Chapter 243: Master Xuanzang, you need to consider religion scientifically
Seeing the chaos in Huiri Temple in front of him, Fu Yi showed a proud smile on his face.
Yes, Fu Yi knew very well that His Majesty Li Yuan indeed only asked him to eliminate the Fahua Sect, but the question is what if there are people from other sects who collude with the Fahua Sect and collude to cover it up?
Then we can only clean it up together!
So Fu Yi just relaxed a little on the first day. As he expected, these monks from the Fahua Sect dispersed to other sects' temples. He naively thought that as long as they were not in the temples of the Fahua Sect, the court would not
As if he would do something to them.
Simply ridiculous!
To him, Fu Yi, all monks in the world are the same.
They instigated others to lose their jobs, abandon their relatives and friends, evade taxes, not want to contribute to the country, and they were all blamed for being unfaithful and unfilial.
Fu Yi will not be lenient at all when it comes to cleaning up the bald man!
Just when Kong Qingzheng was chatting with Monk Xuanzang, he heard a burst of shouting from the temple. When he turned his head curiously, he saw Yuancong guards escorting several bald monks away from the temple.
come out.
Fu Yi, who was standing in front of the temple gate, snorted coldly, stretched out his hand, and the person next to him immediately handed over a roll of portraits. Then he picked up the portraits and began to compare them one by one.
"Monk Puguang, right?"
Fu Yi took out a portrait and shook it in front of one of the monks.
"Tell me, why did you escape from the temple when the saint wanted to eliminate the Fahua Sect? Is it because you participated in the plot to assassinate Princess Pingyang, so you have a guilty conscience?"
"No...no..."
The monk replied tremblingly.
"I am not treasonous..."
"You said there won't be any?"
Fu Yi looked at him and sneered.
"I have never seen a rebellious prisoner willing to admit it. Someone, please suppress this rebellious monk."
"A certain move, a certain move, a certain move..."
When he saw that Fu Yi was going to accuse him of treason, the monk immediately shouted loudly.
"A certain person is just not good at cultivation. He even spent a lot of money to buy the ultimatum, so he felt that it was impossible for him to pass the Shatai, but he didn't want to return to secular life, so he ran away. This is the truth. He really didn't seek treason.
.”
"snort!"
Fu Yi snorted and waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter what you say, someone comes and takes him down to someone."
Two Yuan Cong guards came forward, held down Monk Puguang and dragged him down. While he struggled, he shouted desperately.
"Ignorant monk... No, I really didn't seek rebellion. Now I have agreed to return to secular life. Isn't it okay for X to return to secular life..."
After the shouting monk Puguang was dragged down, Fu Yi once again pulled out a portrait and shook it at the other monk.
"Monk Huili, right? Why did you run away? Are you also planning to rebel?"
"..."
"Okay, you don't have to look over there..."
Kong Qing reached out and patted Monk Xuanzang on the shoulder.
"Fu Lingyin is not a bad person. If they are not plotting rebellion, at most they will be eliminated by Sha Sha. Their lives will not be in danger."
"But……"
Xuanzang looked at Monk Puguang who was being dragged away with a sad look on his face.
"Fu Lingyin's method of shading is so unreasonable. Does it mean that people with dull qualifications can't become monks?"
"nature!"
Kong Qing nodded seriously and said to Xuanzang.
"Monk Xuanzang, why do you think monks become monks?"
The very young and somewhat immature monk Xuanzang was stunned for a moment and then answered without hesitation.
"Of course it is to save all living beings in the sea of suffering."
"Isn't this right?"
Kong Qing spread his hands and looked at Xuanzang sincerely.
"Do you mean, Monk Xuanzang, that you still plan to let these people with dull qualifications and completely incapable of understanding the Dharma come to save all sentient beings? Aren't you afraid that they will lead sentient beings astray. In my opinion, with the IQ of these people, they
I guess I can’t even save myself, and I won’t be able to do much in this life except to make a living! So…”
Kong Qing said seriously.
"If you want to save all sentient beings, you must find those with high levels of understanding to become monks. As long as they are enlightened, they can go straight to the land of Tathagata. Only such elite monks can shoulder the responsibility of saving all sentient beings, and today's monks are full of people who want to mess around.
Those who make a living, those who want tax exemptions, those who get something for nothing, those who lend rent and collect debts, if things go on like this, the people of the world will stay away from monks..."
Monk Xuanzang blinked blankly.
Although he didn't quite agree with Kong Qing's words, he carefully thought about the actions of the other monks and found that he really had nothing to say.
Of course, this does not mean that the monks in the early Tang Dynasty were bad. In fact, most of the monks were just as bad from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to more than a thousand years later.
"It is said that you can only treat guests to dinner after you have cleaned the house..."
Kong Qing continued to deceive the young Tang Monk.
