Hong Danyang said to Yang Xing seriously: "I have never cared about what you did, but recently I heard some news about you in Beijing and found out that a big man wanted to make an idea but returned in a bad mood.

m_) Especially since the name of this monk Yukong appears from time to time, I keep a little care. After some investigation, I found that he was indeed an old acquaintance. So I specifically told you so that you would not know the cause and effect, and think it was a simple political and commercial struggle. This also involves a secret of the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism."

Yang Xing heard the clouds and mist, thinking why this is related to the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism? It is not surprising that Hong Danyang knew that someone was coveting Zhongxing. In recent years, he asked Yang Xing, the registered disciple, for his blessing. Because he had a preference for Taoism, he not only invested in and supported Hong Danyang's reputation, but also actively persuaded Taoism to combine with real life, combining Taoist health and modern maintenance knowledge. Hong Danyang relied on his Tai Chi skill to improve his status in the Taoist sect, and he also entered the upper circle by getting to know many such secrets.

Yang Xing patiently listened to Hong Danyang's explanation of how Yu Zhengqing transformed into a monk Yukong. Yu Zhengqing himself relied on a set of extreme left theory to cater to the superiors in the turbulent era. The rocket squad's rise to prosper was quite legendary. There were many people who reached the sky in that era, but most of them were shocking. Being able to step into the central high-level leadership in an era where humans and ghosts were inseparable, which shows that this person is indeed capable. But he was not lucky. Although the turbulent era gave him great opportunities, he only gave him a short period of time to taste the taste of power. Then he encountered another major change in the republic to rectify the chaos.

Because his ideological and theoretical radicals were incompatible with the main theme of the era determined by the reform, and the prestige and determination of the reform designers, he quickly became a loser in the political struggle and was kicked out of the central government. Fortunately, he spent most of his time studying theory, and he often used his writing skills, and had few opportunities to use guns. After pursuing it, he did not do anything to do a great traitor and evil, and he escaped by chance. Then he let go of everything and became a monk. At that time, he did not engage in cruel attacks on his political opponents. The relevant departments also let him pass by luck and did not pursue his problems.

However, it is obvious that this guy who had been in the officialdom for many years was unwilling to be the life of the ancient Buddha of Buddhism. As a theorist, he combined Buddhist classics with his official experience and self-study thick black learning. He actually won the favor of some political speculators in the capital. His rich political experience and his unique analysis of the current situation attracted some listeners. Many second- or third-generation political children in the capital were worshipped by him, allowing him to gain a certain influence on national policies invisibly. Hong Danyang heard that in this offensive against Zhongxing Group, he was the main master who made suggestions for the behind-the-scenes planners.

Yang Xing had already followed the clues to figure out the identity of the behind-the-scenes commander behind Zhu Zizong. In addition to a group of officials who were obsessed with profit, he was the capital force that coveted the huge political assets after Cheng Canghai's departure. The most important of them was a young man named Situ Xin, who was one of the few who did not belong to a political family. He relied on his connections alone to gain a foothold in the capital. The core of the official network he operated was a new member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He was born in Shanghai and mayor Liang, who once wanted to subdue Yang Xing, was said to have a close relationship with him. Yang Xing believed that although he was very energetic, he was still out of reach for the Politburo members, so he had to hold his troops temporarily and observe it before talking about it.

Now Hong Danyang talks about this and involves the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, which is obviously more complicated than he imagined. Hong Danyang first explains the origin of Buddhism and Taoism. The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in China has a long history. Buddhism, one of the three major religions in the crop world, was introduced in the early Eastern Han Dynasty and was earlier than Taoism. After integration and improvement with Chinese culture, Han Buddhism has formed another religious form beyond Indian local Buddhism. Modern Buddhism has little to do with India. It is mainly composed of Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Theravada Buddhism popular in Southeast Asia. Han Buddhism itself is also divided into many sects such as Tiantai Sect, Zen Sect, and Pure Land Sect, but Buddhism is widely open. It emphasizes equality of sentient beings and compassionately. The purpose of pursuing believers throughout the world is a lineage, and it has always been the case since ancient times.

Taoism is an inherent religion in China. It is closely linked to Chinese local culture, deeply rooted in the fertile soil of China, has distinct Chinese characteristics, and has had a profound impact on all levels of Chinese culture. Although the main idea of ​​Taoism comes from Taoist doctrines in the controversy of hundreds of schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period, and follows the Taoist theory proposer Lao Dan as the ancestor of the religion, respectfully called "Taishang Laojun". He regards his "Tao Te Ching" as a religious classic, it is actually more popular with traditional Chinese respect for nature, soul, and ancestors, until it gradually evolves into the unity of ancestors and gods, becoming a witchcraft of supreme belief in heaven.

