Chapter 2712 There are thresholds for advancement and retreat
The next day.
Scripture teaching ceremony.
People from all over the country, including ordinary people, believers from all over the world, some ordinary officials, and children of noble families came to watch the fun, making the city inside and outside Chang'an connected by horses and cars, with a sea of people and a lively atmosphere.
Fortunately, Chang'an now has no city wall restrictions. The place is large enough and there are enough roads. If there is congestion here, you can go there. It will not be like a small town stuck at a certain exit, forming a bottleneck and causing a stampede...
The Taoist priests in the Five Directions God's Dojo, with the help of Zuo Ci's command and arrangement and the patrol soldiers, followed the process step by step, which was quite smooth.
When Deglanzi rode his horse, holding a lamb in his arms, and escorted by a group of flag-bearing soldiers, he arrived on the street, and there were bursts of cheers.
The characteristic of a lamb is that it is a flock rather than a party, and it can take the leader as its leader and follow suit every step of the way. It is the most appropriate introduction ceremony for this sutra-learning ceremony.
On both sides of the Central Avenue, there are teams of soldiers with bright armor holding spears, axes, banners, flags and other ritual vessels. Behind these soldiers are golden drums and musical instruments. When the queue marches, these golden drums are clanging and the drums sound.
The formation further accentuated the lively atmosphere.
While Feizhen and her sister were watching the ceremony on the high platform, many people in Chang'an City were also watching the ceremony.
"Is this a scripture gathering ceremony? Why does it feel like a foreign offering?"
"Be careful what you say! Be careful what you say!"
"What are you saying with caution! If you do this, aren't Shandong going to be in trouble? Do you still need to be cautious? This person is nominally a person who has learned from the scriptures, but with such momentum... This hussar has already caused dissatisfaction in Shandong. It is said that
The emperor also..."
"You don't understand this... Now Qinglong Temple is obviously taking a different path... How can this road be so easy? You haven't heard that even within the Five Directions Dojo...
There are also turmoils in the Yushenlu Academy... If you make a mistake, it will not only be the hussar itself, but also the surrounding hussar up and down..."
"So, despite the unique scenery now, it's actually like standing on the tip of a knife? It's better for ordinary people like me to have peace of mind..."
"hehe……"
"Everyone, everyone! At this moment, just watch the excitement. Don't talk about state affairs. Don't talk about state affairs. Otherwise, this group... ahem, I'm afraid this group won't be able to get together..."
"Hey! I don't think so! Think about it, Shandong has been dissatisfied with the Hussar for more than a day or two... The whole world knows the advantages and disadvantages of the Hussar! So even if it is like this now, what can they do? What's more, this is
Seeking scriptures is like a foreigner, but it is not a foreigner's meeting! What's more, after all, even if the hussar cannot perform this ceremony, is it possible that the people in Shandong are not afraid? Are they not jealous?"
"That's the truth..."
"Looking at Shandong and Guanzhong these years, isn't it obvious who is doing things and who is getting things done in this great Han world? Of course we care about how the world is doing, but what is more important is our own family.
Eat and dress! If Guanzhong can be as prosperous as before day and night under the guidance of hussars, what else do we need to be careful about? What should we be afraid of?"
"Oh, what brother said is true! The more powerful you are, the less you are afraid of rumors. The more fragile and fearful you are, the more you worry about what the people will say..."
"Wait a minute, this is a bit over the top, it's over! Let's look at the present moment... I think that this sutra-learning ceremony and the serious interpretation of the Qinglong Temple are in perfect harmony with each other! Look, the real sutra, the serious sutra, isn't it?
Aren’t they the same approach but with the same effect?”
"Oh, when it comes to this matter...it's really hard to say enough! The serious and correct interpretation of Qinglong Temple is actually really good, but...oh! It's just that we have studied this article for generations, and finally gained a small amount, but now it is...like
The pavilions and pavilions are cut down in a day, the inheritance is broken and we want to start a new continuation. This difficulty... is really..."
