Chapter 4736 The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism
The villagers stood on both sides with great interest. As soon as Fang Jun exposed the old monk's deception, they rushed forward and beat him up. However, after hearing the old monk's words, they felt that what the old monk said was somewhat reasonable...
Fang Junze asked directly: "Dare you ask the master's name?"
"Lao Na was a teacher of Yi Bao. He used to study the Huayan Sutra as a teacher in Suzhou. Later he went to Beijing to worship at the Great Charity Temple under Xuanzang and assisted his teacher in translating the Buddhist scriptures of Tianzhu."
Fang Jun was speechless. What level was Xuanzang at? Since he retrieved the Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu, Buddhism's reputation has grown and completely suppressed Taoism. Emperor Taizong even granted him the title of abbot of the Daci'en Temple. He has been regarded as "the number one Buddhist" by monks all over the world, regardless of any Buddhist sect.
Being able to be accepted as a disciple by Xuanzang and allowing him to help him translate Buddhist scriptures must also have a lofty Buddhist status. Although this old monk is old enough to be Xuanzang's father, he does not look like Xuanzang's nominal disciple...
The appearance of such a great Buddhist monk at Lishan Farm cannot be an accident.
"The countryside is simple and the villagers are ignorant. They can neither discern the profound Buddhist teachings nor believe in the Buddha wholeheartedly. But they don't know what the noble monks are doing here."
Spreading Buddhism to these rural people is obviously not something that a monk of Yibao's level should do. It is obvious that Yibao is here for him.
Sure enough, Yi Bao smiled brightly and saluted with his hands together: "The Duke of Yue State, Long Zhang Feng, is the best in the world in talent and learning. If he can freely compose a few poems that are beneficial to the spread of Buddhism during the Buddhist Obon Festival, I will definitely do it." If it can be spread throughout the world and make more people believe in the profound meaning of Buddhism to save all sentient beings, benefiting the world and benefiting the people, then the matter will be recorded in Buddhist classics and passed down for generations to come.”
This was a conditional negotiation. It only said that meritorious service would be rewarded, but it did not say how to punish.
Fang Jun asked with a smile: "The master is a great Buddhist master. He is not only profound in Buddhism but also full of wisdom. He should understand that the art of poetry is most about inspiration. The so-called 'articles are made by nature and come by chance by clever hands' is also the 'sudden enlightenment' of Buddhism." ', it can also be said that it is a 'condition'. It is not something you can do if you want to. It is best if you can do it. But if you fail to realize it and lack the condition, you don't know what to do?"
If you can do it, you will be rewarded and you can get the support of the Buddhist community as a whole. But if you can't do it, you don't know how to punish it?
Yibao smiled so much that every wrinkle bloomed, and his face was filled with a look of sincere joy: "Sure enough, the Duke of Yue State has deep roots of wisdom and a predestined relationship with Buddha. He has never practiced Buddhism but he can say these words and has deep understanding of Buddhism." Such profound insights , It is very convincing. Since the Duke of Yue can explain the essence of "sudden enlightenment" in such an easy-to-understand way, he naturally understands that knowing is knowing and not knowing is not knowing, and some things cannot be forced."
Fang Jun obviously breathed a sigh of relief: "To be honest, Buddhism is now boundless in power due to the monk Xuanzang. Master, you personally went to a remote place to invite me. You are under great pressure. Of course, if you can write good poems and lyrics, everyone will be happy." , I feel at ease with the benefits of Buddhism. But if I can't do it, I will never be able to resist the pressure or revenge from Buddhism... Since the master said that it doesn't matter if I can't do it, then I will say it straight. I haven't written poetry for many years. I have put down my books and studied farming. There is really nothing I can do to help.”
The Obon Festival is not a very important festival in Buddhism, but it triggered an eminent monk of Yibao's level to personally invite him and ask him to write poems and lyrics. It was obvious that he had some agenda, and Fang Jun did not intend to get involved.
After being rejected, Yibao's smile did not diminish: "The reason given by Duke Yue is a bit far-fetched. Maybe... you don't want to get involved in the sect?"
Fang Jun thought for a while and nodded. This is a good reason. It may be a reason to reject Buddhism, and it can also be a reason to reject others.
Yibao once again put his hands together and saluted: "In this case, I will not be a bad guest. Before I came here, Master asked me to bring you a message. Recently, the task of translating Buddhist scriptures is very heavy, and the workload is too heavy. The only way is to You can feel a little relaxed while drinking tea and chatting with Duke Yue. I hope Duke Yue will visit his old friend at Da Ci’en Temple in his spare time.”
Fang Jun returned the courtesy: "I have also missed the master for a long time, but I heard that the master was so busy deciphering Buddhist scriptures that he even forgot to eat and sleep, so I didn't dare to come and disturb him rashly. Since the master invited me, I will definitely go there in my spare time."
"In this way, my mission has been completed, let's say goodbye."
"Go slowly, don't send me off."
Yibao turned around and walked away slowly, but the villagers and bankers on both sides were furious.
"Erlang is confused. Buddhism now has countless believers. If you can go and participate in their important festivals, you will definitely benefit a lot. How can you refuse?"
