When I first heard bad news, it was like listening to thunder and returning to my senses in a moment. In life, there was no one who would never return. Juerong enjoyed the spring scenery of the old Dharma for 116 years. If it were not for accumulating virtue and doing good deeds,

　Today, my friend Teacher Liu told me that Master Juerong from Tushita Temple has passed away! When I first heard bad news, it was like listening to thunder and returning to my senses in a moment. In life, there was no one who would not return. Juerong enjoyed the spring scenery of the old Dharma for 116 years. If it were not for accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, how could there be such a long life! Happy and mourning! Happy and mourning! I wish the old gods a good journey and guide the West! Amitabha!

I remember first meeting with the old master in May 2021. Teacher Liu and I went to Jinhua to explore the ancient times and accidentally walked into the thousand-year-old ancient temple Tushita Temple. An old lay Buddhist told us that an old master who is over 100 years old lives in the temple. We were very shocked. Under the leadership of the temple master, we met Master Shi Juerong in a Zen room. She is the host of the temple. Although she is 114 years old, she is energetic and has a clear ear and eye. Faced with our arrival, the old man has a clear mind and a calm conversation. The old man is extremely welcoming to the arrival of ordinary pilgrims like us, smiling and kind, just like our grandmother-in-law.

Although the old man accidentally fell a few years ago, which caused inconvenience in legs and feet, he had to sit in bed or sit in a wheelchair, but the old man was dressed clean and fair in skin without any trace of age spots.

The second time I met the old master was in March 2022. The eighth day of March was the 115th birthday of the old man. My friend, Mr. Wang, and I, took the weekend break to Jinhua Tushita Temple to celebrate the old master's birthday. Because of the three-year epidemic, the old master thought about the people and voluntarily canceled his birthday celebration. Only a few believers kowtowed to the old master to celebrate his birthday with us. The old master smiled and called us up, and even recited a passage of the Namobo Ruomi Heart Sutra for us! 115 years old! We can’t help but praise the old man’s cultivation like a god and the endless blessings of Buddhism!

　　For Buddhism, the old man will never regret it for life

　　The old master Juerong is from Hongjiang Town, Pengxi County, Suining City. At the age of 14, she was in her prime. In order to learn Buddhism, she came to Xichan Temple in Jinhua Town, Shehong County alone. She stayed there for 30 years. During this period, she studied quietly and focused on Buddha. The old man told us in person that in the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946), the Fu River was flooded, and countless people died and injured in Suining area of ​​Mianyang. She and her brothers (who call each other a disciple, both men and women, were called brothers and sisters) salvaged more than 30 bodies by the Fu River in Jinhua. Unclaimed, they buried them by the river.

After liberation, I accepted the invitation from my senior brother to come to Tushi Temple, which is also in Jinhua Town, and since then, the glorious chapter of Tushi Temple has begun.

　　At that time, due to the popularity of "destroying the four olds", Tushita Temple was occupied by several departments and became a private distribution place. In order to prosper the holy land of Buddhism, she traveled to the province many times to report the situation to relevant departments. Finally, she successfully took back Tushita Temple in 1986 and officially opened on March 10, 1988.

　　I heard from the old man that it was a mixed matter of success in the Tushita Temple. I was happy in the Buddha's land and finally quiet, and I was worried in the construction of the temple. At that time, the temple had only 4 pillars. But these did not scare her away. She began to raise funds and then carried out self-built work for the temple. To this day, the magnificent temples and the kind-hearted Bodhisattvas have all achieved glory through the efforts of the elderly.

　　The old man's disciples told us that when the temple is under maintenance every year, the old man will go to the room himself, and he still insists until he is 80 years old. The elderly know the situation in various parts of the temple best. Therefore, the temple saves a lot of maintenance costs, and these costs are used in the places where they need it the most.

　　　　Compassion The elderly provide timely help

　　　On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake , a sudden disaster cruelly ravaged the land of Bashu, and Jinhua Town was also greatly affected.

　　On May 13, 2008, Shi Juerong organized his disciples to transport hundreds of kilograms of rice and noodles stored in the temple to the market town, and began to distribute food to rescue the affected people.On May 15, 2008, Dengyun Temple , located on Huaguo Mountain in Shehong County, also sent a signal to Tushi Temple for help. Master Shi Juerong did not hesitate at all and immediately organized his disciples to load the things that could be used in the temple to send them to Dengyun Temple. That year, Master Shi Juerong was 100 years old.

　　In the most dangerous moment, Master Shi Juerong carried forward the spirit of Buddhism and saved the world. Although the old man is old, his heart is not old. When we expressed our respect to the old man, the old man waved his hand to us and said that she was devout to the Buddha, and everything was a Buddha's fate. It is understood that during the Wenchuan earthquake, Shi Juerong led the believers of Tushita Temple to donate a total of more than 9,000 yuan; during the Yushu earthquake, he donated a total of more than 2,000 yuan.

　　　Long lifespan The elderly have good health

　　The first time we met Shi Juerong, we asked the elderly about the secret of longevity. The elderly smiled and said, "I don't have a secret. If you want to say anything, it is to eat more coarse grains and exercise more." The old man’s disciples told us that the old man does not eat nutritional supplements, and he never eats milk or eggs. The old man’s favorite food is coarse grains. The elderly have a good appetite and will eat a big bowl every meal, which is never inferior to the young.

　　The old man loves to move. The elderly go to bed on time at 8 o'clock every night and get up at 6 o'clock in the morning. After getting up, the old man started to have a busy day. Clean the entire temple, plant flowers, water flowers, prepare breakfast, and go to the nearby wood market to pick up firewood... The old man also has a hobby of boxing, which has never stopped day after day, year after year. At the age of 80, he could still go to the house to build tiles. At the age of 102, he could still punch and kick the storm. At the age of 108, he insisted on cleaning the temple. Even if he was injured and paralyzed, he still insisted on pushing his disciples and grandchildren to walk around the temple yard in a wheelchair.

　　The old man spent his whole life, studied Buddhism devoutly, and promoted Buddhism. There are more than 200 believers in Tushita Temple, and the old man's disciples have scattered leaves and bloomed in various places. The young man praised:

This person rode a crane and lived to live for a while.

I am fortunate to pay my respects twice, and my kindness is boundless to the Dharma.

High virtue and auspicious immortal, here we go to Ananda .

A hundred and twenty-eight spring scenery, and the eternal fragrance will be passed down.