Suona sound deep in the mountains

Lying in bed at night, sometimes waking up, listening to the silence outside the house, who knows that it snowed all night outside, and the snow stopped when we got up the next day.When I opened the door, I saw that the sky and the earth were white, and there was a thick layer of snow everywhere.Although it is no longer falling, the sky is gray and hazy, like the era of primordial chaos.Ling Songpo and his wife also got up very early. They looked up at the sky and said, "Guest officer, it's so early in the morning, the road is so thick with snow, you don't know the way, it's hard to walk. If you are not careful, you will fall down. No matter how urgent you are, We're not here for a while. We'll give you a meal before leaving..." I was anxious to leave, but the master tried to persuade me to stay, but I still bid farewell to the two kind-hearted Xifeng old people and thanked them for their kindness.I wanted to give them food money, but I refused to accept it, so I had no choice but to give up.

Say goodbye to the two, walking alone on the snow, still thinking about the well-being of the two old couples.Thinking about going out for a walk this time, the people I met along the way were all good people.It can be seen that people's hearts are connected in this world, after all, there are still many good people.I wish good people a safe, happy and peaceful life...

I walked slowly all the way on the snow, because I had to see the road under my feet before I could step down, especially on steep slopes, if I was not careful, if I stepped on the air, I might roll off the cliff, and that would be death or injury, so walking It was very difficult.There are forks along the way, and almost all the forks in the mountains have road-dividing steles erected by believers. Follow the directions indicated by these road-dividing steles, and you can walk to where you want to go.

Xieliang Temple was built on the boundary of a mountain top.Don't look at this mountain.No matter how high it is and how steep the hillside is, when you climb to the top of the mountain, you will be surprised to see that the top of the mountain is mostly flat land.When you have climbed to the top of the mountain after all the hardships and dangers, you will see a place far, far away. The scenery is so beautiful that you can't catch your eyes and feel refreshed.

The top of the mountain where Xieliang Temple is located is called Xieliangjie.This mountain is full of abrupt and strange rocks, and there is only one plant among the rocks on the mountain-pine and cypress trees.At this time of the season, all the pines and cypresses on the mountain are covered in snow, like monsters in thick white clothes.

I came to the mountain gate with great difficulty. At this time, the mountain gate was opened, and I saw four gold characters "Xieliang Ancient Temple" on the lintel of the mountain gate.Entering the mountain gate, there is a big hall facing you. Like all the big halls of Buddhist Zen temples I have seen, they are all called "Daxiong Hall".There is a huge flat land in front of the main hall.About 30 meters away from the main hall, there are two copper-cast incense burners, which are specially used for pilgrims to burn incense.On the open space in front of the hall, beside the wall covered with glazed tiles, there are more than a dozen ancient pines and cypresses that two people can't hug each other.

Cigarettes linger inside and outside the hall, the smell is strong, and there are lights of sesame oil the size of bean sprouts floating everywhere.I walked up the high steps in front of the main hall, and saw a young monk about 80 or [-] years old worshiping on the futon in front of the hall. The young monk had a bald head and was wearing a loose gray monk's robe, which made him look thin; The [-]-[-]-year-old monk was wearing cassock, drooping his brows and closing his eyes, with a languid expression, as if he was sick and lacking in strength, he was struggling to read the morning class, and the wooden fish in his hand seemed to be knocking but not knocking, but he still passed on rhythmically. There was a very slight "porphyrin..." sound.The singing voice of the little monk is extremely pleasant.I listened intently for a while, and it was as if my body was bathed in the Buddha's light, and my heart was clear and clear.I walked in involuntarily, picked up three sticks of incense on the incense stand, lit them, held them in front of my chest, and respectfully bowed three times. When the old monk saw me salute, he stood up with difficulty and sang to the Bodhisattva No, bow and salute.The little monk also stood up at the same time and bowed to me.Only then did I see clearly that the young monk had delicate features and was extremely beautiful.It may be that they have finished their morning class, and after continuing with the last few sentences, they ended the a cappella and put away the wooden fish scriptures.The young monk walked up to the old monk, bent over and carried it on his back, and sent him to the monk's room at the back.It turned out that the old monk was so seriously ill that even a few steps had to be carried by young disciples. It seemed that the days before his death were not many.

I was the only one left in the hall, and I waited for a while before the little monk came out, put his hands together and said, "Almsgiver, are you burning incense or making a wish? If you want a lottery, you can get one here. I asked him to interpret the signature in my master's room." I said, "I'm not burning incense or making a wish. I'm here to find someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"It is said that a month and a half ago, the treasure temple held a bodhisattva's visit to the altar to perform great rituals. Among them was a master who played the suona. Does the little master know where he is now?"

The little monk said: "You said that master, his surname is Wu. When the ritual was about to be consummated, he fell ill, very sick. My master treated him, but he was not cured. Then when the master returned, Take him out for treatment...you can go to Xifeng Village to find Master Shuiyuan."

"Uncle Fu is sick?" My heart tightened for a while.Ask the little monk the way to Xifengzhai,

The little monk said: "I have never been there before, I don't know. The benefactor can ask my master." At this time, the old monk heard us talking inside, and shouted with the greatest strength: "Tongxin, you take this The benefactor came to my room..." We both heard this, and Tongxin led the way, and entered through the small door at the back of the main hall. There was a side room inside, which was the bedroom of the old monk.What the old monk slept on was not a bed, but a simple wooden plank on two brick piers, covered with bedding.The old monk took my hand, looked at my hands and face carefully, and said: "You have the fate of Buddha. In the future, you will become a monk. Then you come to this temple...Who is that benefactor Wu? "

I said, "It's my uncle."

"Your uncle is kind-hearted, and the Bodhisattva will bless him to turn his bad luck into good luck. You don't have to worry about it." The old monk told me how to get to Xifeng Village.

I bid farewell to the old monk and came out, and asked in unison, "The benefactor came early in the morning. There must be no need for breakfast. It's getting late. Why don't you just have some vegetarian food here? The vegetarian food in the temple is provided for free..."

It turns out that there are only these two masters in Xieliang Temple.On weekdays, Tongxin cooks his own vegetarian meals.It’s just a pot of porridge, a plate of radish, and a plate of pickled peppers.I asked: "Your master is sick, does he also eat this?" Tong Xin said: "The food in the temple never changes. Only the side dishes change with the seasons. The master ordered that he can't be changed..."

"Can you do it on the day of burning incense on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year?"

Tongxin said: "On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, or when there are important rituals in the temple, the mountain master will bring people to do it, and no monks are needed to do it."

"You are young, living this kind of life, isn't it hard?" Xiao Tongxin shook his head and said, "If you get used to it, it won't be hard."

"How old were you when you came here? Where are your parents?"

"I have been here since I was a child, and my master brought me up. I have never met my parents..."

"Don't you read?"

"Go to the school at the foot of the mountain to study. Master will also teach me when I come back."

After eating porridge, I really want to go.The haze in the sky dissipated, and a soft red sun hung high in the sky, reflecting the white snow, the light was dazzling, and I felt warm and comfortable in my body.I looked at Xiao Tongxin's thin body, and felt so pitiful and cute.