Chapter 21 Blocking is better than sparse, destroying Buddha is like limiting Buddha (1) The fold is not long, only more than a hundred, each of which is only a few dozen numbers, and it only adds up to a few thousand words, which does not have much weight in the hand.
But this fold fell into Xuanzang's hands, but it seemed to weigh a thousand catties, although he only read it once, but looking at the content on it, Xuanzang seemed to see that these words were all turned into a sharp sword, each of which stabbed into the vital point of the Buddhist gate, stabbed the Buddhist door with a thousand holes, and then pressed it on the ground and rubbed it fiercely.
Although it was April summer at this time, because it was by the sea, the weather in Yuezhou was not yet hot, and Li Zhen also stored a lot of ice cubes in the living room, so it was a little cold in the living room.
But I was in such an environment, Xuanzang seemed to have run five kilometers of weight-bearing cross-country, not only pale, panting like a cow, trembling all over, but also pale, stunned to soak the silk robe.
After he finished reading all the above contents, he was sweating profusely, and the whole person seemed to have exhausted all his energy, and he collapsed on the chair, and he no longer had any strength.
Seeing Xuanzang's appearance, Li Zhen was unmoved, this is his own established strategy, no one can change it, even if Xuanzang can't accept it, he can't change his mind.
As the saying goes, it's better to be blocked than to be sparse.
Buddhism is too scattered, except for the Buddhist rules, there is very little to restrict them, and it is precisely because of this that Buddhism is becoming more and more emboldened.
In the past, it was just privately collecting rents and lending usury, but in troubled times, in order to protect itself, it developed to the point of privately storing soldiers and hiding weapons, and it was not disbanded until the world was stable.
Last year, it was even more excessive, in order to suppress Taoism, he even teamed up with Confucianism and the family to try to interfere with the occupation of Nanyang, and almost plunged Li Zhen into a place of no return, which is really harboring evil intentions.
Not only that, but Buddhism is also a place of privilege.
Due to the vicious expansion of Buddhist organizations, arrogance and extravagance, the mixed eyes of believers, the good and the bad, and all kinds of internal strife and external troubles, a religious organization that should have been indisputable and benign in operation has been inexhaustibly alienated, but on the contrary, it has become a social tumor and the largest tumor in the Tang Dynasty (in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the family has declined, but Buddhism soon took the position of the family and became the new big landlord).
If Buddhism is allowed to develop, the historical Tang Wuzong extermination of Buddhism will still reoccur, but Li Zhen knows that the means of destroying Buddhism are too strong, which will inevitably cause Buddhism to counterattack.
And what Li Zhen is doing now is to put a trap on the Buddha Gate to restrain their behavior - aren't you the four empty?
Since the four are empty, it must be as if the four are empty.
It's just that this set is a bit tight, so tight that it is about to strangle Buddhism to death - when a monk can't eat meat, can't marry a wife, can't be tax-free, can't be uneducated, can't make money, can't be extravagant, can't break the precepts, can't buy and sell, can't occupy territory, can't collect rent, can't do this, can't that......
You can't do anything except chant the scriptures, and you have to go through the annual inspection and examination, otherwise you can only go home.
In this way, I don't believe that there are still people who will become monks, and no one will become monks, can Buddhism still forcibly shave people?
"Temple......
Your Highness......
Do you really want to do that?
After a long time, Xuanzang recovered a little energy, but his face was still not good-looking: "Your Highness can know that if this strategy is implemented, there will be no more Buddhist disciples in the world." ” If it is really according to what Li Zhen said, then I am afraid that there are not many monks in the world, what is the difference between this and directly destroying Buddhism?
When all this is implemented, the Buddha Gate can indeed leave a breath, but there is only one breath left, as long as there is a little more rain and wind, then the Buddha Gate will really be destroyed.
"It's not that serious."
Li Zhen said indifferently: "This king just doesn't like those fake monks, but for a true monk like the master, this king will not only not suppress it, but will also treat you with courtesy - this is absolutely guaranteed by this king, and please rest assured that the master is." ” "But......
This monk is still going to start, this ......"
Xuanzang wanted to say, how many real monks can there be in this world?
But when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back - anyone can say this, but they can't let Buddhist disciples say it.
"Why can't you take the exam?
The Buddha said that all living beings are equal, since all students have to take the exam, why are monks not allowed to take the exam?
What's more, if you can't even pass the assessment of the Buddhist Society, what kind of monk can you be?
This is already the side of the mountain, and the master doesn't want to get an inch.
Li Zhen unceremoniously interrupted Xuanzang's words, and said with a somewhat unhappy face: "Disciples of Buddhism, you just have to cultivate your mind and recite the Buddha, why do you need to participate in the worldly affairs?"
” "But the poor monk has never heard that this monk still needs to pay taxes?"
Xuanzang pointed to one of them and said: "Buddhist disciples, chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha every day, don't even have time to farm, where can they pay taxes?"
” "This king doesn't agree with that."
Li Zhen said slowly: "First of all, the land issue, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, since you live in the land of the Tang Dynasty, you naturally have to come in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty."
Besides, you say that Buddhist disciples don't have time to farm—don't you feel sorry for you when you say that?
Other kings don't know, but the king of the Inspiration Temple knows very well that the land under the name of the Inspiration Temple is at least tens of thousands of acres, right?
How many monks are there in the entire temple of Inspiration Temple?
It's just more than 300 people, even if they die of exhaustion, they can't plant tens of thousands of acres of fields, right?
However, after so many years, the imperial court has not recovered too much land.
You say, how did they fill the land?
” "This ......"
Xuanzang's face suddenly turned even paler, of course, there were tenants who farmed for them.
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This was the norm of Buddhism at that time, Buddhism had a habit, called occupying the mountain as the king, that is to say, as long as he set up a temple here, the whole mountain will be divided by them as their own territory, plus some famous temples are inherited for hundreds of years, the accumulated land under the name is countless, some large temples, with tens of thousands of acres of land is a normal thing, even if the small temple, as long as it is not too bad, at least a few hundred acres of land can be saved.
There is so much land, just with so many people in the temple, even if they are asked to do it day and night, they can't do it, not to mention that they still have to chant and chant Buddha, and the time can't be arranged.