Kumarajiva smiled slightly: "Master Huiyuan, the Buddha also cut his flesh to feed eagles. As for me, you also know why I was kidnapped from the Western Regions to Liangzhou and forced to do so by the ignorant and cruel Lu Guang.
He had been his national advisor for several years, and his respected masters, such as Master Gongfo Tucheng and Master Shi Dao'an, were in troubled times. They could not help but be snatched away by the cruel warlords from all walks of life.
If you don't obey the order, you will only lose your life in vain and you will not be able to save more people. We should understand this truth."
Huiyuan nodded: "Yes, but in my opinion, Liu Yu doesn't seem to be a cruel warlord like Shi Hu or Lu Guang. In the past twenty years or so, although I have not been involved in worldly affairs in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, I have heard about it.
There are many experiences of him starting from a small soldier to becoming a powerful official today. I have not left Donglin Temple or taken a step away from Lushan Mountain in more than 30 years. However, since I came out of the mountain this time, all I have seen along the way are the soldiers of Tianshi Dao.
Burning and killing, skirmishers and bandits were rampant, and I almost lost my life twice at their hands. On the contrary, the Jin army under Liu Yu did not commit any crimes in autumn, and quickly calmed down the war-torn areas, which was similar to what I had seen before in the north.
Those rebels are completely different."
Kumarajiva said calmly: "Master Huiyuan, are you doubting my words? Are you thinking, why is Liu Yu supposed to be a good person, but in my mouth he becomes the enemy of Buddha?"
Huiyuan curled up his lips and said: "We monks don't lie, especially an eminent monk like you, Master Luo Shi. Although I have doubts in my heart, I came here because I haven't seen Lu Gu for many years and I want to help him."
, but after meeting him, I found that he had lost all humanity and looked like a devil. This made me hesitate. Secondly, the Taoist priests on that day were indeed as rumored, doing all evil, while the Jin army was a force of justice and peace of mind.
But because of my trust in you, Master Luo Shi, and because of my old friendship, I still acted according to the original agreement. But now, I feel it is necessary to ask you clearly."
Kumarajiva nodded: "Very good, I will answer this question for you sooner or later. If you go to Xitian or Tianzhu, you will find the answer, but now, I can only tell you in advance. Yes, Liu
Yu is indeed a benevolent and kind ruler, and he also has a heart to love the people. But he is by no means a ruler we can cooperate with. In fact, the ruler we really need may be Shi Hu, Lu Guang and others.
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Huiyuan's face changed slightly. He had cultivated to the point where he was not shocked by honor or disgrace. Even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he would not change his expression. But when he heard this, he still frowned: "I don't understand why Master Luo Shi came here."
Please make it clear."
Kumarajiva sighed: "My Buddha is compassionate, and we practice. Of course we hope that the world will be peaceful and everyone can live a good life. However, among all living beings, desire and greed cannot be eradicated. Everyone will do it.
How many people have committed crimes and have bad karma. The so-called greed, anger, and ignorance refer to the dark side of human nature. Even the Buddha cannot solve this. This is destined to have various disputes and conflicts in this world.
There are all kinds of bad karma and crimes. In the end, it is impossible for this world to be completely peaceful. The so-called prosperous times and troubled times are just relative terms. If all living beings are not suffering, how can we practice practice to eliminate karma?
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Huiyuan sighed: "So what we need is to teach all living beings and persuade people to do good. Even if my master cooperates with a demon like Shi Hu and becomes his national master, it is not to help him harm people. Tell him a few things."
It was predicted that those things were destined to happen and were inevitable. In exchange, he allowed my master to open Buddhist temples in his Shizhao territory and protect more innocent people who would have died under Shihu's rule. This is
Yes, I think it is correct, but if you take the initiative to cooperate with Shihu and help him destroy the Qianyan and Eastern Jin Dynasties, countries with relatively loose rule, and help him to kill more people, even if you are my master, I will not
I want to be with you."
Kumarajiva smiled slightly: "I deeply admire Master Huiyuan's compassionate heart. I also saw and heard the conversation between you and Lu Gu just now through the method of passing smoke. He mentioned something at that time, saying
Why did you pray for General Huan Yi before the Battle of Feishui? You said that although your prayers allowed the Jin army to win, it also cost the lives of tens of thousands of Qin army soldiers. If you helped one side, it was equivalent to killing the other side. Is this true?
Isn’t it bad karma?”
Huiyuan said in a deep voice: "I never think these are bad karma. The war was started by Fu Jian and the former Qin Dynasty. For their ambition to unify the world, they raised weapons and millions of barbarian troops to attack our Jin Dynasty.
I want to wipe it out in one fell swoop. I have seen with my own eyes how painful and helpless the people in the north were under the destruction of the Hu army. I don’t want the people in the south to experience the pain I suffered back then, so I want to save the Jin Dynasty and add
General Huan Yi funded the construction of Donglin Temple for me, which was also built with the taxes of the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. For Huan Yi, I pray for the soldiers and civilians of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and wish them peace. What is wrong? As for those Qin soldiers who died in the battle
, I also recited the death mantra for them, but these are their fates, I can't do anything about it, and I won't feel guilty about it."
Kumarajiva laughed: "Master Huiyuan is really good at talking and debating. What he said is really good. However, as you said, because Huan Yi built Donglin Temple for you, you have a way to spread the Dharma."
In the place where Buddhism is proclaimed, Fu Jian took the initiative to raise troops to unify the world, which led to this war, which led to the destruction of countless people in the two countries and the death of soldiers from both countries. Therefore, you want to keep these Buddhist temples, and you don’t want to see them.
If war breaks out again in the world, then those who do not allow the establishment of Buddhist temples, the spread of Buddhism, and those who want to drive the people into soldiers and spread war all over the world are the ones you oppose. You will contribute your own strength to defeat and defeat such people.
Right."
Huiyuan said without hesitation: "Of course, this is the reason why I hope Liu Yu can pacify the Tao of Heavenly Masters and bring peace to the world, and it is also the reason why I want to question you."
Kumarajiva nodded: "Before I went to Nanyan as an envoy, I looked at Liu Yu the same way as you. I thought he was a great hero in the world and the patron saint of the people. He was kidnapped by Nanyan for a few thousand."
He did not hesitate to personally lead troops into battle, risk his life, and risk his own power and national destiny just to get these people back. Therefore, when he went to conquer Nanyan, I even performed rituals for him in Chang'an and prayed for him.
, I hope he can save these people who were kidnapped by Murong Nanyan, because I have heard countless stories in Chang'an about how Murong's Xiyan destroyed and destroyed Chang'an and Guanzhong, killing and robbing the people of Guanzhong. I don't hope either.
The people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty once again suffered such a tragic end!" ()