Chapter 915 Honorary Abbot
Hearing Fang You's words, Liu Yuanshan couldn't believe it, "What, Xiao You, nearly an hour has passed, and you only feel that a few minutes have passed. This is too strange."
"Donor Liu, please be patient. Little friend Fang, can you tell me what happened before you fell asleep?" Master Danbang thought for a while, and then said to Liu Yuanshan and Fang You respectively.
Fang You nodded and just said that when he opened the box and saw the Buddha's hair, he felt a strong Buddhist aura emanating from it. When he was gradually realizing it, his brain fell into a blank and was unable to do anything.
Feeling and controlling your body is truly like falling asleep.
After listening to the process narrated by Fang You, Master Danbang looked thoughtful and remained silent for a long time, but the surprise in his eyes became stronger and stronger. Finally, he sighed, "Little friend Fang, if I expected
Yes, your mind was not blank at that time, but ethereal. Did you feel that your whole body and mind were peaceful at that time, as if nothing could cause fluctuations in your heart?"
"Well, that's it. Master Danbang, do you know what happened to me?" Fang You nodded, and then said with a confused look. However, he was not pretending to be stupid and stunned when he said these words. He reached Lantian at that time.
When he was above the white clouds, he looked down at the earth as if he had become a god. Nothing could make his heart move in the slightest. All he had was the thought of staying here forever.
Master Danbang sighed, "Little friend Fang, I want to congratulate you. It's not that something happened to you, but something incredible happened. When you were comprehending the Dharma on the Buddha's hair just now, your whole body and mind entered the ethereal state.
This realm, this ethereal Mahayana realm, is the unity of heaven and man in Taoist legend."
"Heaven and man are one. How is this possible? Master Danbang, you are right." Fang You said with some disbelief on his face.
Liu Yuanshan agreed with Master Danbang's opinion at this time, "Xiaoyou, what Master Danbang said should be true. When you closed your eyes just now, I felt a peaceful atmosphere in you. This
This kind of peace is very different from the peace you feel. It seems that people no longer think about any problems, but only want to be immersed in this feeling. You should have entered this place by chance when you were enlightened by Buddhism.
A realm.”
"Fang Xiaoyou, there are many magical things in this world. Just because we haven't seen them with our own eyes doesn't mean they don't exist. And the situation that happened to you, only in this state, can you not know the time, so
An hour has passed, and only a few minutes have passed. It is exactly what Donor Liu said just now. Not only him, but also the Buddhist disciples around him also feel the peaceful aura emanating from you."
Having said this, Master Danbang clasped his hands together and bowed to Fang You again, "Congratulations, little friend Fang. As expected, as Master Huijie said, you have a great relationship with the Buddha. These eight hairs of the Buddha are already in the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple.
Stored for nearly two thousand years, these countless years came to Korea
There are endless monks who worship him, but none of them can enter the ethereal Mahayana realm by comprehending the Buddha's Dharma left in their hair. Only Fang Xiaoyou has entered this legendary realm. To use an old Chinese saying, it can be said that no one has ever done it before and no one will do it after.
Come."
At this moment, his respect for Fang You turned into true respect. Based on his nearly fifty years of studying Buddhism, he had worshiped the Buddha's hair countless times, and he had gained some understanding of Buddhism, but Fang You never appeared.
Such a situation.
Sleep can be faked, but the peaceful Buddhist aura exuding from Fang You cannot be created by any means.
Fang You was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that when he came to the sky with nothingness around him, he still exuded a peaceful aura. Seeing Master Danbang's actions, he shook his head and smiled, "Master Danbang, you are serious.
I just happened to enter this legendary ethereal realm by chance, and when it comes to Buddhist cultivation, I am not even remotely as good as you."
Master Danbang looked at the peace on Fang You's face, and the surprise in his eyes had not disappeared. He shook his head and sighed, "Little friend Fang, after entering this realm, your state of mind can still remain peaceful. It is really extraordinary."
Ordinary people, maybe now I understand that no matter how much Buddhism is, it is something external to the body. Only the state of mind is the root of human beings. As long as the peace and purity of the state of mind are maintained, it is enough to achieve universal access to one dharma and all dharma."
After hearing these words, Fang You somewhat agreed. In his state of mind, he learned knowledge and became familiar with things several times faster than ordinary people. This may be what Master Danbang said.
A situation where all laws apply.
"Fang Xiaoyou realized the boundless Buddhist teachings left by the Buddha in our Shwedagon Pagoda Temple, and thus entered the realm of ethereal Mahayana. This is the glory of our Shwedagon Pagoda Temple, and it is also the blessing of Buddhism in Myanmar and the world. I hereby declare
, I would like to ask Fang Xiaoyou to be the honorary abbot of our Shwedagon Pagoda Temple. I wonder if you all agree." Suddenly, Master Danbang turned around and faced thousands of monks in the main hall, and said with a solemn expression.
