Why is the most authentic temple in China marked "No money allowed"?

The Dabei Temple in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, has a culture of asceticism and abhorrence. Therefore, money is not allowed in the Dabei Temple here, and the temples are basically closed. Dabei Temple is very different from other temples. It looks very deserted and ordinary here, because it is inhabited by ascetics who live a hard life. They do not need charity from others, and do not set up merit boxes. They usually go out and retreat. Therefore, Dabei Temple is regarded by tourists as the purest temple and the most traditional temple.

1. The main idea of ??Dabei Temple is suffering. This temple is not often open and even prohibits tourists from passing by to put money.

The Dabei Temple in Haicheng, Liaoning is a very traditional temple. There is not much here. There are many commercial elements, and there are no decorations for people to buy sesame oil. Many tourists would not even know that this is a temple if it is not introduced by locals. Dabei Temple is basically a closed temple. After all, this is not a tourist attraction and there are no tickets. It is a very traditional temple. The local area clearly prohibits sesame oil. There is also a large slogan in large characters: this is not a tourist attraction. If you are not interested, please leave. Dabei Temple has always made it clear that it is a temple and not a tourist attraction. Therefore, the house will not be renovated if it is dilapidated, and it will not accept tourists' money if they have no money to live.

2. The ascetics are mainly the ascetics, and they basically do not go out in the Dabei Temple.

The Dabei Temple has a very special ascetic culture. The local ascetics will always come to Dabei Temple at fixed times. When they go out to seek alms or practice Buddhism, they don’t pay much attention to the temple; for them, the temple is a place of learning, so they do not accept tourists to visit, nor do they accept tourists to put down their money. They insist on living a hard life, obeying the temple's arrangements, eating one meal a day, and basically not going out for alms except in autumn. Visitors to Dabei Temple can offer incense but cannot leave money, because the temple will feel that this violates the purpose of the temple.

Since Dabei Temple focuses on living a hard life, it also reminds those who sincerely seek Buddha not to put down money. After all, their purpose is not to ask for help, not to accept money, and to live by themselves.