The Red Mansion Is Like a Jade Gentleman

On the day of waiting for departure, just as Lin Hai was at the gate of the Lin family, he was led by an eunuch to a palace. It was the residence of Emperor Xuande's fourth brother, the sick prince, King Zhongqing.Seeing this prince's territory, Lin Hai became more confident in his guess. When this prince was still a prince, because of his poor health, although the right of inheritance was not deprived, his popularity and treatment were not. The top one among the princes.

Later, it was because of the example of Peng Ting, the national teacher and Master Yi'an, for the Buddha and the Tao!I believe in these virtual things, but this person is not as lucky as the previous two. He has not met an expert, and his body is still so poor.But because the concubine has already given birth to an heir, no one cares what this master is playing. The money spent on these things every year is not a small amount.I heard that there is a small Buddhist hall in the palace, but I don't know if it is true.

Don't care if there is a small Buddhist hall in Prince Zhongqing's mansion, when waiting for the big boss to appear, Lin Hai secretly took a look, not to mention that there are really capable people in the palace, if the style of Emperor Xuande and King Zhongqing were in another place, Not many people really guessed the identities of these two, at most they thought they were high officials of the imperial court.The aura of the royal family on his body was suppressed!

Because Lin Hai is a civil servant and the son-in-law of Duke Yansheng, he was unexpectedly taken care of specially. He followed an eunuch beside Emperor Xuande in a carriage and walked halfway, Lin Hai knew it in his heart!

Because of the previous dynasty of the Celestial Dynasty, the attitude of the established dynasty towards Buddhism and Taoism was not very good. Although there was no complete suppression, it is certain that the Buddhism was as glorious as Wu Zetian's time. No more, the emperor is also a human being, what he is most afraid of is that others will rebel and usurp power.

Afterwards, a group of magic sticks formed a dynasty.Everyone has a scale in their hearts. It can be said that they are afraid of well ropes after being bitten by a snake for ten years.

The carriage drove towards the east side of the south end of Jiaozi Hutong outside Xuanwu Gate, Lin Hai knew it well, Emperor Xuande was going to Fayuan Temple today, counting the days, isn’t today the first day of junior high school!

Fayuan Temple was built in the 19th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. It is the oldest famous temple in Beijing. It was Minzhong Temple in Tang Dynasty.Fayuan Temple has collected many precious Buddhist classics and works of art, especially the large number of Buddhist scriptures displayed in the Great Compassion Altar, which are numerous and precious in edition.The Great Compassion Altar is a palace of Buddhist relics.The Buddha statues, stone carvings and artistic treasures of the past dynasties displayed here include: the earliest Buddha statues in China - the seated pottery Buddha statues of the Eastern Han Dynasty, pottery soul bottles from the Eastern Wu Dynasty, stone statues of the Northern Wei Dynasty, stone Buddha statues of the Tang Dynasty, iron cast statues of the Five Dynasties, wood carvings of the Song Dynasty Arhats, Guanyin cast in Yuan bronze, and Arhats carved in wood carvings subduing tigers, etc.All are national treasures.In addition, there are Buddhist scriptures and cultural relics donated by various countries.The last hall into the hall is the Sutra Pavilion. The main hall is paved with blue bricks. The three statues of scholars are enshrined on the pavilion. They are made of dry lacquer on a wooden base. They are fine arts of statues in the Ming Dynasty.

In the capital.As long as you believe in Buddhism and have the conditions, if you don’t go to Fayuan Temple on the first day of the new year, then you will be too cheap. Even if there is an emergency, you have to ask the servants to go to burn incense.The head fragrance of every first day of the month.That was a head-scratcher.

Just like Xiangguo Temple has a national teacher in charge, this Fayuan Temple is well-known in the capital, and the presiding abbot of the temple is one of the famous eminent monks in the capital.Master Mo Yan.

Speaking of Master Mo Yan, it can be said that everyone among Buddhist believers knows it, and everyone knows it.He was abandoned in Shaolin Temple since he was a child, grew up in the temple, and had a predestined relationship with Buddha.He has studied Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism since he was five years old. He was familiar with the "Lianhua Sutra" and "Vimalakirti Sutra" at the age of 13. He became a well-known eminent monk at the age of 15. He practiced Zen for ten years and then traveled around the world. Ten years ago, he was invited to live in Fayuan Temple and was promoted to host the next year.

He is so famous that ordinary people can't see him. It is said that he is working overtime to study Buddhism.Now Fayuan Temple is responsible for receiving guests from the second-generation disciples Master Yuanji and Yuanming, as well as some third-generation disciples.

But let Lin Hai say that even eminent monks recognize money and rights!If he came under the name of an important official of the imperial court, it is guaranteed that Master Mo Yan would stand at the gate of Fayuan Temple to welcome him.

Cough, to put it bluntly, Lin Hai doesn't have a good impression of monks and Buddhism.

Although he does not reject Buddhism, he really cannot agree with some Buddhist theories.

All things impermanent, all dharmas without self are nonsense.

If human beings are destined to live and do not seek to surpass themselves or to innovate themselves, then it is impossible for humans to exist in the world. It is because humans have a thirst for knowledge and an innovative and adventurous spirit that they can evolve from apes to humans, and then continuously development so far.

