There is a saying in Buddhism called "consecration", which means that after the statues of Buddha and gods are made, they need to be consecrated by eminent monks, so that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can be invited to come and receive their blessings. Generally speaking, people in the world only know that it is not easy to send gifts to gods, but they do not know how to invite gods.
It is also very important to note that if the statues of Buddha and gods are not consecrated, the true gods will not come and the evil spirits will live in them. Therefore, many of the places worshiped are not protected by immortals and Buddhas, but evils are everywhere, and the doves' nests are occupied by ghosts and monsters.
It is precisely because of this that the Taoist sect and the imperial court severely cracked down on obscene temples that did not comply with regulations and etiquette.
Apparently the Buddha statues here have never been consecrated.
Just when Qi Xuansu looked up at the Buddha statue, the Buddha statue came to life, and then he lowered his head and stared at Qi Xuansu.
Then the corners of the statue's mouth raised slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile, which was very strange.
One person and one god are looking at each other.
The next moment, Zhang Yuelu's body suddenly rose up, and the "photo paper" in his hand turned into a soft whip, sweeping up like a comet, directly cutting the statue in half.
Qi Xuansu was startled, and just now he almost got caught. He couldn't help but said with a little fear: "Sure enough, there is something weird."
Zhang Yuelu turned the paper whip into a paper umbrella and prepared for the attack.
The two of them left the side hall one after the other. There was no one outside, and they came to the main hall unimpeded.
I saw two "people" fighting fiercely, or in other words, one was a human and the other was a statue of Buddha.
It's just that this Buddha statue doesn't have any Buddhist aura at all. Instead, it exudes a demonic aura. Its eyes are blood red, and its whole body is covered with a faint blood light. It sits on the throne of the god, but its two arms are extremely flexible.
They look like clay sculptures and stone statues, but more like living people.
Wherever the huge palm touches, the wind is strong and the power is extraordinary.
The person who fought fiercely with the Buddha statue was a young monk. He had no weapons and only relied on his hands. Every time he touched the Buddha's palm, it made a loud noise.
Before Qi Xuansu could ask, Zhang Yuelu had already taken the initiative and said: "This monk should be an orthodox Buddhist disciple, with the Golden Immortal lineage, and is already at the stage of returning to his true form."
The so-called "Golden Immortal" is not among the five Taoist Immortals. It is said that the Golden Immortal is the Taoist Immortal, and it is also said that the Taoist Immortal is equivalent to the Buddhist Golden Immortal.
This title comes from a koan in Taoism and Buddhism.
Before Daxuan there was Dawei, and before Dawei there was Dajin.
The Jin Dynasty was destroyed when the Golden Horde army went south. Before that, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism during the Jin Dynasty was particularly fierce.
Lin Lingsu, the founder of Quanzhen Taoism Shenxiao, Mr. Tongzhen Daling, fought with Buddhist monks. Lin Lingsu told the Emperor of Jin Dynasty: "Buddhism harms Taoism."
, although it is indestructible now, combined and corrected, the Buddhist temple was changed into a temple, Sakyamuni was changed into a deity, Bodhisattva was changed into a great scholar, Arhat was changed into a venerable person, and monks were changed into virtuous people, all with their hair on their heads and crowns holding bamboo slips."
The emperor followed the memorial and issued an edict to change Buddhism to Taoism, change clothes, and give surnames. The left and right street records were changed to Daodeyuan, and the Senglu Department was changed to Deshi Department, which was affiliated with Deshiyuan. Soon the nuns were changed to female virtues.
The crown prince went to the palace to fight, and ordered twelve monks such as Hu and Li Zang to fight with two monks from Wutai. Dao Jian and others fought with Lin Lingsu. As a result, the monks were defeated and preferred to wear the crown and hold the brief. During the Jin Dynasty, the Buddhist and Taoist families began to
The merging was only interrupted because the Golden Horde army moved south.
When the Wei Dynasty conquered the world, the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism formally formed an alliance, collectively called the Taoist sect, and jointly fought against the Confucian sect. In the end, the Confucian sect surrendered the world with the defeat of the Wei sect. The defeated Confucian sect surrendered to the Taoist sect, and the Confucian sect held a grand ceremony.
Although the drinkers refused to submit to the Da Zhenren of the Taoist sect, they declared allegiance to Xuansheng. Therefore, Xuansheng became the de facto co-leader of the three religions for a considerable period of time. This was also a secret society separated from the Taoist sect and based on Buddhism.
The reason for the name "Eight Tribes" is because Buddhism was still part of Taoism at that time.
It was only later that Lord Buddha was born that Xuansheng lost Buddhism, which directly led to a war between Taoism and Buddhism in the Western Regions.
One of the results of this confluence of Buddhism and Taoism is the "Taoism" of Buddhism. The great monk is called the eminent monk and the great virtue, and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is called Avalokitesvara, which is also where it comes from.
Although today's Buddhism has separated from the Taoist system, it has not completely erased the traces of Taoism. Many names are still used today. The Jinxian lineage is the Buddha lineage.
If we do not count Sanren, the imitation of the banished immortals put together by Taoism, Taoism has the inheritance of the five immortals of heaven, earth, man, god, and ghost, and Buddhism has three major inheritances, namely the Great Enlightenment Golden Immortal, the Mahayana Bodhisattva, and the Great Arhat.
Just as the Celestial Immortal lineage is also called a banished celestial being, Buddhism also has similar names. The Dajuejin Immortal lineage is called the Buddha, the Mahayana Bodhisattva lineage is called the Brahma, and the great Arhat is called the Bhikkhu.
There is a clear distinction between the five immortal lineages of Taoism, with the banished immortals taking the lead. The same is true for Buddhism. The three major lineages are headed by Buddhists, followed by Brahmaputra and monks.
