Chapter 508 Bell Drum 【Subscription】
Just as Hong Haier was about to say something, a big hand suddenly patted Hong Haier's head. Hong Haier looked up, Fangzheng shook his head slightly, motioning him to keep quiet and watch quietly.
The red boy wanted to say something, but the next moment, his eyes widened, and he looked at the monkey in shock, because the monkey had Buddha's light on it! Although it is fleeting, it is still shocking!
"Master..." Hong Haier looked at Fangzheng.
Fangzheng shook his head, took Honghaier to the backyard, and then said: "Understood?"
"I don't quite understand. It's obviously a demon drum. Even if you don't touch it, as long as you enter the drum tower, you will be invaded by demon energy, and all kinds of negative emotions will be amplified. Those who are afraid will become more fearful, and those who are greedy will become more greedy... like this How can it help people absorb Buddha power? It's so strange!" Hong Haier said.
"As a teacher, I have some guesses, but I have to try to find out." After Fangzheng finished speaking, he took a deep breath, with awe-inspiring righteousness and arrogance! Went back to the meditation room to sleep...
Seeing this, Hong Haier immediately felt a group of crows croaking and flying over his head, and sure enough... this is very Master!
After dinner in the evening, seeing that it was almost time, Fangzheng got up slowly and said, "Jingzhen, go and ring the bell."
The monkey got up immediately, clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, Master."
"When a monk hits the clock one day, haha... Senior Brother Jingzhen, your days are long." Hong Haier laughed loudly.
"When a monk hits the clock one day, junior brother, why do you sound so awkward? Is it a derogatory term?" Squirrel asked curiously.
Hong Hai'er said: "Nonsense, of course it's a derogatory term. It's about coping with life... It's nothing more than that."
Fangzheng shuddered and said: "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. Outsiders explain it like this and you just join in the fun. Do you think this is a derogatory term? It was originally a commendatory term. In ancient times, there were no watches or mechanical clocks. Even if it is a sundial, there are only a few places. Ordinary people have no concept of time at all... Big cities have special clocks to tell the time, but who will tell the time in small cities and rural areas? The accurate time they can hear is from The monastery listens to the bell. The monastery hits it once in the morning and evening. The bell and the drum are not random, they are knocked casually, and there are many details in it. Although there are slight differences in different places, there is one thing that is iron law. The strike must be struck on the point where day and night alternate!
In this way, the monks who ring the bells and drums are extremely demanding, and those who have no sense of responsibility are not qualified to ring the bells and drums. The so-called one-day monk hitting the day clock is a warning to everyone, just like the monk, be cautious, responsible and persistent in doing things. "
"Uh...there is no such thing on the Internet." Hong Haier subconsciously said.
"Yes, it's just that what you read is the entertainment section. The things in it are mixed and confused, and the dross is more than the essence. If you can learn the good, you will be damned." Fangzheng finished speaking and gave Hong Haier a look. Although Fangzheng said many times that he would not let him play with his mobile phone, but as an outsider, this is the fastest way for Honghaier to get in touch with the world and understand the world. Fangzheng can't really block it. At most, restrict this brat from randomly flipping through colored websites, violent websites, etc... and the method of blocking is very simple, his mobile phone has been turned on!
"I think the internet I read is quite interesting..." Hong Haier said stubbornly.
Fangzheng went over with a shudder, and the red boy said with a bitter face: "If you can't make sense, hit...Master, you are becoming more and more violent. When I first met you, you were still like a high-ranking monk. Why do you practice Buddhism more and more? Did you go back?"
Fangzheng smiled and said, "Then what do you think cultivating Buddhism is? They all cultivate like those old Zen masters? As a teacher, I don't know if I'm on the right path, but I feel that cultivating Buddhism should be more than just a dignified poker face or Compassionate face. Cultivating Buddha is cultivating the heart, cultivating the self, and the rest of the body and mind are naturally happy."
Hearing this, Hong Haier frowned instead of arguing with Fang Zheng. In his impression, the Buddha is an old antique, a scumbag who doesn't know how to adapt... But Fangzheng said this, it seems that his understanding is wrong. Maitreya Buddha walked away from the world with a smile, and Jigong ate meat and drank in style and freedom... If you really want to calculate it this way, it seems that Buddha really shouldn't be a fixed template.
Red Boy remembered again, what Fangzheng said, the reason why Buddhism can last forever depends on seas and rivers, as long as your heart is righteous, as for the way, people don't care...
"So, if I go back to be a money-scattering boy, I don't actually have to worry about being locked up in a cage every day, reciting scriptures, and sitting in meditation?" A ray of hope ignited in Honghai'er's heart.
At this time, the monkey suddenly asked: "Master, you said that there is a requirement to strike the bell and beat the drum, but why didn't you tell me? I thought it would be enough to strike a hundred and eight times."
The lone wolf said: "Master, why do we have to bump one hundred and eight times? Isn't it not enough to hit one hundred and nine times?"
Fangzheng smiled and said: "There are many sayings. My teacher said that the clock did not originate from Buddhism. Some people believe that the one hundred and eight chimes originated from the heavenly stems and earthly branches, seventy-two earth evil spirits, and thirty-six heavenly gang The numbers add up to one hundred and eight.
Some people also say that this is in response to December, twenty-four solar terms, seventy-two periods, five days as one period, and a total of 108, which symbolizes the cycle of one year, which lasts forever;
Third, the rule of 108 times is related to "9". In ancient my country, "9" was believed to have a very high and auspicious meaning, and the 12 times of "9" is exactly "108", which pushes the artistic conception of "9" to the extreme. . ?”
However, my Buddhist school believes that people have 108 kinds of troubles, and they can relieve their worries by knocking 108 times. Therefore, chanting scriptures or mantras 108 times, there are also 108 Buddha beads, and even 108 bodhisattvas. Excellent, auspicious meaning.
As for how it came about, no one can say. But since we have entered Buddhism, let's choose the latter. Ringing the bell every day to help the world clear away the traces of troubles is also a merit.
There are also many rules for ringing bells, and the ringing rules are different in different regions. As far as my master knows, the knocking method of Dalin Temple in Songshan Mountain is: "Thirty-six strikes in the front, thirty-six strikes in the middle, and thirty-six breaks in the back, which is the number of one hundred and eight." '
But the knocking at Guiyin Temple in the South is: "Eight strikes in the front, eight strikes in the back, eighteen in the middle, and two strikes in the back, making a total of 108 for three times." ’ As a teacher, I don’t know how to knock the rest of the places, but no matter how I change it, I can’t do without the number of one hundred and eight.
This is the case for ringing the bell, and one hundred and eight strokes are also required for drumming. The emphasis on drumming is: "Tighten eighteen, slow eighteen, not too fast and eighteen." In short, there are many rules, but when you come to our monastery, as a teacher, I don't want to set too many rules for you, just knock a hundred and eight times and it will be fine. After all, no matter how many rules there are, it depends on sincerity. It is the right way to knock the bell with sincerity, feel the feeling of ringing the bell with your heart, blend into the sound of the bell with your own compassion, and help the world get rid of the trace of trouble. Of course, the rules are not bad, on the contrary he is very good! Because ringing the bell is boring, few people can persevere, and those who persevere must be sincere. And there are rules, which will make people feel that the temple is formal, elegant and cultured. To put it bluntly, it's too high-profile to be underestimated. "