They said that Buddhism is not popular in the Central Plains, and Confucianism is popular there, which emphasizes the love of others. However, today, the Central Plains are divided into various parts, frequent wars and people are displaced, so where can they look peaceful?

Kucha and Luoyang are thousands of miles apart. There is not only endless yellow sand between the two places, but also cultural and political barriers.

Futucheng When he was giving lectures in Kucha, he often heard people talk about the Central Plains, the Central Plains with a long history and vast land.

They said that Buddhism is not popular in the Central Plains, and what is popular there is Confucianism , which emphasizes the love of others, but now the Central Plains are divided, with frequent wars and displaced people. Where can they look peaceful?

This made Fotucheng feel a little touched. He studied Hinayana Buddhism since childhood, attached importance to personal practice, took it as his responsibility to promote Buddhism, and enlightened wisdom. Isn’t it the time for people in the Central Plains to suffer and suffer?

But he also understood that rashly spreading a culture is tantamount to heresy. So over the years, he studied Buddhism, absorbed the Mahayana of various sects, and improved his understanding. On the other hand, he also always paid attention to the situation in the Central Plains and actively studied the Central Plains culture.

It’s just that I don’t feel it in real life, and it’s a bit behind closed doors. So on this day, he crossed the mountain barrier and came to Dunhuang.

Dunhuang is located on the marginal area, far away from the political and cultural center of the Central Plains. Empress monks often come here to exchange Buddhism. At the same time, many people who escaped from the Central Plains, and various theories exchanged and collided.

Fu Tucheng spreads Buddhism, while absorbing the strengths of each school and gaining a further understanding of Central Plains culture. When he was 79 years old, in 310, he made up his mind to travel through the long yellow sand to Luoyang, intending to build a temple.

1. At the age of 79, he came to the Central Plains and became the political consultant of Shile

As soon as he came to Luoyang, he became very popular. First, he was old and in line with what people thought was a great monk; second, he was knowledgeable and had no arguments with him at that time, which attracted many monks to come to him; third, he was mysterious in his behavior, and he was convinced and nourished himself all year round, and could not eat for many consecutive days. In the eyes of people at that time, Fo Tucheng seemed to be a figure like a god.

However, Fotucheng's idea of ​​building a temple failed to achieve his wish. In the second year after he arrived in Luoyang, the Huns Liu Yao led troops to attack Luoyang. His general Shi Le was cruel and massacred many monks to establish his authority. Fotucheng had no choice but to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and watch the changes.

But Buddhism is compassionate, how can we protect ourselves when we see the sufferings in the world? Fo Tucheng intends to use Buddhism to save fossils. But Shile rejects Buddhism. If you force yourself to preach, you may be sentenced to death. So he decided to take a quick look at it.

He found out that Shi Le had a general named Guo Heiluo. This man was "one of the Eighteen Cavalry". Although he was a martial artist, he respected Buddhism and was highly valued by Shi Le. Fotucheng first came to Guo Heiluo's camp to recommend himself. Guo Heiluo was very happy to see a master who defected to him and decided to be Fotucheng as his military advisor on the spot.

Under the guidance of Fotucheng, Guo Heiluo could predict the victory or defeat every time he went to war with Shi Le. In the long run, Shi Le's suspicion. He knew that his subordinate was a reckless man and asked him the secret. Guo Hei didn't dare to hide it, saying that he had a great monk from Western Regions , who could predict good and bad luck. The monk said that General, you will have a land of China in the future.

Shi Le half-believing and half-doubted, summoned Fotucheng and asked him what was effective in Buddhism.

Fu Tucheng had already prepared for this meeting. He understood that it would not work to sit with Shi Le and discussed the truth. He performed the "magic power" on the spot: take out a rice bowl, hold water in the bowl, and chant words in his hand. After a while, a five-color lotus bloomed in the bowl. This ability of fortune in nothing made Shi Le very amazing.

However, Shi Le deliberately tested him and asked the person suffering from stubborn diseases to be cured on the spot.

Shi Le now knew that what Guo Heiluo said was not false, and he regarded Fotucheng as a guest of honor. Fotucheng took the opportunity to advise him: "You will unify China in the future and educate the people with virtue."

Shi Le more or less listened to Fotucheng's words. Unlike the previous article Kumarajiva treated as a Yin-Yang Mr. Lu Guang, Fotucheng was as insightful as the situation, and repeatedly came up with good strategies, which was valued by Shi Le.

Once, Shi Le went through Fangtou . Fotucheng calculated that the Fangtou people would attack the military camp and told Shi Le to prepare early. The development of the situation was indeed as he expected. Shi Le's army had prepared in advance and responded calmly, and the losses were small.

Xianbei Duan Mobo attacked Shi Le. Shi Le didn't have much chance of winning, but Fotucheng said that Duan Mobo could be captured alive. Shi Le is skeptical, Duan Mobo is guarding the rear, so how easy is it to get close to him? The next day, the ambush in the north of the city indeed captured Duan Mobo alive. Shi Le followed Fotucheng's advice and released Duan Mobo back to his country. Later, Duan Mobo was used by Shi Le.

In addition to providing military advice, Fotucheng's ability to understand people's hearts is also very good. Once, Shi Le was angry for a moment and asked for trouble for the Buddhists. He exuded his anger on Fotucheng and sent someone to bring him over. But Fotucheng had known that Shi Le would have done this before, so he hid at Guo Heiluo's house. Shi Le received a notice from his subordinates, thinking that Fotucheng had left, saying that he knew that I was harmful to him, so he left me? I couldn't help but feel a little upset. The next day, Fotucheng appeared in front of him, and Shi Le naturally did not dare to express his intentions last night and treated others with great respect.

