Chapter 803

Merton looked at a group of Buddhist monks and Lang said, "with the news controlled by the Mohist school, this is the most prosperous place of Buddhism in the world. The first is the local Buddhism in Tianzhu, the second is the Esoteric Buddhism in the Tibetan Plateau, and the third is my Tang Buddhism. The boy calls it Han Buddhism."

In fact, Buddhism still tends to spread to Johor Zhancheng and other countries, but now it is small in scale and has not attracted the attention of the world.

The monks nodded one after another. These three places are indeed the most prosperous places of Buddhism.

"However, Buddhism has been introduced into the Tang Dynasty for 600 years, and its teachings have not been integrated into China. What you have done is just translating Tianzhu scriptures, but there is no Scripture written by Chinese monks. Whenever Tianzhu monks come to preach scriptures, they are immediately cited as scriptures and regarded as supreme." Merton mercilessly criticizes the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty, and takes the initiative to feed them to his mouth.

Master Huiyuan's face changed and Shaolin Temple's status was respected. In fact, the name he relied on was just the founder of Dharma. Merton can be said to have talked about the pain of Buddhism.

"Only when the Buddhists take the initiative to adapt to the Tang Dynasty can they gain a firm foothold in the Tang Dynasty. You masters only see that these compound surnames have spread in the Tang Dynasty, but I don't know that many compound surnames have quietly disappeared. If the Buddhists want to revive or be excluded, it depends on their own choice." Merton said proudly.

"Buddhism knows how to do it." master Huiyuan said solemnly. He knew that if the Buddhists wanted to integrate into the Tang Dynasty, they had to fit the Buddhist doctrine with the Chinese, and the Tianzhu Buddhist doctrine they had brought directly before obviously did not adapt to the national conditions of the Tang Dynasty, so there was the disaster of two martial arts to destroy the Buddha.

Merton continued mercilessly: "and the boy thinks that if Buddhism wants to revive, it's a big mistake to just pursue the number of monks and temples."

"Very wrong!" the monks looked at each other. If the Mo family had said so before, they would have been furious. Now they don't dare to underestimate the Mo family anymore.

"Yes, the reason why all schools of thought can inherit for thousands of years depends on these foreign objects?" Merton asked.

Master Huiyuan couldn't help thinking about the revival of Mohism.

"No, of course not. The most valuable thing for all schools of thought is our theory, our scriptures and our ideas. Even if Mohism takes the opportunity for thousands of years, as long as there is the Mojing, it can still recover. However, Buddhism abandons the vast Buddhist scriptures in Tianzhu and uses the number of disciples and temples to prove the prosperity of Buddhism, which makes people laugh." Merton shouted.

"Abandon the book to the end!"

"Smile generously!"

Hao Ran, a group of eminent monks, could not help but wonder which of the hundred schools of thought is not trying to develop its own theory. Take Mohism, for example, although it has been silent for thousands of years, as long as there are Mohist scriptures, Mohism will certainly regain its vitality.

Buddhism is only the largest number of temples and monks, and finally suffered two disasters in a row. No wonder Merton satirized that Buddhism abandoned its roots and ignored the end.

"Learn from Tianzhu?" however, many eminent monks frowned.

Merton said with emotion: "you were in the Tang Dynasty, and Mo respected an eminent monk, but made a great wish, went through thousands of hardships and traveled thousands of miles to Tianzhu to seek the Scripture."

"Xuanzang!" the monks were in an uproar. Naturally, they knew that Merton was talking about master Xuanzang. It has always been said that Tianzhu monks came to the Tang Dynasty, while Xuanzang was a Tang monk who went to Tianzhu alone to study scriptures, and he went there himself. The difficulties can be imagined and known. In addition, his life and death are unknown. It can be said that it is a negative example among the monks of the Tang Dynasty, One after another regretted that a future eminent monk of Buddhism had gone astray.

"Did Xuanzang really reach the holy land of Tianzhu?" master Huiyuan was surprised. You know, Tianzhu is the most prosperous holy land of Buddhism. I'm afraid it's a dream of every monk to go to Tianzhu to study scriptures in person. However, Xuanzang has never heard from him, and almost all the monks think he failed.

Merton solemnly nodded his head and said, "according to the Tianzhu businessman, I once saw a monk of the Tang Dynasty in Nalanda temple, the holy land of Buddhism in Tianzhu. His Buddhism is profound and unmatched. He was selected as one of the ten virtues familiar with Sanzang and called Sanzang master."

"Master Sanzang!" the monks were shocked. Naturally, they knew that they were all proficient in Buddhism. Naturally, they knew how noble the title of master Sanzang was.

"That must be Xuanzang. I knew Xuanzang would succeed!" master Huiyuan said excitedly. Xuanzang was born in a Buddhist temple in Luoyang. He also had a lot of connections with Shaolin Temple.

