Speaking of emperors who firmly believe in Buddhism or Buddhism,
The first thing many people think of must be Shunzhi Emperor .
But in the historical torrent of five thousand years,
is not the emperor who believes in Buddhism most.
This emperor who firmly believes in Buddhism,
not only loves Buddha and worships Buddha, but
integrates Buddhism into his own philosophy of governing the country.
Who is he?
He is Southern and Northern Dynasties Liang Dynasty's founding emperor- Liang Wudi Xiao Yan.
As we all know,
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were frequent wars and turbulent disputes.
However, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan was able to manage the country properly in troubled times.
He himself is the longest emperor of in the Southern Dynasties.
Many historians believe that
Liang Wudi Xiao Yan was able to create such an achievement in troubled times,
is inseparable from his admiration of Buddhism.
is similar to Shunzhi Emperor ,
Liang Wudi Xiao Yan also has the idea of a monk,
However, due to various secular reasons such as the minister’s dissuasion and the country’s unrest,
he had to let go of this idea.
If you cannot become a monk, then promote the Dharma.
With this idea,
Liang Wudi Xiao Yan began to establish Buddhism as the state religion,
and built new temples across the country,
repaired broken temples.
Once there are temples, there are also monks.
For this reason, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, personally went to the Tongtai Temple to chant the Buddha,
personally called on the people of the whole country to join his Buddhism brigade.
With such an emperor who worships Buddha,
naturally the people will not fall behind.
Under the leadership of Emperor Liang Wu,
Buddhist culture developed rapidly in the Southern Dynasties.
In "Liang Shu·The Second Record of Emperor Wu",
also records that Emperor Wu of Liang visited Tongtai Temple to hold an uncovered meeting.
It is worth mentioning that
is not only the first time an emperor in the history of our country has visited a temple to participate in an uncovered meeting,
is the first time a Buddhist temple in our country has held an uncovered meeting.
From this, it can be seen that Emperor Wu of Liang played an important role in the spread of Buddhist culture
and the promotion of the cause of Buddhism.
At the uncovered conference,
The emperor's shelf laid down by Emperor Wu of Liang,
abides by the rules of the uncovered convention,
is the same as all ordinary people,
abides by the pure rules and precepts of Buddhism.
This also made many people present
look at the emperor with admiration.
Observing the rules and precepts is not just done at the uncovered conventions.
Emperor Liang Wu also brought the Buddhist rules and precepts to the palace, and
brought them to the country.
He consciously led a hard life.
As the founding emperor,
did not imitate the extravagance of the previous dynasty,
completely followed the precepts of Buddhism,
eat vegetarian food for a long time.
Even if it is a large banquet,
he only eats vegetables,
never touches meat or wine.
its degree of self-discipline,
is simply incredible.
In addition to being a vegetarian,
he also brought the concept of simplicity in Buddhism to the entire country.
As an emperor,
he insists on wearing a cloth uniform and wearing a cloth hat every day.
Gold and silver jewelry, Huaguan and expensive clothes
are not related to his life.
Knowing that the emperor of the country is so pious,
is so determined,
Many people are more confident in their country.
This trick of advocating simplicity
has helped him win over the hearts of the people well,Close to the people.
But Emperor Wu of Liang had a trick.
He brought the compassion of Buddhism to the country.
During his administration,
he often shared the Buddhist scriptures he read, and
called on ministers to attach importance to human rights.
Buddhism advocates "all beings equal",
he also integrates all beings into the governance of the country.
During Emperor Liang Wu's reign,
prisoners sentenced to death can appeal for themselves.
This move,
also reduced a lot of unjust, false and wrong cases,
June Feixue’s eternal injustice never happened during his time in power.
Emperor Wu advocated Buddhism,
ruled the country with Buddhist philosophy.
This also makes simple living habits spread throughout the country.
The three winds of pious, simple, and compassionate winds,
people naturally live a life of peace and happiness.
Emperor Shunzhi learned that there was a character like Emperor Liang Wu in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and
also tried to follow suit.
But suffering from political discomfort,
Emperor Shunzhi could not achieve the same achievements as Emperor Wu of Liang.
is the expression of reverence,
Emperor Shunzhi ordered people to draw a portrait of Emperor Wu of Liang,
to express his respect and respect for Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasty.
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