Zhang Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty founded the Five Dou Rice Taoist in Heming Mountain, Shu County, and summarized the Confucian respect for heaven and worship of the people. He used Taoist doctrine as the basis and added other thoughts to become a new religion, called Taoism. Later Taoists regarded him as the founder of Taoism, which was the famous "Zhang Tianshi". Taoists valued the system of nothingness, the root of creation, the foundation of gods, and it was mysterious and could not be expressed in any language and words. In this regard, there is a clear difference between this point and the Buddhism that is innate, although it is compassionate, but hopes to make good connections, and it is best to save the world.

Hong Danyang used his own understanding to explain the fundamental differences between the two sides. Taoism pursues one's own enlightenment and immortality, and once he ascends to immortality, he is very negative to see things. The meaning of being quiet and inaction is to ignore everything, just keep in mind yourself well, and the way of ascension is different, and even the master cannot say it clearly, relying entirely on personal exploration. Buddhism advocates that if you want to become a Buddha, you must save others and let your theory be recognized by more people. There are even extreme examples of cutting flesh and feeding eagles and feeding tigers with your body. One or two can be seen from the words "Hell is not empty, and you will not become a Buddha" in Buddhism.

As two major religious forces in Chinese history that are second only to Confucianism, China has respected the attitudes of both Buddhism and Taoism in all dynasties. There have been many emperors who like to pursue Buddhism and Taoism but are out of politics. In order to cater to the needs of rulers and gain recognition and support from more believers, Buddhism and Taoism also strive for the upper rulers, thus forming a famous dispute over Buddhism and Taoism in history.

Taoism first emerged and Buddhism came to the east. In the early days, it was quite common to use each other, because the meanings of the two were similar. When Buddhism was first introduced, it translated into Chinese characters and used Taoist characters. Later, Taoism also used Buddhist doctrines. However, with the development of Buddhism, there were many means of believers, and it conflicted with it. It lasted for the Han, Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties but did not decline.

After Buddhism was introduced to China, traditional Taoist priests had fierce confrontations because Buddhism originated in India. First, Buddhism came from India, which was the teaching of the barbarians. They believed that the culture of barbarians was low and not as good as China, so they should not believe in it. Second, because the territory of China and barbarians was different, it proved that the east was wood, which belonged to Yang, which belonged to Tao; the west was metal, which belonged to Yin, which belonged to Buddha. Yang was high and Yin was low, so Taoism was better than Buddhism. Third, because there were different races between China and barbarians, the barbarians first believed in Buddhism, and Chinese people should not believe in it. Fourth, because Buddhism flowed into the Middle Land, which often caused the country to decline and chaos, so it should not be believed.

In fact, this is just a little bit. The key is that religion needs to develop. The most important thing is to cater to the love of those in power. This is the characteristic of Taoism in pursuit of immortality that is better than Buddhism that emphasizes good rewards in the next life, and is more respected by the emperor. Therefore, before the Yuan Dynasty, the mainstream royal family favored Taoism. Even if there were occasionally rulers who loved Buddhism, they were abandoned by the later "Three Martial Arts and One Sect" large-scale Buddhist destruction movement. It was not until the outside rulers of the Yuan Dynasty that loved Tibetan Buddhism and launched a thorough blow to Taoism that the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism was barely even.

However, Taoism is much weaker than Buddhism. The main reason is that although the last few emperors in the Ming Dynasty like Taoism, they prefer evil outsiders such as Fangzhongzhi. Later generations put a lot of blame on Taoism. The Qing Dynasty royal family, the last feudal dynasty, respected Tibetan Buddhism and adopted strict restrictions on Taoism. Taoism declined even more, and its activities were mainly among the people.

After the Opium War, Taoism, which had a strong feudal background, was further declining due to imperialism and Western thoughts, and became the weakest in power and political influence among the five major religions in China. Many Taoist priests had low cultural quality and lacked religious knowledge, so they developed into feudal superstition with reactionary organizations and established reactionary Taoist organizations. After the founding of the country, they were hit hard by the new regime.

After the subsequent movement, both Buddhist and Taoist schools were greatly damaged, but there were many Buddhist disciples and many tribes abroad. After the reform, they received funding and recovered quickly. Taoism is a religion native to China. It is hard to interpret Taoist scriptures without being familiar with Chinese culture. The seedlings left abroad are very weak and cannot feed back to the country. Taoism itself advocates purity and inaction and loose organization, so it is obviously at a disadvantage compared to the trend of Buddhist revival after the reform.

Fortunately, Yang Xing, the Taoist savior, was born in this life. He was rich and powerful, and had vision. Although he preferred the materialist worldview in his heart, given that rebirth could not be explained in scientific logic, he had to turn his inner peace to Taoism more.

Once Yang Xing wants to do something, he must do his best. Not only will he push Hong Danyang to go all the way, but he also invests heavily to organically combine Taoism with traditional culture and martial arts promotion, and start the latest major transformation of Taoism. Now it has attracted many upper-class people in China and has the capital to fight against Buddhism. It is no wonder that Hong Danyang's proposal will trigger a new round of disputes between Buddhism and Taoism.
Chapter completed!