Moreover, as a very successful example in the world, the earliest contact with the Taiping Army and the fruitful results are undoubtedly the establishment of the sixth ancestor of the Zen Buddhism Huineng, headed by the great virtue monk Yixin in Lingwai and Caoxi Baolin Temple in Shaozhou as the ancestral court. South Zongdun teaches a line.
However, latecomers came to the top here, and those who had a wider influence in the place under the rule of the Metropolitan Government were the poem monk Xuzhong and Qi Ji of the East Linsi Pure Land School of the East Linsi in Lushan, Jiangxi, who advocated to join the world and follow the army. The repaired way of salvation.
Later, there were painting monks Guanxiu, Changdingzi and others who were born in Tiantaizong and Lvzong. They were rewarded for their accomplishments in art, scripture, and education, and then joined the preparations of the corresponding Buddhist academies and the Department of Merit. And formed the so-called Wiener joint that specializes in deciding the doctrinal scriptures and Buddhist precepts.
Therefore, the young Kezhi is such a candidate. He was adopted by the Temple of the Moonlight Academy since he was a child. Not only did he do good poetry and articles, he was also proficient in the secret teachings such as "The Medicine Master's Original Wish Sutra" and "The Method of Relieving Disasters by the King of Medicine" that Tang Xuanzang imported from the Nalanda Temple in East Tianzhu. Convenient method; in order to do their best to cater to the Taiping Army’s demand for medical and technical skills.
You know, the Taiping Dudu Mansion today announced that it will be established on the spot in Xiangzhou, the second Buddhist academy outside Canton, and the Beigong Virtue Division; it is thought to register and manage local monasteries north of Dajiang, Lanruo, and Jialan monks. Crowd.
Therefore, in the future, all novice monks, bhikkhus, and bhikkhuni under the rule of the Taiping Army must be registered by the local government, otherwise they will be regarded as religious worship and be prosecuted and banned. The lighter will be fined and exiled.
As for the resident monks in the corresponding temples and religious places, they also need to go to the Buddhist academy in Xiangzhou. After passing the basic Dharma and scripture examinations and interviews, they will be awarded by the merit department who specializes in teaching and learning. Wendie (license).
Moreover, according to the monastic positions in the monastery such as Theravada, Wiener, Temple Lord, Zhiri, Zhiyue, and Zhisui, the corresponding assessments and interviews were also divided into three or sixty-nine levels, and the candidates for each level were selected. It takes a period of time to study and work in the Buddhist academy.
Therefore, whether it is the inheritance of the descendants of the temple or the master and apprentice mantle, they must pass official certification and registration. As for the convener of the sect, the monk, the master, and the monk, etc., they also need to serve and contribute to the Metropolitan Government for a certain number of years. , The appointment of the Metropolitan Government only counts.
In addition, there are specialized auditors in the establishment of the Department of Merit and Virtue to manage and supervise the abolition of Wu Xian Zang (usary), temple-related convenience houses (hostels), incense shops, zhaiguan and other commercial activities and industry.
The ultimate goal of the Taiping Metropolitan Government is to promote the polarization of these religious sites; either it is a high-end, high-end man who specializes in research and practice, or it is a commercial product that meets the needs of the general public.
Therefore, the thresholds and requirements of Buddhism's learning, morality and Buddhism (religious philosophy) have been raised a lot; therefore, anyone who wants to open up the situation and even have a place from it is essential. selected.
And at the unobstructed (discussion and debate) conference related to the Buddhist Academy that will be held soon, what we can only look forward to is such an opportunity to demonstrate the esoteric teachings. At least, even if it may not be able to shine in front of a generation of heroes sitting on half of the world, it must not be absent from the corresponding occasion, which makes people hate and dislike it.
Although the opponent’s consistent treatment and rectification of Buddhism's style may not eventually evolve into the extinction of the Buddha's forbidden law; but if you want to block and ban the Tang Chuan's esoteric religion, which has fallen apart from the Xianzong Eight Meridians, it is nothing more than revealing. It's a matter of words.
