order to persuade him to wait two more years, Zhizhi even gave a vivid example, "When Tong Qianjin was three or four years old, he also wanted to convert. I am a Buddha, but when I was five years old, I changed my mind."

Tong Qianjin has lived in Shaolin Temple since he was three years old, and now he is six years old, and he is still a lay disciple. Ling Duoduo is also quite familiar with him, and he also knows the situation Zhizhi said very clearly.

Tong Qianjin himself has used this experience to persuade him many times. He likes to untie his braids and dangle half of his flowing hair in front of him, trying to make him understand that it is better to have hair .

——But such behavior can only intensify Ling Duoduo's determination to shave as soon as possible. As a person who was not born and bred in the Qing Dynasty, he really can't understand the beauty of the half-moon head.

Zhizhi bit the bullet and persuaded him a few words. He was not good at words, but seeing that Ling Duoduo was still focused on shaking his head, he could only helplessly say: "Well, I will ask the abbot brother for instructions. If the brother agrees, then I will shave you."

Zhishan did not disagree. He said that waiting for another two years was for the good of Ling Duoduo. The Buddha's heart is really firm, but he readily agreed.

Selecting apprentices from young lay disciples is a relatively important source of disciples for Shaolin Temple, but more apprentices are adults who come to Shaolin Temple to learn from masters with various purposes.

In addition to a considerable number of adults, there were five or six children who were nearly ten years old, all of whom were selected from lay disciples, but because they were older, they didn't get along with Ling Duoduo much. Sleeping next to each other, Ling Duoduo could barely remember their names.

They are now waiting to be called in the small courtyard at the entrance of the main hall. Because Ling Duoduo is the youngest and the shortest, he is particularly conspicuous in the waiting line of more than 50 people.

He noticed that several adults had been looking at him curiously, but pretended not to notice, squatting down and holding a copy of the "San Leng Sutra" to read.

As he stayed longer and longer in the Buddhist scriptures pavilion, Zhihui seemed to have accepted this visitor who must come every day, and sometimes even discussed a few words of Buddhism with him, although Ling Duoduo was criticized every time. Knowing how to answer the conversation, but also sincerely admire his superb cultivation of Buddhism.

He can also see that Zhihui is not optimistic about the way of teaching Buddhist scriptures implemented by Shaolin Temple. This old man is more advocating to let the disciples comprehend by themselves. Although it will take several times the time, the comprehension gained is undoubtedly more precious.

Ling Duoduo was brought up like herding sheep in this way for nearly a year. Zhihui occasionally discussed with him, but also with a very equal attitude, and never put on the posture of a teacher.

With the support of a strong spiritual world and broad life experience, Ling Duoduo's understanding of Buddhist scriptures is indeed no less than that of an adult disciple of Shaolin Temple. However, because of his deeper research on Taoism, his insights are often mixed with Taoism thought of.

This stuff is just like the bel canto singing suddenly burst out by a loli who has been talking about Taiwanese accent. It's too obvious. Although Zhihui didn't ask, Ling Duoduo still knew that the other party must have found out. I am very grateful that Zhihui didn't ask.

Soon there was movement from inside, Ling Duoduo quickly closed the book, stuffed the thin booklet on his belly, and tied it with his trouser belt. Just after finishing all this, he saw Master Zhishan leading the four elders out.

"Amitabha!" The five people shouted the Buddha's name in unison, leading Ling Duoduo and the others in.

Several children took the lead in shaving, from the oldest to Ling Duoduo. They used to be lay disciples and spent more time in Shaolin Temple than other adults, so they became senior brothers.

Ling Duoduo closed his eyes, listened to the "rustling" sound of the razor on the scalp, let out a long breath in his heart for finally drawing a clear line with Ban Yuetou, and felt the coolness of the razor stop sliding After opening his eyes, he took the ultimatum from Zhishan with both hands.

Zhi Shan gently raised his hand to touch his freshly baked bald head: "Three salutes."

This means that Ling Duoduo's dharma name will be called Sanli in the future, and Ling Duoduo solemnly said: "Sanli thank the abbot for giving the name."

The name is not bad, at least it is not unpleasant, he feels quite satisfied, especially after an unlucky child before him was given the name "Three Colors", he is very satisfied with his dharma name.

