Neither Fahai nor the few disciples under his current sect are interested in the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.
It seems that the two religions coexist in the three realms, but in fact there is no Buddha in Shenzhou in the east, and few practitioners in Hezhou in the west.
The remaining Beiju Luzhou is a gathering place for monsters. How many gods and Buddhas will go there to preach? It's nothing more than Emperor Zhenwu leading troops to sweep away the demons from time to time, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva traveling to Luzhou in Beiju, able to cross one after another.
The Nanfan tribe is even more mixed in people, especially the Central Plains human race, which has been passed down from generation to generation since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. They respect their ancestors more than the sky, and even more than the immortals and Buddhas.
As for the gods they worship...they all worship them themselves.
Not to mention the inheritance of hundreds of schools of thought since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although Dong Zhongshu deposed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism... the inheritance of hundreds of schools of thought has not been cut off, especially military strategists and legalists, who have played an important role in all dynasties.
There are also Mohist disciples who specialize in Jianghu knights, and they should not be underestimated.
Fahai was born in Nanfangbu continent, so he knew very well the disasters that would come when fighting for the orthodoxy of a dynasty.
Rivers of blood flowed frequently, and disasters hit every house.
Whether it is Buddha or Taoism... when it is preached in the world, it always shows the most glorious side, but the ugliness that cannot be revealed is hidden in the shadow behind the golden body of the statue.
In fact, Fa Hai is more willing to believe that whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, their essence should be what they are preached to the world, either to persuade people to do good and to achieve enlightenment; or to become immortals and be free and easy.
The reason why those dirty tricks appear is that there is something wrong with those who practice Buddhism and preach Buddhism. It is because people with ulterior motives use the name of promoting Buddhism and Taoism to achieve their own goals.
The most common way is to use incense to make money.
The Buddha talks about fate, what is fate?
With just a hint, the ignorant people of the world will take it for granted that yellow and white things are fate.
It is simply a disgrace to Buddhism.
Some Taoist priests who lacked spiritual practice would also offer elixirs to high-ranking officials for the sake of wealth, saying that they were magical methods of immortality... and even directly worshiped the emperor's disciples.
Don't they know that, except for the Emperor Ziwei, whoever becomes a king under the shining star of Ziwei will not be able to live forever?
Fahai looked at this temple. It was just outside the imperial city. Only the traces left behind, he could also see the many palaces. In terms of the vast area, it was not even under the Wuzhuang Temple of Zhenyuan Immortal.
But who is Zhenyuan Immortal?
Which Bodhisattva is enshrined in the nameless Buddhist temple here?
The golden body has been destroyed for more than 20 years, but no spirit has appeared to deliver karma. From this, we can make some calculations, and it is nothing more than: the worshiper is not sincere, and the one who protects does not appear.
Since entering the territory of Chechi Kingdom, we can see many dilapidated temples along the way. Just now, the Great Sage also filled the territory of Chechi Kingdom with somersault clouds. He came back and told Fa Hai: "Master, there are a total of twenty-seven large and small temples in the country. Apart from them, Zhiyuan Temple was built in the city because it contained the shrine of the founder of the country, so one room was reserved... All other Buddhist temples were demolished without leaving a single one."
"Amitabha." Fahai recited the Buddha's name. The Chechi Kingdom was not that big. It was equivalent to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and was not even as large as a single prefecture or county.
There are twenty-seven Buddhist temples in this area, which shows that it was also a place where Buddhism flourished.
Here comes the problem.
All twenty-seven Buddhist temples were destroyed. Those three national masters came from the Sanqing sect. Are the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist sect really invisible?
It can’t be said that this is also a difficulty specially set up for pilgrims on their way to seek scriptures, right?
Were you prepared for this difficulty twenty years ago?
Or are there some problems with these Buddhist temples? Isn’t there a single manifestation that comes true?
"Master." Seeing that Master was getting more and more embarrassed, the Great Sage took the initiative to step forward and said, "Master, why don't I make a change and go explore among those monks... and see what they have to say?"
Bajie also came up with an idea and said: "Elder brother, when you go, you might as well become a Taoist priest who comes from afar... Those monks will not dare to bully you when they see that you are a Taoist priest. It’s not necessarily true that they are from afar, but they may still be somewhat close.”
Junior Brother Sha was also on the side to provide advice: "Senior Brother, since you want to become a Taoist priest, why not go directly to the city to see the true forms of the three great immortals, and see if they are enlightened Taoists or evil spirits causing trouble."
Fa Hai also said at the side: "What Wu Jing said makes sense. Wukong is originally from a Taoist sect, and he has been taught by Immortal Zhenyuan. It is easier to dress up as a Taoist than to chant the Buddha's name."
When the Great Sage saw that Master had agreed, he also wanted to show off his magical powers and show off his abilities in front of everyone... Then he suddenly transformed into a wandering Yunshui Quanzhen, with a water and fire basket hanging on his left arm, and his hand Beating the fishing drum, he muttered words, as if to say: Taishang Laojun slowly follows the law, and the Great God Qitian quickly shows his magical power...
Everyone saw the Great Sage having fun, so Bajie directly picked up the long beard from under the Great Sage's chin and said, "Brother Monkey, why does your beard feel like monkey hair?"
"Go! Go! Go--"
The Great Sage threw Bajie aside, stretched out his hand to bow to everyone, and said: "Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, poor Taoists are polite."
