Monk Anan was once young and reckless. He thought that he was a peerless genius.
Unlike Ouyang Xiu.
He could absorb the teachings of the Buddhist scriptures, he could also comprehend the principles in the Buddhist scriptures. Then, after pointers from older monks, he could even make analogies of the principles.
When he was young, he was very proud of himself. Although he looked modest on the surface, he was very proud inside, thinking that no one in the world was smarter than him.
At that time, the Great Thunderclap Temple was still around. He hoped to enter the Great Thunderclap Temple, so he headed to it.
But this path ended in failure.
He didn't even pass the entrance examination of the Great Thunderclap Temple.
He had a mental breakdown.
He was furious.
The most embarrassing thing in his life was swearing like a shrew in front of the Buddha statue of Great Emperor Shakyamuni in the Great Thunderclap Temple.