Three Kingdoms

Fei Qian knew little about Buddhism.

But the problem is, Fei Qian's half-knowledge is extremely shocking to people of this era.

Because most people nowadays are closed-minded, poorly informed, and don’t have many additional sources of information. Someone like Fei Qian, who knows a little bit about everything, naturally becomes an incredible existence.

Speaking of which, Fei Qian knows some knowledge about Buddhism, thanks to the comics of later generations of Japan. The original Chinese tadpole looking for its mother was also a phenomenon-level animation, but it’s a pity...

If you don't occupy the position yourself, you can't blame others for occupying it.

It's like the Western Region.

Fei Qian smiled and said, "You yourselves can't tell what Buddha is like. You have been arguing about the meaning of the Buddha's words and scriptures for many years since it was spread from south to north...how can you make decisions for the people of the Western Regions?" First teach the false ones and the wrong ones, and then change them, right? If this is not harmful, what is it? 』

Busen still didn't answer.

The muscles in his face throbbed and trembled.

Because he couldn't answer either.

The issues raised by Fei Qian led to several debates held in Buddhism that year, but no consensus could be reached. These problems and disputes have always existed in Buddhism and have even become more and more intense. Even if the Mahayana sect attempts to integrate, there are still many Hinayana sects, or Tantras, etc. that reject and deny the teachings of the Mahayana sect.

The development of anything is not smooth sailing, even for the solitary Buddha.

Buddhism claims to the outside world that it was Buddhism that conquered King Ashoka, but the actual situation is exactly the opposite. It was King Ashoka who needed Buddhism to reconcile the disharmony in various regions. Therefore, among the decrees issued by King Ashoka, although many of them are the same as the teachings of Buddhism, such as equality and friendship, prohibition of killing evil, etc., the Buddha has always had a relatively ambiguous attitude towards Buddhism. He neither said that he was completely opposed to it nor that he was against it. Say complete compliance.

To put it bluntly, royal power is still greater than divine power.

This will naturally cause dissatisfaction among Buddhists...

Just like when Stephanie was there.

On the surface, they are respectful, but in fact, they are secretly making trouble.

The Mauryan Dynasty founded by King Asoka did not last long. Less than fifty years after his death, it was overturned by the Sunga Dynasty. What role Buddhism played in this is unknown due to few historical documents. However, the subsequent succession The latter reversed their original friendly attitude towards Buddhism and began to expel Buddhists.

Buddhism had to move from Central India to the south and north respectively. This is the so-called southern transmission and northern transmission. The one that spreads from the south is called Theravada, and the one that spreads from the north becomes the popular school. This is also a general division, and the specific divisions of Buddhism are more complicated than the eight divisions of Tianlong and Babu. Fei Qian felt dizzy after just understanding it a little bit, but with only this superficial understanding, it was enough for the moment. used.

The more you understand history, the clearer you can see human nature.

Greedy people are still greedy, kind people are still kind, trolls have gone from Dongguan Gang to Donglin, trolls have sprayed from the founding of the country to the destruction of the country...

In addition to changes in time and space, human nature shows consistency to a certain extent.

Fei Qian looked at Bu Sen, observing his subtle expressions, and his words were like knives, piercing his heart.

Shrimp is still the best match with pig heart.

"Great monk, you are still a human being after all... If you want to become an Arhat, you must have merit... So you feel like you are speaking for the people of the Western Regions and complaining about injustice in order to gain merit..." Fei Qian He said slowly, "It's a pity that you are wrong." Wrong direction. Cultivation can only bring you wisdom, but it cannot make you transcend... Great monk, you should not have thrown yourself into this hell of flesh and blood, but you are here... Are you really doing it for the people of the Western Region? No, you are still doing it for yourself, for your own practice, for your own selfish desires, not really for the Buddha..."

"No! Bu Sen gritted his teeth, "I'm not doing it for myself!" For the people of the Western Region, I would rather give up my life! 』

"If you dare to give up your life, does it mean you are not profiting for yourself?" ” Fei Qian laughed and stretched out his hand to draw a circle around him, “My subordinates around me can all give up their lives on the battlefield, but at the same time they are also fighting for themselves, the Han people, and their own future. , fighting for the future of the Han people... This is actually not a conflict, and there is nothing to be ashamed of... Just admit it..."