However, what Fotucheng is most praised is "watching the situation thousands of miles in his palm."

328, Shi Le's cousin Shihu guarded Luoyang and encountered Liu Yao leading a large army to attack. Shi Le planned to send troops to rescue him, but his men believed that the trip was dangerous and could not go on the expedition. But Fotucheng said that this move would definitely win a great victory and capture Liu Yao alive. The two sides were in a stalemate. Fotu Cheng ordered a boy to fast for 7 days, and took sesame oil and oil to mix it in his hands, and asked the boy what he saw. The boy said in surprise that he saw one of the thousands of troops tied with a rope. Fotucheng said that this person was Liu Yao.

Shi Le believed it deeply and insisted on the expedition in person regardless of his subordinates' persuasion. He did not expect that this trip would go as smoothly as Fotucheng said. Liu Yao had many soldiers, but he was as vulnerable as a paper tiger. Liu Yao fled and fell into the water, and Shi Le took the opportunity to capture him alive. After pacifying Liu Yao, Shi Le unified the north and officially became emperor, known in history as Later Zhao .

2. Promoting Buddhism and dying. Later Zhao was destroyed. In 334 AD, Shi Hu usurped the throne. He had seen Fotucheng's supernatural powers in his early years. After ascending the throne, he treated Fotucheng as a saint. Not only did he receive silk and satin, but he also personally took Fotucheng's sedan chair and entered the hall, and was worshipped by all civil and military officials. It was stipulated that the prince and the three dukes would pay their respects to Fotucheng once every five days.

In addition, he overhauled the temple in China. In the past, the people were not allowed to worship Buddha, but Shihu lifted the ban, saying that they could worship as long as the people were willing. Buddhism has developed vigorously with the support of Shihu.

Fo Tucheng showed a lot of "magic powers" during Shihu's reign. These magical powers seem to be somewhat imaginative and full of fantasy colors today.

The weather was severely drought at that time, and Shihu first sent the prince to ask for rain, but there was no result. So Fotucheng asked for rain personally. It is said that when he arrived to ask for raindrops, two white dragons appeared in the sky, and heavy rain fell. There was another fire in Youzhou. Fotucheng, who was far away in , Yecheng, suddenly felt it. He picked up the wine bottle and sprayed it everywhere. After a while, he said that the fire had been extinguished. Later, Shi Hu sent someone to Youzhou to investigate and learned that the fire broke out in the four gates of Youzhou yesterday, and suddenly it rained heavily, and there was still alcohol in the rain.

However, as we all know, wine is a fueling substance, and the rumors of putting out a fire with alcohol in the rain seem to be very credible.

Fu Tucheng also saved people from danger several times.Guo Heiluo was ambushed by the Qiang people on the way to the march. Fotucheng looked pale in the hall and summoned monks to pray for Guo Heiluo, saying that Guo Heiluo could get a glimmer of life if he escaped from the southeast. One month later, Guo Hei came back, and his escape time was the time for Fotucheng to pray for blessings.

Shihu built the Taiwu Hall and carved portraits of ancient sages and others on it. Fotucheng looked at the portrait and cried silently. He came to the Central Plains with a mission, wanting to assist the wise ruler, promote Buddhism, and save the world from water and fire. But the politics is too tragic.

He witnessed the prosperity of Later Zhao and now he also felt the decline of Later Zhao. Shi Hu's sons fought for power, abused torture, and did not seek welfare for the people. In the year of Jiyou, the Shi family will perish. He should go before the disaster happens.

Soon after, he began to run his own grave and bid farewell to Shi Hu, saying that birth, old age, sickness and death are the norm in the world, and that it is not his original intention to exist in the world against common sense. He warned Shi Hu to reform the country and think about the people so that the country's destiny would be extended.

Fotucheng died in Jianye in 348 AD at the age of 117.

However, whether Fotucheng really died in 348, there is a legend in later generations that a monk from the Western Regions said that he saw Fotucheng heading west, Shihu opened the coffin for an autopsy, and found that there was only one stone in the coffin. He looked sad and knew that his deadline was approaching. When he returned, he fell seriously ill and died in 349. After his death, the northern part of the country was in chaos, and the grandson of the country, Ran Min slaughtered all the Shi family, and the Later Zhao was destroyed.

Fu Tucheng came to the Central Plains for 38 years and relied on the regime of the Later Zhao Shi family. He built 893 Buddhist temples with his disciples throughout his life. His disciples had a wide range of disciples. Many of his disciples later became famous monks and continued to promote Buddhism.

3. Conclusion

Fu Tucheng is called "demon monk" by many people. He is wise and close to monsters. The deeds passed down are not very consistent with common sense. From the current perspective, Fotucheng has a wide range of knowledge and is not known to use the knowledge of medicine, miscellaneous studies, and Taoism and . Regarding his predictions about war and military affairs, on the one hand, he is well-informed, experienced and insightful, while on the other hand, he is respected. Prediction can play a psychological suggestive role in rulers and soldiers.

is not just vast in history, Buddhism is profound and profound, and the people in the past are prone to "creating gods". It is understandable that such mysterious existence as Fotucheng is like this.

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