Chapter 83: The Controversy of Buddhism and Taoism

In the distance, there were thirty or forty fat horses galloping over, and immediately all of them were monks with bare heads, some wearing gray robes, some wearing big red monk's robes, and a majestic white horse in the middle, immediately a big monk, the big red monk's robe was half covered, revealing a strong and toned chest.

The great monk held the reins in one hand and the wine bag in the other, and while riding a horse, he raised his neck and swallowed the wine in a big gulp, the two sleeves of the big red monk's robe were like two red clouds in the wind, and the yellow leaves that fell in the sky also fluttered with his galloping figure.

These thirty or forty healthy horses took up eight points of the spacious street at once, and the funeral procession stopped, waiting for the unruly monks to give way, although it is not a good road to see these monks parade through the streets and indulge in wild drinking, but the death of a man is great, how can they not compete with the dead, right?

"It's bad, this funeral procession won't give way, it's terrible."

"Haha, look, look, that Taoist priest who does things ......"

Yang Fan looked at it fixedly, and saw that the yellow-clothed Taoist who was still immortal and calm, and had the image of a Taoist master, showed a panicked face, lifted his sword, and stepped back step by step, looking at the situation, it seemed that he wanted to hide behind the coffin......

"Stay! Great monk, the deceased is respected, you wait for the monks, why don't you know how to avoid seeing my family's funeral, and you still have to break in? ”

As soon as they saw those monks galloping wildly, although they held the reins in front of them, they still didn't give way, and they put on a big picture waiting for the funeral procession to make way for them.

Since ancient times, the dead are the greatest, even if a funeral team and a family team meet on the road, it is also a family to make way for the funeral, these people in front of them are still monks, especially should not be so ignorant of etiquette. Although looking at their rugged and heroic appearance, they don't seem to be serious, but the Yang family is an official eunuch first, and secondly, they are the big ones who occupy the deceased, but they are not afraid in their hearts.

Those monks were about to whip and scold, but they didn't want to be reprimanded by these people wearing linen and filial piety first, so they couldn't help but laugh angrily. One of them was about to take off his horsewhip, but then he took it back and said with a smile to the red-robed monk in the middle: "Master, this family wants us to make way for him!" ”

"Uh~~~, huh?"

The monk in the big red robe burped, looked forward with drunken eyes, and when he saw the situation in front of him, he immediately frowned, and said in a loud voice: "Bad luck, bad luck, how did you meet the funeral, go out to see the coffin, get promoted and talented, Amitabha, there are no taboos!" ”

This monk is dressed in a big red robe, which is obviously a big monk with a lot of status, but he not only drinks on horseback, but this speech is no different from a scoundrel in the market, which sounds like a gimmick.

The red-robed monk said, "Hurry up and call them over ......, huh?" Is that the one who does things a Taoist priest? ”

The great monk was just about to wave his hand to call the person carrying the coffin to go over, when he suddenly saw the two little Taoist priests holding seals and banners, he couldn't help but stare at the bull's eye and asked loudly.

A monk next to him said: "Master has good eyesight, those are the two little Taoists." ”

The red-clothed monk scolded with a smile: "Good for your mother! They are wearing Taoist robes, and the Buddha is not blind, how can they not see it? As he spoke, he leaned his legs, straightened his waist, and did not hold the saddle, but jumped off the horse, and his movements were extremely vigorous and neat.

The great monk recklessly broke into the crowd, stared at the two little Taoist priests up and down, and asked loudly: "Just you two little guys, how do you do things for others?" What about your masters? ”

At this time, an elder of the Yang family wanted to step forward to reprimand, but someone next to him suddenly grabbed him and whispered a few words to him, this person's face changed, and he actually took a few steps back. Yang Fan and Ma Qiao saw it clearly on the side, and couldn't help but be more curious about the identity of this great monk. …,

Yang Fan looked at the monk carefully, and saw that he was about thirty years old, burly, handsome, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth, and his arms were spread out, revealing a strong muscle, and the muscle lines between his chest and abdomen were extremely toned.

"What about your master, call him out!"

The great monk crossed his hands on his hips and shouted loudly.

After a while, the old Dao who hid behind the coffin was pulled out by several gray-robed monks. Apricot yellow robe, a five-old crown on his head, a pair of green cloth shoes under his feet, holding a copper coin seven-star sword, and a beard under his chin, his appearance is clumsy, revealing a clear and elegant atmosphere.

Ma Qiao whispered to Yang Fan: "Who is this great monk, why is that old Taoist so afraid of him, is it because he owes him money?" ”

Yang Fan shook his head, but he had already vaguely guessed a few points in his heart, and couldn't help but chuckle: "You look carefully, I'm afraid there is a lot of excitement." ”

The old Taoist looked embarrassed, saw the big monk with scattered clothes, stepped forward to bow his head, preached the sermon, and said: "Supreme Taiyi Tianzun, poor Dao Hongshou Guan Guan Lord is turbid, and I have seen Master Huaiyi." ”

When the disciples of the Three Qing Dynasty give gifts, they often sing "Supreme Tianzun" or "Supreme Taiyi Tianzun" casually, if they encounter misfortune in the good faith, they sing "Supreme Taiyi Doom Tianzun" or "Supreme Taiyi Rescue Suffering Tianzun", this kind of singing ceremony has been used until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Later, due to the merits of the commentary, it was falsely rumored to be "immeasurable Tianzun", in fact, the word immeasurable comes from Buddhism, not a Taoist word, Taoists commonly use "Taishang", "supreme", "supreme", "supreme", expressing the supreme supreme of the Tao.

