Chapter 388: 388
"No, it's Fenghua," said Ouyang Fenghua while dragging out her sentence .
"Okay, Patron Fenghua," said Fangzheng seriously .
"No, without that word . " Ouyang Fenghua turned flustered .
"Okay . Patron . " Fangzheng continued unyieldingly .
"Ah! You are driving me insane . Are you doing this on purpose?" fumed Ouyang Fenghua .
Fangzheng solemnly and seriously looked at Ouyang Fenghua before saying extremely certainly, "Yes . "
"Pfft…" Ouyang Fenghua was immediately amused .
After the banter, Ouyang Fenghua asked out of curiosity, "Master, is that an invitation from Sunglow Monastery in your hands?"
Fangzheng handed the invitation to Ouyang Fenghua in a vexed manner . "Patron, take a look . Sigh…"
When Ouyang Fenghua received it, she was immediately stunned before exclaiming, "This is an invitation for the Heart Cultivation Blessings Dharma Assembly that happens annually? Heavens! Master, you actually have this invitation?"
Fangzheng looked at Ouyang Fenghua oddly and asked, "Is this invitation very hard to obtain?"
Fangzheng had not gone far . The biggest monasteries he knew were only the relatively famous sacred lands of Buddhism, such as Putuo, Shaolin, Mount Wutai, etc . The others he knew were the few monasteries that were not too far from him . He did not know much about the further ones which were not famous throughout the country . He had heard of Sunglow Monastery and knew it was a huge monastery, but he had no idea how impressive their Dharma Assembly was .
Ouyang Fenghua rolled her eyes . "If I didn't know better, I would really think of you as a fake monk . How do you not know of Sunglow Monastery's Heart Cultivation Blessing Dharma Assembly? Let's put it this way, Baiyun Monastery's annual Spring Welcoming Blessing Dharma Assembly emulates Sunglow Monastery's Heart Cultivation Blessing Dharma Assembly . But in terms of scale, it's far inferior to Sunglow Monastery's . The crucial point is that the Dharma Assembly is not split into two segments, but one . The ones at the top of the mountain will cultivate the Heart and have a Dharma exchange . The devotees at the foot of the mountain will have a Blessing Dharma Assembly . It's truly a grand event that the whole town turns up to celebrate . There will be people all over the mountain . The scale is something that can be ranked among the top in Jilin Province . "
Fangzheng had a look of astonishment . "The whole town turns up for the celebration? That impressive?"
"It can only be more impressive . Baiyun Monastery's Dharma Assembly only has a few thousand people participating . As for Sunglow Monastery's Dharma Assembly, it usually has more than ten thousand people showing up . Martial policemen and ordinary policemen need to be sent there to maintain public order . The scale… There's a good saying, 'Northeastern monks can't call themselves monks if they do not participate in a Dharma Assembly with more than ten thousand people . ' Of course, most ordinary monks will be praying for blessings with the devotees at the foot of the mountain . Those that can go to the summit to participate in the Heart Cultivation Dharma Assembly are the impressive ones . However even if the area at the foot of the mountain is split between monks and devotees, there are still limited spots and are served on a first come first served basis . Of course, there are exceptions, basically people who received invitations . They have spots reserved for them . Let's see where you will be at…" Ouyang Fenghua took a careful look before exclaiming, "How… How is this possible!?"
Fangzheng asked perplexed, "What is the matter?"
"Master, you are so impressive, but why have you only received an invitation for the ordinary zone at the foot of the mountain? Is… Is this Sunglow Monastery looking down on you?" Ouyang Fenghua pouted her lips and found it unfair .
Fangzheng thought nothing of it as he smiled . "As you said, there are many people and few seats . It's already pretty good that they invited me . "
"That's not it . You are an abbot after all . To think they gave you an invitation for the mountain foot zone . "
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