Wen Da and Yang Fan solemnly took out a folded volume. The two monks, one on the left and one on the right, opened the folded volume.
Zhao Ran hurriedly stepped forward and input mana into the folded book. Every blank page in the folded book immediately changed and a portrait appeared on each page.
Zhao Ran looked at the first painting first, but it was Guan Yinzi. After looking carefully for a moment, he felt as if he had suddenly entered this painting. In an instant, he experienced countless years and saw Guan Yinzi looking at the purple energy coming from the east, Yu Han
The story of waiting for Laojun at Guguan and getting Laojun to preach. Later, King Mu of Zhou built a tower temple in Zhongnan Mountain, and the Taoist sect flourished.
His mind was shaken, Zhao Ran withdrew from the painting, stood blankly for a moment, and then looked at the second picture, which was about Wenzi. Zhao Ran was once again immersed in the scene, and saw Mr. Wenzi, his teacher, and then advised King Chu Ping,
It is said that 'accumulation of virtue leads to kingship, accumulation of anger leads to destruction, Yao and Shun prospered, Jie and Zhou led to disaster'."
Later, Zhao Ran couldn't help but immerse himself in the pictures one by one, and saw the stories of the sages and ancestors such as Geng Sangzi, Nan Rongzi, Yin Wenzi, Shi Chengzi, Cui Quzi, Bai Juzi, Liezi, Zhuangzi and so on.
After watching it, it felt like it was a year ago.
Zhao Ran was only in the Huangguan realm, and he didn't know how to use this top-level magic weapon, but just after looking "in", his Taoist heart felt that he seemed to have both spiritual power and merit power in his body.
The subtle changes and touches alone make this folded volume undoubtedly authentic!
In any case, for Zhao Ran, he believed that the "Ten Sons of Xuanyuan" was worthy of being a mandala, but it was a pity that it did not fall into his own hands after being exchanged for it. What a pity!
After collecting the "Ten Sons of Xuanyuan", Zhao Ran took out the mandala from his finger and placed it on the table. Wen Da and Yang Fan used Buddhist methods to investigate it at the same time. After a while, they nodded at each other, took out a wooden box, and put the altar
The city was taken in.
The handover ended successfully, and Zhao Ran let out a sigh of relief. He got the "Ten Sons of Xuanyuan" and completed the instructions of the Eastern Celestial Master of the Jade Emperor Pavilion. Now Zhao Ran had really successfully accomplished the main task of this trip, and he was in a good mood.
Pleasure.
So Zhao Ran clasped his fists towards the few monks of Tianlongyuan who were present and said: "Thank you all very much. I owe you a lot for taking care of me during this Xingqing trip. Putting aside the war between Taoism and the country, in private, Pindao respects you very much.
Although we have only known each other for a short time, and even Master Yangfan and Pindao have only met each other once today, your frankness, friendliness and seriousness have benefited Pindao a lot and I have learned a lot. I am lucky enough to get to know you all.
This is the fate of poor people."
The four monks returned the gift one after another, saying, "I don't dare."
Mingjue said with emotion: "The past two months have been like a dream. I am lucky to be able to make friends with famous mountain guests. This is my great fortune for this young monk."
Yang Fan said from the side: "How lucky is the young monk to be able to meet the Taoist Master in Tianlong Courtyard? Today is a rare opportunity. I wonder if the Master is free and can you answer a few questions for the young monk?"
"Master, please speak."
"The young monk is the deacon of the Bodhi Hall. Due to the needs of his business, he has often studied the Taoist canon in recent years. There is a question that has been bothering the young monk. Therefore, he asked the Taoist for advice. It is not to argue with the Taoist. I hope the Taoist will understand this.
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"It's easy to talk, not to mention asking for advice. Master can perform his duties as a deacon in Bodhi Hall, so he must have very solid lessons. Let's discuss it together."
"Lieh Zi" says that during the time of the Yellow Emperor, there were magic witches coming from Qi, who were ordered by Zheng to order Wu Xian." There is also a chapter "Don't Gow" in "Lü Shi Chun Qiu" that says Wu Peng worked as a doctor and Wu Xian worked as a chopstick, which shows the origin of witchcraft.
In the very early days, during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, when it was at its peak, there were witches who managed history, witch doctors who cured diseases, witches who prayed for rain, and witches who raised horses. But after that, witchcraft gradually became more common.
It has declined, and even in today's world, there are very few of them. The reason is that the ancestor Tianshi destroyed witches. The young monk has always been puzzled. The Tao originated from witches, why did the ancestor Tianshi want to destroy witches?"
