Yoshigan walked along the porch to the side hall, with Naomasa Ii following closely behind him.
The nuns along the way gave way and bowed, with complicated eyes. Many people couldn't squeeze into the master hall to participate in the Buddhist meeting, but Yiyin ran out to find some peace and quiet.
There is really no empathy between people.
Yiyin raised his head and leaned back to relax his tight back after sitting for a long time.
Being a nun in an island country is much more comfortable than being a martial artist. As long as the sect you belong to has enough weight, countless believers will donate land and money.
From emperors to shoguns, rulers throughout the ages could hardly collect taxes or oil from temples, and nuns were much more difficult to deal with than peasants.
The temple has accumulated a lot of wealth, renting land to farmers for farming, lending money out at compound interest, and enjoying a wonderful life as a monk.
It's a pity that this line of work is too complicated. The sects that can survive are not simple characters. Not only must they have unique Buddhist principles to attract faith, but they must also have the ability to protect their own temples.
For example, the Tendai sect, the leader of the sect, would send the masters from Mount Hiei down the mountain to debate scriptures every time they could not argue with others. The branch of Enryaku-ji Temple has trained thousands of masters, and they are not just freeloaders.
The Nichiren Sect did not survive, the main mountain was burned, the religious order was dispersed, and now they are leaderless. Honnōji Nichigen was so angry that he had to make offerings to the Tendai Sect in order to be a sect in Kyoto.
The Yixiang Sect gave birth to the Eighth Dynasty Zhongxing Dharma Master Lian Ru, who turned a plate of scattered Xiang Yikui into a spark that could start a prairie fire. Finally, he persuaded Master Shan of the Tiantai Sect to convince others with his virtue.
Volume, really volume.
According to Yi Yin, the Taoist priests of various major sects are living too comfortably. So everyone is working hard just to live a good life like that of the major sects.
A Buddhist meeting can burn thousands of guan. Even Yiyin, a wealthy man in the martial arts family, felt distressed. He couldn't stand it anymore and ran out to breathe fresh air.
If this were placed in China...hehe...
The nuns in the Celestial Dynasty are very self-disciplined. They destroyed the Buddha three times, restricted the Buddha in one sect, and beat the Buddha one after another. They taught all the sects how to write the word "low-key".
But the nuns in the island country have not yet encountered a great catastrophe that shakes their foundation. The lofty status they have held for thousands of years has long made the nuns like kites with broken strings, floating endlessly.
An arrogant and surly face appeared in Yoshigan's mind. What would she think if Oda Nobunaga was allowed to experience such an extravagant Buddhist meeting?
He wished he could squeeze out every grain of food in the territory to use as military food, and recruit every strong man in the territory to fight in the war. If Oda Nobunaga saw the beautiful life of the nuns, his eyes would probably turn green.
Yiyin suddenly had a mischievous idea in his heart.
If you get a chance someday, you must take Owari's country bumpkin to see the luxury of the Tendai Sect. Anyway, Mount Hiei is in Kyoto, not far from Minami Omi, so that country bumpkin will also have a wider perspective.
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Yoshigan was walking aimlessly and thinking about something, when a person suddenly approached in front of him. Naomasa Ii behind him took a step forward and stopped the person.
The man also knew what was appropriate, so he stopped and saluted.
"Tsuda-den is well."
Yoshigan came back to his senses and looked at the man. It turned out to be Suzuki Shigehide, an old acquaintance.
"Suzuki Hime, are you also coming to participate in this Buddhist event?"
Suzuki Shigehide replied respectfully.
"Jin Dudian is joking, I don't deserve such a blessing.
I just received the Dharma Master's grace and allowed me to come to Shishan to imbibe some of the auspicious atmosphere of the Pure Land of Buddhism and protect the Buddhist Association."
Yiyin nodded.
The Zahe Zhong were always armed with religious believers. These Chinese people formed a group of their own and were not tolerated by the Wu family's regime. Of course, they had to find another shelter.
Ishiyama Honganji Temple is located on the east coast of the Seto Inland Sea and is connected up and down the Sakai Port, creating a prosperous commercial system.
Zahezhong believes in the Yixiang Sect. On the one hand, the sect's teachings are simple and it is willing to absorb the people from the bottom. On the other hand, it benefits from Shishan's business system.
These Chinese people are tough, they work as mercenaries ashore, and they work as pirates. The goods in their hands are not clean, so they need a fixed place to sell stolen goods in exchange for daily necessities.
The Merchant Autonomous Group in Sakai Port is one choice, and the Honganji Nuns Group in Ishiyama is another choice.
One side only has money in his eyes, and the other side will do anything for his faith. Zahezhong has found double insurance.
Whether it is faith or actual strength, the Zahezhong and Ishiyama Honganji Temple are tied too tightly, so the Ishiyama Buddhist Association is naturally willing to recruit these powerful mercenaries to protect them.
Yoshigan smiled at Suzuki Shigehide and said.
