Back to the early Tang Dynasty to be a fairy

Chapter 890 Patriarchs of all dynasties, the catastrophe of my Chengshi Sect is coming
Three days later, the first monk and nun qualification examination held in Chang'an was finally over!
Surprisingly, when the Tang Dynasty was just established, the Buddhist leader established by His Majesty Li Yuan himself, the "Ten Virtues" of the Chongxuan Department, that is, among the eminent monks such as Jizang, Fajing, Huiyuan, Fashun, and Fazuan. Except for the deceased Jizang Jiaxiang, only the first ancestor of the Huayan Sect, the future Venerable Emperor Fashun, walked across the hundreds of meters of cloud bridge calmly and passed this level perfectly.

Among the remaining 'Eight Great Virtues', including the abbot of the Great Zen Ding Temple, the Great Monk Fajing, all failed in the second assessment.

In other words, among the high-level Buddhists in the secular world of the Northland, except for Du Ruhui's uncle Du Shun and the Buddhist monk Falin, there is no one who dares to restrain himself from cultivating. They all gave up on stepping on the Wanzhang Cloud Bridge under unreasonable circumstances!

As for the tens of thousands of monks and nuns in Chang'an, after this qualification examination, they were directly eliminated by 90.00% [-]%!
In the end, the number of people who passed the exam, including monks and nuns, was less than 70 people.Among the seventy people, there were even more than 30 monks from the Huayan Sect who bravely walked up to the Yunqiao with Master Du Shun, and four or five left-behind monks from the Huayan Sect who passed through Shatai from Fu Yi's hands.

That is to say, after the Tiantai Fahua Sect was eliminated by the sand, the two Chengshi Jushe Sects, which were in the limelight in Chang'an in the past two years, only survived less than 20 people after the qualification examination for monks and nuns.

For Li Shimin, this test can be said to be a remarkable result, after all, the result of Emperor Zhou Wu's extermination of Buddhism was nothing more than that!

Moreover, the result of this test is different from the result of Zhou Wuzong's forced all monks and nuns to return to secular life. Among the monks who were eliminated this time, except for some illiterate monks who were not convinced by their elimination As long as the rest of the monks who have participated in the assessment, most of them can't justly say the words 'examination is unfair'.

However, it is said that among these monks who passed the exam, the number one fan of Buddhism... the monk Falin, the Dharma protector, expressed a different opinion and wanted to tell Li Shimin, but Li Shimin directly expressed that he did not want to hear it!
In view of the effect of this exam is so good, so...

The exam in Chang'an had only started on the first day, and tens of thousands of monks and nuns were still under supervision. Li Shimin couldn't wait to send his confidantes, such as Fang Mou Duan, Changsun Wuji, Zhang Lianghou Junji and others to go there. Places like Hedong and Hebei plan to take advantage of the time when the news has not started to spread, and conduct a major assessment of the entire northern Buddhist sect.

Although the Yunqiao in the second round is above Chang'an, there is no way to move it away, but just a literacy rate plus the first exam is enough to eliminate more than 90.00% of the "eminent monks", so Li Shimin decided to pay for it out of his own pocket. , Just like the imperial examinations, the eminent monks who passed the exam were completely pulled to Chang'an for the second and third exams!

And in order to prevent these Buddhist sects from jumping over the wall in a hurry, Li Shimin also sent two door gods to take out the Hunshi Demon King, Zhai Changsun and other thugs to command the Guqi Army and the Qiguan Army to help the assessment officials maintain local order, so as to prevent some from being assessed. The "eminent monk" was not angry, so he used his popularity in the local area to do something like cheer up.

As a result, a vigorous monk qualification assessment began in the Northland.

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Baita Temple is located on the mountain in the southeast of Pengcheng. It was the place where Monk Song, a disciple of Kumarajiva, was stationed in Xixi. It was also the ancestral home of Chengshizong. They have all come here once to walk and listen to lectures.

After the Great Monk Seng Song, his disciples Seng Yuan, Hui Song and others inherited his mantle and continued to take root in Pengcheng. By the time of the Sui Dynasty, Cheng Shizong had become a Buddhist school in the North except Fahuazong. Da Zong, the master of Chengshi at that time, the Great Monk Zhituo, even overwhelmed the already famous Sanlun School at that time in the debate... Monk Jizang of the Fahua School.

"Namo Master Abhidharma Bodhisattva!"

In the Zen room of Baita Temple, the current master of Chengshi Sect, Taoist monk, held a golden paper talisman bird very similar to the Taoist talisman bird, with a dignified expression on his face.

"Even Junior Brother Fajing's certificate of salvation has been recovered... No way! This time, it is not the calamity of my sect's family, but the calamity of the entire Buddhist sect from top to bottom! I must hurry to the Pure Land Buddhist Kingdom to report to all the patriarchs, Ask them to make up their minds."

Said, the Taoist monk waved his hand, stuffed the golden paper talisman bird into his sleeve, and then quickly walked out of the Zen room, towards the landmark building of Baita Temple, a square and round shape with a golden plate spirit temple on it, Go to the shining Great White Pagoda.

After entering the gate of the White Pagoda, the Taoist monk did not go upstairs along the wooden stairs in the pagoda, but bypassed the Buddha statue enshrined in the pagoda, came to the back of the shrine, and stretched out his hand on the stone texture on the side of the shrine. He stretched out his hand and injected his mana.

With the infusion of mana, the stone wall of the shrine in front of Monk Daozong was suddenly blurred, showing a flickering portal, and it could be vaguely seen that there was a valley inside.

"Namo Master Abhidharma Bodhisattva!"

Monk Daozong clasped his hands together and gave a deep salute to the door.

