Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Lingya returned home with a full load. When he came back, he saw Liu Bohe giving a lecture to the old ladies chatting in the yard, “It is easier to prevent disasters than to recover from them, and it is the same as preventing diseases. Therefore, you must always accumulate virtue and seek blessings, and you cannot wait until the disaster comes, I only think of it…”
The old lady: “It’s just a temporary solution!”
Liu Bohe: “…”
The old lady: “Oh, please God!”
Liu Bohe: “…That’s why people need to know what the disaster is. Come on, please pay more attention to your words and deeds.”
Liu Bohe was older than Zhang Daoting. He had been studying for a long time, and his lectures were quite simple. Moreover, he looked older, so some believers who judged people by their appearance also found him more convincing.
Of course, it was not enough to just sell talismans and do fortune telling. You also need to publicize the doctrine and ideas to everyone in order to let them be truly convinced.
Xie Lingya was very pleased when he saw this situation.
….
At the same time, in Taihe Temple, Chen Sansheng said very apologetically to the other end of the phone: “I haven’t recovered yet, so I really can’t take on this matter.”
“Is it…that other masters in our temple really can’t do it? Like Master Zhu, he is also a contemporary master.”
“Okay, then maybe there is someone who meets your requirements.”
Xie Lingya gave Liu Bohe a piece of yellow cloth, as he was going to teach the layman the scriptures. Aunts and mothers-in-law quite liked listening to Liu Bohe’s lectures, and Xie Lingya also told Liu Bohe that many of what he talked about involved principles of life. So after some time, some believers took the initiative to study the scriptures seriously.
Zhang Daoting had never enjoyed this kind of treatment. The most people would ask him was whether he had a tender face.
The place where the scriptures were placed must be covered with yellow or red cloth, so Xie Lingya brought a small amount of cloth.
After Xie Lingya gave the cloth to Liu Bohe, he took out a piece of paper and pasted it on the wall. On it he wrote the words “Study the classics, avoid the gods”. The font was steady and powerful, and it was certainly not written by Xie Lingya. The paper was yellowed, as it was written by Wang Yuji during his lifetime.
Many believers here had recently come into contact with Taoism because of Baoyang Temple, so they asked: “Taoist Master, what do the words above mean?”
Liu Bohe explained: “Reciting the classics and having the gods come to protect you is to save others and save yourself. When a person chants sutras, the surrounding plants, insects and ants will benefit from it. But if we read it incorrectly, or are not very good at it, you should avoid it and learn it in private.” If you make a mistake when reciting sutras, you must change them in time. Otherwise, you will not be able to save people, but will harm them instead.
For example, when Shi Changxuan and Xie Lingya performed rituals to save the souls of the dead, if they recited the scriptures incorrectly, the souls of the dead would certainly not be able to think about it after hearing the wrong content. And those who couldn’t think anymore, might be saved but have no merits and have sins instead.
Xie Lingya always read books only when they were needed, so he only learned a few paragraphs about transcending the souls of the dead. At this time, he stood nearby and listened to the “Eternal Peace Sutra”.
The full name of this sutra was “Tai Shang Laojun Speaks of the Sutra of Everlasting Purity”, which only had more than 500 words. It was one of the sutras often recited by Taoist priests.
Xie Lingya listened to Liu Bohe read it once and remembered it. He wanted to explain, but Xie Lingya went out before that. Everyone had a different understanding of the scriptures. Xie Lingya felt that he had some insights after listening to it, so he stopped listening to Liu Bohe for the time being to avoid a struggle in his mind.
After Xie Lingya went out, he packed up the debris and took out the trash. He saw a luxury car parked at the entrance of Baoyang Temple. A man in his fifties got out of the car, and then Shi Changxuan also got off.
“Daozhang Shi.” Xie Lingya greeted them smoothly and looked at them curiously, not knowing who this person was.
The man looked up at the plaque of Baoyang Temple, looked a little surprised, and said, “Baoyang Temple, do you live here?”
Shi Changxuan nodded.
The man slapped his forehead, “What God’s will!”
Xie Lingya: “Who is this?”
Shi Changxuan replied: “He found me through Chen Guanzhu.”
Chen Sansheng’s body was not fully recovered, and people came to him one after another to perform rituals and so on. Some things were hard for him to refuse, such as the one in front of him. Seeing that Chen Sansheng really couldn’t go out, he asked him to recommend someone.
Chen Sansheng originally wanted to go to other Taoist priests in his temple, but this person didn’t agree, so Chen Sansheng had to recommend Shi Changxuan to him. This man then ran to Quedong College to find Shi Changxuan.
