Chapter 1,669 The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism
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The villagers stood on both sides with great interest. When Fang Jun exposed the old monk's deception, they rushed forward and beat him up. However, after hearing the old monk's words, they felt that what the old monk said was somewhat reasonable...
Fang Junze asked directly: "Dare you ask the master's name?"
"Lao Na is a great monk. He used to study the Huayan Sutra as a teacher in Gusu. Later he went to Beijing to worship under Xuanzang at the Great Charity Temple and helped his teacher translate Tianzhu Buddhist scriptures." Fang Jun was speechless. What level was Xuanzang in?
?Since he retrieved Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu, Buddhism has grown in prestige and completely suppressed Taoism. Emperor Taizong even granted him the title of presiding over the Daci'en Temple. He has been regarded by monks all over the world as "the number one Buddhist"
", no matter any Buddhist sect has no objection. To be accepted as a disciple by Xuanzang and allow him to help him translate Buddhist scriptures, he must have a lofty Buddhist status. Although this old monk is old enough to be Xuanzang's father, no matter how you look at it,
It doesn’t look like Xuanzang’s name
apprentice……
It is absolutely impossible for such a great Buddhist monk to appear at Lishan Farm by chance.
"The countryside is simple and the villagers are ignorant. They can neither discern the profound Buddhist teachings nor believe in the Buddha wholeheartedly. But they don't know what the noble monks are doing here."
Spreading Buddhism to these rural people is obviously not something that a monk of Yibao's level should do. It is obvious that Yibao is here for him. As expected, Yibao smiled brightly and saluted with his hands together: "The Duke of Yue State, Longzhang Fengzhi"
, his talent and learning are unparalleled in the world. If he can freely compose a few poems that are beneficial to the spread of Buddhism during the Buddhist Obon Festival, he will definitely be able to do so.
If it spreads throughout the world, causing more people to believe in Buddhism's profound meaning of saving all sentient beings, benefiting the world, and benefiting the people, then the matter will be recorded in Buddhist classics and passed down for generations to come."
This is a negotiation of conditions. It only talks about rewards for merit, but does not say how to punish it. Fang Jun asked with a smile: "Master is a great Buddhist. Not only is Buddhism profound, but he must also be full of wisdom. I think he should understand that poetry is the most important thing."
Inspiration, as the saying goes, 'articles are made by nature, but come by chance by clever hands', is also the 'sudden enlightenment' of Buddhism.
’, it can also be said to be ‘conditional method’. It does not mean that you can do it just because you want to do it. It is naturally the best if you can do it, but what if you fail to realize it and the conditional method is lacking, and you don’t know what to do?”
If you can do it, you will be rewarded and you can get the support of the entire Buddhist community, but if you can't do it, you don't know how to punish it? Yibao smiled so much that every wrinkle bloomed, and his face was filled with a look of sincere joy: "Sure enough, Duke Yue
I have deep roots of wisdom and have a predestined relationship with the Buddha. I have never practiced Buddhism but yet I am able to say these words and have such profound insights into Buddhism.
The explanation is very convincing. Since Yue Guogong can explain the essence of 'sudden enlightenment' in such a simple and easy-to-understand manner, he naturally understands that knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. There are some things that cannot be forced." Fang Jun was obviously relaxed.
Tone: "To be honest, Buddhism is now boundless in power due to the monk Xuanzang. Master, you personally went to a remote place to invite me. You are under great pressure. Of course, if you can write good poems and words, everyone will be happy. I will take advantage of Buddhism."
I feel at ease while doing it, but if I can't do it, I will never be able to resist the pressure or revenge from Buddhism... Since the master said it doesn't matter if I can't do it, then I'll say it straight, I don't write poetry.
For many years, I put down my books and studied farming, but there was really nothing I could do to help."
The Obon Festival is not a very important festival in Buddhism, but it triggered an eminent monk of Yibao's level to personally invite him and ask him to write poems and lyrics. It was obvious that he had some agenda, and Fang Jun did not intend to get involved.
After being rejected, Yibao's smile did not diminish: "The reason for Duke Yue is a bit far-fetched. Maybe... you don't want to get involved in the sect?"
Fang Jun thought for a while and nodded. This is a good reason. Maybe it can be used to reject Buddhism, and it can also be used as a reason to reject others. Yi Bao once again put his hands together and saluted: "In this case, I will not be a bad guest. Before I came here,
Master asked me to give you a message. Recently, the task of translating Buddhist scriptures has been very heavy, and I have to work hard on documents. The only way is to communicate with the Duke of Yue.
You can feel a little relaxed while drinking tea and talking freely, and I hope that the Duke of Yue will go to Da Ci'en Temple to visit his old friend in his spare time."
Fang Jun returned the courtesy: "I have also missed the master for a long time, but I heard that the master was busy deciphering Buddhist scriptures and even forgot to eat and sleep, so I didn't dare to come and disturb him rashly. Since the master invited me, I will definitely go there in my spare time."
"In this way, my mission has been completed, let's say goodbye."
"Go slowly, don't send me off."
Yibao turned around and walked away slowly, but the villagers and villagers on both sides were furious.
"Erlang is confused. Buddhism now has countless believers. If you can go and participate in their important festivals, you will definitely benefit a lot. How can you refuse?"
"Who says it isn't? Such a good opportunity is wasted and may offend Buddhism!"
