Chapter 268: Saving All Living Beings

"In a sense, the origin of Buddhism is actually philosophy. Studying Buddhist teachings is studying the principles of life. Among all the religions in the world, Buddhism is the only one that does not regard itself as a godhead or engage in personal worship. Inspiring believers to discover their own potential is very similar to Malos’s humanistic psychology.”

Zhao Yun, a middle-aged man who knew a lot, introduced Buddhism to Su Ming along the way.

Deyuan Temple existed in the early Ming Dynasty until the Japanese invaded during World War II and was razed to the ground by a fire. Twenty years ago, Deyuan Temple only had a small earth temple at the entrance, without even a temple blessing. It was simply a wasteland.

Later, a great monk Huineng came and made a great wish to restore Deyuan Temple. He spent almost ten years traveling half of China, contacting various parties, contacting and appealing... or in other words, soliciting investment and sponsorship.

Today's Deyuan Temple is the result of his forced "begging".

Monk Huineng naturally became the abbot of Deyuan Temple. Unlike other monks who only know how to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, Huineng actually has a lot of business acumen and is open-minded. In just a few years, he developed Deyuan Temple and became the largest temple in Yangchuan City. All in all, he is considered a very important figure in the city.

Just as he and Zhao Yun were saying this, a fat monk in dark yellow robes walked out of a side hall not far away. The monk looked to be over fifty, but his body was extremely strong. He's so fat that he looks like a Shaolin monk.

When the fat monk saw Zhao Yun from afar, he came over with a smile and said, "Amitabha, Zhao Yun, you are here. Whoops..." This was good, but before he had even walked a few steps, the fat monk was panting from exhaustion.

This smile was like that of Maitreya Buddha, with the flesh on his face puckering up.

The old monk must be secretly eating meat! Su Ming thought to himself.

"Master Huineng, you are getting fatter and fatter now."

When Su Ming found out that this fat monk was Huineng, he felt a little incredible at first. How could he travel all over the country to raise money if he was so fat?

But then I thought about it, Zhu Bajie traveled thousands of miles and was vegetarian all the way, but he didn't lose weight. The fate of fat people may be predestined, and it really has nothing to do with whether they exercise or not, or whether they diet or not.

"Amitabha, it turns out that Mr. Su is here. I have heard of Mr. Su's name a long time ago. He is young and promising." Lao Huineng smiled happily, shaking his fat body, and brought Su Ming and Zhao Yun to the Tea was served in the abbot's Zen room.

These days, monks have to keep pace with the times. If they fail to keep up with the trend, they will be eliminated sooner or later. The reason why Deyuan Temple has grown from a small local temple to the largest temple in Yangchuan City has something to do with Abbot Huineng's open-mindedness.

Su Ming was a little stunned as soon as he entered the abbot's Zen room. The 'Zen room' in front of him was completely different from the monk's room he imagined in the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha. The decoration was not luxurious, but the windows were bright and clean, and there were LCD TVs, laptops, and intercoms. All modern office supplies are available, and it looks exactly like the leadership office in the company.

All I have to do is put a female secretary at the door to answer the phone.

In fact, there is a sign hanging at the door of the abbot's Zen room: Abbot's Office.

There was a small coffee table in the office with a purple clay teapot set on it. Monk Huineng made several rounds of tea, and the three of them drank and chatted for a while.

Su Ming and Zhao Yun are both businessmen. Although Huineng is a family member, in order to promote Buddhism and expand Deyuan Temple, they inevitably have to deal with the secular world. As the three of them chatted, the topic turned to the country's economic situation.

Whether it is a company or a temple, if it wants to survive and develop, it is essential to carry out publicity work. Huineng actually opened a personal Weibo account. So I directly turned on my computer to surf the Internet, and became fans of Su Ming's 'Taoyuan Yiqu' account.

"There are almost 50,000 fans..." Monk Huineng took out a pair of glasses from the drawer and put them on, stared at the computer screen, moved the mouse, and said to himself: "The registration date is... Oh, it's only five Oh my God! That’s so good. If Mr. Su has the opportunity in the future, he would go to the trouble of helping me promote Deyuan Temple. It would be a great deed.”

Monk Huineng’s Weibo account has more than 70,000 followers, but his Weibo account has been registered for seven or eight years. It was only due to the vigorous promotion of Deyuan Temple that it reached its current scale. Su Ming's Weibo account has been in existence for less than a week and has tens of thousands of fans, which shows that its influence is quite large.

However, although the number of Huineng's fans is not large, they are all believers from all over the country. They are very loyal and are definitely 'die fans'. Most of them are adults with a certain financial strength, many of whom have successful careers and strong financial resources. Authoritative figures and celebrities with a certain social status contain huge energy.

As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Deyuan Temple and the zoo are separated by a mountain, and there is no conflict in business. I didn’t know the old monk Huineng before. Now that we have known each other today, of course we should support each other and take care of each other in the future. Su Ming laughed. , said: "Master, you're welcome. Our two families will have more contacts in the future, and we should promote each other."

Huineng finished surfing the Internet, turned off the computer, and unexpectedly took out an Apple 5S from under the loose monk's robe. "Mr. Su, let's add private WeChat messages to each other so that we can keep in touch if we need anything in the future."

