The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism

  • Genre： Urban
  • Author： Yimeng Huangliang
  • Translator：
  • Status： Completed

  • Rating(3.8 / 5.0) ★

In the rural northeastern mountainous regions stands a tiny Buddhist temple, named One Finger Temple. It isn't a large one but it is extremely miraculous.

The temple has rice that emanates an aromatic fragrance.

The temple has sweet and refreshing water that rivals ambrosia.

The temple has Buddhas that grant wishes to the sincere.

The temple isn't large but it has everything. The temple isn't large but it has flourishing incense offerings that far exceed all temples. The temple isn't large but it attracts both citizens and foreigners that line up overnight…

The temple has a bald but handsome monk. Every day, he would bawl, "I want to renounce asceticism! I want to marry a chick that's not too pretty, have a cute baby, and lead a stable life!"

This book is a casual novel that introduces various Chinese traditional customs, as well as Buddhist ones. It strives to be a positive book, allowing people to reflect on how they should live their lives and treat others.

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  1. Lynn Harper
    Lynn Harper rated it
    This story is not a very action-focused story. It's a story with very positive elements, that can both touch your heart and make you reflect on life and those around you. Of course, there will be some face-slapping elements when the 'fake monk' proves himself.

    It's a modern rendition of Ji Gong, the beggar Buddha, who is sincere, kindhearted, and a well-accomplished follower of the Buddhist teachings. Just like Ji Gong, our protagonist, Fangzheng helps those in need, leads them to riches, and sometimes even saving their lives. The story describes his various exploits while teaching us some obscure Chinese traditions and folklore.
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  1. Nat Hodge
    Nat Hodge rated it
    The dude looks like Son Saitama. This amuses me. Five stars





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  1. Calvin Stephen
    Calvin Stephen rated it
    Website: Qidian CN
    Status: Ongoing
    Views: 17 million+
    Recommendation: 1 million+
    Rating: 9/10 from 1356  readers
    Word count: 3 million+
    No. of Chapters: 1500+
    Discussion/Comments: 10044
    Author Lvl: 5
    No of Works: 3

    The stats on the CN site indicate that the novel is extremely popular among the novels of it's genre, so having high expectations from this one.
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  1. Dana Richard
    Dana Richard rated it
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  1. Marcia Edie
    Marcia Edie rated it
    The story is just another face slapping story disguised as trying to be enlightening.
    that is still fine but what I couldnt accept that for a monk that posses otherworldly power, still it coulndt escape the trope everyone is ganging up on china, and being racist to them.

    if you want to read a story of a racist monk, here you go. a monk teaching that should transcend humanity made up patriotism and nationalism, a religion that about soemthing more than just race and even species become a story about a patriotic monk that only enlighten China. I guess Buddha only favor the chinese.

    the earlier chapter is fine and I held hope for this story. but then come the mandatory korean or japan people being a dick and racist to chinese for some reason

    This is a self mastubatory piece for China
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  1. Jodie Burke
    Jodie Burke rated it
    While personally I am not a big fan of “everyone deserves to be saved” precept, this is a very calming and refreshing read. It’s about a guy who is suddenly gifted with a system and forced to become an abbott in a lonely Buddhist temple. He has to complete quests and redeem/ save people to earn system merits. It’s best to just let the story wash over you and read it lightly instead of thinking deeply about the morality of various issues (which can make you angry or happy, depending on your personal views). I learnt a lot about the structure and politics of temples, which was interesting in of itself.
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  1. Gerald Peggy
    Gerald Peggy rated it
    AAAAAAA*********W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Finally a monk mc, always thought they'd be side characters for all eternity.




    (Hope it doesn't turn out trash)
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  1. Thomas Malthus
    Thomas Malthus rated it
    I have huge expectations from this one!
    Around 1500 chapters and a 4.5+ rating from almost 1300 votes ( probably.  Didn't understood the table.)  Author himself is a 5 star guy.


    I did read a few chapters but dropped it due to personal issues.
    Firstly,  it's a system novel.  Yup,  the system. And system novels are rarely bad. You need just another level of talent to make system novels bad.

    It has lots of buddhist stuff and MC starts as a handler (?) / guardian of some temple. But since I stopped around ch 10, I don't have much idea what happens later.

    My friends have read the whole thing and according to them it's a 'Definite Read.' And they are very choosy. So yeah,  fingers crossed.


    So for the first time... I am rating a novel with no translation with 5. Plus it's Cktalon.. He's awesome. Lol.


    Will put a proper review after 250+ chapters.
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