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Chapter 635 Is Lao Yuan breaking his own foundation in discussing Dao?
Yuan Tiangang poured Bai Fan a cup of tea with his own hands, and then asked, "If I say yes, what do you want? Is it the same as destroying Buddhism, destroying Taoism?"

Bai Fan stood up in surprise, not understanding why his senior brother who had always been close to him suddenly said that.

"How is it possible, the younger brother is also a member of the Taoist sect, how could he destroy the Taoist sect?

Even that Buddhist sect, I don't want to destroy it. After all, even if I hate this group of bald heads, I can't kill them all. "

"Hehe, yes, that's why you accepted that little monk as an apprentice. Since you made a move, why did you leave incense for them? In the troubled times of Hoover, you don't know that it's a rare opportunity, so why leave troubles behind? "

Bai Fan was speechless in his heart, Senior Brother Yuan wanted to be more ruthless and destroy Buddha in one fell swoop, so that there would be no more disputes between Buddhism and Taoism.

"Senior brother, the original meaning of Buddhism is infallible, it is just a theory of practice, it is just people's hearts doing evil, and doing many evil things in the name of Buddhism, that's all. It cannot be exterminated, it can only be guided and used in the right way.”

"You want to make Buddhism an obedient one?" Yuan Tiangang frowned, looked at Bai Fan and said seriously: "Junior brother, you can't see through. Buddhism has always fooled the people, only practicing retribution in the afterlife, and not distinguishing good from evil in this life. .

The reason why it has been banned in all dynasties is because Buddhism has been controlled by people.

As long as the monarch is a Buddhist, it is not that he himself believes in Buddhism, but that they want to use the hands of Buddhism to implement a policy of obscuring the people. Only when the people are ignorant and ignorant can they be at ease as a people who guard themselves, and the country will not be in chaos.

If you are the same, how is it different from them?So what's the point if you can't destroy the Buddha? "

Seeing that the senior brother is now fierce, it turned out that it was because of this, Bai Fan laughed instead.

"If that's the case, why isn't Taoism like this? Our Taoism has risen thousands of years earlier than Buddhism, and it hasn't developed as fast as Buddhism in the past 200 years. Instead, let their latecomers take the lead and keep pace with us?"

"Hey! I'm ashamed to say that since Lao Tzu was the first teacher, the Taoist school had the idea of ​​entering the court, but there are very few monarchs who use my Taoist thought.

Whenever the country is in chaos and a hundred wastes are waiting to be rejuvenated, the monarch thinks of using Taoist inaction to recuperate. For example, in the Western Han Dynasty, from the time of the great ancestor Liu Bang to the time of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Lao Zhuang was governing the country by inaction.

After decades of accumulation, the country prospered and rose. In the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism rose, the Huang-Lao theory was abandoned, and the whole country conquered foreign countries. The status of Taoism has since declined, and it is not as good as Confucianism.

But this is understandable. We Taoists pay attention to small countries with few people and live behind closed doors. However, the country is prosperous and the monarch wants to forge ahead. Who will let the people be indifferent?So it is understandable that we cannot enter the court.

Later, Taoism also tried in every possible way. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban was one of them. He gathered believers to overthrow the decadent dynasty. Not only did he fail, but he also had a bad influence on Taoism. Later, Zhang Lu ruled the country with religion in the land of Hanzhong. , It didn't become a climate.

So until today, my Daoist sect has been difficult to prosper, and I can only produce one or two strange people in each dynasty to win the trust of the emperor, or to make alchemy or stargazing. I want to do anything big, but I have no chance at all.

The Warring States lost to the Legalists, the Qin and Han Dynasties lost to the Confucianism, and a Buddhist school came out during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, hey!It can be said that my Taoism is difficult to walk, one step is difficult, junior brother, as a disciple of the Taoism, shouldn't you think about it for the Taoism? "

It was the first time that Bai Fan heard Senior Brother Yuan mention the past of Taoism. As a Taoist disciple, he felt a little unhappy when he heard these histories. After all, what Senior Brother said was right. want to see.