The corner of Su Ming's mouth twitched twice. The last time it was released, Nangong queued up to buy it but couldn't buy it yet. This old monk has definitely studied the spirit of the Central Committee deeply and has done the best to keep pace with the times.

Huineng's WeChat account was called 'Little Monk Huineng', and his avatar was a cute and tender wooden fish knocking monk that is very popular on the Internet. Su Ming suppressed his laughter and added him as a friend. Immediately afterwards, Huineng received a friend message.

"Huh? Big beast? Is this your number, Mr. Su?" Lao Huineng was stunned at first.

"Hehehe, yes, our majors are different. You are in charge of a big temple and are called little monks; I am in charge of a group of animals, which I call big beasts. What a joke." Su Ming said with a smile. This WeChat account used to be for acquaintances and classmates. It was a bit of a joke to use the name of a big animal, but it didn't matter. But now some business partners and social friends are gradually adding it, and the name is a bit embarrassing. From then on From a certain perspective, Su Ming's face was actually quite thin.

Unexpectedly, Huineng was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at Su Ming and said seriously: "Amitabha, Mr. Su, your name is great!"

ah? Su Ming was speechless. Are you praising me or scolding me?

I saw Lao Huineng saying seriously: "This name has an allusion. Among the eight deities and dragons of Buddhism, the Dragon, Garuda, Mohuluka and other tribes all took refuge in the body of animals and took refuge in my Buddha. Preach the Tao and become a Buddhist protector and deity. In Buddhism, the word "big" means great wisdom, great detachment, and great freedom. It seems that Mr. Su has a lot of wisdom. Like Mr. Zhao, he is my Buddha. The talented people who protect the Dharma are so good, Amitabha!”

Su Ming was also completely convinced. With such an old abbot in charge, it’s no wonder that Deyuan Temple is underdeveloped! Buddhist interpretation of things is sometimes like fortune telling. The same thing, a hexagram, but different interpretation methods, the results are completely different. Any religious person who comes into contact is absolutely first-class in their verbal skills.

"Buddha really has a vision. He chose you, the old Zen master, to be the abbot of Deyuan Temple. How could Buddhism not flourish?" Su Ming said with a smile.

"Ashamed, ashamed! That's so good! I still need more support from all the protectors." Old Abbot Huineng also smiled.

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In the abbot's office, Su Ming chatted with Lao Huineng for an entire afternoon. Su Ming felt that he was quite knowledgeable. It goes without saying that Lao Huineng was born in Zen Buddhism and has profound Buddhist teachings. He can talk about all kinds of allusions one after another. What is even more rare is that he is not limited to the words in Buddhist scriptures and can integrate Buddhism and life well. , everything I talk about can be combined with Buddhism. Chatting with him is not boring at all, and I feel that time flies by.

When he came out of the abbot's office, the evening bell of Deyuan Temple rang. Looking at the majestic main hall in front of him, Su Ming suddenly felt something.

Lao Huineng, a well-known virtuous monk in the country, has profound Buddhist teachings and worked hard for Deyuan Temple. In the eyes of outsiders, he is an absolute Taoist monk.

However, for the development of Deyuan Temple, for the ideal in his mind: to promote Buddhism. He is an outsider, and he is already quite old. He can put down his posture and learn to use iPads, computers, and high technologies like WeChat like young people.

Moreover, Su Ming could not see any negative emotions from him. Lao Huineng happily accepted these things that seemed to have nothing to do with Buddhism, but he promoted Buddhism better.

This old monk managed to pass the meat and wine through his intestines, and the Buddha sat in his heart.

"Why, I feel a lot better now that I can chat with Lao Hui." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

"It's true." Su Ming did a chest expansion exercise and nodded.

"I've known him since I was young. When I have troubles, I would come to him and sit there. Sometimes I don't seem to have anything to talk about, but my mood will be much better."

Zhao Yun put his hands together and bowed slightly to the Mahavira Hall not far away, and said lightly: "What does it mean to save all sentient beings? This is to save all sentient beings."

"Educate all sentient beings? Isn't that a bit of a big word?" Su Ming laughed.

"If you are willing, donate some incense money to the temple. It is not easy for Old Wisdom to do it. I am not exaggerating when I say it will save all sentient beings." Zhao Yun said.

"It's okay to put on some incense, but you said that Deyuan Temple is short of money, right?" Su Ming asked confused.

Zhao Yun said: "You probably don't know that Deyuan Temple started a charity project several years ago to help children from poor areas in Qinghai and Gansu go to school, so Deyuan Temple's finances have always been tight. I think According to the information of the poor children he sponsored, the family situation is really difficult for these children living in the city. Many of them have lost their parents and live with their sick grandparents. They receive government subsidies for a year. , the family’s income is only two to three thousand yuan, there are many children as old as Chengcheng, not to mention computers and mobile phones, they don’t even know what QQ and WeChat are..."

"People like you and me have been in the business world for a long time and have seen the ugliest sides of people. We are used to thinking the worst about everyone. Everything we do is measured by its economic value. . Lao Huineng is different from us. He is a man with great perseverance, great ambition and great kindness.”