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In Tianzhu in the seventh century AD, Buddhism has gradually declined. In fact, it cannot be said that it has declined, because although Tianzhu is the birthplace of Buddhism, it was suppressed by Brahmanism at other times except for the Ashoka time in BC. Below, some teachings were even absorbed by Brahmanism and became part of Hinduism later.

Speaking of Brahmanism, this religion, which is older than Buddhism, is the real ruler of Tianzhu religion. The entire Tianzhu continent, whether it is spiritual life or material life, is influenced by Brahmanism. Later Hinduism is also called Neo-Brahmanism , because it is a Protestant religion based on Brahmanism and absorbing various teachings. However, in Li Min's time, Brahmanism was weak, while Hinduism had not yet formed. It can be said that it is in the alternation stage of old and new religions. .

Brahmanism is a polytheistic religion, claiming to have more than 3000 million gods, but most believers only believe in a certain god.Moreover, the teachings in the religion are complex and some are contradictory, but these are not important. What is important is that Brahmanism has made an important norm for the social structure of Tianzhu, that is, the caste system.

The caste system originated very early and appeared almost at the same time as Brahmanism. It divides all Brahmans into four types, namely Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra. The administrative nobles, the Vaisyas were farmers and merchants, and the last Sudras were slaves.

The four levels have strict regulations on status, rights, occupations, obligations, etc., and are passed down from father to son. Generally speaking, only people of the same level can intermarry. In particular, it is forbidden for low-level men to marry high-level women. Otherwise, there is no problem. The lowest Sudra cannot participate in religious life, and can only serve the first two classes for life.There is no legal right, and it can be said that the caste system is the most typical and strictest hierarchy in the world.Capital Datang 558

In contrast, although Li Yin also divides alien races into four classes, this is mainly to promote the implementation of Sinicization, and each class is not fixed. Generally, as long as you work hard, you can gradually improve your class. Until it is completely integrated into the Han people, so this is qualitatively different from the caste system.

Li Zhen and Li Yun landed in Tianzhu.After taking down a small kingdom named Jola, what was placed in front of them was such a social structure strictly divided by the caste system. The one who was defeated by them at the beginning was actually only the Kshati among the four ranks. profit.And as they settled in, the Brahmanism of the Jola Kingdom actually contacted them, hoping that Li Zhen and Li Yun could believe in the Brahmanism, and then the church would designate them as new Kshatriya nobles to help them rule the area.

Before Li Zhen and Li Yun came to Tianzhu, they naturally knew something about Brahmanism, and they were also very clear about the four surname system.And they also know that according to doctrine, the status of Brahmin is higher than that of Kshatriya, as the prince of Tang Dynasty.It is an insult that the Brahmins let them take the second place to the Kshatriya, so they don't even respond to this proposal, even if they don't know that the Brahmins have a huge influence among the people.They might destroy the Brahmin temple in the Chora Kingdom.

But after ignoring the Brahmin's proposal, Li Zhen and Li Yun soon found out.Although they can conquer the Kingdom of Jola by force, they must rely on the power of Brahmans if they want to truly rule here, because after thousands of years of development, the influence of Brahmanism has penetrated into all aspects of the Tianzhu people. Or behavior, all influenced by Brahmin teachings.

Faced with this situation, Li Zhen and Li Yun thought of three solutions. The first is to implement high-handed rule, no matter what influence Brahmanism has, all of them will be resolved by violence.But this will definitely meet resistance from the local people, and maybe they will be kicked out one day.The second is to accept the suggestion of the Brahmins, replace the original Kshatriya nobles, and recognize the transcendent status of the Brahmins.

However, neither of the above two methods is what Li Zhen and Li Yun wanted to see, so after they gathered everyone together, everyone thought hard for a long time, and even wrote to Li Yin for advice. Finally, with the joint efforts of everyone Under the circumstances, they finally made a great decision, that is to transform the Brahmanism, making it more conducive to their rule in Tianzhu without touching the interests of the vast majority of believers.

This is not a random decision made by Li Zhen and Li Yun, but based on the information provided by Li Yin and the collection after they landed in Tianzhu, they discovered that the Brahmanism in Tianzhu mainland has fallen into a period of decline For example, take the most powerful Shari dynasty in the north as an example. Although Shari believes in the Brahman god Shiva, he also supports other religions for the sake of ruling. Especially in recent years, he has even increased Increased support for Buddhism, and built thousands of pagodas on both sides of the Ganges River. This behavior caused the declining Buddhism to show signs of revival.

