The monk opened it, and when he saw so many people outside, he was not afraid, he folded his hands and bowed down and asked, "Amitabha, I don't know what Lord Tan is doing when he knocks on the door?" ”

Tan lord is the meaning of the donor, because Buddhism was introduced to the Han Dynasty not long ago, many things are still different from the well-known.

The soldier said, "Your Majesty wants to enter the temple to have a look, but you still don't want to lead the way?" ”

"Your Majesty?" Although this Shamen is a Westerner, he has come to Dahan since he was a child, and he knows the situation of Dahan very well, not to mention that the White Horse Temple was built under the hands of Emperor Ming.

If Wei Guo had already given up Si Li, and even left Luoyang, this Shamen would naturally know who His Majesty was referring to.

Shamen glanced at everyone with their eyes, and noticed Liu Chan, knowing that this was the son of the Han Dynasty, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty's presence is really making the White Horse Temple shine, Your Majesty is interested in visiting the White Horse Temple, and the little monk is willing to lead the way." ”

Seeing that the Western monks spoke the Chinese language very fluently, Liu Chan couldn't help asking: "So you will lead the way, I don't know your name yet?" ”

"Your Majesty can call the little monk Tan Di!"

"Epiphany?"

Liu Chan remembered, this Tan Di seemed to be a resting person. About twenty years later, it was he who translated the Tanwu Dekarma, which regulates the organizational life of the Sangha.

At the same time, there was also a monk, a Kushan man, named Tan Ke Jialuo, who translated the first Chinese Buddhist precept "Monk's Caution" at the White Horse Temple.

At this point, the precepts and the constitution of the Sangha have been completed, and a road for the monks of the Han Dynasty to take the precepts and practice has been paved, and Buddhism has slowly moved from the White Horse Temple to the people.

In 260 AD, the Han Zhu Shixing was officially ordained, creating a precedent for the Han people to become monks, breaking the Confucian tradition of human hair and skin, and parents did not dare to destroy it.

Liu Chan nodded and said, "Okay, Tan Di, let you lead the way!" ”

"Your Majesty, please!"

The White Horse Temple was built in 68 A.D., and it has been more than 100 years so far, and when you walk into the White Horse Temple, the buildings in the temple do not look ancient, on the contrary, they are still very new, as if they have just been built.

Tan Di seemed to see Liu Chan's doubts, and explained: "Your Majesty, the White Horse Temple was actually burned down as early as when Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, and this temple was rebuilt over the years, less than ten years. ”

"I see!" Liu Chan suddenly realized that Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an and burned Luoyang, but the palace and temple within two hundred miles around Luoyang were burned, and the White Horse Temple was only three miles away from Luoyang, so naturally he could not escape the end of burning.

Liu Chan in Tan Di under the leadership, visited a circle of White Horse Temple, to be honest, the scenery of the White Horse Temple is not bad, the north is close to the mountain, the south is near Luoshui, first of all, the terrain is very good.

In terms of architecture, it is dominated by oriental palaces, but there are shadows of western architectural styles. The combination of these things has a different flavor.

The group walked for half an hour, and then saw the White Horse Temple, the White Horse Temple is very large, but along the way, Liu Chan did not meet a few monks, and the monks he saw did not add up to ten.

These monks are all Western faces, mainly Guishan, Kangju, and Anxi, in addition to a few people from the Western Regions, and they are not very old, the oldest in the temple belongs to this Tan Di.

Liu Chan guessed that the other monks in this temple should have taken refuge in Jiangdong. After all, the war between the Han and Wei has been going on for nearly a year, and although these monks are outsiders, they are also worried about harming the pond fish.

Compared with the Central Plains, Hebei, Buddhism is currently developing very well in the southern Jiangdong area, although no one has yet been ordained, but there are already many believers.

For example, Liu Chan learned from Sun Shangxiang that Sun Quan's mother, Mrs. Wu, believed in Buddhism very much.

"Your Majesty, you must be tired after watching for half an hour, why don't you go to the side hall to rest first and have a cup of hot tea!"

"That's fine!" Liu Chan nodded, there was just something, and he still wanted to ask Tan Di.

The last group came to a side hall in the temple, and Tan Di ordered people to serve hot tea to entertain them.

After drinking a cup of tea, Liu Chan looked at Tan Di and said: "Emperor Ming invited the monks to join my Han Dynasty and built this White Horse Temple, and now the White Horse Temple has been built for more than 170 years, I don't know what achievements you have in the past 100 years, and when do you plan to preach?" ”

Tan Di was overjoyed when he heard this, could it be that this Han Di believes in Buddhism and intends to support Buddhist preaching?

Thinking of this, Tan Di said: "Your Majesty, there must be scriptures and precepts for preaching. Over the past 100 years, through the efforts of several generations of eminent monks, the scriptures have been almost translated. Now there is only a lack of precepts, and the little monk is currently specializing in this way.

Presumably, in a few years, I will be able to preach the world, and when the time comes, I will ask Your Majesty for more support. ”

Any sect must have the support of the ruler in order to develop and grow, and if Liu Chan supported the preaching of Buddhism, then within a few years, temples could be opened all over the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty......" Xun Yu opened his mouth with a hint of displeasure on his face, in his opinion, the lord of a country should not be involved too much with any sect, no matter what his doctrine is, it will not be beneficial to the country.

Liu Chan smiled and said to Tan Di: "I don't know if you know Xianbei or Xiongnu?" ”

"Xianbei words?" Tan Di shook his head and said: "This little monk doesn't understand, but there are a few monks in my temple who can say that when the Xiongnu moved west, they also brought the Xiongnu dialect to the West!" ”

Liu Chan nodded and said, "In that case, please gather monks from all over the country to return to the White Horse Temple as soon as possible, and I will find some Han people who can speak Xiongnu to come over." When the time comes, they will help you to translate the scriptures into Xiongnu and Xianbei. Will you go to the prairie to preach? ”

"Prairie preaching?" Tan Di had a puzzled look on his face.

Liu Chan explained: "The Hu people in the north are good at killing, and they have repeatedly invaded the territory of our Han Dynasty.

And the teachings of your Buddhism guide people to goodness, and I invite you to go to the grassland to preach, so that the Hu people can put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground! ”

"Amitabha, this is what I should do as a monk!" Tan Di was overjoyed when he heard this: "The little monk will invite monks from all over the country to return to the temple later, and when the time comes, please ask Your Majesty to send more people to help translate the scriptures, so as to help the northern Hu people get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible!" ”

"That's great!" Liu Chan put down the teacup in his hand and said, "I will send someone over to help translate the scriptures in a few days." I've drunk enough of this tea, so I'll go to Luoyang first! ”

"I'll send your majesty!"

Out of the White Horse Temple, Liu Chan and his party got into the carriage and set off for Luoyang.

When he was about to get into the carriage, Liu Chan ordered Xun Yu to ride in the same carriage with him.

Looking at Xun Yu opposite, Liu Chan smiled and said, "Master Xun is very curious, why do I want to go to the White Horse Temple in such a good manner?" ”

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