The name of abbot was also given by Li Shui.

Wang Ben was reading Buddhist scriptures. When he saw Hu Hai coming, he nodded at him.

Hu Hai bowed and said respectfully: "Abbot, I wonder how many believers came to White Horse Temple today?"

Wang Ben felt a little unhappy: How many believers have come today, don’t you know? Why ask me?

However, Wang Ben still said lightly: "No one came."

When Wang Ben said this, he felt a little moved.

In the past, when I was in the Peacock Kingdom, there were monks everywhere and believers everywhere.

When the master of Jialan Temple was preaching, not only the monks were listening, but many ordinary people also rushed over to listen.

The grand occasion that day was really enviable.

Why did you arrive in Daqin... there is no one there?

Hu Hai asked again: "I'll ask the abbot again, how many people are there to ordain today?"

Wang Ben said lightly: "No."

Since the establishment of White Horse Temple, there has been no one.

There was only one person who believed in Buddhism in the Great Qin Dynasty. As for Hu Hai... that was not considered a Buddhist.

Hu Hai sighed and said, "I'll ask the abbot again, can you translate the Buddhist scriptures that are as vast as a sea of ​​smoke? "

Wang Ben shook his head slowly.

Hu Hai said: "Now there are no monks or believers in the Great Qin Dynasty. Once the abbot is over for a hundred years, will the seeds of Buddhism be cut off in the Great Qin Dynasty?"

Wang Ben was slightly stunned. He had never thought about this before.

He looked at Hu Hai: "What? According to your opinion, do you have any suggestions?"

Hu Hai nodded: "Yes. If the abbot can listen to my advice, I think that within a few years, Buddhism can spread in the Great Qin."

Wang Ben became interested and asked, "Come and listen."

Hu Hai said: "First, expand the influence. Nowadays, many people do not know what Buddhist principles are. I think they should find a way to promote them."

"For example, some stories in Buddhist scriptures are quite interesting. They can be taken out separately and placed in newspapers. After reading this story, people can roughly understand what causes and effects are, what is reincarnation, and what is nirvana..."

Wang Ben nodded slowly: "This makes some sense."

Hu Hai also said: "Secondly, Buddhism originated from the Peacock Kingdom, and the customs of the Peacock Kingdom and the Great Qin Kingdom are very different. Some things in Buddhism are difficult to accept for the people of Great Qin. We might as well transform them into Qin."

"Qin Hua?" Wang Ben looked at Hu Hai in confusion.

Hu Hai said: "That is, using the customs of the Great Qin Dynasty to reinterpret the Buddhist scriptures and delete or rewrite the parts of the Buddhist scriptures that do not conform to the customs of the Great Qin Dynasty."

Wang Ben was shocked: "Isn't this destroying the Buddha and slandering the Buddha?"

Hu Hai smiled and said, "Does the abbot think that after the birth of Buddhism, it will be unchanged? If it is unchanged, why do there be different factions in the Peacock Kingdom?"

"The Buddha left behind Buddhist scriptures, and the explanation of Buddhist scriptures should be combined with human understanding. Why can't the understanding of me, Qin people be correct?"

"It is possible that the Buddhist scriptures we have seen were rewritten by the Peacock Kingdom to agree with the customs of their country. We are just rectifying the source now."

Wang Ben shook his head firmly.

Hu Hai said: "Abbot, if you don't do this, there will be two consequences. First, Buddhism will disappear from then on. Second, there are some people who are not so pious who wantonly tamper with it. Although Buddhism spreads in the Great Qin Dynasty, it is a catastrophe for Buddhist scriptures. Instead of letting them tamper with it, the abbot should take action."

Wang Ben was silent for a while and said lightly: "This, let's discuss it later."

Hu Hai smiled and said, "I have a last plan."

Wang Ben said: "What?"

Hu Hai said: "The Buddha's name is Gautama Siddhartha. This name seems a bit strange to the Qin people. Moreover, there are always some people in the Central Plains that are orthodox, and other places are barbarians."

"The Buddhist teachings passed down from the Peacock Kingdom cannot be accepted by them, and there are reasons for this. How can the Qin Dynasty, which is located in the middle of the world, accept the thoughts of barbarians?"

Wang Ben nodded: "Your idea makes sense. But how to solve this problem?"

Hu Hai smiled slightly: "I have a plan to cling to celebrities."

Wang Ben: "Oh?"

Hu Hai said: "After reading the scriptures these days, I found that the era in which the Buddha lived was roughly similar to Lao Dan and Confucius. It was an era where many wise men emerged."

"And most of these wise men have clear lives. Only Lao Dan, who rode a green cow out of Hangu Pass, had no trace anymore."

"Will he go west to Hangu Pass, go all the way west to the Peacock Kingdom, use the pseudonym Buddha, and then establish Buddhism?"
Chapter completed!