Chapter 336 The harm of this sect
Under the gaze of Li Si and others, Gan Yu shook his head and said, "No, the monks in the Peacock Kingdom are exempt from labor service and do not need to pay taxes. Since the prosperity of Ashoka, Buddhism has built Buddhist temples and pagodas everywhere in the Peacock Kingdom. It is said that more than 84,000 Buddha relic pagodas worshiping Buddha bones have been built."
This number made Wang Wan, Li Si and others shocked. Even if the Buddha Relic Tower was not difficult to build, the wasted manpower and material resources were also gone with such a large number. Moreover, this was just the Buddha Relic Tower, and no other buildings were mentioned.
If all of them are counted, the resources wasted on Buddhism in this Peacock Kingdom are probably even more amazing.
What do the people of the Peacock Kingdom think about using so many resources to cultivate and produce Buddhism, which does not serve corvee or pay taxes?
But it is a good thing for the Great Qin to waste resources on these things. I hope that the Peacock Kingdom can continue to carry out such operations so that it will not pose a threat to the Great Qin.
Wang Jian asked at this time: "Can everyone in the country eat a full meal and wear warm clothes?"
Gan Yu shook his head: "How is it possible? There are also people in the country who can't eat enough and don't wear warm clothes!"
After receiving Gan Yu's answer, Wang Jian raised his eyebrows: "It seems that Buddhism is hypocritical!"
After giving this evaluation, Wang Jian immediately explained the reason for his comment: "Buddhism talks about doing good deeds and accumulating virtues, and says that sentient beings are equal, but there are still people in the country who cannot eat and wear and wear, but they spend a lot of manpower and material resources to build the Buddha's relics pagoda."
"If these manpower and material resources are used for farming, many people who are not fed to eat can eat, and those who are not wearing clothes can wear can wear. However, they turn a blind eye to those who are not full and don't wear warmth in China, and instead go to build such a tower, and have the shameless saying "do good deeds and accumulate virtue". Isn't this hypocritical?"
Judging from what Wang Jian said, the Buddhism of the Peacock Kingdom is indeed hypocritical. Wang Jian said to the First Emperor: "Your Majesty, such a hypocritical religion cannot be spread in the Qin Dynasty!"
The First Emperor nodded. Even if this Peacock Kingdom Buddhism is conducive to internal rule, it has many disadvantages and defects.
Wang Wan asked, "Will Buddhism do this in the Peacock Kingdom not arouse resentment from the people of the Peacock Kingdom?"
The operation of the Peacock Kingdom Buddhism in the Peacock Kingdom, if the people of Peacock Kingdom are more normal, they will definitely feel resentful and resistant to the Peacock Kingdom Buddhism: We are still not full or wet, and you bastards are using resources to build that relic tower?
Hearing Wang Wan’s question, Gan Yu looked strange and shook his head and said, “No!”
Upon hearing this answer, Wang Wan, Li Si and others were stunned for no resentment. Who are the people of this Peacock Country?
Gan Yu explained: "The Peacock Country has a very... strange system called the 'caste system', under this surname system..."
Following Gan Yu's explanation, everyone in the hall recalled that Li Nian had told them about this thing, which was an outrageous system.
It was just that when I was listening to the interesting news, and now I listened to Gan Yu, who came back from the Peacock Kingdom, who said it personally, and realized that the outrageousness of this surname system was more outrageous than when Li Nian told them.
But the most outrageous thing is the people of the Peacock Kingdom, who can tolerate this system and even willingly obey the maintenance!
Who are the people of the Peacock Country? Really a normal person?
After listening to Gan Yu's talk about the caste system, Wang Jian shook his head and said, "This shows that Buddhism is hypocritical. It calls all living beings equal, but even this kind of caste system has not been broken. How can we talk about equality?"
Li Si commented: "No wonder Buddhism can flourish in the Peacock Country. With such people, they will have such teachings!"
Wei Liao said seriously: "I, Daqin, must not use this system!"
Although the Qin Dynasty was not equal and people were divided into three or six, they were not as outrageous as the caste system of the Peacock Kingdom.
Moreover, it is not feasible to do this in the Qin Dynasty. The people of the Qin Dynasty are normal people. If they dare to do it, then a fox will soon be a place where people will speak, and a one-eyed stone man will emerge from the river, and a meteorite with prophecies will fall from the sky...
The people of the Qin Dynasty will not endure it like the people of the Peacock Kingdom, and they will take the initiative to protect it. Then the world will be in chaos.
Gan Yu continued: "In addition to the caste system that makes the people of Peacock Kingdom very tolerant, there is another important reason why they have not complained and resisted Buddhism. The products of Peacock Kingdom are indeed rich."
