"The controversy between Buddhism and Taoism has been going on for a long time. Ever since the arguments between Kasemorteng and the Taoist priests were difficult to come, they never stopped, and they won and lost each other. Xia Hongsheng looked at Yuan Tiangang and said, "But I don't know, what is Yuan Daochang's attitude?" ”

This is to ask knowingly, just to hear Yuan Tiangang's determination to fight for Buddhism and Taoism.

But I heard Yuan Tiangang say: "First, Buddhism comes from Tianzhu and is the religion of Yidi. Yidi is not literate, and the thinker is low, not as good as Huaxia, so he should not be trusted. Moreover, the Huayi region is different, and it is proved that the east is the wood in the Laozi preface, which belongs to the yang and is the place where the Tao comes out; The west is gold, yin, and is born of the Buddha. Yang respects yin and inferiority, so Taoism is superior to Buddhism. Among the Huayi, the races are different, the Yi people originally believed in Buddhism, and the Han people did not believe in Buddhism. Third, Buddhism flows into Middle-earth, and every time it leads to the decline of the country and the withering of the people, it can be seen that the result is to confuse the people with fallacies and ruin luck, so it should not be believed. ”

This wording is already very serious, which shows that Yuan Tiangang is against Buddhism from the bottom of his heart. This is too subjective, and I only know how to hate Buddhism, but I don't know how to use it.

The promotion of rulers has always been a major reason behind the controversy between Buddhism and Taoism. And now, the rulers are biased towards Taoism, and there are still many favorites, what a good opportunity. It's a pity that Yuan Tiangang is a fan of other authorities and didn't see this layer.

"The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, although it is a religious conflict, but the rise and fall of the two are inseparable from the emperor's love and hatred, and the result is that the powerful one is easier to win, and the loser will suffer the doom of destruction." Xia Hongsheng shook his head, took a sip of tea, and said: "It's a pity that whether it's the Buddha or the Tao, they are all in it, and the authorities are confused, and they can't see this layer clearly." Buddhism and Taoism have their own characteristics and followers, and the result of opposition is often willful and factional. Rejecting dissidents, or slandering each other, the Buddhists laughed at each other, and the Taoists also laughed at the Buddha's arguments to make enemies, exposing each other's shortcomings, in order to promote their own goodness. tried his best to scold, but he fell behind. ”

Xia Hongsheng's words made Yuan Tiangang stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively: "Xiahou wants to help the poor Dao revitalize the Dao Sect and expel the Yi Sect?!" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "It's not enough to expel you, but you don't have that kind of ability." Just a little bit of an idea, maybe it can help some of the Taoist leaders. ”

Yuan Tiangang immediately became excited when he heard this, staring at Xia Hongsheng with his eyes tightly, and suddenly bent down. He bowed and said, "Please also ask Xiahou to help me with the Dao Gate and guide me through the maze!" ”

"Hurry up, this can't be done!" Xia Hongsheng picked Yuan Tiangang up, sat back on the chair, and then said: "I am grateful to the Taoist Chief, who has always intersected with each other as equals, and has long regarded the Taoist Chief as a friend, so I am willing to help." Dao Chief, don't want to do this anymore. ”

"Please also ask Xiahou for advice!" Yuan Tiangang was very excited Cui asked. It's not that Yuan Tiangang is not calm, but the feeling that Xia Hongsheng brings them is too magical. As a matter of fact. Until now, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng still firmly believed that Xia Hongsheng must be an immortal disciple, so they understood so many things that mortals had never heard of, so they couldn't see Xia Hongsheng's fate clearly. So at this moment, when he heard that Xia Hongsheng wanted to help him, he immediately became excited, thinking that he was an immortal disciple. It is towards the Daomen, and the immortal disciples have all made a move, so it is naturally the chance to win, and it is so exciting.

"It's a matter of asking a few questions, and then you're going to be around them. to develop measures. Xia Hongsheng took a sip of tea and said to Yuan Tiangang: "The first question is what Taoism is. The meaning of asking this question is preaching preaching! The so-called propaganda is to publicize it widely, so that everyone in the world knows Taoism, and the more people who know, the more people may join Taoism, which is the base number. The propaganda mentioned here is not only to let people know that there is a Taoism, but to explain and spread the principles of Taoism, which is very important. Why are more and more people believing in Buddhism? It is because there are many monks who will go deep into the people and preach to those who do not have the ability and knowledge to enlighten themselves. In contrast, Taoist priests pay more attention to personal practice, but do not go deep into the people to preach and preach, and are not grounded. Let's ask the chief, there are two sects, one you have only heard of the name, and the other knows the content of the truth, learn more. In contrast, which one would the Taoist chief be more inclined to join? ”

Yuan Tiangang pondered for a while and said: "Yes, although there are also people who preach and preach in my Daomen, compared with the Buddhist Sect, there are indeed many fewer people. ”

"The second question is where the Tao comes from. The fundamental purpose of asking this question is to improve the theory and image system of Taoism, and to transform it from an ethereal truth into a specific name and a specific thing that can be truly known, so that the people can have traces to follow. Xia Hongsheng took a sip of water and continued: "Buddhism has Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Vajra...... There are more than 50 ranks, according to the level of the Tao, the level is strict. Believers know these images, who they believe, who they are in control, and what they do. On the other hand, those immortals are extremely complex, and a person even has many different incarnations with different names. The immortal system is messy and cumbersome, which makes believers dazzled, and they don't know who they should believe in, and they don't know what deeds and deeds of the people they believe in, so it is naturally difficult to have a sense of identity. ”

"This ...... The Three Qingdao Dao is on top, but going down, there is indeed a redundant appearance. Yuan Tiangang hesitated for a moment, nodded, and had to admit the problem.

"The third question is where the Tao is going." Xia Hongsheng looked at Yuan Tiangang and said with a smile.

Yuan Tiangang was stunned: "Where is the road going?!" ”

"That's right! Where is the road going? Xia Hongsheng said: "This is actually the most important. The practical significance of this question lies in what is the purpose of the Tao, what it is used for, and even what it can bring to the emperor, to the society, and to the people in the process of achieving this purpose. To put it more explicitly, it is what benefits it can bring to people. I often put a sentence on my lips - the world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit. This sentence sounds very utilitarian, but it is the norm in the world. If Taoism can bring benefits to the emperor, then the emperor will naturally respect it, bring benefits to the people, and the people will inevitably support it, bring benefits to the society, and the society will praise it. In this way, the emperor respects, the people support, and the society praises, why is the Taoist not happy? ”

After speaking, Xia Hongsheng took a sip of the teacup and quietly watched Yuan Tiangang bow his head and ponder.

After a long time, Yuan Tiangang suddenly clapped his hands: "Xiahou Jing, sure enough, in one sentence!" Poor Dao was in it, but he didn't even see the shortcomings of my Dao compared to the Buddha Gate! ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and smiled: "Yes, Taoism is originally more active and advantageous than Buddhism, so there is no need to mention it later." If we can make up for these deficiencies, then whether it is a Buddha or a foreign religion, what is there to fear?! (To be continued.) )