Tales of a Temple Cat: Gong Xi Fa Cai

May all sentient beings be free from suffering

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Gong Xi Fa Cai, everyone

and Happy Year of the Monkey!

The nuns call me Vege Cat but my real name is Da.

The temple where I have lived for more than 7 years

I am lucky to have a roof over my head and a good teacher like Head Nun.

Ning is quite different from me. He has no interest in spiritual matters but has a good and kind heart.

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