Why did Princess Taiping become a monk twice?

The Taiping princess we know is deeply loved by Wu Zetian, enjoys all the glory and wealth, and her whole life looks glamorous. But the story of her two ordinations, I believe many people don't know, and let me tell you a little bit about it.

The New Tang Dynasty Book Princess Biography records the first time Princess Taiping became a monk, when Princess Taiping was only eight years old, her maternal grandmother Mrs. Rongguo had run out of life, in order to fulfill her filial piety and pray for her grandmother, Princess Taiping became a monk. It's just that at the beginning, it was just a small fight, and it was just a filial piety, and it was not really a monk.

When Princess Taiping really became a monk, Tang Gaozong was still in power, and she was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time. It just so happened that Tubo came to make peace, and only Princess Taiping was the right age. all know that Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian love Princess Taiping, how can they be willing to let this pearl in their palms marry Tubo far away and suffer hardship.

At this time, they thought of letting Princess Taiping become a monk, so that they would not have to marry. For this reason, they also specially built a peace temple, and Princess Taiping was officially ordained.

Princess Taiping became a monk twice because of the wishes of her mother Wu Zetian, and she was arranged to become a monk for the wishes of her parents, and this was not Princess Taiping's will.

The first time she became a monk was when Princess Taiping was a little child, and when she was eight years old, she completely replaced her mother to fulfill her filial piety to her grandmother. Originally, it was Wu Zetian who was going to become a monk, but in view of the historical background at that time, it was impossible for Wu Zetian to leave the palace, so he had to let his daughter Princess Taiping go to the house to become a monk instead.

The second ordination was about marriage with Tibet. At that time, Tubo was going to have such a form, and Princess Taiping was required to become a monk, just to go through the motions. But I have to say that it was Wu Zetian who made such a show for their own interests.

Although Princess Taiping is deeply loved in historical records, she lived a tragic life. She looks too much like Wu Zetian, and Wu Zetian always has all kinds of precautions against her, and Princess Taiping's fate is also controlled by Wu Zetian.

Princess Taiping became a monk for the first time to pray for her grandmother, Wu Zetian also built a "Taiping Temple" for her, and the second time she became a monk was to avoid Tubo's harmony, when Tubo wanted to make peace in order to ease relations, in order to avoid, Princess Taiping became a monk again.

The first time I became a monk was for my grandmother, who loved her more and became a monk to pray for my grandmother.

The second monk is to avoid the courtship of Tibet, and it is really helpless to escape marriage in this way.

The state religion of the Tang Dynasty was Buddhism, and everyone from emperors and generals to ordinary people worshiped Buddhism very much. Princess Taiping became a monk for the first time to pray for blessings, and the second time she became a monk to escape from her relatives.

Princess Taiping became a monk twice, strictly speaking, three times, and her purpose was to avoid misfortune and pray for blessings. So did Princess Taiping become a monk and achieve the purpose of avoiding disasters and praying for blessings?

Let's take a look at the first two ordinations. The first time he became a monk, it was Wu Zetian's mother Yang who died, Wu Zetian had no time to keep filial piety, Princess Taiping prayed for Wu Zetian's grandmother to do her filial piety, became a Taoist aunt, and got the Taoist name Taiping. This was a popular practice at the time.

Praying for filial piety to the deceased elderly is actually praying for oneself. Princess Taiping prayed for herself, of course, hoping for peace in her life.

The second time the monk was, Tubo asked for peace, when the three princesses, two have been married, only the princess Taiping is suitable, in order to avoid the most favored princess Taiping marrying away from home, Gaozong and Wu Zetian and his wife built a Taiping temple for the princess, so that the princess of Taiping is a monk here. The matter of kissing has come to an end.

Twice as a monk, Princess Taiping's purpose of avoiding disasters and praying for blessings seems to have been achieved, and Princess Taiping in her early years was really peaceful. However, the later Princess Taiping was not peaceful.

When Princess Taiping's love affair first opened, Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong chose a wishful Langjun Xue Shao for him. Xue Shao's mother was Princess Chengyang, the beloved daughter of Tang Taizong Li Shimin. The wedding of the two was unprecedented.

The torches of the wedding scorched the trees on the side of the road, and the courtyard wall of the Wannian County Government was demolished in order to allow the wide wedding car to pass. Princess Taiping and Xue Shao have a good relationship. The princess gave birth to two boys, two girls and four children for Xue Shao.

