What is the difference between Dharma and the Law of Nations?

Hearing that Master Xinyuan suddenly asked this question, Du Jing smiled slightly, he could be regarded as asking the question to the point.

If you are simply entangled in the reincarnation of cause and effect, then the punishment and education role of the law you advocate cannot be reflected.

You don't have to be punished for everything, you will be retributed when you are reincarnated anyway.

For Du Jing, who believes in atheism, this is simply not true.

If you do something wrong, you will be warned and educated, and if you are not lightly detained for a few days, if you commit a crime, then you will be criminally punished, go to prison or be sentenced to death, and every cause will be punished in the world!

This is justice!

Waiting for the retribution of reincarnation is undoubtedly unfair to the victim!

After all, if you are reincarnated in the next life, you will become a maggot, so what does it have to do with the victim?

Du Jing smiled slightly and said, "The difference between Buddhism and national law is that one is the law that binds the monks of the Buddhist country, and the other is the law that binds the general public. ”

Xinyuan thought about it and asked puzzledly: "Why is the law that binds the monks of the Buddha country different from the law that restricts the general public?"

"Then what is the role of you in promoting the Dharma? Isn't it to popularize the Dharma of the Buddha to the Dharma of the general public?

In fact, there are similarities between Buddhism and national law, both Buddhism and national law are based on the moral values and public order and good customs recognized by the general public.

However, the Dharma directly sets what is not allowed by morality into the law, while the law of the state sets the law into the law those that actually infringe on the interests of others.

For example, the precepts of Buddhism require abstinence from alcohol, but the law of the country does not prohibit drinking, but prohibits fights and disturbances caused by drinking. ”

After Du Jing made a long speech, seeing that Xinyuan still looked thoughtful, he said again: "I told you so much, I don't know if you understand, but you can understand it this way, that is, not everyone is as strict with themselves as monks, so there is a national law." I don't know if you know the origin of Buddhism. ”

Master Xinyuan sighed and said: "My Buddhism comes from the Western Elysium, but I heard that the Western world has long disappeared, and my Buddhism is like a rootless drifter, so I respect the Nanchun Temple that introduced Buddhism to Middle-earth. ”

In fact, Du Jing didn't know the source of Buddhism here, but seeing that this Master Xinyuan didn't know, he knew that he could blow it.

"In fact, the source of Buddhism is the Buddha country, and the Dharma is applicable to the Buddha country, because the whole Buddha country takes Buddhism as the state religion, and the whole people believe in Buddhism, so the Buddhist precepts, and the Dharma applies to the whole people.

But what about Middle-earth now? The country is divided, not to mention those who believe in Buddhism, but also those who have their own beliefs? Not at all!

They all believe in their own strength, and they feel that only if they have the strength can they dominate everything, they don't need any faith at all!

So what they need is not the constraints of the Dharma, because this constraint is too high for them.

Therefore, we need to formulate a relatively fair and relatively lenient law, even if his bottom line is lower than the Dharma and lower than the moral bottom line of ordinary people, but as long as he does not touch the safety of other people's lives and property, then he does not need to be punished!

This is the difference between the Dharma and the law of the country, that is, the application of the Dharma and the law of the land, do you understand?"

At this time, Du Jing's remarks, those Taiping monks outside the temple gate were dizzy, anyway, they always felt that what Du Jing said was right, yes, who has nothing to do and always restrain themselves according to the rules of the monk, isn't that self-inflicted boring?

As long as Du Jing's thoughts are like this, then they will be relieved.

Originally, they thought that Du Jing just wanted to strictly restrain them, and their cultivation for hundreds of years was nothing more than a freedom and freedom, but now that they were re-restrained, then they could bear it.

Now I suddenly heard that Du Jing's requirements are so lenient, as long as he does not violate the safety of other people's lives and property, then he can ignore it.

If that's the case, that's great.

Who would encroach on the safety of other people's lives and property if they have nothing to do? Isn't that idle looking for trouble?

After the Taiping monks themselves understood, they all looked at the abbot of Xinyuan to see if he understood, if the abbot of Xinyuan understood, then Du Zhutou would be powerful.

He's the first existence ever to convince Master Xinyuan in words!

After the previous few opened the Luohan Temple and entered the Tongbei Temple, without exception, they were all folded under the mouth of the abbot of the Tongbei Temple, Master Xinyuan.

A few of them were even ordained as monks by the master, and even after going down the mountain, they strictly abided by the rules and precepts and did not dare to cross the thunder pond by half a step.

Although Senior Brother Siyuan violated the precepts of Buddhism, he also violated the safety of your life, and this is not something that can be solved by Buddhism, so Senior Brother Siyuan will hand it over to you to trigger. ”

After that, Master Xinyuan handed over Monk Siyuan to Du Jing, although Master Siyuan was controlled by Ji Yuan for half a day, but he had been listening to Du Jing's arguments, and he couldn't help but admire it in his heart.

