Chapter 1105: Sea of Bitterness

Buddhist scriptures often say that the Buddha and Bodhisattva open the altar to speak, and the eight departments of the heavenly realm gather, all of whom listen attentively and respectfully. This is only the situation in the heyday of Western religion, and it is inevitably exaggerated.

Since the rise of the Shura Sect and the Yaksha Sect one after another, the status of the Western Sect in the Heavenly Realm has been declining, and the Twelve Golden Men have not achieved much success in preaching in the Earth Realm. Therefore, after Di Jun came to the Heavenly Realm, the two sides were able to hit it off, and the Western Sect also relied on Di Jun's support to re-overwhelm the Shura and Yaksha Sects.

Although Di Jun is one of the Four Elephant Heavenly Venerables, he is in the position of the God King and is supreme. But the Protoss only has Taoism, not any religion. The Taoism of the two religions and Taishang Laojun was also forced to confront the threat of Western religions. In later generations, Western learning spread eastward, and some people advocated the transformation of Confucianism into Confucianism to oppose the Taixi culture.

That's a bit ridiculous. Most religions have some beliefs, and religion is the righteousness of worship, and religion is doctrine and education, and religious believers all worship the gods they believe in, follow their teachings, and obey their teachings. Either seeking blessings, or washing and confession, in short, they all believe that there are powerful gods in the underworld who can redeem or guide themselves. They all trust others and surrender their bodies and minds to the gods to settle down.

Confucianism is different, although Confucian sages are also revered as gods after death and enjoy offerings. People who seek children, wealth, blessings, and officials will not come to worship Confucius, but there are no Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, or Taoist gods.

Confucius said, 'People can promote the Tao, but not the Tao can promote people', Confucianism is people-oriented, and pays more attention to the role of people. "If you can't help people, how can you do ghosts?" "Unknown life, how can you know death?' Confucius said, 'Hear more and be suspicious', 'See more and see more of it', the reason why ghosts and gods are in doubt is that people's consciousness is not yet perceptible, at least not everyone can perceive it. Therefore, it is necessary to argue about the existence of ghosts and gods.

Moreover, the existence of ghosts and gods does not have much impact on human life. It cannot be denied that some people investigate the existence of ghosts and gods out of curiosity, while more people are concerned about the benefits and harms brought by ghosts and gods to themselves, some people do a lot of evil and are afraid of being punished, and some people live in hardship and hope to seek good fortune.

In fact, it is not surprising that there are races in the Three Realms that are more powerful than humans. In terms of physique, the fierce birds and beasts in the four spirits are far beyond the ability of humans to deal with. The strength of man lies in the group and utensils, so he can eventually defeat birds and beasts.

The gods have two major methods of refining qi and refining the body, both the body and the soul are more powerful than humans, the ghosts and gods are a kind of spirit, it is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, and the ancients believed that the gods are intelligent and upright, and they know everything.

Ji Xiaolan's "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang" talks about the mediocrity and fallacy of the gods, and often has to be decorated for them. Ji Yun is kind and gentle, and his character is insignificant. The heavenly court is like the court on earth, the gods are like the court officials, and the perception of the gods by mortals is actually the view of the officials.

The common people always want the officials to be honest and selfless and to be the masters of the people. It's just a good wish.

There is a Zixia Taoist who wrote a preface to "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai", saying that the rivers are declining, and people and ghosts are quite the same. It shouldn't be in the dark, but in the dojo of sages.

However, the ability of ghosts and gods is stronger than that of mortals, and the means of monitoring must be far superior to that of humans. It is not difficult for politics to be clearer than the mortal world.

After all, the things of the netherworld cannot be changed by ordinary people, so Confucius said, 'If you can't help people, you can do ghosts'. It doesn't matter if there are ghosts or gods, and even if they do, they are not beyond the reach of mortals. Of course, more people are concerned about whether good will be rewarded and evil can be fulfilled. As the saying goes, it's not that you don't report it, but the time has not come. If you ask when it will arrive, I'm afraid it's a long way off, but human beings can always keep a good wish.

