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As a native Chinese religion, Taoism has been passed down for thousands of years, much longer than Buddhism.

But just like Christianity and Buddhism, if the inheritance has been going on for a long time and the number of people has increased, it is certainly impossible to have only one voice.Even because there were too many gods in ancient China, the factions of Taoism were much more complicated than the first two.However, in general, two factions can still be distinguished, the monks and the lay people.

The former is represented by Quanzhen, the latter is represented by Zhengyi, and Longhushan is the famous faction of Zhengyi Middle School.

Although Diana can also find a Quanzhen Taoist temple for Tom to visit, but since she has only been to Longhu Mountain, and her boyfriend has already been influenced by Buddhism enough, she will be influenced by Quanzhen. I'm really worried that the other party can't think about it and run away to become a monk!

So she resolutely chose to bring her boyfriend to this place where Taoist priests can get married. Anyway, they are going back to history. Which faction is different?

Then the poor Mr. Cruise, who was cheated by his girlfriend, once again accepted the baptism of the Three Views. Let me know about learning Taoism after Buddhism was introduced to China?

"...What happened to you and Tom in China?" Sean, who came to hang out with his friends, asked Diana in a daze.

Although the little friend is very homely, but friends come to him to hang out together, but Tom is obviously not normal today.Usually at this time they are about to leave, but this guy is now unpacking a bunch of express delivery.

Seeing the expression on the other party's cheerful unboxing in the living room, Sean said that he was a little dizzy.

In particular, some of the books that the other party took out of the box still had a variety of non-mainstream patterns on them, which made this famous Hollywood bad boy even more confused. What kind of evil is his gay friend?

So he involuntarily turned his gaze to Diana.

Since the two of them had just returned from a trip abroad, she was probably the only one who could answer the question, right?

"Forget it!" Diana complained with a slumped face.

"The honeymoon warm-up that I originally planned turned into a trip to pursue the source of religious culture. For three full months, we were either nested in the territory of Buddhism or nested in the territory of Taoism. There was nothing at all. Time to play!" She vomited bitterness to Sean.

"Tom is completely immersed in religious studies, and he has no intention of going out to play at all. I am the only one who is bored to death!" Miss Morgan told Sean what happened to the two of them in China.

Taoism, what it advocates is the unity of man and nature, and such things as ascending to the Dao.

As luck would have it, something else crashed into Scientology.Of course, it is also possible that after being taught by Buddhism, Hubbard gave it to the cottage. Anyway, this kind of thing about seeking liberation in the world is actually similar, and the specific difference lies in the way of liberation.In addition, there are really too many gods in Taoism, which is simply dazzling, and each of them can tell a long list of history, and there are specific records in the history books.This situation directly caused Tom, who had not fully recovered from the baptism of Buddhism, to fall into another big pit.

Besides, the relationship between Taoism and Buddhism is complicated and ambiguous, and there are countless fights in mythology.Among them, the two most famous "Feng Shen Yan Yi" and "Journey to the West" expound this kind of struggle vividly, fully explaining the history of grievances and grievances between the two sects in mythology.

This leads to a result. To some extent, these two systems can be merged into a mythical system. This situation makes Mr. Cruise even more confused.

It is much more complicated than the Western mythology system to find out hundreds of gods with names and surnames casually, not to mention that the Chinese themselves may not be able to fully understand all the gods in their 5000-year history. There are several theories. Isn’t it purely funny that you ask a foreigner to figure out these things now?

But Mr. Cruise is a very persistent person. From the beginning when he knew that the sect he believed in was a copycat to the later research on these authentic products, he was meticulous and conscientious.Now encountering this Taoism, the source of everything in the legend, aroused his stubborn soul power even more, and plunged headlong into the vast sea of ​​books.

And I don't know if it's good luck or bad luck. The Taoist brother who received them is a high-achieving student. Although English has an unavoidable accent, there is really no pressure in communication. In it, Tom is doing cultural exchanges with this Taoist brother whose glasses are as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle.

This situation made Diana wonder if the Taoist tradition of fooling foreigners started now?

But it doesn’t matter if it’s the safest of all sects. Daoism is better than Scientology, especially the upright sect. Taoist priests who can marry are very in line with the aesthetics of human society~

So the girl Morgan, who was in a happy mood, went to donate a large amount of sesame oil money to the Taoist temple, and continued her happy shopping and photo trip.

