The Amazing son in law Chapter 7752
The bell rang one after another for several times without any sign of stopping.
The monks who were doing their duties in the temple stopped when the bell rang more than thirteen times.
The bell of Kinkaku-ji Temple is rarely rung, and is only used to tell time on important days.
The chimes for telling time will not exceed twelve.
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Once the bell rings more than twelve times, all monks in the temple must put down what they are doing and go to the main hall immediately.
Because the bell will continue to ring for 9981 times, and the bell sound means that the abbot has passed away.
Although Japanese monks are more secular, the monks of Kinkakuji Temple, under the influence of Kūin, are much more pious than ordinary Japanese monks.
In Buddhism, they are like a swaying boat that needs a conspicuous flagship to guide them, and Kongyin is that flagship.
Now, Kongyin’s passing is like losing his guide in the vast ocean for these devout monks.
Many monks could not help shedding tears and walked quickly towards the main hall.
Hundreds of monks, all with red eyes, walked and ran towards the main hall without saying a word. They did not dare to run wildly because they did not want to disturb the abbot’s rebirth in the Western Paradise.
Lin Wan’er (Alani) stopped again when she heard the bell.
Her thoughts went back to Kyoto City more than a hundred years ago.
At that time, her residence was not far from Kinkaku-ji Temple.
One day, she took her children to appreciate the cherry blossoms in the courtyard and told them the history of cherry blossoms. She told them that the cherry blossoms that can be seen everywhere in Japan and are highly sought after were actually introduced from China during the Nara period more than a thousand years ago. At that time, China was in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
As the children were asking questions about this period of history, the bells of Kinkaku-ji Temple continued to ring throughout Kyoto, just as they do today.
When the children asked her why the bells of Kinkaku-ji Temple kept ringing, she told them that the eighty-one rings of the bells meant returning to the true nature.
Japanese Buddhism originated from China. After nearly two thousand years of sedimentation and localized development, Chinese Buddhism has also integrated much of the wisdom of the ancient Chinese.
The ancient Chinese Book of Changes regards nine as the largest yang number. In other words, nine is also the largest single digit in the decimal system.
Therefore, nine represents the greatest and perfect.
Eighty-one is the square of nine, which means even greater perfection beyond perfection.
She did not convey death to these children, but smiled and said: “The reason why the bells of Kinkaku-ji Temple are ringing 81 times is because their abbot has completed his merits, and everyone in the temple is celebrating for him.”
At that time, an ignorant little boy looked at her and said crisply: “Miss, Zhengping wants to be the abbot in the future, and Zhengping also wants the bell of Kinkaku-ji Temple to ring 81 times in his honor!”
Lin Wan’er (Alani) shook her head helplessly and smiled, “Of all of you, Zhengping, you’re the most determined. You’re always fighting for everything.”
The little boy pointed at the largest snowman in the yard with his red, frozen hands and said proudly, “Miss, Zhengping wants to be the best at everything, even making the biggest snowman! So Zhengping will definitely become the abbot of Kinkaku-ji Temple in the future!”
The light and shadow of a hundred years ago whizzed through her mind, and Lin Wan’er (Alani) couldn’t help but sigh in her heart that some things seemed to be unintentional jokes and pranks, but in fact, they were already predestined.
She looked up at the sky and murmured in her heart, “If there really is a Western Paradise in this world, I might even be the one with the most connections in that paradise. You are all good children. You must have gone there long ago and you must all be waiting for me there, right?”
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