Maybe one day, when you reach that position and take charge of the power of life and death, you can punish evil and promote good, and show your ambitions in life.

What I am afraid of is that the status of people is high, cherishing feathers, protecting oneself, and throwing away the ambition of doing the right thing for heaven to the clouds.

When Han Xin was embarrassed, he met good people like the Nanchang Pavilion Chief and Piaomu, and was also humiliated by the Huaiyin butcher. Later, Han Xin became famous and rewarded his mother with a thousand gold. But the Huaiyin butcher who humiliated him was named a lieutenant. Han Shin said that I could have killed him at that time, but it was not worth paying for such a person.

But when Han Xin had the ability to take revenge and wash away his shame, he chose to repay his grievances with virtue instead. This is nothing more than trying to sell fame and reputation, but unfortunately it backfired, Han Xin blamed Nanchang Pavilion Chief for not ending his kindness, but forced his friend Zhong Li to relieve Liu Bang's doubts. As a result, Liu Bang did not let him go.

Lao Tzu said that revenge is virtue, Zen Buddhism says what to feed the tiger with the body, spit on oneself, this is a reluctant thing, out of religious compassion is okay, for personnel is not.

'Whoever kills dies, and those who injure are punished'. The secular law is that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil, and the government must punish evil and promote good, uphold justice, so that society can have good order. 'Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot', some wicked people escape into the Buddha's door, in a vain attempt to escape the punishment of the law, which is not allowed by the laws of the world.

Confucianism does not deny ghosts and gods, but not like the secular to seek good fortune, or seek sustenance, 'cautious pursuit of the end, the people's morality', Confucian sacrifice is a kind of remembrance, Confucius said, 'sacrifice as in, sacrifice to God as God in', not in the presence of ghosts, but in the reminiscence and remembrance of the soul. The so-called heroic spirits are not far away, and the ghosts and gods are not between the graves, not in heaven and hell, but in their own hearts.

If one day you run out of life, this kind of reminiscence will naturally stop. As for whether the spirits of the dead exist, whether they can enjoy the sacrifice, this is also imaginary. Some people dream of the deceased person, who is not living well in the underworld, and burns some paper money to pray for comfort.

Of course, people in the world will also ask their ancestors for blessings, which is also human nature, parents do not love their children, this is a natural principle, there is no need to ask. When there is a business in life, no one will blame their ancestors.

Confucius said, 'A man with lofty ideals does not seek to survive to harm benevolence, but kills to become benevolent'. Mencius said, 'Life is also what I want, righteousness is also what I want, you can't have both, and those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness are also'."

Death is the end of life, because no one does not cherish their own life, and all blessings are also built on the basis of the absence of disasters and diseases, otherwise no matter how much Luli will not be blessed. Confucius and Mencius had such an attitude towards death, believing that the importance of benevolence and righteousness was more important than life, and naturally he would not ask for any gods for the sake of practical profit. Therefore, Confucianism only believes in the morality of the heart from the beginning to the end, and if the external idol has merit in his morality, he may as well absorb and study it, and this is true for all the sons and the Dharma.

Li Bai said, 'The ancient sages are all lonely', Qu Yuan said, 'Everyone is turbid and I am alone, everyone is drunk and I am awake', with such intentions, and I am not lonely?

Confucius said, 'Virtue is not lonely, there must be neighbors', he is not as pessimistic as Li Bai, and his disciple Yan Hui has nothing to listen to Confucius's words. There are also many outstanding figures among the Septuagint. Zigong said, 'The Master is unreachable, and the heavens cannot ascend to the heavens.'" After all, Confucius did not surpass him among the disciples of the younger generations, Confucius said, 'Do not be as good as yourself', but none of his disciples and friends can surpass him, he still has to teach his students with enthusiasm, influence the world, painstakingly lonely, until old age, the sage is still lonely after all.

