I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

If you don’t even understand Buddhism, how can you be called a good Taoist priest?

This isn't exactly a joke.

Many eminent monks in history were proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

In addition to Taoism, there is also Confucianism that looms over Buddhism.

Confucianism is not considered a religion, but as the official academic school of the Central Plains, it has always adhered to the concept of respecting ghosts and gods but keeping a distance from them.

Compared with Buddhism, which emphasizes heaven, hell, and reincarnation, Confucianism is suppressing them.

These great scholars are much more powerful than the Taoists when debating Buddhist scriptures!

For example, Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher from the Tang Dynasty, had an expert understanding of Buddhist scriptures.

His analysis of the meaning of the scriptures is better than that of many eminent monks.

Yan Zhenqing supported the suppression of Buddhism and published the famous "Memorial on the Destruction of the Buddha's Bones".

With such opponents facing us all the time, how could Buddhism not make progress?

This is still external pressure. There are also many sects within Buddhism, and serious divisions.

The Foguang Temple can be said to be a temple of the Vinaya school, but it also practices some of the Zen school's teachings.

Within Buddhism, there are many sects, such as the Zen sect, the Lotus sect, the Vinaya sect, the Wutai sect, etc., and debates on the meaning of the scriptures are common among them.

Therefore, the Buddhist scriptures in the Central Plains have been continuously improved and updated.

The Central Plains Buddhism cultivated by years of fighting over the cultivation of Gu can be said to be a dimensionality reduction blow to Buddhism in Thailand.

Hongan passed a total of thirty-six temples from the port of Thailand to the royal city.

Hongan discussed the meaning of Buddhist scriptures with the abbots of these thirty-six temples in fluent Sanskrit.

The result was that Hongan won all 36 battles!

The entire Kingdom of Thailand was shocked!

You should know that the Kingdom of Thailand is a Buddhist country, and people all over the country believe in Buddhism.

Buddhism is highly respected in the Kingdom of Thailand, and many people send their children to temples to stay for a few years and then bring them back home when they grow up.

So the whole nation is fanatical about Buddhism.

Master Hongan was a captain, but he could discuss and debate the Buddhist scriptures in fluent Sanskrit.

More importantly, Master Hong'an's understanding of Buddhism was profound, which convinced all the abbots of the temples in Thailand.

When Master Hong'an arrived at the Royal City of Thailand, all the devout believers in the Royal City stood at the city gate, wanting to see what this eminent monk from the Great Zhou of the East looked like.

Master Hongan has a handsome appearance and a pair of big earlobes, which makes him look very dignified.

Now the people of Thailand shouted loudly to welcome this eminent monk from the Great Zhou!

The Queen of Thailand is pregnant and cannot receive guests.

She specially sent an important official to receive Master Hongan and invited him to pray for her unborn child.

Of course Master Hongan agreed.

In the largest Buddhist temple in the Kingdom of Thailand, Hong An presided over a blessing ceremony.

This time Hongan performed perfectly. The most amazing thing was that when the blessing ceremony was about to end, a group of white doves flew to the temple and circled around Hongan.

These pigeons do not have a single trace of other colors on their bodies. This miraculous sight made the people of Thailand exclaim that Master Hongan was a god who had descended to earth!

Hongan's reputation reached its peak in the Kingdom of Thailand!

In the temple where he stayed, all the eminent monks from the Kingdom of Thailand came to ask for advice on the meaning of the scriptures.

Hong'an also welcomed everyone who came to him, whether they were great monks or ordinary novice monks, he discussed the meaning of the scriptures with them equally.

As a result, the place where Hongan lived was completely blocked.

The Queen of Thailand had to send out her own guards so that Hongan could have a good rest.

Seeing so many people coming to ask for advice, Hongan simply started teaching Central Plains Buddhism in the temple garden.

Hongan's lectures lasted for several days, and the hall was packed every day.

By the last day, the garden was completely empty.

So Hongan simply gave his lectures in the largest square in the Kingdom of Thailand.

The lectures given in the past few days have pushed Hongan's reputation to its peak.

The princess of Thailand conferred the title of Master on Master Hongan and invited him to stay in Thailand.

Of course, Hongan rejected the Queen's offer, but he left behind a disciple who became the guardian monk of the Thai royal family.

After achieving such remarkable success in Thailand, Hongan still decided to leave Thailand.

The abbot of the temple where he lived pulled Hongan aside and asked, "Master, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Hongan said: "Amitabha, I traveled west to promote Buddhism in India."

“Let the former Buddhist kingdom be bathed in the Dharma again. This is the origin of this poor monk.”

The Thai host shed tears of emotion.

"Master Hongan is indeed the reincarnation of the Buddha of Heaven. He has made such a great wish!"

"The Buddha's power is declining, and we are very worried."

"I just never thought of going to India to preach."

The Thai abbot was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. He immediately asked his disciples to take out a basket of gold from the temple treasury.

"This is my money to support Master along the way."

Master Hongan declined slightly, but finally took the basket of gold.

Master Hong'an's plan to go to India to preach caused a frenzy among Buddhists in Thailand, and a long queue of believers lined up to donate incense money to Master Hong'an.

According to the records in the history books of the Kingdom of Thailand, when Hongan left the Royal City of Thailand, there was a long line of people seeing him off, and the road was paved with gifts of gold!

Hong'an received so much gold donation, but he still had no regrets.

He gave the gold to Tang Yan and entrusted him to use the money to build a temple.

Then he led his disciples and resolutely continued his journey westward.

In Kyoto.

Li Tian finally ended the boring July and started the settlement.

[This month's national fortune is being settled! 】

【Settlement items:】

[Lanwu Grassland Management (Monthly Income): Dong Liao sweeps Lanwu Grassland, Lanwu Grassland is stable, Great Zhou National Fortune: +1000 points! ]

[Beijing-Luzhou Railway opened (monthly income): Great Zhou national fortune +1000 points! ]

[Stabilize Dai Viet (monthly income): Dai Viet's economy is prosperous, Da Zhou's national fortune: +1000 points! ]

[Manage Western Frontier (Monthly Income): Defeat the Kingdom of Yue, Western Frontier surrenders, Great Zhou’s National Fortune: +1000 points! ]

[Placing the Yuhang Salt Rebellion: Great Zhou’s National Fortune +5000 points! ]

[Raising the level of psychology, causing public resentment: Great Zhou's national fortune -5000 points! ]

[Adhere to the state-run salt and iron business and compete with the people for profits: Great Zhou’s national fortune -2000 points! ]

[National fortune points at the beginning of this month: 7 points! ]

[National Fortune Points at the end of this month: 7 points! ]

【Items to be settled：】

[Beijing-Yangzhou Railway: Under construction! ]

[Tip: This month's national fortune has not dropped to the lowest point, so the "Record of Destruction" cannot be upgraded! ]

[Unlock Reward: Golden Carriage! ]

[Golden Carriage: A comfortable high-end carriage that is twice as fast as an ordinary carriage! ]

What kind of rubbish reward is this!

Li Tian looked at the reward that popped up from the system and wished he could put the carriage back.

This is a very large carriage.

The entire carriage was almost as big as a house and was very luxurious.

Forget it.

Li Tian looked at the settlement result and sighed.

The evil deeds that were done in the past still produced evil results.

The settlement of national affairs projects will increase Li Tian’s national fortune by 4,000 points every month when he opens his eyes!

At least we cleared several thousand national fortune points in June, otherwise the national fortune would have risen sharply again!