Chapter 19 Xuanzang (2)

"Forget about the sea route, but the poor monks on the land route are also far away." The bitterness on Xuanzang's face was even heavier: "Before the poor monk leaves, he should have found a map - who knew that Tianzhu was actually between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo?" From the Tang Dynasty to Tianzhu, the poor monk walked all the way for four years (Zhenguan set off in the second year, Zhenguan arrived at the Landa Temple in the fifth year), if you go to Tubo, I am afraid that it will not be used for a year, it is a pity...... The poor monk didn't know that there was such a way until he was in Nibora.

If the poor monks had been prepared a little more sufficiently, even if they didn't have a map, they would have already arrived at Nalanda Temple (Xuanzang's destination) by asking a few more Tianzhu or Tubo merchants, so why waste so much time on the road? It's a pity that it's too late to regret it. ”

"Uh......" Li Zhen was speechless, he didn't know what to say, do you want to say, this road seems to be a little closer, but the danger is multiplied upward, if you really know this road, maybe you will die on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

You have spared a big circle, it seems that you have taken a long way, but this route is actually the route of the Silk Road, and it is also the route where Buddhism entered the Central Plains to spread the Dharma, which belongs to a relatively safe area, and since it is a trade route, there must be a lot of business travel, and in comparison, the safety is still very secure.

In contrast, it is much more difficult to cross the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, not to mention altitude sickness, just to say that crossing the Himalayas in the current conditions is simply looking for death, right?

Do you know how many people died in the welcoming and sending procession along the way?

There are more than 300 people, you must know that the two parties add up to only 3,000 people, and one tenth of them will die in this round trip.

That's still when there are many people and everyone supports each other, if you go alone, I'm afraid that no one will know where you will die.

"Forget it, the past follows the wind, since it's over, let's let him pass, no matter how much he regrets it, he can't come back." Xuanzang looked at it, smiled bitterly, and then asked: "It's just that the poor monk still has a question that he wants to ask His Royal Highness King Yue." ”

Li Zhen nodded lightly and said, "Master, it's okay to ask, as long as this king can answer, he must know everything." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xuanzang clasped his hands together and asked a question that Li Zhen had not expected: "What the poor monk wants to ask is, after the incident on Yindao, can Buddhism still exist?" ”

He didn't make no preparations, before he left, he had already learned the whole story of the incident through the nearby temple, and probably guessed the fate of the future Buddhism - and this was also the main purpose of his visit to Li Zhen, wanting to ask Li Zhen's subordinates to show mercy and let Buddhism live.

"Oh?" Li Zhen raised her eyebrows lightly and asked strangely, "Why did the master say this?" Isn't Buddhism a good existence? Why did the master ask this king? ”

He was also very surprised in his heart, he originally thought that Xuanzang might ask himself for sin, but he didn't expect that he actually asked such a question, which is worthy of being a monk, this is really thorough, in one sentence.

"Your Highness, don't fight with the poor monks." Xuanzang said frankly: "This time the battle for Yindao, Buddhism did a bit too much, not only privately hiding armor, but also fighting with others for a little yellow and white things, the Buddha's heart is dirty, not only bad for decades of practice, but also killing countless lives, resulting in the destruction of living souls, adding countless souls to Lingnan."

His Royal Highness borrowed the tiger to devour the wolf, using the family and Confucianism, to destroy the Buddhism for a hundred years, after this battle, the vitality of the Buddhism was greatly damaged, with the sins of the Buddhism this time, His Royal Highness and the current saint, I am afraid that the Buddha will not let go so easily, right? ”

"The big thing is worthy of being a monk, looking at the problem is accurate, you guessed right, although I don't know what my father thinks, but this king is so intended." Since it was broken by Xuanzang, Li Zhen no longer concealed it: "The blood dragon guard under the command of this king has begun to be distributed to various places, preparing to investigate the sins of Buddhism, but when the time comes, this king will eradicate Buddhism and uproot this evil cult that plagues the world." ”

"What?" Xuanzang's face changed wildly, Huo Ran got up, and said urgently: "Your Highness, how can you do things?" Of course, Buddhism is wrong this time, but it is the disciples who have a problem, and the Buddha itself is not wrong, they themselves are persuading people to be good, and there is nothing wrong with this. ”

"Really?" Li Zhen glanced at him: "Then the king asked you, Buddhism pays attention to the equality of all beings?" Is this wrong? ”

"Naturally, no." Xuanzang replied without thinking about it, this is the most basic doctrine of Buddhism, and it is absolutely impossible for him to oppose it.

"That's interesting." The corners of Li Zhen's mouth hooked slightly: "Since all living beings are equal, as the origin of Buddhism, why is Tianzhu's caste system so rampant?" When you Buddhist disciples saw that people were divided into three, six, nine, and so on, didn't you admonish those who were in high positions? ”

"This ......" Xuanzang was dumbfounded, this question is very difficult to answer, he himself naturally can't get used to this system, but in the caste system, the top Brahmin is the monk nobles, in other words, they are the direct beneficiaries of the caste system, how can they break this rule?

"Your Royal Highness doesn't know that although Buddhism comes from Tianzhu, but in Tianzhu itself, Buddhism has declined, because Buddhism emphasizes the equality of all beings, which is diametrically opposed to the caste system, so although the status is still respected, the people still believe in Brahmanism, because Hinduism supports the caste system, so it is more supported by the rulers.

As for Buddhism, although it has not yet broken off its inheritance in Tianzhu, its influence is no longer enough to affect the implementation of national policies - Buddhism does not want to abolish the caste system, but it is really powerless. After thinking about it for a long time, Xuanzang finally found a reason, but he was not lying, the life of Buddhism in Tianzhu was indeed not good, although the king of the day also supported the development of Buddhism (such as treating Xuanzang well, bringing together more than 2,000 monks from eighteen countries in five seals and holding a Buddhist conference for him), but he supported Buddhism, just to prevent the Brahmanical family from becoming dominant, but he did not have the intention of abolishing the caste system, nor did he have the courage to abolish the caste system - believe it or not, if he abolished the caste system one day, someone would arm against him the next day?

"I see, then it makes sense." Li Zhen pretended to nod, but then shook his head: "But this king still won't give up my plan, it's a rare opportunity to knock on the Buddha's door, this king won't let it go easily, don't persuade me anymore." ”

Sorry for the lateness, the third is more served.

(End of chapter)