Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 79 The Birth of Zen
The monk guide has been studying Buddhism in closed doors since Liu Yizhen taught the advanced concepts of Buddhism in later generations.

Now it happened that Liu Yizhen was about to clean up Buddhism and then suddenly left the customs. If there was no contact with the monk who killed the monk, Liu Yizhen would not believe it.

But now that they have come, Liu Yizhen will not let the other party be rejected, and welcome him into the house.

"Grandmaster."

"Master."

After the two people saluted very funny, they came to a sitting hall.

"Master, I have understood most of the Buddhist principles, but I still have some questions and I hope Master can correct me."

"Master, but it doesn't matter."

The monk clasped his hands together.

"Master thinks how should Buddhism exist in the Central Plains of Kyushu?"

"Close to the court, stay away from the court."

The monk's eyebrows and eyes gradually turned sad: "What do you mean? The monk is stupid, so please tell me clearly, Master."

"Close to the imperial court, that is, at any time, Buddhism should conform to the imperial court, and there should be no thought of forming a party for personal gain, let alone being aloof. At the same time, believers should be encouraged to contribute to the imperial court."

"Stay away from the court, that is, you must not interfere in the political affairs of the court, let alone hurt court officials."

"It is not the people who have the Buddha, but the country that has the Buddha. Remember."

The sad look on the monk's face became stronger.

He asked again: "Master, if the Buddha does not see the light, is he still a Buddha?"

"When Sakyamuni Buddha was born, he didn't see a prosperous age in Tianzhu. Confucius traveled around the world, and it coincided with the troubled times of Spring and Autumn."

"But can you say that Sakyamuni is not a Buddha? Is Confucius not a saint?"

"The existence of Buddhas and saints is not defined by one person sweeping all enemies in the world. In that case, the concept of saints is not people like Confucius, but emperors like Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi."

"The meaning of their existence is more important than a prosperous age, because they represent a higher pursuit. Everyone becomes a Buddha, everyone becomes a saint. It is not necessary for the people to set a three immortal benchmarks, but to pursue themselves guide them to tap their own wisdom, enlighten the wisdom of the people, teach without discrimination, this is the meaning of pursuing the Buddha-nature in their hearts.”

Liu Yizhen doesn't want to turn Buddhism into a fake empty shell. It is not that there are positive things in Buddhist philosophy.Otherwise, Liu Yizhen would not waste his tongue to guide the monk.

He even hopes that Buddhism can become a tool that can spontaneously improve the quality of the people in the future.

Some things are actually inconvenient and not easy for the government to do.

Aristocratic family, squire, merchant, religion...

Only when these forces are unified, coordinated and coordinated with each other can we move towards a truly prosperous age.

It won't be easy, but one day it will happen.

The monk leader prostrated himself on the ground, his robes rolled up, making him look like an ancient rock.

"Master...be merciful."

Liu Yizhen should be the first person to put forward that "everyone in the world should be enlightened".

This concept is too advanced for today's people, and it sounds even more unreliable than the "rule of three generations" of Kong Shengren and his elders.

But Liu Yi is really confident.

Because he has seen that era.

The monk leader knelt down on the ground in shame: "Master, I will tell you the truth. The reason why I left the seclusion suddenly was because some former disciples came to look for me, so I took advantage of the opportunity to come to find Master. It was a sin to hide from Master before."

"It's okay."

Liu Yizhen was suddenly curious: "The person looking for you didn't say why he asked you to leave the customs?"

The monk recited the Buddha's name: "He said it was because the master hated Buddhist disciples that he went around arresting them."

"ridiculous."

Liu Yizhen sneered, and the monk leader also lowered his head.

He knew that Liu Yizhen really hated the old Buddhism, but based on what Liu Yizhen said just now, he also believed that Liu Yizhen was not the one who arrested monks just because of his personal preference.

"It seems that they didn't say that I was assassinated because of a monk in Baqiao."

Assassination!

The kneeling monk leader felt that his blood was a little congealed.

Assassinate Liu Yizhen?
The current Liu Yizhen is the future of Buddhism in the eyes of the monk. The contemporary saint, whoever dares to assassinate Liu Yizhen, the monk will definitely fight him desperately.

At this time, the monk leader wanted those monks to die even more than Liu Yizhen.

But for other people, the monk feels that they should still be given a chance.

Liu Yizhen also agreed to this matter.

Liu Yizhen's reputation will be damaged if the monks are really killed.

Now Liu Yizhen still needs to cherish his feathers.

"In three days, I will build a Buddhist altar under Zhongnan Mountain. The master can sit on the altar and debate Buddhist principles with other monks."

"If you agree with the master, you should be exempt from guilt and learn Buddhism from the master."

"If you don't agree with it but decide to withdraw from the Buddhist sect, those who register as a Qimin household can naturally ignore the past."

"But if you don't agree with it and still plan to fight, the master can't blame me for being cruel."

The conditions given by Liu Yizhen were supposed to be lenient, even benevolent, and the monk leader immediately agreed.

"In addition, the master also needs an identity."

"identity?"

"Confucianism can be divided into eight, and Mohism can also be divided into three. Without reason, Buddhism cannot be divided into factions."

The goal of doing this is not only to enable Liu Yizhen to "distinguish friend from foe" more clearly in the future, but also to divide Buddhism virtually.

It can only be said that Liu Yizhen is now used to digging holes and has formed an instinct.

"The school of masters should be different from the previous Buddhism, and they can use Zen to stand on their own."

"Zen."

Zen Buddhism focuses on one mind and realizes the original nature of mind.It is most in line with the teachings of the current "New Buddhism".

The head monk put his palms together and remained silent, obviously taking over the identity of the founder of Zen Buddhism.

The news that the monk led the founding of Zen and wanted to argue with the monks all over the world spread all over Guanzhong in an instant.

There are those who call the monks and guides traitors, and are willing to be court lackeys.

There are those who are already going to be martyrs and priests to argue.

There are also those who are eager to try and plan to step on the head of the monk.

For a while, the monks who were caught in the pass and the monks who were not caught were all excited.

At this time, on the construction site of New Chang'an, a group of monks were chatting together.

"Look at me killing the monk in three days and leaving nothing behind!"

"Oh, the monk guide is just a person who is greedy for vanity. I think that Chang'an Gong is the culprit! I have been eating fast and reciting Buddha in the monastery since I was a child. When did I do the hard work these days? It's really disgusting!"

"Ahem, just talk about the monk guide, only talk about the monk guide."

"..."

At this time, a young man approached: "Do you have the confidence to persuade that monk? He is a disciple of Kumarajiva."

"So what about Kumarajiva? My ancestor is still Master Faxian!"

The monk who answered was very dissatisfied with being underestimated. When he looked at the young man, he was a little strange: "All the prisoners here are monks. Why do you, a commoner, appear here?"

The young man untiedly untied his hair crown, revealing the half-length hair inside.

"I used to be a monk, with the name of Fajing. Although I have returned to lay life, I still came to Guanzhong after hearing about Master Seng Dao. Unexpectedly, I was arrested as soon as I came here. It's really bad luck."

Hearing that the young man had returned to vulgarity, the monk obviously lost the interest in the conversation, so he dealt with it hastily and discussed with other "eminent monks" how he argued with the monk leader three days later.

The young man didn't mind either, but his eyes were full of sarcasm after he tied back his hair crown.

"Stupid donkey."

　It seems that there will be no recommended APPs next week. This book will officially start streaking.

　　


(End of this chapter)