early morning.

Chengtian Temple, lecture hall.

The monks sat in the hall and recited morning classes.

In the back row, a short, chubby little monk closed his eyes, chanting in his mouth, his head drooped like a chicken pecking at rice, dozing.

clang--!

The bell rang at the end of morning class, and the hall was filled with the chaotic footsteps of monks standing up.

The chubby little shaman suddenly woke up, looked around in a daze, wiped the corner of his mouth, got up, and ran out of the hall.

The little novice monk of Choududu has a magic number that he doesn't like very much. He was obtained by the master who kept silent all day long and murmured and morning bell. It was rare for the master to speak this time:

"Koti."

The chubby little novice monk actually can't write the word behind, he can only read it, and his Chinese pronunciation is similar to "Goudi".

Koti is the largest number in Buddhist Sanskrit, with a free translation of tens of millions.

Anyway, the abbot of the temple and other monks say this every time they introduce him to outsiders.

But only the little novice monk Koti himself knew that the master gave him this Dharma name because the word "一" can be used in combination with the word "渀" to represent the hard skin generated by friction on human hands and feet...

In short, it shows that the little novice monk has not yet reached the level of meditation and cannot sit for a long time to practice meditation.

So other young novice monks of the same generation in the temple joked about him like this, saying that he was greedy, unable to sit still, and was chubby. He looked like he was not a serious monk, and he couldn't say that he was greedy for money and lust...

Koti wanted to speak but stopped, and wanted to say that the abbot was fatter than him. Could it be that the abbot was also greedy... Well, the greed for money is up to date. There are indeed many yards in the temple that are carefully calculated and rented for scholars. The abbot is good at making money, but is it that the abbot is lustful?

Koti shook his head.

After the morning class, he buried his head in the morning yard. His two little fat legs ran faster than the master monks and masters who walked out of the hall earlier, which naturally caused a side look.

However, the monks in Chengtian Temple saw that they were koti figures, and their stereotypes were correct, and the monks were satisfied with their eyes...

Zaizhaiyuan.

Juti was panting and ran in first, but there were already about a dozen pilgrims and donors in the yard, sitting on a stool and drinking porridge quietly.

Because the porridge window and the food window are separated, you cannot queue up at the same time.

After running in, Juti looked nervously outside the door behind him. Without saying a word, he picked up a stool and placed it in front of the window of the dish to occupy a seat.

Then he quickly went to the window where he made the porridge and served three large bowls of porridge rice.

Two bowls of koti, one bowl of master.

Then he arrived at the food-cooking window. Under the dissatisfied eyes of the three friends who were already lined up, his fat little hand quietly pulled back the stool and replaced it.

After taking the two bowls of dishes handed over to the window, put them on the tray, and finally ran away with the plate.

Juti sighed. He was serving food for his master. The master had not left the palace for eight hundred years, so he had to come. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with respecting the teacher...

"Huh."

I had already left the kotis that had stepped out of the Zaizhai courtyard, and suddenly I saw a familiar thin figure in the Zaizhai lobby.

She was lowering her head and drinking porridge silently.

He is a little mute girl named "Embroidered Girl".

At the beginning, a barefoot female donor in white like a gentle lady brought her over and found her master.

That day, the master made an exception and went out to find the abbot once. After he came back, he asked Juti to arrange this mute girl named Xi Niang to live in the Beitianji nursing home...

In fact, Koti and the embroidered lady didn't communicate much, but just followed the master's instructions and took care of her daily.

Although the master mentioned it when the embroidered lady first came to Chengtian Temple, she did not ask about her any further questions and continued to guard the palace and recite scriptures.

Koti would take a look from time to time to prevent her from being bullied by other patients and beggars in the Beggar Care Home. Poor people will have something hateful.

Sometimes, it is too much to bully people among these poor people. When I was having a meal, I heard from my senior brother at the Getian Ji Nursing Home talk about many examples.

This embroiderer is blind and hoarse, and she is a little embarrassed.

However, after experiencing the collapse of the Xingzi Lake Buddha two months ago, after huddling in the temple with his uncles and brothers, chanting scriptures and praying for blessings for several days and nights, after finally getting rid of the indifferent female official and the black armored soldiers' tough search... Juti didn't think so at all.

These days, the wanted notices have been posted all over the city. After seeing the characteristics of the imperial government's traitor leaders in Tiannan, after copying the portrait, Koti was shocked on the spot.

Especially the Wu dress outfits of Yunmeng Jianze Yue women mentioned.

Until now, Koti has been praying every day that the barefoot female donor in white, who is like a gentle lady, should not come to him or her master again. Of course, it is best not to be caught.

As for the blind and mute girl who stayed in the Betianji Nursing Home until the eve of the Lantern Festival, Koti had a complicated attitude.

But then, something that stunned Kochi was stunned.

The embroidered lady was actually attracted by a young official and picked her up!

When Koti had a nightmare, he actually thought that the embroidery girl would be taken away by the government, but it was because the government set up a net of heaven and earth, and finally put her in shackles and took her into prison.

He really didn't expect that it would be like this now, and he would take her over and enjoy her happiness.

