身著僧袍、頸戴佛珠、手持單反……每當演持帶著相機出門“掃街”，總會吸引一眾路人的目光。
“時間久了我也就習慣了。”今年26歲的演持是一名95後出家人，遁入空門卻已有十年之久。與此同時，他也是全網擁有近500萬粉絲的攝影博主。
有時候，他感受到人們對出家人有一定程度上的誤解，自己拿著單反出門拍照時也會引起非議。但其實在出家生活和戒律清規之外，他也愛看電影、愛擼貓，平時喜歡刷刷手機，發一發微博抖音，和普通人並無太大區別。唯一不同的，就是他在這個快節奏的社會中，顯得格外的“慢”。
“其實就是自己選擇了一種不同的生活方式。”演持說道。
It‘s not common to see a monk with a camera。 Yanchi， a Generation-Z Buddhist monk， always draws attention when he takes his camera out。
“I’m getting used to it，” said 26-year-old Yanchi， turning the Buddha beads in hands。 Being a monk for 10 years， he feels some people have a lot of misunderstandings about monks。 Besides Buddhist rituals and disciplines， he likes to watch movies， browse social networks and listen to music， like most people do。 Although in this rather fast-paced world， he tries his best to take things slow。
“Being a monk is just a different way of life，” he said。 “
演持在杭州靈隱寺外拍照。/CGTN
每個寺院僧人的日常生活都可能有所不同。在演持的寺院，每天的日程則是嚴格固定的：四點半起床、五點一刻誦經、七點過堂吃飯、工作到下午四點多、晚上六點半坐禪……不過，在此之外，僧人們仍然有自己的私人時間。
對於演持來說，每週一天的休息，是出門拍照採風的好時候。寺院建築之美和僧人生活日常是演持鏡頭裡的主題。對於自己的攝影作品，演持從不加過多的雕琢修飾，只經過簡單的調色便釋出在自己的各個社交賬號及攝影平臺。
The daily life of a Buddhist monk varies from temple to temple。 Yanchi lives in Lingyin Temple in east China‘s Hangzhou City， one of the most famous Buddhist temples in the country。 Here， the daily routine is strictly fixed： getting up at 4：30 a。m。， morning chant at 5：15 a。m。， breakfast at 7 a。m。， work until 4 p。m。 and meditation at 6：30 p。m。 Monks have a minimalist and disciplinary lifestyle， but they still enjoy their personal time。
Yanchi has one day off every week， when he can go out and take photos。 The beauty of temples and lives of monks are the main subjects of his photography。 He posts the pictures online to share his vision with people。 Presently， he has a total of nearly 5 million followers on all his social media accounts。
2019年11月21日，杭州，深秋的寺廟。/演持作品
演持是在佛學院讀書時敲開了攝影的大門。那個時候他已經開始經營自己佛教相關的自媒體賬號，卻苦惱於沒有滿意的配圖。於是他決定自己親自上——買個相機，開始攝影。他從未系統地學習過攝影知識，或是參考學習其它的攝影作品。“攝影對我來說很簡單，”演持道，“其實就是一個長條的框框，我們把我們看見的景色框進來就好。”
“我也是在透過一種攝影的方式，來弘揚我們佛教的文化。”演持補充說。
Yanchi started photography as a hobby when he was a graduate student at Hangzhou Buddhist Academy。 He has not learned the skill formally or visited photography exhibitions。 ”Photography is quite simple to me，“ said Yanchi， showing the viewfinder of his camera。 ”We just need to capture what we see in this rectangular frame。“
”I think photography is an expression of what’s inside our mind。 And I can also promote Buddhist culture through the photos I take，“ he said。
演持表示，年輕一代的出家人與前輩們有很多不同，主要因為他們從小就接觸網路。許多年輕的出家人都會像他一樣，在網路上擁有自己的賬號，透過這樣的方式來弘揚佛教文化。“出家人也要與時俱進的嘛。”演持笑道。
According to Yanchi， the Gen-Z monks are quite different from those before， as they grew up in the internet age。 More and more young monks are making good use of the social networks to convey the Buddhist culture and teachings。 ”We also have to keep pace with the times，“ he said。
演持在自己的自媒體賬號上釋出攝影作品。/CGTN
未來，演持想要出版自己的攝影集，或是關於佛教攝影的書籍。不過，即使不能如願以償，他也表示沒有關係。“我最喜歡的一部經就是《金剛經》，其中裡面有一段話就是：一切有為法，如夢幻泡影，如露亦如電，應作如是觀。這個就是讓我們也不要太過於執著。”
“我的人生態度就是一切隨緣，能得自在。”演持平靜地說道。
In the future， he said he would like to publish a book on Buddhist photography， or a photo collection of his own， but it would also be fine if things do not go as planned。
”A passage in one of my favorite scriptures says that ‘everything in this world should be seen as transient as dreams， bubbles， dew or lightning。’ It‘s telling us not to be too adamant， and learn to let go，“ said Yanchi， with a sense of calm and contentment。 ”My attitude towards life is to let everything go with the flow。“