Of course, there is another important reason why they came from afar together. Before leaving Gyeonggi, the Taiping Army excavated the Talindi palaces of many royal monasteries including Famen Temple, and obtained various treasures and artifacts.
Among them are the secret Buddhist treasures that were sealed in the lower underground palace of the Famen Temple’s Buddhism Stupa in the 14th year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty (873 AD) after the last welcoming event, and they were kept in the seven-layered gold and jade treasure letter. Buddha bone relics.
As the corresponding offerings and treasures were auctioned one by one, they were reduced to private collections; most monks could not sit and live, and began to work together to request the Buddha bone relics of the three true shadows. , Specializing in a public offering.
However, what happened next was somewhat unexpected.
"Then after the open conference, another special auction will be held, which is only open to Buddhist monks and devout believers..."
Facing the consultant Seng Xuzhong who was entrusted to test his tone, Zhou Huaian said:
"The Buddha bone relics of one true and three shadows, let each monastery bid for it by itself. There are eight sources of Buddhism in the world, and a dozen large and small sects in the north and south. Can't they still be worthy of this tribute?"
"You must know that there was Emperor Wu of Liang who sacrificed his life to worship the Buddhist temples, and now there are temples competing for the auction of the Buddha bones. Isn't this a grand event of the ancient and modern causal cycle and contemporary tales... Nothing wrong!"
"Of course, if you feel that it is really difficult, you can also bid for one of them based on the region and sect, and then take turns to provide for some time according to the amount of effort. "
Hearing the words in the imaginary can't help but be inexplicable, it is true that the chief governor has always been responsible for the love of Buddhism, and he does not hesitate to fully squeeze the way when he has the opportunity; but for a while, he is speechless, and he deserves to be unpredictable. If this is the case, since then, Buddhism is afraid that there will be more right and wrong.
After all, are there any chances for monastic Zen sects to refuse and evade, offering the world's No. 1 authentic Buddha bone relic? But these changes have anything to do with the Pure Land Lotus Sect that he advocated. According to the Lianzong children’s style, they can’t wait to dismantle the statues of the Buddhist temple and directly place the place where the teachings are taught under the mountains and forests or on the edge of the fields. Okay.
However, he was secretly vigilant and self-examined in his heart. Whether it was because these sects began to unite because of the momentum of the Buddha's bones that caused the general dislike and dislike of the general governor, so he gave such a rather narrow one. The temporary intention of the promotion, but it is full of operational contradictory results. Do you think you are beating on the various branches of Buddhism
Should the Pure Land Lotus Sect, where I belong, both make a statement and follow up, thinking that he firmly supports all the decisions made by the chief governor regarding the religious sect, and for the sake of his colleagues who are still getting along well, I would like to say something to Yixin and Guanxiu. One or two. Then he secretly smiled bitterly again, and they thought of inquiring by asking them to push themselves out, didn't they just have the corresponding thoughts
Compared with the consultant Monk Xu, who was full of thoughts to say goodbye, Zhou Huaian was actually more curious and cared about the movements of the newly arrived Tang Mi monks in the routine report of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Of course, he had no idea about Tang Mi itself. What's too big an opinion, or it's just a state of indifference that has been in a strange way for a long time.
Because compared with the eight schools of Xianzong who have been deeply involved in all walks of life in China, the Tantric Buddhism that emerged after Kaiyuan has actually inherited more of the soft body and kneeling skills from Tianzhu. Because Tantra itself was born in the revival of Brahmanism and Buddhism began to decline in the late Tianzhu era.
With a large number of indigenous aristocrats who controlled and monopolized the upper class of the Sangha in the original era, they took the temples and believers directly to return to the embrace of the new Brahmanism. After the Maurya Dynasty, they experienced the prosperity of Tianzhu in the ages of Gasseneca and Ordeal. Buddhism will inevitably decline.
