Standing on the bow of the ship, looking at Jianzhen showing off his power on the sea, Yun Canghai secretly sighed: Strength, everything is the result of strength! Without strength, Jianzhen is just an ordinary old monk. How could he be treated like this?
Many people came to worship; without strength, he might have died in the process of subduing demons. How could he become so famous in one action after another and finally become a famous eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty?
Yun Canghai's eyes turned to the dragon attached to Jianzhen's cassock. He had no strength and encountered a more powerful enemy. His fate would be just like this dragon, if it was subdued and allowed to be driven by others, or even worse, it would be like that.
His soul was scattered and his soul was destroyed. Thinking of this, Yun Canghai's eyes became firm. Only with strength can he be able to gain greater freedom and realize his ideals!
It seems that after arriving in Japan, I have to speed up the development of my own power. With subordinates who can do things, I don't have to worry about everything, so that I can free up my hands to practice. In less than a month, I will do the second step.
After a thousand years of transformation, when it evolves into a horned dragon, who knows how far its strength will progress?
Thinking of this, Yun Canghai also felt that Japan was a really good place. Why? Because some time ago, he had secretly explored the entire Japanese island with his spiritual thoughts. It can be said that the current Japan is just right for what he wants to do.
The population here is relatively dense for its small area, but it is barbaric and backward, and monsters are rampant, but most of them are little monsters that are out of place and pose no threat to him.
In most cities, withered grass and black mist shrouded the city, and the hot wind and dust beat on the vermilion towers, making a rustling sound. Incense was curled up, cypress fans were swayed, and the nobles tried their best to practice elegance. But the red plum blossoms
Hanging clothes and bright brocade can't hide the lament of the dead bones. Ghosts, gods, demons, and resentful spirits exist in the world and reside in everyone's heart. The society is a scene of demons dancing around and living in a state of intoxication.
Japan is now in the Heian Period, an era that once faced the Tang Empire across the sea. It gave birth to an extremely gorgeous and splendid culture that has amazed future generations, but it also hides many unknown darknesses.
Beginning with the move of Kyoto, Japan from Nagato to Heian, the Heian era of more than 400 years of rule over the world has slowly begun. However, Heian, the capital, is not a paradise. Demonic shadows are everywhere, and evil spirits are intertwined - demons and ghosts do not stay in the water.
In distant forests or deep mountains, instead of holding their breath, they live together with humans in the capital, even under the same roof. Heianjing was encroached by monsters and became a lair for monsters and monsters. It also became a place for monks and exorcists.
It will also become a stage for Onmyoji to be active.
In such a chaotic and turbulent era, intervening in it, soothing the people, clearing away the evil atmosphere, and restoring peace to one area can gain great merit; founding a sect and passing down the Taoism, even if the cultivation community here is weak, can also bring peace to the area.
Carrying forward one's own theories and orthodoxy is simply killing two birds with one stone.
It can be said that Jianzhen and his party came at the right time. Due to the miraculous scene on the dock before, coupled with Akashi Yude's strong praise of Jianzhen and Yun Canghai, Jianzhen and Yun Canghai
After arriving in Japan, he was solemnly received by Emperor Koken and Emperor Shomu.
On February 1, 754, the important minister Fujiwara Nakamaro personally welcomed him at Hanoi Prefecture. On February 4, Jianzhen and his party arrived in Nara, and together with another local Huayan sect monk "Shaosengdu" Ryoben took charge of Japanese Buddhist affairs, and he was titled "Transmitting the Lantern"
Archmage".
Yun Canghai, on the other hand, said that he had a "loose temperament and was not used to restraint" and rejected the emperor's request for him to serve as a full-time mage for the royal family. Finally, because "the people were repeatedly harassed by demons and evil spirits were rampant in the world", he expressed his willingness to do something for the people and Japan.
Fenli, "subdue demons and demons, and restore purity to the world."
Since this was also in the interests of Japan and the royal family, the Japanese royal family also expressed understanding and regret for his remarks, and awarded Yun Canghai the title of "Demon Exorcist" and assigned Akashi Yutoku to lead a group of people to do it.
His subordinates also selected children with outstanding qualifications to teach them the art of yin and yang. Yun Canghai did not refuse and started working enthusiastically.
What kind of person is Yun Canghai? It is not difficult for him to train some people with relatively good qualifications to learn Yin Yang. After all, he has the memory of future generations in his soul and knows more reasonable and effective management and education methods.
Using spells that deepened memory functions and formations and elixirs that changed physical properties, I put a lot of effort into cultivating a group of junior onmyojis in a short period of time, and then appointed Akashi Yutoku as the chief onmyoji.
He led this group of Onmyoji to eliminate demons, and the effect was actually quite good, and he gained a lot.
The Emperor was overjoyed and decreed a large reward for Yun Canghai and Akashi's virtue, and increased his support for Onmyoji. The new profession of Onmyoji flourished, and Yun Canghai was also revered as the "Yin Yang God"
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Yun Canghai also took advantage of the situation to establish the Yin Yang Sect, and appointed himself as the leader. Akashi Youde was the chief elder, and he was divided into elders, protectors, deacons and members. After the establishment of the Yin Yang Sect, due to the support of the imperial court and Yun Canghai's strong support
, and what they do is to subjugate demons and seek good luck and avoid evil, so their reputation continues to increase, and in just fifteen years it became the largest sect in Japan.