Merton said positively, "if the Buddhist school has the intention, the Mohist school can pass on the message, communicate with master Xuanzang, let the scriptures of the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu communicate with each other, translate all the Buddhist Scriptures into Chinese, and the Buddhist school can carry them forward. This is the best time for the revival of the Buddhist School of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the best opportunity for the Sinicization of the Buddhist school and get rid of the prejudice of the Hu religion."

In history, when master Xuanzang returned, he brought 657 scriptures. However, for the scriptures of Tianzhu, they are only a small part. With the help of Mohism, the Scriptures transmitted to the Tang Dynasty will be several times more, which is of great significance to Buddhism.

The breath of a group of monks suddenly became heavy, and this condition had almost no confidence to reject Buddhism.

"It's too easy for Mo hou to say. According to the little monk, master Xuanzang went through a lot of hardships and spent four years to reach Tianzhu. It took eight years to come back. There are enough things to happen in eight years. How can you fulfill today's promise?" the defense machine snorted coldly.

When Merton heard the speech, he couldn't help laughing and said, "it seems that Mo's evaluation of the Buddhism is not wrong. The Buddhism is really not only enjoying its success, but also watching the sky. As early as two years ago, the boy once said that there is more than one way to Tianzhu. Master Xuanzang chose the most difficult road for his great wish."

"More than one?" master farIn's eyes flashed and couldn't help looking at Merton. He knew that Tianzhu numbers were learned from Tianzhu by Mohist ancestors.

"Yes, one of them is the path taken by the ancestors of Mohism. They directly cross the Tibetan Plateau and go to Tianzhu. Although they have to go through the test of altitude reaction, Datang has defeated Tuyuhun. There are also special envoys in Tubo. It is several times more convenient than in the past. If there is no accident, it is only a few months' journey from Lanzhou to Tianzhu. Of course, there are only a few months We need the Buddhists to get through our own checkpoints, "Merton said.

Many monks can't help thinking that Tubo is also a prosperous Buddhism. According to theory, they all belong to the same family, and the nibra connected with Tubo is the birthplace of Buddha. Crossing nibra is the place of Tianzhu. There are the same families all the way. This road can be said to be the most convenient, and the only disadvantage is Tubo's plateau reaction.

"In addition to the road to the Tibetan Plateau, there is also a sea route. According to Johor businessmen, Johor and other countries are also across the sea from Tianzhu. There are many sea merchants on the Lingnan road of the Tang Dynasty, and there are also sea charts to Tianzhu. One time and one year is enough. Although there is a risk, it is better than the loading capacity. It will only take one trip, which is enough to transport all the scriptures from Tianzhu. These three roads are still open Is it not enough for Buddhism to choose? "Merton said a few words and ran the debate Machine speechless.

The Buddhist monks immediately thought and calculated one by one at the bottom of their hearts. After some analysis by Mohist Zi, there were so many choices for what they thought was extremely difficult. Although these three roads were not easy to go, the road to the western regions was too far, and the road to the plateau was recent, they were in danger of altitude reaction, and the sea route was also in danger of storm. "

"I choose the path of the plateau for Buddhism," master farIn said.

The road to the plateau seems risky. However, it is convenient enough that Datang has conquered Tuyuhun and has a special envoy in Tubo. In addition, the plateau reaction has been cracked during the western expedition to Tuyuhun. As long as you adapt to it for a period of time, the plateau reaction can be cured without medicine. Moreover, the ancestors of Mohism can cross the Tibetan Plateau. Can't his Buddhism compare with Mohism?

"No!" master Huiyuan shook his head and said, "there are three roads for Buddhism. Now Xuanzang takes the road of the western regions, and we need to not miss one of the plateau and sea roads. This is related to the revival of Buddhism and should not be lost."

"Master Huiyuan is wise!" the monks nodded one after another.

"Thank you, master Mo Shi, for pointing out the way to the revival of Buddhism." master Huiyuan said solemnly.

When Merton heard the speech, he couldn't help smiling. He immediately knew that today's goal had been achieved. At the moment, he said in a straight face: "Mo is not for Buddhism, but for the Tang Dynasty. Do you know why Xuanzang was respected when he traveled west?"

The monks looked at Merton puzzled.

"Tang monk!" Merton said solemnly.

"Every time master Xuanzang goes to a country in Tianzhu, he will be treated with courtesy by the kings of various countries. The biggest reason is that the Tang Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger. Your majesty marched north to the East Turks and west to Tuyuhun. Every time he defeated a country, master Xuanzang received more and more ceremonious treatment in other countries. In the future, the Tang Dynasty will be stronger and Buddhism will flourish. When people mention Buddhism, they will think that it is the monks of the Tang Dynasty, not Tianzhu Monks, all countries come to the Tang Dynasty to seek scriptures, not to Tianzhu. "Merton said excitedly.

"Tang monk!" a group of monks suddenly thought, and their dissatisfaction with the restriction of Buddhism immediately disappeared.