northernbook Chapter 218 Xuanzang
Chapter 218 Xuanzang
Chapter 218 Xuanzang
"Okay, I'll think about it before I think about it." Li Shimin said.
"Yes!" Fang Xuanling and Lin Xuan bowed their hands together and retreated.
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Da Ci'en Temple is one of the largest temples in the Tang Dynasty.
Because of the rise of Taoism, Buddhism declined. Today, Buddhism held a meeting in Daci'en Temple to discuss the future development of Buddhism.
Jueyuan, the abbot of Daci'en Temple, looked at the abbots of other temples sitting there and said, "Everyone should be aware of the current situation of Buddhism. I wonder if you have any good ways to change the current situation of Buddhism?"
The abbots of other temples looked at each other in blank dismay for a while. Of course they knew about the current situation of Buddhism and had made efforts, but they never thought of a good solution.
Jueyuan waited for a while, saw that no one spoke, and said: "You are all abbots of various temples, and some temples have been passed down for tens or hundreds of years. You don't want Buddhism to disappear under our hands, do you?"
Baosheng, the abbot of Hongfu Temple, said, "Everyone, there is a story circulating in Chang'an recently. Have you heard of it?"
Jue Yuan quickly asked, "What story?"
The abbots of other temples also looked at Baosheng.
Baosheng said: "This story tells the story of a monk who traveled thousands of miles to Tianzhu to obtain the scriptures because he felt that there were differences in various Buddhist scriptures. I think the decline of Buddhism has something to do with the rise of Taoist scriptures, and more importantly, It’s because the scriptures in our major temples are different.”
Buddhism was passed down from Tianzhu. After so many years of inheritance, the scriptures of each temple are different.
Although Buddhist debates are often held among temples, no temple can convince the public.
After all, which temple can make all temples recognize their scriptures, which is tantamount to being the head of Buddhism. This temptation is too great.
Although they are all Buddhists, they fight on their own.
But Taoism is different, not only has the support of the imperial court, but more importantly, their origin is in the Central Plains.
Although they are also divided into several genres, they are much better than Buddhism's scattered sand.
"Abbot Baosheng means to send people to Tianzhu to learn scriptures?" Jueyuan asked.
Baosheng nodded and said, "We can't unify the meaning of Buddhist scriptures now. And Tianzhu is the birthplace of Buddhism. If we can get the scriptures from Tianzhu, it will not only increase the reputation of Buddhism, but also end so many years of Buddhist sutras." fighting situation."
"What do you guys think?" Jue Yuan looked at the others.
He agrees with Baosheng's approach, but it still needs everyone's unanimous agreement.
"I agree with Master Baosheng's approach."
"I also agree, but Tianzhu is thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty, and no one knows the way, how to get there?"
"That's right, it's so far away, who wants to go?"
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For a while, everyone was talking about it.
"Everyone, I have a very good candidate." Baosheng said.
Jueyuan asked, "Abbot Baosheng, which eminent monk is willing to go?"
Baosheng said with a smile: "I recently had a temporary monk in Hongfu Temple, named Xuanzang. He had this idea before, and he even asked the court. Because the court didn't approve it, he didn't go. (In ancient times, if people wanted to think of other places, they had to have customs clearance documents, and it was not easy to go there. In history, there was a catastrophe in the third year of Zhenguan, and the imperial court was unable to relieve the disaster, so the people were allowed to go to other places to survive. Xuanzang was at that time I went. It was postponed here because of the need for lifting, so don’t spray!)
"Since the imperial court did not agree to his request before, can the imperial court agree now? Besides, Xuanzang has never been to Tianzhu, so can he know the journey?" Jueyuan asked.
The candidate was recommended by Baosheng. If he really took the scriptures, the reputation of Hongfu Temple would definitely increase, but Jueyuan can't care about that much anymore.
If you don't think about it, there is no way to restore the decline of Buddhism.
"Xuanzang's invitation to the imperial court alone will definitely not work. We can submit a joint letter to all temples, and His Majesty will agree."
"As for the distance, you can ask the Marquis of Jingyang County. He wrote the previous story. Although the story is fictitious, I heard that the distance traveled to learn the scriptures seems to be true. Presumably, the Marquis of Jingyang County should know how to get to Tianzhu. " Baosheng said.
