Crossover in the Anime World

There are small etiquette but no great righteousness. The island country learned the culture of the Tang Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty, the civilization of the Central Plains had a clear division.

Some people believe that before the Song Dynasty, the civilization of the Central Plains was an era of rituals and utensils, and after the Song Dynasty it was an era of rituals and principles. In the era of etiquette and utensils, utensils are placed according to the order of etiquette. Each utensil has its own meaning and is the embodiment of etiquette. For example, sacrificial objects, clothes, buildings, etiquette, etc., all must reflect etiquette.

In fact, etiquette is about class division. In the Tang Dynasty, nobles played Buddhism and Taoism, while disciples from poor families played Confucianism. In the Tang Dynasty, disciples from poor families would definitely not be able to defeat the nobles. Therefore, what the island nation learned was the culture of etiquette and utensils, and the Tang Dynasty was also the final pinnacle of etiquette and utensils.

Whether it is the struggle between the party in the late Han Dynasty or the struggle between the Niu and Li parties in the late Tang Dynasty, it is actually the emperor and the eunuchs versus the wealthy families, and the wealthy families versus the wealthy families.

By the end of the Tang Dynasty, many nobles had died. After the Song Dynasty, the wealthy families declined, and factional disputes between scholar-bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats emerged. Gentlemen and villains began to be strictly distinguished. Gentlemen and villains were not distinguished by weapons, but by reason.

Reason is not simply morality, not simply benevolence and righteousness, but includes all attributes such as benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and trust, and is an inherent essence of all things.

The reason for such changes is actually the same as the Spring and Autumn thinkers' opposition to utensils. The Spring and Autumn Period's opposition to utensils was due to the burial culture of "people are inferior to utensils". The Song Dynasty opposed weapons because most of the scholar-bureaucrats came from low status and could not afford to play weapons. If they also played weapons, they would join the aristocratic camp. Therefore, they could not play with specific weapons and had to play with virtual principles.

In this way, the nobles cannot control the right to speak. The nobles can have money, beautiful clothes, and good manners, but they cannot control the right to speak, because the money, clothes, and manners of the nobles are not in accordance with the laws of nature and belong to humans. want. The most important thing for scholar-bureaucrats is to maintain the natural principles and eliminate human desires.

Human desires can certainly not be eradicated, but the scholar-bureaucrats controlled the discourse through this theory for a thousand years.

Of course, scholar-bureaucrats also have to be divided into a gentleman and a villain, especially in the Song Dynasty, who fought against each other through the elaboration of principles and doctrines.

Although Taoism was created by Han Yu in imitation of Buddhism and Taoism, it officially took the right track in the Song Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was distinguished by "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan". In the Song Dynasty, distinctions were based on Taoism. They believed that Confucianism had not been passed down for a thousand years after Mencius.

Scholar-officials needed a new interpretation of Confucianism, so Confucianism after the Song Dynasty was also called Taoism.

The main distinction between Taoism and Taoism is to see whether Confucianism has received the influence of Buddhism and Taoism. Some Confucian scholars advocate the complete removal of the influence of Buddhism and Taoism, while others support taking the essence and discarding the dross. Then they elaborated on the Confucian worldview, believing that the world is composed of Qi.

Before the Song Dynasty, Confucian scholars would never tell others that the world was like this. But Buddhism and Taoism both have their own worldview. In the three thousand worlds of Buddhism, Taoism creates everything out of nothing. One life, two, three, and three create all things.

Taoism elaborates on the composition of the Confucian worldview and proposes a new concept of "Li", which believes that the world is formed by Qi according to the rules of Li.

In the past, Confucianism had heaven and destiny, but it was completely inadequate in the face of Buddhism and Taoism, because heaven and destiny cannot be modified by others and can only be obeyed.

Buddhism includes practicing Buddhism, sitting in meditation, swearing, gradual enlightenment, and sudden enlightenment. It promotes that people can become Buddhas through cultivation. Taoism has Qi training and elixir refining, which can lead to immortality.

Confucianism has nothing. Although Confucianism advocates saints, how should an ordinary person become a saint? The Doctrine of the Mean and the Law of the Ancients given by Confucianism are too abstract. There must be a way for people to become saints, so there is the study of things and the principle of all things. By studying things and understanding the principles of all things, you can become a saint.

By the time of Wang Yangming, Xinxue meant that people should stop studying things and focus on the unity of knowledge and action. Everyone can become a saint. There is a feeling in Zen Buddhism that everyone has Buddha nature and everyone can become a Buddha.

