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Chapter 620 Debating Buddha

This pagoda is really majestic, leaning against the Han Dynasty, standing abruptly in the sky. It is called a copper-cast glazed pagoda with a thousand-gold relic peak. The staircase turns like passing through a cave, and the door opens like coming out of a cage. The vase reflects the moon in the sky, and the sound of the golden bell carries the wind on the sea. But when I see that

The empty eaves and arches are used to create clouds at the top. The virtual eaves and arches are used to create phoenixes pierced through flowers and flowers. The clouds are left at the top to create pagodas and dragons surrounded by mist. The view can be seen thousands of miles away, and the heights seem to be in the sky. The glazed lanterns on the doors are glazed.

, step by step, there is a white jade railing in front of the eaves.

To put it simply, this pagoda is made of copper. Not only does it require a lot of gold and copper, but it also requires truly skilled craftsmen.

This pagoda has the highest status in the entire temple, with various halls surrounding it, making it look like stars looming over the moon.

Except for the copper pagoda, all the buildings are covered with three-color glazed tiles. The color is as new as new, but I don't know whether it is because the monks in the temple are diligent in cleaning or the quality of the tiles. Especially the peacock blue among the three colors is the most dazzling. It can be imagined that under the sunlight

The glorious scene below.

Directly in front of the Bronze Hall is a reception hall, made of white marble, twenty feet wide and four feet high. On the left and right walls, there are 8 solemn, solemn and holy bluestone seated Buddha statues symmetrically inlaid. In front of the hall, stone lions stand majestically.

, the incense of the tripod lingers; around the hall, 24 large pillars stand to hug the hall; the base of the hall is protected by bluestone railings, and 96 interesting little lions line up around it.

Next to the "Jieyin Hall" is the "Inspiration Hall". The "White Jade Buddha Statue" of Sakyamuni enshrined in the main hall is a seven-year-old life-size statue of the Buddha. It is carved from a whole piece of white jade, beautiful and dignified, crystal clear and bright.

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As for the four edges of the outside of the copper pagoda, in addition to the four stone steps entrances and exits, there are five hundred Arhats evenly distributed, all made of gold and copper. Each one has a different look and posture, but whether they open their eyes and protrude their foreheads, or lower their eyes and keep inward,

They are all lifelike, no different from living people.

The other buildings take the main hall on the axis as a whole and are distributed in all directions in an orderly manner. They are separated by forest roads and have a solemn and sacred atmosphere.

There is a large incense burner placed in front of the main entrance of the copper pagoda, and the burning sandalwood is sending out a large amount of fragrance, permeating the entire space, making people's minds calm down and feeling the atmosphere of otherworldliness.

If other people, even emperors, generals and ministers came here, they would be frightened, speechless and wary of such a solemn scene.

But what Feng Zhou saw here was a heart filled with extravagance and lust, and what he smelled was the sour smell of copper that filled the courtyard.

This Jinghuang Temple has hundreds of houses and at least several thousand monks. These monks are not engaged in production, but have to be dedicated to worship, lend money and collect rent. It is difficult to satisfy their desires.

Over the years, he has been either governing the country and developing people's livelihood, or leading troops to war, destroying the country and killing generals. He has been busy with worldly affairs, but what he has collected is the hearts and minds of the people.

He originally planned to introduce the culture of the Tang Dynasty and then establish Taoism and absorb the beliefs of all people.

But after returning to Zhuzi City this time, I heard that a holy monk who looked like Maitreya Buddha had come from the west and was staying at Jinghuang Temple, so he ordered Jin Yiwei to investigate the temple.

It was only then that he was surprised to find that Jinghuang Temple had many monks and vast real estate. 10% of the fields outside Zhuzi City were under the name of Jinghuang Temple.

The key point is that according to ancient customs, Buddhist temples are the habitat of monks and do not need to pay taxes. Therefore, in just ten years, Jinghuang Temple has become as rich as the country. How can Fengzhou not be angry?

With Fengzhou's style, within his scope, how can he allow others to control the land and not pay taxes?

