What eight words did Zhu Yuanzhang say when he visited the temple?

When Zhu Yuanzhang visited the temple, the abbot replied to him in eight words: "Today's Buddha does not worship the past Buddha."

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty once went to the temple to worship Buddha himself. When he stood in front of the Buddha statue, he asked, "Should I kneel down, too?" The followers around him and the monks in the temple held their breath immediately after hearing this. At this time, the hall was silent and everyone was at a loss. The old abbot calmly returned to Zhu Yuanzhang with a military salute: "The present Buddha does not worship the past Buddha."

After listening to these eight words, everyone admired the wisdom and calmness of the abbot. These short eight words not only answered Zhu Yuanzhang's question positively, but also appeared sincere and sincere. It is suggested from the side that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is the Buddha of today, and he inadvertently praised Zhu Yuanzhang as famous as the Buddha.

Zhu Yuanzhang's early experience.

In desperation, Zhu Yuanzhang went to Gao Bin and became a monk in Huang Jue Temple. He sweeps the floor, burns incense, rings the bell and drums, cooks and washes clothes in the temple every day, and is also reprimanded by the old monk. Soon, there was a famine in the local area, and the temple could not get charity, so the abbot had to send monks around to beg alms. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was only 17 years old, had to leave the temple to wander.

Zhu Yuanzhang begged as he walked. He went south from Haozhou to Hefei, then went west to Henan, arrived in Gushi and Xinyang, and returned to Huang Jue Temple in Zheng Zhi for eight years. During these three years of wandering, he traveled all over the famous cities in the west of Huai River, got in touch with local customs, broadened his horizons and accumulated social life experience, which had a far-reaching impact on Zhu Yuanzhang's life.