Chapter 1065: Buddha and Tao
Chapter 1065 Buddha and Tao
Chapter 1063: Buddha and Tao
At the top of Shaoshi Mountain, there are thousands of walls with nothing to lean on. It is impossible for ordinary people to get up. However, Bodhidharma sat cross-legged on the top of the peak and closed his eyes, chanting sutras. It was not until another monk climbed up that Bodhidharma stopped chanting sutras. And this person is none other than the leader of Buddhism, Sakyamuni.
Although Bodhidharma stopped chanting sutras, he paid no attention to Sakyamuni and did not even look at him. Sakyamuni said: "Brother Bodhidharma, my Buddhist family is suffering from the greatest disaster in a hundred years. , we must work together to get through it.”
After Bodhidharma heard this, he finally stopped being silent and said with an indifferent expression: "Duobao, you went too far this time."
Sakyamuni was once the great disciple of Taoist Shangqing Taoist, and Duobao was his Taoist name. He changed his name to Sakyamuni after he became a Buddhist.
Shakyamuni saw that Bodhidharma did not call him by his Buddha name, but directly called out his former name. He was a little angry in his heart, but he now had something to ask for, so he did not show it.
“I also didn’t expect that Qin Hao would be so contradictory. On the surface, he looks broad-minded, but in reality he is vindictive and ungrateful.”
A trace of bitterness flashed in Sakyamuni's eyes, and he smiled bitterly and said: "I thought Qin Hao would take this incident for the sake of you and Pujing, my junior brother, and would not argue with my Buddhist family about this incident.
Moreover, the rescue of Li Shimin this time was also a personal act of my disciple Xuanzang, and it cannot be blamed on my Buddhist family.
But he didn't expect that Qin Hao's reaction would be so great, and he directly made a move to destroy the Buddha. "
The Eastern Tu School is almost exclusively exclusive, and it is naturally extremely difficult for Buddhism to grow to this extent under this premise. There have also been two decisive battles between Buddhism and Taoism.
One hundred years ago, Buddha Rahu from Tianzhu came to the East to preach, but he was boycotted by all the schools in the East.
It was a period of intense conflict between Buddhism and Taoism. Buddhism was even called the "Demon Sect" by people in the Central Plains, and the Buddha Rahu was even insulted as the "Demon Patriarch".
With the contradiction unable to be reconciled, Daozu Hongjun finally took action personally and fought against Luohu at the southwest border.
In that battle, Daozu Hongjun won, but although he killed Buddha Rahu, he was also seriously injured. He died in less than ten years, and Taoism also fell into the hands of Sanqing.
Fifty years ago, Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, gave birth to two more Buddhas, Zhunti and Jieyin.
Inheriting the legacy of Luohu, Zhunti and Jieyin still chose to bring a group of disciples to the Eastern Territory to preach Buddhism. However, they were boycotted by all the schools in the Eastern Territory.
This time the Taoists directly dispatched Taoists from the Sanqing Dynasty, while the Confucians dispatched two great Confucians, Wang Xu and Xun Kuang. The five of them joined forces to surround and kill Zhunti and pick up the two Buddhas.
The two Buddhas of the Buddhist sect were twice as old as the five, and their realms were also above the five, but they were still outnumbered. In the end, Zhunti was jointly killed by Taiqing and Guiguzi, while Jie Yin fled back to Tianzhu in embarrassment and stood together. I made a vow that I would never set foot in the Central Plains again.
After these two wars, the strength of Buddhism was greatly reduced, and Taoism and Confucianism also relaxed restrictions on Buddhism, so that Buddhism could finally survive in the East.
Buddhism has struggled to develop for more than fifty years before it has its current foundation in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, all senior Buddhist leaders cherish this hard-won achievement.
As the leader of the Buddhist sect, Sakyamuni was no exception. However, he did not expect that one of his careless actions would bring disaster to the sect of Buddhism, and the achievements of decades would collapse in one fell swoop.
Shakyamuni regrets it now. He would have avoided getting involved in Taoist affairs if he had known better. Unfortunately, it is too late to say anything now.
But for today's Buddhists, the most important thing is to ask Qin Hao to stop destroying the Buddha. Bodhidharma, who has been kind to Qin Hao, is naturally the best person to ask for mercy, so Sakyamuni will Come to Shaolin in person to seek Bodhidharma. After listening to Sakyamuni's words, Bodhidharma said coldly: "If you hadn't taken action, rescuing Li Shimin would have been Xuanzang's personal act, but if you, the leader of Buddhism, took action, Qin Hao would naturally think it was me. Of course, the Buddhist provocation will not let me off."
Of course Shakyamuni knew this, and he never thought of taking action himself. After all, once he did, the nature would be completely different.
But Sakyamuni couldn't look at Xuanzang, being defeated and killed by Duguqiu in front of him. He couldn't hold back and helped Xuanzang, but in the end he brought such a huge disaster to the Buddhist family. .
“I have caused such great trouble for the Buddhist family. I have no shame in continuing to serve as the leader of the Buddhist family. I am willing to take the initiative to step down as the leader, but even so, it is difficult to calm Qin Hao’s anger.”
Sakyamuni knelt heavily on his knees and said with a sad face: "Junior Brother Bodhidharma, all the mistakes you made are my fault. Those Buddhist disciples who were slaughtered by the Qin army are all innocent. Please help me." Junior Brother Mo, please save them.”
Bodhidharma couldn't help but sigh when he saw this, and then he helped Sakyamuni up and said in a deep voice: "Brother Sakyamuni, Bodhidharma will go to persuade the Marquis of Qin, but it is not for you, but for the sake of the Buddhist disciples in the world."
“Thank you!”
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Luoyang, in front of the Qin Hou Mansion, a monk was sitting cross-legged at the door. A large group of people surrounded him and pointed, but the monk didn't care at all.
Jiulong Guard Commander Jiang Juan looked at the monk blocking the door of the Hou Mansion with a solemn expression, and said solemnly: "Master Bodhidharma, I really didn't lie to you. My lord is really not in Luoyang."
Bodhidharma thought Qin Hao was deliberately avoiding him, and sighed and said calmly: "If the Marquis does not see the poor monk for a day, the poor monk will stay here for a day, and if he does not see the poor monk for a year, the poor monk will stay here for a year."
Seeing that Bodhidharma refused to listen, Jiang Juan felt helpless, but he couldn't force him away. First of all, the other party was a master at the Grand Master level, and he couldn't beat him with his strength. Secondly, Bodhidharma was also his lord's benefactor. You can't drive people away based on emotion or reason.
"Madam returns home, idle people retreat."
At this moment, a large group of female soldiers came with several carriages, and a stunning beauty got out of the leading carriage.
The beautiful lady held a baby in her left hand and held a child in her right hand. Her appearance seemed to change the color of the heaven and earth, and immediately caused a startled cry in the crowd.
“That’s the princess, the Princess of Ten Thousand Years.”
“Her Royal Highness the Princess has returned to Luoyang. Her Royal Highness the Princess has returned to Luoyang.”
Liu Mu was quite popular in Luoyang, and soon the people recognized her identity and all took the initiative to kneel down and worship her.
“See Her Royal Highness the Princess.”
The little boy holding Liu Mu's hand looked up and smiled at Liu Mu: "Sister Huang, it seems that the people of Luoyang have not forgotten you."
Liu Mu can be called the emperor's sister, and naturally there is only one identity for the little boy. He is the current Han emperor, Liu Xie.
(End of this chapter)