It doesn't matter if you don't have time to go to other places to play, there will be opportunities in the future.It's useless to be happy now if someone messes up the marriage.

Diana thought secretly in her heart, then packed a bunch of books and went back.

As for not having an English version?Diana wasn't worried at all.

Looking at her boyfriend like this, I know that he will definitely work hard on Chinese after returning to the United States. After all, the translated things will be more or less inaccurate, and only the original flavor can express the original expression. s things.Judging from his serious personality, it is estimated that the two of them will be able to have a barrier-free conversation in Chinese soon. Maybe after a few years, they will not have to worry about being lost because they cannot communicate with others when they leave him in China.

"...You know, my Chinese is pretty good, and I don't have any hobbies in it. I just followed Tom for a few days and then lost interest. Tom is crazy, he loves these things to death, So I bought a lot of books back, otherwise he would have to collect them himself when he comes back.” Diana spread her hands, expressing that traveling without her boyfriend is really boring.

By the way, I clarified that I really don't know anything, just an innocent little flower.

Sean: "..."

Although I always feel that something is wrong, but I don't want to think deeply about it, what should I do?

Of course he knew about Tom's sect. As a friend, it's not appropriate to say that other people's religion is not good, but that doesn't mean he likes this sect very much. It would be great if Tom could study the sect in that distant country.At least from the distance above, the influence is much smaller than that of the local people, and it will save you from being involved in messy things in the future. You must know that the current leader is not an ordinary person who is willing to be ordinary. He is thinking about doing things every day!

And the mysterious country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean is said to be a country of atheists. It is estimated that those religions are just putting on a show. Under the monitoring of the government, there should be no anti-human teachings, right?

Sean muttered to himself, trying hard to dig out the memory in his mind, trying to recall some relevant content.

Unfortunately, like most Americans, he really doesn't know much about the outside world—except for those places where there are wars all year round, so he didn't come up with anything useful after thinking about it for a long time.

But considering that these two people are going to get married soon, there is really no need for the other party to cheat his future husband, so he doesn't care so much.

It was the gift Tom threw him that made him very curious. He gestured to Diana and opened it after receiving a positive nod.

"???" Sean looked at the strange things in the box with question marks all over his head, what the hell is this?

The box is very heavy, not only because of the exquisite packaging, but also because the gifts inside are also very heavy. Layers of copper products are stacked together, which looks a bit like a tower-like building, but it is not The style here is full of exotic style.

"Tom specially brought back a magic weapon to help you." Diana had a serious face, and her heart was about to cramp from laughter.

During the time she stayed in Longhushan, her boyfriend really entered a profound world, not to mention exploring philosophical issues with Taoist priests every day, and bought a bunch of souvenirs to give to friends. Wenchang Pagoda is one of them.

There are copper roosters, horses, golden pots, gossip mirrors and other various decorations left, which surprised the Taoist brother who was in charge of receiving them. He has never seen anyone I bought so many feng shui devices back home, so I couldn't help but remind Tom that one person doesn't really need so many, one or two is enough.

After learning that I was going back to give someone away, I carefully consulted about what kind of person I was going to give away, and gave many very valuable references.

As for Sean, because this guy said before that he wanted to enter the director field, but the result was not very successful, Tom directly and very piously asked Wenchang Tower to help him in his career, hoping to bring him good things. transport.

After listening to Diana's serious explanation, Sean said: "..."

What should I say?Tom is this serious?The idea of ​​counting on a copper artwork to bring him good luck is too weird, isn't it?Is it really bewitched?

But considering that this gift was brought back from abroad for thousands of miles, and the craftsmanship was so exquisite that it seemed to be expensive at first glance, he swallowed back the words of complaint.

Although he has a hot temper, he can tell the difference between good and bad.What he should do for his friend's kindness is to accept it, instead of attacking the other party's aesthetics and ideas.

The author has something to say:

Taoism has always been relatively low-key, and there is no money to be a Taoist priest. Don't you need money to make alchemy?In ancient times, the rich became Taoist priests, and the poor became monks←_←

Moreover, the current Buddhism is different from the previous Buddhism. It was after the founding of New China that there was such a relatively quiet Buddhism. Going forward, it will refresh people’s three views as soon as possible. It is not a religion at all ╮(╯ -╰)╭

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