Tang Monk told Li Shimin a bizarre journey to obtain scriptures in the palace. He heard Li Shimin forgot to eat and sleep, and was even more energetic than the people who watched the drama. Fortunately, Tang Monk didn't keep it in a slight way, and it was interesting to be able to finish the lecture in one breath.

If Tang Monk's Buddhism was so interesting, it would probably not be lost. Tang Monk's Yogacara school was unfathomable, with a high and low profile, boring and boring, and could not attract believers at all. Although he made a lot of sense, the masses didn't like it, and the masses liked to have sudden enlightenment. They usually eat and play, and it would not delay, but one day they could become a Buddha.

The most important thing for masters who convey knowledge is to be able to tell stories. Isn’t it because they are good at telling stories and making analogies? They can’t tell stories, but they can only tell truths boringly, and they can’t spread them at all. Even the most popular Western religion is the clever story, such as picking up a flower and smiling, nodding a stubborn stone, pointing to the moon, and the wind and flags moving.

Even in the era of Wang Yangming, there were stories like Guanhua in the mountains. As for the Qing Dynasty, even the educator and thinker Yan Yuan, who proposed the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, was unknown because there were no short stories.

The scholars of the Qing Dynasty criticized the ideological circle of the Song and Ming dynasties. Because the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the scholars and officials' desire to preserve the laws of heaven and destroy people was shaken. Can the scholars and officials defend their country and bear the governance of a country? Yan Yuan had to answer this question in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, that is, will the scholars and officials be okay?

OK, why? No, why?

In short, he opposed the learning attitude of metaphysics and ancient teachings that showed off his knowledge, but supported the learning method of comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor. In the end, he opposed the scholar-officials, but the idea of ​​establishing development from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. He believed that the scholar-official class was not only unpragmatic but also very resentful, which led to the Qing Dynasty's entry into the Pass.

In fact, if we really want to reflect on the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the scholar-official class should be overthrown. After all, the scholar-official class is the main holder of wealth.

Therefore, Yan Yuan’s statement was that the scholar-officials should do it; the scholar-officials thoughts were not. Therefore, we must promote the new type of scholar-officials thoughts of comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, so that the country can continue to maintain the development of the country. In the end, the Great Clearinghouse accepted this statement, and reached an agreement with the original scholar-official class, so that the scholar-officials could continue in the Qing Dynasty.

After arriving, the Qing literati began to criticize the "preserving the laws of nature and destroying human desires". On the one hand, it was because the scholars and officials had long replaced the nobles. On the other hand, they criticized the thoughts of Song and Ming ideology and were also fanatical to converts. If they did not criticize the thoughts of Song and Ming ideology, how could the Qing Dynasty know that the scholars and officials are now following the Qing Dynasty wholeheartedly instead of missing the Ming Dynasty?

In short, these things all show that if a good thinker wants to be well-known, it is best to be good at telling stories, otherwise no matter how powerful he is, he will be unknown and not well-known.

Tang Seng was very knowledgeable, but he could not teach and enjoy it. From his behavior during Journey to the West, we can also see that Buddhism is a sacred thing in his heart, so he should be taken seriously. How could he explain Zen through messy stories? He would not do this.

Therefore, in the end, the Consciousness-Only Sect became a niche, and Tang Seng was defeated by the illiterate Huineng who later appeared. Master Huineng had an advantage, that is, he was illiterate, and he deconstructed Buddhist scriptures completely according to his own understanding. It was two completely different styles from Tang Seng reading the scriptures.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were many illiterate people, and even those with knowledge may not be willing to spend time studying such a twists and turns in the Yogacara school. There are a lot of Western professional nouns, and it is as difficult to learn as high-level mathematics. Who would be happy?

Tang Monk did not know that his Yogacara school would be defeated by an illiterate sect in the future. At this time, he was full of energy and felt that he could shine the Buddhist teachings in the Tang Dynasty, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty could escape the sea of ​​suffering and ascend to the Pure Land early. He was confident and believed that as long as he translated the Buddhist scriptures of the West, everyone could come to learn. He really admired the love of the Tang people for learning. The Tang people loved bathing and watching operas, and learning could not be ranked before bathing.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been special bathing and holidays and rest.

There were still holidays that continued until the Tang Dynasty. It was better to take a shower than to have time. There was no need to learn such complex Buddhism.

When Tang Seng recalled the pursuit of the scriptures, his three disciples were eating and drinking at Yunyao's house and were also talking about Journey to the West. Of course, in their opinion, Journey to the West was a troublesome. Tang Seng completely increased the burden of workload, and sometimes it was easy to solve the problem, which was complicated by Tang Seng.

Senior Brother, Second Brother, you can’t arrange him behind the master.”

"I know, I just say it." Sun Wukong would not arrange Tang Seng because he was telling the truth and did not add fuel to the fire.

"You have done your job, and I still have a lot of trouble to deal with." Yun Yao also said bitterly: "In the second mortal world, I, the leader of the Jie Sect, was regarded as the leader of the Demon Sect, and I dare not make any public. As a princess, I still have to make money for Tang. There are also a group of officials in the court who opposed me, and I have to fight wits and courage with them."

"You can only see the rainbow after experiencing the storm. You are also experiencing the difficulties of the Hundred Flowers God now, and you will definitely get better in the future. If you need help, don't be polite." Sun Wukong comforted Yun Yao.

Zhu Bajie also said: "My girl in Baihua, don't sigh. I want me to tell you not to work too hard. It doesn't matter whether you make money or not, happiness is the most important thing."

"I just complain. It's not that things are difficult to do, but that they don't know the good people's hearts. I'm sincere and they turn a blind eye to them." Yunyao was not embarrassed because of the complexity of things, but because they were short-sighted and they couldn't blame them.

Sun Wukong also understood that he and Tang Seng were like this at the beginning? "It's just like this, just don't care about them. It's nothing to suffer a little grievance."

Yunyao also thinks so, but nagging in front of friends and gaining support from friends can transform your mood.

"I was wronged in Gaolaozhuang back then. They were not discriminating against me for being ugly, and I, Laozhu, did not have the same knowledge as them. Mortals do not understand the foresight of us monks. They only think about themselves. They also said that I am ugly. I have earned so much money for them in those years, why don't I say that money is ugly? So if you care about them, we lose." Zhu Bajie said that he didn't care about Gaolaozhuang anymore. Now he is the messenger of the altar and will not marry mortals again.

The three of them ate and drank, and they lived in the Prince Consort's Mansion. Tang Monk went to translate scriptures, but they couldn't help. They waited for Tang Monk to complete their work before they could return to the West, and they had to wait for a long time. In order to support Tang Monk's translation work, Li Shimin prepared to build a Big Wild Goose Pagoda to show his respect and also wanted to accumulate some merits.

However, building a tower cannot accumulate merit, which has been explained a long time ago. "Our master is kind-hearted and cannot bear to point out the emperor." Sha Wujing said: "If you do good deeds in order to accumulate merit, you will not have merit. At most, you will accumulate some blessings."

Merit is equivalent to money, and blessings are equivalent to points. With money, you can immediately exchange various conveniences, but points can take a long time to accumulate before they can be exchanged, and you may not be able to exchange for the goods you need.
Chapter completed!