Datang broom star

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There is a green lamp in the room, because Xuanzang wanted to read the scriptures, and even suddenly remembered that some content was wrong at night, so he had to quickly record those wrong places, so the wick was selected higher.

If the wick is picked high, it will be bright, but it will not take long for the top of the wick to carbonize and need to be cut off.

The wick continued to burn, illuminating the room.

A table with several volumes of scriptures placed on it... Now that volumes are becoming more and more popular, volumes are still used here.

"Mage, Fang is in danger!"

Jia Ping'an looked sincerely.

Xuanzang was not afraid of the flames, and stretched out his hand to twist the carbonized top part of the lamp wick. The movement was neither fast nor slow, and Jia Ping'an was convinced that in countless nights, he spread the scriptures and watched intently, and the lamp exploded suddenly. He raised his head, then reached out and wiped away the carbonized part, and looked down at the scriptures again...

In order to seek knowledge when he was young, he followed his elder brother away from home and began to study Buddhism.Gradually, he discovered that the existing Buddhism has great limitations, so he decided to go west without hesitation...

Without permission, his trip can be regarded as a smuggled immigration...just like that all the way to Tianzhu.There, he could be said to be like a fish in water, wandering in the sea of ​​Buddhism, and became the object of admiration of eminent monks in India in a short period of time.

From a certain point of view, this kind of life can be called cheating, and it should be very good.

But after Xuanzang returned to the Tang Dynasty, he wanted to stay away from disputes and prosperity.He took the initiative to ask to go to the Shaolin Temple to translate the scriptures... but failed, so he stayed in Chang'an, forgetting to eat and sleep, translating the scriptures he brought back.

How should a person spend his life?

Some people are tirelessly pursuing the days of being the top, that is, fame and fortune; some people are pursuing the days of staying away from the world, just to tell the truth in their hearts to the world.

Xuanzang is the latter kind of person.

"You said."

He said calmly, gently rubbing the index and middle fingers of his right hand against each other, and the carbon residue from the wick was slowly rubbed off.

"Does the mage know about the two previous dharma difficulties?" Jia Ping'an looked calmly.

Xuanzang nodded, "You mean those two difficult times? Of course the poor monk knows about it."

"What does the mage think is the cause of the two dharma difficulties?"

There was no emotion in Jia Ping'an's eyes.

Xuanzang shook his head and remained silent.

"The mage's mind is pure, so I will talk about my own opinion."

Jia Pingan looked up at Xuanzang, "I don't want to talk about the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism today, but the master of the two Dharma disasters at the beginning knows the deep reason..."

Xuanzang said calmly: "Those monks have also mentioned the difficulty of the law these days, and they all said that it was the Taoist sect who made bad news and slandered..."

But you definitely disagree with this view... Jia Pingan smiled and said: "Master, think about how powerful Buddhism was at the beginning? There are millions of monks and nuns in the world, and there are even more people who are attached to Buddhism." There are too many to count. How many fields and money do they need to feed these people? How many temples do they need to build to feed these people?"

He said seriously: "Master, there is nothing wrong with the Dharma. This is not a disaster for the Dharma, but a disaster for the monks. There are countless monks and nuns in the world. When Fangwai has gathered endless fields, wealth and people, what do those Fangwai people think? They Why become a monk? Shouldn’t it be begging for alms to travel around the world, explaining the Dharma to the world, and enlightening the world?”

"you……"

A monk appeared outside, glaring.

Xuanzang waved his hand, "Listen to him."

Jia Pingan didn't turn around, and continued: "There is nothing wrong with the compassion of Buddhism, it is the monks who are wrong. They gather countless people from the fields, they associate with the powerful, and they regard themselves as the spokesperson of the Buddha...but people are people, eat and drink. The mortals of Sasa will never be able to get rid of greed and hatred."

Jia Ping'an said quietly: "Back then the eminent monks didn't have any production, but now Fang Wai has set up a warehouse...the usury has been released, there are countless fields, countless tenant farmers and temple slaves, and countless money and grain...Master, is this still Fang Wai?"

"Buddhism is merciful, why does it enslave the people? Those who should be ascetics wait all day long for the incense to come and the alms to come...while those ignorant people are farming in the fields..."

Xuanzang's eyes were calm.

"When Fang Wai continued to erode the secular world, when Fang Wai forgot the rules of not interfering with the secular world, when they forgot their own identities, mages... there will not be only two difficulties."

Jia Ping'an sincerely hopes that Fang Wai and the world will be safe.

In history, since the first emperor, Buddhism has ushered in great prosperity. It can be said that flowers are blooming, and fire is cooking oil. Then the situation changed, and Wu Zong took action.

Jia Pingan got up and said sincerely: "Let those who are outside of Fangwai return to Fangwai, and those who are secular should return to secularity. Fangwai should be peaceful, and the world should feel the profoundness, vastness and joy of Buddhism from Fangwai. The Buddha blesses you auspiciously."

Jia Pingan left.

Several monks came in, furious.

"Master, this person has ulterior motives, I'm afraid he is a spy of Taoist sect."

"The two calamities back then were caused by the Taoist sect, which deceived the emperor, so that we suffered innocently. If it were not for those two calamities, how would our Buddhism be prosperous at this moment? Just thinking about it makes people's heart beat... ..."

"When the law was in trouble, the emperor ordered monks and nuns to return to lay life and destroyed temples..."

"Now the emperor is back again, and he is eyeing my Buddhist sect. Master, many people have come to Da Ci'en Temple in the past few days, and they all want to see the master..."

"Masters are highly respected, and they should stand up and speak for Buddhism."

"Yes! If you don't say it, the emperor will restrict the development of Buddhism if you don't say it."

Xuanzang just listened calmly.

Everyone was foaming at the mouth, and gradually calmed down.

He looked at Xuanzang with piercing eyes.

As long as he stands out, countless people and dignitaries will gather around him, and the emperor can only bow his head.

"The poor monk devoted himself to translating the scriptures, but the development of Buddhism... the poor monk didn't care about it."

Xuanzang said quietly: "When the poor monk came back, the first emperor rewarded him with fields and monastery slaves... The poor monk took it for granted. But what the Duke of Jia said shook the poor monk's heart."

He looked up at the crowd.

"Why am I waiting to become a monk?"

"Promote Buddhism."

"How to promote it?" Xuanzang asked, "Amass property and slaves? Why do monks need so much money and food? As for tenant farmers and temple slaves, why don't monks do it themselves?"

Everyone: "..."

Xuanzang sighed, "Back then, the poor monk traveled all over the world, even going to Tianzhu. At that time, it was called ascetic practice. But now the poor monk...

The poor monk saw many monks' temples along the way, and some of them were accumulating properties, just like rich men.Some lead their disciples to conquer thorns and thorns, build temples in the wilderness, reclaim fields in the wilderness to support themselves, and preach Buddhism to the people around them...

Although they worked hard, they were happy and content. Thinking about it now, the poor monk... felt ashamed. "

His eyes are dim...