The great monk hahadaxiao said, "Do you recognize me? ”

Lao Dao said: "Master Xue is full of Luojing, how can Poor Dao not recognize it?" ”

Monk Huaiyi looked up to the sky and asked very proudly: "Old Dao, what about this Taoist priest, will do things for people to exceed the dead, what about our monks, we will also do things for people to exceed the dead, old Tao, you say, is it a monk who does things, or a Taoist priest who does things?" ”

"This ...... This ......"

A turbid Taoist was very embarrassed when he heard this, he knew the true identity of this monk, where he dared to offend him, but the monk's question was not just a matter between the two of them, but a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan respected Lao Tzu as his ancestor, claimed to be a descendant of Lao Tzu, and worshiped Taoism. Worship Taoism as the "family education of this dynasty", made a holy decree, among the three religions, Taoism is respected, Confucianism is second, and Buddhism is zuihou. In the first year of Qianfeng, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi respected Laozi as "Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan".

As a result, Gaozong died of illness, and Empress Wu was in power, because Taoism and Li Tang were one, in order to establish their own liliang, Empress Wu vigorously wooed Buddhism, believed in Buddhism and worshiped Buddha, and the status of Buddhism was rising day by day, and now it has impacted the status of Taoism as the state religion.

After thinking about it, the chief of the turbid Dao said stiffly: "Well, there seems to be nothing to compare with, the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism should have their own strengths." ”

"Oh?" Monk Huaiyi raised his eyebrows and said with an evil smile: "My Buddhism transcends the dead, mostly worships the Buddha and recites scriptures, eliminates sinful karma for the dead, relies on the power of the Buddha to save the deceased from the Pure Land of the Buddha Kingdom, and leaves the Three Realms and Six Realms of Life and Death Reincarnation Bitter Sea, and dies in the West Heaven Blissful Shijie, I don't know how your Taoist transcends the dead?" ”

A turbid Taoist said: "My Taoist super-undead, mostly with Taoism to build a road dojo, a lotus lamp dojo, a wound dojo, a reservoir filling dojo, a merit dojo, chanting Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun, and the super-undead to ascend to the East Changle shijie." ”

Monk Huaiyi said: "My Western Bliss Shijie is the solemn, pure, and equal Shijie built by my Western Shijie Buddha Amitabha. West Heaven Bliss Shijie, twenty-eight floors high, there are Amitabha Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the general trend to the Bodhisattva transcending the deceased. The souls of the deceased are attached to the lotus flowers in the Seven Treasure Pools and turned into arhats. How are you Dongfang Changle shijie? ”…,

Yidao Changqing knew that he continued to talk to this unreasonable monk, and there was absolutely no good result, but when he got to this point, he had to argue, so he had to say with a sad face: "My Taoist has the Pure Land of Eternal Bliss, which is thirty-six layers high, and is dedicated to saving life and death, which is the best way for the soul to die." ”

"Oh?"

Monk Huaiyi grabbed his bald head and muttered, "Why is there eight layers more than my Xitian Bliss Shijie?" Well, ......, I am immeasurable shijie in the West, and one Buddha land is three thousand thousand shijie, so my twenty-eight layers are more than your thirty-six layers. ”

The more he heard him, the more he disagreed, and he could only smile bitterly: "Changle shijie, I have never been to the poor road, and what Master Huaiyi said is really impossible to confirm." ”

Seeing that he didn't dare to argue anymore, Monk Huaiyi was proud, and said: "The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of my Buddhist family are magnificent, and they do not fall into the six realms of reincarnation, and the highest fruit position of your Taoist family is only an immortal, and your skills are naturally inferior to my Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!" ”

A turbid Taoist plucked up the courage and said: "My Taoist immortal is not a Buddhist immortal. Taoist immortals, regardless of congenital or acquired, will reach the state of free travel when they become immortals, and they are not restricted by external objects, let alone karma, and they have long since fallen into reincarnation. On the contrary, it is Buddhism, according to the poor Tao, in the Buddhist classics, there is no six paths, this is after Buddhism spread to the east, hehe......"

Monk Huaiyi was furious, grabbed him by the collar and said, "How can this be true! Are you saying that my Buddhism has stolen your Taoist teachings, expanded the five paths into six paths, and raised my own worth? ”

Seeing that he was furious, Yidao Dao Chang was secretly shocked, so he had to swallow his anger and said, "Master Xue misunderstood, or...... Or it is not impossible to have a wrong opinion. "P: Sincerely ask for recommendation votes!!