"Don't underestimate yourself, you are also a person of status now, and Kii Shudai is a serious shogunate official.
I talked about you with His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa in the capital, and she spoke highly of you. She was very moved by your willingness to lead troops to defend the shogunate's justice during the Nankawachi Crusade.
By the way, it is said that His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa has been recommended by many famous families and will soon ascend to the position of governor of the shogunate.
As her subordinate, your status is even more different. When you should be arrogant, don't bend down and weaken the majesty of the shogunate.
I've also heard about what happened in Kyoto, and Yi Xiangzong made a bit of a fuss this time.
But what I promised you back then was not fulfilled, and I am also responsible for the setbacks you encountered in Kyoto."
Suzuki Shigehide didn't dare to say anything, and the polite smile on his face became real.
She has always been dressed like a noble lady, and people used to laugh at her behind her back that she was crowned like a monkey.
Ever since she cooperated with Shiba Yoshigan, the noble shogunate was generous enough to help her obtain the title of Kii's guardian.
Hatakeyama Takamasa surrendered to Shiba Yoshigan, became very prosperous in the shogunate, and all sat in high positions in the shogunate.
The old grudge between Suzuki Shigehide and Hatakeyama Takamasa was also bridged by Shiba Yoshigan, making Suzuki Shigehide a senior official subordinate to Hatakeyama Takamasa in charge of the shogunate, and his status was sufficient when he was away from home.
Tsuchibashi Morishige made trouble for Suzuki Shigehide in Kyoto. He used his name as a master to suppress Suzuki Shigehide and massacred the Southern Barbarian missionaries, causing a rift between the Ichikō clan, the shogunate and the Oda family.
This is also because Dohashi Morishige was jealous of Suzuki Shigehide's status, which has long since changed.
We were all rebellious leaders of the country. Suzuki Shigehide suddenly transformed into an orthodox official in the guardianship system. This made the old sisters who were trying to get food from the same pot feel embarrassed.
Yoshigan had already received intelligence from the capital, and he sympathized with Suzuki Shigehide's situation. Thinking of his own experience in the shogunate, where he was not a human being, he was not very sad.
He casually comforted Suzuki Shigehide with a few words, but Suzuki Shigehide was filled with gratitude.
Yoshigage's current status is unusual. Although he has removed the label of Ashikaga family, in the eyes of many people, he represents the orthodox light of the samurai family better than Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Such a superior man comforted himself softly, making Suzuki Shigehide feel as refreshed as drinking a bowl of herbal tea in the scorching summer heat.
She bowed and smiled.
"You're so polite, Tsudo-don, for bothering you with trivial matters like me, a little person, and yet you still take it to heart, which really makes me feel ashamed.
I came here this time because Master Xianru heard that you left the Master Hall and wanted to invite you to Amitabha Hall to talk about it."
Yiyin nodded.
"The guest does as he pleases, you lead the way."
Suzuki Shigehide bowed and led the way, followed by Yoshigan with the alert Naomasa Ii.
This time when we entered the temple, many high-ranking nuns from various sects gathered together. Even if the Honganji family had a great business, they could not accommodate so many big shots and their attendants in the temple.
Yoshigan only brought Ii Naomasa into the temple, while Kamao clan and other conspirators were waiting in a separate courtyard to carry out intensive education.
Ii Naomasa, who was ordered by the Kamao family to protect his master, was a little nervous at the moment, and no one seemed to think he was a good person.
Yiyin shook his head, too lazy to persuade her. Anyway, these overfed Dedogoni were indeed not good people. They were all plump and handsome, and it looked like they were living a good life of pampering.
Thinking of the numb and poor people at the bottom worshiping these precious objects, Yiyin couldn't help but murmur in his heart, what a sin.
Ishiyama Honganji Temple is the main temple of the Ichiko sect. The Ichiko sect, which has been broken down and destroyed several times, has long suffered from severe persecution paranoia and has taken careful precautions.
Shishan has been run by three generations of dharma masters, and there are no less than 300 people who manage daily clan dharma, public security, and business.
The peripheral branch cities and villages are all guarded by fanatical believers, and there are more elite nuns and miscellaneous soldiers in the temple to protect the inside and outside. Yiyin is not worried about his own safety at all.
With his current status, in the eyes of Xiang Zong, apart from appearing as the Dharma Master of the entire Shishan, his own safety is the most important.
Therefore, just after Yoshigan left the Master Hall, Suzuki Shigehide came up to invite him, which shows that his movements are always being watched.
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Amitabha Hall.
Yiyin looked at the dazzling golden statue of Amitabha, and secretly wondered how many kilograms of gold powder would be needed to polish the statue.
Ishiyama Honganji Temple opened his eyes today, he was really rich.
The luxury of the Master Hall was already jaw-dropping. When they arrived at the Amitabha Hall, Yixiang Zong taught Qiong Yiyin another lesson.