All the monks in the main hall nodded without objection, "Master, Mr. Fang is qualified to hold this position, and we agree." The current abbot of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple in the front nodded, and Fang You brought a peaceful aura.
The surprise had not disappeared from his heart. After hearing Master Danbang's words, some eminent monks from Burmese Buddhism next to him also nodded and smiled.
It is their honor to have such a person who has entered the realm of ethereal Mahayana as the honorary abbot of their Myanmar Buddhist temple.
"Master Danbang, I have only heard some Buddhist teachings from Master Huijie. I have never entered Buddhism. I am absolutely not qualified to hold the position of host you mentioned. Please take back what you just said and think twice before you act."
Master Bang's words and the reaction of the monks in the hall made Fang You slightly shocked, and then he said solemnly.
He doesn't know anything about Buddhism, so how can he take on the role of abbot of a temple?
Master Danbang smiled slightly and said, "Little friend Fang, by virtue of your understanding of Buddha's hair and entering the realm of ethereal Mahayana, you are enough to compare with the eminent monks of Buddhism. How can you be unqualified? You have a great affinity with Buddha and have a great relationship with me."
The tower is even more fateful, Fang Xiaoyou
Please rest assured that as the honorary presiding officer, you do not need to manage anything in the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple, nor do you need to lecture on Buddhism. It is just a false position. Please don’t refuse, Xiaoyou Fang. This is not only an invitation from me, but also an invitation from all the monks in Myanmar.
invite."
"Please don't refuse, Mr. Fang..." All the monks did not hesitate and bowed to Fang You with their hands clasped together.
Seeing thousands of people worshiping him in the hall, Fang You suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Master Danbang, aren't you trying to force me to do something like this?"
Master Danbang smiled slightly and said, "Little friend Fang, you have a predestined relationship with the Buddha. Taking up this position is highly anticipated. I promise that, apart from taking this job, your life will be no different from ordinary life. If Xiaoyou Fang insists on refusing, I will never force you.
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Fang You smiled helplessly. This was not forced. Looking at the expectant looks on the faces of these monks, he knew that if he disagreed, they would definitely have the idea of looking down on them and the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple in their hearts.
He had heard of forcing others to do bad things, and he had actually encountered someone forcing him to be the host. He had seen Danbang, an old bald donkey, being quite kind, but he didn't expect him to be so cunning. Jiang was still very old.
Fortunately, Master Danbang has promised that his life will be no different from ordinary life. If he is really allowed to escape into Buddhism, he will refuse even if he risks being hated by these monks. Damn, there is a charming girl who has just been engaged at home.
His wife is waiting for him, and only a fool would come here to be the host.
"Since Master Danbang and other eminent monks have given me such a warm invitation, I cannot refuse. However, I want to make it clear that if this position affects my life even a little bit, I will resign." Fang You calmly said.
He said, if it involves himself, he will not be polite at all.
Master Danbang nodded and his expression became serious, "Young friend Fang, you can rest assured that this honorary host position will not affect your life at all. On the contrary, if you have any needs or difficulties in Myanmar, you can go there with the token."
Ask the local monks for help."
"Master Danbang, in this case, I agree to serve as the honorary host of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple." Fang You nodded and agreed.
Master Danbang and the other eminent monks beside him also looked happy, and handed the token representing the honorary abbot position of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple into Fang You's hands. Then they clasped their hands together and bowed with all the monks to express their congratulations.
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Fang You looked at the token in his hand. It was a string of rosary beads made of precious stones. It was densely covered with various Buddhist symbols and had many Burmese characters written on it.
"Little friend Fang, although this token is not recognized by all monks in Myanmar, it is not far behind. As long as you show this token, most monks will know your identity." Master Danbang stood up with a smile on his face.
reminded.
Fang You nodded. This rosary contained not only the Buddha's aura, but also the vicissitudes of life that had gone through countless years. He activated his escape technique, and what came out of the rosary was yellow light. According to him,
Judging from the color of the aura's light, this rosary is from the Tang and Song dynasties.
After thousands of years of practicing rosary beads, Fang You shook his head and smiled. Not only did he become the abbot of a Buddhist temple in Myanmar, but he also got a treasure for free. This trip to Myanmar to participate in the public sale had not even started yet, but he had received so many benefits, which made him sigh.
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When Liu Yuanshan next to him saw this scene, his mouth grew big. If he couldn't believe that Fang You had entered the realm of ethereal Mahayana, then now Master Danbang invites Fang You to become the honorary host of the Shwedagon Pagoda Temple.
Something that horrified him beyond measure.
He would never have thought that the idea of coming to the Shwedagon Pagoda to see the Buddha's hair would make Fang You become the abbot of a temple. Seeing Fang You taking the token and being worshiped by the monks with their hands together, he also felt the same
Chapter completed!