This is the power of orthodoxy. What is orthodoxy? Tradition is inheritance. The Buddha passed the Dharma to his disciples, and the disciples became Buddhas, and then passed the Dharma to the disciples' disciples... As long as they learn the Dharma, they may become Buddhas, and Taoism is the qualification to become a Buddha.

Before Han Yu, Confucianism had no orthodoxy, so apart from the three recognized saints Yao, Shun and Yu, not even Confucius and Mencius could be considered saints.

But after the Song Dynasty, Confucianism of Taoism had its inheritance, "Tianli said, how much more limited is this truth?" "It does not exist for Yao, it does not perish for Jie." That is to say, the principle of heaven does not exist because of Yao, Shun, and Yu, but has always existed. Yao, Shun, and Yu became saints when they understood it, and if future generations understand it, they will also become saints.

With Taoism in place, it was only natural that Mianzi and Mencius would later be canonized as saints. They inherited the orthodoxy of Yao, Shun, and Yu and understood the principles of heaven. They were saints and had no faults.

Although Taoism does not recognize Xunzi, the saying "Heaven's behavior is always constant, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie" comes from Xunzi.

Of course, the two ideas are different. Xunzi emphasized the absolute nature of heaven. Taoism, on the other hand, emphasizes the universality of heavenly principles and is a preparation for studying things and achieving knowledge. Xunzi means that everyone must respect heaven, while Taoism means that everyone must adhere to heaven's principles, not only respect heaven, but also actively implement heaven's principles.

Xunzi's heaven is a monitor, which should be awe-inspiring. It exists objectively and is above all things. The Heavenly Principles of Taoism are the methods of practice and the way for people to become saints. The Heavenly Principles are not overriding, but are included in all things, waiting to be discovered.

Heavenly principles and Buddha nature are very similar. It can only be said that Taoism and Confucianism have indeed absorbed many Buddhist and Taoist ideas.

With Taoism, ordinary Confucian scholars can become saints, and they can fight against the Buddha of Buddhism and the immortals of Taoism. Even in the novels about gods and demons, the status of saints surpasses that of gods. Even Buddhas are transformed by saints. Scholars are righteous and righteous and are not afraid of demons and ghosts.

Otherwise, when scholars encounter a female demon, they would not dare to fall in love, and they would have to find monks and Taoist priests to eliminate the demon. But with Taoism, the scholar said that the old bald donkey and the smelly Taoist priest got out of the way and let him fight the female goblin for three hundred rounds.

With Taoism, people who study Confucianism can also practice cultivation.

In short, the Song Dynasty was an era when scholar-bureaucrats rose, and it was also an era when the economic base determined the superstructure. Buddhism and Taoism, which had been popular in the Central Plains for a thousand years, finally came under attack. Next, the three religions will continue to struggle.

The Song Dynasty was an era of cultural change in the Central Plains. From etiquette and utensils to an era of etiquette and rationale, concrete utensils were replaced by abstract principles, and the right to speak also changed.

Specific things are easy to control. For example, in an island country, different classes have different clothes and utensils. Women have to put on makeup. If they don’t put on makeup, they are disrespectful of etiquette. Men have to go home late. If they go home early, they are disrespectful. To distinguish between things and etiquette, it is very specific.

But Tianli is different. Tianli is not a ritual or a thing, but a concept. You can be wild or meticulous, these are all natural principles. What really goes against the natural principles is to snatch benefits that do not belong to you. This is a villain, human desire, and unkindness.

As for using one's own tools, as long as it doesn't go against one's own tools, even if you make a mistake, you can just apologize. Of course, your apology must also conform to your own tools, and use your tools to match your tools.

If it is reasonable, it must be guided by the right to speak and public opinion, and it must be consistent with the natural principles at all times. Mistakes must be covered up, because once exposed, the responsibility will be huge.

Relatively speaking, the latter is more powerful, because if you cover it up well, it doesn't matter. If you don't cover it up well, you will definitely have to take responsibility. If you just apologize, you won't even take responsibility.

Neither tools nor principles can build heaven, but principles allow everyone to abide by the same heavenly principles. Even if you have no money, you can still defeat the nobles through heavenly principles. But when it comes to utensils, it has to be a rich person versus a rich person, and a poor person versus a poor person, because the poor person's utensils will definitely not be able to compete with the rich person's utensils.