As for the familiar practice of putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately, that's even more fucking nonsense.A murderous maniac, let go of his many sins, and become a Buddha with just a knife?The sins of the past have disappeared, this Buddha is too worthless, and the world is not in chaos?

To make an inappropriate analogy, if you kill someone and say a few words, put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately, then what do you want the officials to do?

Become a Buddha, chant scriptures, have no desires or desires?

How could this man do it?

Everyone in the world has desires.If you make one money today, you want to make two dollars tomorrow. If you have fish today, you want to eat meat tomorrow.And the kind of people who are sincere and able to have a pure heart and few desires are rare after all, even Tao Yuanming did not like to live a life without desires and desires since he was born.

Not only can humans not do it, but in Lin Hai's view, Buddhas can't do it either, because Buddhas also recognize money.

Otherwise, why are the incense paper candles in the temple more than three times more expensive than those from the small vendors across the wall outside!

Don't doubt the authenticity of this data, it was after Lin Hai guessed where Emperor Xuande might be going, he spent a few days inquiring about it, hehe, it is necessary to do your homework in advance for this kind of thing.

Rang Linhai said that the monks in Fayuan Temple are quite economical, and hold a Dharma meeting every three months.The so-called Dharma Assembly is to build a tall pagoda in front of Fayuan Temple. On this day, the masters of Fayuan Temple give lectures on Buddhism for free.But let Lin Hai say that this is simply to create momentum and expand its influence.In fact, this is also forced, who made this year's Taoist priests of Xiangguo Temple to be national teachers, and they are also the kind of serious relatives of the emperor, alas, I am afraid that the believers will be robbed!

It is not easy to be a monk!

There was still an hour before the Fa Conference, but the flow of people going to Fayuan Temple was already increasing.The guards in the group were worried that the car could get in but not get out.After asking Emperor Xuande for instructions, he parked the carriage in the alley across the street from Fayuan Temple. It was only one street away.

Not to mention, Emperor Xuande really didn't come out of the palace to let the wind go, he really came for a private visit in a micro-service!Therefore, I mind that the face of King Zhongqing has been seen by others, especially the monks of Fayuan Temple, who are very familiar (big customers, it's strange if they don't look familiar), so Emperor Xuande and King Zhongqing are here!It can be seen that the emperor is not very interested in these things.

A group of people walked slowly towards Fayuan Temple. Looking at it from a distance, they thought it was some rich master who brought his two sons out to offer incense!As people flowed into the temple, there was a huge bronze tripod in the center of the square in the front yard of the temple. The tripod was filled with incense, densely packed, and more than 50 believers knelt down in front of the tripod.There are shops selling incense all over the square. If you look around, there may be as many as a dozen.

Every shop was full of customers, and the business of buying and selling joss sticks was booming.

Lin Hai secretly watched Emperor Xuande's small movements, and asked the eunuch close to him to ask the price, but didn't say much.

Although he could guess Emperor Xuande's intentions, he was startled by some actions of Emperor Xuande, and Lin Hai was somewhat confused about the purpose of Emperor Xuande's visit to Fayuan Temple.

Generally speaking, as an emperor, he should be very happy to get something like the Chuanguo Yuxi, but what Emperor Xuande said is obviously against the Chuanguo Yuxi, so at this time Isn't it very normal to come to an eminent monk to explain his doubts!

But what Lin Hai couldn't figure out was that this kind of thing should be very secretive!Why did you let Yan Shenggong accompany him? It doesn't look like a cover!And don't forget, the national teacher of Xiangguo Temple is still the uncle of Emperor Xuande, wouldn't it be better to ask him, and won't leak it?

Lin Hai watched calmly after the eunuch came back to report to Emperor Xuande, the stern light flashed in Emperor Xuande's eyes, it seems that Emperor Xuande did not come to ask the master to solve his doubts, but to find fault.

But then again, Emperor Xuande has recently solved his confidant's serious troubles, the treasury is full again, there is no change on the border, and there is nothing to worry about!And it was the first time in the ages that this finding of faults was found in the temple.

In fact, temples in ancient times did not pay taxes, which is an ancient law.Because the royal family is more superstitious, collecting taxes from gods and Buddhas is not conducive to the country's fortune.This has become a method used by black-hearted people.

Moreover, Buddhism is a different kind of sect, and it accepts believers widely. They occupy mountains as temples and enclose land as fields.In addition to the superstition of the ancients, temples do not need to pay any taxes, which also leads to monks getting richer and more fields, and finally shakes the foundation of the country.

The famous mountains and fertile fields of the monasteries are all occupied; the quiet and inactive monks sit on a large amount of real estate and become big landlords and rich. "Old Tang Book" described the situation at that time: "There is a lot of wealth in the world, but Buddha has seven or eight." '

The emperor sat high in the palace, and he would allow such a situation to happen.

Because of this, there were cases in history such as the extermination of Buddha by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the extermination of Buddha by Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty, and the extermination of Buddha by Zhou Shizong. It is determined to destroy the Buddha.

But obviously, the Buddhism of the Feng Dynasty could not reach this level. Emperor Xuande just wanted to destroy Buddhism, so he probably wouldn't do it at this time. Lin Hai thought hard for a long time, but he didn't guess the intention of Emperor Xuande, so he could only follow respectfully. On the right back side of Emperor Xuande, from time to time observe the movements and expressions of Emperor Xuande.

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