[medicine buddha of Bhaisajyaguru Vaidurya Light]
[A buddha blessed with a hundred years of incense and vows, already imbued with spiritual Buddha rhyme. Worshipping with incense can protect the Temple, bless believers, and sincere worship can grant Buddha Law blessings.]
[Buddha Law Blessings: Healing, Exorcism]
Tsk!
This has truly come to fruition.
Hayato couldn't help but click his tongue as he looked at the buddha's effects.
Worshipping the buddha could grant Buddha Law blessings.
Of course, the prerequisite was sincerity to activate the buddha's blessing effect.
If one's heart wasn't sincere enough, even knocking one's head until it broke would be useless.
Currently, the medicine buddha only had two Buddha Law blessing effects.
Healing and exorcism.
The former could remove illnesses from believers, while the latter could purify evil spirits on believers.
With the current spirituality of the medicine buddha.
Healing common minor ailments and pains was not a problem.
For life-and-death illnesses like cancer or terminal diseases, it could at most alleviate, not cure.
As for exorcising evil spirits, if one had only been contaminated with a trace of Yin energy, they should be mostly purified after walking through the Mountain Gate.
If one was possessed by an Evil Spirit, theoretically, even an Evil Spirit of Tanaka Saya's level would not be able to resist the suppression of the medicine buddha.
Buddhism methods naturally counter all demons and evil spirits.
Moreover, this was a true Buddha god statue that had been worshipped with centuries of incense and vows, and had awakened its spirituality.
Unless it was a great demon that had lived for hundreds of years, it wouldn't even have the courage to show its face in front of the buddha.
With this medicine buddha as the Temple's treasure, Yakushi Temple was only a little short of those top famous Temples in terms of reputation.
Seeing that it was still early, Hayato continued his cultivation.
Sitting cross-legged in front of the buddha, he closed his eyes.
His thoughts gradually entered a state of emptiness.
Gradually, a trace of Buddha light reflected in his mind. As the Buddha light gradually became clearer, Hayato saw a seated Buddha.
medicine buddha!
Previously, when he witnessed the anomaly born from the Buddha's nirvana, he had entered a deep state of enlightenment.
From the scriptures of the Bhaisajyaguru Sutra, he had glimpsed a trace of the true meaning of Buddha Law.
What he saw at that time was this medicine buddha.
Buddha has many forms; the presence of a Buddha itself symbolizes a Buddha's fruition and enlightenment.
If he could fully comprehend the principles contained within this Buddha, then he would not be far from becoming a Buddha.
Unfortunately, his Buddha Law was shallow. Even with a true Buddha placed before him, he couldn't glimpse the true mysteries.
He could only rely on rote memorization to remember the appearance of this Buddha.
Although he couldn't gain any insights for now.
This medicine buddha was etched deep in his mind, like a vast treasure that could be unearthed at any time.
Moreover, Hayato discovered a very strange thing.
Whenever he contemplated the medicine buddha, the mana in his body would automatically circulate and increase.
The speed was more efficient than simply chanting the buddha scriptures.
This made things much simpler.
He could both gain insights into Buddha Law and increase his mana and realm.
Hayato called this cultivation method the medicine buddha contemplation method.
A night passed in the blink of an eye.
A ray of sunlight from the horizon broke through the darkness, and Hayato slowly opened his eyes.
Feeling the growth of the mana in his body, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
In just one night, his mana had increased by half a strand. This cultivation speed was not on the same level as before.
At this rate, in just one and a half months at most, his mana would break through a hundred strands.
It could be considered a small achievement.
Moreover, contemplating the medicine buddha for a night was not without gain.
He had comprehended a special mantra from it.
medicine buddha Consecration Mantra
Silently reciting the honorable name of the medicine buddha, and chanting this mantra, can consecrate all items, granting them Buddha Law blessings.
The most common use of this mantra was to bless personal items like talismans with mana.
Items that have been consecrated would have Buddha Law blessings and produce various divine effects.
