After Buddhism entered the East, it slowly evolved into eight Mahayana sects and two Theravada sects, collectively known as the Ten Schools of Buddhism. Later, Theravada declined, and it was also called the Eight Schools of Buddhism.
These eight sects are all formed on the basis of ancient Buddhism, extended and integrated, and mixed with many local cultures.
The development of Buddhism in the East was not all smooth sailing. There are only clear records, including the four campaigns to exterminate Buddhism by Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
The reasons are nothing more than three points: to consolidate the rule, to fight between Taoism and Buddha, and to commit suicide.
Take Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty as an example. He didn't dislike Buddhism at first, but later, a courtier named Cui Hao came out. Cui Hao was a Taoist disciple and studied under Kou Qianzhi.
The master and apprentice were deeply trusted by Emperor Taiwu. Cui Hao, who respected Taoism alone, tried his best to admonish the Buddha. On the surface, this matter was caused by him, but in essence, it was the degeneration of Buddhism at that time that led to the catastrophe.
When Emperor Taiwu first banned Buddhism, he didn't go too far, but two years later he led troops to fight and went to Chang'an to rest and found that his followers were eating meat and drinking with the monks in the monastery.
He felt that something was wrong, so he sent troops to check, and found that there were a large number of weapons and wine storage in the temple, the belongings of officials Dagui were hidden, and there were secret rooms for private affairs with women.
This made him furious, and issued an edict to destroy Buddha, destroying Buddha statues, temples, scriptures, and killing monks regardless of their size. Of course, Cui Hao didn't die well in the end, and was killed by Emperor Taiwu.
In the words of Buddhism, this is called such a cause and such an effect.
In the words of Taoism, there is no way for misfortune and good fortune, but people call themselves.
In Xiaozhai's words, you just want to die.
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"Buddhism is different from Taoism. Taoism has been in decline since the Song Dynasty. Although Buddhism has had a catastrophe, it has flourished in the following dynasties."
On the big bed, Xiao Zhai and Gu Yu lay down embracing each other. It was originally a scene of you and me, but they were talking about things that couldn't be reached.
"In the past few months, I have been to Shaolin Temple, Daci'en Temple, Huayan Temple, Guoqing Temple... except for the ancestral court of Tantric Buddhism. to some."
"Zen is meditation, pointing directly at people's hearts, seeing one's nature and becoming a Buddha."
"The Pure Land sect is about reciting Buddha's name, cultivating pure karma, obtaining cause and effect, and reborn in bliss."
"The Law School is to cultivate the body of precepts and purify oneself before you can become a Buddha."
"Huayan School talks about the dependent origin of the dharma world, the harmony of the six phases..."
"Wait a minute, what the hell is the origin of the Dharma Realm?" Gu Yu interrupted.
"That is, all dharmas in the mundane and transcendental worlds are the pure mind of Tathagatagarbha's self-nature arising under certain conditions. Without one mind, there is no dharma."
Xiao Zhai explained briefly, but seeing the other party was still very confused, so he said directly: "My heart said, there must be light, so there is light!"
"Oh, I understand a little bit." Gu Yu was stunned.
"The teachings of the Huayan Sect are the foundation of the eight schools, including the Faxiang Sect, the Sanlun Sect, and the Tiantai Sect. They all have similarities. In fact, you only need to understand one concept, the Alaya Consciousness..."
She sat up, leaned against the snow-white wall, put her feet on her boyfriend's waist, and said: "People first have five senses, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. The sixth sense is consciousness, and the seventh sense is called the end." That consciousness is the subconscious mind. And the eighth consciousness is the Alaya consciousness. This is a very abstract thing, a collection of all people's nature and delusional mind, and it is the sustenance of the seeds of good and evil. All living beings, every A thought, or a verbal act, will create a karmic seed. This seed is hidden in the alaya consciousness before it receives retribution... "
She has a domineering personality, and she is keen to study some theoretical knowledge, and she speaks in a simple way.
Gu Yu listened very carefully, then sat up suddenly, and said: "Understood! First of all, you have to believe in Buddha, and believe in cause and effect in the world, and cause and effect are hidden in Alaya Consciousness, and Alaya Consciousness has given birth to many dharma realms. You Trapped by cause and effect, everything you do has karma, which determines whether you will go to hell or the pure land of bliss after death."
"Excellent generalization ability!"
Xiao Zhai praised, and added: "If you want to go to the Pure Land, one is to cultivate yourself, and the other is to believe in the Buddha. Cultivation is the original power, and belief in the Buddha is the power of others. The Buddha will give you other powers to help you ascend to heaven. If you do Bad things, after dying, there will be karmic inspiration, and you will go to hell to be punished."