"No, no no!" Bu Sen shook his head, "No...that's not the case..."

Busen cannot admit his desire.

Because of being an Arhat, one must be free from worries and eliminate desires.

But the problem is that Buddhism’s own definition of Arahant is contradictory and conflicting.

The divisions in Buddhism and the divisions in Confucianism are actually similar in terms of scripture and meaning. It is just a pity that Buddhism does not have the soil that is as close as Confucianism and royal power. Therefore, after the spread from the south to the north, due to their respective reasons Declined.

In fact, there are also Theravada believers in the Northern Tradition, and because Northern India is the only route for foreign invasions, with the introduction of new ideas and the need for foreign rule, the more inclusive and diverse Mahayana thoughts gradually became prominent. There are also followers of Theravada Buddhism, and the reason why they are moving further and further south is that the Kandara and Gupta dynasties were more inclined to Brahmanism and did not openly persecute Buddhists. There was a trend of persecution, so the Theravada Buddhism fled to Southeast Asia...

This is generally the process of Buddhism spreading outward.

In fact, it is very similar to the process of the spread of Chinese Confucianism to the outside world. It is a "passive" spread.

Most of the time in China, no matter whether the dynasty was at its peak or in decline, everyone held a positive attitude on whether to spread Chinese civilization and whether it was necessary to educate the world, but most of them stayed at the words of Gang Jing. On the skin, not much is actually done. There is no plan, no tracking process, and no test results.

After the Three Kingdoms, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhism suddenly became popular. On the one hand, the worry about the subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the species made many people fall into pain and escape by breaking five stones. On the other hand, the ensuing wars made life very painful. People look forward to peace after death. During this period, a large number of Buddhist cultural relics were forged. The purpose of the fraud is that Buddhists try to prove that before the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Asoka had visited China, or spread to China, and built a stupa. The motivation for this fraud stems from the fact that the Confucian and Taoist families used the native ancestors to talk about things, forcing them to Buddhists can only look forward to making amends, which is considered a fraud caused by the mentality of protecting Buddhism.

It's understandable, but not supportable.

Just like Fei Qian can understand Busen now, but it is impossible to support Busen.

Isn’t this kind of fraud that is produced for the purpose of defending religion considered fraud?

As Buddhist fraud becomes more and more serious, Taoism also follows suit...

Confucianism looked at it with wide eyes, and then thought about it secretly, because the characteristics of Confucius' age were too obvious, and it was really difficult to go back further, so he found another way and started to create saints, which were not older than the age, but more than the saints.

Buddha is no longer a human being.

As soon as I was born, the sky and the earth were filled with light, and I was the only one with a boom...

That's a nuclear warhead.

I am no longer a human being.

Simply dissolve the three pure things in one breath and travel through the atmosphere. There are thousands of incarnations, no one can explain them clearly.

Confucius is no longer a human being.

There is a hole in your head...Confucian disciples, are you serious? Does it mean that you can’t get into Confucianism?

If you are not a human being, why do you need people to practice?

It's like asking ants to do human things. Can it be done?

That is definitely impossible. If it were to be done, it would already be a monster.

So many practitioners know clearly that if they want to attain enlightenment, they must first stop being human.

The wave of comparing fakes and saints to see who can lie better and who can brag better, who is worse and who has no bottom line is coming in a surging pace.

So as a time traveler, isn’t it to promote these more interesting things? Could it be that just like those Shandong gangsters said, just go and defeat Cao Cao and unify China?

Fei Qian knew that there were two paths for Buddhism to spread to China.

The southern line is moving very slowly because shipping has not been expanded at present, so the northern line is the focus. Until the Tang Dynasty, most of the Buddhism was introduced from the Western Regions, and many of the scriptures were reprinted or translated from the Western Regions.

Conquering the Western Regions requires not only conquering the castles on the land, but also defeating the castles in the hearts of the people in the Western Regions.

