Chapter 553 Buddhist Nuns
In the assembly of the Unpopular, giving is not the purpose, but just a means used by Buddhist monks to expand their influence. In the Western Christian countries, although the doctrines are different, they also give as much as the assembly of the Unpopular, that is, the Holy Communion.
In the unspoken assembly, donation expands its influence and gains more believers.
The real most important part of the conference is the preaching of the monks. This time, the Buddhists claim that during this Buddhist event, tens of thousands of monks gathered in Gaoyang, Hebei. In fact, there may not be ten thousand monks, but it is not much different.
Just when the donation was almost done, the newly cast bronze bell rang on the bell and drum tower in Dongcheng in Gaoyang City.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The long-lasting bell rang melodiously, shaking people's hearts.
The bell rang out and never stopped for a long time. At this time, the loud drum sounded again. Liu Tantou, with the help of the two soldiers, stood in front of the huge altar with his father-in-law. Listening to the sound of the drums, he immediately heard that it was the sound of at least hundreds of big drums. When he was conquering Liao, he had seen Yang Guang reviewing the 500,000 troops in Huaiyuan Town.
Five hundred thousand people almost filled the endless plain. When Yang Guang inspected, the war drum was even more vibrant than this, and the big drum had at least thousands of faces.
Amid the sound of bells and drums, a huge sound of reciting the Brahma Sutra suddenly came, which was composed of the sound of thousands of monks reciting the scriptures.
As the sound got closer, the crowd in the north gave up a wide passage, and hundreds of small novice monks in front walked into the venue with bare heads, wearing monk's robes, holding prayer flags and heading.
Behind the little novice monks were thousands of young monks, one by one, pounding wooden fish and chanting scriptures and slowly and neatly entering the venue.
Shocking!
Liu Tantou was deeply shocked when he saw these novice monks and young monks appearing. In the mountains behind Liujiazhuang, there was also a dilapidated small temple. There was an extremely old white-bearded monk inside. However, although the monk recited scriptures every day, he always felt that he felt friendly. But today, he saw such a grand monk, and he felt as if he was facing Yang Guang back then.
The monks continued to appear. At this time, the monks appeared no longer those white-robed monks, but those old monks wearing cassocks. All of these monks were extremely energetic. Everyone held a large iron stick. While walking, the iron rings on the Zen stick intersected, and the sound of the ginger stick kept ringing.
The father-in-law also looked at him, and he was not surprised. The Wuli Conference usually took five years, and the last time he saw it in Zhuo County five years ago. That time, the monk Huineng presided over it, but he did not appear like this at all.
Seeing Liu Tantou's surprised look, he smiled and said, "These are all the abbots of various temples and some famous elders in the temples. These are all eminent monks."
Liu Tantou was even more surprised when he heard this. So many old monks were all at the level of abbot. So, wouldn’t this old monk who could not see clearly have a temple that could not be counted?
Just when he was still surprised, suddenly there were waves of sounds of cold sounds coming. Liu Tantou looked up, but this time he was even more shocked. He saw that after the team of abbots passed by, not far away, the ones coming towards him were actually women.
A gust of north wind blew, making countless prayer flags blew, and also blew the black hairs of these young women coming towards them, revealing the young and beautiful faces.
"This, how could there be women in the temple?" Liu Tantou was really stunned.
"Don't talk nonsense," the father-in-law interrupted him, "These are female lay Buddhists who practice with hair in nunnies in Buddhism. In Buddhism, the monks are monks, and the females are monks. They are monks and nuns. They are monks and nuns who call them monks. The big ones are also called temples, and the small ones are called temples. Among them, there are lay Buddhists who practice with hair and nuns, and the nuns who take precepts. The ones that come out before are lay Buddhists who practice with hair, don't talk nonsense."
Behind these lay Buddhists were the same huge number of bald nuns, both old and young, but most of them were small. Liu Tantou was shocked and stunned when he saw it behind. He had lived for thirty years and had never seen so many women like today. Moreover, most of them were young women, dressed white and floating.
"Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!"
Another bells and drums sounded. When the nuns of the brigade also passed, a large group of people came from behind. There were more flags and more drum musicians this time.