"Who says it isn't? Such a good opportunity is wasted and may offend Buddhism!"
"Alas! Although you are a good person, Erlang, you are still impulsive. You will get into trouble without the Prime Minister looking at you!"
"However, Erlang has a very good relationship with Master Xuanzang. It is better to go to Daci'en Temple now to explain the situation to Master Xuanzang and sincerely apologize. Maybe it can be restored."
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Everyone gave Fang Jun advice. Literate people have a broader vision. They feel that the whole world is in the palm of their hands. They can name people or point out countries. They all feel that Fang Jun's rash rejection of Buddhism is inappropriate. Wisdom, it should be restored in time. No one is afraid of Fang Jun, the de facto "owner" of the village. On the contrary, they treat him as close as their own nephew. Now seeing that this guy has probably had a bad temper again, so he either politely persuades him or denounces him, every time. A way to express Fang Jun's love.
After all, now that Buddhism has a prosperous and prosperous reputation, even the most ordinary farmer with little knowledge knows that the consequences of rashly offending Buddhism are serious, let alone these bankers who know a few words and call themselves "scholars"?
Fang Junze was so angry that he kicked the two strong bankers and cursed: "Mother, how many days can you read and write? How do you teach Aye how to do things? Go back now." Eat at home and work in the fields after dinner. If you can’t pay the rent this year, I’ll see Aye break your legs!”
Everyone was laughing and joking, but the two people who were kicked didn't take it seriously.
Someone said loudly: "Erlang originally said that as long as he has a child, he will be exempted from the rent and taxes for that year. I wonder if this still counts?"
"Fart! Aye's spitting is like a nail, so how can he not keep his word?"
Fang Jun cursed, looked at the speaker up and down, pointed at him and continued to curse: "Mom! Are you just that 'dog three'? You are simply a beast, you have one child a year. They're all just like you, just for rent. Even if the rent tax is waived, I still have to die in poverty. Why don't you take it easy? Even if you don't feel sorry for the rent tax, you still have to feel sorry for your mother-in-law. She is a human being, not a pig. If she lives like this, But what the hell!”
The dealers all around laughed: "Gou San, you are now famous. Even Erlang knows that you haven't had enough children."
"Gou San" blushed, the muscular man made a squirming gesture, and chirped: "What can we do? There is nothing to do when the sun goes down, but it's just the kang. I'm not a good person." Well, there’s no point in having children one after another.”
Everyone laughed.
After experiencing the turmoil at the end of the year, the population of Guanzhong dropped by more than half, especially the young adults. Therefore, production was encouraged since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Under the management of Fang Jun, Lishan Farm has given birth to an unparalleled status and has formulated many reward systems. Not only is the family's rent and tax exempted for the year of birth, but when the children grow up, they can go to school for free, or learn classics and history. Or learn arithmetic and physics, in short, try every means to increase the population.
In recent years, the country has enjoyed peace and prosperity, and the weather has been smooth. In addition, the Nanyang routes have become stable. Every year, a steady stream of food is shipped into the country. As long as there is enough food, you will naturally have children. The most important thing in ancient and modern times to measure a country's strength and development potential is One indicator is population.
After blowing away the villagers, Fang Jun returned to Zhuangzi along the village path with his soldiers behind his back. When he arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi, there were servants waiting there, reporting that a guest was coming to visit and they were already waiting in the main hall.
Being able to easily enter Zhuangzi's main hall, he was obviously an old friend. When Fang Jun simply washed up and came to the hall, he realized that the person who came to visit was Yuan Tiangang...
Fang Jun was greatly surprised. He asked his servants to serve tea and then asked with a smile: "I thought it was Senior Brother Li Chunfeng who came, but unexpectedly he came with Taoist Master Yuan. It seems that this time the Taoists were forced to despair by Buddhism."
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Yuan Tiangang, who has always had the demeanor of a worldly master with a celestial spirit, had a sad face at this moment. He took a sip of tea, shook his head and sighed: "Buddhism is shameless. They are a foreign sect. When they first arrived, they were inevitably not accustomed to the local environment. The way to spread Buddhism is It is very rare, and its theory of enjoying happiness in the next life according to fate has been scorned by people all over the world. For a long time, it has been unstable and difficult to move forward. It is like a flame in the strong wind, crumbling and can be completely annihilated at any time. They began a shameless act of plagiarism, transforming Taoist teachings into Buddhist teachings, and took them as their own, and finally gained a foothold in the Taoist tradition of "Hungry Ghost Festival" after they modified it. The so-called "Obon Festival" shows that horses and horses are competing with Taoism. Especially since Xuanzang retrieved the Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu, the reputation of Buddhism has skyrocketed. We Taoist disciples are struggling to hold on and can't even breathe. "< br>
Fang Jun said with a smile: "Buddhism has indeed tampered with many of the essence of Taoism and adopted it as its own, but Taoism also uses the other's way and gives back to the other's body. Everyone has me in you and you in me. I'm afraid it's hard to tell the difference now. What's the point of talking about this when we are entangled?" This matter is indeed caused by Buddhism, but Taoism followed closely and used Zi's spear to attack Zi's shield. Right and wrong can no longer be distinguished, so what's the point? What’s the meaning?