Chapter 397: The Battle of the Buddha and the Dao
Song Daoan has been in charge of Quanzhen all these years, and has greatly expanded the power of Quanzhen Sect, and he is quite proud in his heart, although he values Shaolin Temple, a major sect of Buddhism, he doesn't care too much. It's just that Fang Zhixing personally reminded him, and he had to pay attention to it, so he had to respond in one bite.
After Fang Zhixing's spiritual cultivation made a breakthrough, his spiritual sense became more and more sensitive, and his emotional perception of others became clearer. Seeing that Song Daoan seemed to be a little insincere, he sighed in his heart, and understood a little more about why the Buddhism and Taoism debated the Quanzhen Sect in later generations. However, as he was in Quanzhen, he couldn't sit idly by and watch this happen, so he had to remind again: "The reason why the Quanzhen Sect was burned last time was because the Golden Wheel Dharma King of the Mongolian Tantric Sect provoked a huge loss to my Quanzhen Sect. On this journey to the west, I also met Sakya Panditta, the head of the Sakya sect of Tantra, and his nephew, Phagspa, who were both very knowledgeable and indiscriminate. Sakya Pandita Shouyuan is about to go without saying, but Paspa must pay attention. Although this person is only seventeen years old, he was born with Su Hui, and his spiritual cultivation is extremely high, and if he goes to the Central Plains in the future, he will be my great enemy. Now that the Sakya sect is leading the Tibetan tribes to join the Mongols, they are very trusted by the Mongols, and it is very likely that they will clash with our Quanzhen Sect in the future. If the Phags-pa unites with the Mongolian Tantric sect, and then unites the Central Plains Buddhism through Shaolin, my Quanzhen Sect will be in danger!"
Song Daoan was able to be elected by the seven sons of Quanzhen to take charge of Quanzhen, naturally he was not a mediocre talent, and when he heard Fang Zhixing's reminder, he also attached importance to it in his heart. When I think about it, I am even more shocked in my heart. Leaving aside how to learn from the Phags-pa for the time being, if Tantra, Mongolian Tantra, and Central Plains Buddhism unite to fight against the Quanzhen Sect, the Quanzhen Sect really has little chance of winning. After all, no matter how powerful the Quanzhen Sect is, it is only to unify the Northern Daomen, compared to the three Buddhist Sects. It's still inferior.
Remembering that the Quanzhen Sect had invaded Buddhist temples in recent years, Song Dao was even more uneasy. Although there is no conflict between the Quanzhen Sect and Tantra, the festival between it and Mongolian Tantra and Buddhism in the Central Plains is really not small, thinking of this, he hurriedly asked Fang Zhixing for countermeasures. Think about how to respond.
After Fang Zhixing completely recalled the Taoist scriptures he had read in his previous life, he had a deeper understanding of the Buddhist and Taoist debates, and naturally thought about how to avoid this. He said to Song Daoan: "My Quanzhen Sect has developed until now, and its power can be said to be extremely huge, and it will be difficult to expand even further. On the contrary, it will be taboo by Buddhism and other sects, and the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, the key now is not to open up, but to keep it. As long as we spend a period of effort to stabilize our position, Tantra, Mongolian Tantra, and Central Plains Buddhism are really united. It may not be able to shake our foundation, so that we will naturally fall into an invincible position. ”
"However, Buddhism is good at arguing, and if they really want to deal with my Quanzhen, they will inevitably use the argument as an excuse, and once I am defeated, the foundation will naturally be shaken. Therefore, if the Buddhists raise an argument, the master must not respond. Fang Zhixing reminded again. The Daomen focus on their own practice. Many people are not good at words, and it is a mistake to debate with Buddhism, so it is better to reject it outright.
Song Daoan was a little hesitant: "If the Buddhism proposes a debate." How can we not respond? The Quanzhen Sect is the largest sect in the world, and if we retreat without a fight, how can we still lead the Daomen?" Although he also knows that Buddhism is good at argumentation, the Quanzhen Sect has tens of thousands of people, and he can always find someone who is good at argumentation, and the Quanzhen Sect advocates the unity of the three religions. I also have a lot of knowledge of Buddhist scriptures, and I will be worse than those monks before I finish it. On the contrary, if you retreat without a fight, you will lose face greatly.
Fang Zhixing glanced at him. I also knew that he was worried in his heart, and said: "My Taoist sect pays more attention to life skills, and pays more attention to self-cultivation and qi training, while Buddhism focuses on sexual skills, and pays more attention to cultivating the mind and practicing the spirit." If I debated with Buddhism, I would first give up my own advantages. Therefore, if Buddhism puts forward an argument, we will propose a fight, whether it is high or low, and we will know if we compare it with our hands. If anyone can overcome me in the competition, there is nothing to say. The implication is that you have to win with martial arts, and Fang Zhixing, as the world's top master, still has this confidence. There are already many first-class masters of the Quanzhen Sect, plus Zhou Botong, Yang Guo, Shen Qingchen and other top-notch masters, even if the three places of Buddhism are united, there is no need to be afraid.
When Song Daoan heard this, he couldn't believe it, Buddhism and Taoism have always been debated, how can he be like Fang Zhixing, he directly proposed to do it. However, he thought about it carefully, but he felt that what Fang Zhixing said was very reasonable, the focus of Taoism and Buddhism was different, and to debate with Buddhism was to abandon his own advantages from the root, and it was no wonder that he had always lost more and won less. Thinking of this, Song Daoan somewhat agreed with giving up the debate.
"Also, don't do those practices that are likely to cause disputes in the future. Things like the printing and distribution of the "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" must be stopped first, and my Quanzhen Sect must focus on keeping it from now on, and not be too aggressive. Fang Zhixing didn't care what Song Daoan thought, and reminded again. It's hard to say whether Lao Tzu turned into Hu or not, but the scripture "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" can be said to be the source of chaos. Not only is its shadow indispensable every time Buddhism and Taoism debates, but it is also the root cause of the defeat of Taoism most of the time, and now Li Zhichang has organized people to distribute this scripture, which can really be called unwise, and Fang Zhixing naturally wants to stop it.
Song Dao was embarrassed, but he could only nod. The printing and distribution of "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" was originally a move to suppress Buddhism, but now it may cause a backlash from Buddhism, so it is natural to stop first, and then find a way to deal with Buddhism in the three places with confidence.
Fang Zhixing also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he saw Song Dao'an, and said: "Although my Quanzhen Sect has the supreme divine skill in the martial arts, such as innate skill, it is too difficult to practice, and it needs to be supplemented by other kung fu. Now that all veins have advanced internal strength, but they are all slightly weak, I have a pure heart recipe that I got from Master Zhou's uncle, which can be used as a supplement. I also ask the brother in charge to arrange a quiet room for me to transcribe. ”
"Uncle Zhou's exercises? Okay! Okay, Senior Brother, I'll arrange it!" Song Daoan said in surprise when he heard Fang Zhixing's words. Zhou Botong is crazy, and the Quanzhen Sect doesn't pay much attention to him, but everyone admires his martial arts very much. Even in the eyes of many people, I am afraid that the martial arts of the ancestor Wang Chongyang are nothing more than that. It's just that this old man is too funny, and he has never left any martial arts in the Quanzhen Sect, even the two-handed fighting technique and the Kongming Fist were also obtained by Fang Zhixing from Guo Jing, and now Fang Zhixing wants to pass on his martial arts on behalf of Zhou Botong, which is naturally quite gratifying. (To be continued)