Just looking at the external manifestations, there may be various tricks, but looking at the essence through the phenomenon, the religious-related activities at the temple fairs probably fall into the categories of celebrating birthdays, commemorating the anniversary of death, exorcising evil spirits, and praying for blessings.

Temple fairs to celebrate birthdays will only be held on the birthdays of gods. For example, in the southern coastal areas every year on the 23rd day of the third lunar month of the lunar calendar, the temple fairs are held for the goddess Mazu.

In the same way, activities to commemorate the death anniversary will only be held on certain days. There is the Dragon Boat Festival, which is well known to the world, so I will not cite other examples.

And temple fairs, dharma fairs, or other types of religious activities for the purpose of exorcising evil spirits... Generally speaking, the Qingming Festival and Zhongyuan Festival are selected, and occasionally, they will be based on the investor's wish. At the request of good faith, it will be held on another day.

On festive and peaceful days like the Spring Festival, the activities held are basically based on praying for blessings.

"Baiyunguan belongs to the Quanzhen lineage and is the ancestral court of the Longmen School. It worships the real monarch of Changchun Quande, Mingying, that is, Changchun Zhenren Qiu Ji. Because it is said that on the 19th day of the first lunar month, Tian Qiu Ji will come to the world to save those who are destined. , so the temple fair at Baiyun Temple lasted until the nineteenth of the first lunar month, which is one of the longest among so many temple fairs in the capital."

"Other places are the most lively in the past few days, but Baiyunguan is different. After the seventh day of the first lunar month, we will usher in high ridicule. The eighth day of the first lunar month is Shunxing Day, and there will be activities to worship the stars. On this day, the pilgrims will go to the hall to worship the Star God... Oh, I forgot that this is your first time here. The Star God Hall I said is called Yuanchen Hall."

"The gods enshrined over there are all related to the stars. For example, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, sun, Taiyin, Luohou, Jidu, and twenty-eight constellations. In front of each **** statue in the temple, there is a On the tablet, the stem and branch, the zodiac, and the age are written on it. When offering incense, pilgrims can quickly find their own 'flight star' according to their zodiac and age, so they don't have to worry about the wrong incense. Immortals. Besides, in addition to burning incense and worshiping, you can also ask for fortunes and fortune-telling."

"In addition, on Shunxing Day, Baiyunguan will also distribute large steamed buns to monks for free. According to the older generation, it seems that the big figures in the jade ware shop and pear orchard shop took the lead, and cooperated with other gentry, businessmen and all good faith people to fund it. activities, I don’t know very well.”

"But I do know that Baiyun Guan doesn't pick people when it comes to handing out steamed buns... Quanzhen Sect advocates 'the harmony of the three religions', so when it comes to handing out steamed buns, it will not only be given to Taoists but not monks. As long as you are a monk, and you don't ask if it's true or not, you can get a copy."

"Of course, there is a threshold for the so-called not to distinguish between true and false. It does not mean that everyone has a share. In simple terms, either put on a Taoist robe and tie up your hair, or put on a monk's robe and shave your head, at least you first dress up as The appearance of a monk...you eat for nothing, you can't give money, you can't give face without giving it."

"At night, there is also a ceremony to sacrifice to the stars. The Star Temple is lit with 108 lanterns, and there are twenty-eight constellations and seven-star lanterns on both sides. At that time, the abbot in the temple will lead all Taoist priests, put on robes, ring bells and beat drums. , sing and recite the "Jade Shu Jing" together."

The little brother who was introduced by Peng Mingwei was named Pan Shaokui. Although he was young and looked like he was in his 20s or 30s, when he introduced Shi Xiaolei and his party, what he said was a set of things, and the content was very rich.

Why can he know so much and speak so clearly?

On the one hand, it is family heritage. Pan Shaokui is a native of the capital, and his family has been very rich since his grandfather's grandfather's generation.

