The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 38

Chen Jingke didn't know when he fell asleep. He rowed a boat all night in his dream, so that his biological clock failed and he didn't even go to morning exercises the next morning.

Today's task is still to rectify the interior, each steward leads his subordinates to clean up, learn to receive believers, and so on.

Chen Jingke and Sun Simiao worked together to formulate the rules and regulations of Zixiao Temple. The process was very simple. They took the rules and regulations of other Taoist temples and modified them.

In addition to the rules of observation, there are also rituals such as fasting and offering rituals, which also need to be determined in advance.After talking with Sun Simiao in detail, Chen Jingke learned that Taoism is currently divided into two main factions.

One is the northern faction headed by Maoshan, and the other is the southern faction headed by Longhushan. These two factions have different emphases and rituals of offering sacrifices.

Naturally, Chen Jingke would not copy other people's rules, he said: "Our Zixiao Temple will be the third school."

Sun Simiao already knew that his apprentice was unwilling to be lonely, and they had already fallen into this quagmire, and it was impossible for them to withdraw.Simply let him do what he does, and see where he can go.

So he didn't object, but said: "How to change, do you have an idea?"

"Yes." Chen Jingke told him about some future rituals that he knew.

It draws heavily on the rituals of Quanzhen, Wudang and modern Taoism, as well as some advantages of Buddhism and Christianity.

Formulate some simple and clear oral terms, such as God bless, which is the term used when praying to the Haotian God.Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun is a term used when praying to Sanqing Tianzun.

These mantras may seem inconspicuous, but they are actually of great help to missionary work.

Most people in this era are illiterate, and it is impossible for ordinary people to recite Daoist scriptures and the like. How should they express their belief in gods?

Standing on the street and calling me Taoist, will the Taoist gods bless me?Doing so will only make you crazy.
Besides, it is not certain whether the common people know what Taoism is.

The advantages of Buddhism are reflected. Amitabha represents everything.Just relying on these four words, Buddhism has always dominated Taoism among the people.

Now that Chen Jingke has traveled through time, he naturally wants to change this situation.As for whether someone will mock him for imitating Buddhism, it doesn't matter.

Preaching? It's not shabby.

In order to increase the sense of ritual, he also created a Taoist version of baptism.

When taking refuge, other believers or Taoist priests need to sprinkle a little water on him. In fact, it is enough to squeeze a lotus finger and splash a few drops of water on him, and there is no need to really splash it all over.

The sense of ritual is equally important to religion, which can increase believers' sense of belonging.

Seeing these, Sun Simiao was amazed by his disciple's whimsical ideas, and finally believed that this disciple could really create another school.

Of course, establishing a sect is not as simple as setting up a different ritual of fasting and offering sacrifices, it must be supported by relevant teachings.

Sun Simiao had no doubts about this. He had read the part of Journey to the West that had already been drafted, and knew that this disciple did have new ideas.

Especially in the book Tao Te Ching, I already have my own understanding.And the Tao Te Ching is precisely the core classic of Taoism, not one of them.

A unique understanding of it may not necessarily be able to establish a school, but those who do not have a unique understanding of it must not be qualified to establish a school.

Chen Jingke is still some distance away from obtaining this qualification, at least until the Tao Te Ching he annotated is published and disseminated.

But don't forget who his master is. If Sun Simiao said that he wanted to establish a sect, few people would dare to stand up and say no, right?

This is called a fox pretending to be a tiger.

Let's use Sun Simiao's mighty prestige first to set up the airs, and when his annotated version of the Tao Te Ching is published later, he will be able to go to the stage in a fair and honest manner.

In addition to the above, Chen Jingke also has a complete system of religious mythology that no one else has.

The Three Realms: Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld.

People at this time already have the concept of heaven, but the 33 heavens and the gods of heaven have not yet formed.

The concept of the underworld is still at the stage of nine springs, yellow springs, and afterlife. The ten halls of hell, the bull's head and horse face, black and white impermanence, judges, six reincarnations, and eighteen hells have not yet taken shape.

This set of mythology system can fully support many sets of theories, such as the merit theory system.Accumulating virtue and doing good deeds to seek the next life is the best spiritual comfort for the people who are struggling at the bottom.

For the religion at this time, this system is crushing... All sects must take the initiative to learn from him, otherwise there is only a dead end.

This is where Chen Jingke's real confidence lies. Journey to the West is just a part of all his plans.

And here Chen Jingke also buried a thunderbolt for Buddhism, just waiting for them to step on it.

The two masters and apprentices worked from dawn to dusk for two days, and finally compiled the rules of observation, rituals of fasting and sacrificial offerings, and the system of mythology.Chen Jingke was mainly responsible for coming up with ideas, and Sun Simiao was responsible for organizing, repairing and perfecting.

In fact, it is two thin booklets, one is Zixiao Guanguan Gui, the full text is only 1000 to [-] words.

The other is Taoism Tulu Sutra, with a total of more than 50 characters and more than [-] stick figures.The first part introduces the system of the gods of the Three Realms, the middle part is the merit system, and the latter part is the ritual of fasting and offering sacrifices.

The stick figures were drawn by Chen Jingke, and they are gods such as Haotian God, Sanqing, Liuyu, Nuwa, Yan Luo, and Black and White Impermanence.

After the writing is completed, the next step is how to publish it.The distribution is actually very simple. Everyone who comes to incense will be given a copy, and it won't take long for everyone in Chang'an City to know about it.

The people in Chang'an City know it, and almost all the main factions of Taoism should also be able to see it. I believe they will make the right choice.

Yes, Chen Jingke was fishing.

When the speakers of various factions of Taoism can't sit still and come to him, promotion will not be a problem at all.

The difficulty lies in the printing. Originally, he wanted to find a book printing house and pay for it to be printed.After communicating with Yang Tianlu, I realized that there is no such thing as a book printing house in this world.

Ask about printing again, but no one knows.

This made him very surprised. He didn't expect that woodblock printing hadn't been invented in Du Zhenguan years.

In fact, the rudiments of woodblock printing already existed at this time, but the technology was not yet mature enough. It was not until the period of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian that mature printing technology was developed.

The oldest surviving printed book in China is a volume of Buddhist scriptures from Wu Zetian's period. From this Buddhist scriptures, it can be seen that the technology has been relatively mature.

It was not until the middle and late Tang Dynasty that printing was popularized and private printing workshops were generally established.At this time, it was still the Zhenguan period, and it was normal that there were no printing workshops.

But this is good news for Chen Jingke.

Printing, if he uses his mature printing skills and builds a book printing workshop, he can gain a great reputation in the circle of scholars.

The key is to make money.

But he didn't do it himself, but ran to the palace to find his eldest grandson Wugou.

Which is more important, earning prestige by oneself or pleasing the emperor and empress?He decided to have both.

(End of this chapter)