Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chapter 178 What Are You Reading For?
Neither Fa Hai nor his disciples are interested in the orthodox dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.

The two religions seem to coexist in the Three Realms, but in fact, there is no Buddha in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and few Taoists in Hezhou, Xiniu.

For the rest, Beiju Luzhou is a gathering place for monster races. How many gods and Buddhas will go there to preach?It is nothing more than Emperor Zhenwu leading troops to sweep away the demons from time to time, and the other is that Samantabhadra Bodhisattva traveled to Luzhou in Beiju, and one can cross one by one.

And Nanbuzhou is even more mixed with people, especially the people in the Central Plains have been passed down from generation to generation since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. They fear their ancestors more than the sky, more than immortals and Buddhas.

As for the gods they worship, they are all enshrined by themselves.

Not to mention the inheritance of hundreds of schools from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although Dong Zhongshu dismissed the hundreds of schools and only respected Confucianism, the inheritance of the hundreds of schools has not been cut off, especially the soldiers and legalists.

There are also disciples of the Mohist school who specialize in being knights in the rivers and lakes, and they should not be underestimated.

Fahai was born in Nanbuzhou, so he is very aware of the disasters that will be brought when fighting for the orthodoxy of a dynasty.

Blood flowed into rivers at every turn, and the whole family suffered disasters.

Whether it is the Buddha or the Tao, when it is preached in the world, it always shows the most glamorous side, but the unspeakable ugliness is hidden in the shadow behind the golden statue of the god.

In fact, Fahai prefers to believe that whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, their essence should be as they are preached to the world, either to persuade people to be good and to pass them to the fruit of justice;

The reason for those dirty calculations is that there is something wrong with those who practice Taoism and preach Buddhism, and it is that people with ulterior motives use the name of promoting Buddhism and Taoism to achieve their own goals.

The most common way is to make money with incense.

Buddha talks about fate, what is fate?
As long as there is a little hint, the ignorant world will take it for granted that yellow and white things are fate.

It simply defiles the Dharma.

And some Taoist priests with insufficient practice will also offer the technique of pills to high officials and nobles for the sake of wealth and honor, saying that it is a magic method for longevity, and even directly worshiping under the emperor's door.

Don't they know that apart from Emperor Ziwei, whoever becomes a king under the star of Ziwei, none of them will live forever?
Fa Hai looked at the temple here, it was just outside the imperial city, only looking at the remaining traces, he could also see the many palaces, in terms of the vast area it occupied, it was not even under the Wuzhuang Temple of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan.

But what kind of character is Zhenyuan Great Immortal?
Which Bodhisattva is enshrined in this unknown Buddhist temple?
The golden body has been destroyed for more than [-] years and has not manifested karmic retribution. From this, we can also make some calculations. It is nothing more than: the worshiper is not sincere, and the asylum does not appear.

Since entering the territory of Chechi Kingdom, you can see many dilapidated temples along the way. Just now, the Great Sage also traveled all over the border of Chechi Kingdom with a somersault cloud. He came back and told Fahai: "Master, there are 27 large and small temples in the whole country. Zhiyuan Temple was built by imperial edict because it has the god of the founder of the country, so one room was left in the rest of the Buddhist temples, and all the other Buddhist temples were demolished."

"Amitabha." Fahai recited the Buddha's name. The Chechi Kingdom is not that big, equivalent to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, not even as big as a prefecture or county.

In this area, there are 27 Buddhist temples, which shows that it was also a place where Buddhism flourished back then.

The problem is coming.

All 27 Buddhist temples were destroyed, so that the three national teachers came from the Sanqing sect, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist sect should really be invisible?

It can't be said that this is also a difficulty specially set for Buddhist scriptures on the way of learning Buddhist scriptures, right?

For this difficulty, did you prepare for it 20 years ago?

Or are there more or less problems with these Buddhist temples?Didn't a single one come true?

"Master." The great sage saw that the master was getting more and more embarrassed, so he took the initiative to step forward and said: "Master, how about I make a change and go to those monks to find out. Let's see what they have to say?"

Bajie also came up with an idea from the side, saying: "Brother, when you are going, you might as well become a Taoist priest who travels from far away. Those monks will not dare to bully you when they see that you are a Taoist priest, and they know you are from afar. , maybe even a little bit close."

Brother Sha also gave advice at the side: "Brother, since you want to become a Taoist priest, why don't you go directly to the city to see the real bodies of the three great immortals, and see whether they are masters who have attained the Tao, or evil spirits who have caused disasters."

Fa Hai also said from the side: "What Wujing said is reasonable. Wukong was born in a Taoist school, and he was taught by the Great Immortal Zhenyuan with all his heart. It is easier to dress up as a Taoist priest than to read Buddha."

Seeing that the master agreed, the great sage also wanted to show his supernatural powers in front of everyone, and show off his ability. Then he changed into a wandering Yunshui Quanzhen, with a water and fire basket hanging on his left arm, and knocking on his hand. Yugu, muttering something in his mouth, seems to say something: Taishang Laojun slowly as a law, Qitian Great God quickly shows his supernatural powers.
Everyone saw that the great sage was having fun, so Bajie immediately picked up the long beard under the chin of the great sage, and said, "Brother Monkey, why does your beard feel like monkey hair?"

"Go! Go! Go--"

The Great Sage threw Bajie aside, stretched out his hand and made a bow to the crowd, saying: "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, poor Taoists are polite."