He used to only feel that the precepts of Buddhism were too strict, as long as the wine and meat passed through the intestines, the Buddha could keep it in his heart, so why should he abide by those rules and precepts.

Now he suddenly realized that the light rail precepts of Buddhism were a kind of coercive moral constraint.

Only by restraining one's own morality can one not infringe on the rights and interests of others.

It is precisely because you have violated the precepts of Buddhism that you have harmed others, just like what is happening now.

I only heard Master Siyuan plop down and kneel in front of Du Jing, kowtow three times in a row, and said in a loud voice: "I have realized, I have understood! I finally know what the rules and precepts that I have been trying to abide by all these years are for, and I finally know what the purpose of believing in the Buddha is! Thank you, Du Zhutou, thank you Du Zhutou!"

At this time, Master Xinyuan did not feel that his junior brother's behavior made him embarrassed, he also looked at Du Jing with admiration, and sighed: "I finally know why Master Xuanfang passed on the mantle to a headcatcher, it turns out that preaching Buddhism can only rely on national law! Only when the country is peaceful and stable will there be the development of the national religion, and will gradually form a Buddha country, Amitabha Buddha, good and good." ”

Du Jing saw that the two leaders of the Luohan Temple and the Tongbei Temple were completely convinced by his theory, so he said with relief: "In fact, the purpose of the country's peace, stability, rule of law and harmony is for fairness and justice in all aspects and fields, which is my ultimate goal." If you want to be fair, then you can't allow a privileged class, for example, the other Taiping monks have already handed over all the spirit stone veins to the county government, and you can't enjoy the privileges exclusively. ”

"Amitabha, good and good! Everything is arranged by Du Zhutou! I will give up the two mines in the mountain to each other when I wait for this!"

Siyuan also said: "If you want it, just take it, this is a thing outside the body, I can understand the Dharma and learn martial arts." ”

At this time, those Taiping monks were completely shocked, they were originally very entangled in taking out the spirit stone vein, on the one hand, they coveted the benefits that Du Jing said, and on the other hand, they were worried that Du Jing was just a white wolf with empty gloves.

I didn't expect this Luohan Temple and Tongbei Temple to be so generous, and they handed over the two major mining caves without even asking, which is incredible.

"In the end, it is the heir of the mantle of Buddhism, this Du Zhutou is completely convinced of these monks!"

"With the support of these monks, then Du Zhutou will not walk sideways in the city in the future!"

"Eh, that's not necessarily, the reason why these monks are so powerful is completely because the mountain path suppresses the use of spiritual power, in fact, they are more powerful in martial arts, and their strength is not much different from ours!"

Du Jing didn't care about the outside talk, he just said the benefits of collecting the spirit stone vein, everything is to talk about integrity, and he can't say that the other party doesn't want to give it himself.

After hearing about Du Jing's benefits, sure enough, the two abbots with advanced cultivation sighed one after another, Du Jing's generosity rose, and the abbot Siyuan immediately said: "Du Zhutou, you can use the eighteen Arhats under my command! By the way, don't you still want to punish me with the law of the country? It's just right, I'll do it with you after the punishment!"

Xinyuan hurriedly pulled down the somewhat reckless monk Siyuan and said, "Senior brother, don't do it!"

Siyuan laughed twice and said, "Apprentices, each of you picks an apprentice and lets Du Zhutou take it away!"

Eighteen little Arhats, each of them is around the Qi Gathering Period, although it is not high, but their martial arts skills are exquisite enough, and daily arrest is not a problem at all.

"Then I might as well be respectful, these eighteen Buddhist disciples' spirit stones are naturally indispensable, that is, ten low-grade spirit stones a month. ”

Du Jing doesn't feel sorry for these spirit stones, he has more people, and if he can solve more cases, there will be no shortage of these spirit stones.

At this time, it was not early, Du Jing refused the request of the abbot of Xinyuan to stay overnight and invite him to eat fast, so he followed Han Zeyun with eighteen little arhats to escort their ancestors towards the direction of Taiping County.

Du Jing followed Han Zeyun's sword, as for the abbot of Na Siyuan and the eighteen Arhats, Du Jing didn't have to worry too much.

Because he knew that this abbot Siyuan had not violated the law, although he had beaten himself, he had not suffered more than minor injuries, so it could only be regarded as a public security punishment.

Du Jing planned to give him a good warning and then put him back, after all, although he didn't suffer a lot of injuries when he hit someone, it was always wrong behavior.

Of course, this kind of behavior cannot be left unchecked!

The two of them were flying towards the imperial sword of Taiping County, and Han Zeyun suddenly pointed to the city gate tower and asked, "Master, why does the person on the city gate look a little like the county grandfather, isn't he waiting for us?"

Du Jing looked at the place where Han Zeyun pointed, and sure enough, who would Liu Huanqi be?