Even after the Song and Ming dynasties, Daoists prevailed, believing in heavenly principles, not idols. Eight shares of scholars, on behalf of the sages and sages, morality and idols are almost inseparable, but Confucius and Mencius are the leading figures in Zhongxia after all, and their words are always not without merit.

If there is a difference, it is because of the belief in morality that idolatry is done. Religion does the opposite, because it worships idols, and enshrines the words of idols as the most important way, and glorifies idols as perfect people.

The exposition of the two religions is only a difference between Taoism and Dharma, and even a confrontation between humans and demons. and not the worship of idols.

However, the Yuan Shi Tianzun and the Tongtian Sect Master are among the three Qings, and their supernatural powers are vast, and their disciples are far away, so they are naturally obedient. There is already some religious smell.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Jiao, Zhang Luchuang Taiping Road and Wudou Rice Road. Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army was extinguished by the imperial court. Zhang Lu divided one side and ruled people with ghosts. His grandfather was the famous Zhang Tianshi.

There are a lot of Taoist scriptures that imitate Buddhist scriptures, and there are also some things that are immortal and yin-yang. Taoism can be said to be inclusive, and it is also the only one of the hundred schools of thought that has developed into a religion.

This was already after the Jade Emperor reopened the Heavenly Court. Taishang Laojun is one of the Four Elephant Heavenly Venerables, and he became the Taoist Ancestor the day after tomorrow, the head of the Three Qings, and his status in the heavenly court is unparalleled. The Jade Emperor also paid tribute to him.

But in the Kunlun Divine Court, Taishang Laojun's status is not high. This is probably also due to his attitude of retreat from the world.

Since there was no religion in the Divine Court, after Di Jun came to the Heavenly Realm, he quickly converted to Western religion. Of course, he also heard that there are five Buddha countries in the universe, and their power is vast. Western religion is the followers of Amitabha in the Western world.

There are many races in the heavenly realm, and although Emperor Jun is married to the Yu clan and asks to marry the Phoenix Princess, he is still in fear. I have always wanted to take the opportunity to help the Western Church.

The Six Heavens of Desire Realm is not the name of the Taoists of later generations, but the old name of the Buddhism. They are called the Four Heavenly King Heavens, the Celestial Heaven, the Night Heaven, the Tushi Heaven, the Lotus Heaven, and the Freedom Heaven.

The Four Heavenly Kings are also called Thirty-three Days, and the Buddhists call Kunlun Mountain Sumeru Mountain, and the Four Heavenly Kings are the closest to Kunlun Mountain. Those who guard the Four Heavenly Kings are the Four Heavenly Kings canonized by the Western Religion.

After the Great War of the Gods, the four demons will be named the four heavenly kings, and they will continue to use the title of Buddhism. However, the Four Heavenly Kings and the Demon Family are also quite related.

According to legend, the four generals of the Demon Family are the descendants of the Demon Dao Juzi Mozi. These four heavenly kings are all demonic figures, who were subdued by the Western Sect and named the Four Heavenly Kings, guarding the Four Heavenly Kings.

The Four Heavenly Kings Heaven can be said to be the gateway to the Heavenly Realm, and Emperor Jun must enter the Four Heavenly Kings Heaven to enter the Heavenly Realm.

Mirage City is still some distance away from the Four Heavenly Kings, and with the expansion of the Western Sect's forces, the Heavenly Domain guarded by the Four Heavenly Kings is no longer just the Four Heavenly Kings, but the Four Heavenly Kings are still the fiefdoms of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Since the rise of the Shura Sect and the Yaksha Sect one after another, the Four Heavenly Kings are powerless to suppress it, and only the Four Heavenly Kings are still the forces of the Western Sect, and the other Heavenly Domains have been carved up by the Shura, the Yakshas, and the Rakshasas.

