Taoist temple in the mountains

Chapter 395, good and bad
Only then did everyone wake up from their memories. Although they didn't know why they fell into memories just now, they all sat upright after seeing Li Yun, especially the Daoists, who were very curious about what this young, somewhat exaggerated fellow could say. what come.

The atmosphere on the side of Buddhism is a bit delicate, including Yi Jie, they all feel that Li Yun in front of him is really too young, although his temperament is quite mature.

Most importantly, there is still a jug of wine in your hand, how decent is this?

Yijie couldn't help asking.

"Master Yun, what you hold in your hand is wine?"

"Well, it's wine." Li Yun paused, then laughed again: "The best Nurhong has a mellow taste, but the strength is a little low, and it doesn't feel like drinking, and it can't give you the feeling of being drunk."

Yi Jie clasped his hands together, and didn't know what expression to use to face him. How proper is it to hold a jug of wine to discuss Taoism?
"Amitabha."

The atmosphere of Buddhist monks is a bit unnatural, this wine is a meat product, even if they touch meat, they will not drink wine.

Li Yun didn't say much, just smiled, and gently held a small jar of Nurhong in his hand, neither drinking nor putting it down, because the people around didn't know what to do with it.

At this time, Yijie stood up again, straightened his robes, and asked solemnly.

"Then let's stop the gossip, Guanzhu Yun, the poor monk has a question that I don't understand, can I ask?"

The moment Li Yun stepped into this venue, the Dao Discussion Meeting had already begun. Here, one not only needs to discuss one’s own Dao, but also discusses the Dao of Taoism with Buddhists and Taoists. This is not age. Things that light people can do.

This is also the place where bearded Taoist priests and others are worried. If there is a little moth, it will be embarrassing in front of Buddhism and Taoism.
Li Yun smiled calmly.

"what is the problem."

"Guanzhu Yun, do you think Buddhism is better or Taoism?" Yijie smiled slightly.

I am most afraid that the air will be suddenly quiet, and then people from both the Taoist and Buddhist schools will start to chatter.

Even Zen Master Kong looked surprised. He didn't expect that a question like a ring and a shot would be a blockbuster question, and most people would not be able to answer it.

Li Yun would offend people no matter which one he answered, but as a Taoist priest, it was only natural for him to answer that Taoism is better.

At this time, Li Yun was silent, and Yijie next to him looked at Li Yun dumbly, and then asked with a smile: "Guan Yun, what is your answer?"

Li Yun also smiled back at this time.

"Then as a Taoist priest, of course I think Taoism is better."

"How is that Taoist school better than Buddhism?" Yijie did not flinch, but continued to ask: "If Taoism is better, then why, in the world, our Buddhism is flourishing, and Taoism is declining. Does it mean that the Zen of Buddhism is more loved by people than the principles of Taoism?"

Now the people around don't know what expression to use to face it, because these words are so reasonable. Buddhism is prosperous and even famous overseas, but Taoism is much worse, and even in the local area it is dominated by Buddhism. of.

Regarding this question, Qingyue Xuanli is speechless. No matter how the various temples are managed, the Buddhist thought is still more suitable for the public.
Seeking the afterlife, cultivating the afterlife, and not seeking this life, for this purpose, Buddhism will save all living beings, sacrifice oneself for others, and it is more suitable for spreading in thought, and it is easier to integrate into the crowd.

At this time, Li Yun replied with a smile.

"So, mage, do you think Buddhism is better or Taoism?"

"Of course Buddhism is better." Yijie said with a hint of awe on his face, "What we pursue in Buddhism is to sacrifice ourselves for others, save all sentient beings, abandon the small self, and serve the great others. This is the principle of our Buddhists. long-cherished wish."

Yijie feels that his spirit has been sublimated now, and he is self-sacrificing for others, so much so that he almost believes it.

Looking at Yijie, Li Yun continued to ask.

"So mage, do you think China is better, or America is better?"

Everyone present didn't know why Li Yun asked such a question, and said without any hesitation, "Of course Huaxia is better, and I'm from Huaxia myself."

Yijie thinks this is nonsense, can it be said that the United States is better?If you ask whether the Chinese are better or the Americans are better, then the precept will definitely say that all living beings are equal.
Li Yun didn't stop his questioning, and finally said with a smile.

"Then, do you think that the Emperor Shi Huangdi who unified the six kingdoms and weights and measures is greater, or you are greater?"

"Then of course it's the first emperor." Yi Jie lowered his head a little, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he didn't think he would be better or stronger than the founding emperor of a country.

"Master, for the people of our future generations, the first emperor is naturally greater, but after the first emperor unified the six countries, will the suffering people under the first emperor's rule think that the first emperor is great? No way, He only thinks that the first emperor is a tyrant." Li Yun squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "He didn't save all sentient beings, and he didn't save a single person. How can such a person be great?"

"How can this be confused? Greatness is greatness, and not greatness is not greatness. This... I." Yijie didn't know how Li Yun came to this conclusion, and he looked a little stunned and at a loss.

"Buddhism saves all living beings. The first emperor slaughtered all living beings at that time. Was it great or sinful? Can this master clear up the confusion for the poor?" Li Yun said lightly.

Yijie was silent for a moment, clasped his hands together.

"Amitabha."

Speechless——

At this time, Zen Master Kongjian spoke up, and said calmly: "What Guanzhu Yun wants to say is that the individual cannot determine the group. For different people, whether a hero or a villain, great or small, cannot be determined with a standard answer." By definition, this country is brave and invincible on the battlefield, and a hero who crosses the battlefield is a villain who kills his family in another country. As far as Buddhism and Taoism are concerned, it is not standard to define good or bad."

The air was quiet for a while, only Li Yun nodded with his hands behind his back and a smile.

And Yijie felt that after being educated, he still looked at Zen Master Kongjian with a face full of disbelief, his eyes almost said that the old monk in front of him was a traitor, and Zen Master Kongjian had no fluctuations in his face when faced with such an expression , and even a little want to smile.

At this time, Li Yun said calmly.

"So, for the poor Taoist, as a Taoist, it is naturally better to be a Taoist, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)