And the Buddha Law blessed by the medicine buddha's consecration mantra was naturally related to the medicine buddha.
The effects were basically exorcism, healing, and protection.
Although the effects were not comparable to sincerely worshipping the medicine buddha, the advantage was that it could be carried around.
Personal items blessed by the mantra could last for half a year, but could only take effect once.
"Good stuff."
Hayato's eyes lit up. With this consecration mantra, a new source of wealth had arrived.
Selling a talisman consecrated with Buddha Law for a hundred thousand yens wasn't excessive, was it?
Although it was a bit expensive, this item wasn't prepared for the poor in the first place.
For the rich, as long as the item was good, the more expensive it was sold, the more at ease they would feel buying it.
However, the premise was to build a reputation.
The same plate of fruit, placed in a high-end, upscale star-rated restaurant, would not be considered expensive even at several hundred or a thousand.
But placed in a roadside greasy spoon, a hundred yens would feel like you were being robbed.
Buddha Law was the same.
Monks from famous Temples would receive several times the compensation for a simple ritual compared to ordinary Temples.
Was it because their Buddha Law was profound?
No, it was because they came from famous Temples; just the brand effect could increase their value several times over.
To earn more, to sell for a higher price.
One had to build a reputation.
A hundred thousand yens for a talisman was just the starting price.
It was the limit that Yakushi Temple's current reputation could support, but not the limit of his appetite.
As long as Yakushi Temple's reputation spread, he would dare to set the price at a million for one.
Robbery?
This was much easier than robbery.
Of course, how could things of Buddhism be described as robbery.
This was called alms-begging!
If he sold it for a low price, wouldn't that be disrespecting Buddha Law?
The Law is not easily transmitted; only by raising the price can people know the preciousness of Buddha Law.
"Let's try the effect first."
Hayato muttered softly. Selling consecrated talismans for a high price was acceptable; anyway, those rich folks weren't short of money.
People who spend tens or hundreds of thousands on a meal wouldn't even bat an eye at buying a talisman for a hundred thousand, and might even say it was a real bargain.
However, to truly build a reputation in high society, the item had to be good enough.
Rich people weren't fools; it was true that they didn't treat money as money.
But they weren't going to throw money away for fun.
Therefore, he had to personally test the effect of this consecration mantra.
Hayato found a piece of white paper, ground some cinnabar ink and mixed them together, and dipped a brush in it.
With one stroke, the brush moved like a dragon and snake.
Namo medicine buddha of Bhaisajyaguru Vaidurya Light!
In one go.
Looking at the honorable name of the medicine buddha he had written, Hayato nodded with satisfaction. His calligraphy was good because his old man had forced him to practice since he was a child.
Although not a grandmaster, Hayato had at least achieved mastery.
At a glance, it had at least a hint of Zen meaning.
Hayato placed the paper slip into the exquisite small cloth bag, tied the opening, and a complete Omamori was finished.
There are many styles of Omamori in Japan.
Some are sealed pouch styles, containing blessed amulets inside. These Omamori cannot be opened; once opened, they become ineffective.
Some Temples also make Omamori into styles of Ornaments (ornaments), personal items, pendants, or rings.
The main purpose is to make them easy to carry around.
Omamori with different effects are also placed in different locations.
For example, Omamori for wealth are usually placed in wallets, while Omamori for health and safety are best placed close to the body.
The Omamori at Yakushi Temple didn't have so many fancy appearances; it was just a simple small cloth bag with a simple mark on it, which was the Temple emblem of Yakushi Temple.
Other than that, there was nothing else.
It wasn't that Hayato didn't want to make something fancy.
The main reason was lack of money.
Yakushi Temple's income used to be average; customizing those beautiful and personalized Omamori required a deposit of several million yens.
With too little money, factories were reluctant to make them.
Coupled with the extremely low number of tourists in the Temple, Hayato was also reluctant to waste energy on this.
As for now, there is even less need.
Hayato is selling amulets, not ornaments. Why make them so fancy?