After all, this kind of merger trend can easily cause people's lives to become poor and lead to people's livelihood problems.

So he came here specially this time, firstly to meet with the holy monk, and secondly to deal with the tax and land issues of Jinghuang Temple.

Although Tonghe had not opened the door at this time, from Feng Zhou's senses, he clearly knew that the fat monk who invited him in was inside.

He rode on horseback and slowly approached the copper tower.

As the horse moved forward, the bronze door in front of him began to open slowly. By the time one person and one horse heard the door, the bronze door had already opened to its maximum.

Feng Zhou sneered, got off his horse, and walked into the copper tower.

The entire Bronze Hall is made of gold and copper. When you enter it, you will immediately feel like a bird in a cage with a golden bell covering you.

The body of the pagoda is covered with patterned bricks, with more than 50 kinds of patterns including flying apsaras, unicorns, bodhisattvas, musicians, lions, etc.

There is a large gourd-shaped copper orb embedded on the top. From a distance, it looks like a monk wearing a solemn monk's hat. The windows on the tower body are also very unique in design. There are two types of open windows and blind windows. The open windows are on each floor.

One, the first floor is in the north, the second floor is in the south, the third floor is in the west, the fourth floor is in the east, and so on, until the top floor. The so-called blind windows are actually window molds that cannot be opened. Each floor has eaves to double copy.

The five pavilions in Jixin are used as bracket supports; the east, west, south and north of the ground floor are each equipped with a boudoir-shaped door; only the north door is equipped with a stairway that can be circled around the core pillar of the tower to the top. The remaining three doors are all octagonal treasures. The second floor

There are windows on each floor above, so you can climb up and look out. The inner and outer walls are closely connected and the structure is solid.

The four walls of each floor are densely packed with small bronze Buddha statues, all of which are exquisitely cast. They are set off between the bronze sculptured railings and the beamless palace walls, creating a rich texture and creating a magnificent and shining golden atmosphere.

Holy atmosphere.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Feng Zhou was amazed as he walked up.

After he walked up to the top floor, he saw the pot-bellied monk sitting cross-legged with a smile on his face. Seeing him come in, he slowly stood up, stood with one hand on his chest, and held a cloth bag in the other hand, and said with a smile: "

The poor monk Chang Tingzi is here to pay his respects to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please sit down."

This monk has a bald head and looks like a monk. His ears hang down from his shoulders. His face is full of smiles. He is wearing a cassock with his chest and abdomen exposed. He is holding a big bag in one hand and a string of Buddhist beads in the other hand. He is looking at Feng Feng happily.

Zhou, a pair of eyes as bright as clear water, deep and unpredictable, naturally has a sense of leisure and contentment.

Feng Zhou shook his head and said: "I don't dare to sit down, I can't sit down!"

Chang Tingzi shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has killed many people and destroyed countless countries. Is there anything in the world that Your Majesty dare not do?"

Feng Zhou smiled and said, "Yes!"

He glanced at the wall of the copper tower on the top floor and sighed: "Although I massacred the city and destroyed the country and killed countless people, my heart is always concerned about people's livelihood and I am committed to improving people's lives. I am not opposed to them worshiping Buddha and seeking enlightenment."

He looked at the shiny copper floor under his feet, and said with a pity on his face: "But a gentleman loves money, he gets it wisely, and uses it even more wisely. Even if I stay in this place for a moment, I can't stand it!"

The stench of copper is so great that it is the most unsightly place. Once you are contaminated by this stench, even if you bathe in it and burn incense for a hundred years, it will not help."

Chang Tingzi's swollen-eyed smile slowly faded away, but he still had a smile on his face and got to the point, "Your Majesty, we monks have always been law-abiding and just wanted to live in peace. In the past ten years, everything has been fine.

, why did His Majesty, when he returned from the Tang Dynasty, deprive my temple of all the ancestral property? As a result, the monks in my temple cannot even afford to offer sesame oil in front of the Buddha. If things continue like this, they may starve to death."

Chang Tingzi sighed: "The donor was originally destined to be a Buddhist, but why did his temperament suddenly change? Could it be that the devil is possessed and has enmity against my Buddha?"