"Alas! Even though you are a good person, Erlang, you are still impulsive. You will get into trouble without the Prime Minister watching!"
"However, Erlang has a very good relationship with Master Xuanzang. Why not go to Da Ci'en Temple now to explain the situation to Master Xuanzang and sincerely apologize, and maybe it can be undone."
...... Everyone was busy giving Fang Jun advice. People who are literate have a broader vision. They feel that the whole world is in the palm of their hand. They can identify people or give advice on countries and mountains. They all feel that Fang Jun has rashly rejected Buddhism.
This is extremely unwise and should be rectified in time. No one is afraid of Fang Jun, the de facto "owner" of the village. On the contrary, they treat him as close as their own nephew. Now seeing that this guy is probably having a bad temper again, so he may try to persuade him politely.
, or straight
He denounced his faults and expressed Fang Jun's love in every way.
After all, now that Buddhism has a prosperous and prosperous reputation, even the most ordinary farmer with little knowledge knows that the consequences of rashly offending Buddhism are very serious, let alone these bankers who know a few words and call themselves "scholars"? Fang Jun was furious,
He kicked the two strong bankers a few times and cursed: "Mom, how many days have you been able to read one or two? How do I need you to teach me how to do things? Go home and eat now. After eating,
Go to the ground
Come on, if you can't pay the rent this year, I'll see Aye break your legs!"
Everyone was laughing and joking, but the two people who were kicked didn't take it seriously.
Someone said loudly: "Erlang originally said that as long as he has a child, he will be exempted from the rent and taxes for that year. I wonder if this still counts?"
"Fart! Aye's spitting is like a nail, how can he not keep his words?" Fang Jun cursed, looked at the speaker up and down, pointed at him and continued to curse: "Mother! You must be that"
You're a dog, right? You're just a beast. You have one child every year, and they all look like you.
Even if the rent tax is waived, I still have to die in poverty. Just take it easy. Even if I don’t feel sorry for the rent tax, you still have to feel sorry for your mother-in-law. She is a human being, not a pig.
What's the point of being born like this!"
The dealers all around laughed: "Gou San, you are now famous. Even Erlang knows that you haven't had enough children." "Gou San" blushed, the muscular man made a squirming gesture, and said: "Well, there are
What can I do? When the sun sets, there is nothing to do. It’s just the kang. It doesn’t matter if I’m in a good place, my child
It’s no use having children one after another.”
Everyone laughed. After experiencing the year-end turmoil, the population of Guanzhong dropped by more than half, especially the losses of young adults. Therefore, production has been encouraged since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Lishan Farm under the management of Fang Jun even more
Giving birth to a child has been given an unparalleled status, and many reward systems have been formulated. Not only are the rent and taxes for the family free of charge during the year of birth, but when the child grows up, he or she will go to school for free, or learn a subset of classics and history, or learn arithmetic and physics. In short, he will try his best to do everything possible.
There is no way to increase the population. In these years, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the weather is good, and the shipping routes in Southeast Asia are becoming stable. A steady stream of food is shipped into the country every year. As long as there is enough food, children will naturally be born. The progress of a country's prosperity has been measured in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.
One of the most important indicators of development potential is population.
After blowing away the villagers, Fang Jun returned to Zhuangzi along the village path with his soldiers behind his back. When he arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi, there were servants waiting there, reporting that a guest was coming to visit, and they were already waiting in the main hall.
Being able to easily enter Zhuangzi's main hall, he was obviously an old friend. When Fang Jun simply washed up and came to the hall, he realized that the person who came to visit was Yuan Tiangang...
Fang Jun was greatly surprised. After asking his servants to serve tea, he asked with a smile: "I thought it was Senior Brother Li Chunfeng who came, but I didn't expect that it was Daoist Yuan who came to drive me. It seems that this time Taoism has been forced by Buddhism into desperation."
Yuan Tiangang, who had the demeanor of an outsider, had a sad face at this moment. He took a sip of tea, shook his head and sighed: "Buddhism is shameless. They are a foreign sect. When they first arrived, they were inevitably not accustomed to the local environment. There were very few ways to spread Buddhism.
The doctrine of enjoying happiness in the next life by following one's own destiny was scorned by people all over the world. For a long time, it had an unstable footing and struggled to move forward. It was shaky like a flame in a strong wind and could be completely annihilated at any time. Then they began to shamelessly plagiarize the Taoist teachings.
It was transformed into the teachings of Buddhism, which they easily adopted as their own, and finally gained a firm foothold. The "Hungry Ghost Festival" that had been passed down by Taoism for thousands of years was modified and changed by them.
It became the so-called 'Obon Festival', which showed that the chariots and horses were in conflict with Taoism. Especially since Xuanzang retrieved the Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu, the reputation of Buddhism has skyrocketed. We Taoist disciples are struggling to support themselves and can't even breathe."
Fang Jun said with a smile: "Buddhism has indeed tampered with many Taoist essences and adopted them as its own, but Taoists also use the other's way and give it back to others. Everyone has me in you, and you in me. I'm afraid it's hard to tell the difference now.
I got entangled and said
What's the point of all this?" It is true that Buddhism was wrong in this matter first, but Taoism followed closely and used Zi's spear to attack Zi's shield. Right and wrong can no longer be distinguished, so what's the point of talking about it?