Koti was confused about the affairs of the officialdom, but when he heard that this young official seemed to be a Sima, he heard that his official title was not loud, but he was also an official after all. Even if he did not bully men and women, he would definitely have no worries about food and clothing. How could an official be a different person? Do you think the three words "official master" are called "official master" in vain?

Wait, not necessarily, for example, the official surnamed Yuan who lives in the temple and never leaves, but this should be a stupid official...

Moreover, this person is so young and so handsome, he might be just a second-generation official with idle positions.

Anyway, Koti thinks that even if this young official is bullying men and women, the one who suffers from the loss may not be the embroidery girl. Although the embroidery girl is also pretty and beautiful, she is pitiful. It may be this lovely style that touches the young official's hobby...

Anyway, it was just a strange and unexpected development. Now the situation is strange, and I am confused and I don’t know how to persuade me.

The young official brought the embroidery girl out and lived in the yard. Sometimes in the morning, the koti would occasionally see the thin mute girl coming to the morning vegetarian courtyard alone and eating a light vegetarian meal quietly.

At the entrance of the Zaizhaiyuan.

Juti thought about it, withdrew his gaze from the thin and mute girl's figure and did not say hello.

He first left the yard with a plate and ran to a remote Zen temple in the temple.

The Buddhist teachings in Chengtian Temple belong to Zen Buddhism. There are many such Zen temples, and donors often come to ask Zen to solve their problems.

The master of Koti, the Dharma name is Wuxi.

The ranking among many eminent monks of Chengtian Temple is not high.

Zen Master Zhenkong was the disciple of Koti, and one of the other Zen Masters Heshan came out on the day of the discipleship, and brought it to him, otherwise it would be a waste of people. It can be seen that Zen Master Zhenkong's lineage will not have a prominent position in the temple.

The most fundamental reason is that Zen Master Zhenkong is actually an outsider and has been teaching Zen at Chengtian Temple for more than 20 years.

It is said that foreign monks are good at chanting scriptures, but Koti found that his master did not chant scriptures well.

Don't pronounce the literal meaning carefully.

In fact, the matter of "not reading hard" also made him more famous, but he didn't know whether his reputation was good or bad.

As a Zen lineage, Chengtian Temple often travels with people, and pilgrims come to study Buddhism and ask about Zen.

Especially those Confucian scholars who seem to be frustrated in their eyes, they do not study Confucianism well and come to Buddhism to seek spiritual comfort.

If you are frustrated in your career and are in a bad mood, please go out and turn left to the brothel. Can you run to Buddhism every day and pull the 50-year-old white-bearded masters who are sucking, what are you tired of? Are you a spiritual partner?

I really have to learn this well. The Yuan official in the temple was drunk and returned to the temple at banquets every day. One night, I even climbed over the wrong wall and almost slept on the old abbot's bed...

Having said that, anyway, the other Zen masters of the "Zhen" generation in the temple have to say a few words to these donors even if they talk less.

But his master, Zen Master Zhenkong, is different.

Anyone who is involved in Buddhism and Zen studies with Master, he raises one finger and makes no other suggestions.

That's right, in front of all the donors who have complained about the essay, I raised a finger and said nothing.

Um...

Koti suddenly realized that he had a very high understanding. He didn't need to learn the Zen method of this meridian at all, and he had already realized it.

It may also be because the disciple learned too quickly. On weekdays, Zen Master Zhenkong doesn’t care about his only disciple and does not suppress his kotis and meditate.

Other young novice monks of the same age were led by their own masters by their own teachings.

However, Koti felt that even if he took the initiative to ask his master, his master's mission would give him instructions.

So, over time, the monks and pilgrims gave his Master Zhenhun a nickname:

One-finger Zen Master.

There are not many pilgrims who come to find Zen Master Zhenkong on weekdays. Unlike other Zen Masters, the threshold of the yard is smoothed by pilgrims. However, every few days, one or two pilgrims come to the door and find that most of them come from afar. Is it an alternative to come here?

Koti ran back to the Zen temple with a breakfast plate.

At the gate of the courtyard, there were a few strange and tall servants in green clothes, with round swords on their waists. They looked like people from Mobei.

Koti slowed down and looked up. Sure enough, there was a sick middle-aged man sitting upright in the yard, asking his master for advice.

After hearing this, the master shook his eyelids and raised his finger.

The sick middle-aged man who came from all the way turned around and looked at him. In an instant, he suddenly realized his face. He took his head and bowed, and immediately went to pay for his reward...

When the servants in the green clothes at the door heard the excitement, they all looked slightly stunned and turned their heads to look into the door.

Koti seemed to be used to it, so he walked over and sat down to eat alone.

After eating this portion of his own, he secretly picked up two bites of his master's dish. He greeted the master who was reluctant to collect the cash at the door, and said, "Don't wait for the dish to cool down, stepped on his little fat legs and ran out."

Soon, Koti returned to the Zaizhaiyuan and looked around curiously, but could not see the thin and mute girl.

"Hey, in a while, where did the embroiderer girl go..."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!