Regarding the mission and responsibilities of monks, Zhao Ran believes that the biggest problem for monks in Guange is that they enjoy their rights but fail to fulfill their obligations, or in other words, they only fulfill part of their obligations.
"Do you have any good ideas?" Tianshi Sima asked.
"I went to Xixia for a year and a half, and saw a lot and felt a lot. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, I gradually came into contact with many of the architectural designs on the upper floors of my Daomen, and learned about the relationship between the pavilions, the Shifang Jungle and the government
, I understand the most important trust of our Taoist sect. In my opinion, the trust of my Ming Dynasty is far from enough, or it cannot be adapted to the population size of my Ming Dynasty."
"Take the 20th year of Jiajing as an example. The annual credit absorption value recorded in the credit book is 1.2 billion. I heard Taoist Wang Wusen from Longhu Mountain talk about it. The credit absorption value of Xixia was about 200 million.
20 million, while Tubo’s is 180 million. I have initially calculated that the population of the Ming Dynasty is about 110 million, which is equivalent to 11 Gui per capita; the population of Xixia is about 15 million,
The average per capita is nearly 15 gui. The population of Tubo is 8 million, and the per capita is nearly 22 gui.”
"It can be deduced from this that there is actually a lot of room for improvement in Ming's credibility absorption value. What is the reason for such a gap? In my opinion, a big reason is because of the difference in the preaching system.
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Tianshi Song couldn't help but interjected and asked: "You mean, the way of preaching in Buddhist temples is better?"
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "Song Tianshi, wait a moment, I will explain slowly. The main body of my Taoist sermon is Shifang Jungle, but I have just said that when the secular Taoists in Shifang Jungle go out to preach, there are more fake ones than real ones.
What you say is better than what you sing. I have made many lies myself. Let me ask you, over the years, ordinary people have known that the Taoist rituals of fasting and rituals are useless. If so, will they still believe you? Even if they believe it on the surface.
, What about in your heart? So in my opinion, the credibility of our Taoist sect is gradually losing..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Ran gave everyone a moment to digest, and then gave an example: "How did the many inexplicable sects that trouble us today, such as the Eight Immortals Sect, Manichaeism and the like, appear? I think it is precisely because of our negligence.
That's what led to their existence. The position is there, if we don't occupy it, it will be occupied by others!"
A group of true masters savored his words about "position" and thought carefully. Zhao Ran continued: "Looking at Xixia and Tubo, there are a large number of practicing monks in their Buddhist temples. They hold Buddhist rituals and preach to the general public.
When the Dharma is preached, 'wonderful truths are often revealed', and the sage is revealed in front of people, and people become more convinced of it. Their rituals cannot be said to be all, but at least one or two times out of ten can really solve the problem! This is enough!"
"Just now Tianshi Song asked me what should I do? My suggestion is actually very easy to do. It's simple: learn Buddhism!"
As soon as these words came out, several true masters were not very happy and frowned slightly.
Zhao Ran explained: "Don't worry, true masters, the learning I am talking about is not to copy everything, nor is it to break the existing preaching system of the pavilion and the Shifang Jungle, because there is no need to break it at all. We are currently implementing
This system has been running for six hundred years. It has ensured that the Ming Dynasty has always been prosperous and the country has been undefeated. This shows that this system has many advantages and is generally suitable. Therefore, we need to do
Yes, it is just a small change, taking out a Taoist position that I think is very useless in the Shifang Jungle Pavilion and letting monks who are willing to work out to take it, that is enough."
Song Tianshi from Jiuzhou Pavilion asked: "Which Taoist position is it?" Jiuzhou Pavilion specializes in the trust of the world, and is extremely concerned about anything that improves trust. At this moment, when Zhao Ran talked about this issue, he couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "It is exactly the position of abbot that Xiaodao holds now."
Obviously, Master Song was very interested in this and urged: "You continue to talk."
Zhao Randao: "Xiao Dao, I have served as a Jingzhu, Fangzhu, Temple Zhu, Tuan Guan and even abbot in Guyang County. I have a deep understanding of the decision-making system of Shifang Jungle. In my opinion, there is a big problem with this system.
It’s just that the rights and responsibilities between the abbot and the prison are not clear.”
"The Sandu Discussion is the decision-making mechanism of the Ten Directions Jungle. The Supervisory Yuan leads the three capitals to jointly decide on major issues. If the resolution cannot be passed, it will be submitted to the abbot for decision. In fact, when the Supervisory Yuan does not have enough prestige, it is difficult to decide major matters.
Because there are four votes in total in the prison court and the three capitals, it is easy to form a two-to-two confrontation. In this case, it becomes the abbot’s decision. And when the prison court has strong control, the abbot often becomes the
decoration, because everything was decided during the Sandu meeting, and nothing required the abbot’s decision. It is precisely because of the existence of this system that in many Shifang Jungle Palaces, the abbots and supervisors have serious disagreements and infighting.
It’s very powerful and the internal friction is extremely serious.”
"So, my idea is to clarify the responsibilities of the abbot and the supervisor, give the abbot new responsibilities, and let the abbot lead the major fasting rituals, maintain the sacred status of our Taoist sect in the hearts of the world, restore the people's belief in the Taoist sect, and then
This increases the absorption of credibility points. The rest of the mundane affairs are still the responsibility of the prison."
"At the same time, following the example of the general view, the abbot is also included in the discussion of the three capitals, so that there are five votes, three to two. It is easy to make decisions when encountering major issues, and both the abbot and the supervisory court can play a role in it."
After Zhao Ran finished talking, Song Tianshi nodded and requested that this strategy be approved immediately in the Zhenshi Hall.
Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel ashamed, thinking that he had just stated a general idea. He would definitely have to go through research, feedback, summary, consideration, drafting and many other steps to form operable and specific measures, so that he could submit them to Zhenshi Hall.
Shall we decide? This Master Song is really impatient.
Tianshi Song also came to his senses and realized that he had acted too hastily, so he said no more.
After Zhao Ran finished speaking, all the true masters in the true master hall thought carefully and thought carefully.
After a while, Zhang Yunyi said: "Dazhenren, we understand what you mean. Zhiran's ideas are very inspiring. Let's think of a way when we get back so as not to disappoint Dazhenren. About Jing Zhimo's culpability
, please tell me how to deal with it."
Zhang Laodao waved his hand and said: "I haven't taken care of the affairs of Zhenshitang for almost a hundred years. What I said may not be right. If I said it too seriously, please forgive me. Lao Dao, I was just casual.
Speak out what is in your heart and forget it once you have said it. There are Zhang Yangming and Shen Yunjing, you two don't care about it, don't give up at every turn."
The two of them hurriedly said: "I don't dare! I don't dare!"
"Okay, put your hat on. I'm just complaining and wondering why it's like this. I remember that when I quit back then, it wasn't like this. It's really disturbing."
"Yes, please forgive me!"
"How to deal with Jing Zhimo's matter, and how to rectify it in the future, it is ultimately up to you to decide. Later, you can discuss it among yourselves and discuss how to deal with this matter. Okay, take the boy named Jing out.
And Zhao Zhiran, you should go out first, we have finished discussing the two matters in the Zhenshi Hall, and now it is my turn to deal with my affairs."