Then, the Great Sage took two steps in place, but he still looked like a naughty and sophisticated person.
"Stand up your chest and raise your head, and stop your frivolous steps." Fahai couldn't help but point out, "If you don't have an image in your mind, it's better to think about the appearance of Immortal Zhenyuan."
The Great Sage thought for a moment and pondered for a moment. When he started again, he immediately straightened his figure, with an air of immortality, which made people know that he was a free and true immortal.
"Master, disciple, come as soon as you go -"
The Great Sage left the temple and was walking forward when he saw a down-and-out Confucian scholar, who was about to enter the temple holding an old book with two words on it, the Analects of Confucius.
"Master Taoist, please go slowly."
The Confucian scholar stopped the Great Sage.
The great sage stopped and looked at his true form with his fiery eyes. After looking at him for a long time, he saw that he was just an ordinary person, so he said, "What's the matter, sir?"
"It was getting late, and Xiaosheng wanted to spend the night here. When he saw the Taoist priest coming out of it, he knew that the Taoist priest was one step ahead of me, so I asked for a convenience."
"Convenient, convenient." The Great Sage said with a smile: "But there are still a group of masters, disciples, and monks in this ruined temple. Two of them don't look easy to mess with. One is a fool with a long nose and big ears, and the other is a cold-faced and bearded evil man. ...You go in and avoid them."
"Thanks for the advice."
The poor Confucian scholar had just entered the ruined temple, and the Great Sage turned to leave, but he saw a knight carrying a long sword coming up the mountain. The Great Sage said: Strange thing, why are so many people here?
The Great Sage looked at him again and saw that he was not a monster. Just when he was about to say a few words to him, he unexpectedly ignored him and walked past him into the ruined temple without even looking at him.
No matter what they did, the Great Sage thought that he had a master to deal with it in the temple, so he jumped up and rode on the clouds towards the city.
In the temple.
Fahai and his disciples saw two people coming in one after another.
When the down-and-out Confucian scholar came in, he seemed to be frightened when he saw the faces of Bajie and Wujing, but soon showed a real expression. He held the old book in his hand and muttered: "Zi Buyu's strange power and chaotic spirit——" "
When the knight who came in later saw Bajie's appearance, he called the sword from his back into his hand with a clang. But when he saw Master Tripitaka, he put the sword away again, cupped his hand, and said, "Meng Lang."
These two people seemed to be normal, but in Fahai's view, these two people were very abnormal.
Fa Hai secretly watched with Ksitigarbha Dharma Eyes, and what he saw were two ordinary people. He didn't find anything unusual at all, which made him even more doubtful.
It looks like a Confucian scholar holding the Analects of Confucius and a knight-errant who travels all over the world... But who are they? Did they come here specifically to entertain themselves?
The ruined temple was obviously very large. Apart from the area occupied by their master and disciple, there were at least seven or eight places where they could stay, but these two people chose to come here.
Fa Hai secretly calculated in his heart: How many people in the Three Realms can perform changes without being able to see it?
He calculated silently in his mind for a while, and found that it was indeed a lot, so he temporarily suppressed the idea of guessing their true identity, but he did not let go of his vigilance. The three parties each live in the same place and have no intention of contacting each other at the moment, but their eyes have already crossed each other.
Maybe the knight couldn't sit still. After a while, he got up, punched in the courtyard, kicked his legs again, and finally pulled out his sword and started dancing with it.
When the scholar saw this, he unfolded the Analects in his hand and began to recite loudly: "The Master said: Isn't it just right to learn and practice it from time to time? Isn't it nice to have friends coming from afar? A person who doesn't know and is not stunned is not a gentleman. Huh?"
Perhaps the knight was tired of listening to the scholar reading, so he stopped and asked, "What is the use of your reading?"
"At a small level, you can understand reason, know etiquette, and decide between right and wrong." The Confucian scholar responded: "At a large level, you can regulate your family, govern your country, and bring peace to the world."
"Hehehehe." The knight smiled and said: "This method will not work in Xiniu Hezhou. People here worship gods and Buddhas to seek righteous results... Just like the Chechi country, they worshiped Buddhas twenty years ago, and since now But just ask. When you read this sutra, you might as well recite the Tao and recite the Buddha."
"So Xiao Ke came here with this volume under the order of the teacher, just to cultivate grammar here."
...
As the Great Sage approached the city, he suddenly heard a shout, which was like the shouts of thousands of people. The Great Sage said in his heart: This kind of sound is like the earth cracking and mountains collapsing, or like thunder and thunder...
When he took a closer look, he saw an open space on the beach outside the city gate. There were many monks gathered together. They all played trumpets and shouted "Mighty King Bodhisattva" as they pulled the cart forward. The cart was loaded with They were all made of bricks, tiles, wood, adobe, etc. These monks just called this number to pull the cart, which was very difficult.
Maybe when I came here for the first time, I, the old man, had his head high and was only looking at the Buddhist temple. He didn't even see such a scene outside the city.
The Great Sage was just about to land on the ground and go forward, but he saw two young Taoist priests swaying out of the city gate. They were wearing star crowns and brocades, and the monks who were dressed in blue and looked embarrassed. The contrast is stark.
The Great Sage had something in mind, so he directly pressed the cloud head and landed in front of the two of them.
"The poor man will judge his head."
The two young Taoist priests returned the courtesy and said, "Taoist master, you are right. I wonder where you came from and where you are going?"
