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Maoshan has many branches and leaves, but the Shangqing sect is the main one. As for how many branches of the Shangqing sect are inherited, no one has counted them one by one. Longhu Mountain is the direct descendant of the Zhang family's Zhengyi religion, and the whole world is a family, and it is true and false. As for the primitive religion in Gezao Mountain, it was inherited from Ge Xuan, the founder of the Taoist Lingbao Taoist sect. Later, Ge Hong carried it forward and formed the famous Gejia Taoism in the Taoist sect.
In this era, the Ge family was far inferior to Shangqing and Zhengyi. What it was famous for was the Divine Medicine Sect, which was now established in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It was said that it had completely inherited the essential skills of the Gezaoshan Taoist sect.
Nan Fenghan didn't care about this, because strictly speaking, the branch that moved overseas to Paradise Island was still under the Shangqing sect. I don’t know how many generations have passed, but I have long been excluded from the right path.
However, there are many sects of Buddhism. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, eight major sects have been formed. There are three treatises (Faxing Sect), Faxiang Sect (Yoga Sect), Tiantai Sect, Huayan Sect (Xianshou Sect), Zen Sect, Pure Land Sect, Vinaya Sect, and Shingon Sect (Tantric Sect). These are what China often calls sex, phase, stage, and There are eight major sects: Xian, Zen, Jing, Law, and Tantra.
Buddhism is inherently one-sided, and there are many practitioners. Due to the different understanding levels of each recipient, as well as the different eras and living environments, naturally the views on Buddhism are completely different from person to person. .
Later generations have a verse to summarize the differences between Buddhist sects: dense wealth, Zen poverty, convenience and purity, only consciousness, patience, good fortune and emptiness. The traditional Huayan discipline cultivates the body and the moral principles organize the Tiantai sect.
Nan Fenghan was well aware of the various sects of Buddhism, but in the end only Zen was able to flourish. Although Buddhism does not interfere with external things, after all, it still needs to spread the Dharma to the human world. On the other hand, there was only one branch of Zen Buddhism in the South, which had numerous eminent monks in the late Tang Dynasty.
Master Wen Yan, who lived in Yunmen, Shaozhou, was an unparalleled eminent monk in the contemporary world. It is said that he had sought many teachings throughout the world during his lifetime, and finally achieved enlightenment and became a well-known Arhat in the region. He eventually preached in Shaozhou, Lingnan.
Because he was honored as the True Arhat by Emperor Liu Yan of the Southern Han Dynasty, Master Wenyan and his master, the Know-Sage Arhat Master Rumin, were collectively called the Two Saints of Zen. He has also become one of the most famous great masters in Buddhism since the late Tang Dynasty.
Master Wenyan first visited Master Daozong in Muzhou. Master Daozong, who was revered as Chen Zunsu, came from a well-known family. He studied under Master Huangpi Xiyun under Ma Zudao of Nanyue. He was the true mantle of the Southern Zen Buddhism.
Master Daozong was an eminent monk in the history of Zen Buddhism, and many Buddhist verses have been passed down to the world. Master Wen Yan attained enlightenment under him and was regarded as a Buddhist wizard by him. Later, he was recommended to meet Master Xuefeng Yicun. This was another great sage in the history of Buddhism who deserves a special mention.
Master Wen Yan attained enlightenment under Master Daozong, but it was under Master Xuefeng Yicun that he attained enlightenment. After that, he established the Yunmen Sect, which also promulgated Xuefeng’s thoughts, which is worth pondering in the history of Buddhism. Because he later studied the Tao with Master Qianfeng and Master Lingshu Rumin in Yuezhou.
Master Ru Min was also a rare great virtue in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and he was also another member of the Southern Zen sect. He studied under Master Changqing Da'an, a disciple of Baizhang Huaihai. He had been practicing Buddhism in Lingnan for more than 40 years. He was famous for his solitary practice in Buddhism. He was the most respected elder by the local scholars and officials in Lingnan. Holy Arhat.