"Brother, because of the philosophy, the Daoist sect is destined not to be accepted by the court, and it will not be able to reach the state of great prosperity that everyone believes in. It is useless for us to persist in this point, so it is better to find another way.

The younger brother exterminates Buddha and recruits disciples, not to make Buddhism obedient, but to want him to be like us, to be an unworldly ideal religion, and a Buddhism that is not used by others is the orthodox Buddhism.

Both Buddhism and Taoism are ways of cultivating the mind and the spiritual needs of the people in the future.

Governing the country still requires a method of self-cultivation such as Confucianism. Buddhism and Taoism can only be separated from things and help the people to achieve ideological liberation. This is the idea of ​​​​the teacher and brother.

As for the great prosperity of Taoism, there are many cultivators in the world, but there are few people with Taoism, and there are very few people who can truly cultivate Taoism and correct themselves. As long as the Taoism is passed on, and the people in the world have my Taoism in their hearts, why should everyone learn Taoism?My disciples of the Taoist school pay attention to chance and cannot force it.

Like the Buddhists, who blindly prosper Buddha by unscrupulous means, will they not be suppressed by the monarch?Once they encounter the extermination of the Buddha, they will be destroyed. In this case, it is better to follow the righteous path and let nature take its course. "

Yuan Tiangang sighed in his heart, knowing that he couldn't persuade this eloquent junior, "Forget it, you have your own opinions, and I have no opinions as a brother. I hope you are right. This matter is easier said than done, and one mistake will kill you." It will bury hidden dangers, Buddhism has a few tough bones, you have to be careful."

"Thank you for your concern, brother, I will remember it." Bai Fan was moved in his heart, and the discussion came to an end. In the final analysis, the brother still cared about himself.

"Someone from the Taoist school came to talk about the land, but the old Taoist refused. Most of my Taoists are hermits in the mountains, and too many vulgar things can easily lead to loss of Taoism.

But in one school, the family business is big, and there are always a few people who harm the scum. Although I have ordered it, there are still Taoist temples in Shandong Road that are evil, and it is very common in the local area, and it is beyond the reach of brothers. leaders, but they are not our actual disciples.

Be careful when you make a move, Taoism is different from Buddhism, you are a Taoist after all.

Last time about the Qingcheng incident, many branches of the Daoist sect were critical of you. Although it was a good thing to be reborn from the ashes, after all, the killing was too heavy and a bit ruthless.

No matter how capable you are, the Dao Sect is your foundation. If you don't handle it well and make enemies with the Dao Sect, although you are not afraid, it is always bad to spread the bad name of self-defeating the foundation. "

Bai Fan nodded and said with a smile: "What did you say, brother? How can I not know the good or the bad? Taoist sects have saved my life many times, more than half of the three thousand Taoist sects have been killed or injured because of immortal food, and all martial arts have been abolished. , Taoism should be honored by the people, if you have a sense of proportion, brother, don’t worry.”

Bai Fan walked towards the palace after leaving the Laojun Temple. Although the battle to exterminate the Buddha started smoothly, he did not expect that it would involve such a wide range of troubles. At this time, the court needs to give It's time for policy support.

Along the way, Bai Fan was thinking about the exhortations of old senior brother Yuan. It is good for him to change the original intention of Buddhism, but the biggest difficulty is not the great virtuous monks of the time, but the emperor of the dynasty. There is no emperor who does not know the role of fooling the people. So far in history, in terms of the means of fooling the people, there has been no one that can surpass Buddhism. Therefore, if we want to achieve our goal, we must ensure that the new Buddhism will not be used by the monarch.

After thinking for a long time, he walked out of the palace gate unconsciously. At this time, the servant Gao was already waiting for him.

"Lord Hou, you are finally here. Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time in the Palace of Political Affairs, and I specially asked this old servant to wait here."

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