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Chapter 1480 White Lotus Sect Leader
"The Demon Sect belongs to my junior brother, not to you, you cannot touch it!" Yuanshi Tianzun said directly, making Zhunti Taoist feel frustrated again.

At this time, there were two people from the Western Church here, and only one Yuanshi Tianzun. But who knows if the other two of the Three Pure Ones were also hiding nearby?

Although Tongtian Jiaozhu and the other two had fallen out before, the Three Pure Ones were originally one family after all, and the relationship between the three had been almost restored after the fall of the prehistoric world. It was hard to say about the internal problems, but the Western religion was definitely united in dealing with them.

And there is Nuwa. This woman has always had a very good relationship with the three relatives. If things go wrong, it might be two against four. How can we play?
The face of the Taoist Zhunti turned blue and purple. Now that Yuanshi Tianzun had already shown up, he could not touch any of the Three Pure Ones' great sects. And there were no monsters in the Demon Sect, so didn't that mean he could not touch any of the six major sects?

Just when the Taoist Master Zhunti was at a loss as to what to do, he was stuck in an awkward position.

He had just said that he would not compete with his senior brother for Buddhism. Now the other five major religions are all out of reach. Isn't he being left in the air with no way forward?
Just when Zhunti Taoist didn't know what to do, Liu Xu suddenly said, "I do know a sect. If you don't mind, I might as well become the leader of this sect!"

"What teaching?" Zhunti Taoist breathed a sigh of relief and then asked curiously.

"White Lotus Sect!" Liu Xu laughed.

"Puff..." Well, Zhunti didn't spray water, but still looked at Liu Xu with an extremely unbelievable look and said, "What White Lotus Sect did you say? Little Liu Xu, are you kidding me?"

"No, I am giving you this advice seriously!" Liu Xu said, "In fact, the White Lotus Sect has a lot of connections with you. The White Lotus Sect itself is a branch of Buddhism. It can be traced back to the White Lotus Sect founded by Zen Master Huiyuan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is also known as the Pure Land Sect, which is a serious branch of Buddhism."

"During the Southern Song Dynasty, Mao Ziyuan from Suzhou studied the classics of the Pure Land Sect, but did not want to become a monk. He thought of the time when Zen Master Huiyuan gave lectures to lay Buddhists who did not want to become monks and wanted to practice Buddhism at home by the lotus ponds on both sides of Donglin Temple. Later, his influence was huge, including famous figures such as Xie Lingyun, so the Pure Land Sect was also called the White Lotus Sect."

"So Mao Ziyuan established the White Lotus Chanting Hall, also known as the White Lotus Society."

"The biggest difference between the White Lotus Society and Buddhism is that it is more integrated into society and exists in the form of an association, so it is called the White Lotus Society. Since it is more integrated into society, the White Lotus Society also respects the five major precepts of the Pure Land Sect, which are not to kill, not to steal, not to commit adultery, not to lie, and not to drink alcohol."

"But the White Lotus Society does not prohibit marriage or funerals, nor does it prohibit the birth of children. On weekdays, you don't have to go to the temple to become a monk, but you can become a monk at home. You don't shave your hair or wear monk's robes. Except when you are practicing, you look no different from ordinary people."

"At the same time, the White Lotus Society also greatly simplified the various Buddhist scriptures, describing the vast Buddhist texts and worldview to believers in the simplest way."

"The White Lotus Society tells its followers that there is a Pure Land of Bliss in Buddhism, and the three Buddhas in charge of that Pure Land are the past Buddha Dipankara, the present Buddha Tathagata, and the future Buddha Maitreya. The White Lotus Society believes in the future Buddha Maitreya. Whenever the world is turbid and filled with demons and monsters, it means that Tathagata Buddha will pass away and Maitreya will take over."

"And the followers of the White Lotus Society who believe in Maitreya Buddha can take this opportunity to enter the Pure Land of Bliss with Maitreya Buddha, and from then on they will be free from disease and disaster, and will never fall into reincarnation, etc." "Because the doctrine they believe in is simple and there are no restrictions, they can easily become monks and practice at home, and they can also pass on their family line. It's like simplifying a game that originally required a 4090 to run to the point where a 200-yuan knockoff phone can run it. This directly gives many people who yearn for Buddhism but cannot enter the Buddhist community the opportunity to practice."

"So the White Lotus Sect began to spread at an unimaginable speed. By the Yuan Dynasty, its scale had surpassed Buddhism and became the largest religion in the whole of China at that time. It later triggered continuous White Lotus uprisings. Han Shantong, Liu Futong, and even Zhu Yuanzhang were actually members of the White Lotus Sect. In the end, the White Lotus Sect overthrew the entire Yuan Dynasty and contributed to the birth of the Ming Dynasty."

"Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang later classified the White Lotus as a cult and tried his best to suppress it. But the White Lotus still survived very tenaciously. It started to revolt continuously from the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty. Its ideas were particularly widespread in the southern region where the Qing Dynasty had weak control and had a lot of contact with foreigners."

"Later, the White Lotus Sect combined with anti-Qing organizations such as the Heaven and Earth Society, and eventually evolved into many revolutionary organizations. There is no doubt about its broad vitality. It can even be said to be the most tenacious sect among many sects."

"To sum up, the White Lotus Sect originated from Buddhism, and it followed Maitreya Buddha, and later promoted "Vacuum Homeland, Mother of No Birth". But that was because the White Lotus Sect promoted Maitreya Buddha, and everyone knew about it. The imperial court wanted to suppress it when they heard the three words Maitreya Buddha. So the White Lotus Sect announced that Maitreya Buddha had transformed into Mother of No Birth."

"When the government officials heard the name 'Ain't Birth Mother', they would never associate her with Maitreya Buddha, so this was just a means to avoid the government's pursuit. Ain't Birth Mother is Maitreya Buddha, the future Buddha of Buddhism!"

"So the senior can directly incorporate the White Lotus Sect, just like Buddhism grew out of Brahmanism, and then the White Lotus Sect grew out of Buddhism. From then on, the ancestor will be the Mother of No Birth worshipped by the White Lotus Sect. It is a very good choice to lead his followers to create a vacuum hometown!"

After Liu Xu finished speaking, Taoist Zhunti fell into deep thought. In fact, he only needed Liu Xu to introduce him to the history of the White Lotus Sect. He naturally knew about the White Lotus Sect.

Moreover, in the eyes of Buddhism, the White Lotus Sect is a cult. In the later period of Buddhism, it cut off ties with the White Lotus Sect very thoroughly. Now, he is going to become the leader of such a cult. No matter how he looks at it, he feels uncomfortable.

However, Zhunti didn't care about these discomforts. He only cared about one thing, so he asked, "Friend Liu Xu, the teachings of the White Lotus Sect are born to rebel and are born to be suppressed by those in power. You are against my Brahma Sect, so why do you recommend the White Lotus Sect to me?"

"After all, the White Lotus's teachings are ultimately about destroying the world. Aren't you afraid that I will really destroy your world?"

"First of all, the White Lotus Sect and the Brahma Sect are very different."

"And the White Lotus Sect is actually the best tool for removing poisonous blood."

"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. In addition to the upright and righteous big sects, we also need the White Lotus Sect. This is the perfect world!"

(End of this chapter)