Why did Emperor Wu of Zhou destroy Buddha?
(from the Internet)
Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong (543-578), a Sinicized Xianbei native, with a small name of Miluotu, reigned from 560 to 578 AD. A native of Wuchuan, Daijun (now west of Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia). The fourth son of Yuwentai . Previous reign names: Baoding (561-565); Tianhe (566-March 572); Jiande (March 572-March 578); Xuanzheng (March-Twelve 578). Posthumous title: Gaozong; temple name: Gaozu; burial place: Xiaoling.

Portrait of Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty (from the Internet)
Buddhism seriously threatened the political power. The destruction of Buddhism increased economic resources and labor force for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and increased a large number of soldiers.
"Seek troops among the monks, and take the land under the pagoda temple." 2 million people have become secular monks. How much fighting power does this return to secular life increase? Shouldn’t farmland be used to build a house? So I demolished your pagoda temple . After demolishing it, won’t there be farmland? After Emperor Wu of Zhou destroyed Qi, he banned Buddhism in Qi. "Build a ready-made temple, pay 40,000 yuan, and give it to the prince to use as a residence." I sold the temple and sold it to you for 40,000 yuan. Buddhist temples all have seven halls. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the Tianwang Hall, the Daxiong Hall, the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion, and the east and west side halls. Isn't this just like a royal palace? Give it to the prince as a villa. "The five Buddhist sects will be reduced by three million, and they will all be reinstated as soldiers and returned to the registered households." The five Buddhist sects will be reduced to three million, and those who should be soldiers will be soldiers, and those who should pay taxes will be returned to the registered households. "The Buddha statues are melted and enlarged, the scriptures are burned, and the blessings of the three treasures are recorded by the officials. Once they are posted, they are rewarded and scattered." All the things in the temple are divided, the Buddha statues are melted, and the copper can be used to make money. , Iron can be used as weapons, gold is better. Generally speaking, ancient Chinese Buddhist statues are bronze statues, which can be smashed to make copper coins, so he summed up the results of destroying the Buddha by saying: "Since its abolition, civilian service has been slightly thinner, rents and regulations have increased year by year, military divisions have become more and more prosperous, and Dongping has become more harmonious. Isn't it beneficial for the country to pacify the demons and armies, and to make the country peaceful and the people happy? "The advantage of abolishing the Buddha is that the civilian service is slightly thinner, the rent is increasing year by year, and the military force is getting stronger. That's why I want to destroy the Buddha." Today, even the eminent monks and sages in the Buddhist world believe that it is right for the " Three Martial Arts and One Sect" to destroy Buddhism. At that time, Buddhism did go a bit too far. If you become a monk, you should practice cultivation, and you should not engage in economic activities, such as buying and selling the emperor to make five or six billion.
Especially if you look at the temple today, come in and burn incense! Just pay for burning incense! If you don’t have any money, we can pay by credit card here. How does this look like a place of Qingxiu? If you say you should pay a hundred yuan, you will treat it as a protection fee. But the fake monk who caught you said, "This good man, judging from your appearance, your family must be happy, rich and wealthy. Your husband has a successful career and your son has a successful education. Generally speaking, a good family like this should donate at least 300 yuan. This donation is How much you go out is directly proportional to how much you gain. The implication is: I won’t force you, you can donate 100 yuan. But your husband's career will be at a 30% discount, your son will be at a discount, and your family harmony will be at a discount. When you hear this, grandma is a bear. For the sake of family harmony, please donate. As a result, as soon as I walked out and walked two steps, I found another temple, and I was pulled in again. Five hundred! This is not the original intention of the Buddha. The intention of donating money is originally free and cannot be forced by anyone. These fake monks, you donate them and use them to buy new mobile phones. The way to deal with them is to kneel down in front of the Buddha, and while praying, tell the Buddha that someone is using your reputation to defraud money, and it is not good for your image, so accept him as soon as possible.