"It is new every day, new every day! Our ancestors studied the modern scriptures, and now we are learning this ancient text again, and interpret it seriously. Although there are indeed some difficulties, but if we can go further and learn at the same time, what's the harm? If so
To be blindly lazy and stick to your humble opinions without thinking about changing them is to have no hope of ever renewing your canopy!"
"Hey! This brother has a point!"
"Yes Yes……"
"The Han Dynasty is in high gear, and so should the scriptures! If we continue to stick to the old rules and cling to imperfections, sooner or later the scriptures passed down from generation to generation will be destroyed in our hands. Haven't you noticed that people from this snowy area have come to us to learn scriptures? If we don't stay alert anymore.
, Maybe one day all these scriptures will be lost to foreign vassals, but there will be none in the country!"
"Not to the point, not to the point of..."
Although looking at the same picture, facing the same thing, and being on the same street, everyone still has different thoughts.
Feizhen stood on the high platform, holding her sister's hand, and her eyes followed the Buddhist monk Degrandzi as he slowly walked from one end of the street to the other. She also watched the people on both sides of the street either jumping for joy or whispering to each other.
Either he was smiling broadly, or he was looking calm, as if a huge picture was unfolding under his eyes, in which all aspects of life were represented.
"This is "ritual"..."
Feizhen murmured.
He understood a little bit, and of course it was only a little bit. If he wanted to tell him what he understood, he might still need to continue to settle and accumulate, study and think, but at least at this moment, he had a strong relationship with his father and
Under the guidance of his mother, he found that he was no longer simply immersed in the excitement in front of him, but gradually started as a layman and explored the hidden threshold...
……(*≧∪≦)……
Some people think that something or someone is terrible, but there are also people who think that the same thing or person is not a big deal.
Self-thinking ability is undoubtedly a very important ability for human beings.
If you give up your thinking ability and completely listen to other people's words, then does your brain become someone else's property? After others put some specious things in it, or simply throw it away, wait until you think about it.
When you get it back, will your brain still be clean and in its original shape?
Just like the mobile phones assembled in later generations, after all the spare parts are replaced, is it still the same mobile phone?
If you know that parts have been replaced, of course you will feel that it is no longer the original phone, but what if you don't know and don't notice it? In daily use, the performance is exactly the same. Would anyone else feel that the phone is different from the original phone?
What if the things replaced are not physical parts, but the invisible thoughts in the head?
There are many barbarians in the Western Regions.
In fact, there are many Hu people in China, but the appearance of these Hu people is not much different from that of the Chinese people. For example, the Qiang, the Huns, and even some Xianbei people, as long as they take off their leather robes and tie their hair into a crown, they will
If you stand there silently and motionless, most likely no one will be able to tell the difference between you and the Han people.
However, in the Western Regions, there are not only Hu people who look like Han people, but also Ruren, Yuezhi, and other Xianbei races. Their appearance is very different from Han people. The first is the high nose, the second is the deep eyes, and the third is the
The fourth is hair color, and the fifth is skin color. They are all very different. Some of them look very fair, but if they work and live outdoors a lot, they will become very red...
Different races of people have different thinking patterns.
This sentence is somewhat one-sided, but another sentence is relatively easier to understand: "The Chinese are like the Chinese, and the barbarians are like the barbarians."
Although in the early days of humanities, Chinese people did not understand anything similar to biological evolution, natural evolution, and cultural accumulation, this did not prevent these sages from China from proposing that even in later generations, they would still be rich.
A philosophical and universal discourse.
In the process of evolution, all life aims at survival, constantly adapts, and then develops and survives better.
This is true for tribes, and it is also true for Han people.
The Western Region is like a huge, chaotic pulverizer in which barbarians and Han people collide with each other, constantly influencing and interpenetrating each other. In this pulverizer, although some of the original shapes can still be seen, there are also inevitable
The possibility of being influenced by the other party.
