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As the saying goes, foreign monks are good at chanting.

But in the United States, this simply doesn't work.

Originally, the Christian Church in the United States treated monks as pagans and did not allow them to preach in the United States.

It was not until 1962 that Huaxia came to Xuanhua Venerable Master and ordained five Americans as monks, and then the American monk community grew stronger and stronger.

After the Venerable Master Xuanhua came to the United States, he established the Sino-American Buddhist Association, and then established the Four Great Centers.

The Golden Mountain Temple in San Francisco, the Golden Wheel Temple in Los Angeles, the Rulai Temple in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, and the Bodhidharma Center in Seattle have developed for decades to the present, and there are also some small temples in New York.

Most of the Chinese and East Asians went to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and now the number of Americans who have joined the religion is less than 1,000.

If you want to meet an American on the street wearing a bulging brown and yellow robe, a shaved head, and holding a string of Buddhist beads, it is even rarer than Anya's purple-eyed protective human.

Han Xuan was lucky to meet one at this time.

After nearly twelve years of living in the United States, he met for the first time.

In order to go to Mr. Buffett's appointment, I just came to Fifth Avenue from the Whitney Museum of Art on the Upper East Side, but I didn't expect to meet two monks at the intersection of 36th Street.

One of them obviously has a Chinese face, and the other is a foreigner with a hooked nose and a big bald head, and the two stand together with their hands folded, and the picture is inexplicably joyful.

The two men seemed to be in trouble, there were three NYPD police cars parked on the side of the road, and several police officers were questioning them about something.

"Parking the car, let's go and have a look. ”

Han Xuan patted the driver's seat and said to Jason.

His grandmother believes in Buddhism, and one of them is Chinese, so she must help if she can.

It's only 1:10 p.m., it's still early from the agreed two o'clock, and after a few intersections, you can get to Daddy's restaurant, which is enough time.

After driving forward for a while, he found a temporary parking spot, and Han Xuan got out of the car and walked back.

When she came to the crowd, Han Xuan saw a white woman in her forties, and said excitedly that the two monks sold Buddhist beads to her and asked her to give money, which was a fraud.

The foreign monk explained to the police: "No, no, no, we are not a fraud!"

Recently, she was planning to build a temple in New York and was asking people for charitable donations, and she was not forced to give money. ”

"Then what did he see us running?" asked a mixed-race policeman with neither black nor white skin, pointing to the Chinese monk.

The monk looked puzzled, as if he couldn't understand English, and bowed his head and recited Amitabha

"Not long after he came to the United States, he saw you draw your gun, and he was scared to run away, and we didn't commit a crime. ”

"If he doesn't run, how can we draw our guns?"

The policeman who spoke looked a little disgusted, the people on the side of the road looked frightened, and one child was frightened by the two of them.

In the eyes of Americans, monks who don't eat meat and chant scriptures every day are all weirdos.

Unless it is the kind of "three religions in one" in China, the Jade Emperor and the Buddha can meet each other and eat peach together, otherwise it is difficult for two different beliefs to merge together.

"He just came to the U.S. and it's normal to be scared when he sees so many of you.

It was illegal for you to draw a gun, and he did not make any threatening moves.

I'm going to report this to your director, if it's white or black today, will you still pull out your gun?"

Han Xuan's voice came out.

When people nearby saw him, they naturally made a way.

How could the police not know this child, and when they heard Han Xuan's words, they immediately had a headache.

This matter has been pulled to the level of racial discrimination by him, and if you are not careful, you will suffer.

is still a Chinese super-rich, and there is no way to take Han Xuan.

"At that time, the lady called the police and said that they had forcibly sold Buddhist beads to her, and that they had violated the law by running away when they saw us. ”

There was an old policeman who looked to be in his fifties, and he focused on the word "coercion".

"You don't have any evidence, it seems that the United States has now allowed the police to shoot at the people who ran when they saw the police, right?"

"We didn't open"

"But there is this intention, otherwise what are you doing with a gun?

Isn't he rushing at you, but is he threatening your personal safety?

Madam, did these two monks threaten you to give money?"

“…… Not really. The woman shook her head.

"It's not illegal to wear a robe on the street, is it?

And the police do not have the right to ban or arrest unless they touch someone's body or follow a passerby to force money.

Buying and selling on the street requires a licence and is not subject to this regulation.

They are giving amulets and Buddhist beads as gifts, and collecting donations from others to build temples, which is a charitable cause. ”

The policemen were speechless by Han Xuan's words, and they wanted to defend themselves, but they didn't know what to say.