Holding the Omamori in his hand, Hayato silently recited the sacred name of the medicine buddha and began chanting the medicine buddha empowerment mantra.
As the mantra finished, the Omamori in his hand immediately glowed slightly, having received the blessing of the Buddha Law.
"Does chanting this mantra also consume mana?"
Hayato frowned, instantly feeling a wisp of mana being consumed from his body.
Empowering an Omamori with a mantra consumes one wisp of mana. Hayato currently has fifty wisps of mana, so he can only empower and bless fifty Omamori a day.
However, it seems to be enough.
An Omamori empowered and blessed with a mantra costs one hundred thousand yens.
Fifty of them would be five million yens.
An income of five million yens a day is over a billion yens a year.
With a cost price of less than one million, earning over a billion is a net profit of over a hundred times, which is simply exorbitant.
In reality, selling fifty Omamori every day is obviously not very likely.
Given the current reputation of Yakushi Temple, selling one a day would be considered good.
Therefore, Hayato's mana is simply inexhaustible.
"Let's set a small goal, sell one empowered Omamori every day."
Hayato muttered softly.
Selling one every day would still be an income of tens of millions a year.
What kind of business can earn tens of millions so easily?
Being a Monk is profitable, and a Monk like Hayato, who is capable and greedy enough, is even more so.
Omamori are not like Taoist talismans; they don't have so many strange rules.
You can write anything that conveys blessings.
The most important thing is the Buddha Law blessing on it.
Hayato casually made ten Omamori empowered with mantras and hung them below the medicine buddha statue.
Hayato intended to use the power of the buddha to enhance the effect of these mantras.
Everything is ready, now Hayato just needs to wait for the big spenders to appear.
"It seems there is still one chance to strengthen something."
Hayato muttered softly.
When Hayato strengthened the buddha before, Hayato thought it would take several tries.
Hayato even planned to spend a month grinding it out.
As a result, Hayato got lucky on the second strengthening attempt and successfully strengthened the buddha directly.
Now, Hayato still has one strengthening opportunity left unused.
What should Hayato strengthen?
Hayato thought of his bronze oil lamp, but then shook his head.
Strengthening the oil lamp would at most result in a magical artifact, and what Hayato wants most now is not a magical artifact.
Hayato just wants to make money.
Next, Hayato plans to repair all the abandoned areas behind Yakushi Temple and make good use of them.
Many Temples offer cultivation services.
To put it simply, devout men and women pay money to cultivate Buddha Law in the Temple and be a Monk for a period.
If the reputation of Yakushi Temple spreads, there will definitely be believers who come admiringly, pay money to cultivate, and stay by the Buddha's side to experience the influence of the Buddha Law.
Repairing the Temple in advance will definitely be useful in the future.
And repairing the Temple costs money. To renovate and expand the entire Temple, the cost will be at least in the hundreds of millions.
Hayato is currently short of money.
Very short of money!
Hayato sighed, originally thinking that with the increased Temple income, Hayato could relax properly.
As a result, the more Hayato earns, the more places Hayato has to spend money. It seems Hayato is destined to be a workhorse.
To make money, Hayato needs to increase the Temple's foot traffic.
The spending power of one believer is limited. With the current popularity of Yakushi Temple, there are only one or two hundred tourists a day.
This is already the effect after Suzuki Miyuki's fortune blessing.
Without Suzuki Miyuki's fortune blessing, the daily flow of visitors to Yakushi Temple would only be a few dozen.
Even if Hayato squeezed every drop of blood out of these believers, Hayato wouldn't make much money.
Therefore, Hayato must find a way to increase the Temple's visitor flow, at least maintaining a stable daily traffic of over a thousand people.
There are only a few ways to quickly increase the Temple's reputation.
In the Temple, there is an enlightened Master presiding.
An enlightened Master refers to a Monk who possesses mana and is also extremely famous.
Basically, the famous Temples in Japan all have great Masters presiding.
These extremely famous Masters are not accessible to ordinary people; they entertain top financial magnates and wealthy businessmen.
