Chapter 93 pick up

When Master Hongyi spread the Dharma, he received and guided sentient beings.His close friend Yang Baimin studied Buddhism under his guidance.Later, he visited Yuan Xilian. When Pu first met, he looked at Empress Yuan carefully and said with a smile, "Lady Xilian, you were also a monk in your previous life." Under the guidance of Hongyi, Yuan Xilian also began to devote himself to Buddha. Master Hongyi bought red bean paste cakes in a small shop in Quzhou. Seeing the shop name and name written on the wrapping paper, the cakes were neat and beautiful. Written by teacher Mao Shigen, that is, to meet with you.When the two met, the master praised the 21-year-old young man again and again, and then taught him the art of calligraphy and printing many times.Under the persuasive guidance of the master, Mao began to worship the Buddha, and the master gave him the Dharma name "Compassion Root".

Master Hongyi named his living room "House of Famous Thousand Buddhas" when placing orders in Puqing Nunnery in Shaoxing, wrote down 300 Buddha names within half a month, handed them to 3 students, and asked them to distribute them to those who are destined. On Feng Zikai's 30th birthday, Li Hongyi held a ceremony of taking refuge in the Three Jewels in his living room "Yuanyuantang" as his refuge teacher, and was named "Yingxing" by the master. When he was in Xiamen, Master Hongyi met nineteen-year-old Chen Hailiang at Xiaoxuefeng Temple in Nan'an. Chen asked Hongyi, are there really ghosts and gods in the world?The master did not answer, but only advised him to read some Buddhist scriptures, and gave him more than 10 kinds of Buddhist books.At this point, Chen began to learn Zen, and Hong Yi often gave advice.Two years later, Hongyi came to Fujian again to visit Chen Hailiang who lived in Meishan Temple in Huiquan at that time. Chen said to the master distressedly that since he learned Buddhism, his respect for Buddhism has grown deeper and deeper, but he always treats Buddhist monks in reality. I feel that it is difficult to be trustworthy, because most of the monks I come into contact with are filthy and vulgar, and they seldom practice precepts, so I don't know how to deal with them.The master warned solemnly and kindly: "It is not appropriate for Buddhists to discuss human faults. Monks and monks, all saints, have not studied Buddhism for a long time, and their power is not enough, so they have no way to know the truth. How can they be casual? Discussion? Whether others follow the Dharma is the business of others, but it is your own fault to be arrogant. Moreover, according to the teachings of Buddhism, all sentient beings are the parents of the past and the Buddhas of the future. How dare you neglect Sengbao?" Chen Hailiang was deeply pleased.When sending the master down the mountain, the two met an ordinary monk on the road, who looked rather clumsy and ignorant, but Hongyi stepped forward to bow to him, with a very respectful attitude.After Chen saw it, he felt ashamed, knowing that the master intended to teach by example, and he never dared to be disrespectful to monks and monks.

In May 1931, Chen Hailiang visited Master Hongyi at Wulei Temple. Chen asked Master why he was so inexplicably happy when he first saw Master Hongyi.The master told him that this was due to predestined relationship, and said that Chen Hailiang had been a monk at the Guoqing Temple in Tiantai Mountain in a past life. In December 1935, Master Hongyi went to Hui'an for the second time to preach the Dharma and lived in the homes of local believers.In the past half a month, the master gave several speeches, certified conversion for more than 40 people, and taught the Five Precepts for more than 30 people.He wrote "Huian Dharma Propagation Diary".

Once, Master Hongyi saw an "Ideal Man" written by a Christian Xie Songgao on the bookshelf of Feng Zikai's home, and said: "His book is very good! It is a very useful book! This Layman Xie lives in Are you in Shanghai?" Feng Zikai was about to invite Xie Songgao to have a meeting, but he said, "I'm sorry to invite him." So he wrote a banner with the words "kindness, integrity, integrity" , asked Feng Zikai to send it, and Feng's neighbor Tao Zailiang prepared a vegetarian meal, and invited Xie to meet. When Master Hongyi was in Fujian, one day, a Christian and primary school principal Zhuang Lianfu wanted to listen to Master Hongyi’s speech, but he was stopped by Master Hongyi’s disciple Chuanguan on the way. The reason was that it was not suitable for Christians to listen to the lectures of Buddhist monks.After Master Hongyi learned about it, he criticized Chuanguan and asked him to apologize to Principal Zhuang.The next morning, Chuan Guan came to Zhuang's elementary school and knelt at the door of the classroom where Zhuang attended class to plead guilty.Zhuang Lianfu invited him to the dormitory for tea, but Chuanguan refused, apologizing, "I was ordered by Master to come here to make amends to you, and I must not be entertained by you!" Four single scrolls and a copy of the "Avatamsaka Sutra" written by Master Hongyi were given to Principal Zhuang.Zhuang Lianfu was deeply moved.Since then, he often went to Jingfeng Temple with other believers to listen to the master's lectures.Zhuang Lianfu said that Master Hongyi "has given us a lot of inspiration. Therefore, we have been going to the temple to listen to Master Hongyi's lectures, and each time we have increased the number of Christian audiences."

Young Huang Fuhai visited Master Hongyi at Chengtian Temple in Quanzhou. After asking his name and purpose, the master invited him to sit in the Zen room.Seeing that Master Huang was smiling, sitting upright, kind and majestic, like a revered Bodhisattva, he was so silent that he dared not make a sound, and was reluctant to leave, so he sat there like a puppet, watching silently. With the mage.Seeing his embarrassment, the mage asked kindly: "I can write, can I write a few words for you?" Huang Fuhai naturally asked for it.Early the next morning, Huang bought 4 stools of average size and sent them over.He carefully sent the stool into the meditation room. When Master Hongyi saw it, he said in the tone of an elder, "You still bought me a stool." Before parting, Hongyi gave him the words he had written. Huang Yin was so excited that he forgot Thanks to the mage.A few days later, Huang Fuhai proposed to take a photo with the master, and the two walked towards the photo studio.After walking for a while, Hong Yifa suddenly slowed down.Huang looked up and saw a small old monk walking in the distance in front of him. Hongyi pointed to the monk's back and said, that elder is the great monk of Chengtian Temple and a senior in Buddhism, so he has to walk slowly. Do not go ahead of him.Huang is extremely respectful.