Then he returned to Master Ru Min. Not long after the master passed away, Master Wen Yan naturally inherited the mantle. Liu Yan, Emperor Gaozu of the Southern Han Dynasty, heard of his famous name, admired the master's teachings and asked him to teach him. From then on, Master Wenyan spread his teachings to Lingnan.
Zen Buddhism has always been poor. Most practitioners use thatch roofs as roofs and live in stone caves to practice Buddhism. Emperor Gaozu did a great thing and built the largest and most luxurious Zen courtyard for Master Wenyan in the name of the royal family. He also personally gave him a plaque: "Guangtai Zen Temple". From then on, Buddhist scholars from all over the world came to see him.
Master Wen Yan founded the Yunmen Sect in Shaozhou and expanded the Xuefeng Zen method, which was highly praised by Buddhists all over the world. Because of his propagation of Buddhism, he not only greatly repaired and restored Nanhua Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism, but also made the Central Plains look at Lingnan with new eyes. Since then, the concept of Lingnan as a foreign land has changed.
He was good at teaching the Dharma. In the seventh year of Emperor Qianhe's reign in the Southern Han Dynasty, he was enthroned and placed a golden body in a pagoda in Guangtai Zen Temple. At this time, the Lingnan court was already in the hands of Zhongzong Liu Sheng. The emperor was like the emperor Gaozu, who particularly respected the master's lineage of Buddhism. The imperial court named the pagoda courtyard "Ruiyun" and the pagoda "Baoguang".
At that time, the master had tens of thousands of disciples, and it is said that there were as many as seventy-seven of them who had the opportunity to have his sayings passed down to the world. This can be regarded as a legend among Buddhists in previous and later generations. In the Buddhist masterpiece "Jingdelu", there are 61 biographies of the master's disciples. Therefore, at this time, Buddhism in the world can say that the respect for the master has reached the highest level.
Therefore, there is still a saying in the world: Emperor Yunmen is General Linji.
Being a Buddhist disciple comes from the Yunmen Seat. This sign is not small. If someone has the chance to say something, he will be promoted as a venerable by various sects. Practitioners naturally respect those who first realize enlightenment, and the saying that those who have attained enlightenment are their teachers can be said to be fully expressed.
When Nan Fenghan retired to seclusion, Master Wen Yan was just beginning to gain fame, but Nan Fenghan didn't have much of an impression. Although I felt something in my heart, I didn't pay much attention to it. Although he later retired overseas, it was out of helplessness that he was driven by the Taoist sect of the same lineage.
However, this Nan Fenghan is not the kind of person who is willing to be lonely. He will naturally try his best to find out the news about the Central Plains in preparation for his rise again. Naturally, I heard one after another that various figures were popular in the Central Plains, and Taoism and Buddhism each had its own merits. Since then, we have heard the names of many eminent Buddhist monks and virtuous men, among whom the Buddhist master Wenyan is naturally the most famous.
Originally, he only wanted to visit this eminent monk who was famous in the Central Plains when he returned to the Central Plains. It was a pity that when he came out of the world again, he was invited by Zhang Wenbiao to come to Chudi to take charge, but the master had already passed away, so he naturally felt very sad in his heart.
But when I suddenly heard that this monk was a disciple of Master Wen Yan, I felt a little surprised. Seeing the mysterious feeling exuding from his whole body, and the hazy and unreal appearance of his whole person, I recognized the master even more in my heart.
"It turns out that he is an eminent monk from the Nanyue family of Mazu. It is said that Kuangzhen Arhat has profound Taoism and has disciples all over the Central Plains. Although this is the first time for a certain family to meet the master, they have respected the master for a long time. It is said that the master has served the Arhat for nearly twenty years. , it turned out to be true when I saw it today, the venerable is indeed a man of enlightenment!" Qin Zhuang's expression did not change, but his eyes were still looking at the golden forty-eight knots in front of him, seeing that although it kept hesitating, there was no change. , couldn't help but quietly raised his head and opened his lips in greeting.
