Great Qin Empire, Xianyang Imperial City, outside the city at Gold Mountain Monastery.
This is a small temple, with only seven or eight monks in the entire monastery.
The elderly abbot looked at the little novice seated beneath the Buddha statue, his gaze filled with gratification.
The little novice is only four years old, at the age when children are often unwanted and troublesome, yet he can calm his mind and recite scriptures, truly possessing innate Buddha Nature, a son of Buddhism.
In the Great Qin Empire, the hundred schools of thought contend, and although Buddhism is a foreign religion, it has not faced discrimination.
However, the concepts promoted by Buddhism are not widely accepted by the Daqin people, so the incense at Gold Mountain Monastery is scarce, and there are few followers.
In addition to chanting and performing Buddhist rites, the monks in the monastery also need to cultivate self-sufficiency, tightening their belts to get by.