"We visited Danmolidi. The local people's cultivation methods are far less than those of our Daqin, and their hard work is also much worse. However, their land is fertile, the environment is suitable and the climate is appropriate. Without the need for careful cultivation, there will be a good harvest."
"The mountains, forests, rivers and lakes are also very rich. When you are hungry, you only need to drill into the mountains to find wild vegetables and fruits."
Everyone understood Gan Yu's meaning. Peacock country has rich products and is relatively easy to obtain food, so the people's patience is very high. The king built temples and pagodas for monks, so just practice it. Anyway, they can't starve them to death.
If you think about it carefully, it is true that in many eras, the pursuit of the lower class is not high. As long as the basic survival needs can be met, even if you lose something, you can tolerate it.
But this Peacock Kingdom is really a good place. If you have the chance, the Qin Dynasty must take it down!
Wang Wan, Li Si and others thought in their hearts that if the news brought back by Gan Yu was true, it would be really not difficult to take down this place, and it should not be difficult to govern it. The people here can even tolerate that caste system, and they must be able to bear it even if they have many Da Qin fathers on their heads.
Gan Yu continued to talk about the reason why he believed that Buddhism could not be spread in the Qin Dynasty, saying: "Third. In Buddhist doctrines, once they enter the teachings, they are considered to be 'becoming a monk'. The so-called 'becoming a monk' is not 'lefting a house', but severing the relationship between the world, that is, relationships with parents, relationships with wives, and relationships with brothers and sisters."
"After becoming a monk, he was no longer the son of his parents, brother of his sister, father of his children, and only one identity, a Buddhist disciple. Like the Buddha, he was once a prince of a certain country, had parents, wife and children, but after becoming a monk, he was no longer the prince, no longer the father of his wife, or the father of his son."
These words made Wang Wan, Li Si and others frown. This Buddhist doctrine is too contrary to their concept: if you join your religion, will you even lose your relatives?
Gan Yu said again: "After entering Buddhism, he could only convert to Buddhism, and even his ancestors were not allowed to worship him!"
Wang Jian immediately sneered, "What's wrong? If my future generations enter Buddhism, even my ancestor will be lost and no longer recognize me. I can only recognize his bullshit Buddha?"
The Chinese people not only respect their ancestors, but also attach importance to caring for future generations. This is a huge advantage of the Chinese civilization's ability to reproduce and survive. Generations of ancestors have worked hard and opened up a path for future generations to achieve today.
They also inherited this culture, walked the same path as their past ancestors, commemorated their achievements, and opened up a path for future generations.
But Buddhism wants them to lose their ancestors, which is to cut off this kind of civilization inheritance. So how do they meet their ancestors after their death, and how do their descendants of future generations view them? No, if they really follow this Buddhism, they will have nothing to do with descendants, and they will not be able to enjoy the sacrificial memorials given to them by descendants.
If people in the world follow this Buddhist method and make them become monks and eliminate relatives, then there should not be new people in the whole world, and sooner or later they will be extinct.
This is not a religion that leads people to goodness, it is clearly a cult!
Emperor Shin-Hong Kong, Wang Wan and others also saw this. If they truly follow this Buddhist doctrine, it will have an impact on family relations and population reproduction. If families are no longer harmonious, the population will decrease, and families and population are closely related to the development of a country.
Of course, it is actually impossible to do this!
Because no one believes in Buddhism, nor will everyone act strictly according to Buddhist teachings. Just as any of Confucianism, Taoism, and Mohist theory can make the world a harmonious and beautiful, but it has never been done before.
The First Emperor, Wang Wan and others also understood this, but even if they could not do it, it was certain that Buddhism would bring about various negative effects, which was unacceptable to the First Emperor.
Regarding Wang Jian’s question, Gan Yu said, “This is exactly the case with the old general! If you enter Buddhism, you will have to cut off the connection with the ordinary people. Naturally, you will not be able to worship your ancestors again.”
Wang Jian sneered, "A mundane? It seems that Buddhism is not ordinary people, but has become immortals, and there is no need to eat, drink, defecate? Since they are all extraordinary and immortals, why are they still begging for food and sending donations? Hypocrisy, extremely hypocritical!"
Wang Jian shook his head and looked at Wang Ben: "I don't care about other people, but my descendants of Wang will never allow anyone to enter the Buddhism. If any descendants want to join the Yi Cult, others will attack him. After returning, please include this article in my ancestors of Wang!"
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
When the father spoke, Wang Ben immediately respectfully claimed that he was. The First Emperor also joined in the fun and said, "I will add another item for the old general. If someone from the Wang family joins the Yi Cult, and other Wang family descendants will kill him, it will not be considered a violation of the law."
This is equivalent to endorsing Wang Jian’s ancestral teachings from the legal level. Doing so is not a good thing, but Li Nian thought about it in his mind and did not object. He did not want Buddhism to take root in China in this world.
