Luoyang White Horse Temple, the first day Xiang Que sat overnight under the Sakyamuni relics pagoda in the temple, and went to the monks in the temple to ask for water and steamed buns the next morning, and then came to sit cross-legged under the relics pagoda.
That time under the Buddha tree in the Great Leiyin Temple, he realized the first Yama map, so Xiang Que should think that if he wants to realize this Buddhist practice, he has to go to a thousand-year-old temple like the Great Leiyin Temple to realize his chance, and his mentality is not very urgent, because Buddhism pays the most attention to cause and effect As soon as he said it, he didn't realize that it might be because his fate didn't arrive, and the cause and effect didn't come out.
On the second day, Xiang Que continued to sit under the relic, and the old monk who had been here the day before and left after saying inexplicable words to Xiang Que did not appear again on this day.
Two days later, Xiang Que still found nothing, and on the fourth day, he still sat in vain for a day, and after five days, Xiang Que's patience was gradually worn out, and his heart gradually became irritable, and his brows were furrowed as if he was quite impatient.
After a week, Xiang Que has not only sat dry, in the White Horse Temple back and forth, the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower and the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion have left his figure, the entire White Horse Temple was given by him over and over again I don't know how many circles, to the temple almost all later The monks knew him.
Half a month later, Xiang Que sighed faintly, and in the past two days, he has been recalling the words that the old monk had said to him.
"Donor, do you have something to ask for?"
"Donor, what you ask for is not what you can ask for" Xiang Que grabbed his hair in a mess, and helplessly pulled a monk who passed by and asked, "Master and you inquire about someone, is there a person in your White Horse Temple who is about the same height as me and has a thin body·····?"
After Xiang Que finished describing, the monk nodded and said, "Yes, you should be asking about our presiding master."
"The presiding officer of the White Horse Temple?"
Xiang Que exclaimed.
"Yes, host, Master Minghui" Xiang Que said: "Where is the host, can I meet him?"
Well, please teach some, some knowledge above the Buddha's teachings."
The monk folded his hands and said apologetically: "I'm sorry donor, the host went to preach Buddha outside."
"Where did you go?"
Xiang Que frowned and asked.
"There is no fixed place, no one knows where he went to preach Buddhism, we preside over the year every once in a while to go out of the White Horse Temple, he will come back again I don't know when, Shi is mainly to wait here again, I'm afraid I have to wait for a while" Xiang Que really wants to ask this enlightened monk to understand, why can't I ask for what I want, and how do you know what I am asking for, but it's a pity that the creation is a bit tricky, and the master is gone.
Leaving the White Horse Temple, Xiang Xiang looked back unwillingly: "What about the good Buddhism and Taoism?"
"Said that the good Buddhism and Taoism are cultivated, Xiang Que has nothing to understand with the Ten Halls of Yama Tu, and he doesn't understand any of the remaining Buddhist techniques, for this reason, it is impossible for him to worship which master to practice, first, there is not enough time, and secondly, the old Tao may charge him with betraying the master Strangled to death.
Leaving the White Horse Temple, he rushed to the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou with a stomach full of complaints and complaints.
It was late March.
In the Lingyin Temple, Xiang Que is like the White Horse Temple, wandering in the temple stupidly, looking for his so-called opportunity.
Seven days later, he departed.
At the beginning of April, Yangzhou Daming Temple, South Putuo Temple in mid-April, and Tiantai Mountain Guoqing Temple in May have left a figure of Xiang Missing, and in the later period, China's ten thousand-year-old temples, he all walked around, and continued to find nothing.
Later, Xiang Que went to the Leiyin Temple where he had realized the first Yama map, and asked to see the master who had enlightened him at the beginning, and wanted to get another chance to seek Buddha from the other party, but unfortunately Xiang Que's practice of Buddhism seemed to have gone wrong, and his bad luck was not a little bit , the master went into retreat.
The monk of Leiyin Monastery told him that the master was in retreat in a Buddhist hall on weekdays, and he could only see him twice in the morning and evening when someone delivered food, and the rest of the time the master would not go out and no one would see him.
"Master, do you think this will work?"
Xiang Que rubbed his hands and asked a little urgently: "I'll go when the food is delivered, I'll bring the food to the master, and then take the time to chat with him, is it okay?"
” Xiang Que's expectant and anxious eyes did not move the other party at all, and the monk told him apologetically: "The master is in retreat, and outsiders are not allowed to disturb him, otherwise it is equivalent to breaking the vows, even if I ask you to send a meal to the master, he will not talk to you, donor, you can dispel this thought."
Xiang stretched out his finger unwillingly and said, "One sentence, I'll just say a word to him" "Donor, you're a bit of a strong man······" The monk of Leiyin Temple said impatiently: "The master retreats all mundane things must not be tainted, even we usually just leave the food at the door and leave, and we have never said a word to the master."
Xiang Que let out a long sigh again, scratching his head a little, a little helpless.
In more than two months, he visited almost all the thousand-year-old temples, but in the end he found nothing, and his understanding of Buddhism seemed to have entered a dead end, without any progress.
Unwilling to leave the Leiyin Temple and continue his own path of cultivation, the place he should go to the most was the Putian Hanging Temple, but unfortunately Cao Shanjun and the old monk wandered away, and they have not been able to contact them, and the place where he is most hopeful of being ignited has been emptied.
After more than a month, Xiang Que went all the way to many famous ancient temples, and every place he went to lingered for a few days, hoping that the Buddha could give him some hints with a flash of inspiration, but unfortunately, the shadow of disappointment shrouded Xiang Que's head again and again.
Entering the month of July, a tired Xiang Que came to the Leshan area, there is no ancient temple here but there is a history and reputation is not bad for any temple of the Buddha, Leshan Giant Buddha, this Buddha statue is located at the confluence of the three rivers of Leshan, on the verge of Dadu River, Tsing Yi River and Min River, Leshan The head of the big Buddha is with the mountain, the feet step on the river and touch the knees with both hands, the body of the Buddha is well-proportioned, the spirit is solemn, the mountain chisel is achieved on the edge of the cliff, the Buddha is 71 meters high.
Nanmin River, Xiang Que sat on a bamboo raft and the boatman supported the bamboo pole and went down the river, passing through the Leshan Giant Buddha.
Xiang Que had nowhere to go, so he walked all the way to the middle of the river, and simply planned to take a look at the legendary Lingyun Maitreya Buddha.
Under the Buddha statue, the boatman stopped with a bamboo pole propped up the raft.
There are many people in the upper reaches of the river, all are looking at the Giant Buddha of Nale Mountain, this Buddha is not only high, not only big, this Buddha has a long history, it is a generation of master Haitong monk who can not bear to see the flood at the three rivers and build it, used to suppress the flood, this Buddha has immeasurable merits.
When you look at the Buddha, you can feel the surging kindness on this statue.
The sun was dazzling above his head, and Xiang Que put his hand on his eyes and looked up at the big Buddha in front of him.
"Huh······" Xiang Que suddenly screamed in surprise.