Chapter 354: Who Comes First at the Beginning of All Things

And for Wan Yan Yunzhong, the initiator, he is determined to win this Nanshan, because it is related to his future destiny.

He thought that with such a mean condition, these bull-nosed veterans would retreat and obediently give up Zhongnan Mountain, but he never thought that this group of cownoses would be so resolute.

Since this group of cows didn't know how to lift, there was nothing to say, so they said coldly: "Since that's the case, let's start!" ”

When the doctrine of Buddhism was announced, according to the etiquette of the guest and the host, it was supposed that the master of emptiness should be the first to speak. But since the debate outside the palace, the Master of Emptiness has become silent.

Among the seven sons of Quanzhen, Tan Chuduan was the most straightforward, but because Fang Cai Kongl's words questioned the Taoist classics, he was already displeased, so he took the initiative to speak: "Master Fang Cai Konglun's threat that the authenticity of my Taoist classics is difficult to distinguish, I don't know if there is any basis? ”

"Still? The monks don't speak, and what the old man said is naturally well-founded! The Master of Silence slowly opened his eyes and replied in a calm voice.

"Oh? I wish I could hear about it! ”

"The Han Dynasty historian Sima Qian wrote a wide range of contents, from the Yellow Emperor to the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty more than 3,000 years of history, the whole book has 12 chapters, 10 tables, 8 books, 30 family stories, 70 biographies, a total of 130 articles, about 526,500 words."

"Lao Gao, may I ask, in this masterpiece history book based on the chronicle style, has there been the slightest sign of 'Lao Tzu turning into Hu'?" After elaborating on the general outline, Zen Master Empty Silence threw out an important basis!

"Uh...... This one doesn't ......."

The Zen Master of Empty Silence did not pause, and then asked, "Lao Tzu, whose name is Li Er, also known as Lao Dan, may I ask what book he has written?" ”

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"In addition to this, are there any other writings that have been handed down to posterity?"

“…… There is no ......"

"Amitabha, is there any allusion to 'Lao Tzu turning into Hu'?"

“……”

By this time, Tan Chuduan didn't know how to answer, because it was the holy text of Taoism, and in the minds of their cultivators, this.

But as the Zen Master of Empty Silence asked, there is really no Lao Tzu in this. Although this does not mean anything, it is also a reason for the other side to attack and refute the Taoists.

"In the most authoritative history books, nothing is said about the transformation of Hu; In Li Laojun's self-writing, there is no mention of it word by word, doesn't this explain the problem? ”

"This ......" Tan Chuduan was speechless when he was refuted, and immediately sat on the futon silently.

In the past, Lao Tzu said: "I ordered Yin Xi, take the moon essence, descend to the Tianzhu Kingdom, enter the birth of the white pure husband, and be born from the yin, called Siddha, give up the prince's position, enter the mountain to cultivate, become the supreme way, and call the Buddha......"

Tianzhu is actually the India of later generations, the India that argues with China all day long.

Siddha, whose full name is Siddhartha Gautama, is the lay name of Shakyamuni before he became a Buddha. If you reason in this way, "Sakyamuni" is the back of Yin Xi and Lao Tzu's apprentice.

This article pushed the status of Taoism to the highest position, and the later Buddha Shakyamuni became a disciple of Lao Tzu, which also indirectly shows that Taoism preceded Buddhism.

This is, of course, the exposition and opinion in the Taoist classics, but it has always been believed by the Taoists!

Regardless of who came first and who came after the origin of these two religions, this kind of talk has become the source of contention between Buddhism and Taoism, and it has been a fact that has lasted for thousands of years.

Therefore, this time the Zen Master of Emptiness can be said to have come prepared, and fundamentally quoted scriptures to refute the Quanzhen Taoists.

The first battle has been defeated, this is the unfavorable rhythm of the teacher, the fifth son of Quanzhen, Yuyang Ziwang, dusted off the dust and said solemnly: "There are things mixed, born congenitally, I don't know its name, the word is the way!" ”

Although Wang Chuyi's words are mysterious, its fundamental meaning is that there is a thing made of chaos, which is born of heaven and earth, and its name is not known, and it is expressed as "Tao" in words.

The beginning of the 'Tao' giving birth to heaven and earth is obviously long before Buddhism!

"Amitabha, there is a mixture of things, why is the body of this thing chaos? If the ontology is called chaos, then at the beginning of the opening of the heavens, it has become unique in itself. It is not born of the Word, and it is not doubtful that a real person said this? ”

The empty Zen master lightly twisted the Buddha beads with kind eyebrows, and between his words and laughter, he refuted the king to the point that it was difficult to speak.

Because in the Taoist classics, it is said that the Tao gives birth to one, life to two, two to three, and three to all things, and the empty silence Zen master is also counterattacking with Taoist allusions.

The Tao is one, but the beginning of chaos is the only one, how can it be born of the Tao?

Therefore, Wang Chufangcai's words were completely slapped in the face by the Zen Master of Empty Silence, this face was not only beaten loudly, but also insinuated that Wang Chu's method was not profound enough, and he actually said contradictory words.

After the defeat and retreat of the king, Sun Buji, a pure and scattered person, had an idea, and said: "The Tao gives birth to one, one life to two, two to three, and three to all things, so the Tao gives birth to all things, although it lives behind chaos, but it is born at the beginning of ten thousand laws!" ”

Sun Buer is the only woman among the seven sons of Quanzhen, and she is the wife of her eldest brother Danyangzi Ma Yu.

The Tao is the beginning of all laws, so the Dharma naturally comes second, and this argument is used wonderfully, and there is a kind of borrowing force to fight the force.

The Zen Master of Empty Silence was obviously very stunned by Sun Buji's use of the topic, and he refuted Wang Chuyi's subjective argument on the grounds of 'Tao Shengyi'.

Now that Sun Buji has borrowed the topic to play, things are really very difficult to do!

Because if the Zen Master of Emptiness wants to refute Sun Buji's argument, then he must deny the "Tao is born one...... The Tao begets all things". And if this basis is negative, it means that his previous refutation of Wang Chuyi is unreasonable.

This is a dead end in a dilemma, Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji and others listened to Sun Buer's argument, and their faces suddenly relaxed a lot.

Wan Yan Yunzhong saw that the empty silence Zen Master's face was embarrassed, but his heart sank, although he was a little worried at the moment, he also knew that he couldn't help, so he could only sit quietly aside.

After pondering for a moment, the Zen Master of Emptiness raised his eyes and recited the Buddha's verse: "Amitabha, if the Tao is knowledgeable, then only good is born, why is it also born ...... evil."

"Uh......"

Wan Yan Yunzhong is also a person who has read Buddhist scriptures and books, and he is also secretly worried about the dead end faced by Fang Cai's emptiness, and now the Zen master of Emptiness has found a unique way to question Sun Buji's argument with good and evil, which not only does not overturn the previous arguments, but also makes it difficult for Sun Buji to respond.