Hearing this, Feng Zhou took a deep look at the monk and said, "I have no enmity against the Buddha, and the Ming Dynasty has no enmity against the Buddha, but the millions of landless people in Zhuzi City have enmity against the Jinghuang Temple!"

"A monk should act like a monk!"

He suddenly turned around, pointed at the bronze Arhat in the courtyard, and then patted the wall of the copper hall next to him, "I am so extravagant and lustful that it is hard to give up my desires! Spend so much manpower and material resources just for the golden body of the Buddha!"

Feng Zhou looked at the young monk and said, "When the Buddha preached the Dharma, he wore rags and rags, held an alms bowl barefoot, ate food from hundreds of families, wore hundreds of robes, slept under trees, and meditated in the forest. He did not wear gold or silver in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and he had absolutely no luxury.

Act of."

"I heard that when you, Chang Tingzi, first arrived in Zhuzi City, you had a frown and a big belly, and your speech was erratic. You slept and slept everywhere. You often used a stick to carry a cloth bag into the market, and begged for anything you saw. All the things offered by others were put into the bag, but no one ever found it.

When you pour something out, the bag is empty. If someone asks you about Buddhism, put the bag down. If you still don’t understand what you mean, if you continue to ask, he will immediately pick up the bag without looking back.

He left. People still ignored him, so he burst into laughter."

Feng Zhou chuckled and said: "But the Jinghuang Temple is very good. It is well-dressed and well-dressed. It lives in gold and silver and eats in the temple. Not only does it not pay taxes, but no one cares about the people who have no land for farming. It also doesn't care about lending and collecting rents."

, show no mercy."

His voice made the whole pagoda buzz, "Returning the ancestral property? This temple is where I gave the relics to the Supreme King after I conquered the Sasai Kingdom. The Supreme King built this temple on a whim. From then on.

Essentially, this is a royal temple! Even the stones on the site were given by the Supreme King, so what does that have to do with you? Even the plants and trees were given by the royal family, so where is your property!"

He casually picked off a small Buddha from the copper wall, "It's just that this beautifully carved bronze Buddha is enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for two months."

"People worship Buddha for a better life, but this monk from Jinghuang Temple practices Buddhism, and his body is covered with gold and silver, and his brain is full of fat. Instead of helping the world and saving the people, he is greedy!"

Chang Tingzi laughed and said: "I never thought that the donor would actually enter the devil's way. You need to know that the Buddhist teachings are profound and can only be taught to those who are destined. The world is ignorant and all want to become a Buddha. They have to set standards and raise the threshold. You must know that the sutras cannot be taught lightly, and the Buddha cannot

Qingde went down to the mountain with all the monks and saints at that time. He once recited this sutra to the elder Zhao at the house of Savatthi State to ensure the safety of the living and the transcendence of the dead. He only asked him to come back with three measures of rice and three liters of gold.

The Buddha also said that they were being sold so cheaply that their descendants would have no money to use them. Your Majesty, please don’t be extreme and be deceived by Bodine, and become the big devil who destroys our Buddhist sect, and will fall into the endless hell forever.”

Feng Zhou didn't answer his words at all, and directly stretched out his hand. An empty futon next to him was taken into his hands, and then he placed it on the ground, sat cross-legged on it, and asked Chang Tingzi, "Monk, let me ask you,

In Buddhism, are you cultivating Buddhahood or fame? Are you cultivating money or status?"

Chang Tingzi whispered the Buddha's name and said: "Buddhist disciples need to eat and drink, and their daily expenses are indispensable."

Feng Zhou chuckled and said, "Does Buddhism want you to amass wealth and annex land?"

He looked at Chang Tingzi, who was smiling widely, and said with a smile: "Whether it is Buddhism, Taoism, or even Western Unitarianism, as long as it leads people to do good, I will not restrict it, but if some

Under the guise of worshiping Buddha, monks wantonly collect money and annex land, causing the people to live in poverty and the country's foundation to be unstable. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I cannot ignore it!"


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