Monk Tingyang Fan asked this question. To be honest, Zhao Ran was a little surprised. The Taoist sect had occupied the Central Plains for more than 600 years and was in confrontation with Western Buddhism. The words mentioned by both sides focused more on the other sect, even if there were some occasional
When the messy primary school teachers come out to cause trouble, it is also a disease of the weak, and they are not paid much attention to. As for witches, it is even rarer to be mentioned.
Being able to ask this question shows that Monk Yang Fan has really studied a lot of Taoism and is a "true reader" rather than a "casual commentator".
For such a monk, Zhao Ran must give strong support and answer questions, so he asked: "How did the master know that Tao comes from witchcraft?"
Yang Fan replied: "Seducing gods, praying for blessings, divination, and curing diseases, are these not the Tao and are they inherited from witchcraft?"
Zhao Ran said: "Does Buddhism have these points mentioned by the master? Are they inherited from witchcraft?"
Yang Fan was stunned and suddenly said: "The young monk had a wrong idea. All the religions stand side by side and are not inherited from the same origin. The spells, spells, etc. of that sect are similar to those of witchcraft. In fact, they stand side by side instead of being inherited?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "The swords, seals, elixirs, and clothes in our Taoist rituals all come from the ancient court uniforms, and the talismans and incantations were passed down to heaven. What does it have to do with witchcraft? The master just mentioned that it is similar. Wu Xianzhi is good at divination.
Hexagrams, where do hexagrams come from? Hexagrams come from the Fuxi family. Can we say that hexagrams were passed down by shamans?"
Zhao Ran added: "One more thing, Tao is Taoism, and witchcraft is witchcraft. The difference between learning and magic must not be confused. We call Tao learning because what Tao explores is the overall understanding of the universe throughout the ages.
Knowledge, but what about witches? The witches have never had such a systematic understanding. They only saw a little bit of it without delving into the inner laws. Over time, they fell into ideological confusion. In the later period, many
The great witch can't even recognize the characters. He specializes in manipulating gods and ghosts, plundering the people, forcing people to build temples, forcing sacrifices, and even sacrificing human beings to rivers. Such a witchcraft, the ancestor Tianshi led the Taoist sect to destroy it. Isn't it just in accordance with the way of heaven?
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Yang Fan said happily: "Thank you so much, Taoist Master, for clarifying my doubts. The lump in my chest has calmed down."
Zhao Ran said warmly: "In fact, this question is not difficult. It's just that the master is in Xixia and is not a member of the Taoist sect. He does not have the conditions to concentrate on practicing Taoism. Therefore, it is normal to have some confusion."
Yang Fan said: "I don't know if there will be a chance to go to the Ming Dynasty in the future." Seeing Zhao Ran's expression, he smiled and said: "Taoist master, don't worry about the young monk. There are many masters and uncles in our Bodhi Hall and Xuanye Hall.
Uncle, brothers and sisters must study the Taoist canon."
Now it was Zhao Ran's turn to think thoughtfully. Tianlongyuan allows monks in the academy to study Taoism, but Jianji Temple prohibits Taoist priests from contacting Buddhism. Do Taoist schools need to learn from this move of Tianlongyuan?
At this time, more than ten monks had gathered in the Bodhi Hall. They were all monks on duty who had stayed in the Bodhi Hall and Zuojin Xuanye Hall. They sat around and listened quietly to Yang Fan's questions to Zhao Ran, and asked questions from time to time. Seeing them
It was purely a question of asking for advice rather than a debate. While Zhao Ran was answering, he couldn't help but say a few more words:
"Starting from the topic of Master Yang Fan, Pindao will say a few more words. Judging from the comparison of the rise and fall of witchcraft and Taoism, if a sect does not have a reasonable, self-consistent, complete, and systematic philosophical support, its ultimate development will be either
It is inconsistent with human nature and causes harm to the world, leading to decline and even extinction; or it is stubborn and restricts people's thinking, which is out of time and even leads to the regression of the entire world of spiritual practice."
"Take our Taoist sect as an example. First there is the Taoist school of Lao and Zhuang, and then there is the Taoist sect of the ancestors. The Tao of Lao and Zhuang explores the principles of the generation, change, and development of all things. Later, countless ancestors continued to explore and perfect it.
Carry it forward. This Tao will not die with the passage of time, nor will it rise with the changes of courts. It is inclusive and has a long history. It will be the long-lasting Tao tradition of China. With this as the foundation, our Taoist sect will be able to endure and prosper for a long time.
Not bad..."
"...Looking at it from a poor Taoist perspective, Buddhism is also the same. It can be said that there was Buddhism first and then Buddhism. This is how the Buddhist countries in the Western world came to be. Master Yang Fan and other masters can have this professional spirit and professional attitude.
Concentrating on learning and exploring the world, this is the right path. I am happy and sincerely convinced by this. Above, I encourage you all the masters!"