To meet one, it costs at least tens of millions in incense money.
But the resulting visitor traffic is a tangible benefit.
Hayato has mana and can subdue demons, but Hayato's debut time is too short, and Hayato's reputation is only spread in the surrounding areas.
Hayato fears that if Hayato spends a large sum to hire a mascot, they might look down on a small place like Yakushi Temple.
Therefore, Hayato can only do some work in other areas.
Hayato looked at the divination stick holder in front of the cushion and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Most people who come to the Temple to worship Buddha are praying for peace and asking about their future prospects.
Most believers will draw a divination stick to see their fortune for the near future.
This kind of divination stick is called Omikuji in Japan.
Omikuji indicates the overall future fortune of the drawer according to "Great Blessing", "Blessing", "Middle Blessing", "Small Blessing", and "Curse".
They represent "Excellent Luck", "Good Luck", "Moderate Luck", "Slight Luck", and "Bad Luck" respectively.
Each Omikuji stick represents a different meaning.
If a bad luck stick is drawn, the Temple needs to help resolve it.
For example, Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Japan is famous because its Omikuji is said to be accurate, so many tourists who come admiringly go to Kiyomizu-dera Temple to draw lots.
Drawing lots is not free; drawing an Omikuji costs several hundred yens, and resolving bad luck requires another payment.
Even so, there is still a group of people who do it with pleasure.
Thinking of this, Hayato picked up the divination stick holder from the ground and raised his hand to strengthen it.
This divination stick holder is also an antique. Although not as deeply spiritual as the medicine buddha statue, it has been used by countless believers.
Its spirituality is not shallow.
If it can be strengthened successfully, it will be another powerful magical artifact.
Swish!
With a flash of light, patterns of the twenty-eight constellations suddenly appeared on the divination stick holder.
What was originally just an ordinary divination stick holder, its aura also became obscure and hard to discern.
[Twenty-Eight Constellations Astrological Divination Stick Holder]
[Draws upon the power of the twenty-eight constellations to divine future fortunes, can measure relationships, karma, good and bad luck...]
Good stuff!
Hayato's eyes lit up. Hayato didn't expect the strengthening to succeed directly on the first try.
"I wonder how my luck is today."
Thinking about how Hayato had successfully strengthened twice in a row today, his luck was off the charts.
Hayato immediately became interested, knelt before the medicine buddha, held the fortune stick cylinder, and gently shook it.
Normally, when asking for a fortune, one needs to think about the matter they are asking about to get an accurate answer.
However, Hayato had done it on a whim, and there were no specific thoughts in his mind.
Whatever fortune stick Hayato drew depended entirely on luck.
Crack!
Two bamboo sticks fell out and landed in front of Hayato.
"Two sticks?"
Hayato was slightly taken aback. How could two sticks come out when drawing a fortune?
Or could it be that this thing couldn't calculate the fortune of someone like Hayato who had magical power and cultivation?
That shouldn't be the case!
Hayato bent down to pick up the bamboo sticks and casually glanced at them.
The first stick.
[Great Fortune]
[Recent fortune is rising, wealth is pouring in, whatever you wish for can be achieved, but be careful of excessive romantic encounters.]
It seems pretty good.
Hayato raised his eyebrows. He did feel that Hayato's luck today was terrifyingly strong.
However, Hayato hadn't felt the wealth pouring in.
As for excessive romantic encounters?
Hayato didn't even pay attention to it. When had Hayato's romantic encounters not been excessive?
Since the first stick was so accurate, the second one was probably an anomaly.
Although Hayato thought so, Hayato still picked up the second bamboo stick and took a look.
[Bad Fortune]
[Recently encountered Yin Sha, frequently encountering Evil Spirits and evil entities, must be careful in all matters, do not travel far to visit friends or relatives.]
Hmm?
Frequently encountering Evil Spirits and evil entities?
This is not a bad fortune stick; it's simply a top-tier fortune stick.
Is Hayato, as a Monk, afraid of Evil Spirits?
That would be going against the natural order..