"Tsk, Buddhism is so idealistic! If you follow this standard, the current masters really can't do it." Gu Yu shook his head.
Taoism emphasizes the unity of man and nature, and Taoism follows nature. The avenue is ahead, overcoming thorns and thorns, never turning back. If one attains immortality, one can shine with the universe and be with eternity.
The Buddhist school must first believe in it. Only when you believe in the Buddha will the Buddha give you strength. The realm of cultivation is also related to the Dharma. The higher the Dharma, the greater the ability. And Buddhism has been passed down to the present, and the skills must be lacking. Coupled with the atmosphere that is more corrupt than Taoism, it is too difficult to come up with an expert. More importantly, even if you are reborn in bliss, you will only go to the Buddha Kingdom to visit the Buddha, and you cannot talk about your own eternity.
"Anyway, I haven't seen any supernatural powers. I'm so boring... hey, do you know what's the most interesting thing about my trip?"
Without waiting for his answer, Xiao Zhai said, "When I went to Xiangji Temple, I really met an old monk. He was profound in Buddhism and taught me a lot of things, such as good and evil. Bad, although I haven't done any evil, but my boyfriend has done evil, will he go to hell if he dies?"
"puff!"
Gu Yu immediately vomited, is this woman his own
"The master taught me that knowing your mistakes can improve you a lot. I said that sometimes I can't help it, I have to go back, otherwise my heart will not be smooth."
"The master said that if you commit the ten evil karma, you will be sent to the three evil bodies of hell, hungry ghosts, and animals after death, and you will never be reborn."
"Then what did you say?" Gu Yu was curious.
She didn't answer, but asked instead, "If you were present, how would you respond?"
Gu Yu thought for a while, and said: "I have killed people before, but I still don't know how to repent, and I will go to hell when I die. Then...then I will die if I live forever?"
"Hahaha!"
When Xiao Zhai heard this, he burst out laughing, leaned on him, panting slightly: "Not a single word is wrong!"
"Ah… "
Gu Yu was delighted to hear this, and this may be the reason why the two of them were able to get together.
It was dusk now, the window beside the bed was half closed, the curtains were opened, and a thin layer of sunlight came in, coating the ground with a layer of soft color. Downstairs, the boss seemed to be taking the child home, and there were waves of immature cries of hunger, as well as the coaxing of the boss's wife.
Xiao Zhai smiled for a while before recovering, raised his head, and when he looked at the man again, his eyes became more impulsive. It's hard to restrain the love that comes from the harmony of each other.
She straightened up, straddled her long legs, and sat on his waist.
"what… "
Gu Yu swayed back and supported the bed with both hands, quite helpless.
"I'm going to commit adultery."
"It's broad daylight, can't you wait a little longer?"
"Wow!"
What responded to him was a gust of wind, Xiao Zhai waved his hand, and the curtains were drawn to the other end, and the light suddenly dimmed. She leaned forward and bit Gu Yu's neck:
"Is there a difference between a man's great desire sooner or later?"
…
the next day.
There are more than a dozen farmhouses in Grape Valley, most of which are empty. This is the largest family, full of daily necessities and garbage thrown around, and two hens who are too lazy to deal with it, wandering in the yard carelessly.
"Clack!"
A hen seemed to have found a bug, and ran to peck at it, but after walking a few steps, it lightened, but was picked up by someone.
It didn't even flap its wings, and it was stuffed into the pocket unconsciously, and the other one was also hard to escape. Immediately afterwards, the two chicken thieves secretly poked out of the yard and ran all the way to the Flame Mountain. It was Gu Yu and Xiao Zhai.
They went up the mountain with their bags on their backs, and when they arrived near the cave, there was still a big rock hanging from the top. At this moment, the sun has not turned to the position, and there is still a shadow.
"The passage inside is too narrow, so we can only crawl in and out. If it is wider, we can go in directly, and those puppets can be brought out." Gu Yu said.
"Expand the opening of the hole first, so as not to get in the way." Xiao Zhai inspected it.
"You back off."
Gu Yu took a few steps forward, and with a movement of his divine sense, the seven Fire Cloud Needles that had been refined appeared in front of him, and the crimson light shone dazzlingly. He controls the magic weapon, arranged vertically in the air, end to end, like a brilliant dagger.
"puff!"
The short dagger stabbed abruptly, piercing into the rock abruptly, until it disappeared completely. Immediately, the rock mass vibrated sporadically, and gravel powder fell wildly down.
"boom!"
As a large rock fell to the ground, a huge gap appeared above the hole.
"It should be enough."
Xiao Zhai blindfolded the two hens, tied them with strong ropes, and then scratched the chickens' necks with his fingers, causing blood to flow instantly.
"Giggle... giggle..."
