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283 True and False Monk

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    After I finished offering incense and knelt down, the monk repeatedly told me when and what incense should be offered.  So, since then, in addition to looking at the candles, I have to offer incense and kneel down from time to time.  Of course, this kneeling is before the father's tablet.  Sometimes it is the gods and Buddhas of heaven and earth who kneel down, and sometimes it is the father who kneels down.

    The monk has been sitting on the east side of the square table where the practice is performed, and spends most of his time chanting scriptures.  He basically reads a paragraph and then takes a break.  During his break, I was busy offering incense and kneeling.  If the monk has not started to chant scriptures after offering incense and kneeling, then I will chat with him for a while.

    After talking, I know that this mage, who claims to be a real monk, has studied under a local eminent monk of the Hui family.  However, he himself does not serve in any temple.  According to his own words, he has a very high level of comprehension in chanting scriptures, and he can recite many Buddhist scriptures that others can't recite.  Therefore, he thinks that he is very appreciated by the eminent monk of the Hui family.  According to what he said, he has already learned the true biography of that eminent monk of the Hui family.

    Maybe, because I saw my expression of disapproval and half-belief, the monk asked me to check the scriptures he recited.  He handed me the scriptures.  I took a look and found that the typesetting of the scriptures were all in the style of ancient books, vertically arranged, from back to front, from right to left.  Moreover, there is not a single punctuation mark throughout the scriptures, and all are in traditional characters.  For ordinary people, it will be quite difficult to read such scriptures.  Unfortunately, his bad luck is that I am indeed used to reading such ancient books.  Except for a very few very rare traditional characters, I can easily understand most of them.

    Since there is no need to read the scriptures, this time, the monk stood with one palm in front of his chest, and kept beating the wooden fish with the other hand, and at the same time began to recite word by word.  Although the dialect was used, as a local, I could hear what he was reading.  From the first word, I read down word by word at the speed of his chanting.  Sure enough, the scriptures he read were exactly the same as those recorded in the scriptures.  What is important in chanting scriptures is verbatim.  Until the end, I didn't find any mistakes in the scriptures recited by the monk.  It seems that his self-proclaimed "very high understanding" is not a lie.  No wonder, he will let me check and check with confidence.

    Perhaps, this monk is really capable.  However, I will never blindly think that he must be a real monk just because he has a high level of cultivation in scriptures.  From the conversation with him, I know that although he studied under eminent monks, he has never really been a monk.  If it was done by a monk, even if he is not in any temple, he can still be regarded as a real monk, at most he is just a wandering monk.  Unfortunately, the one in front of him is not even a wandering monk.  In addition, through talking, I know that this monk now has a complete family, including a wife and children.  Therefore, based on all the above, I finally judged that this sorcerer who thought he was a real monk was actually just a knowledgeable charlatan.

    At first, when my mother mentioned to me that "my aunt and uncle helped find a monk", I was afraid that the one I found was a fake monk.  No, my fears came true.  When I first came home, I felt that this person was not like a real monk when I first saw it.  No, my intuition is so accurate.

    Although I have already judged that the monk in front of me is not a real monk, but I don't show my face.  In fact, regardless of whether it is true or not, the layout of the dojo and the procedure of casting spells should be similar.  After all, the fake monk in front of him is also a teacher of the out-and-out Hui-style eminent monk, and what he learned should also be an out-and-out local authentic way to appease the dead.  If you don't care about your status, then think about it, the effect of this fake monk's Buddhist method should be similar to that of the real monk.

    Although he is a fake monk, he looks honest.  According to him, he recited sutras for others and never cut corners.  This may not be the case for other people, including true monks.  He once mentioned that once he met a certain monk from a certain monastery performing salvation for someone else.  Others may not be able to understand why, but as a knowledgeable person, he can hear that the monk often babbled nonsense in order to cover things up.  Afterwards, when there was no one around, he even scolded that person, asking how his conscience is?

    I know that what the fake monk said is nothing more than to highlight the quality of his chanting.  In fact, under the reminder of this fake monk, I checked the scriptures from time to time.  From the fact that he can take the initiative to ask for an inspection, it is not difficult to see that this fake monk must be very rigorous when he usually recites scriptures.  Possibly, this is somewhat similar to the situation of the inside and outside of the establishment in today's society. In many cases, the level and ability of the people inside the establishment may not be much higher than those outside the establishment.  In terms of memorizing and understanding scriptures, perhaps many real monks may not be able to match him.

    It is precisely because of the rigorousness of the fake monk's work that I don't want to reveal his identity.  Of course, the more important thing is to consider the mother's?? feeling.  In fact, I don't believe in supersession at all, so in my eyes, the effect of chanting sutras by real and fake monks is equal to zero.  Since the effects are all zero, there is not much practical significance in investigating the truth.  However, my mother believed in this very much, otherwise, she would not insist on "must invite monks".  From my mother's point of view, if there is a monk invited by my aunt, it must not be a fake.  Under the transcendence of the true monk's chanting, the dead soul of the father will definitely be able to go to the pure land.  In this way, the mother can feel at ease.  If my mother knew that the real monk had become a fake monk, then with my mother's heart, she would inevitably doubt the actual effect of this salvation.

    It would be fine if my mother just doubted the effect of superseding, but based on my understanding of my mother, after she knew that the monk she invited was a fake, she would definitely feel sorry for herself, and might even regret it for the rest of her life.  More importantly, the mother is bound to have trouble with her aunt and brother because of the matter of inviting a monk.  If for this reason, the originally harmonious relationship between relatives is turned into a relationship of enemies that is in danger, what should be done?

    Anyway, I don't believe in the so-called transcendence effect, so the truth about the fake monk doesn't have much impact on my psychology.  On the contrary, if I reveal the truth, besides making my mother sad, regretting and even having a bad relationship with my aunt and uncle's family, is there any other possible consequences?  So, after weighing the pros and cons, I decided to "take the fake as the real one".  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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