Coming out of the teahouse, Kong You said to Zhou Jun: "Master, do you want to go see Yis?"
Zhou Jun was a little surprised: "Is? Is he still in Liangzhou City?"
Kong You: "The disasters written in the last Yinglong Heavenly Book have all ended. Yisi has not received any warning for a long time, and there are many Yinglong believers in Liangzhou City, so he now chooses to stay in Liangzhou City.
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Zhou Jun heard this, nodded and said, "It's good to go and see him."
The two got on the carriage again, left Jin's house, and headed towards a small courtyard in the south of the city.
When the carriage stopped, Zhou Jun saw many pedestrians coming and going at the courtyard gate, including Buddhists and ordinary people.
The Buddhists were holding Bibles and explaining the origin of Yinglong to the people who were admitted to the hospital.
Use the Bible to explain Yinglong to believers?
Zhou Jun found it interesting and listened to a few more words.
Just listen to those believers saying: "In the Bible, there is a kind of giant python with an endless body. They have clawed limbs and six wings burning with flames. Their appearance is like the manifested dragon. They can call the wind and rain.
, who changes heaven and earth, is also called Seraphim in the Bible.”
Zhou Jun was stunned when he heard this.
Although he is familiar with Chinese history, he knows very little about the Bible. When he heard the Buddhists say the word Seraph, his first reaction was to those human-shaped angels in TV novels in previous lives. Little did he know that the prototype of Seraph was actually a burning python.
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Walking into the central hall, Zhou Jun saw that the house was neat and tidy and the decorations were gorgeous, so he guessed that Yisi and the Buddhist believers were living a pretty good life in Liangzhou City.
After asking the scripture believers about the location of Yis, Zhou Jun and Kong You went to the scripture copying pavilion in the side room.
As soon as he entered the pavilion, Zhou Jun saw that the room was filled with books. Not only the bookcases and desks, but also the corners of the aisles were filled with books.
Picking up a book from the ground, Zhou Jun read out the title of the book "Three Treatises on Buddhism"; he picked up another book and the title was "An Investigation of the Ancient Sources of Taoism".
Full of doubts, Zhou Jun entered the cabinet and opened the curtain, only to see Yisi crouching in front of the desk, writing furiously.
Hearing the noise, Yis turned his head and found Zhou Jun. He was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Zhou Lang is back!"
Seeing that the room was filled with all kinds of notes and sketches, Zhou Jun couldn't help but asked Is, "What are you doing?"
Yis first stood up and left the cabinet. When he saw no one around, he went back and closed the door. Then he said to Zhou Jun and Kong You: "You all believe in Yinglong. It doesn't matter if I tell the truth...I am now
What we are doing is to establish a sect for Yinglong theory."
Zhou Jun was surprised when he heard this.
Is thought for a while, felt a little embarrassed, and then said: "It is too early to say that he is establishing a religion at the moment. Perhaps it should be said that he is writing articles and preaching, which would be more appropriate."
Zhou Jun asked Yisi: "Can you explain it in detail?"
Yis brought a thick stack of manuscripts, handed it to Zhou Jun, and said: "The theory of Ying Long originated from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. I heard that the book was written by an ancient shaman. The author and time cannot be determined.
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"This kind of myths and legends from ancient times, due to the lack of a large amount of documentary support, and no traces and buildings left behind, can only briefly arouse topics, and it is difficult to arouse long-term resonance among believers. Once the trend has passed, it will
It is easy to be targeted by other religions."
"If you compare Yinglong's theory with the scriptures, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and Zoroastrianism of the Tang Dynasty, you will find that there is too little theoretical basis to support the existence of the former, which is very detrimental to missionary work and
Lecture."
Hearing this, Zhou Jun nodded.
The fact is exactly as Is said.
Whether it is scripture, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam or Zoroastrianism, every sect has a large number of documents and sacred relics as theoretical and historical support.
However, Yinglong's theory, even if Zhou Jun kept using natural disasters in later generations to improve its credibility and efficaciousness, this kind of myth, which only appeared suddenly in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, is really useless to believers.
It's too far away and too abstract.
Is opened the manuscript, pointed to the dense text on it and said: "If you want to establish a sect of Yinglong theory and gain the recognition of believers as quickly as possible, the best way is to let it immerse itself in major
Go into the sect’s biblical environment.”
Seeing Zhou Jun's expression of confusion, Iss explained: "Let's talk about Christianity first. The Bible was first written in ancient Hebrew. The word Seraph in the Bible is written as seraphim, which is called a burning python. In appearance
It is an ancient python with sharp claws on its limbs, six wings on its back, and its whole body is burning."
After hearing this, Zhou Jun remembered the Buddhist sermons at the courtyard gate, and couldn't help but be startled.
Iss smiled and said: "How is it? Does it sound like a very strange coincidence? In the oldest Bible, the description of the appearance of Seraph happens to be very similar to the Yinglong in Shan Hai Jing. At first I read
When I was reading the scriptures, I was shocked to find this similarity."
"The Bible also says that seraphs are the symbol of infinite and eternal divine will. They will only come to the mortal world at the most dangerous moments, purify people's hearts and souls with holy fire, and disperse the shadows of darkness with thousands of rays of light."
"Looking at it this way, Yinglong's prediction of natural disasters coincides with Seraph's duty to save the world. This will allow Christians to recognize Yinglong's existence as quickly as possible."
Putting down the book in his hand, Yis picked up another book: "Secondly, talking about Islam, in the scriptures and legends of the Great Eclipse, it is written that God came to the world in the form of a dragon, and the name of this dragon is Jawzahr.
According to records, Jawzahr dances among the stars, causing comets and lunar eclipses behind it. It foretells disaster to believers and warns blasphemers not to enter the holy places protected by God."
After finishing speaking, Yischao Zhou Jun added: "Isn't it interesting? The heavenly dragon in Islam also has the ability to predict disasters, which is mutually confirmed with the Yinglong theory."
Yis picked up the third book, but it was a Buddhist book from India.
Opening the book page, Iss said: "There is no word for 'dragon' in ancient Tianzhu literature. After the Han Dynasty, legends of dragon gods from the Han and Tang Dynasties flowed into Tianzhu, and Tianzhu Buddhism introduced it into Buddhist scriptures, forming a unique
The theory of the ‘Dragon King’.”
"It is said in the Buddhist scriptures that there are eight dragon kings. They are all good gods who protect the Dharma. They go against the laws of the world and should destroy all sentient beings before returning to peace."
After saying this, Yisi said to Zhou Jun: "Zhou Lang, after saying so much, Yisi means that Yinglong foretells disasters to the world and saves all people from fire and water. But after all, it is an ancient legend. If it is compared with other
If the sect insists on separating itself, I am afraid that it will not be conducive to preaching and may also lead to the suppression of other religions."
"Therefore, what I want to do is to integrate Yinglong's theory into other religions when the theory is still weak, and use the theoretical environment of other religions to reduce the rejection of Yinglong by believers of other religions."
"Once Yinglong's theory has become popular, we will use the Classic of Mountains and Seas and other scriptures as the religious blueprint to establish a sect for Yinglong and become an independent religious system."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he looked at Kong You.
Then, Zhou Jun turned around and said to Yis: "Whatever you need, whether it's money, silk or books, just tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you as long as possible."