With the advent of China's aging, the old people's support and old age has become the focus of social concern, so the development of nursing homes has become a product of social development. But because of the high price of nursing homes, many families headache and distress, so in recent years a new type of nursing home, is the temple-style nursing home. It is said that as long as you meet the two conditions do not have to spend a penny to stay, the two conditions in the end what is it, the next small editor to take you into this "temple nursing home", to understand the difference.
This strange temple is located in Shaxian, Fujian Province, Jixiang Temple, is also known as the "Jixiang Temple Home", there are now more than a hundred elderly people living here. The old people here are free of charge, food, clothing, housing and transportation, we can also take care of each other, they are in the quiet temple every day in the sun, read the scriptures, listen to Zen sound, living "near the small town and not noisy, living in the world and not stained" life, is really very cozy and comfortable.
1, the elderly must be able to live on their own. Because the auspicious temple nursing home is ultimately a temple, so want to come here to live in the old age of the elderly must be able to take care of themselves, because the temple is not compared to hospitals and conventional nursing homes, there is no professional caregiver and medical equipment, so there is not much manpower to take care of mobility is not able to take care of their own elderly.
2, the elderly to stay in the Buddhist faith. Although faith is free, but living in the temple, naturally, to participate and feel the atmosphere of the temple, daily life will inevitably be with the monks to listen to the sound of the Buddha, if the old people have other beliefs, it is not appropriate to live in the temple.
Smaller think "auspicious temple residential" really is the forerunner of the modern nursing home, this form of not only can give the old people to find a good place to live but also can promote Buddhism so that everyone can be calm. It is said that the old people living here in old age are very stable and happy, healthy and peaceful state of mind, if the editor of the old would like to go to the old age here, you, will not also choose to come to the old age of life here?