The history of Xuegong Library is older than the entire Yu Dynasty. Walking in the corridor formed by the towering bookshelves, you can clearly smell the smell of ancient wood and old books.
"A Detailed Study of the Inheritance Line and Existing Alienation of Medieval Zen" is...here.
Li Ang pushed the ladder with pulleys to the bookshelf, and then boarded the step ladder.
The library collects books from all over the world. These books cover a huge time span, are rich in variety, and cover everything. From the investigation of local dialects to the habits of a certain kind of insect,
From the fairy tales told to children by the locals in the Far West, to the practice tips written by the monks in the Zhuxiao Realm before they died.
The Academy has specially trained several teams with different divisions of labor, some of which regularly repair and maintain ancient books;
Some people go to all over the world to collect books and bring them back to the library;
There are people who specialize in appraising and managing books - identifying which books are out of date and have too many errors to be valuable. Which books are valuable and can be read by students. Which books are of great value but are too dangerous and must be permanently sealed.
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The high-risk books that are positioned between "banned books" and "non-banned books" are all locked with iron chains in the library and require a key to open.
Li Ang took out a heavy brass key from his arms, opened the iron lock, and with a low sound of the chain sliding down, took out the ancient book and walked down the long ladder.
Thanks to the constant dust-sweeping effect on each bookshelf, there is not much dust inside and outside the ancient books.
Li Ang held several books including "Medieval Zen" and sat down at the desk by the window, flipping through the pages.
[Buddha is not a Buddha, all Buddhas are human beings,]
Li Ang raised his eyebrows at the beginning of the book. The author of "Medieval Zen" is Lin Liangce, a sage from the early Yu Dynasty. He has visited various places in Tianzhu and collected a large number of local myths, legends, and fables, combined with his understanding of all classes in Tianzhu.
Through interviews, as well as historical objects of Zen Buddhism, we came to the conclusion——
Buddhas are all human beings.
[Siddhartha is a member of the Sakyamuni tribe and was born in Kapilavastu City. His father's name is Shutu Dana, which means pure rice. He calls himself King Suddhodana and is a descendant of the immortals. His mother is Mahamaya, who is from the neighboring city of Heavenly Arms.
Mahamaya, the eldest daughter of King Shanjue, passed away seven days after Siddhartha was born. Siddhartha was raised by his aunt Qudami...】
The book describes in detail the Buddha's birth, seeking the path, asceticism, enlightenment and other experiences. It is believed that Siddhartha, like other so-called saints and sages, is an ordinary person. It was due to the fate of the day after tomorrow that he embarked on the path of spiritual practice and had disciples to spread it.
His philosophy led to Tianzhu Buddhism and the subsequent history of Buddhism being introduced to the Central Plains.
Li Ang continued to turn the pages without comment. The concept that saints are all human beings is not unmarketable in the academy. Some doctors believe that those deified saints are essentially powerful practitioners.
Including Laozi, who is considered an ancestor by the Li Yu royal family, the first leader of the Haotian Taoist Sect (the so-called first envoy sent by Haotian to the world), and Yanhuang, the ancestor of China, etc.
Since everyone is on the path of spiritual practice, there is no need to devote yourself to absolute worship, as long as you have respect for your predecessors.
Of course, that's what those doctors think in their hearts. When the Haotian sacrifice is held in the academy, they will still wear formal clothes to participate.
"If the great monks of White Horse Temple were to read the contents of this book, I'm afraid they would be so angry that they would have brain congestion."
Li Ang shook his head and continued reading.
[...After Siddhartha's death, his disciples spread his ideas throughout India. However, each disciple's understanding of the original Zen teachings such as the "Four Noble Truths", the "Eight Noble Paths" and the "Twelve Causes and Conditions" differed and gradually evolved.
To this day, the differences between the various sects are huge, and it is difficult to tell which one is absolutely orthodox. But the relatively most orthodox one, which is said to have inherited the most essence of Siddhartha’s thoughts, is still the one who died after Siddhartha’s death.
Later, five hundred Arhats jointly compiled the Buddha's teachings at the Seven-leaf Cave in Rajgir City. This is the "Agama Sutra"]
Li Ang knows what the "Agama Sutra" is. It is the fundamental classic recognized by both the original Zen sect and the sects of Zen sect. It is the fundamental Buddhist dharma and is composed of many small sutras.
[The Agama Sutra has a huge content and many chapters. Some of it is no longer reliable due to wars, differences in narration, distortions by later generations, etc., and the whole picture cannot be pieced together. The one that concerns me the most is a lost book named
It is the sutra of "Avalokitesvara Sutra". In the murals of various Zen grottoes in Tianzhu, the name of "Avalokitesvara Sutra" appears. Those Arhats, with a strange expression that I have never seen before, compiled this legendary book.
A book that records Siddhartha’s understanding of heaven and earth in his later years.]
[The expression on his face can be said to be awe? Or...fear?]
[This makes me very curious. After the Buddha passed away, his great disciple Mahakassapa returned to the country of Yebo after hearing that the Buddha had passed away. Since the Buddha did not leave any writings during his lifetime, three months later in the summer, in Magadha
With the support of King Ajatasaratu of the country, Kassapa selected five hundred learned monks, that is, five hundred Arhats, to jointly compile and compile the Buddha's thoughts.]
[What did the Buddha think about or see in his later years? What made these learned monks so uneasy? Is it related to the demon king who was predicted to destroy the Buddha?]
[I don’t think so. In the cave murals, the learned monks were more likely to be forced to respect the Buddha and record some things that the Buddha said during his lifetime but that they could not understand. Later, out of fear, they copied the book
The deviant "Guanzhou Jing" was burned.]
[In order to find out what the "Avalokitesvara Sutra" actually said, I visited more ruins of primitive Zen Buddhism, but to no avail. Until in a remote village, I heard a fable about a man who participated in the Five Hundred Gathering.
The monks could not bear the loss of a precious scripture. After gathering together, they secretly compiled a copy based on their memory and ordered their disciples to take the scriptures out of Tianzhu to prevent them from being discovered and burned by other monks.]
[Afterwards, it is unknown where the sutra that is suspected to be the "Guanzhou Sutra" went. It may have been intercepted and burned by other monks, or it may have been collected by the Haotian Taoist Sect, or it may even have wandered to the Central Plains and been stolen by a certain branch.
Zen secrets preserved.】
[Perhaps, I should look for the ruins of the Jing Nian Sect? Their sudden demise is extremely suspicious. I suspect that in the process of destroying the sect, other Zen sects in China also took action in order to obtain the original Sanskrit "
"Guanzhou Sutra".]
Jing Nian Sect!
Li Ang's heart skipped a beat and he immediately thought of something.
Zhao Ming organized Shen Shen Nao Dao, and Ya Jiu didn't seem to be interested in the secret method of resurrection that Jing Nian Sect was proud of.
Are they also doing this for this book...
This chapter has been completed!