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Zhangye, Jiuquan, Xihai and other large counties of Liangzhou are not so much counties of the Han people, but rather the territories of the Western Regions that are vassals of Daqi and are spread all over the foreign races. In these places, Taoist power was negligible, and devout Buddhists were scattered throughout the Western Regions. What's more, compared with the Great Qi family, which is quite repulsive to Buddhism, whether it is the Qiang or the Xiongnu, the acceptance of Buddhist teachings is very high.

Instead of struggling to develop one's own Taoist system and inheritance under the rejection and suppression of Taoism, it is better to support another ruler who supports him, so that Buddhism can become the state religion and override Taoism. Buddhism has such an idea, and it's not used to it at all, isn't it?

"In this debate, Buddhism must not be allowed to win." Xu Hui read the secret letter again, and was silent for a long time before he said very firmly and resolutely, "Not only that, but we must also stir up chaos among them, and either side needs to seek our support." Only when they fight, can we be safe, or rather, the Han people can be safe. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Huixiu frowned slightly, and said: "It's a pity that the highest status of Buddhism in the north is nothing more than the Ahan school and the Vitan school, no matter which side is supported, it may make the other side completely collapse and unable to maintain the balance of Buddhism." If we can find a third school and support it, the situation will definitely change, but ...... "Buddhism has only been transmitted over the years, and the Buddhist scriptures written in Sanskrit script are very difficult and difficult for many famous people in Daqi, no, even for the monks from the Western Regions, it is also an extremely difficult and difficult task to translate them accurately and meaningfully." When many eminent monks translate, they often give invitations and invite celebrities to discuss translation assistance. How easy is it to find a set of third-party schools that can be comparable to the two schools of Aham and Vitan from the few Buddhist classics that are already small?

Hearing his granddaughter point out the center in a few words, Xu Ze nodded lightly, and handed Xu Hui a volume of silk, Xu Hui took the slightly old book and silk suspiciously, and saw the familiar handwriting of chapter grass, outlining a few big characters in the first column of the book.

Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

Prajna?

Xu Hui knew that this inconspicuous school seemed to rely on the ten-volume "Tao Xing Prajna Sutra" translated by Zen Master Zhi Nan a few decades ago and some attached series of classics to support the field, and did not attract much attention from the world, even if it was Buddhism, he did not pay special attention to it, but at this time, her grandfather took out the classics of the Prajna school to her...... Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Xu Hui looked at the past carefully, and recited softly: "When the Bodhisattva of Freedom and Freedom is in the depths of Prajnaparamita, he sees that the five aggregates are empty, and he overcomes all suffering. The relics are not different from the empty ...... Wait, all aggregates are empty? ”

After a short period of surprise, Xu Hui's face became heavy, and she pondered the Heart Sutra for twenty or thirty times over and over again in just a few hundred words, before she put down the book in her hand, and let out a long breath, her voice was tired and weak: "If this scripture is spread, it will definitely attract the entire Buddhist sect, no, it should be said that it is the vibration of the entire academic world." The five aggregates are empty, and the five aggregates are empty...... The teachings of Aham and Vitan state that all things in the world are composed of the aggregates of seeing, receiving, thinking, acting, and knowing, and that only by abandoning the five aggregates can we get rid of the cycle of birth and death and reach the state of nirvana. But Prajna, no, the Heart Sutra says that they are all empty. In this way, what is the use of the Buddhists' pursuit of Bodhi and the Dharma? ”

Listening to the sound of Xu Hui making some moves, Xu Ze slowly walked to the bookshelf, looked at the pile of old books in the middle of the bookshelf, and asked for a long time: "Hui'er thinks, which is more acceptable to the people?" ”

"With just one Heart Sutra, my granddaughter can't see the advantages and disadvantages." Xu Hui said very pertinently, "It is very difficult for my grandfather to support the Prajna school, after all, the teachings of Prajna are very different from the teachings of Buddhism today, and they are a challenge to 'orthodoxy'. Once it grows, it will be extremely strongly suppressed by various sects of Buddhism. Unless the Prajna school has more, it is even more impossible to deny, and only the classics that are full of fragrance in the room have the power to compete. ”

When Xu Ze heard this, he took out another scroll of silk and threw it to Xu Hui. Xu Hui took a look and found that it was indeed the same series, and the name of this book was called "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra".

Just as she was flipping through the Diamond Sutra, Xu Heng knocked lightly on the door, and only pushed the door in after getting permission, seeing that his grandfather and sister were extremely serious, he subconsciously frowned, and saw Xu Hui handing over the secret letter and Heart Sutra in his hand, and he lowered his head and continued to read the Diamond Sutra.

Xu Ze took the two things, only to roll his eyes a few times, and also showed a slight shock.

