Fahai sat under the Leifeng Pagoda and smiled as he looked at the Chief of the Outer Court of the Golden Mountain Temple. He said unhurriedly,"Junior Brother, calm down. There's no need to be so nervous. You're talking about the novel called 'The Legend of the White Snake', right? I've seen a little before, but it's all fiction…"
The Head of the Outer Court of the Golden Mountain Temple was stunned when he heard that. He looked surprised." This…Senior Brother, you know about it?"!”
"This Wandering Know-it-all is really detestable. He actually dared to write Senior Brother on it. Does he think that my Golden Mountain Temple is easy to bully? We can't let him off so easily. Just because of his stupid book, the merit incense of our Golden Mountain Monastery has been greatly reduced. The amount of incense we received recently is less than a day in our heyday. This is outrageous…"
Fahai, who was standing next to him, smiled as he looked at the indignant Chief of the outer court of Jinshan Temple. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of picking a flower. He said unhurriedly," Junior Brother, your state of mind is unstable. You haven't cultivated a buddha heart after cultivating for so long. Cultivation is about the state of mind. Now, a mere novel has disturbed your state of mind that you've cultivated for many years..."
Looking at Fahai, who was in front of him, stretching out his hand to make a hand seal, his expression was calm and composed, without any fluctuation. The Chief Monk of the Outer Court of the Golden Mountain Temple could not help but feel a deep respect for him. He chanted the name of Buddha and said in a deep voice," Yes, Senior Brother's teachings are correct. It was my negligence…"
" Back then, the Buddha had the great awareness of sacrificing himself to feed the eagles. Everything in the outside world is just a test. No matter what the wind blows, I will remain unmoved. Junior Brother, you've been deceived…"
After a round of communication, the Head of the Outer Court of Golden Mountain Temple was completely convinced by his Senior Brother Fahai in front of him. He could still be so indifferent in the face of all kinds of colored eyes and accusations from the outside world. This realm was really powerful. At the same time, he felt ashamed of his previous actions. After cultivating Buddhism for so long, he still could not be indifferent to his appearance. He really let down his master's teachings.
Fahai could not help but nod when he saw the Master of the Outer Court of the Golden Mountain Monastery calm down. He chuckled and said,"" Junior Brother, let's go. Let's go to the temple. It's just a joke in a novel. The visitors won't take it seriously…"
Fahai and the First Seat of the outer court of the Golden Mountain Monastery left Leifeng Pagoda together and walked towards the main hall of the monastery.
Along the way, the number of visitors to the Golden Mountain Temple, which was originally prosperous with incense, had dropped by a large margin. Unlike before, the wealthy merchants and noble families who often came had also disappeared. In the Golden Mountain Temple's Merit Incense Fire, these wealthy merchants and noble families accounted for almost 80%. Now that they did not come, the number of incense offerings naturally dropped.
With fewer visitors, the young monks in the temple naturally became free. They stood there and whispered.
"Why are there so few visitors to Jinshan Temple these days? The wealthy merchants Sun Gu and Old Master Hu have disappeared. I don't know what happened…"
" I think it's because of a novel called 'The Legend of the White Snake', which is very popular in Xi Hang recently. I've read some of it and wrote about our Jinshan Temple and Abbot Fahai. Not to mention those devotees, even after I read it, I feel that the old thief Fahai in the book is very detestable. He broke up the lovebirds with a stick and has a heart of stone. No wonder those devotees don't come…"
"Wow…Is it that exciting? Where was the novel? I also want to take a look. Is Fahai really so detestable?!”
Many young acolytes standing at the side were extremely curious when they heard this. They wanted to see the cold-hearted old thief Fahai in the book. The young acolyte who had spoken earlier curled his lips slightly and took out the Legend of the White Snake like a thief. He also instructed them not to let anyone see it.
As a Buddhist cultivator, the Chief of the Outer Courtyard of Jinshan Temple heard the whispers among the young acolytes from 100 meters away. He couldn't help but snort and roll up his sleeves," I think these young acolytes really need to be taught a lesson. I'll teach them a lesson today and let them talk nonsense here..."
Fahai, who was standing next to them, also heard the whispers between these little novice monks. The address of 'Old Thief Fahai' made his eyes twitch involuntarily. The Buddhist light on his body rippled, and the stones under his feet shattered into spider-web-like cracks.
Looking at the Chief Monk of the outer court of the Golden Mountain Temple, who rolled up his sleeves and was about to go out to deal with the little novice monk, Fahai reached out and pulled him back. He said expressionlessly," Junior Brother, calm down. We're all masters. Don't lower yourself to the level of these novice monks…"
"These little acolytes are too unruly. Senior Brother, you're too generous. You have to punish them severely.”The Head of the Outer Court of the Golden Mountain Monastery spoke indignantly. Fahai, who was standing beside him, retracted the Buddha's Light that rippled on his body and said unhurriedly,"Junior Brother, let's change the method. Why don't we punish these little novice monks to copy the Diamond Sutra ten times and double their homework…"
The Diamond Sutra, a classic Buddhist scripture, had a total of 5162 words. As a punishment, copying it ten times would mean a total of 51620 words. In ancient times, when copying with a brush, this was simply a terrifying workload. It might not even be completed in a month.
When the head of the outer court of the Golden Mountain Temple heard this, he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. He looked at Fahai in front of him and whispered,"Senior Brother, isn't the punishment too harsh?!”
Fahai revealed a benevolent smile and said softly,"" Junior Brother, I'm doing this to train their minds. It's good for them to understand the principles of Buddhism by copying more Buddhist scriptures. Let's do it this way…"
The Head of the Outer Courtyard of the Golden Mountain Temple nodded. What he didn't see was that the Buddha Bead in Fahai's hand had already been crushed by him. The green stone bricks under his feet had been shattered silently. He, Fahai, was really a magnanimous person!!
In the monastery, the young monks who had participated in the discussion of the Legend of the White Snake could not help but wail when they heard that they were punished to copy the Diamond Sutra ten times. Fahai felt a little better.
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