The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 347 Buddhism discusses Taoism, closing mountains and avoiding temples (seeking full order)
The day of discussion.

It will be ten days later.

Many eminent monks from Buddhist temples attended the appointment.

The venue of the discussion is on the square in front of the Confucian Temple of Taixue.

Bai Gui, as the party leader of the Taixue Academy, the prime minister of the imperial court, the proposer and practitioner of the new money policy, watched this debate together.

He reined in his horse and stopped at the stone lattice star gate in front of the Confucius Temple.

There is a dismounting stone in front of the door.

Looking inside, the two sides of the discussion confronted each other.

He is familiar with most of the scholars who are too learned to make appointments, but when it comes to these monks, he doesn't know most of them.

"These are the five disciples of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, who belong to the five schools of Zen Buddhism, namely Qingyuan Xingsi, Nanyue Huairang, Heze Shenhui, Nanyang Huizhong, Yongjia Xuanjue..."

Li Linfu pointed to the five benevolent old monks in cassocks sitting cross-legged on the stone steps, and said to Bai Gui.

"That's Thich Nhat Hanh..."

"This is the grandson of Master Xuanzang..."

"..."

He introduced them one by one.

"It seems that the visitor is not good."

Bai Gui shook his head and whispered, threw the reins to the guards, and stepped into the arena.

"I have seen Baixiang..."

When he walked into the arena, the scholars on the left row stood up and greeted him.But the eminent Buddhist monks on the right side ignored them, still twirling Buddhist beads, knocking on wooden fish, and reciting scriptures.

After all, he was born an expert and has already left the world, so it is reasonable to be rude.

In front of the main temple, on the steps, there is a simple futon.

Bai Gui sat cross-legged on the futon.

The scribe announced the beginning of the defense.

"Is Buddhism a sect of the Tang Dynasty? Since Buddhism is a sect of the Tang Dynasty, why did the Taoist sect formulate laws and money, but the Buddhist sect did not participate?"

Qingyuan Xingsi asked straight to the point and asked.

Buddhism does not object to the establishment of new money, but the objection is that only Taoism is involved in this matter, and Buddhism is directly excluded.

Once the new money was launched, everyone saw the crisis of Buddhism.

If the new money continues to be implemented, the first step is to popularize Taoist Dharma money, the next step is to cultivate Taoism for all, and the next step is to open up a Taoist country on earth!
Tolerable or unbearable.

"The Zen master was wrong. The imperial court promoted new money, not Taoist legal money. The new money just happened to use the system of Taoist legal money. It's like saying that I was going to Xishi for dinner today, and I happened to eat a bowl of noodle soup. I have a full stomach, may I ask whether you want food to satisfy your hunger, or soup and noodles?"

"Buddhism is a sect of the Tang Dynasty, but what does opening up new money have to do with Buddhism? Could it be that if I didn't go to another steamed stuffed bun shop in West Market to eat steamed buns today, the steamed stuffed bun store would feel resentful towards me. Then... this I will never dare to eat steamed stuffed buns in the future! Ordinary ordinary people in the market need to abide by morality. I heard that Buddhists are all eminent monks with abstinence of desires. I didn’t expect that even a steamed stuffed bun shop is inferior!”

The scholar on the opposite side smiled slightly and retorted.

What Qingyuan Xingsi asked was the quality, the root, and the reason why the Buddhist sect discussed the Dao this time was to fight for the same power as the Taoist sect.But scholars are talking about appearances, and think that Buddhist monks should not be obsessed with material desires.

"This benefactor, the poor monk once went to a poor family for alms, and got a porridge with only three grains of rice. The poor monk didn't feel full, but the next day he went to a rich family for alms, got a bowl of rice, and felt round... "

"Three grains of rice and one bowl of rice, the poor monk thinks that whether it is a poor family or a rich family, they have given kindness to each other. The kindness is the same, but the poor monk relieves the hunger of the poor family, and fills the stomach of the rich family. I don't know why? Can the benefactor please answer no?"

Upon hearing this, Zen Master Yi smiled slightly and replied.

