Chapter 371 Ouch!
Golden Buddha Inauguration Ceremony!
It is also called the Golden Buddha Sponsored Believers’ Consecration and Praise Conference!
This was invented by Xuanhui.
When Lin Ye received the ceremony process document, although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
The so-called Golden Buddha Inauguration Ceremony is to invite those who donated money to come, and then give these people the opportunity to show their faces in front of many believers.
The highlight of the whole process is one thing: it satisfies all their vanity.
Apart from going on stage to accept the blessing and then writing down the blessing list and placing it in front of the golden Buddha base, what is highlighted is the face and what is satisfied is the vanity.
All he has to do is shake hands with these big sponsors like a mascot.
Inexplicably, Lin Ye recalled that in the real world, some celebrities were invited by Wechat merchants to shake hands and take photos with them in order to make money.
It seems that I am playing such a role.
If he hadn't promised Xuan Hui, he really wanted to throw the notebook in Xuan Hui's face and then walk away.
With his status as a Martial Saint and a powerful person in the Spirit Realm, he shook hands with these guys with a smile on his face and said, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."
never mind!
Who told me to agree to it? I promised Abbot Yin Guang in the first place.
Plus, the money-making stuff isn’t shabby.
"Any news about your uncle Dao Hai?"
Lin Ye asked another question of concern. Ever since Daohai disappeared while looking for him, he has not given up looking for Daohai, but he has not found any clues about Daohai.
"My nephew has arranged for many monks to go to various temples to look for clues about Uncle Daohai. We have made some discoveries..."
When mentioning Uncle Daohai, Xuanhui also became serious.
In recent years, Xuanhui often sent monks to other temples to exchange Buddhist teachings, and asked these monks to ask whether these temples had seen Master Daohai.
When Master Dao Hai is away from home, the most likely place he would go is the temple.
And just recently, a monk came back and gave Xuanhui a clue.
At the Gutuo Temple in Xilanzhou, a young monk came. He looked very similar to Uncle Daohai, and his Buddhist name was also Daohai. However, this monk only stayed at the Gutuo Temple for one day and did not say where he was going.
"West Lanzhou."
Some information about Xilanzhou emerged in Lin Ye's mind.
Xilan Prefecture, located in the west of the other world, is one of the three Buddhist prefectures.
The most prosperous place for Buddhism in the entire other world is the three western states, which is somewhat similar to the Heaven Beyond Heaven.
The west!
It seems that no matter which world it is, Buddhism likes to develop in the West. It may be related to the so-called Western Paradise.
Xilanzhou is one of the three most prosperous sects of Buddhism, with numerous temples. There are warriors and Taoists there as well, but their development is negligible.
It is also possible that Dao Hai appeared there.
But why did Daohai go there and why didn’t he come back to Miaoying Temple for so many years?
"Uncle Master, there will be a Buddha's birthday celebration next month. Uncle Master Daohai will most likely attend."
Buddha's birthday celebration.
Every temple will hold it, but every ten years on the birthday, many Western temples will jointly hold a grand celebration, and many monks from all over the world will go to participate.
Xuan Hui was also among those invited this time.
"Can't you go without an invitation?"
"That's not the case. Buddhist disciples and believers can all go, but if they are not invited, they can only go outside. After all, for such a grand ceremony, there will probably be hundreds of thousands of people going."
"Also, Uncle Master, you are a martial saint and a Taoist Yuan Shen realm expert. If you go there rashly, I'm afraid it will cause some misunderstandings."
Xuan Hui explained with some embarrassment, and Lin Ye understood what he meant. Buddhists are quite xenophobic, and he happened to be one of the most excluded. He was afraid that if he went there, he would irritate these monks.
"Master uncle is going, I will communicate with them, and they will be happy if I go there with the status and position of Master uncle, and they will definitely give Master uncle a grand reception."
Going there privately would touch the nerves of Buddhism, but if Lin Ye went there openly, those in Buddhism would naturally welcome him.
This is the difference between coming uninvited and being a guest from afar.
Some small talk!
Soon it was time for the Golden Buddha Inauguration Ceremony to begin.
Lin Ye sat in the back hall, and Xuan Hui walked to the front hall. He first expressed his gratitude to many believers, including of course the big sponsors.
Next, comes the highlight.
The seventy-two golden Buddhas have naturally been placed in their positions. The so-called inauguration ceremony is to lift up the red cloth covering the golden Buddhas.
"Next, please invite my uncle Taishang Daoji to perform the completion ceremony."
The people below did not applaud, and in the other world there was no concept of applauding, but everyone held their breath and looked towards the door to the back hall.
The Martial Saint and Yuanshen realms are somewhat far away from ordinary people, but there are not many ordinary people who can stand in the hall. They are all dignitaries, and there are even many warriors and practitioners.
The moment Lin Ye walked out from the back hall, everyone's eyes became hot.
Especially some officials who were invited to watch the ceremony, their faces were full of respect at this moment.
The current emperor originally wanted to appoint this person as the national teacher, but he refused. Even so, the emperor still issued an imperial decree that the position of national teacher would be reserved for this person forever.
They came here because they heard that this person would attend the inauguration ceremony.
I don't expect to be able to get close to this person, but I absolutely cannot offend him. If I don't come, he will think they are ignorant, and my career will be over.
This is what often happens in official circles. When leaders from above are coming down, although regulations state that not all local leaders have to come to greet them, there are really a few who dare not come.
If you come, at most you'll get criticized; if you don't come, you might be targeted.
Lin Ye scanned the entire venue, finally his eyes fell on the seventy-two golden Buddhas, and he slowly walked to the center.
In front of him was an altar with three scriptures on it.
What he has to do now is to recite these three Buddhist scriptures.
Lin Ye, while beating the wooden fish, recited the contents of the scriptures, and the monks inside and outside the hall repeated the scriptures.
For a moment, the entire Miaoying Temple and even the area within a radius of ten miles was filled with the sound of chanting scriptures.
The sound is like the sound of a bell or a tripod...
Many believers knelt down and worshipped devoutly in the direction of the Golden Buddha Temple.
Half an hour later, the three scriptures were recited.
Except for Lin Ye, everyone else in the hall knelt down at this moment. The difference was that many of the guests watching the ceremony knelt on cushions.
"The golden Buddha appears, and the Yan River becomes clear!"
Lin Ye raised his right hand, a breeze blew, and seventy-two pieces of red cloth flew up.
The true appearance of the seventy-two golden Buddhas was revealed.
At the moment when the seventy-two golden Buddhas revealed their true appearance, a golden light shot out from each of them and landed on Lin Ye.
"Oh shit!"
This was said by Lao Shi.