"Only by clearing out the ranks of these black sheep among the monks, and letting the ranks of pure monks be cleared, and allowing those smart, upright monks who have escaped from vulgar tastes to shoulder the responsibility of saving all sentient beings, can Buddhism move forward even further.
Far.
And the current saint Shatai Fahua Sect is to purify the team of monks and make Buddhism great again..."
Monk Xuanzang felt a little confused.
From his own heart, he felt that what Kong Qing said was wrong, but judging from his understanding of the monk group, he also felt that it would not be a bad thing for Buddhism to purify those inappropriate monks.
For a time, he was caught in a dilemma.
There is no way, the current Monk Xuanzang is not the Mahayana deity who has read all the Buddhist scriptures and can make eloquent arguments, but a young monk who is feeling the contradiction between Buddhist sects and cannot yet say "Dharma".
Refutations such as "Fake people are prosperous, only saving monks is the best".
"Now let's continue talking about Buddha being the Tao...why Buddhist scriptures contradict themselves."
Looking at Xuanzang with a confused look on his face, Kong Qing continued to lie.
"Because when Buddhist classics were introduced to our country, they have inevitably incorporated some Taoist things, such as Zen Master Dao'an... You should be very familiar with the matter of Master Sheng's teaching and stubborn nods, Monk Xuanzang.
But you definitely don’t know why Zen Master Dao’an wants to speak to Shitou. In fact, this is because he believes that even sentient beings who commit extremely serious crimes have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas when they repent and reform. Therefore, he was attacked by the other monks.
Unable to gain a foothold in the north, I can only go south and live in seclusion in Tiger Hill, preaching sermons to a pile of stones."
Xuanzang blinked his eyes again.
He actually had some understanding of what Kong Qing was talking about, but it wasn't that he didn't know it at all.
"The reason why Zen Master Dao'an thinks this way is because he was influenced by the Three Mysteries of our Taoist sect, such as the Zhouyi, Lao, and Zhuang."
Kong Qing said seriously.
"So, Monk Xuanzang, if you really want to understand why the various sects of Buddhism cannot integrate with each other, you need to start from our Taoist classics, and then combine it with the background of the times of a certain sect and a certain theory, and the reality at that time.
Only through careful analysis can we figure out why this sect's theory is like this and another sect's theory is like that..."
Xuanzang raised his head silently.
Although he felt that there must be something wrong with what the handsome Taoist priest in front of him said, it seemed to make some sense. In addition, he didn't know how to solve his doubts for a while, so he decided to give it a try
.
"Thank you Tan Yue for your teaching!"
Monk Xuanzang put his hands together and bowed slightly to Kong Qing.
"Although the poor monk doesn't know whether the method Tan Yue said can help the poor monk solve his doubts, he thinks he can give it a try."
boom!
Just after Xuanzang finished speaking, half of his future handwriting on one side of the panel was broken into pieces. Although the other half was shaky, it still held strong.
"All right!"
Kong Qing reached out and patted Xuanzang on the shoulder, and said with a familiar look on his face.
"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Believe me, Master Xuanzang, you will definitely be able to find your own path based on the scientific view of history and religion."
While Kong Qing was helping Master Xuanzang decide the future for the next period of time, Fu Yi's search of the Zen Temple was coming to an end.
More than ten or twenty monks of the Fahua Sect who fled into Zending Temple and tried to hide their way out were ruthlessly searched out from the Zen room of the temple by Yuan Cong Imperial Guards.
"So many monks from the Fahua Sect escaped..."
Looking at these monks, although Fu Yi looked serious on the surface, a smile did flash in his eyes.
"Great Monk Daoyue..."
He looked at the trembling old monk.
"You can now explain to me why you want to take in these monks who refused the order of Saint Shatai? Are you dissatisfied with the order of Saint Shatai of the Fahua Sect? Or is it true that the Fahua Sect is plotting against you?
The Shezong also had a share, so they had to hide them? Or maybe the monks of the Fahua Sect bribed you with a lot of money, so you were jealous of money..."
"Fu Lingyin, there are so many reasons."
Monk Daoyue smiled bitterly.
"Buddhism is a vast community, and fellow practitioners want to come to this temple to register. Can the old monk still turn them away?"
"hehe!"
Fu Yi sneered.
"In other words, you took the initiative to take in a monk from the Fahua Sect who was suspected of treason without any reason? I'm sorry, I can only do business..."
As he spoke, Fu Yi waved his hand and pointed at the monks of the Jushe Sect in front of him.
"These monks from the Jushe Sect are also suspected of treason. Junya, bring me some people to arrest all these suspects."
"yes!"
After the captain of the Yuancong Imperial Guard named Junya agreed, he immediately led his soldiers and rushed forward, punching and kicking the monks of the Jushe Sect who were driven to the square.
"Squat down!"
"Hold your head with your hands!"
"Squat down now..."
boom!
A monk who tried to resist was punched down by the captain named Junya.
"well!"
Looking at the scene in front of him, the great monk Daoyue closed his eyes with unbearable expression.