Although Shi Changxuan only said one sentence, Xie Lingya guessed it after thinking about it for a while, “That’s right. Then did you agree?”
He felt a little strange. He could just go on a job by himself, so why did he bring him along to Baoyang Temple.
Before Shi Changxuan could speak, the man had already extended his hand and said a little excitedly: “I, Tang Qi, is your surname Xie, this teacher?”
Xie Lingya shook hands with him: “Do you know me?”
Tang Qi said with emotion: “When I first inquired about this matter, a Yuan friend whom you should know, Mr. Gao Xianliang, recommended Baoyang temple to me, and also said that there is a teacher Xie here. I am ashamed to say that after checking it at the time, I felt that the scale was too small, so I went to see Master Chen of Taihe Temple. Chen Guanzhu was feeling unwell and asked me to ask Master Shi if he was willing to take action. Who knew that Master Shi was here to hang out, and then he came back again?
Only then did Xie Lingya realize that there was such a twist and he said politely: “Then we are somewhat destined.”
Tang Qi said: “Yes, I actually bought a piece of mountain land and wanted to ask a Taoist priest to give me some Feng Shui advice. There needs to be a ritual, because some bones were found during the land preparation. Then Daozhang Shi said that he had to come back and ask someone. Haha, it must be you, right?”
“Does Shi Changxuan still need to ask someone?” Xie Lingya looked at Shi Changxuan in confusion.
Shi Changxuan was silent for a moment and said: “Mr. Tang is eager to get started and needs dozens of talismans…”
Xie Lingya: “…”
Xie Lingya understood instantly and made a gesture, “OK, let’s go in and chat.”
….
Tang Qi was rich. He recently bought a large piece of mountain land, which also contained hot springs, and wanted to build a tourist resort. It was recently bulldozed and some bones were found.
It was normal for there to be dead bones on this mountain, but it also reminded Tang Qi that he had to be careful when doing business on the mountain, and he had to hire someone to do the preparatory work. Furthermore, it was necessary to carefully plan the feng shui. Compared to Mr. Gao before, he still believed in this. When he bought the land, he bought it because the mountainous terrain was very good. Now, of course, he also needed to pay attention to the construction.
Tang Qi had felt that Chen Sansheng had some cultivation skills before, but he had also heard of the Shi family in the provincial capital. Now Shi Changxuan wanted to ask Xie Lingya, and his impression of Xie Lingya and Baoyang Temple thus also changed. When Mr. Gao recommended it to him before, he not only thought it was small but also secretly felt that they had no ability.
“I just work in a hurry, and time is money. Why does it take three days to do something that can be done in one day?” Tang Qi said, “If I can, I will take you two up the mountain tomorrow.”
Although Xie Lingya had no experience in Feng Shui planning but Shi Changxuan understood it, so he could help with the ritual affairs and play his role as a human seal machine.
In this way, both of them agreed, and everyone hit it off.
“By the way, there’s something that you two won’t mind, right?” Tang Qi suddenly remembered something and scratched his head and said, “My resort plan includes a hot spring villa and a Buddhist temple.”
Xie Lingya: “?”
Tang Qi innocently said: “I have made an appointment with a senior monk to come to my place to be the abbot.”
Xie Lingya: “…”
It was of course common to build temples in scenic spots.
However, Xie Lingya originally thought that Tang Qi was a believer in Taoism, but now he discovered that Tang Qi probably believed in whatever spirit he wanted, or he believed in money, because it was indeed easier to build Buddhist temples now.
Just that asking a Taoist priest to look at Feng Shui for the location of a Buddhist temple was too outrageous.
Does your eminent monk know??
On the contrary, Shi Changxuan was calmer. After all, he studied religion and said to Xie Lingya: “Buddhism does not talk about Feng Shui, it only talks about blessings.”
In the Buddhist classics, Sakyamuni clearly stipulated that Buddhist disciples could not engage in Feng Shui divination or ask things like what auspicious day to choose? If any Buddhist disciples do this, it can only mean that they are cheating or violating the rules. If they do this kind of operation, it is called “evil destiny”.
So Tang Qi, the boss, who wanted to know Feng Shui, of course went to Taoism. Thinking about it, even if the monk knew, it probably wouldn’t matter. After all, it was Tang Qi who wanted to check the Feng Shui, not them, although it would be a bit weird to tell it.
What else could Xie Lingya say, “…Hey, if the monk doesn’t mind, why should we mind!”
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