"Patriarchs, it's not the disciples who are disturbing your practice, it's really a matter of great importance, I have to do it for..."

After saying this, Monk Daozong put down his hands and continued to walk into the portal!
Behind this portal is obviously a secret place, in which two mountains sandwich a valley, and in the valley there is a white pagoda that is exactly the same as the white pagoda outside, but taller and more magnificent.

Around the White Pagoda and on the nearby mountains, you can also see many ornately decorated Viharas. Many people with strange appearances, like Arhats and Bodhisattvas in Buddhist scriptures, are sitting or lying in front of the Viharas. There are people who seem to be flying down from the mountain.

At first glance, this secret place looks like the scene in the Buddhist scriptures has come to the world.

"Namo Master Abhidharma Bodhisattva!"

Although it is not the first time to come to this secret place, seeing this scene that can only be seen in Buddhist scriptures still makes the Taoist monk's eyes show envy.

"It's a pity! Brother Fajing's practice is still too slow. If he can prove to be an arhat, the poor monk can entrust him with the important task of Chengshizong and come to practice in this pure land of the Buddha..."

After sighing, Monk Daozong immediately walked quickly towards the huge white pagoda in the valley. When passing by the doors of some Buddhist houses, he politely walked towards those who were sitting or lying down. Arhat Bodhisattva folded his palms together and saluted, while most of the other party raised their eyelids and looked at him lightly, some nodded in salute, and some closed their eyes again.

A quarter of an hour later, the monk Daozong finally came to the door of a monastery near the majestic white pagoda. He knocked on the door lightly a few times, then put his palms together and said respectfully.

"Master, disciple Daozong, please see me!"

Squeak!

After the sound of the door, the door of the monastery was automatically opened to the left and right without wind, and then a neutral voice, who did not know whether it was a man or a woman, sounded from the air.

"Enter!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Although the other party said yes, the Daozong monk still didn't dare to neglect. After expressing his respectful thanks first, he put his hands together and walked into the door of the abbot as if piously on a pilgrimage.

After entering the door, the monk Daozong saw a square-faced Guangyi at first sight, with a high bun on his head, and a plain face like jade. Just by looking at his face, he could not tell whether he was a man or a woman. He was wearing a golden wreath and bare feet. .The other party's eyes were drooping, and he was holding the Dharma seal with his hands, sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room, as if he was practicing.

After seeing this person, the Daozong monk immediately put his hands together and bowed to the ground.

"Disciple Daozong pays homage to Master!"

After hearing the Taoist monk's words, the person in front of him who could be a Bodhisattva statue by throwing it directly into the shrine opened his eyes, opened his mouth and said to him in that neutral voice.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Master!"

After Daozong monk thanked him again, he got up respectfully and sat down on the futon beside him.

After the Daoist monk sat down, the person in front of him, who is a living Bodhisattva without cosplay, continued to ask.

"Daozong, if you don't practice hard in the world of mortals, why come to 'there is a pure land'?"

"Report to Master!"

After hearing the words of this living Bodhisattva, Master Zhituo, who once overwhelmed one of the "Four Great Sage Monks" Sanlun Zong Jizang, the Taoist monk did not dare to neglect, and immediately took it from his sleeve. He took out the golden paper talisman bird and presented it with both hands respectfully.

"Now that the doom of the world of mortals has come, Li Tang Huer and Li Shimin cleverly set up a name, and the world's Buddhist sects are eliminated, and even the junior disciple of Fajing, who is one of the 'Ten Virtues', has been eliminated, and the Duyi has been recovered... This is a big matter, and the disciples are not afraid of it." If you dare to make decisions without authorization, I am here to ask Master to make a decision!"

"Um……"

After hearing the words of the Taoist monk, the Zhituo monk who shaped himself into the shape of a living Bodhisattva when he was reborn suddenly frowned, and then waved to the Taoist monk, only to see the golden paper talisman in the opponent's hand The bird had already spread its wings and took off again. After circling in the air, it landed in the hands of Monk Zhituo.

The next moment, I saw the golden paper talisman bird open its mouth and let out the voice of a Fajing monk.

"Brother Daozong, something is wrong! Hu'er Li Shimin has started to attack my Buddhist sect. My junior brother, Huiyuan of Jushezong, and I have already fallen for the treacherous tricks of Zhang Yuzang of the Daoist Zhanyan sect, and have been eliminated by the sand..."

A quarter of an hour later, Monk Zhituo couldn't sit still after listening to the whole thing. He held the golden paper talisman bird secretly sent back from Chang'an by Monk Fajing in one hand, and quickly got up and walked towards the road. Monk Zong gave an order.

"Daozong, you should stay here for a while, and make a decision after someone has gone to ask the patriarch, Monk Song!"

After saying this, the monk Zhituo immediately held the talisman bird in his hand, hurriedly left his abode, walked towards the huge white pagoda nearby, and followed the two who seemed to be King Kong guarding the door. After saying a few words, the ordinary man pushed open the door and walked into the White Tower.

A few minutes later, a melodious bell sounded from the top of the huge white tower, spreading throughout the secret realm.

Then, the Taoist monk saw those Arhats and Bodhisattvas who were practicing leisurely in front of their respective abodes or in their houses suddenly jumped up one by one, and rushed towards the direction of the White Pagoda quickly.

Seeing this dazzling scene, Monk Daozong immediately felt a burst of peace of mind.

Cheng Shizong has such a strong background, so he should be able to cope with this Buddhist catastrophe... right!

　That's right!The Baita Temple in Xuzhou was a famous temple in the world during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and even the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and its incense was at its peak. However, with the decline of Chengshizong, the Baita Temple gradually declined and became less known.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)