And it has been passed down to Pan Shaokui's generation... Although he does not belong to the children of the big courtyard, his connections and capital are not as good as those of those people, but when it comes to understanding of traditional culture, just hearing it from the elders in the family can almost be the best. Have to study for several years.

What's more, he really applied for relevant majors because of his own interests, and he studied seriously for several years.

That's right, in addition to his family background, the knowledge and information that Pan Shaokui learned in school is also one of the reasons why he can speak right now. In fact, it is precisely because he is very talented in this area that he is currently studying for a doctorate under a university classmate of Peng Mingwei (currently a professor of history, doctoral supervisor), so his name was introduced to Peng Mingwei's ears.

I have the ability, and I live in the capital, so it is convenient to ask him for help. Peng Mingwei had his reasons for recommending Pan Shaokui to Shi Xiaolei and his party.

"Abbot?" Hearing this, Shi Xiaolei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and couldn't help confirming: "If I remember correctly, isn't abbot a name for a monk? A person who manages Taoist temples is also called abbot? Shouldn't it be called Guanzhu? ?"

"It depends on what kind of Taoism it is."

"Ok?"

Facing Shi Xiaolei's questioning gaze, Pan Shaokui smiled and explained: "Generally speaking, Taoist temples can be divided into two types, one is the descendant temple, and the other is the jungle temple. Have you heard of Tianshi Taoism in Longhu Mountain? Grandpa passed it on to Laozi, Laozi passed it on to his son, and the son passed it on to his grandson. The ancestors have been Taoist priests from generation to generation, and a Taoist temple like the kind of Taoist monks practiced can be called a descendant temple."

"In the case of the jungle temple, it is called the ten-direction permanent residence in Taoist terms, and it is also called the ten-direction jungle. Unlike the Descendants' Temple, the jungle temple cannot accept disciples without permission. Moreover, because this kind of temple is publicly owned by Taoists across the country. Therefore, it does not distinguish between east, west, north and south, and its sects do not distinguish between righteousness and truthfulness. All Taoists who are full of leaders have the right to enjoy the right to live on the list, and at the same time everyone has the obligation to protect..."

Permanent residence in the ten directions? Ten directions jungle? Is it all true? Full hair collar? What is this all about...

Because of the several terms and nouns mentioned by Pan Shaokui after the rise~lightnovelpub.net~ Shi Xiaolei's brain was a little bit unable to keep up, and there was a slightly confused expression on his face.

Fortunately, Pan Shaokui's eyesight was relatively fast, and he noticed the change in his eyes.

"In short, for outsiders, the biggest difference between the Descendants Temple and the Jungle Temple is that the production capacity of the temple cannot be inherited." He quickly gathered up the topic, and Pan Shaokui finally made a summary: "As for what it is called "viewing" The master is still called the abbot. In general, the rule of 'the head of the descendant temple is called the Guanzhu, and the head of the jungle temple is called the abbot'... The Guanzhu is the master, and the person who has the property right certificate in his hand can be regarded as the master."

"If you say that, I'll understand." Shi Xiaolei then nodded: "What about the abbot? Didn't it come from Buddhism?"

"The word abbot in Buddhism comes from the phrase in the "Vimalakirti Sutra", 'As a Bodhisattva, Vimalakirti has a bedroom as wide as a square meter, but it can accommodate the public'. The head of the Taoist temple will be called He is an abbot because it is said in the Taoist scriptures that 'the abbot is the leader of human and heaven, the master of the world, the righteous Dharma of Longmen, the kindness of the sea of ​​suffering, the model of complete truth, the program of the law school, not a teacher of the Tao, not a Later, the Quanzhen School extended the connotation of the word abbot, with the meaning of "the person who has no distractions in the square of the abbot is a master", and named his own school as the head of the Taoist sect as abbot."

"..." The brain that had just woken up a little, fell into a haze again, Shi Xiaolei was stunned again, showing the innocent look of "what are you talking about, why don't I understand".