I am Da Song

Chapter 297 Rectifying Buddhism
Regarding the question raised by Zhao Huan, the prime ministers actually didn't have any special feelings.

Unlike what Zhao Huan thought was a master of Taoism and an eminent monk outside the world, in the impression of the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty, monks have always looked like this.Because in the Song Dynasty, most of the people who invested in Buddhism were not disciples who really believed in Buddhism, but speculators who avoided taxes.

"Being a monk, but ruining his career, and even breaking the precepts, private wives and sons, close to butchers and market vendors." This is the summary of the image of monks in the Song Dynasty, which is very similar to the appearance of businessmen.

Several ministers couldn't figure out the situation for a while, only Yushi Zuodu lowered his eyelids, thought of a possibility, and tried to say: "There is no such thing as a clean place in this Buddhist gate. I heard that the famous Mingyin Temple in Hangzhou is visited by monks all over the world." It is highly praised, and monks from all over the world are going to parade one after another. Do you know why this is?"

Liu Kai asked: "Could it be that the Dharma is profound? I heard that Buddhism in the southeast is at its peak, and there are five mountains and ten temples of Zen. The lifelong wish of countless monks is to go to Mount Wutai to seek the Dharma."

Zuodu Yushi sneered, and said: "Liu Duhu really believes that the folk customs are simple and simple. They just want to go to the southeast to experience this colorful world."

"The reason is that whenever monks and monks above the monks in Mingyin Temple visit, Mingyin Temple will arrange nuns to serve at night."

"Monks above the rank of monks from all over the world went there one after another, so that in order to cope with more and more monks and more and more frequent "pilgrimage to seek the Dharma", the nuns were troubled, and came up with a way to set up a special room called nuns. Station, arrange for those nuns who have violated the precepts to live in, in case of...time...need..."

This... everyone was shocked and shattered their three views.

Officials say that it is hard to say whether monks force women to have sex, whether it is considered a quiet place in Buddhism. Now these monks and nuns simply engage in sex with men and women in person, indulging in carnal desires.

Such a good temple, not to mention the pure practice, there are coquettish chants everywhere at night, how different is this from a brothel, what kind of otherworldly place is it?
Zhao Huan frowned, with disgust on his face, and said: "Since Buddhism is no different from brothels, why can they stand aloof and not pay taxes or serve slaves?"

The emperor's words made everyone think.

And Zuodu Censor’s eyes lit up, and there was deep ecstasy and greed hidden in the depths of his eyes. He stood up on his own initiative and said solemnly: “Buddhas are natives of barbarians. Those who speak the law of the former king, who are not subdued by the law of the former king, who do not know the righteousness of the minister and the relationship between father and son, are really not suitable for worship."

"If it weren't for the officials to respect the precious life, caress the land and lead the land, judge the virtues and hope luck, and have kindness to all people in the world. This generation abandons the principles and teachings, and hinders the national economy and the people's livelihood. People should be killed and wiped out."

"However, I believe that even so, Buddhism should not be close to the people and poison one side. It is better to retreat to the mountains and forests, to practice pure and penance. To hide from the world in the mountains and study Buddhist scriptures. Each temple only issues a ten-point certificate for going out, and those who go out without a certificate will be beheaded immediately! Anyone who preaches Buddhist scriptures before everyone will be executed immediately!"

"In addition, strictly examine the monks' clear rules and precepts, and those who have broken the precepts will be returned to their registered accounts."

As expected, he is a treacherous official who is good at figuring out what he wants, and he took the initiative to help Zhao Huan put forward this proposal.

If someone sings a bad face, Zhao Huan will naturally be able to sing a red face. He said flatly: "All people in the world are my people. I have a tolerant heart. I will give Buddhism a chance. I will not follow the example of the three martial arts and one sect to destroy Buddhism, but Buddhism is obviously also We should appreciate the grace of God and make some changes.”

Several other ministers realized that since they didn't plan to follow the example of the three martial arts and one sect to exterminate Buddha, it means that an incomparable wealth is about to fall from the sky and fall on everyone's heads!

Now let's see who can grab this job and "help" Buddhism change the form of Buddhist scriptures and temples!
If any prime minister gets this job, the entire faction around him will get a huge and incomparable benefit.

This is the rectification of the entire Buddhist sect. Monasteries are spread all over the country, and properties are distributed all over the country. It is impossible to liquidate completely and fairly.For a small sum of money, the responsible officials can get huge wealth.

And all of this was acquiesced by the entire court and even the officials.

Because this kind of thing is inherently ambiguous, and there is no completely accurate assessment.As long as it is not too much, the court will not pursue it at all.

At this time, whoever can be appointed by the government to take charge of this errand depends on who is more ruthless to Buddhism.

Obviously, these ministers in the palace are all senior ministers with ups and downs in the officialdom, with a resolute mentality and no respect for Buddhism at all.

The prime minister, Mei Zhili, spoke first, and said: "Officials, the management of the political affairs hall is issued by each state and county. I know more about Lanruo and the location of the temple. Therefore, I suggest that the political affairs hall should supervise the reform of Buddhism, and all temples in the middle of the city should be banned. During this period, the monks moved out of the city. Let the monks hide in the secular world and hide in the mountains."

Zhao Huan nodded slightly, this idea is good.There are really too many temples in the city of Tokyo. There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many buildings are in the mist.

There are so many temples occupying the bustling area of ​​the city, and the monks in them do nothing but lazily bask in the sun and recite Buddhist scriptures every day.

This is too Buddhist, can chanting sutras enrich the country and strengthen the army?Or will the Buddha statue help Da Song repel powerful enemies?

Since there is no use for anything, what is the significance of having so many temples in Tokyo, where every inch of land is expensive?
This question, Zhao Huan has been thinking about it since time travel.

However, according to the current situation, before the moment he wants to understand, these countless temples should be marked with a big "demolition".

Do not worship Buddha in the middle of the city!
Worship Buddha and go to temples in the suburbs, Buddha statues in the mountains, and even Buddhist holy places like Wutai Mountain and Putuo Mountain.

Zhao Huan does not object to the people maintaining a belief for themselves, but isn't it more artistic to go to the suburbs and temples in the mountains and forests?

In the city, on the right side of the temple is the melodious sound, panting softly, and on the left side are drums, zither, shengxiao, konghou and elegant music.Are you sure that in this situation, the voice of prayer in your heart is more likely to be paid attention to than the voices around you?
In other words, if you can pray successfully in this way, will praying at home be more effective?

Moreover, keeping these monks in monasteries is of great benefit to social stability.

"Water Margin" concludes: "Never bald and not poisonous, not poisonous and not bald, turn bald and turn poisonous, turn poisonous and turn bald."

The author Shi Naian commented that among the people in the world, only monks are the most erotic.The reason he concluded is that the monks are not bothered by common things, they just think about this one thing.

Whether it is accurate or not is hard to say, but in the famous Song Dynasty legal book "Zhe Prison Guijian Makes Up for the Rape", [-] out of every [-] rape cases were committed by monks.

We must know that the proportion of monks in the Song Dynasty is extremely low.It is definitely less than 15.00%. It is impossible for the Great Song Dynasty to have 500 million monks.Then the economy just collapsed.

So obviously the crime rate of monks in this area is somewhat eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)