Because Buddhism gradually expanded in the Western Regions, more Buddhist practitioners were attracted to the Western Regions. At the same time, the arrival of these Buddhist practitioners also made Buddhism flourish in the Western Regions.
Some of these monks come from physical poison, and some come from rest. For these monks who believe in the Buddha, trekking across mountains and mountains seems to be a way of practice that they pursue.
In fact, the Buddhist style in the Western Regions is thanks to Qiuci.
Some people have rumors that Kucha was built by a prince of King Asoka, so Kucha believes in and admires Buddhism, but in fact this is not the case at all. The origin of Kucha is earlier than King Asoka, in the early Bronze Age, that is, in the Xia Dynasty
During the Shang Dynasty, these Europeans from the Caucasus became the earliest Kucha people.
So it can only be said that Kucha's later promotion of Buddhism was just a choice of the Kucha royal family at that time. It cannot be said that it has any blood connection with King Asoka. Of course, King Ashoka controlled a large area at that time, and because he worshiped the strong,
And the introduction of Buddhism is unknown.
Qiuci, who was originally following Kuishang, was beaten hard by Li Ru and Lu Bu, and he suddenly became more honest. Especially after Guishang was swept out of the Western Regions, he was even more cautious, for fear of offending Lu Bu.
Later, when Qiuci heard that Lu Bu, the Protector of the Western Regions, had begun to believe in Buddhism, he was extremely happy and said, "I have this, I am familiar with it!" I immediately found the eminent monk from Qiuci who had come from Shendu, a man named Mitra
He was sent to the West Sea to express his submission to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was also studying Buddhism during this period. When he heard that the eminent monk was coming, he was very happy and went to the city to welcome him in person and held a banquet in honor of him.
After the initial greetings, Mitra asked: "The young monk looks at the general as if he is in a trance. Do you have anything to worry about? I wonder if you can tell the young monk so that he can enlighten the general with the Dharma."
Lu Buba smacked his lips and said: "I heard before that in Buddhism...the most important thing is cause and effect, but is this "cause and effect"...I don't understand it a little bit, can you explain it in detail?"
"If a general knows cause and effect, he will have great wisdom." Mitra put his palms together and said, "Everything in the world is related. If you sow good, you will get good results, and if you sow evil, you will get bad results. For example, when a farmer cultivates in the field, if he sows good things, he will get good results.
, then you will get good results; if it is evil, you will get weeds."
Does it make sense?
It does sound reasonable.
As long as we look at the beginning and end of things in a one-sided, fragmented and simple way, that is, cause and effect, this theory of cause and effect is the absolute truth.
Lu Bu thought about it, but couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he nodded and asked: "Then what is the cause and effect of something?"
"The result of the general is the cause of the previous one. If the general starts from now and does all the good deeds and does not get involved in the evil, then the good will be preserved and there will be no bad consequences." Mitra answered very smoothly again.
Lu Bu asked again: "I have also heard that killing is evil. As a general with a large number of troops, and galloping on the battlefield, it is natural that he will kill some people. Isn't it destined that he will only get evil consequences?"
When you are young, you don’t know how valuable your body is... Well, that’s wrong, when you are young, you don’t know how precious your body is. When you get older, you will feel sore.
Among the military generals galloping on the battlefield, how many are still in good health even when they are old? Especially military generals like Lu Bu who take a brave route. Perhaps only Zhao Yun's model can be considered healthier and longer, such as
At this moment, Lu Bu gradually became aware of the discomfort caused by the decline in body function.
And the fear that pervades my heart...
Yes, fear.
Lu Bu spent his whole life on horseback, constantly fighting, fighting, and fighting. Fighting became a part of his life and an important component of his life value.
When he found that his body was weakening, his skills were fading, and the most important things were gradually disappearing, how could he be calm and without any fear?
Mitra smiled and said smoothly, as if he had said this word countless times, with an unusual sense of familiarity, "General, don't worry. Buddha also has the form of Vajra,
Destroying all evil is like a farmer getting rid of insects in the field. These insects are also living creatures. Can't they be killed, so they can devour the crops? My Buddha is compassionate, so it's not that I can't kill them, but I can't kill them because of selfish desires..."