——As a strict perfectionist, if it is his turn to be called "Three Colors", Ling Duoduo will feel like deleting his account and committing suicide. Anyway, if he commits suicide in this life, he will probably find it in the next second when he opens his eyes In the next life, you don't have to wait 18 years to become a hero.

The default master of lay disciples is Zhishan, who does not teach them martial arts, but Zhizhi and his two apprentices, Sanchi and Sanjie.But the disciples who enter the room must each have their own teacher who teaches them. This master is completely different from the previous nominal master. All the martial arts of the disciples must be supervised and taught by the master.

This also means that Ling Duoduo can no longer go to the Plum Blossom Resort every day after today. After all, he has an orthodox master. If he still troubles Mrs. Wumei, his master will definitely feel that he is not respected.

Moreover, the disciple who entered the room spent several hours every day listening to the master's lecture on the Buddhist scriptures. He guessed that he couldn't even go to the scripture pavilion often. Ling Duoduo felt a little regretful about this. He hadn't learned enough to hide the wisdom of NPCs in Shaolin. Sensitivity?

Determining the teacher to teach is a two-way selection process. According to the rules, there should be 36 martial arts masters in the 36 rooms of Shaolin. However, the scene of Shaolin in this world has always been relatively shabby, and there are only four other than Zhishan to choose from. elders.

These four elders correspond to the Arhat Hall, Prajna Hall, Precepts Academy, and Bodhi Academy respectively. The Bodhidharma Academy is managed by Zhishan, who selects outstanding disciples from the other four courtyards every year to focus on training.Only by entering the Dharma Academy, can one get personal instruction from Zhishan and learn the essence of Shaolin Kung Fu.

As a law enforcement agency, the Discipline Academy has functions similar to that of the police. It should be a relatively important department. However, its intelligence in charge is too prestigious, which makes it difficult for the Discipline Academy to recruit members every year.

Ling Duoduo felt that Zhizhi's gaze fell on him intentionally or unintentionally, and seemed to have great expectations for him. He couldn't help sweating on his forehead and felt a lot of psychological pressure.

His choice should be between Luohan Hall and Prajna Hall. After hundreds of years, these two halls have always been the most popular. Tang's martial arts are more advanced and difficult.

Before the official selection, there was a period of rest. Zhishan and the others needed to recite the Buddha's name to complete the last step of the shaving ceremony. During this gap, San Chi and San Jie sneaked up close.

"A lot?" San Chi laughed and called out.

Seeing that Ling Duoduo twitched the corner of his mouth, San Jie immediately put on a serious face and reprimanded San Chi: "Young Junior Brother has already converted to Buddhism, so he should be called Sanli Junior Brother."

The two people sang together, which seemed to imply some deep meaning, Ling Duoduo was quite helpless, and asked: "What instructions do you two seniors have for Sanli?"

"Master is very optimistic about you." San Jie winked at him, although he only said one sentence, but there are thousands of words in it, "Although he is young, his martial arts are definitely not inferior to Master Abbot, Duo, listen Brother, come to the Discipline Academy?"

San Chi nodded earnestly beside him. Ever since Zhi Zhi took over the post, the Discipline Academy has had no harvest for five or six consecutive years, which is really too miserable.

The senior brothers all felt that their master's darker complexion over the past few years was probably because he was worried that there were too few people in the Discipline Academy, and they all felt that they should do their part to increase the population of their halls. After much deliberation, the most likely thing was to be obedient Ling Duoduo is the youngest, and San Jie San Chi is also the most familiar with him.

Ling Duoduo said calmly: "But Master Wumei told me that the 'Prajna Zen Palm' intensively researched by Prajna Hall has always been known as the 'No. [-] Palm of Shaolin'. I want to go there."

This is the truth, he was an expatriate in the previous two lives after all, and he didn't know much about Shaolin's internal structure. The day before yesterday, he asked Mr. Wumei for a few words.

Ling Duoduo originally thought that the three precepts and the three idiots should give up if such a disguised refusal was said. Unexpectedly, the three idiots' eyes lit up, and he said happily: "That's just right, we also teach Prajna Zen Palm in the Discipline Academy!"