After Emperor Jun came to the Heavenly Realm, the Western Sect judged the situation and allowed the Protoss to enter the Four Heavenly Kings.

The Four Heavenly Kings Heaven is the last territory of the Western Sect, and the Protoss is threatened by the Dragon Clan and migrates to the Heavenly Realm, if they are not allowed to enter, the two sides will inevitably go through a big battle, and both sides will be defeated.

After the new defeat of Emperor Jun, he was embarrassed, and the Western Sect was harassed by the Shura Sect and the Yaksha Sect, and his fate was also worrying. The two sides hit it off, and Emperor Jun converted to Western religion, and led the Taoist to canonize the Protoss as the Celestial Clan, that is, the head of the Eight Heavenly Dragons of the Day after tomorrow.

Ming Qin listened to Mo Yin talk about the situation in the Heavenly Realm, and realized that it was more complicated than he could have imagined. This realm is too far away from later generations, and there are only myths and legends in later generations, and there are not many ancient books left.

Many of the sayings are scattered and fragmented, and future generations only know what they are, but they don't know why. For example, Buddhism says that there are 28 days in the heavenly realm, while Taoism says that there are 36 days, and the names are completely different.

If you don't know that the Heavenly Realm was originally run by foreign Western religions, Western religions have vast influence in the universe, and Buddhism is profound, and many sayings are left by Western religions. The Taoists were originally based on Kunlun Mountain, until the ancestral dragon attacked the Divine Court and the Protoss was defeated, and they were forced to flee to the heavenly realm. However, after the Protoss came to the Heavenly Realm, they united with the Western Sect and the Feather Clan, and gradually gained a firm foothold, subduing the Shura, Yaksha and other clans.

However, when the Protoss first arrived in the Heavenly Realm, they were in a very difficult situation. Even the God Emperor Jun converted to Western Religion and hoped to receive assistance from Western Religion.

But by the time of the Great War of the Gods, the Western Religion had already migrated to the West, and all of them had become the territory of the Heavenly Court for thirty-six days, and there must be a reason for this.

The entry of the Protoss into the Four Heavenly Kings Heaven is a major event in the Heavenly Realm. The union of the Western Religion and the Protoss is a foregone conclusion. Emperor Jun has to be protected by the Yu clan again, and recently married the Phoenix Princess Huang'e, the Yu clan is one of the four spirits, Di Jun is the patron saint of the Yu clan, the East Prince, the West Queen Mother and the sailor of the wind god Yu Yi are all migrating to the East China Sea, and only Di Jun led a few royal relatives to flee to the heavenly realm, so he naturally had some careful consideration.

After Emperor Jun married the princess of the Yu clan, the Phoenix clan rose to the top. Originally, the Protoss sacredd its bloodline, and regarded the four spirits as slaves, even if it was a divine beast, it was difficult to obtain the divine status.

Emperor Jun wanted to gain the support of the Yu clan, although he failed to repeal this decree, but the five phoenixes of the Yu clan all became the nouveau riche of the divine court, and on the same day, they were named marquis, known as the five marquis.

The five phoenixes are all the sons of the phoenix, namely the red phoenix, the green luan, the chick, the cormorant and the honghu. In addition, the peacock was named the mother of the Buddha by the Buddha, and his younger brother was the golden-winged Dapeng bird, which was the maternal uncle of the Buddha. Among the nine chicks of Fengyu, there are also Ji Ying and Bian Que. Bian Que's medical skills are superb, and Ji Ying is a maverick, which is highly appreciated by literati and scholars.

The alliance of the Protoss, the Feather Clan, and the Western Sect inevitably touched the nerves of some people, especially the Heavenly Realm powerhouses such as Shura, Yaksha, and Rakshasas. Shura and Yaksha were originally taught by the West to learn Taoism and become a strong clan in the heavenly realm, just like the four spirit masters and the Dharma God clan became a strong clan in the earth realm.