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We are not professionals. Naturally, the simpler the result is, the better. As far as the author understands, there is a very easy reason to understand for the rise of Western belief and the gradual decline of Chinese religion - travel all over the world, including China. When do you see that you need to buy tickets to enter a church? But have you ever seen several temples in China that don't charge tickets?

Don't underestimate such a small phenomenon. People's belief is very simple. Even if it is peaceful every year, they hope to find a god Buddha who can bear their hope to express their wishes and make a pious expectation for the harvest of the next year.

However, in the so-called economic development of the market in recent years, the action of faith is also limited by the expensive tickets. The more famous temples and Taoist temples, the more expensive the tickets are. Let's take a familiar example. Even the Jinfo temple built by Zhao shensan himself has now become the largest source of religious tourism income in dashengchang. The ticket price is RMB 198 Yuan, which was reduced from the original 248 under the strong protest of the monks in charge.

For the rest of the major temples and temples in China, according to rough statistics, there are very few less than 100 yuan. For the highest traveling expenses, a person needs nearly 500 yuan. For the ordinary people, the 100 yuan and even 500 yuan can already do a lot of practical things. It can be imagined that it is not very cost-effective to invest this money as the road money of virtual desire.

Therefore, nowadays, the place where incense is flourishing in China must be the place where tourists gather. Since it is tourists rather than pilgrims, burning incense has become a game behavior. The word "pious" is very vague.

However, in this case, the Christian Church adopts the belief that all beings are equal. As long as you want to go in and accept the baptism of others, when you want to pray or repent, you don't have to spend any money. You can imagine the merits and demerits of comparison.

Lin Yutang once said: "Chinese believe in Confucianism when they are happy, and believe in Taoism and Buddhism when they are frustrated. When their doctrines are against each other, Chinese people will say," man will conquer heaven. ". The belief crisis of Chinese people is that they often change their beliefs. "

If Lin's theory is established and belief can be changed at will, then when Chinese traditional culture is declining and Confucianism is no longer supported and Taoism and Buddhism are expensive, it should also be a reasonable development trend for Chinese to convert to Christianity without investment.

I want to explain the fact that Fengming temple also charges tickets, which is not low, just 100 yuan.

When Zhao shensan arrived, the temple had already finished work. After work means that the ticket seller has left, and the temple gate is closed and can not enter.

He thought about parking in the square in front of the temple gate, turned to the side door of the temple, and wanted to enter through the small door where monks came in and out. Unexpectedly, when he got to the side door, he saw a man standing at the door. Looking at his back, he realized, but the side door of the hollow wrought iron was locked. A little monk was talking to the master through the door, and he passed by quietly.

"Little master, why don't you open the door for me? If you don't have the key, please go in and ask your master to come over. " Master liaowu said.

"Old monk, you have lived here for more than ten days. At the beginning, my master said that you are a famous person. It's estimated that someone will come to see you and help you give money in a few days. But it's been so long. Do you feel comfortable living here for nothing? But where does the world have the truth of eating free food every day? It's easy to come in. Just pay the board fee. If you don't, I won't open the door for you today. Go where you should go. "

Zhao shensan didn't get angry at all, but master liaowu didn't have the slightest pyrotechnics. He said with a smile, "Amitabha, monks all over the world hang up bills in temples. Where else do you need to pay food expenses? Is that your own idea? Your master won't teach you that. You'd better open the door for me. "

The little monk arrogantly said: "it is my master who asked me to lock the door. Don't be ignorant. Go quickly!"

Zhao Shen walked over three steps and exclaimed with great enthusiasm: "Oh, Master Wu, I can find you. Last time I told you to give 100000 yuan to thank you for your merits. I went to Yunshan temple in Yundu to find you. I heard that you came to the provincial capital, but I don't know where you live. So you are in this temple?"

Liao Wu looks at Zhao shensan with a helpless smile and doesn't speak.

However, the iron gate, which Master Wu had not opened for a long time, opened with a "crash". A middle-aged monk in a bright robe appeared at the door. Before talking to Zhao shensan and Master Wu, he first yelled at the little monk and said, "dust, I asked you to go to the door to see if master Wu's chapter has come. How can you lock the door? Don't you see the master has come? Oh, elder martial brother, why don't you go in? Is this distinguished guest your old acquaintance? Please come in and serve tea

Although master liaowu is not young, he is not a high-ranking monk because he was obsessed with metaphysics in his early years and wandered out of the temple for a long time. After he understood the Zen and settled down in Yunshan temple, he changed his name to Wu. The master of Fengming temple, who is only 40 or 50 years old, is in line with the master's peers.

