Chapter 40: Qingshan Ancient Temple Named Qingshan
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a glorious scene of hundreds of schools of thought contending. The main reason was that the society at that time was in a period of great change. There were many disputes among the vassal states, and the economy also experienced great development. In addition,
The original "Emperor"
"If you lose your official position, you will learn from the barbarians." This broke the general situation of learning in the government, so it also led to the subsequent cultural downward shift. The cultural downward shift simply means that the culture and academic monopoly of the aristocrats spread to the lower classes of society, leading to the rise of private schools.
, which in turn led to a scene of a hundred schools of thought contending.
In fact, although the various schools of thought are said to be fighting each other, they also learn from each other.
The final result of the contention of hundreds of schools of thought was the emergence of three religions and nine streams. Although these nine streams were still good at the time, their light was gradually replaced by the three religions. These three religions are: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
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Confucianism and Taoism were originally local religions, but Buddhism was later introduced from Tianzhu. Therefore, there was no Buddhism among the three religions at that time. However, by the time we arrived in Daliang, Buddhism had been prevalent for a long time.
Although there is no prosperous scene of a hundred schools of thought contending among the religions in Daliang, there are always various religions that come out to promote their ideas of saving the country and the people. Such religions seem to have had traces of their existence in the past dynasties, and this kind of thinking is at its peak.
Situations often arise because of the prosperity of the country, because if the country itself is turbulent, then the people will have little time to think about themselves.
Considering one's own religious beliefs, considering how to survive is the most practical issue, and now the rich and stable Daliang has provided these religious beliefs with a hotbed for nurturing ideological culture, and although the ideas between these religions are contradictory,
, but most of them are similar, but in any case, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are the main schools of thought in all dynasties, and other religions are supplementary.
Just like the previous dynasty, although the previous dynasty designated Taoism as the state religion, it was just because the Taoist leader at that time had the same surname as the emperor. This kind of behavior was just to put money on one's own face, but it was definitely not admiration for Taoism.
On the contrary, the previous dynasties still took Confucianism as the mainstream. After all, Confucianism has been the central idea from ancient times to the present.
Confucianism can always be the central thought of the country. Confucianism itself is indispensable. But another reason is that some ideas between Taoism and Buddhism are too extreme. For example, Taoist priests become monks, but more importantly, they become immortals.
Therefore, Taoism mainly teaches
People can achieve enlightenment and become immortals, while Buddhism teaches people to become Buddhas immediately. Although this kind of thinking cannot be said to be wrong, it is not suitable for ordinary students to learn, and can only be suitable for a small group of people. Therefore, Confucian thought
No matter what time it is, it is unshakable.
Moreover, Buddhism and Taoism, the imperial court knew that although there were big differences between the two religions in form, after all, Taoist priests and monks had two different styles, in fact, what they taught the people were also positive, so the imperial court never
It has never been announced which family is the orthodox one. Whether you believe in Buddhism or Taoism, as long as you have faith in your heart, it is a good thing.
However, the fact that the imperial court does not distinguish one from the other does not mean that there is no comparison between the two sects. After all, one believes in Buddhism and the other believes in Taoism. They are not from the same sect. Although many classic thoughts in Taoism come from Buddhism, and many Buddhist ideas
There are indeed places in the scriptures that are consistent with Taoist thoughts, but the relationship between monks and Taoist priests is still not very friendly. Although they will not fight when they meet, no one will
It’s natural to look down on anyone. Just like there is a lot of competition between Taoist priests and monks who do fortune telling on the streets. As for who is more accurate, the common people don’t know, but Taoist priests and monks have different opinions.
You know full well, because these secrets are actually nothing more than tricks to fool the people. If you really steal the secrets of gods like this every day, you probably should have been punished by God long ago.
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Qingyun Mountain is located in the south of Daliang, so the climate of this mountain is quite mild. The mild climate often creates the green mountains and plains. In addition, there is an ancient temple on Qingyun Mountain, named Qingshan Temple, so it is also known as Qingyun Mountain.
Qingyun Mountain adds a bit of mystery.
There are 8,000 monks in Qingshan Temple. This number is quite large in the entire Liang Dynasty, because no religious sect has ever had so many disciples. There are only other sects, such as Buddhism and Taoism.
, it would be basically impossible to achieve the scale of Qingshan Temple, because Taoism and Buddhism themselves are dedicated to upright Taoism, becoming immortals and Buddhas.
It’s a big practice, so they don’t have any means of profit. Taoist priests are okay, they can use alchemy and divination to maintain the livelihood of Taoist temples, but it’s difficult for Buddhism. On weekdays, except for those donors who come here to give incense
Apart from money, the rest comes from the alms provided by his disciples, so if a sect can support more than 8,000 people, it is not an easy task.