Mitra said, and then pointed to the meat and vegetables on the table, which he had not touched at all, "The general wanted to serve this to the young monk, so he killed it. If the young monk eats it, it will be like killing him for selfish reasons."
Therefore, I dare not take any advantage."
Today's Buddhism does not prohibit meat, but only spicy foods.
To put it simply, if Lu Bu happens to be eating meat and sees Midora coming, he will share some meat and Midora can eat it. But if it is because Midora is coming, he will kill the cattle and sheep specially.
Treats, if Mitra eats them under such circumstances, there will be evil.
Then Mitra further explained: "Generals are ordered to conquer in order to protect the country and the people. If someone is killed on the battlefield, it is not considered to have karmic consequences and cannot be evil. If there are thieves who do evil, they should have evil consequences. If they are
If someone is killed by a general, it is the general who has caused the consequences, and it cannot be regarded as the general's killing karma. If they are innocent people who have not done evil things in their lives, they should have received good results. If they are killed by the generals, then the generals have broken the cause and effect, and their good results will be reversed.
As a result, it will backfire on the general's body."
These words hit Lu Bu's pain point.
Because the previous eminent monk also said the same about him...
The whole body is soaked in blood, the ghost who died due to injustice and so on.
As a result, another one came and said the same thing.
You know, when Lu Bu fought in various places, did he really care about good and evil? He even dug a lot of graves of his ancestors underground to replenish military expenditures, and looting and plundering villages was also a common thing.
If we follow the Buddhist teachings, there will really be a lot of bad consequences, and the whole body will be filled with killing karma.
So Lu Bu asked again: "If you have caused evil, will you suffer the consequences? Is there any way to avoid it?"
Mitra smiled and said: "General, there is no need to worry. Various good causes can naturally suppress evil causes and lead to good results. If one is sincere to the Buddha, he can naturally purify the evil in his heart... If the general is interested, the monk can stay for a few more days to help him."
The general is giving a lecture on Buddhism..."
For these monks, promoting Buddhism is already one of their life values, so of course they will not let it go if they get the opportunity.
So Mitra not only preached Buddhism to Lu Bu, but also specially asked Lu Bu to summon people to listen to the lecture.
Mitra lectured for three days.
There is a river in the mouth of Luoxuan.
There is no such thing as hype.
Because I don’t understand.
The causal relationship can be understood to some extent, but not everyone can straighten out the logical relationship. From concrete matters to abstract concepts, this is another big problem, just like why not eat minced meat, how come the Han people don't even have a bowl of white rice?
?
So although it is said that Mitra held lectures for three days, in fact, those who persisted from beginning to end were just Lu Bu and a few close associates around Lu Bu. Most of the other officials came to hang out. Most of them were on the first day, and then
Gradually some people left, and some even leaned aside and dozed off after hearing half of it...
After leaving the auditorium, Lu Bu asked Wei Xu who was beside him as he walked, "What do you think of his speech?"
Wei Xu stayed with Lu Bu these three days and listened carefully.
Therefore, Lu Bu felt that Wei Xu understood a lot.
Wei Xu looked sideways at Lu Bu's face and asked, "Does the Protector feel there is something wrong?"
"Is this..." Lu Bu still frowned, "I can't explain it. I think it makes sense... but I don't quite understand... What do you think? Is it good or bad?"
Wei Xu's eyes wandered, "This...should be good..."
"Do you understand?" Lu Bu asked again.
"Well, I understand this a little bit, and I don't understand a little bit, but whether I understand it or not, I just think it's good..." Wei Xu continued to observe Lu Bu's expression, "But he can't explain something clearly, which is not good..."
Lu Bu nodded.
"How about I invite some other eminent monks to come?" Wei Xu said, "Is there anyone else who can speak better?"
"Others..." Lu Bu thought for a while, then waved his hand, "Forget it for now, I want to think about it for myself first..."
