The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 16: Tang Shi custom tells the Northern Song Dynasty monks

Although Zheng Ping's condition is good, Yun Yanhui does not dare to call her kesi and embroidery again, for fear that she will fall into love again. In the past, I thought high skills were a good thing, but now it seems that sometimes it can become a bad thing. Success is also Kesi, and defeat is also Kesi.

Yunyan didn't want to let Zheng Ping touch even a needle, so she simply took her younger siblings to take care of all the housework. In fact, he wanted to tell Zheng Ping to quit his job, because this time the illness made Yun Yan come back to his senses, and Zheng Ping became weak.

This is the ancient times when the average life expectancy was not high. Any disease could kill people, especially the non-noble people who needed to work.

It's just that I don't have any other income now, so I thought to myself how to make money.

Although he still had doubts about the matter of pinching the sheep, he also started to do things of superstition. He went to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and then went to Ran to ask for some scriptures he copied.

When I walked to the place, the door was not closed, and when I entered the door, I saw that I was admonishing a senior apprentice. That was a serious apprentice that I had accepted. The name of the law was Huichong, and I was only in my twenties this year.

Hui Chong said: "Master, just passing by..."

The old monk scolded his head and scolded his face: "Passing by, how many times do you pass by Xiaotianshuixiang a day? You are still staring at the ***, so ugly, and insulting Buddhism! Why didn't you fall when you passed the Bian River? ?"

Xiaotianshui Lane is near Daxiangguo Temple, and there are many courtyard streets, which are brothels, as Bianliang people say.

Hui Chong was scolded in disgrace.

Yun Yanhui also had a cold sweat on her face. She couldn't help but be glad that she didn't become a monk. Usually a good-natured man, he is particularly ruthless when he scolds his apprentices.

Hui Chong turned around and saw Yun Yan came back, so he hurriedly rolled up, "Master, you see Junior Brother Yan is here, let me make tea..."

"Come back, kneel!" Lingran scolded.

Hui Chong immediately knelt back, and cast a look of help back at Yun Yan.

Yunyan replied: "Master..."

Just as he was about to persuade Luran, he heard a tired and authentic voice: "In today's world, there are many people who run temples, but there are not many people who worship Buddha."

Monks run temples as companies, or they are used by gangsters to become renunciations. Old-fashioned monks like Liran, especially in prosperous Kyoto like Bianliang, are really rare.

Knowingly frowning, he pointed at Hui Chong and said, "If I ask you to sit in meditation, you will become a pig."

Hui was afraid to speak like a quail.

“Nowadays, Daoism is widely spread, but my Buddhist disciples think about worldly pleasures every day. After doing the Dharma things, they play like a dharma. Is this what a monk should do? I don’t want you to sit in bitter meditation, but you Can't you do it with meditation?"

Yunyan returned to want to speak, but when she heard what she said, her heart moved, and she said, "Master, not everyone has the same realm as you, living in a busy city and not moving, then the eminent monk year I have a new year. The market in the Song Dynasty is unprecedentedly prosperous, and if I want to spread the Dharma, I cannot use the conventional method.”

Once I heard it, my face showed deep thought, "The previous statement is good, but what do you mean by not being able to use the common method?"

Yun Yanhui: "During the Tang Dynasty, monasteries had vulgar stories that were popular in the marketplace. The monks used rap and singing to express the scriptures and stories in a simple way, making it easier for the people to understand. The word vulgar is very clear. Propagating the Dharma in a secular way.”

Yun Yan thought about it and continued: "There is no curfew in the Song Dynasty, and the Wazigou Lan is bustling day by day. Isn't this the best time for the common saying to return to the world's eyes again? , or derived from common sayings. You said that the brothers went to Wazi to play after finishing the Dharma service, so why not ask them to go to Wazi to spread the Dharma and broadcast good thoughts for practice?"

In the city of Bianliang, there are dozens of small and large tile houses.

Washe, as a comprehensive entertainment venue, became more and more prosperous because the curfew was not implemented in the Northern Song Dynasty. Whether it is juggling, folk art or gambling, there are various entertainment activities in the washhouse, which are divided into various sheds in the washhouse, attracting citizens to come and spend.

The people of the Northern Song Dynasty had a very rich leisure and leisure life.

What Yun Yanhui said is actually a form that will gradually form after the development of Washe, but he directly put forward the mature concept.

When I heard it clearly, I thought about it over and over in my heart. If it can be practiced, what is the point of Taoism?

"It's a really good idea, but now there are no monks who can speak the common saying, chanting scriptures, and Buddhist chants. They all have to be proficient. It was difficult to destroy Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, and the common teaching has long since been lost."

Yunyan was engaged in propaganda work in her previous life, and she knew the key to it. "Speaking of common sayings leads to speeches. Now if the Master thinks it's okay, he can learn from his speeches. What do you think?"

Knowledge took Yun Yanhui's hand and burst into tears, "I knew that you were born a Buddhist disciple..."

Yunyan replied: "..."

"That's right, Junior Brother Yan is so organized at such a young age, he deserves to be the person that Master looks at." Hui Chong, because he had just been scolded, wanted to please Master, and hurriedly said, "Master, when the time comes, I will One to preach."

"You copy the scriptures for me a hundred times first." He said coldly, "I will report this matter to the abbot, Brother Yan, the more I think about it, the more I feel that this is a great blessing for the world today. If it is successful, I will ask the abbot to reduce or exempt your rent.”

The temple does good deeds every year, and uses medicine and porridge, but this method is more subtle and moisturizing.

Yunyan was very happy when he heard the rent reduction or exemption. He was not worried about how to relieve Zheng Ping slowly, "Thank you, Master."

I didn't want an unintentional conversation to lead to such a good thing, so I went to discuss the matter with the abbot. After a few days, Yun Yanhui was called to discuss the matter.

The abbot knew Yun Yanhui from the beginning. He knew that he liked him, and he was smart, but he didn't expect his mind to be so clear at a young age, and he was very happy.

The abbot asked, "Brother Yan, what you said to Lingran has been relayed to me. I want to ask you, Brother Yan, do you really plan to become a monk?"

How could Yunyan return to know that he had turned into a monk again, so he had no choice but to say: "Abbot, although I am not a monk, everyone regards me as a future monk, and I myself think that the Daxiangguo Temple is my home, What's the difference?"

The abbot couldn't help rejoicing when he heard the closeness, "I also know it's impossible, you are an only son, it's just a pity. However, as you said, as long as you think you are a monastery, you can become a monk at home. What's the difference? Brother Yan, please give me a detailed charter on this matter."

Yunyan's eyes lit up in return, and after trying to figure out what the abbot meant, she saluted and said generously, "The disciple has taken orders."

The abbot is more proficient in common affairs and more courageous, he simply handed over the detailed planning of this matter to Yun Yanhui,

During the Tang Dynasty, there were special monks in the temples, who were responsible for preaching the Dharma. With the loss of the common teachings, this classification of monks also disappeared in the temples. Easier to do.

The great monk consciously can't do it, and it's impossible to find skilled people in this industry to do it. They want to grab food, unless the matter is always "outsourced" to Mr. Talking, and they simply ask them to teach Buddhist scriptures, but The overall effect is much worse than that of real monks.

However, Ge'er Yan who proposed this idea is very clever and has clear support. Let him give it a try. It's a great thing.

After the event is completed, there must be more than just the rent reduction as clearly stated. There is a lot of oil and water in the Daxiangguo Temple.