However, in the sixteenth year, Yun Canghai suddenly announced his retirement and passed the position of leader to a young man named Anbei Qingming. He then lived in seclusion overseas and practiced in seclusion. He only occasionally came out to search for medicinal and spiritual materials among the people.
Being seen by others can be said to be the beginning of the dragon but not the tail. People say that the god is overseas to resist the invasion of some big demons and monsters for the people. Therefore, although Yun Canghai has not shown his face for decades, his reputation has become more and more popular.
Sublime.
Compared with the smooth sailing of Yun Canghai's career, Jian Zhen's road to promoting Buddhism and saving all sentient beings is a little more tortuous. After Jian arrived in Japan, he discovered that saving people in the world is not that simple, especially in worldly matters.
You can solve it if you have high magic power.
According to the wishes of Shengwu and Xiaoqian, Jianzhen, as a senior monk of the Vinaya sect, should assume the responsibility of regulating the Japanese monks and put an end to the phenomenon of taking refuge in Buddhism to avoid labor and taxes that was common in Japanese society at that time. Therefore, Xiaoqian issued an edict: "
From now on, teach the precepts and serve as a monk."
However, this aroused opposition from Japan's "self-sworn ordination" faction, especially Xian Jing and others from Xinghua Temple. Therefore, Jianzhen decided to have a public debate with him at Xingfu Temple. During the debate, Jianzhen did
He made concessions and admitted that "self-sworn ordination" can still exist, but as a formally recognized full ordination, it must have three masters and seven certificates. As a result, Xian Jing and others were convinced and gave up the old ordination.
Jianzhen then set up an altar in Todaiji Temple and ordained about 500 members of the royal family and monks under Shomu, the Empress Dowager Guangming, and Xiaoqian. In 756, Jianzhen was named the "Great Monk Capital" and commanded all monks and nuns in Japan.
A formal disciplinary system was established.
However, in 758, Emperor Koken, who was the main supporter of Jianzhen, lost power in the court struggle and was forced to pass the throne to Emperor Junhito. Correspondingly, Jianzhen was also marginalized. In 758, Emperor Junnin issued an order to "political affairs"
In the name of "being impatient and not daring to work for the elderly", Jianzhen was dismissed from the post of "Grand Monk Capital", and the official residence of the former crown prince Daozu, who was defeated in the court struggle, was given to Jianzhen. The following year, Jianzhen's disciples moved there
Chunren named the official residence Caocheiji Temple "Tangzhaotiji Temple", and Jianzhen moved here from Todaiji Temple. Chunren also issued an edict that Japanese monks must go to Tangzhaotiji Temple to study before being ordained, making Tangzhaotiji Temple the most popular place for Japanese Buddhists at that time.
The highest institution of learning.
Since Jianzhen did not care about worldly power, he was not disappointed when his position as "Master Monk City" was dismissed. Instead, he was excited because he could standardize Japan's ordination system and promote Buddhism in Japan, so he has always been very motivated.
Although his many years of worldly experience in Japan did not improve his cultivation of Jianzhen, it did give him a pair of eyes that can see through the world and people's hearts. He does not have to rely on "other minds" to understand other people's hearts like before.
This brought him one step closer to understanding the essence of Buddhism. He understood the principle that "form is emptiness, emptiness is color, form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from color." His Taoism and realm were improved.
Buddhism originally emphasized "seeing through everything, seeing through everything, and transcending everything." Jianzhen finally understood that Yun Canghai had told him before he founded the Yin Yang Sect to "see with your heart, think with your heart, and don't use your magic power at every turn. There are things in the world of mortals."
"Opportunity for enlightenment." Then he devoted himself to understanding the way of the world, studied Buddhism, and reformed Japan's Buddhist system. This made Japan's Buddhist order unprecedentedly stable and standardized.
Jianzhen also expanded the influence of Buddhism by popularizing knowledge and establishing a poor land to provide relief to the common people. He also founded the Vinaya sect, one of the six southern sects of Japanese Buddhism, and continued his cause of promoting Buddhism. Tang Zhaoti Temple soon became a holy place for Japanese Buddhism. Because
Buddhism has a great influence in Japan, so it has in turn affected all strata of society and purified the social system. Moreover, due to the development and growth of the Onmyoji religion founded by Yun Canghai, many demons entrenched in the place have been cleared away and many demons have been entrenched in the place, creating opportunities for farmers and landlords.
, the nobles freed up large tracts of arable land.
With the increase in cultivated land, food production has naturally increased significantly. In addition, these emperors are all shogunate kings with a peaceful temperament and do not like to fight. In the major vassals in the country, the nobles are worried about the Onmyoji and Ryu Sect. Of course, it is more accurate.
It is said that it was the deterrent power of Yun Canghai and Jian Zhen, and they did not dare to bully the people too much and raise troops to cause chaos. Therefore, the country was peaceful and stable, and entered an era of unprecedented prosperity. People from all walks of life in Japan called this era the "Peace Era" and created this era.
One of the heroes of the era, Jianzhen's influence in Japan even surpassed that of the emperor.
In 780, Jianzhen declined the court's request to stay and resigned from the title of "Yamato Shang". In the same year, he resigned from the position of abbot and passed the throne to Kukai, who was only six years old. Due to Jianzhen's outstanding prestige, no one opposed this decision.
, Later, Jianzhen lived in seclusion in Tangzhaoti Temple.
After decades of hard work, Jianzhen and Yun Canghai finally established their own power, took root in Japan, had their own territory, and became the largest power in Japan.