According to the CEO who only knows how to fall in love in some dramas, not only the body of the Western Region is needed, but also the soul of the Western Region.

President Fei, well, Fei Qian smiled as he looked at Busen's gradually distorted face, the pain that could not be concealed.

In the process of spreading Buddhism, it is as fundamental as the meaning of Confucian scriptures. The foundation of Buddhism is Theravada and Samajwadi. There is a department first, then there is a faction. This is probably the process.

Busen, there is a high possibility that he is a certain sect under the Popular Department of Bei Chuan...

However, Fei Qian didn't want to investigate Busen's heel in detail, he just wanted to use Busen to achieve another goal in the Western Region.

Busen half lowered his head and lowered his eyelids. Under his eyelids, his eyeballs were constantly trembling.

In addition to being shocked, Busen felt even more afraid.

This kind of fear is like a girl being stripped naked and thrown into a busy city, or a boy holding a piece of soap and standing in a gay bathhouse...

To be honest, Busen has been spreading Buddhism in the Western Regions for so many years, and he must have had some doubts in the process, but no one can explain it to him. He can only find the answer himself. If he can't find the answer, he can only Hidden deep in my heart. Now that these doubts have been raised by Fei Qian, contradictions that are not limited to the Buddhist scriptures mentioned by Fei Qian are tumbling in his mind.

However, due to his loyal belief in Buddhism, Busen could not speak ill of Buddhism, let alone express his approval of Fei Qian's words. However, he could not find any strong evidence to refute.

Bu Sen knew that for ordinary people, he would try to deceive them with falsehoods, but for people like Fei Qian, if he could not explain it with actual things, then it would be impossible to convince Fei Qian.

Are you saying that Fei lurked in the Western Regions and committed crimes?

Feiqian won't care, and Ashoka is the biggest bug in the foundation of Buddhist scriptures. How many people did Feiqian kill? How many people did Ashoka kill? King Ashoka could become a Buddha instantly when he put down the butcher's knife. No matter how bad it is, some Buddhists call him the black and white Ashoka, cutting up the time and space for King Ashoka...

Oh, I killed someone yesterday. I admitted that I was guilty yesterday, but I did not kill someone today, so I am not guilty today? So I can’t be arrested, but I can still enjoy peace and joy?

Is this still possible?

Idealistic religions will always have loopholes.

Fei Qian looked at Busen, but he also knew that Busen would not admit these problems.

"We Han people have a very great thinker, just like the Buddha you believe in. His name is Kong Zhongni. You may have heard of his name..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "Kong Zhongni also convened that year. Disciple, impart knowledge, explore the world, pursue the first and final secrets in life... He is great, and his disciples are also great..."

Bu Sen slowly raised his head and looked at Fei Qian.

"But it's a pity that Kong Zhongni is a human, not a Buddha..." Fei Qian smiled, "So he can't remember everything he said... When people get old, they will inevitably say some upside-down words, inconsistencies and so on. ...Then his disciples were afraid that someone would discover this, so after his death, they gathered almost all his disciples and compiled a scripture... called The Analects... All the disciples who did not agree with this Analects were beaten. Kill... At that time, it was the Warring States Period of the Han people... that is, there were battlefields everywhere. What does it mean to kill a few people? Right? From then on, Kong Zhongni was no longer a human being, but a saint... Great monk, do you think that you are familiar with this matter? 』

Bu Sen's expression changed again. First he moved his eyes to the side, then lowered his head and chanted the Buddha's name.

Can this be admitted?

It’s also impossible to admit it!

Can some things be treated as non-existent if they are not acknowledged?

"Does the great monk know that there was a great emperor before the Han people, and he also killed many people..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "When he was alive, no one dared to say anything, but after he died, Later... some people said that he was able to establish a country because he was blessed by Confucian scriptures, and that his downfall was because he killed Confucian disciples... Does the great monk also find this story familiar? 』

Bu Sen raised his head sharply, stared at Fei Qian, then quickly closed his eyes and praised the Buddha's name again and again.

