Chapter 1334 Buddhism and Taoism (fifth update)
"Is it possible that there are other allusions here? Tell me quickly." Chai Ye asked curiously.
Ouyang Mingyue smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, I just heard that a long time ago, Buddhism and Taoism were indeed one family.
Buddha has the idea of Buddha, Tao has the idea of Tao, and there are no rules or regulations. Everyone just needs to be restrained and don't kill at will and see blood. However, as time goes by, many people classify Buddhism and Taoism as one family.
However, the good times did not last long. In some places, Taoism was obviously very popular, so the Buddha had some opinions, which led to the idea of Buddhist disciples requesting ordination.
So later Buddhist disciples all had bald heads, but in the past, all Buddhist disciples actually had hair on their heads. ”
Chai Yekuang pondered for a moment, it’s true that all the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas in the temple have hair: “I see.”
"There is also a legend that there was once a man who was a disciple of Buddhism. Later, he left the temple because of some desire, and then became a Taoist priest. In this way, the Buddhists looked down upon the Taoists, thinking that the Taoists had robbed their disciples." Ouyang Mingyue will know. I told Chai Yekuang everything.
After hearing this, Chai Ye only laughed and said: "It turns out there are so many twists and turns in here. If you didn't tell me, I really didn't know there were so many things in there."
"In fact, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, it is a kind of monasticism. In fact, monasticism is just a way of saying "leaving home". You see, we practice Taoism because cultivation requires leaving home, just because everyone at home is ordinary.
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If we stay at home, what we will see is their birth, old age, illness and death, but we cultivators have a very long lifespan. Seeing our children and grandchildren younger than ourselves die, we are still so young. This is for us. A torture.
So generally when we cultivate ourselves, we will leave home, which is what is called becoming a monk.
In fact, the same is true for Buddhist cultivators. This is what ordinary people call monks and homeless people, and it has no other meaning. ”
Ouyang Mingyue explained some things about the Buddhist and Taoist families to Chai Yekuang clearly. After hearing this, Chai Yekuang said: "Actually, many concepts of Buddhism and Taoism are similar to each other."
"Originally, they are all connected, so there is a saying of one family, but where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, so in the end, there is a saying of each family." Ouyang Mingyue explained with a smile:
"So when I went to participate in the debate on Buddhism this time, I didn't know what to say, because the concepts are similar and some things cannot be argued with."
"Soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth, don't worry." Chai Yekuang waved his hand directly, without any idea of being anxious about this matter. Ouyang Mingyue just smiled when he saw this.
The journey was relatively peaceful, and they did not meet anyone who blocked them. Chai Yekuang and the others were very leisurely along the way, and in this leisurely way, they entered the world of Buddhist cultivation.
Entering the world of Buddhist cultivation, Chai Yekuang felt that the aura here was a little different from that in the world of cultivation. The aura here seemed to have an extra power of faith.
"The power of faith is actually very important." Chai Ye said with a wild smile:
"Honestly, Buddhism is better than our Taoists in this regard. Look at the Tai Planet, there are many large and small temples, but there are not many Sanqing Taoist temples."
Chai Yekuangze said: "Actually, this is easy to explain, because in human hearts, Buddhism and Taoism belong to the same family. Trusting the Immortal Emperor and trusting the Bodhisattva are the same thing."
Chai Yekuang said directly: "To be honest, I once saw people conceiving Amitabha in Taoism."
(End of chapter)