In addition, Buddhism is influenced by Taoism and is also divided into nine grades and twelve levels internally.
The monk corresponds to the Taoist priest, the nun corresponds to the female crown, the beggar monk corresponds to the Taoist priest offering wine, the monk who breaks confusion corresponds to the Taoist priest, and the monk corresponds to the Taoist priest.
Monk Jingzhi corresponds to Taoist Taiyi, and monk Terror corresponds to Taoist innocent.
In terms of titles, Zen Master corresponds to the Dharma Master, Senior Master corresponds to the high-level Master, Virtue corresponds to the real person, Great Virtue corresponds to the Zhenzhen Zhenzhen, Venerable corresponds to Pingzhang Dazhen, Dashi corresponds to the deputy headmaster Dazhen, and
The first seat corresponds to the real person in charge of the hall, the second seat corresponds to the deputy head of the hall, the minister corresponds to the chief, the governor corresponds to the deacon, the garland corresponds to the spiritual official, and the Buddha corresponds to the great chief.
This young monk is a disciple of Buddhism, equivalent to the Taoist monk who banished immortals.
I saw the young monk's attacks getting faster and faster, and the golden light continued to surge.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "Buddha, Brahma, and Bhikkhu, I have only heard of these three names. How are they different from the inheritance of the Five Immortals of our Taoist sect?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "Except for the banished immortals and Sanren, the other four immortals in our Taoist sect always specialize in a certain direction. For example, the martial artist concentrates on tempering the body and condensing the acupoints, but does not cultivate the true energy. The qi refiner concentrates on accumulating the true energy.
True qi penetrates the whole body and enhances the body by the way, but it does not deliberately temper the body by various means like a martial artist. Buddhism is different, they pay more attention to both, such as the Vatican, which is equivalent to the alchemist and the shaman, and is good at both
Spells, and the use of incense and vows, can summon the appearance of the law and condense the golden body. As for the monks, they are somewhat similar to warriors and Qi refiners, which not only temper the body, but also accumulate Qi. The advantages and disadvantages are nothing more than being knowledgeable but not refined and refined.
The difference between not betting is that each has its own strengths and weaknesses."
"As for the Buddha, who claims to be omnipotent, he is the sum total of Brahmas and Bhikkhus. I have heard about it, but I have never seen it with my own eyes."
"It's a pity that today we have to focus on exterminating evil cults. Otherwise, I really want to learn the methods of the Buddha."
Qi Xuansu saw that Zhang Yuelu showed a bit of eagerness to give it a try at the end, and hurriedly said: "You once said that Buddhism colludes with these secret societies, and even supports these secret societies behind the scenes. Why is this young monk here?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "Secret associations such as the Qingping Hui and the Eight Tribes are also inextricably linked to the Taoist sect. There are even real people and great real people secretly supporting these secret associations behind the scenes, but this does not prevent the Taoist sect from suppressing these secret associations."
"Tian Yuan, you have to know that whether it is a Taoist sect or a Buddhist sect, if a family has a big business, it will not be monolithic within it. There will definitely be various demands and voices, and even these voices are hostile to each other, so
There is no conflict between Buddhism's support of secret societies and Buddhism's suppression of secret societies. When Xuansheng issued the edict of the Grand Master to crack down on secret societies, all three religions agreed.
Let the three religions discuss and decide together."
Zhang Yuelu paused for a moment and then said: "Furthermore, some things must not be said openly. Secret societies have harmed countless people. Even if secret societies are to be used as weapons to attack opponents, they can only be done in secret.
, we can't end up openly and personally. What's more, the two came together because of their own interests, and naturally separated after all their interests were exhausted. It was only because of the common enemy of Dao Sect that they could reluctantly join forces. In fact, they are also in the same bed with different dreams, and each has his own plans."
Qi Xuansu heard this and said: "In this way, the Taoist and Buddhist sects joined forces to fight against the Confucian sect because of their own interests. Once the Confucian sect was defeated, the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism immediately went to war with each other."
Zhang Yuelu gave him a strange look, and although he did not refute, he still said: "Let's just talk about these things in private. Don't say it in public, as it can easily be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, and you will never recover.
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Although Zhang Yuelu has great ambitions to change the Taoist sect, he is not a single-minded young man. He has been in the ancestral court for a long time, so he is naturally very familiar with these methods.
Qi Xuansu is familiar with the Jianghu, and Zhang Yuelu is familiar with the ancestral court. It is precisely because the ruler is short and the inch is strong.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu suddenly said: "Woman."
Zhang Yuelu was startled and asked: "Me?"
She actually said that Qi Xuansu said that she liked the word "xia" very much, but she didn't quite understand what Qi Xuansu meant by complimenting herself as "female" for no reason at this time.
Qi Xuansu shook his head and said: "Behind you."
Zhang Yuelu turned around suddenly and saw a figure walking towards this side. This figure was very strange. Neither his true energy nor his spiritual thoughts could be sensed. He could only see it with the naked eye, because Zhang Yuelu had his back to this figure just now.
So he didn't notice it at all. On the contrary, Qi Xuansu would look at Zhang Yuelu when he spoke and was able to spot this figure through the corner of his eye.
I saw this figure wearing a bamboo hat on her head, a plain green robe, and a long sword on her waist. She had a graceful figure and was dressed in a standard female hero style.
However, Zhang Yuelu's face showed a bit of displeasure.
She said she didn't like others to compliment her, but there were exceptions to everything, and it was inevitable that there would be some duplicity.
If Qi Xuansu compliments her, she may not be happy. But when she finds out that the person Qi Xuansu compliments is not herself, she will be unhappy.
Zhang Yuelu said calmly: "The identity of a knight should be determined by his actions, not his appearance."