Think about it, the Yixiang sect said that Amitabha Buddha can become a Buddha, attracting people all over the world to believe in it. As the main hall that worships Amitabha Buddha, how can it be looked down upon and neglected?
Yiyin shifted his gaze from the Buddha statue to the front, where three Taoist monks were sitting, one big and two small.
The two parties sat separately in front of the Buddha statue, with the host on the left and the guests on the right. The three people in front of Yoshigan were Honganji Hianru, her eldest daughter Jianru, and her second daughter Zunru.
To Yiyin's surprise, the Master Xian Ru really didn't look like an old nun with two teenage daughters. The three of them had similar faces and looked like sisters.
Yiyin secretly sighed that he had taken good care of himself.
Ichijoshu is the disparaging name given to Jodo Shinshu by other sects. Although times have changed, most people have accepted this title. But at the sect level, Honganji Temple has always called itself Jodo Shinshu.
The Pure Land Sect in Kanto is very unhappy about this matter. If you are true, then I am false?
The most criticized thing about Jodo Shinshu is that they eat meat and start a family.
Whether it is the Six Nandu Sects or the Second Ping An Sect, Zen Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism are Tang Buddhism with strict precepts.
Even though Buddhism was introduced in the Song Dynasty and the Pure Land Sect in Guandong began to go down to the market to simplify its teachings and snatch believers from the bottom, they did not dare to break the Five Precepts and Ten Good Deeds.
Whether one can strictly abide by the precepts is a matter of personal ethics, but the disciples of the major sects are all serious Samana disciples, and they always shout slogans.
But the Yixiang Sect is the best localized sect that combines Buddhism with the island nation. Real women are not hypocritical, they eat meat and get married and have daughters, and they do it all.
It's no wonder that Xiang Zong is ostracized by various factions. There is a bottom line for being deviant. If you go too far, you will naturally be attacked by groups and beaten everywhere.
The Chinese believers are more particular about Buddhism. The first is compassion, and the second is observing the precepts and not daring to take a step beyond the realm of thunder.
As the best localized form of Japanese Buddhism, Issei Buddhism embodies the specific demands of the Japanese for Buddhism. One is whether it can safeguard the interests of the sect while alive, and the other is whether it can enter the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss after death.
The two most famous teachings of the Yixiang Sect.
First, he strives for his original wish.
As long as you believe in Amitabha, even if you can only recite one sentence of Namo Amitabha, you can be reborn in bliss after death.
This solved the problem of people being ignorant, illiterate and ignorant of the scriptures.
Second, evil people have their own plans.
Amitabha treats everyone equally. Even if you are a bastard who kills people and sets fire, as long as you believe in the Yixiang Sect, you will be saved by our Buddha.
This time, the evil pirates and the middle- and lower-class samurai warriors were cleared of obstacles to the paradise world.
The oppressed ignorant people were satisfied, and so were the impoverished warriors. Their anger was like a spark that started a prairie fire, and they were out of control.
Even though the Wu family and Buddhism do not want to see the Yixiang sect, the Yixiang sect cannot be killed or killed, but it is getting more and more prosperous.
In the final analysis, the island country is barren and the bottom class is in poverty. It is impossible to live a good life in this life, and everyone can only hope for happiness after death.
It cannot solve the problem of food at the bottom level, and no matter how sharp the sword or gun is, it cannot shovel away the soil on which Xiangzong has always lived.
Force cannot eliminate the people's despair, and faith represents new hope. Materials are not abundant enough, and spiritual sustenance can only be collected. This is a knot that cannot be opened.
Yiyin was a little distracted. Master Xianru in front of him chanted a Buddha's name, bringing him back from his thoughts. He smiled awkwardly and said.
"The magnificent Buddha's light in Amitabha Hall made me unable to help but fall deeply into it, which made several masters laugh."
Xianru looked at Yiyin with a smile, his fair and tender face could not tolerate any concessions compared to that of a young girl, his eyes were full of compassion and his tone was gentle.
"You're welcome, Tsudo-don.
You are a distinguished guest, and it is an honor for me, the Pure Land Shinsect, to accept the invitation and come to participate in the Buddhist meeting.
I should not disturb the pleasure of our distinguished guests, but there have been some misunderstandings between our sect and the shogunate in the past few days. I hope that Tsudo-den can come forward to ease the situation for our sect."
Yiyin looked embarrassed and said.
"Dharma Master, given the relationship between your sect and the Sibo family, I shouldn't refuse you.
But you also know that I had some unpleasant quarrels with the general in the capital, so I had to retire from my residence and become a monk.
I have also heard a little bit about the matter between you and the shogunate. It’s not that I’m trying to shirk it, it’s just that I’m a pure and idle person and it’s really not convenient for me to mediate.”
Yoshigan said that he was an outsider and had no contact with the shogunate. In fact, he just didn't want to care about this matter.
There are not many good people in the shogunate, and Xiang Zong is full of lunatics. They are tearing each other up. Why are the Shiba family joining in the fun?
