sbdcsierra Chapter 187 A monk breaks his vow of chastity
Chapter 187 A monk breaks his vow of chastity
"Is that the person you mentioned fifteen years ago?"
Master Wu Nian slowly turned the Bodhi seed in his hand and responded with a soft nasal sound.
"But didn't Senior Brother say that it's not appropriate for you to meet her?"
"The time has come."
After saying this, Master Wu Nian turned and left.
"Brother, aren't you going to wait for her to come up?"
"She will come to me of her own accord."
The monk, who was a junior fellow disciple, was silent for a moment as he watched the figure gradually disappearing into the distance. Then he turned his head and looked down the ladder.
At this time, a young monk stepped forward and said, "Master, should we wait here for the strange man that our uncle mentioned to come up?"
The young monk’s master, Master Wunian’s junior fellow, is Abbot Wuwang of the Huguo Temple.
Abbot Wuwang stared at the stairs below in silence for a moment before turning back toward the temple. "No need to wait."
Seeing this, the young monk hurried to follow.
Jiang Yueyang and his group were climbing up the ladder step by step.
The Lady of the Duke of England looked at the exhausted Jiang Yueyang and smiled slightly, saying, "Little Master Jiang, your physical strength is not good enough. You are not as good as us mothers."
The system silently responded, "Madam, the Duchess of England, your words are too respectful. The host's physical strength is clearly inferior to that of the six or seven-year-old child next to him."
Hearing this, everyone present secretly glanced to the side, then lowered their heads and laughed.
Jiang Yueyang also glanced to the side and saw the child the system mentioned was playing and climbing up at the same time, looking very relaxed.
But she refused.
"I'm not good at climbing stairs. If I were to run against them, I would definitely win."
Is it something to be proud of to beat a six or seven-year-old in running? There was a hint of sarcasm in the system's voice.
Jiang Yueyang: [……]
Several people present secretly thought that the kid had always been very reliable in speaking venomous words.
Jiang Yueyang didn't have the energy to argue with the system, and immediately changed the subject and cursed: "The person who designed this ladder is either mentally ill or deliberately making things difficult for people!"
What if someone comes to pray for a blessing because of a physical illness, and he built a ladder like this, and they die halfway up? Will he compensate them with their lives?
[That's impossible. Perhaps Huguo Temple will hold him responsible for defiling this important Buddhist site.]
The four ladies present: ...Huguo Temple is not as arrogant and unreasonable as you say. If it were so, Your Majesty would have buried them long ago.
Hearing the system's hypothesis, Jiang Yueyang couldn't help but ask, "Mom, do you know who designed this ladder in Huguo Temple?"
Mrs. Jiang was silent. She didn't want to answer this question.
The Duke of England, who also had a problem with this ladder, replied, "Master Wu Nian."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueyang immediately cursed in his heart: "That Master Wu Nian must have a huge hole in his head. What good does it do him to torment the people who come to burn incense and pray for blessings like this!"
Master Wu Nian, who was meditating in a Zen room far away in the back mountain, sneezed violently, counted with his fingers, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
"The little girl has a bad temper!"
The system said: [He is a high-ranking monk. He must have his own Buddhist principles for doing this.]
[Then I'd like to know what Buddhist reason is for torturing people like this.]
Jiang Yueyang then asked, "Madam, the Duke of Yingguo, do you know why Master Wunian built this ladder to heaven? And why he required those who prayed to him to walk up it?"
"It is said that this action can cleanse the filth in one's heart, so that one can meet the Buddha with a pure body."
[Bullshit! He's sweating all over, and he's still a holy person. He's not afraid of fumigating the Buddha.]
Mrs. Jiang: What should I do if I want to beat my daughter? Waiting online.
The Duchess of England had wanted to curse like this for a long time, and now that Jiang Yueyang cursed it out for her, she suddenly felt a lot more refreshed.
Mrs. Wen, who has always been a vegetarian and a Buddhist, immediately chanted "Amitabha" in her heart. Lord Jiang is young, so don't blame the Buddha for anything wrong.
Mrs. Wei couldn't help but look at Jiang Yueyang a few more times, wondering what she was thinking.
The system's Amitabha Buddha said: [The Buddha is extremely compassionate and will not blame you.]
[Who said that? Haven't you heard that even Buddhas have fire?]
system:【……】
Mrs. Jiang could no longer bear it and said, "Yangyang, in front of the Buddha, don't ask too many inappropriate questions, so as not to disturb the Buddha's peace."
"But……"
"Hmm?" Mrs. Jiang stared at her and glared at her.
Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang swallowed and became obedient immediately.
It’s not that she is a coward, but her mother’s series of actions after she gets angry are very torturous.
Just like that, Jiang Yueyang climbed up obediently, not daring to ask any more questions.
Even the voice in my heart became quiet.
After more than half a quarter of an hour, the group finally climbed the 999 steps of the ladder and arrived at the entrance of the main hall.
At this time, in the main hall, more than twenty monks were kneeling in front of the Buddha and chanting scriptures.
The monks' practice life is usually arranged in morning and evening classes. This afternoon class was specially added for the students who are about to take the imperial examinations.
When chanting scriptures, pilgrims who come to pray need to stand outside the temple and wait until the monks finish chanting before they can enter to pray.
Jiang Yueyang didn't understand Buddhist scriptures, but the sound of monks chanting and beating wooden fish made her feel peaceful.
All distracting thoughts, desires, and restlessness... disappeared without a trace at this moment.
Could it be that they are chanting the Heart Purification Mantra at this moment?
At this moment, the system suddenly spoke: [Host, I think I know why Huguo Temple ignored the nuns of Prajna Temple and enshrined the Bodhisattva of Childbirth next to the Buddha.]
Because the chanting was quite loud, no one could hear the inner thoughts except the few people standing next to Jiang Yueyang.
[Why?] Jiang Yueyang asked curiously.
Because there are monks who eat meat in Huguo Temple.
Upon hearing this, no one else reacted much except Mrs. Wen, who was a vegetarian and a Buddhist.
They have seen many monks breaking their vows.
Jiang Yueyang wasn't surprised. "It's just eating meat, it's not a big deal, right? The monks of Huguo Temple wouldn't be threatened by the nuns of Prajna Temple because of this."
[When I say eating meat, I don’t mean eating meat in the strict sense.]
Jiang Yueyang was filled with shock. [They ate people? That's impossible, right? The Huguo Temple has always been popular, and with subsidies from the imperial court, they definitely wouldn't be so poor as to resort to cannibalism.]
System: […Not cannibalism.]
【what is that? 】
[A monk broke his vow of chastity.]
[Holy crap! So there's this connection between Huguo Temple and Prajna Temple!]