Chapter 1960: The Decline of Buddhism in the Central Plains
Why did Renqin Sangbo come to Zhao Zhen guess? It was nothing more than that Luosian cities were captured by Jiaosiluo, and the nobles lost their own land, and Renqin Sangbo was one of those nobles.
Although he is a Buddhist venerable who is beyond the world, he is actually from a great noble family. This time he came to Beijing, he naturally came under the name of warning to the Song Dynasty, but everyone knows that his meaning is not this.
What were the civil officials of the Song Dynasty planning all this for? Of course, for a split Tubo, Renqin Sangbo's arrival gave the Song Dynasty a bridge of communication and communication between the Tubo nobles.
This was not the first time that Renqin Sangbo had stepped on the land of the Song Dynasty, but it was the first time that he had gone to such a faraway place. It was not that he had not left Tubo, but the farthest place he had been to was Kashimiro.
He was once selected by Yexiwo to study abroad for seven years and learn all the teachings of exoteric and esoteric Buddhism. He then went abroad in succession and approached 75 great scholars including Reba.
He once visited Daci Temple in Chengdu Prefecture, the Song Dynasty, where he listened to the preaching of Monk Gui Huineng. He heard that the Buddhist path declined in the Central Plains, so he just laughed it off. When did Buddhism decline?
Buddha is just in the hearts of people. In this peaceful and prosperous era, the Buddha's compassion is certainly not revealed. If it is in a chaotic era, how can Buddhism not prosper?
This is an inevitable thing. Just wait a moment. There is no dynasty in the world that will flourish forever, and no religion that will decline forever. It’s just that the time has not come.
Buddhism is like the Gesang flowers in the snow-capped mountains, hiding when the spring flowers bloom and blooming in the cold wind.
But since the first day after Renqin Sangbo stepped into the land of the Song Dynasty, he felt that it was almost impossible for Buddhism to flourish in the Song Dynasty.
Chengdu Prefecture is on the plain, but it is surrounded by Bashan and Shu River. It is such a city that can maintain a close connection with the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty without any obstacles.
The five-foot-wide road has become one meter wide, and the flat road surface makes Renqinsangbo amazing, and countless merchants, travelers and scholars come and go here not to see the prosperity but come to trade, study, or play.
The Song people had never been so rich, or Renqinsangbo had never seen anyone so rich, even the peddlers who were selling on the streets were all dressed in exquisite clothes.
After hearing what happened, I realized that in the Song Dynasty, except for the five taboos in the color of clothes, the clothes cannot be similar to the official uniforms, and I will not care about the rest.
Almost every step, Renqin Sangbo felt that he had made a new discovery. The people here were so rich, healthy and fulfilled, and an unprecedented confidence filled it.
When I asked someone before, I would like to believe in Buddhism, the answer I got was to advise him to leave quickly, even if he didn't leave, just don't talk about believing in Buddhism. When did he even violate the law of the king?
Seeing that he was a foreign monk, someone kindly reminded him and explained the reason in detail. Only after Renqin Sangbo realized that he could believe in religion in the Song Dynasty, but he could not preach on the street, and even in a crowded place, he could not say it.
Looking at the white clouds in the sky and the autumn sun hanging high, Renqin Sangbo said in his heart: "Namiamidabaya..."
What is this saying? I have never heard of such a difficult thing in the world. Is Buddhism a bad karma? Can't it be preached in public?
Daci Temple is still the original Daci Temple, and there is no change. This makes Renqin Sangbo feel much more at ease. If even Daci Temple is gone, then he will be shocked.
Daci Temple was originally the largest Buddhist temple in Chengdu Prefecture and even the entire Sichuan-Shaanxi Road. It occupies a small half of the East City of Chengdu. Every time the temple fairs are more lively, the nearby merchants are prosperous, and in front of the temple it looks like a transaction of thousands of people in front of the Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo.
There are many lanterns, flower markets, silkworm markets, medicine markets, mahjong markets, Qibao City, etc., but now they are over. People's transactions are still there and merchant markets are still there, but Daci Temple has been gradually decomposed.
I heard that Zhang Shizhan, the governor of Chengdu Prefecture, was an official from the Academy of Geophysics. The official in the imperial examination specially ordered him to be a deacon as a general. Within a few years, he rose to prominence and became the governor of Chengdu Prefecture.
After he arrived in Chengdu, the Buddhist sect, which was originally pretty good, was almost troubled everywhere. The Buddhist sect, which could still be sold for some sacrificial certificates, was completely investigated. Not only could the sacrificial certificates be sold, but some monks' sacrificial certificates were also abandoned.
The temples of Daci Temple were even ordered to be reduced because of their extensive land. The land belongs to the court, and the palaces and temples belong to the court. Although Daci Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty, it is now the Song Dynasty.
Except for the intermediate court where Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty wrote, the other places were constantly shrinking. Renqin Sangbo was sad and angry. These were all buildings built by Buddhist believers or emperors of previous dynasties. How could they become merchants' sales shops at will?!
He originally planned to make some noise in Chengdu, so that the Song Dynasty court or the emperor could pay attention to his arrival.
But before he could remember that when Da Ming was released, officials of the Song Dynasty had already found him. The Song Dynasty conveyed messages very quickly, which was outrageous.
In this era when telephones or radio communications have not appeared, people rely on horses to deliver messages, while some of the expedited ones also rely on carrier pigeons.
Therefore, during this period, all Tubo people were strictly investigated. Zhang Shizhan had issued official documents. Any Tubo people must report their identity to the Chengdu government office, and ensure that they can find out where they are at any time.
Although many people don’t know why, they still implement it. This prefect, who had just been in office for a few months, plans to burn three fires.
He knew about the rebellion of Jiaosiluo, which meant that the Sichuan-Shaanxi Road Fourth Road, which was very close to Tubo, was not safe. As the capital of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Road Fourth Road, Chengdu Prefecture must be vigilant and beware of the evil people entering and destroying the peace in Shu.
The arrival of Renqin Sangbo, the "powerful" who was known as the Tubo venerable, will surely attract Zhang Shizhan's attention. Not only will he pay attention, but he also sent someone to "invited" him to the government office.
A few words of Zen made Zhang Shizhan look impatient and waved his hand and said, "The great monk doesn't need to play Zen in front of me. This thing is nonsense in front of my Investigation Sect.
I know what you mean, so I ask you, since you say I can’t go to the Western Paradise, then tell me what is the Western Paradise?
If you can say it, then the so-called Western Paradise is what you think in your heart, rather than the real Western Paradise, how do you know there is no sorrow or pain?
This is because you have sorrow and pain in your heart now! Otherwise, what would you do if you enter my Song Dynasty?"
The study of matter has been developed in the Song Dynasty for many years and has very perfect logical thinking. Almost everyone who studies the study of matter is a good argumentative person.
Not to mention the cognition and exploration spirit based on the study of things. Since Buddhism says that people can only go to the Western Paradise when they die, who can describe it?
If it can be described, it is what people set, and it is not what the Buddha said about the Western Paradise.
Chapter completed!