However, Xue Shao's brother rebelled and was killed, Xue Shao was implicated, and was thrown into prison, deprived of food, and starved to death in prison. Xue Shao was innocent, he did not rebel. Princess Taiping wanted to save Xue Shao, but she was incapable.

The ruthlessness of politics, the indifference of imperial power, in contrast, the favor seems so pale. Becoming a monk and praying for blessings will not protect her from disaster at all. At this time, Princess Taiping should be very bleak in her heart.

Since then, he has chosen to fight against fate and began her life that is not peaceful.

In order to control her own destiny, Princess Taiping participated in a power struggle, and finally ended her tragic life in the struggle. This is the third time that Princess Taiping has become a monk. Princess Taiping and Li Longji failed in their struggle for power, ran to Nanshan Buddhist Temple, returned three days later, and were killed by Li Longji at home.

Since Princess Taiping has fled to the temple, why did she take the initiative to come out? Because she thought clearly, Buddhism could not protect her safety, Li Longji would soon find her, and at that time, not only would the temple not be able to save her, but she would also be implicated in the temple.

If you are a fake monk, you are not really far away from the world, and you cannot avoid disasters. Wu Zetian's favor for Princess Taiping cannot be said to be fake, but this favor cannot be compared with the rights pursued by Wu Zetian.

Because I was bound by traditional culture at that time, I made such a decision, which is actually a very normal thing.

Because of her willfulness, she felt that her requirements were not met, so she became a willful monk and played tricks.

Strictly speaking, Princess Taiping is a monk three times, and these three times are to avoid disasters and pray for blessings, the feudal superstition of the ancient people.

Later, after Wu Zetian ate his own incident, he was angry. So in the bottom of my heart, I began to plan how to punish him, and later I exiled her, and found someone to execute him on the way to exile. But this incident has left a wound in Princess Taiping's heart, and then Princess Taiping is no longer as lively as before, and Wu Zetian has no choice but to send Princess Taiping to the Taoist Temple for cultivation.

Because she couldn't get the power she wanted, she finally looked away, feeling that she had fought for a lifetime, and she was too tired.

Princess Taiping's soul was traumatized, she spoke less, and she didn't like to laugh anymore, Wu Zetian had no choice but to send Princess Taiping to a quiet place like Taoism, so that she could cultivate her self-cultivation and slowly recuperate.

Because Princess Taiping experienced the most glorious time, she knew what it was like to stand at the top and saw through the red dust, so she became a monk.

At that time, Wu Zetian's nephew Helan Minzhi was in the palace and often did things to the palace maids, and later Wu Zetian avoided Helan Minzhi in order to protect the safety of his daughter, so he let Princess Taiping become a monk!

We know that Princess Taiping is a very important princess of the Tang Dynasty and an important historical figure in the history of our country. It can also be seen how important she herself is in history, and many people are willing to see her today. And his father, mother, two elder brothers, and nephews have all been emperors, so why did Princess Taiping become a monk twice?

Princess Taiping. Although Princess Taiping's two elder brothers are emperors, the little princess is still a monk twice, which actually has little to do with her brothers and has more to do with her parents. The first time she became a monk was because Wu Zetian's mother died, so she asked the little princess to become a monk instead of Wu Zetian, who was already married, and the princess was only 8 years old at this time, because she was too young to take care of herself. So this kind of ordination is only a formality, and she has not left the palace for half a step.

Moreover, Taoism and Buddhism were very prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, and the little princess's early ordination was also the care of her parents, hoping that her wife would be peaceful and healthy.

Princess Taiping. The reason for the second renunciation is even more ridiculous, because it is a serious refusal to marry.

At that time, Tubo sent an envoy from the Tang Dynasty to Chang'an to marry Princess Taiping, and the two countries had been good for a hundred years.

But how could Princess Taiping, who was accustomed to fine clothes and fine food, go to the bitter cold land to suffer! Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong naturally didn't want their beloved daughter to go so far away, so in order to escape the marriage and avoid affecting the harmonious relationship between the two countries, they let the princess temporarily "become a monk".

In this way, Wu Zetian can not only keep his daughter by his side, so as not to go to Tibet to suffer from the cold, but also not affect the relationship between the two countries, so as not to embarrass Tubo after refusing, and she has no necessary relationship with his two elder brothers.