The scholar questioned them about the material desire of Buddhism, but he argued it sophistry. Material desire is the three grains of rice and a bowl of rice. For Buddhism, the bottom of my heart feels the same, but the former will be hungry, and the latter will be full.

Therefore, whether they come or not, their hearts are calm and calm, just sit and watch the clouds roll and the clouds relax.

If they don't come, Buddhism may decline, just like three grains of rice.If they come, Buddhism will survive like a bowl of rice.

To put it simply, they have never had material desires, just like begging for alms, today the poor family, tomorrow the rich family, but today they happened to beg for the rich family, so they came.

The scholars on the right were discussing and showing embarrassment.

When it comes to sophistry, neither Taoism nor Confucianism is an opponent of Buddhism.

"I think coins are like our hair, since Buddhism regards it as an object..."

Another scholar stood up and argued.

This discussion started in the middle of the day and continued until the end of the day. The scholars who were appointed by the Ethereum Society mainly lost.Among the many eminent monks from Buddhist temples who came here, almost no one was defeated.

On the [-]th, the discussion and debate held in Taixue finally came to an end.

Fomen wins!

However, what these eminent monks in Buddhist temples did not expect was that even if they won, they did not get the kindness released by the court to accommodate them in the casting of new money, but it became more and more difficult to move in Chang'an.

When it comes to tongue, Confucianism and Taoism are indeed no match for Buddhism.

But..., there is no room for Buddhism to win from the beginning to the end of this discussion, because this discussion is under the order stipulated by the court, and Buddhism's debate on Taoism defeated the scholars of the Taixue, which is equivalent to Provoking the court officials and the entire scholarly society who set the order, unless they jumped out of the circle of order, there would be no real victory.

"My Zen sect has been closed to the temple for a hundred years..."

"White beauty and immortality, Zen will never be born."

The five disciples of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng declared with serious faces.

"My Fa Xiangzong... also sealed the temple for a hundred years..."

"It's the same with my Sanlunzong..."

"The Pure Land sect never cares about worldly affairs."

"Lüzong closed the mountain..."

The eminent monks of various Buddhist temples stayed in Chang'an for many days, and they finally realized that they were all in Bai Gui's scheme from the beginning to the end.

But they were helpless.

If it was just Taoism, they might still be able to fight, but now that Taoism and the imperial court are tied together, and the Li and Tang royal families are extremely Taoist, and the current Prime Minister Bai Gui is also a Taoist priest, they can't fight!
The imperial court was really in a hurry. The masters of various Taoist sects followed the imperial army to destroy the mountains and temples. Which sect of Buddhism can withstand such a devastation.

Rather than that, it is better to retreat temporarily.

Anyway, the Taoist sect hasn't reached the point of killing them all!

It's not like they didn't pass by when the mountain was closed and the temple was closed.

In troubled times, mountains are closed to avoid the world, and in prosperous times, mountains are opened to welcome incense.

There are many temples in Chang'an. After the eminent monks of various sects decided to close the mountains and temples, these temples gradually closed their doors and began to ignore world affairs.

This is what Bai Gui expected.

Now the imperial court is powerful, and it is not a troubled time. The strength of the various Buddhist sects alone cannot resist the crusade of the imperial army.What's more, with the help of various sects of Taoism, the only way for Buddhism to retreat temporarily is to take.

But he didn't kill them all.

Once you do this, you will completely offend Buddhism to death.

He is not some stupid stunned young man who will not act as the vanguard of various factions of Taoism.

Even if the Buddhism in the world of Xianjian is extinct, there will still be traces of Buddhism in other worlds.Now that he has allowed the various sects of Buddhism to retreat for a hundred years, it is already an innumerable great merit, and everything is too late.

In this world, like Bai Gui and Yang Yuhuan, there are very few people who can practice Taoism based on their own aptitude and Zijin luck. It is inevitable that they need to cling to the powerful and rely on the court.

Now that Buddhism is retreating, it can be said that a considerable number of low-quality disciples have been eliminated, and the power has shrunk greatly. Not only will it be difficult to recover for a hundred years, but it will slowly recover in the next few years.

(End of this chapter)