The highest-ranking sergeant among them, Neng Ben and Stretch, relented, and said, "I'm sorry, it's our fault.

Please don't wear this kind of clothing on the street in the future, it will scare people. ”

"The United States has the right to freedom of belief, and there is no dress code in the Constitution. ”

Han Xuanfei, a lawyer, was addicted, and after adding this sentence, he said to the Chinese monk in Chinese: "Okay, it's okay, they have apologized to you." ”

"Thanks, I'm not very familiar with English. The other party said gratefully.

Staying any longer was embarrassing, the policeman said a few words to the woman, and immediately got into the car and left.

Monk Yang recited the strange Amitabha Buddha and said, "God, I'm glad I met you, otherwise it would be a big trouble!"

Hearing God from the mouth of a monk, Han Xuan thought strangely, and held back a smile: "Shouldn't you say Sakyamuni?"

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry, I used to be a priest, and I said I'm used to it.

My name is Bruce Timberlake, hello. ”

Reaching out and shaking hands with him, Han Xuan became even more curious and asked him, "Then how did you become a monk now?"

"This one......

I used to be a priest for more than 10 years, but I always had a problem in my mind.

Whenever a congregation comes to me, I can't always answer the questions that the believers ask me.

For example, if God is so great and omnipotent.

Why did God create Muslims, Jews, to oppose us for millennia?

It also led to fighting and killing in many places, and many people died.

And God also created many people who were born deaf and dumb so that they could not hear the gospel of God.

I don't understand why.

So I started reading different religious books and trying to find answers in the books.

This went on for a few years, until one day, when I was reading Comparative Religion, I came across the Buddhist Chapter, and I found the right answer in it.

It turns out that Christianity is not a perfect religion, and Buddhism can correctly explain the problems of the universe and life, and also give solutions.

So I took off my priest's clothes and began to delve deeper into the Dharma.

At that time, there were many incidents of priests molesting children, and the Catholic Church sued hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation in a year, and the pope publicly apologized several times, resulting in a serious loss of believers.

Walking down the street now, it's hard to see priests and nuns in uniform, preaching the gospel.

My cathedral had just been sold, and it had been converted into a library by a gentleman, and the corruption of Catholicism was an unconcealable secret.

In my opinion, Buddhism is better. ”

Bruce touched the big braised egg that had cut off three thousand troubles, and plucked the Buddha beads in his hand, looking funny......

After listening to his words, Anya took out the Maitreya Buddha pendant around her neck, her family is a Catholic.

But Mrs. Cecilia did not go to church and did not pray.

It's not so much a believer, but a habit to give one's soul a sustenance.

Influenced by her, Anya didn't care much about the sect, otherwise she wouldn't wear this Buddha statue.

Christianity has long since developed to this day, and the dogma is not strict.

That's why Paris Hilton's father wants her daughter, Han Qianshan, who has no faith, to be her godfather.

George H.W. Bush made the third-generation eldest son of the family, George Prescott Bush, recognize the old man Han as his godfather

Han Xuan thought about it and wrote a check for 200,000 US dollars, which was enough to build a temple in the suburbs that was not luxurious.

He handed it to the Chinese monk named Shande: "Take it as my donation, my grandmother believes in Buddhism." ”

"God...... Shakyamuni Buddha! Thank you so much!"

Bruce saw the numbers on the check, and hurriedly took out four or five strings of scented Buddhist beads from his pocket, "I wore it when I chanted the scriptures, may the Buddha bless you." ”

Han Xuan didn't know if this foreign monk usually recites scriptures in English, and whether the consecration has any effect.

I hope he can understand English, otherwise he will definitely read it in vain.

Crying and laughing, I couldn't take these Buddha beads, "Thank you, I still have something, I have to go first"

"Okay! After the temple is built, I will personally help you carve a tablet and burn incense for you every day!"

Han Xuan's feet slipped and he almost fell to eat a dog*, quickly stood firm, and shook his head vigorously: "This is not needed!"

"Haha, you're welcome, after all, you donated so much money, I should do it. ”

“…… You're welcome, no!"

"Well, no monuments.

I remember that you Chinese people like to carve wooden plaques and burn incense. ”

Han Xuan's face was full of black lines, and he took two steps forward and stretched out his hand: "I won't cover it, give me back the money!"

“…… I don't. (To be continued.) )