The hen screamed in pain and flapped its wings vigorously, but couldn't get away.
Xiao Zhaimao stooped, looked inside, and shook the two chickens vigorously. As soon as they landed, they screamed even more miserably, running around like crazy.
Chickens usually run in circles, but the instinct of animals makes them feel that there are two powerful auras guarding behind them, and they dare not retreat at all, they can only keep moving forward.
"Glitch... ck..."
The two of them waited outside, only to hear that the sound was getting weaker and weaker. In fact, neither of them knew it.
About ten seconds later, the sound of rooster crowing was suddenly raised, and the rope began to vibrate violently.
"receive!"
Gu Yu's eyes lit up.
Immediately, the two pulled each other, pulling out the rope very quickly. I saw that the two hens had turned into chicken racks, and there were still a few black worms hanging on their bodies.
These black worms seemed to sense the danger, and ran in in a panic before they fully showed their heads. Xiao Zhai was wearing gloves, and with a swipe of his long arm, he pinched one.
The bug squeaked and opened its lotus-shaped mouthparts, as if about to spray venom. As a result, there was a squeak, and a tiny ray of lightning pierced through his chest.
Hei Chong froze immediately, and the mighty and mighty thunder force was suppressed in his body, not daring to move at all.
She carefully stuffed it into her pocket, and covered it tightly to avoid the sun. They are reluctant to put such a disgusting thing in a wooden box, because it is prone to shadows.
It's not that Gu Yu can't catch it by himself, but it's useless to catch it. He doesn't know as well as his girlfriend about the weird inheritance of those side schools, so he is not made to be a top student.
…
That night, the hotel.
The lights were on in the small courtyard, and it looked particularly prominent and sad in the dark night around. The boss and the proprietress, who had always been in a good relationship, unexpectedly quarreled, mixed with the sound of children crying, regardless of the fact that there were still guests living upstairs.
Of course, the two of them didn't care, they were nestling in the room studying the black bug.
The table was covered with two layers of thick cotton cloth. Sitting in front of the table, Xiao Zhai opened his pocket. She slapped it with the palm of her hand, and the insect was as silent as a cicada of thunder, and crawled out obediently.
It is the size of a fist, with eight barbs and long feet with teeth, huge mouthparts, and protruding eyes, a bit like the compound eyes of a fly.
Xiao Zhai looked at it over and over for a long time, but found nothing unusual, so he took out the dagger and stood upright.
"puff!"
The worm's skull rolled to the side, and black liquid sprayed out from the fracture, soaking a piece of cotton cloth. She looked at the cloth and said, "It's not corrosive, but it might be poisonous, and it's not like blood, it's weird..."
She muttered a few words, without stopping, cut off the eight long legs one by one, and then cut open the belly directly along a fine line on the chest.
"Huh?"
Both of them were surprised that the worm's belly was empty, with no internal organs, no bones, and no flesh and blood.
"This is against common sense!"
Xiao Zhai frowned, distressed and silent.
"Uh, do you think it is possible that it is the legendary corpse turtle?" Gu Yu asked.
"No, no, I have read Master's book collection, which contains detailed records."
Xiao Zhai denied it and explained: "Corpse turtles eat corpses for a living, but they conform to the biological structure and belong to the natural world. But this kind of black insect seems to be cultivated by some kind of secret method... Hey, you said that there are all kinds of insects in that cave. Is it a puppet?"
"right."
"What's inside the puppet?"
"I didn't look carefully, it seems to be a baby's corpse."
"Baby corpses, baby corpses..."
She muttered to herself, and after a long while, she said: "I thought of a possibility that those corpses are the culture medium for bugs. There is no such creature in nature, and these bugs can only be produced by borrowing baby corpses and secret methods. Daomen do not To use such means, I think it is very similar to witchcraft... Hey, look!"
She turned the worm upside down and found no clues, so she went to cut off the head again. As a result, just as he was about to use the knife, his hand suddenly stopped.
"Look at the back of its head, does the overall shape and texture look like a ghost face?"
Gu Yu took a look, not to mention, it really looked like a small and hideous grimace. And there are two red dots on the back of the head, which just fall on the position of the eyes.
Tsk! He suddenly remembered that the two times he had seen were ghost faces with red pupils!
"Can't be such a coincidence?" he muttered.
"Of course not!"
Xiao Zhai moved quickly, took out his pen and began to trace, saying: "You fought with a ghost face, the puppet is still a ghost face, and the bug is a ghost face. Those who practice witchcraft love totem worship, maybe it is their symbol. Bye I have heard many people who worship the sky, the earth, the water and the fire, but those who worship ghosts..."
She threw the pen away and pressed down on the lifelike drawing of grimaces, "There is only the way of shamanism!"