Then, the great sage took two steps on the spot, but he still had a naughty and old-fashioned image.

"Put your chest up and hold your head up, stop your frivolous footsteps." Fa Hai couldn't help pointing at the side, "If you don't have an image in your mind, why not think about the appearance of Great Immortal Zhenyuan."

The great sage thought for a while, brewed for a while, and when he walked again, he straightened his figure immediately, with an appearance of immortality, so that people who saw him would know that he was a true immortal.

"Master, disciples come as soon as they go—"

When the great sage left the monastery and was walking forward, he saw a down-and-out Confucian scholar, who was about to enter the monastery, holding an old book with the words "Analects of Confucius".

"Taoist, walk slowly."

The Confucian scholar stopped the Great Sage.

The Great Sage stopped and looked at his real body with piercing eyes, and saw that he was just an ordinary person, and said, "What's the matter, sir?"

"It's getting late, and Xiaosheng wants to take this opportunity to spend the night. Seeing the Taoist priest coming out of it, he knows that the Taoist priest is one step ahead of me, so I ask for convenience."

"Convenience, convenience." The Great Sage said with a smile, "However, there are still a group of masters and apprentices in this ruined temple, and two of them are not easy to mess with, one is an idiot with a long nose and big ears, and the other is a cold-faced bearded villain. Avoid them when you go in."

"Thanks for the pointer."

The poor Confucian student had just entered the abandoned temple, the Great Sage turned to leave, but saw a knight with a long sword coming up the mountain, the Great Sacred Heart said: "It's strange, why are there so many people here?"
The Great Sage looked at him again, and saw that he was not a monster, and when he was about to speak to him, he unexpectedly ignored him, without even looking at him, he passed him and went straight into the ruined temple.

Regardless of what they did, the Great Sage thought that his master would be there to deal with him in the temple, so he jumped up and headed straight towards the city.

in the temple.

Fa Hai and all the disciples saw two people coming in one after another.

When the poor Confucian scholar came in, he seemed to be shocked when he saw the appearance of Bajie and Wujing, but soon he showed such an expression, holding the old book in his hand, and muttering in his mouth: "I don't speak, strange power and confusion—— "

When the knight who came in later saw Ba Jie's appearance, he called the sword behind his back into his hand with a clang, but when he saw Master Sanzang, he put away the sword again, cupped his hands, and said, "Meng Lang is gone."

These two people seem to be normal, but in Fa Hai's view, these two people are very abnormal.

Fa Hai secretly observed with the Ksitigarbha Dharma Eye, and saw two ordinary people, and he didn't find anything unusual, which made him even more suspicious.

It looks like a Confucian scholar holding the Analects of Confucius and a knight-errant traveling all over the world, but who are they, are they here specially to entertain themselves?

Obviously this ruined temple is huge, apart from the place occupied by their master and apprentice, there are at least seven or eight places where they can shelter, but these two all come to this side.

Fa Hai secretly calculated in his mind: How many people in the Three Realms can perform changes without being able to see them?
After silently calculating for a while, he realized that there were quite a few of them, so he temporarily suppressed the idea of ​​guessing their real bodies, but he never let go of his vigilance.The three parties live in the same place, and they have no intention of contacting each other at present, but their eyes have already crossed each other.

Maybe the knight couldn't sit still, so he got up after a while, punched a set of punches in the courtyard, kicked his legs again, and finally drew out his sword and began to dance with it.

When the scholar saw it, he unfolded the Analects in his hand and began to recite aloud: "The Master said: Learning and practicing it from time to time, isn't it also a pleasure to say? Is it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar? People don't know but are not stunned, and they are not a gentleman." Huh?"

Xu Shi, a chivalrous man, was tired of hearing that the scholar was studying, so he stopped and asked, "What is the use of your reading?"

"If you are young, you can understand reason, know propriety, and judge right from wrong." The Confucian scholar responded, "When you are old, you can organize the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world."

"Hehehehe." The chivalrous man said with a smile, "This method doesn't work in Hezhou, Xiniu. Everyone here worships gods and Buddhas and seeks the right result. It's like Che Chiguo, who worshiped Buddha 20 years ago, but now he only asks questions. Tao. If you read this scripture, it is better to read the Tao and chant the Buddha.”

"So Xiao Ke came here with this volume at the order of his teacher, and it is precisely here that he wants to develop grammar."

Let’s say that the Great Sage was approaching the city, and suddenly he heard a shout, which sounded like the shouts of thousands of people. The Great Sacred Heart said, “These noises are like the earth cracking and the landslides, and it’s like thunderbolts.
When he took a closer look, he saw that outside the gate of the city, there was an open space on the beach, where many monks had gathered, making trumpets with all their strength, shouting "Strength King Bodhisattva", and pulling the cart forward. They are all made of bricks, tiles, trees, and adobe. These monks just shout this name to pull the cart, which is very difficult.

When Xu Shi came here for the first time, my old grandson had a high head, and he was only looking at the Buddhist temple from a high position, but he didn't see such a scene outside the city.

The Great Sage was just about to land on the ground and go forward, but he saw two young Taoist priests swaying out of the city gate. They both wore star crowns on their heads and brocade embroideries and those embarrassing monks in blue clothes. The contrast is stark.

The Great Sage had some calculations in his mind, so he directly pressed the cloud head and landed in front of the two of them.

"The head of the poor road."

The two little Taoist priests returned the courtesy and said: "The Taoist priest is right, I don't know where he came from and where he is going?"

(End of this chapter)