That’s right, although Shakyamuni advocated the equality of all living beings and founded the so-called early Buddhist source; but only a few generations later, under the influence of a large number of foreign ways, ascetic practices, and factions that have joined in, it has become a different kind of The temple is the core of the Sangha organization; at the same time, with the support/infiltration of the secular dignitaries, the essence of the Dharma will be passed on from generation to generation only in the small circle of elites.
Therefore, once these upper strata who controlled the interests of the monastery switched to the restored Brahmin system, it would suddenly be a catastrophic disaster. Even the traditional Buddhists once became the target of discrimination and persecution in Tianzhu countries and princes. During this period, countless eminent monks and great virtues went forward to spread the law, and even the deaths and injuries caused by the tired bandits not far away from the epidemic came to the Middle-earth Tang Dynasty, also in order to spread and preserve the fire of Buddhism.
Therefore, when they heard that there was a similarly prosperous Eastern Tang Dynasty, they could be said to be hungry like finding a straw for life in a desperate situation. Therefore, after Fa Xian and Yi Jing, when Tang Xuanzang actually came back to take the scriptures in reverse, it was like a shot of chicken blood and a shot of infusion to the depressed Tianzhu Buddhism, which led to the last Buddhism's return to light.
Therefore, you can imagine the bewilderment and surprise of Tang Xuanzang when he was in Tianzhu: I was just a religious international student who smuggled out to seek Dharma. How did I get to the highest school of Tianzhu Buddhist School, Nalanda Temple, and suddenly became the so-called top PhD supervisor ( Respected by the Mahayana as the "Mahayana Heaven", by the Hinayana as the "Liberation Heaven").
Therefore, Esoteric Buddhism was born under this kind of social atmosphere. In order to ensure that the secret associations and underground organizations formed by the passing of the fire, various orbits and empowerment methods were developed for this purpose. However, because Esoteric Buddhism was born at the latest, so when it spread out, it was discovered that the places along the way were already occupied by various ancient schools.
Therefore, in order to compete with these traditional Buddhisms to gain a place, Tantra must therefore be more responsive to local conditions and grounded (unscrupulous and unscrupulous) than they do. In other words, according to different circumstances, the most powerful advantage for the ruler will be selected.
Therefore, in the Tubo plateau, where the Buddhist Mahayana Sect "Mokeyana" dominates in Han, the Padmasambhava of Tantric Buddhism not only used the name of diligence, but also performed a wife exchange ceremony with Zanpu Trisong Dezan and absorbed a large number of primitive Bon religions. The terminology and various cruel and barbarous human sacrifices and rituals; even if Tubo eventually perished because of this, the corresponding viciousness continued until modern times before it was completely banned by Tibet's liberation and land reform.
However, when Kukai, a scholar of Fuso, taught the Japanese Esoteric Buddhism to the east, it also absorbed the remnants of local Shintoism and primitive clan tribes, and evolved into prostitution, drinking and eating meat, marrying wives and having children, and The family inherited the monastery, the Dongmi system with almost no taboos.
In contrast, the Tang Mi system of the East Chuan Tang Dynasty is the most complete. It is almost a big move and escape to transfer the last point of East Tianzhu's inheritance. Therefore, they also made adaptive changes to the best of the emperors in the past, such as the traditional Buddhism shameless curse system (cursing the Anshi rebels and vassals), yoga and medicine with a large number of Tianzhu health regimens. Inherited **.
Therefore, the Tang Mi was called Tang Mi because on the one hand it was once prevalent in the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, its religious gate itself was a bit too deeply bound to the upper echelons of the auditorium dynasty. The so-called three generations of national teachers (Shen Wu Dao, Bu Kong, and Vajra Guru) are prominent in the six dynasties left and right street monk records, but they are not so easy to live with.
Therefore, after the collapse of the late Tang Dynasty, the origins of other Xianzongs can be passed on in the chaotic times of the Five Dynasties by seeking changes and survival; but it is not an accidental time that Tang Mi has been obscured by history. Having said that, since the other party was in this time and space and missed a few relatively important trains early, and now finally sees the situation and wants to get on the big ship of the Taiping Army, it is not so easy and cheap. (End of this chapter)