Guangzhou Fasheng Temple is the place where the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, Master Huineng, were ordained.

Ju [altar scripture] records, the Middle Earth Zen Buddhism for the Western Regions monk Dharma created, Zen six ancestors Hui Neng master, common surname Lu, Guangdong Xinxing, since childhood father died early, the family is poor, in the city to sell firewood for a living, when I see a guest reciting the Diamond Sutra. As soon as Hui Neng hears the scriptures, his heart is enlightened. Later, to Huangmei Dongchan Temple, worship the five ancestors of Zen Master Hongren, the five ancestors, then preach the teachings and mantle, cloud: you are the sixth generation of ancestors. After Huineng got the mantle, he was afraid that the other disciples would not accept the harm, so he went south to Caoxi, and took refuge in the Sihui Hunter Team, where he had been in the team for fifteen years. When it comes to talking to hunters. Hunters often order Hui Neng to keep nets and catch animals. Hui Neng lets go of life every time he sees it. Every meal. Cook the meat in a pot with vegetables. Or ask, he said: But eat meat side dishes.

On the eighth day of the first month of the first year of Tang Gaozong Yifeng, Huineng came to Guangzhou Fasheng Temple and now Guangxiao Temple, just when Fasheng presided over Master Yinzong to preach the Nirvana Sutra. From time to time, the wind blows. A monk said: The wind moves. A monk said: Move. The monks were talking. Huineng came out of the crowd and said: "It's not the wind, it's not the wind, it's not the heart." The crowd was shocked. Yin Zong was extended to the upper seat. Ask for mysteries. Seeing that Hui can speak concisely and reasonably, not by words. Yin Zongyun: "The line is very person, I have heard for a long time that Huang Meiyi is coming from the south, is it okay?" Huineng said: "Don't dare." Then he bowed. Please pass the mantle to show the public. So he ordained Huineng ordained. Willing to be a teacher. Hui Neng then opened the Dongshan Dharma under the Bodhi tree.

Although in the second year, Huineng left Fasheng Temple and went north to Shaoguan Nanhua Temple to open a mountain to preach the Dharma, but Fasheng Temple has since become one of the most famous temples in Guangzhou. \\\\

After the defeat of the pirates who attacked Guangzhou on the night of July 18, the city of Guangzhou was safe and sound for several days, and Yang Yan wrote down the process of defeating the pirates and the subsequent plan to eliminate the pirates, and played them to Lin'an. On this day, Yang Yan accompanied Zhao Qianru and took Tie Chenglin and Gu Xueping to Fasheng Temple to play.

Yang Yan was good friends with the famous monk Guangyan when he was in Lin'an, so he also knew a thing or two about Buddhism, and he also knew the name of the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, Huineng, so Zhao Qianru proposed to play in Fahua Temple and readily agreed. However, Yang Yan was reluctant to show off, not only did he not bring the guards, but several people changed into the clothes of ordinary people and came out, and the "Fenglin Volcano" was also wrapped in cloth and carried behind him.

Although Fasheng Temple is famous, it is not large in scale, much smaller than the Xuanfa Temple where Manichaeism hid before, the buildings in the temple are quite old, and the paint on the mountain gate has also peeled off a lot, which looks old.

Several people walked into the temple, facing the gate is a statue of Maitreya Buddha, the back of Maitreya Buddha is the protector of Veda Buddha, after entering is the main hall, bypassing the Maitreya Buddha statue is the courtyard of the temple, the left and right are the Garan Hall and the Jizo Temple, and the middle is the main hall that enshrines the statue of Sakyamuni. Behind the main hall is the ancestral hall dedicated to the six ancestors Huitou.

Although Yang Yan does not believe in Buddhism, but even if he goes to the temple to play, he must also respect other people's rules, at this time there are few tourists in the temple, and there is no one in the main hall, so a few people go to the main hall first, and give incense to the Buddha. The statue of Sakyamuni in the main hall is very tall, and it is also painted with gold paint, but it is very old, and the gold paint in some places has fallen off.

Yang Yan and Zhao Qianru knelt side by side on the futon in front of the Buddha statue, holding three pillars of incense in their hands, bowed to the Buddha statue three times, and then put the incense ** incense burner. Tie Chenglin was honestly standing behind them and waiting, but Gu Xueping couldn't stay idle for a moment, turning left and right in the main hall, looking around. However, the monks on duty in the main hall only cared about their own wooden fish chanting scriptures and ignored them.

After Yang Yan and Zhao Qianru got up, Zhao Qianru beckoned to Gu Xueping and said, "Xueping, you and Cheng Lin should also worship the Buddha." ”

Gu Xueping listened to Zhao Qianru's words very much, immediately replied, pulled Tie Chenglin to kneel in front of the Buddha statue, and also learned from Zhao Qianru's appearance just now, lit three pillars of incense, sandwiched them in the palm of her hand, and bowed three times.

At this time, a monk walked into the main hall, came to Yang Yan's side, put his hands together and bowed to Yang Yan, and said, "Amitabha, Yang Tanyue, don't come to harm?" ”

Yang Yan turned his head to see that this monk was actually Guangyan, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy, and he was busy clasping his hands together, and returned the salute, saying, "It turned out to be Master Guangyan, I didn't expect the master to be here." ”

Zhao Qianru also recognized Guangyan at this time, she had also met Guangyan a few times when she was in Lin'an, and she also said like Guangyan Shili: "It turned out to be a master, the master has always been good, isn't the master in Lin'an Qixia Temple?" How did you get here? ”

Guangyan smiled slightly, and said: "The poor monk is a wandering monk, the four seas are home, in Lin'an Qixia Temple but only a temporary order, a few months ago the poor monk occasionally moved the wandering nature, so he went all the way south, to Guangzhou, and is in this Fasheng Temple in the order. I didn't expect to be able to meet the virtuous couple here today, and it was also fate. ”

At this time, Gu Xueping and Tie Chenglin also finished worshipping the Buddha, and got up and looked at Yang Yan with some surprise, obviously surprised that he also had acquaintances here. Yang Yan asked the two of them to salute Guangyan again, and when Gu Xueping walked with Gu Zhengyang in the rivers and lakes, Gu Zhengyang warned her a lot and respected the monks, so Yang Yan asked her to salute Guangyan, and she was also respectful.

Guangyan clasped his hands together again, and said with a smile: "Everything in Foyun is fate, since Yang Tanyue and his wife are here, how about inviting the poor monk to the meditation room and serving the poor monk to serve tea and catch up?" ”

Yang Yan also smiled: "Since the master invites him, then it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." ”

In fact, Yang Yan likes to associate with Guangyan very much, on the one hand, because he is knowledgeable, and he has benefited from interacting with him, and the prescription he gave himself last time to treat the miasma of the south is very useful for himself to pacify the south, and on the other hand, Guangyan does regard Yang Yan as an equal old friend, whether he was stripped of all his official positions back then, or now he is promoted to the envoy of Chengxuan, he is a concubine, and he is not a noble, he is consistent.

However, Yang Yan knew Gu Xueping's temperament, and he must not be able to sit still in the meditation room, so he asked Tie Chenglin to accompany her on a tour of the temple, and he and Zhao Qianru followed Guangyan to his meditation room.