Zhao shensan secretly thought that when the little monk Sha came out to be a villain, he would not appear in the door. If he hadn't yelled out on purpose to donate 100000 yuan of incense money to master Wu, the monk would not have appeared.Seeing the two monks coming out of the iron gate, a vicious word "bald donkey" appeared in Zhao shensan's heart!

Think of the ancient time when the green forest hero met a monk, always happy and incisive scold a: "up, thief bald!" I also think of the words in a book that ridiculed "fake" monks: "the thief is bald, the poison turns to be bald, and the bald turns to poison". If it wasn't for Master Wu, who was also a monk, he might have scolded him directly.

Wish now has hung up a flattering smile and asked: "elder martial brother, is this benefactor?"

With a sigh in his heart, he felt that the embarrassment of the pure appearance of Buddhism was the sorrow of practitioners. However, he understood that this was the inevitable result of this impetuous society. He could only ensure that he kept a clear and transparent Buddhist heart for practice, but he could not prevent the secular ideas from entering the pure land of Buddhism, just as he could not force the present one. He was willing to keep a calm attitude towards money.

After all, "all the bustling in the world is for profit, and all the bustling and bustling in the world are for profit". The cost of maintaining a temple is not small. Even the Yunshan temple where he is stationed also needs him to earn a few maintenance costs with the "skills" obtained from his practice from time to time? It was also because he didn't want to get involved in the mundane affairs that he let his disciples take charge of Yunshan temple under his name.

If Zhao shensan didn't respect him, Yunshan temple would have to charge more than 100 yuan for the investment after the renovation. Now it is only a symbolic charge of five yuan tickets for tourists. As long as they have conversion certificates, they are free. This is just a little bit of power made by the host for believers.

"This benefactor Zhao is from Yundu and a little friend of me. The Yunshan temple where I live is invested and expanded by this benefactor. Zhao Xiaoyou, how can you just walk here? " After introducing each other to each other, he said to Zhao shensan.

Who knows this sentence finished, may that fat face of that big brain swell a circle in an instant, generally showing the oil light of excitement, push aside the realization, and take Zhao shensan's hand with both hands, shaking and saying: "Oh, ah, so you are the great good man who is famous all over the country? I've been famous for a long time!

I've heard for a long time that the Golden Buddha Temple in Yundu was built by benefactor Zhao, and the Yunshan Temple of elder martial brother Liuwu is also a great contribution of the benefactor. Not only that, any temple in Yundu has received your favor. This kind of merit is incredible! As the Vajra Sutra says, it's a great merit that can't be counted in the world!

I've long wanted to see benefactor Zhao. A few days ago, I had a discussion with my elder martial brother that I would go with him when Zhang Yundu was in charge. I hope I can meet you by chance. I didn't expect that my wish will be fulfilled today. It seems that it's also the spring of Buddhism! Let's go, elder martial brother. Let's all go in and sit down and talk. Don't stand at the door, benefactor Zhao. "

Zhao Shen said with a smile: "I didn't expect my fame to be so big? Does this master know why I am devout and give to the Buddha? It is because Master Liu Wu is my great benefactor. When I was lost in the secular field of lust and couldn't extricate myself from it, he enlightened me with Buddhism, which made me understand that the things outside my body are not brought by life but not taken away by death. Even if I make all the money in the world, it is still a local steamed bread. Since the master in charge is master Wu's younger brother, he must have a profound understanding of Buddhism? "

"Benefactor Zhao praised me wrongly. My monk's accomplishments are not as good as my elder martial brother. However, if you have time, you may as well come to my temple often and dare not give advice. It's OK for us to discuss the wonderful meaning of Buddhism. "

Zhao Shen Sany nodded solemnly and said, "yes, if you have a chance, you must come to the master for advice. But now I have a problem that I don't understand. Do you know if the master can teach me?"

"Speak, speak, speak."

"Is it not that Buddhists pay attention to the equality of all disciples, and that all temples that are allowed to pay bills treat foreign monks and their own monks as one? Why was master Wu turned away by the monk Sha because he had not paid the food expenses?

Of course, Master Wu taught me about the rules in the temple, and I still know a little bit. Wei tuotian, who enters the hall of the temple, is not allowed to pay bills if he touches the ground with a golden pestle. However, I have been to Fengming temple before, and Wei tuotian holds pestles in his hands to welcome the believers from all directions. Is it OK? Why are there such vulgar rules? " Zhao shensan asked in a daze.

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