Chapter 397 The battle between Buddhism and Taoism
Song Daoan has been in charge of Quanzhen for many years and has greatly expanded the power of Quanzhen Sect. He is quite proud in his heart. Although he values Shaolin Temple, he doesn't care much about it. But Fang Zhixing personally reminded him that he had to pay attention and had to respond in one go.
After Fang Zhixing's spiritual cultivation breakthrough, his spiritual sense became more and more sensitive, and his emotional response to others became clearer. Seeing that Song Daoan seemed to be insincere, he sighed in his heart, and understood a little bit about why the Quanzhen Sect failed in the later Buddhist and Taoist debate. However, in Quanzhen, he could not sit still and watch this happen, so he had to remind him again: "The reason why the Quanzhen Sect was burned last time was because the Golden Wheel Dharma King of the Mongolian Tantric Buddhism provoked me, which caused huge losses to my Quanzhen Sect. On this trip west, I also met the Sakya Ban, the leader of the Tantric Sect.
Zhida and his nephew Basiba, these two people are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and they are indeed talents of the world. It is not necessary to say that Sakya Banzhida's life span is close, but Basiba must pay attention. Although this person is only seventeen years old, he has the wisdom of his life and has a very high spiritual cultivation. If he arrives in the Central Plains in the future, he will definitely be the enemy of our Taoist sect. Now that the Sakya sect leads the Tubo tribes to surrender to Mongolia, it is very trustworthy by the Mongols, and it is very likely to have conflicts with our Quanzhen Sect in the future. If Basiba joins the Mongolian Tantrics and then combines the Central Plains Buddhism through Shaolin, my Quanzhen Sect will be in danger!"
Song Daoan was naturally not a mediocre person who was chosen by Quanzhen's seven sons. When he heard Fang Zhixing's reminder, he also took it seriously. After thinking about it carefully, he was even more shocked. Let's not talk about the knowledge of Basiba for a while. If it was Tantric Buddhism, Mongolian Tantric Buddhism, and Central Plains Buddhism united to fight against Quanzhen Buddhism, the Quanzhen Buddhism had little chance of winning. After all, no matter how powerful the Quanzhen Buddhism is, it is only a unified Northern Taoist sect, which is still worse than the Three-level Buddhist sect.
Thinking of the Quanzhen Sect's many invasions of Buddhist temples during the development of the years, Song Daoan felt even more uneasy. Although the Quanzhen Sect has no conflict with Tantric Buddhism, the festival with Mongolian Tantric Buddhism and Central Plains Buddhism is really quite common. Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked Fang Zhixing for countermeasures and thought about how to deal with it.
Fang Zhixing completely recalled that after reading the Taoist scriptures in his previous life, he had a deeper understanding of the debate on Buddhism and Taoism, and naturally thought about how to avoid this. He said to Song Daoan: "My Quanzhen Sect has developed to this point, and its power can be said to be extremely huge. If it goes on, it will be difficult to expand even more. On the contrary, it will be taboos from Buddhism and other sects, which is really not worth the loss. Therefore, the key now is not to explore, but to maintain success. As long as we spend a while to stabilize the position, the Tantric Buddhism, Mongolian Tantric Buddhism, and Central Plains Buddhism are really united. It may not necessarily shake our foundation, and in this way, we will naturally fall into an invincible place."
"But Buddhism is good at eloquence. If they really want to deal with me, Quanzhen, they will inevitably use the argument. Once I Quanzhen loses, the foundation will naturally shake. Therefore, if Buddhism proposes a debate, the head teacher must not respond." Fang Zhixing reminded again. Taoism focuses on its own practice. Many people are not good at speaking. Debating with Buddhism is a mistake, so it is better to refuse directly.
Song Daoan hesitated a little: "If Buddhism proposes a debate, how can we not respond? Quanzhen Sect is the largest sect in the world. If we retreat without fighting, how can we still lead the Taoist Sect?" Although he also knew that Buddhism was good at eloquence, tens of thousands of people in Quanzhen Sect could always find eloquence. Moreover, Quanzhen Sect advocated the unity of the three religions. He also had many knowledge of Buddhist scriptures, and he would be worse than those monks before he finished it. Instead, he would retreat without fighting and would lose face greatly.
Fang Zhixing glanced at him and knew that he was worried, and said, "My Taoist sect focuses on life skills and more on self-cultivation and qi cultivation; while Buddhism focuses on nature skills and more on nourishing the mind and practicing the spirit. If we debate with Buddhism, our Taoist sect first gave up its own advantages. Therefore, if Buddhism proposes a debate, we will propose a battle, whether it is high or low, and you will know if it is a battle. If someone can beat me Quanzhen in a battle, there is nothing to say." The implication is that we must win with martial arts. Fang Zhixing is still confident as the top master in the world. There are many top-class masters in Quanzhen Sect, and with Zhou Botong, Yang Guo, Shen Qingchen and other top-level masters, even if they are united in the Buddhist sects of the three places, there is no need to be afraid at all.
When Song Daoan heard this, he was a little unbelievable. The battle between Buddhism and Taoism has always been debated, but like Fang Zhixing, he directly proposed to take action. However, he thought about it carefully, but he felt that what Fang Zhixing said was very reasonable. The focus of Taoism and Buddhism practice was different. When he debated with Buddhism, he abandoned his own advantages in the root. No wonder he had always lost more and won less. After understanding this, Song Daoan agreed with giving up the debate.
"Also, don't do things that are prone to cause disputes in the future. Things like the ones that print "Laozi Hua Hu Sutra" must be stopped first. From now on, my Quanzhen Sect should focus on maintaining success and not be too aggressive." Fang Zhixing reminded him, no matter how Song Daoan thought, it was hard to say whether Laozi Hua Hu Sutra was true or false, but the scripture of "Laozi Hua Hu Sutra" can be said to be the source of chaos. Not only is it indispensable for every debate on Buddhism and Taoism, but it is also the root cause of the failure of Taoism. Now Li Zhichang has organized people to distribute this scripture, which can be called unwise, and Fang Zhixing naturally has to stop it.
Song Daoan felt embarrassed, but he could only nod. The issuance of the "Laozi Hua Hu Sutra" was originally an act of suppressing Buddhism, but now it may cause a rebound in Buddhism. Naturally, you have to stop first and find a way when you are sure to deal with Buddhism in the three places.
When Fang Zhixing saw Song Daoan responding, he felt relieved and said, "Although my Quanzhen Sect has the supreme magical powers of the martial arts world such as innate skills, it is too difficult to practice and needs other skills to supplement it. Now all the meridians have advanced internal skills, but they are all a little weak. I have a Chixin Art obtained from Master Zhou, which can be used as a supplement. Please arrange a quiet room for me to copy it."
"The martial arts of Master Zhou's uncle? Good! Good! Senior brother, I'll make arrangements!" Song Daoan said in surprise when he heard what Fang Zhixing said. Zhou Botong was crazy and did not pay much attention to him in the Quanzhen Sect, but everyone admired him very much. Even in the eyes of many people, I am afraid that the martial arts of the ancestor Wang Chongyang were just like this. It's just that this old lady was so fun and never left any martial arts in the Quanzhen Sect. Even the two-handed fighting technique and Kongming fist were obtained by Fang Zhixing from Guo Jing. Now Fang Zhixing wants to pass on his martial arts on Zhou Botong, which is naturally quite gratifying. (To be continued)
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Chapter completed!