Jueyuan nodded and said, "Okay, now we all write a joint letter and go to the palace to find His Majesty. Abbot Baosheng took Xuanzang to the Marquis of Jingyang County to inquire about the journey."
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"Zi Chu, you shouldn't have confronted Fang Xuanling in court just now." Cheng Yaojin said.
Lin Xuan said: "Uncle Cheng, I also admire Fang Xiang's character very much, and I also know that he is thinking of the court, but I can't know that it is wrong, but I will not stop it."
"It's good if you think about it this way. Fang Xuanling still has some measure, and he probably won't be angry with you because of this." Cheng Yaojin said.
He was worried that Lin Xuan would make too many enemies in the court, which would be bad for him in the future.
Don't look at Cheng Yaojin's carelessness all day long, in fact, his heart is thinner than many people's.
"Thank you Uncle Cheng for your concern." Lin Xuan said gratefully.
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Lin Xuan returned home, looked at the growth of potatoes and peppers, checked the budding of tomatoes, and found that there was no problem, went back to the room, and went back to sleep.
"Master, son!"
Lin Xuan opened his eyes in a daze, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chunyue said: "Young Master, Master Baosheng from Hongfu Temple is here to see you!"
"Who is Master Baosheng? Why do you want me?" Lin Xuan asked.
He had heard of Hongfu Temple, a very famous temple in Chang'an, but he had never been there, let alone had much social contact, so why would anyone come to him?
Chunyue said: "Master Hou, Master Baosheng is the abbot of Hongfu Temple. As for why he came, the slaves don't even know."
"Okay, let someone take him to the living room first and bring him some tea, and I'll go over after cleaning up." Lin Xuan said.
When Lin Xuan came to the living room, he saw an old monk and a young monk sitting there, drinking tea.
"I met Master Baosheng in Lin Xuan and Lin Zichu!" Lin Xuan said, clasping his hands.
Baosheng got up quickly and said with a smile, "I have seen the Marquis of Jingyang County."
"Master, you are welcome, please sit down!" Lin Xuan laughed.
After Baosheng sat down, he said with a smile: "This new way of drinking tea invented by Lord Hou has some similarities with Buddhist Zen, which is very wonderful."
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It's fine if the master likes it. I wonder why the master is here this time?"
Baosheng said: "I took the liberty to come here this time because I want to ask Master Hou for help."
"Master, why not talk about it first." Lin Xuan said.
If it's for alms, Lin Xuan doesn't mind giving some, but if it's something troublesome, then I'm sorry.
Baosheng said: "My old man heard that "Journey to the West" circulated in Keyunlou was written by Lord Hou?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "I wrote this in my spare time, which made the master laugh."
There is nothing to hide about this kind of thing. After a little research, he found out that "Journey to the West" was produced by him.
At the same time, he already had guesses about Baosheng's intentions.
"I have heard a passage. Although I haven't finished it yet, the route to Tianzhu mentioned so far is correct. I wonder if Master Hou knows the whole route?" Baosheng asked.
"Master asked this?" Lin Xuan asked.
He knew that Baosheng probably wanted to go to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures, but he didn't know whether it was him or Xuanzang.
If it was Baosheng who went there, he might not be able to come back. He is older and traveled a long distance, and he probably died halfway.
Baosheng smiled and said, "This is Xuanzang. He wants to go to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures, but he doesn't know the route, so he wants to ask Lord Hou for advice. I hope Lord Hou can tell you."
Xuanzang smiled and nodded to Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan looked at Xuanzang in surprise. He was not as white and tender as he was portrayed on TV, but looked a little dark.
In history, after Xuanzang became a monk, he liked to travel around, probably because he was on the road.
Lin Xuan said with a look of embarrassment: "I know a little about the route, but I have heard that Master Xuanzang should have given a performance, and His Majesty seems to have not agreed to this matter. Even if I give the map to Master Xuanzang, he does not have customs clearance documents. I can't go."
Baosheng laughed and said, "Your Majesty is worrying too much. All our temples are going to join the concert. I believe His Majesty will agree."
"Since the master said so, I will draw a map for the master. But I have some things I want to ask Master Xuanzang for help." Lin Xuan said.
Xuanzang asked, "I don't know what the Marquis needs the little monk's help for?"
"The master needs to go through many countries. I hope the master will bring back the situation of these countries and some seeds that the Tang Dynasty did not have." Lin Xuan said.
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(End of this chapter)