Chapter 300 (I) Buddha Zen Path

At the turn of spring and summer, the Tang Dynasty was in charge of astronomical meteorology, Taishi Ling Fu Yi played Tang Emperor Li Yuan, saying that at this time, Buddhism and Buddhist temples can be seen everywhere in the land of China, and the Buddhists not only do a lot of production, but also often do things that violate the law and discipline, so they ask for the destruction of the Buddha, so that the Buddhists can return home to the world, so as to solve the problem of insufficient social productivity after the war at this time. And after this piece of music was handed over to Tang Emperor Li Yuan, it was not surprising that it immediately caused a huge sensation in the court.

In all dynasties, the country's Taishi Ling is in charge of the country's astronomical and meteorological changes, and this is the field that the Taoists who are proficient in astronomical knowledge in the past dynasties are good at, so Fu Yi is the orthodox Taoist disciple, that piece of music is indeed considered for the country and the people on the surface, but in essence, the core is the fierce competition between Buddhism and Taoism. They are already destined to become a pair of permanent rivals who have been entangled for thousands of years, both united and fighting. And the reason for this is not only from the Huayi distinction that is not from my race, whose hearts must be different, but also because of the fundamental difference in meaning and form - the beginning of the Daomen, but it not only instigated rebellion, but also couldn't help but marry!

Yes, since the great revival of Buddhism in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the power of Taoism has not been the opponent of Buddhism, and even because some of Taoism's ideas are not recognized by the mainstream of Confucianism, they have to be divided into two under the suppression of Confucianism, so their strength is even weaker.

Part of the power of these Daomen was thrown into the wings of Buddhism as a foil, and even the doctrine of not prohibiting marriage was banned, while the other part was thrown into the ranks of the Demon Gate. Waiting for the opportunity to lurk in the dark, and when the time is ripe, he will jump out and carry out a terrifying blow to Buddhism. The destruction of Buddhism during the period of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was of course due to the extreme prosperity of Buddhism in society at that time, which caused the social contradictions of Yan zhòng, but in this. The Daomen with a sense of resistance contributed to the flames, and it was indeed indispensable.

And even if they belong to the two factions of good and evil, the classics of each sect of Taoism are collected by each other, and they are not damaged by this, and this is the difference between Taoism and Buddhism and Chinese orthodox Confucianism, and as for the Taoist forces that have been divided into good and evil factions at this time, they will never fight each other, because although they have been affected by the consciousness of Buddhism and Confucianism, but after all. They are a whole.

At this time, not long after the Tang Dynasty had just unified the north, Fu Yi stood up, leaning back on the Daomen forces behind him, and wanted to repeat the story of the two extinctions of Buddhism in the land of China in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Yuan would never die Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the lessons of their two pioneers. Of course, Li Yuan will never forget it.

Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba Shou had a career as a horseman, except for the setbacks in attacking the Southern Dynasties. He has never suffered a defeat, although this tyrannical but eloquent monarch destroyed the Buddha under the construction of Cui Hao, an important minister, and caused huge losses to the Buddha, but he himself also caused disasters because of this extermination of the Buddha. Due to the large-scale demise of the Buddhist forces that occupied the spiritual dominance at that time, which caused social turmoil at that time, the forces of the Demon Gate took advantage of the situation to make waves, and the Taiwu Emperor Tuoba Shou was already old at that time, so he became more and more tyrannical and cruel. The crown prince he set up died of fear and panic, and Cui Hao was eventually killed because of the attack of political enemies, and in the end, because of the fear of being killed as well, some of Tuoba Shou's subordinates and servants quietly sneaked into his dormitory and killed him one night.

Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in order to revitalize the economy and once again issued an order to destroy the Buddha, this move, of course, did revitalize the economy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also because of this, and here came the jealousy of Buddhism, it is said that although the Northern Zhou Emperor Wu Emperor Yuwen Yong's means are fierce, but compared to his predecessor Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it is undoubtedly much milder, at least, the Buddhas and Buddhists were only ordered to return to the vulgar, in order to increase the labor force of the society, rather than being killed and humiliated at will, however, after the death of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong, His Northern Zhou Dynasty was usurped from within, and even the royal family was killed, and the person who seized the Northern Zhou Dynasty was a Buddhist who grew up in a monastery since he was a child, surnamed Yang Mingjian!

With the example of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Yuan certainly didn't want to die by himself, even if deep down, he was already extremely dissatisfied with Buddhism, the locust lying on top of his country and sucking blood, but then again, although the two former Emperor Wu had already used their own experience to show Li Yuan what it meant to be "boundless Buddhism - all those who did not believe in Buddhism would go to hell, not even their wives and children!" However, on the other hand, although Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui, who replaced the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was a Buddhist, he also restricted the growth of Buddhism's power, and he was extremely successful, and this time, Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian's inspiration for Li Yuan was really extremely important.

Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian is a devout Buddhist, although he has not been a monk, however, for some reasons, he has been growing up in the temple, and therefore, Yang Jian not only has a deep understanding of Buddhism, but also his belief in Buddhism is extremely firm.

However, although Yang Jian is a Buddhist, and after he seized the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Buddhism was greatly developed, but the emperor who was born in the temple also knew the advantages and disadvantages of Buddhism very well, and therefore, when he reigned, although the cause of Buddhism was greatly revitalized, and a lot of Buddhist temples were built, however, for the monks of the whole country, it was extremely strict in the selection, so that Yang Jian Dynasty, although the culture of Buddhism was extremely prosperous, but the monks who were officially recognized in the national registration were only more than 6,000 people! However, it is precisely because of this that Buddhist culture has been the most prosperous development in the Sui Dynasty, and many of the essence of ideas have also been displayed, and it will no longer be the appearance of the Three Kingdoms Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

However, since the death of Yang Jian, with the outbreak of war in the country at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the entire Great Sui Dynasty has been crumbling, Buddhism then took the opportunity to start to get rid of the various restrictions set by Emperor Wen of Sui for them, and once again began to expand their own power, some illegal temples even openly began to occupy the people's land, forcing the people to enter the temple as monks, many people of insight have long been extremely dissatisfied with these practices of Buddhism, however, because the whole country was at war at that time, and Buddhism is such a huge whole, therefore, No person or force could stop its behavior, until this time, as the world was gradually pacified by the Tang Dynasty, this question about Buddhism was finally poked out by Fu Yi, who was born in Taoism, and placed in front of Li Yuan and all Li Tang ministers.

Although there is already Yang Jian's example in front, however, because he still cares about the strength of Buddhism, Li Yuan did not decide to limit the power of Buddhism at the first time, but widely invited well-known people from all walks of life, Buddhist monks, Taoist real people, and Confucian Confucians to gather in Chang'an to discuss this matter together, so that the matter can be resolved peacefully, and as far as possible without causing a strong backlash from Buddhism, and on the other hand, when Chang'an gathers all the different ideas in the world, Li Yuan can also use his power to suppress people and force Buddhism to make concessions.

Li Yuan's fanfare made so that even if the people in Buddhism already felt that this matter would inevitably be unfavorable to Buddhism, they were still helpless, so they had to go to Chang'an to participate in this great debate on Buddhism and other religions without following Li Yuan's orders. Among them, Cihang Jingzhai is naturally duty-bound because of being the leader of the righteous path in the world, and it will be personally rushed by Fan Qinghui, the lord of this generation of Cihang Jingzhai, to participate in this grand event of ideological debate.

…… (To be continued......)