Although the name of Qingshan Temple is not as domineering and mysterious as other temples, this temple is indeed the most orthodox temple in Daliang Buddhism today, because there once was a monk named Duan Chen, and this master Duan Chen is
The most pinnacle existence in today's martial arts world, has its own strength reached the level?
It can be said clearly that he has reached the realm of immortality, because most of them are based on hearsay, but this Master Duan Chen is indeed among the four parties in the martial arts world. The most blind painter among the four directions is this Master Duan Chen. Although this Duan Chen is now
He has been hidden from the world, but he still has a reputation that should be spread. The Qingshan Temple
There is a monk who is said to have stepped into immortality, so people who come here with admiration must be indispensable. The martial saint who is now the number one in the world of martial arts is said to have knelt in this Qingshan Temple for three days and three nights. Later, Duan Chen
The master went out to meet him in person. Later, Wu Sheng came down the mountain empty-handed and took a painting.
No one who came down the mountain spoke accurately, but Wu Sheng received the guidance of the master, and his realm has improved by leaps and bounds since then. This is indeed true, so Qingshan Temple has never worried about the issue of incense money like other Buddhist temples. After all, it is the first day of the new year.
Fifteen, the incense sent from the mountains is endless.
The emergence of Master Duan Chen from Qingshan Temple actually does not mean that he has completely established his orthodox status in Buddhism. After all, Duan Chen is no longer in Qingshan Temple, but no one expected that after Duan Chen left, Qingshan Temple would actually
Another high-ranking monk named Xuanzheng appeared with a finger that shook the sky. The strength of this high-ranking monk was not as elusive as Duanchen, because he was a solid third-level Xuantian, and he was only one step away from becoming an immortal. In Buddhism,
Most of the monks are still willing to devote their time to meditation. Who has time to practice those boxing and kicking skills on the wooden pile? Naturally, it is easier to sit on the futon and knock on the wooden fish. Therefore, today’s Buddhism
Among them, there are very few masters who can truly step into the Xuantian realm, and there are only two people who have reached the third level of Xuantian. One is the blind monk Duan Chen who devotes himself to painting, and the other is Xuan Zheng from Qingshan Temple.
And this Xuan Zheng was Duan Chen's only disciple in his life.
Xuan Zheng has actually been in the third level of Xuantian for some time, but he has never reached the realm of immortality. The main reason is the "Great Enlightenment of Tiangang Sutra" that his master Duan Chen left for him when he left.
》Xuanzheng has never really understood Zen, and he can't understand what the master has said.
What is the purpose of the scripture he left behind? Anyway, he only knows that his master became a painter because he read this book thoroughly. Later, for some reason, he blinded his own eyes. Could it be that he had never stepped into this world?
Masters who ascend to the fairyland should all engage in self-mutilation? Xuan
It's not that I haven't thought about it like this. I once thought of piercing my eyes, but I couldn't do it anyway. Besides, my master had his eyes blinded just to understand the painting with his heart.
, I am very interested in painting.
If you're not interested, what's the use of blinding your eyes? If you really become an immortal by then, that's fine. If you can't become an immortal, wouldn't you become the laughing stock of the world, especially if your little apprentice knows about it?
At this point, I will probably be able to laugh from ear to ear for three days and three nights.
In fact, Xuan Zheng has focused all his life on practicing martial arts, so he never thought that he would accept apprentices and teach. However, by some strange combination of circumstances, he accepted such a stupid apprentice. Others accepted apprentices.
For the sake of my family's incense, I have been waiting for an apprentice to rely on when I get old, but
Xuan Zheng, this disciple, gives Xuan Zheng a headache just thinking about it. This disciple is simply more difficult to understand than the "Great Enlightenment of the Heavenly Guide". If things go well on weekdays, his disciple is tall and thick, and his body constitution is
The materials for martial arts training, so Xuan Zheng initially treated his apprentice
He was still very satisfied, but then something went wrong. He found that his disciple seemed to be extremely stupid. Others could read the scriptures in three days, but his disciple had not finished reading them for a whole month, and basically it was
After reading one page and forgetting one, Xuanzheng himself is not
He is a monk who likes to chant sutras, so he doesn’t ask too much of his disciples about this matter. However, the abbot of Qingshan Temple can’t stand it. He has never seen such a stupid person. If it weren’t for his mysterious
For the sake of the eminent monk, he probably would have driven this silly monk down the mountain long ago.
Although Xuan Zheng didn't care about stupidity, this apprentice who couldn't stand him still had many problems. Apart from practicing martial arts in a daze, he spent the rest of the day asking Xuan Zheng questions. Some of the questions were okay, but some of them Xuan Zheng didn't listen to.