The past has no way to change, but the Qin Dynasty in this world is still a blank piece of paper. He does not want to be dyed with some chaotic colors. He can be prevented, but he should try his best to prevent it.
These three points that Guang Ganyu said have aroused the disgust of Buddhism among the people in the hall. This thing must not be spread in the Qin Dynasty, otherwise it would be a remnant to the descendants.
In history, even Emperor Ming of Han, Liu Zhuang, who dreamed of Jin people at night, sent envoys to India, and sought Buddhism, saw the harm of Buddhism and issued the "Ban Buddha Order", prohibiting Han people from becoming monks and strictly restricting the development of Buddhism.
Unfortunately, Emperor Ming of Han still did not do enough. He did not expect that when the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, he would still find a chance to give Buddhism and prosper in China.
Wang Wan looked at Wang Jian and said, "This is no longer a matter of the old general, but a matter of the entire Qin Dynasty, and even the descendants of the Qin Dynasty. We should be more cautious."
After saying this, Wang Wan looked at Gan Yu again and asked, "When Buddhism is powerful in the Peacock Country and is the largest religion, will there be no crisis?"
Gan Yu said, "Return to Prime Minister, there are two main reasons why those monks thought of my missionary mission in the Qin Dynasty: First, Buddhism flourished during the era of Ashoka, and it was also spread to all parties at this time, and they had the idea of preaching to other countries and other places."
"Two, the reason why Buddhism flourished was that it was vigorously promoted by Ashoka. However, Ashoka had been dead for ten years. Now the king of the Peacock Kingdom is the grandson of Ashoka. He did not believe in Buddhism, but believed in Jainism."
"This made Buddhist monks such as Moye feel a crisis, so they came from Danmoli and wanted to preach in my Daqin."
Wei Liao raised his eyebrows and said, "It turns out that he regarded the Qin Dynasty as his retreat. As long as he successfully preached in the Qin Dynasty, even if he failed in the Peacock country and seized the position of the Jain religion, there is still a way to retreat and not be destroyed."
"You can also take advantage of the Great Qin to rest. Once the Peacock changes again, the Jainism will be in danger and return to the Peacock Kingdom. These monks have good ideas, but they are so confident that they can successfully preach in the Great Qin?"
The First Emperor was curious and said, "What is the Jain religion?"
Gan Yu said, "Your Majesty, Jainism is also a major religion in the Peacock Kingdom. Although there are not as many believers as Buddhism, there are many. As far as we know, it appeared earlier than Buddhism, and Buddhist doctrines have learned from it, so they are very similar in some aspects."
"For example, Jainism also believes in the cycle of cause and effect, and there is karma in the world, that is, 'good will be rewarded, and evil will be rewarded'. It advocates doing good and accumulating virtue, not using violence, and not killing, and advocates abstinence and asceticism. Its religion believes that farming is killing, slaughtering is killing, and hunting is killing...all should be forbidden!"
Why do you feel that this is a religion that is even more outrageous than the Buddhism of Peacock Kingdom?
Li Si asked, "He is also begging for food and receiving donations from others?"
Gan Yu nodded and said, "Yes! Because of the strict requirements for killing, most Jains are merchants. Jains are extremely discriminatory against women and do not allow women to enter the church or enter their temples. Some of the churches advocate "Heavenly Clothes", also known as "empty Clothes", that is, they do not wear clothes and expose their bodies!"
"The Jainism also advocates hunger strikes. The Moon Guardian of the Peacock Kingdom is a member of the Jain religion. He died of hunger strikes according to the Jain customs."
The First Emperor and others looked strange. The final cause of death of the Yuegu King, who created the Peacock Kingdom, was that he starved to death?
Not only is the people of Peacock Kingdom abnormal, but even their king is not normal. If the Qin Dynasty governs this place in the future, it will not be contagious, right?
The First Emperor asked again: "Why does King Yuegu believe in this Jainism?"
Gan Yu said, "Your Majesty, it may be related to the origin of King Yuehu. Although in the rumors of the Peacock Kingdom, King Yuehu was a noble Kshatriya, we think this rumor is false. The caste of King Yuehu was originally born is not high, so he should be a Shudra!"
After hearing this, the First Emperor already understood that because his caste was not high, King Yuehu and his original high caste were not the same as the ones. He believed in Jainism to use Jainism to fight against the original high castes.
The First Emperor said: "The current king of Peacock Kingdom believes in Jainism, but he just follows his ancestors to protect the king, and no one can blame others."
"However, he believes in Jainism, like King Nayuegu, and has the idea of using Jainism. Jainism can not only fight against the high caste nobles of the Peacock Kingdom, but also suppress Buddhism that has flourished because of King Ashoka."
"This Peacock King has some ideas, but I don't know if he can succeed?"
(This chapter ends)