What are the jobs of Taoist priests now?

The Taoist temple where they live is heming in Dayi, which is the birthplace of Taoism. They get up at five o'clock every day, and then the Xuanmen recite the morning class. After going to the temple, the breakfast time is 6: 30, and the day's work begins after breakfast. Everyone does his duty to clean the house, temple and office. You can teach yourself to read and write during working hours. At noon, 1 1 have lunch at half past ten. Xuanmen recites evening lessons from 4: 30 pm every day until dinner at about 5: 30 pm. After that, sometimes we organize study. When we are not studying, we can arrange our own time. I also arrange my own bedtime at night. You can also refer to the daily life of the Taoist in Baiyun Temple. At 5: 30 in summer, the east dawned, and the crisp sound of bangzi broke the tranquility of Baiyun Temple. Knock the bangzi five times, slow down three times, and hurry up two times, and the day will begin. The ascetic monk and Taoist priest silently do their work, weeding, carrying water, sweeping the temple and making breakfast. The Taoist priest also got up, combing his hair and washing his face, wearing a robe, a crown and a tie; At half past six, Gordon pai' ea chung-hoon rang the bell, and he went to the old law hall to have an early class.

Morning altar classes are generally attended by the prison and seven other Taoist priests, and the prison is mainly dedicated to chanting scriptures. There are certain rules for knocking on the bell board. If you knock a few times, you have to knock a few times: once, twice, three times, three times. Playing drums every Christmas. Only use the clock board in daily class, and don't knock the clock board more than three times. The texts recited are all true classics. (Omit the catalogue of the five classics in the morning altar and the catalogue of the four classics in the evening altar. )

On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, the immortals celebrate Christmas, and Taoist priests should read the Jade Emperor's Classics, Three Official Classics, Zhenwu Classics and other classics. The Taoist view of Tianshi Taoism only includes the Jade Emperor Sutra and the Sanguan Sutra.

After the homework is finished, bangzi knocks in the temple (bangzi knocks in the morning and noon, and rings the bell at night). All the Taoist priests gathered in front of the Qiuzu Temple, led by the guests on duty in two rows, and went to the Zhaitang for dinner. Knock out the children at the entrance of the Zhaitang and enter the hall. The rules of Zhai Tang are very strict, and it is forbidden to talk and look around. Wang Lingguan first worships in the Zhaitang, and the left and right long desktops are neatly placed opposite, all the way to the end.

All the Taoist priests stood in their respective positions at the table and offered sacrifices to Wang Lingguan. A bowl of rice was put on a small plate, and the scribe stood on the right, facing the altar, chanting while knocking on quotations, and everyone followed him to recite the mantra of offering fasting. After reading it, the Taoist priest standing on the left side of the prison served Qi Mei, offered a confession, and then returned to his original place. The prison, guests, deacons and scribes withdrew from the fasting hall, and the rest of the monks sat down to eat. After fasting, before leaving the fasting hall, you should "bow" to the whole class.

If there is an abbot, his seat is between the niche of Wang Lingguan and the altar, and in front of the altar is the prison seat. There is a clearing behind the throne for storing utensils. Calligraphy and painting are hung on the rafters at the other end of the hall, praising the virtues of the abbots of past dynasties. The east and west walls are inlaid with stone tablets, which are engraved with the basic scrolls of folk Taoism, the emperor's father's induction and the Yin Jun language in a warm place, and the handwriting is quite large. This shows that monks and believers at home believe in these two classics.

After breakfast, the Taoist priest went to the Jing Tang to read the Jade Emperor's Sutra, and then had an education class. There was no education class before. It was founded by An Shilin who studied the Four Books and Five Classics and the history of Taoism. It lasted about three hours. After lunch, everyone came back in the afternoon, or studied or practiced. At 6: 30, the dinner bell rang. After dinner, the teacher led the education class to recite the scriptures (I had one or two classes, but I didn't understand them at all, which interfered with others' study and I didn't go there again. Looking back now, I regret that I didn't insist. )

When it comes to chanting, I used to have a Beidou Life Extension Sutra of the Northern Song Dynasty (1119-1125). One day, the State Administration of Work Safety came to see me in my temporary apartment, and I showed it to him. He smiled and said, "We also have a classic of the Yuan Dynasty in Baiyun Temple." This is news. My eyes lit up and I asked him what it was. He pointed to a passage in the life extension of the Big Dipper and said, "Listen, I'll recite this passage." Then he recited it. After reciting it, he happily asked, "Do you know the classic Baiyunguan in Yuan Dynasty?" I was at a loss for a moment and had to laugh at his simple pride. I'm afraid this chanting in Baiyun Temple was handed down from Yuan Dynasty. If it is now, I can record it. Unfortunately, there was a war at that time, so I could only listen attentively.

At nine o'clock in the evening, you can have a rest in a wide robe, and the tension of the day has finally passed. Taoist priests walk in temples and suburbs. Sometimes I will invite the State Administration of Work Safety to accompany me for a walk. People saw him whispering "White clouds view old-fashioned", but they looked at the little man beside them in amazement-wearing a cassock and glasses, not a bun, but bald!

In front of Baiyun Temple is Tianning Temple. This pagoda has thirteen floors and is a famous building left over from the Liao Dynasty. There are copper bells hanging on the 13-story octagonal eaves. When the wind blows, it makes a soft noise. In the summer evening, the bell bursts into Baiyun Temple, melodious and elegant. People thought this tower was specially built for Baiyun Temple!

Knock the bangzi at ten o'clock and get ready for bed. Summer in Chinese mainland is very long, and it doesn't get dark until ten o'clock. There is a night patrol room in the temple, which knocks every two hours.

The above is the schedule in summer. The schedule of Baiyun Temple is set according to the sun, and it has to be changed in winter. We only eat two meals a day, morning and evening. It is said that people in Daoli eat in Zhaitang, and the food is supervised by the chef and cooked in the big kitchen. Prison meals, meals for guests and other upper-class Taoist priests are all cooked in another small kitchen, and the chef is called "Gao Zao". If there are guests, you can entertain them for dinner in Xiaozhaitang or send the food back to your room. The temple is full of vegetarian food. When I was in Baiyun Temple, Gao Zao was a master of vegetarian dishes and was very famous. The upper-class Taoist priests are different from others. They only eat two meals a day, eleven in the morning and six in the afternoon, regardless of winter and summer.

The daily menu and vegetable quantity are carefully selected. If anyone is caught cheating, he will be severely punished. Dine in Dazhaitang in the middle of the road, drink porridge in the morning and evening, and have a dish of pickles for two people; At noon, we will eat corn flour, and two people will cook with a dish of pickles. It is difficult for people who are not used to eating this vegetarian food. Eat steamed bread at noon on the first and fifteenth day of each month, one catty per person. Flour is not as good as black flour. The blast furnace dining hall of the upper Taoist priests usually eats porridge or noodles. Guests eat, only serving, no more than four dishes. This is far from the sumptuous luxury of Japanese vegetarian food.