The two brothers and sisters circulated the Diamond Sutra, and after several discussions, Xu Hengcai sighed: "The various sayings of the Prajna school do have the power to compete with Vitan and Ahan, but if there are no more classics as support, it is difficult to develop." ”

Xu Ze's right hand touched the old book silk, and asked disapprovingly: "How can you see it?" ”

"Both Vitan and Aham, both adhere to the theory of the five aggregates, and only Prajna is unique and proposes the principle that the five aggregates are empty, which is similar to the 'Guiwu' school of metaphysics that insists on 'taking nothing as the foundation and opening things to do things'." 'Guiwu', 'Chongyou' and 'Independence' are the three major schools of metaphysics, each insisting on one word and not giving in to each other, and even they hope to get the support of Buddhism that they despise. Xu Heng was quick to think and draw inferences, he didn't even need to think about it, and directly used metaphysical theories to explain the teachings of Prajna, "There is no action, so it is invisible and not caused; There is no desire, so there is nothing to do and discomfort. Invisible and not caused, so it can open things; Nothing but discomfort, so it can be done. The one who accomplishes the work is all things, and the one who opens things from the other makes the world forget about me. ”

If Xu Ze and Xu Hui used metaphysics to explain the teachings of Prajna, after thinking for a while, they could also give excellent answers, but they were not as eloquent and exquisite as Xu Heng. It was Xu Ze who looked at his eldest grandson with approving, and asked Xu Hui: "What does Hui'er think?" ”

Xu Hui smiled lightly, glanced at the scroll next to Xu Ze's hand, and then smiled and said: "The husband is stubborn to be the king, and the worship of the original is to move to the end, what is the difficulty?" ”

Obviously, both of them admired the teachings and teachings of Prajna and found them very useful. Similarly, with their cleverness, they had already guessed that Xu Zeding had been preparing for a long time, and the pile of books next to him should be the true teachings of the Prajna School. Sure enough, Xu Ze stroked the book silk and sighed lightly: "It took me three years to transcribe the original text of the Myoho-renge-kyo, and it took more than ten years to translate it bit by bit. But just these three volumes are enough to shock the world. "Because, the Lotus Sutra was once known as the "King of the Sutras"!

When Xu Heng heard this, he was silent for a moment before he said, "Grandfather is afraid, once the Prajna doctrine is promoted, its influence will be too amazing and it will become uncontrollable?" ”

"Not bad!" Xu Ze's expression was solemn, and he said without hesitation, "Although Vitan and Ahan are good, Prajna is even more terrifying, so I have translated many Prajna scriptures, but I have never taken them out, just for fear of attracting more terrible opponents, what do you think?" ”

In the world of Xu Ze's previous life, Vitan and Aham both belonged to the teachings of Hinayana Buddhism, but Prajna was a classic of Mahayana Buddhism, and the latter once suppressed the former to the point of difficulty, which Xu Ze did not know.

Moreover, Xu Ze did not know that a hundred years ago in India, a religious reform had been set off, advocating the practice of the Bodhisattva path, the universal benefit of all sentient beings, and the ultimate goal of achieving Buddhahood, rejecting all previous Buddhist traditions, as well as parallel sects of Buddhism such as the Sarvastivastivada, Sutra, and Mass Buddhism, and denigrating it as Hinayana Buddhism. Even in this world, this matter has also happened, but it has not affected Daqi yet.

Even though he didn't know all this, Xu Ze in his previous life had a mother who believed in Buddhism, recited the Heart Sutra three times in the morning, noon and evening, recited the Diamond Sutra and even the Lotus Sutra from time to time, and occasionally saw a few Buddhist believers, and was also like his mother.

Although Daqi Buddhism has just emerged, and both the doctrine and the system are far from perfect, Xu Ze believes that a sect that has been inherited for 2,000 years has the ability to preserve the green. Those who stay are not necessarily the best, but they must be the most suitable for social development. Because of this, he hated Buddhism and wanted to provoke Buddhism to be unstable, so he never took it out. If it weren't for the actions of Buddhism this time, which touched Xu Ze's backlash, these translated Prajna scriptures would probably accumulate dust for the rest of their lives, and finally die in the fire.

Hearing Xu Ze's question, Xu Hui hesitated for a moment before saying, "My granddaughter thinks that although Prajna is good, it seems to be ...... What's missing? ”

"Hen'er, what about you?"

"My grandson felt wrong at first, but after being reminded by my sister, I felt this way." Xu Heng frankly admitted that in terms of acuity, he was completely inferior to his sister-in-law, "Grandfather, are you willing to gamble your life?" ”

What's missing? Except for Xu Ze, no one knows what is missing in today's religion.

What they lack is an important cornerstone of religious theory, and it is also the soul of the people who go forward and continue to believe in religion, that is, karma.

Without this theory, Taoism can still rely on the way of alchemy and immortality to fool and support its status as the state religion, but what about Buddhism? Therefore, in the early days, Buddhism had the theory of karmic reincarnation, and every monk knew something about it, but no one really sorted it out and summarized it.

As long as there is no theory of karma, even the Prajna doctrine, which will have an important influence in Buddhism in the future, will have to go through a long and arduous development to fight against the schools of Aham, Vitan, and so on. But if the doctrine of karma emerges...... The superiority of the Prajna school is unstoppable.

The literary style of Daqi is prosperous, scholars are numerous, and smart people are gathered, and there is no difficulty in drawing inferences from one another. So, should you bet on this game? (To be continued.) )