Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 200 New Temple
"Because I am not planning to rebuild the old temple, but to build a new one!"

"Old temple? New temple?" Huicong's smooth chin trembled: "Wang Canjun, what do you mean? Don't you intend to fulfill your original promise?"

"I only promised to help you rebuild Dinglin Temple, but I never promised that the new temple will be exactly the same as the old temple, and no one can do it!" Wang Wenzuo raised his voice: "As for the difference between the old and the new I mentioned, it will be a while." I can't tell, let me give you an example! Surely there wouldn't be these teenagers in Dinglin Temple back then?"

"What Wang Canjun said is true!" Huicong seemed to be relieved, and his tone became lighter: "The grand occasion of Dinglin Temple was repaired by eminent monks in the past hundred years. How can it be restored to its old appearance all at once? Poor monk As long as the main hall and pagoda can be built when you pass away, you will have the face to meet the ancestors of the past generations!"

"It seems that you still don't understand what I mean!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "I just said that Buddhism can't protect the country, but it doesn't mean that temples are useless: take Dinglin Temple as an example. There are many monks who are highly knowledgeable and learn from each other, and there are also many craftsmen with superb craftsmanship, such as the father and son of the Liu family. If there is no expensive temple, the culture and craftsmanship of Baekje will definitely be much behind than it is now!"

Hearing Wang Wenzuo's praise of Dinglin Temple's academic and craftsmanship, he couldn't help laughing: "Yes, in terms of profound knowledge, the eminent monks in Dinglin Temple are almost as good as the great Confucianists in your country, and the craftsmen are even more ingenious. , are all made by the craftsmen of my Dinglin Temple, although it is not as good as Datang, but it is definitely one of the best in the land of Haidong!"

"Then let me ask you, since the knowledge of the eminent monks in your temple is so profound, how many Baekje people can pass it on? How many houses, bridges, and ships have been built to benefit the people of Baekje with such excellent craftsmanship?"

"This, this, this—" The smile on Huicong's face disappeared immediately.

"Are you trying to say that this knowledge should not be taught lightly? Artisans are also very busy and have no time to do other things?"

"Yes, yes!" Huicong seemed to have a little more confidence: "As far as I know, even the famous Confucian scholars in the Tang Dynasty didn't pass on their knowledge to others casually, did they?"

"You are right, but the famous Confucianists in my Tang Dynasty did not rely on other people's charity for a living, and if their knowledge was not passed on to outsiders, at least they would pass on their knowledge to their nephews. And the Baekje Salmons were able to cultivate Learning to be diligent, instead of running around for food and clothing every day, is it not relying on the alms and offerings of the common people, if this is the case, don’t you have the obligation to pass on your knowledge to the common people as a reward?”

"There is some truth in what you said. Now I know why you gathered all those teenagers in the temple!" Huicong forced a smile: "It's just that what you said is too ugly. In your mouth, we Shamen It's like a beggar!"

"If you are as I said, you are naturally not beggars!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Furthermore, Buddhism emphasizes karma and retribution. You monks eat without farming, and cloth without weaving. This is the cause of accumulation, and there will be retribution in the future." , I am doing this for your own good too!"

When the two talked about this, Huicong was also a little dissatisfied, so he retorted: "As far as I know, the monks in the Tang Kingdom also depended on the alms of the lay people for their living, if it is according to what you said, wouldn't they also suffer evil rewards? "

"Not bad!"

"Not bad?" Huicong couldn't believe his ears: "Wang Canjun, as far as I know, the empress of the Tang Dynasty is very religious. With her support, how can she be rewarded?"

"Monk, have you read all the Buddhist scriptures in vain? According to your Buddhist teachings: Bodhisattvas fear the cause, and all living beings fear the result. Even Bodhisattvas, Buddhas and other great powers cannot resist the cycle of karma, let alone a queen? The retribution will come sooner or later." It's just that the time has not come!"

Huicong opened his mouth, but only made a pitiful voice. He was refuted by Wang Wenzuo: "Then, how will the monks of Dinglin Temple live in the future?"

"Nature is self-supporting!"

"You mean to let the monks farm the land? Then, wouldn't that violate the teachings of the Buddha?"

"Buddha is a native of Tianzhu, and his teachings must be revised in other places. How can there be any reason for glue sticks?"

"Modification? That's absolutely impossible!" Huicong replied awe-inspiringly: "Wang Canjun, I can promise you anything else. This is absolutely impossible. If you want to kill it, kill it, and the poor monk will die for the religion!" Just close your eyes and wait to die.

"Whoever wants to kill you, I'm doing this for your own good!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Monk, I heard that the monks in Baekje, like Datang, abstain from meat, meat, fish, eggs, and milk. Bar?"

"Not bad, so what?"

"But as far as I know, the ascetics in Tianzhu don't abstain from meat. There are records in the Buddhist scriptures that the Buddha drank milk, right?"

"This—" Huicong was stunned for a moment. It is indeed recorded in the Buddhist scriptures that when the Buddha Sakyamuni was practicing under the bodhi tree, a girl herding cows gave him a lot of milk, which restored Sakyamuni to his vitality.Apparently the Buddhist precepts in India did not include the consumption of cow's milk.After thinking for a while, he said: "Wang Canjun is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and the poor monk admires it! However, abstaining from eating meat does not violate the precepts set by the Buddha, but it is stricter than the precepts set by the Buddha!"

Wang Wenzuo was stunned. Just as Huicong said, the precept of abstaining from eating meat in Baekje Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty at that time did not violate the precepts of primitive Buddhism. There is a deep meaning in it, whether it is lenient or strict, it is a violation. The Buddha said that milk is drinkable, and you say that milk is not drinkable. You have modified it. How can it be a violation if you modify it? Isn't it the reason to modify?"

"You're right!" Huicong thought for a long time, and finally admitted that he was refuted by Wang Wenzuo: "Then which one do you plan to modify?"

"It's very simple, just earn your own living!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Of course, I don't mean that all monks should become farmers. They can teach knowledge, forge iron, weave cloth, brew wine, and do business!"

"Blacksmithing, weaving, brewing, and doing business!" Huicong said with a wry smile, "Wang Canjun, if it's what you said, then what's the difference between monks and laymen?"

"There is no difference at all!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "The Buddha said that all living beings are equal. In the eyes of the Buddha, there is no difference between ants and humans, let alone monks and laymen?"

"There is no difference?"

As if a bucket of ice water was poured down from the sky, Huicong's heart suddenly brightened. He tidied up his clothes, clasped his hands together, bowed his knees and bowed to Wang Wenzuo twice: "Thank you, Wang Canjun, for your guidance. Let Huicong solve the confusion. If you are freed in the future, it will be a great favor to join the army!"

　Recently, Weber found that subscriptions have decreased compared to before, and the number of book lovers who keep books is almost the same, and there are quite a few people who are raising books and raising them to death.

　　
　
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