When the rows of neatly arranged arrays of military formations arrived at the front, Liu Tantou returned to the battlefield in Liaodong that year. However, the shiny big bald heads told him that he was still attending the Breeze Conference in Gaoyang.
Thirty people were as horizontal, thirty people were as vertical, and one square, with a burly and thirty people were as vertical, and a stellar 900-long square. These monks did not hold wooden fish or prayer flags, nor did they wear cassocks. There were a queue of nine hundred people, four monks in front and back, and four monks in front and back, each of them held a short stick with eyebrows and a ring knife that looked like a horizontal knife. These monks were wearing short monk robes and had a black round shield on their backs.
The father-in-law was breathing and exclaimed, "These people are all monks, but why are there so many monks? Judging from this formation, they are not monks drawn from the temples temporarily. This is like a long-term army."
Liu Tantou nodded, "These people acted consistently, and they did cooperate tacitly. They must have trained for a long time, and they did not take it for a moment."
Amid the frown of the father-in-law, four arrays of monks walked by, behind it was a huge wooden platform, carried by hundreds of monks. From a distance, I saw that on the wooden platform, there was a ** master wearing a purple gold robe and holding a purple gold Zen stick. The monk looked only over forty years old, and under the shiny omen, his eyes were like lightning.
He sat cross-legged on the wooden platform, holding a stick in one hand and holding the other hand in front of him, muttering something in his mouth, and was constantly chanting scriptures. From a distance, he could not tell the majesty of his precious appearance.
On the side behind him, there was a woman, a nun. Under his equally radiant head, wearing a baggage, and a holy face. But if she closed her eyes and recited the scriptures, she could not hide her stunning appearance. Liu Tantou had heard the screams of the people behind him and remembered, and no one expected that there would be such a beautiful nun.
The two soldiers of the prefect's palace standing next to the charcoal head whispered. "The person on this wooden platform is the abbot of Tianlong Temple in Hengshan. It is said that he is also the youngest abbot of Tianlong Temple. He has just passed forty this year. His Dharma name is Tansheng. It is said that he was a clan who only left after he was twenty years old. His secular family surname was Gao. The nun here is also the abbot of Jingxuan in Xuantian Temple on Hengshan."
After a long time, the shocking appearance ceremony was finally completed. The abbot of the unclimbed meeting, the abbot of the Tianlong Temple, climbed to the altar and sat cross-legged among the monks and masters on all sides. The female host Jingxuan, who came on the wooden platform, actually followed him to the altar again, sitting cross-legged behind Gao Tansheng.
Tan Sheng closed his eyes and began to recite scriptures, and nearly 10,000 monks around the altar began to recite scriptures together.
At this time, the people around him also knelt in the snow to pray for blessings. For a moment, the Sanskrit scriptures echoed everywhere in the county town of higher vocational schools.
After reciting the scriptures for more than an hour, the sky gradually became dim.
Tan Sheng suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes swept across the black crows below like lightning, attracting countless people and people to look up.
"Maitreya Buddha just descended from the oracle!"
Many people worship Maitreya Buddha in the Central Plains, but more often, Maitreya Buddha is used by those with ulterior motives to confuse the people of the world and conduct conspiracies. Especially in troubled times, many people use Maitreya to rebel.
When the father-in-law heard Tan Sheng say that Maitreya descended from the oracle, the bad feeling became even stronger.
"Now is the time when Maitreya is gone to the calamity. People make treasures, hurt each other, are imprisoned and suffer all kinds of troubles." Tan Sheng stood up slowly and said loudly.
Just then, the already dim sky suddenly blew a gust of north wind, and then the sky was covered with dark clouds and completely darkened, as dark as midnight, and the five fingers were invisible.
Countless panic sounds were heard, and some people were even trampling on them.
At this moment, on the high altar, suddenly torches lit up one after another, and the bright flames immediately sootheed the hearts of the people.
Tan Sheng was still standing there, his face calm.
"Maitreya is the future Buddha. Now Maitreya has descended from oracles. This world is about to be destroyed. Maitreya is about to be born. After Maitreya comes, the mountains, rivers and stone walls are all destroyed. Most of them are plains, the sea is quiet, the land is fertile, and there are many natural paradises. All year round, the wind and rain are smooth, the flowers are blooming, and all kinds of things are suitable. The products are harvested, the fruits are sweet, and natural japonica rice is produced without bran, and the taste is fragrant. If it is mature, it cannot be eaten, and people eat longevity, without any disasters. There is no disaster. People are all good, without greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, doubt,..., and no killing, stealing, adultery, lying, wine, and no disaster.
