The Days of Opening a Restaurant on an Abnormal Earth

Xinlong Temple in Changtan County is the temple with the best local incense and the largest area.

Originally, there was one abbot, thirty-six great monks, and seventy junior monks in the temple. Because there are so many incense offerings, this Xinlong Temple is considered prosperous in a model sense.

The temple of 107 monks covers an area of ​​seven acres, and the Daxiong Palace is majestic and majestic. Buddha statues are also decorated with gold.

This time is already time for morning class, but there is no Sanskrit sound lingering in the Daxiong Hall. Zen Master Huihai, the presiding officer of Xinlong Temple, meditates and recites scriptures in the Zen room further behind the Daxiong Hall.

But it can be seen that the Zen master is not calm in his heart, the rosary beads in his hands are being turned quickly by him, which does not seem to be calm and slowly reciting at all.

"Abbot, really don't care about that foreign monk?" The one who opened the door of Zen Master's room was his younger brother, Zen Master Huishan, the second-in-command in the monastery.

"He is now occupying our Daxiong Palace, and he has brought all the poor and barefoot people from the county here. He wants to preach his rebellious scriptures in front of the Buddha. Don't you care about it?!"

Zen Master Huishan is only forty years old, with vigorous energy and blood, and looks five big and three thick. When angry, it is like a diamond with angry eyes, beard and hair, so it is not frightening.

Monk Huihai put down the rosary in his hand, and stopped pretending to chant sutras. He glared at his junior brother. But Zen Master Huishan was not afraid at all. Instead, he complained: "Yesterday, when the great monk came to place the order, I saw that something was wrong with him. Later, when he proposed to use our temple to open an altar to teach the Dharma, I even disagreed."

"At that time, I wanted to drive this ignorant bastard out. Who does he think he is? He deserves to teach the Fa in our Xinlong Temple?! Brother, you don't need to come forward in this matter, I will drive him away now. "

After that, Huishan was going to go out to find a Zen stick to drive away the great monk from outside.

"Get back!" Although Monk Huihai was upset, he had at least maintained this calm state before. But at this moment, he couldn't maintain his image as an eminent monk, and instead yelled at his younger brother angrily: "You shameless thing, you have been staying in this small place in Changtan County for a long time, do you really think that you are the supreme being in the world, the reincarnation of Arhat?

You are nothing more than a sixth-rank martial artist, and you may be considered a master in Changtan County. But looking around the world, there are so many people you can't afford to offend! "

Although Huishan was impulsive, he was not stupid. He immediately realized something when he heard this.

"Brother, why don't you stand up?"

"I... can't stand up anymore." Hui Hai said bitterly. A dignified fifth-rank martial arts expert, Zen Master Hui Hai can be described as the number one master in Changtan County. Now I don't even have the strength to stand up.

"Ah?! Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Why do you think I brought that great monk back to the temple? That's when I ran into him when I went to collect debts, and he crippled all my skills with one palm. He forced me to bring him here." Hui Hai's voice was very sharp. low.

In today's world, in addition to relying on incense and offerings, Xinlong Temple also has two most important incomes, one is the more than 1,000 mu of Futian on the outskirts of the county. The other is to lend usury, which is commonly known as usury.

As the saying goes: loan sharks, one for three;

Not only is Xinlong Temple engaged in the loan shark business, but in fact the two largest loan shark institutions in the world, one is a Buddhist temple and the other is a Taoist temple.

It can be said that as long as they borrow more than 10% of usury, an ordinary owner farmer or ordinary worker will never be able to recover for a lifetime. In addition to eating and drinking, almost all the money earned is used to repay the interest. Otherwise, if the interest is repaid, I am afraid that in the end it will be necessary to mortgage the house and sell the land, and only those who sell their sons and daughters can pay it back.

The 1,000 mu of Futian in Xinlong Temple was only 100 mu at first, and the extra 900 mu of land was obtained by Huihai through loan sharks over the years.

Hui Hai can also be regarded as well-run.

Of course, there is no need to say how many of these families were forced to ruin.

Hui Hai's skills are useless now, and the opponent only used one palm. Huishan's talent is not as good as Huihai's. Seeing that Huihai is already like this, he naturally dare not go to that foreign monk to fight for his life. This great monk is probably a very high master.

"Brother, how could this happen!"

"Huishan, I have been thinking hard all night. After all, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the cycle of karma is not good. The monks who came in the procession may be our retribution. Although the monk Jueyuan didn't say it clearly, our home in Xinlong Temple The industry may not be able to keep it.”

"Ah, this... Brother, could it be that he has the power of no return?" Monk Huishan was not reconciled.

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There is a large square in front of the Daxiong Hall of Xinlong Temple. This place is prepared for pilgrims when they line up for offering incense. Because every year and holidays, Xinlong Temple can be regarded as full of people.

It is normal for thousands or even tens of thousands of people to come to burn incense and worship Buddha in a day. Therefore, the square of the Daxiong Hall of Xinlong Temple can accommodate thousands of people.

Today, the square is packed to the brim. But the people who crowded here did not offer incense or worship the Buddha. They all just sat cross-legged in the square, listening to a tall and strong monk standing on the Meru steps on the seventh floor of the Daxiong Hall [teaching the Fa].

"Does everyone know the Buddha Kingdom?" The tall monk asked with a smile.

Most of the people in the field are poor people, and they are also poor and bare feet that Huishan dismisses. Because these people are too poor, they can't afford offerings at ordinary times. That is to say, burn incense sticks during festivals.

On weekdays, I don't use gold and silver to shape the golden body of the Buddha, but I only use some cheap steamed buns and fruits, which the dogs in the temple don't eat.

Huishan felt that being poor and barefoot had nothing to do with Buddha.

However, many of the poor and barefoot people present still understand Buddhism, and they know what the Buddha Kingdom is.

At that moment, someone said loudly: "I know that the Buddha Kingdom is a place opened up by the Buddhas for believers. Although there is no long-term life there, it can get rid of many sufferings in the world. I chant scriptures and worship Buddha on weekdays, and save the food at home to make white flour steamed buns Worshiping the Buddha. I hope that my family can be reborn in the Buddha's country in the next life."

As soon as the man's voice fell, he attracted a lot of echoes. In fact, there are many people who believe in Buddhism in Changtan County. It can be said that in such a difficult living environment, most people need spiritual sustenance and comfort.

After all, life is already so hard, if there is no spiritual comfort, I'm afraid it will drive people crazy. Especially the poorer the people, the more they hope to have a better afterlife.

Most people believe in Buddha and pay homage to Buddha not really hoping that they can become a Buddha or prove the status of arhat, but to seek a good afterlife. Either you can be reborn in a wealthy family, and it is best to be reborn in a Buddhist country.

Niu Ben on the Sumeru Platform nodded and said, "That's true. But do you know how the Buddha Kingdom was established?"

"It was developed by the Buddha!" ​​Someone rushed to answer.

But Niu Ben shook his head on the stage and said, "No."

Everyone in the audience whispered to each other, not knowing how to answer.

Hearing the sound of running bulls on the stage was like Huang Zhong Dalu, everyone's minds were shocked as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Today, I will tell you about the origin of the law, and tell you how the Buddha Kingdom was opened up on the earth. This story starts from a place called the Kingdom of the Underworld."