Not angry or angry.

So many years of practice cannot be destroyed in one day!

However, Bu Sen's rapid breathing and chaotic heart rate made it difficult for him to maintain a seemingly stable aura.

Just as Buddhism arranges King Asoka, Confucianism also arranges Qin Shihuang.

Although they were in different places, at different times, facing different people, they were surprisingly similar. "The Biography of King Ashoka" In Buddhist narratives, King Ashoka is a model of karma and retribution. Buddhists say that King Asoka made a vow to donate his land to the Buddha in his previous life, so King Asoka became king and unified ancient India. After becoming king, he naturally converted to Buddhism. However, after his death, his successors destroyed the Buddha, so he perished.

Does it make sense?

On the one hand, Buddhists are strengthening cause and effect, while downplaying Asoka's own actions, turning his process of becoming a king into the blessing of Buddhism. On the other hand, the story of the collapse of the dynasty is used to warn or threaten other rulers of the consequences of destroying the Buddha, so that rulers should be careful and honest and listen to the words of the Buddha.

When Fei lurks in the Western Regions, he not only has to compete for the royal power of each country, but also competes for position with the divine authority in the Western Regions.

Because words similar to those of King Asoka have begun to spread in Qiuci Kingdom and more remote places such as Shule...

It's just that the previous protagonist changed from Ashoka to Lu Bu, and now he has become Fei Qian.

Therefore, in the stories of various religions, there is always such a template, which can replace any king. The key point is to believe in religion, and then win the country because of belief, and elevate the status of religion. , in order to highlight the sanctity of religious power over royal power.

Qin Shihuang's attempt to trick Confucians was like the powder in Xiao Liuzi's belly.

Whether Fei Qian is massacring the city right now is just like that bowl of noodles...

And Tong Geluojia is undoubtedly the owner of the jelly shop.

"So, great monk..." Fei Qian glanced in the direction of Shanshan Palace, "Why were you angry just now?" Are you angry because Tongluojia surrendered? Are you angry because of Tong Grojia's cowardice? Is it because Tong Geluojia is not dead, so you can't prove that I am evil? Can't explain to the people in the Western Regions that the Han people are evil? Unable to convince the people of the Western Regions that the Han people will only cause killing? 』

Bu Sen could no longer remain calm. He rolled up his eyelids and glared at Fei Qian. His original kind-hearted appearance turned into a pair of triangular eyes. The corners of his mouth were turned down and they were tightly closed together. He didn't know when his hands came together. It became twisted in one place and the veins were exposed.

Fei Qian chuckled, "Do you know why I keep you with me?" Because there are many people here, not just Han people, but also Shanshan people, Ruoqiang people, Semu people... They all saw you alive! Live well! Haha, do you understand? Great monk, if you live, your Buddha will die... But you can't commit suicide. If you commit suicide, your life's practice will be gone. Without a great monk who practices, can you still become an Arhat in the Western Regions... … Chanda has the Buddha as his witness, so he is an Arahant, and what about you? Who will prove it for you? 』

"So you want to be killed by me, you would rather be killed by me..." Fei Qian smiled, "Just like you also hope that Tong Grojia will be killed by the Han... As long as you are killed by me, or... Those who were killed by the Han people, these sins and karma are all mine and the Han people's, and you will become Buddhas..."

"Do you know why I'm talking to you just now?" Because now is the most critical time..." Fei Qian smiled, like a devil's smile, "Tong Geluojia surrendered. He was scared to death. He will definitely not mind proving that you are the one who caused the war in the Western Regions. The culprit! He will prove that you are the one who summoned the believers from the Western Regions, you are the one who has sent the believers to their death, you are the one who is taking advantage of the Western Regions believers’ trust in Buddha, and it is you who have gone astray and abandoned the way of the Arahant... When the time comes, you will Not a single bit of merit! All that’s left waiting for you is endless karma! 』

"Great monk, do you believe it or not?" 』

"..." The blood drained from Bu Sen's face, he was silent for a long time, and finally said in a hoarse voice, "What exactly do you want to do?" 』