The Jieri Dynasty is just one of the representatives. In other places in Tianzhu, the Brahmanism also encountered the same situation, and its influence has been greatly reduced.If this situation were allowed to continue without the intervention of Li Zhen and Li Yun, Brahmanism would absorb the teachings of some religions such as Buddhism in a few decades, thus giving rise to New Brahmanism, which is the Daxing of later generations. Hinduism.

Although Li Yin, Li Zhen, and Li Yun were not aware of the religious changes in Tianzhu, they were sensitive to the fact that Brahmanism was not reconciled to the decline of its influence, and many Brahmins were looking for a new religious outlet, which undoubtedly gave I gave Li Zhen and Li Yun an opportunity, as long as they can promote the improved Brahmanism and increase the influence of the new Brahmanism, then a considerable number of Brahmins will definitely welcome their arrival, and with these Brahmins With support, they will be able to go further in Tianzhu in the future.

It is also based on the above ideas, so Li Zhen and Li Yun first bought some local Brahmin nobles with money. There was a threat of force, and soon a group of Brahmin nobles were controlled by Li Zhen and Li Yun, and then according to their needs, the current Brahmin teachings were improved.

However, after Li Yin heard about this "interesting" incident, he personally wrote a letter to Li Zhen and Li Yun. The Roman Catholicism and other religious models strive to achieve the unity of religion and politics in Islam. Only in this way can we truly override religion and not be bound by religion.

For Li Yin's solemn suggestion, Li Zhen and Li Yun naturally attached great importance to it. Dashi is not far from Tianzhu, and businessmen from Dashi and Rome often come to Tianzhu by boat, so they can easily find some people who believe in Islam. The merchants of Christianity and Catholicism learned about Dashi and the religious situation in Rome through them, and then provided them to the Brahmin nobles. As a result, a new religion with Brahmin as the main body and referring to Islam and Catholicism emerged.

In order to win the support of Brahman, this new religion named it New Brahman. It also believed in the three main gods of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and also supported the caste system, but on this basis , the new Brahmans publicized that Li Yun was the reincarnation of Vishnu, the god of protection, and Li Zhen was the reincarnation of Shiva, the god of destruction, and they jointly served as the Pope of the New Brahmanism, but one was the emperor of protection, while the other was the emperor of destruction.

After confirming the religious status of Li Zhen and Li Yun, the new Brahmans publicized the mission of the pope who traveled from afar: because of the weakening of the Brahmanism in various parts of Tianzhu, the two main gods reincarnated in the East, and then Leading the army of gods to Tianzhu, the purpose is to clean up those heretics who do not believe in Brahman, and let the glory of God shine on the land of Tianzhu again.

Of course, in order to cooperate with the propaganda of the new Brahmanism, and to increase the divinity of the two popes, Li Zhen and Li Yun, the new Brahman nobles who took refuge in them fabricated many myths and legends about them, such as what kind of two popes were they when they came out? There was a vision from the sky, and the gods entrusted their father Li Shimin in a dream, cutting snakes at the age of seven, and slaying dragons at the age of eight. Anyway, these things are ready-made, just borrow them from the Central Plains mythology and use them.

In addition, in order to make this political and religious regime more stable, Li Zhen and Li Yun also modified the political system in their hands, dividing all officials into two categories, namely military and political officials and religious officials. The first category has nothing to say Yes, the reference is the administrative structure of Datang and Taiwan, only the details have been modified.As for the establishment of religious officials, it was a major reform, because he represented that the secular regime was finally above religion. Only through the appointment of Li Zhen and Li Yun, the Brahman nobles had the legal missionary power.

After the establishment of the New Brahmanism, Li Zhen and Li Yun immediately began to preach in the ruled area, starting with the Brahmins first, focusing on those Brahmin nobles who were bought, and then supplemented by the threat of force, all of them were destroyed at the fastest speed. The Brahman temples are in the hands, and then centered on these temples, new teachings will be spread, as well as the deeds of the two popes Li Zhen and Li Yun, increasing the number of believers.

This top-down reform is very fast, and for the believers, apart from the addition of two popes who are the reincarnation of the main gods, there are not too many changes.Moreover, in the Brahman religion, the main god is often reincarnated as other gods, people, and even beasts to complete some missions, so the reincarnation of the two main gods, Li Zhen and Li Yun, is not unacceptable.

It's just that everyone, including Li Zhen and Li Yun, the two instigators, didn't expect what kind of changes this still very weak new religion would bring to Tianzhu Continent?Capital Datang 558