,... and other bad thoughts, words and deeds. Everyone knows that the practice of pure body, mouth and mind, people's hearts are equal, no discrimination, no disputes, and joyful meeting each other. They often encourage each other with good words. People do all kinds of good deeds, no evil deeds, and no worries about food. Their clothes do not require artificial textiles. The ground grows in the sky and the trees will grow all kinds of soft clothes, and they can wear them. Houses and palaces are also mostly formed by law, and there is no filth or impurity on the ground. People want to urinate and defecate, and the ground toilet is opened and then they will be closed. There are many treasures on the ground, which can be picked up at will, and people can pick up gems in their hands to enjoy."
The world described by Tan Sheng instantly made countless people below obsessed with each other. Thinking about the sufferings he has suffered now, countless people are furious.
Tan Sheng was still shouting: "The world is about to be destroyed, and Maitreya is about to be born. Only those who believe in Maitreya can survive and enter the future world. Maitreya Buddha has already brought down the oracle. I am the person who spoke in the world before he came to the world. Believers, please convert to my Buddha. Long live Maitreya! Those who believe in eternal life!"
Countless already fanatical people knelt down and worshiped each other, shouting loudly, "Long live Maitreya!"
The father-in-law's face changed drastically and he murmured, "This is a cult!"
Seeing that he was still standing there, Liu Tantou, who was standing beside him, hurriedly picked him up and knelt down, "Brother-in-law, these people are indeed abnormal. But now they can just kneel together." As he said that, he signaled to the monks holding long sticks and ring swords under the high platform with his eyes.
Gao Tansheng felt extremely proud when he saw these people kneeling down.
However, at this time, some people stood up, and many monks and abbots of the monks immediately stood up to refute after hearing Tan Sheng's words about Maitreya's coming to the world. Although they also believed that Maitreya was coming to the world, it was definitely not the time when they came to the world. It was even more impossible for any oracles to be passed to Tan Sheng to make him an endorsement in the world.
As soon as the monks moved, Tan Sheng, who had been staring at them for a long time, reacted faster.
He pointed at them and shouted, "These people have been tempted by the devil. They want to stop the coming of Maitreya Buddha, and they want to stop us from entering the future world. My warriors of the Buddha, bravely eliminate these evil devils!"
As soon as Tan Sheng finished speaking, many of his confidant monks rushed to the altar and into the people. Anyone who was still standing was quickly killed by them one by one. Among the swaying fires of torches around the venue, blood splattered everywhere, and wailing screams kept ringing.
The Buddhist crucifixion that moment ago became the hell of the Avici.
"The officials in this county city have long been the minions of the devil, and the warriors who protect the Buddha have killed them all!" Tan Sheng's kindness and holiness on his face have long disappeared, and all that is left is hysterical hideousness and roar. Under the extremely dark sky, he stood on the high altar, holding his hands high and hoarse.
Teams of monks carrying bloody ring swords rushed towards important places in the city, including government offices, warehouses, military camps, city gates and other places.
Blood and religious fanaticism have already made the people crazy, some of which are following and some are sitting in the snow in fear.
Not many, all the monks sent out came back. A leader of the monk rushed to the high platform and reported to Tan Sheng that they had just attacked the prefect's office, the government office and other yamen. Even the military camp had occupied it, but no official yamen soldiers were found.
Then someone reported that the people sent to attack the granary encountered resistance, and the prefect and other officials guarded the granary there.
After a while, someone reported that the person sent to snatch the fourth sect has not succeeded, but it will not take long to win the four cities.
Tan Sheng was very happy and hugged Master Jingxuan in front of countless people and kissed him fiercely.
Then, in front of all the surprised people, Maitreya announced that Maitreya had an oracle for him to establish a dynasty in the secular world before Maitreya came to life, to eliminate all heresies who refused to believe in Maitreya, and to wait for Maitreya to come to life."
Chapter completed!