How did Buddhism arise? Why did it later become a tool for the exploiting class to rule the people?

Buddhism arose in ancient India in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Buddhism was introduced into China during the Tang Dynasty in China, and the equality of all living beings was also the ruling class, which was used to paralyze the masses.

This question cannot be answered simply, but if it is convenient for you to look at the history of Buddhism, including the history of the spread and development of Buddhism in India, Southeast Asia, and China. In fact, judging from these histories, the development of Buddhism in various parts of Asia is different, and the relationship with the ruling class is also different, and some have become the ruling class, including China in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (in the impression) when it once became the state religion, that is, it means a bit of a unity of church and state. In times like these, Buddhists themselves are the ruling class.

There are also Southeast Asian countries that did the same just a hundred years ago. From this point of view, this statement is not true.

And then, in China, since the Song and Ming dynasties, there is a tradition of venerating the Buddha, and this is something that does meet the needs of the ruling class, but also a factor that the religion has to change in order to survive - Buddhists have also been killed in rivers of blood, it is said that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, have been killed for rebelling against the rule. And it is normal to have to compromise in order to perpetuate the religion. In this sense, Buddhism is only a victim.

Also, I think that the person who wrote this passage did not understand the teachings of Buddhism, and was just saying it for the sake of a statement. It's kind of like what some news reports are in now: according to the people involved.

Something like that. It is recommended that you just ignore it.

But if you're going to take a test, it's better to memorize it honestly – after all, that's how you can get a high score.

Buddhism is the education of the wise man Shakyamuni. Irrelevant to religion. The behavior of believers we see on a daily basis is often superstitious; The basic viewpoint of Buddhism is very deep and difficult to accept, and there are too many misunderstandings about Buddhism in society

1. Does Buddhism believe in ghosts and gods? Answer: There is confusion, but there is none, the "Diamond Sutra" cloud, all appearances are delusional, even people are illusions (this is too difficult to accept) but when it comes to the end, Buddhism does not recognize the objective existence of ghosts and gods.

Second, can the Buddha bless people's safety? Answer: The appeal of sentient beings is outside, hoping that there will be supernatural forces to bless their own safety, but as everyone knows, the Buddha talks about cause and effect, there must be cause and effect, fate is self-made, karma is self-inflicted, who will bless you?

3. Why study Buddhism and practice Buddhism? Answer: Buddhism is a recognition that everyone is self-confident, noble, complete, omnipotent, and is a Buddha himself, but because he is confused, he loses his wisdom, and by correcting his mistakes, finding equanimity, compassion, diligent practice of precepts, and believing in his wishes, he can attain Buddha nature and achieve a perfect life.

Fourth, none of what the Buddha said is false, "Diamond Sutra" cloud, the Buddha is the true speaker, such as the speaker, the one who does not lie, the one who does not speak, the one who does not speak, and the one who does not speak. But why don't people believe it, because many scriptures are said by the Buddha in the meditation, and many of the objects of the narration are celestial beings, bodhisattvas, and wisdom beyond human comprehension.

Buddhism advocates the equality of all beings, which means that all living beings have Buddha nature and the possibility of becoming Buddhas, and it is said that the equality of Buddha nature, but the cause and effect of things still exist, you should take a good look at the Buddhist story first! It will inspire you.

Fallacy! Why doesn't the current ruling class preach Buddhism and rule with this tool?

Buddhism is a tool to teach you to understand the world and the ultimate truth of life, and to become a Buddha and become a saint!

We have to admit that the real society is always imperfect, and the Buddhist proposition is that all beings are equal, not all hope for the future world, but to educate all sentient beings to maintain the purity and health of their minds on the basis of real life, and to be positive and benevolent. But there is often a difference between fate and reality, some people are born healthy, some people are born with disabilities, Buddhism opposes violence, advocates doing good deeds in the real society, accumulating blessings, and making good connections, just like you are good to others, others will remember it in the mind, do not advocate persistent struggle, and gradually improve society in a harmonious way.

I also said that money is the opium that paralyzes the people, and people do everything for money, and normal human ethics are subverted. The boat of friendship capsized.

You just read the textbook and remember it in order to prepare for the exam.

If a person drinks water, he knows whether he is warm or cold. It can't be fake, it can't be fake.

In the same Buddhism, it is conceivable whether the observance of the law and the construction of harmony advocated by him are positive or negative today.

If you want to encourage struggle, encourage turmoil, you can do it when a dynasty is about to fall; Now, is that possible?

If you look at the same thing in different eras, the results may be different.

If the truth goes one step further, it becomes false; Medicine does not look at the opposite, and it still becomes poison.

Absolute truth? Is there an absolute truth in this world?

Is nuclear technology a demon that destroys the peace of mankind? Not necessarily, nuclear power plants benefit humanity.

You see, it depends on how you use it, whether you want to be a person or harm others is a matter of your heart, not a matter of the Dharma.

In the case of the atomic bomb, did people use nuclear technology in the wrong place? Or is nuclear technology inherently sinful? Didn't we attach this sinful attribute to him?

Is it the fault of nuclear technology itself???

Is it the Dharma's fault? Look at the Buddhist scriptures for yourself, the Lord taught that people are equal, and the Lord himself did it by example, did the ruler do it? Who failed whom?

To a certain extent, it is a tool of the ruling class, but it does not exclude that Buddhism is also the highest science!

If someone uses your name to deceive, who does the deceived hate?

Amitabha.

What do they know, they don't understand the essence of Buddhism at all, they talk nonsense.

Of course, otherwise why would the kings of the past admire it.

Those who are right and wrong are those who are not people.

This is a phrase I just learned.

It can be used by both the ruler and the ruled (rebels).

Because Buddhism advocates not fighting with others, its unique doctrine of reincarnation enables oppressed people to accept the fate of oppression with peace of mind and hope for future lives. Later, probably in the Song and Ming dynasties, it absorbed and borrowed from Lixue, and the unique maintenance of feudal ethics and morality also made Buddhism more suitable as a tool to rule people's thoughts.

I'm not very good at history... But I don't remember any dynasty that deliberately used Buddhism as a tool to fool the people. It should be Confucianism.

Confucianism has poisoned the people for thousands of years... Emperor Wu of Liang, Wu Zetian and the like are very, very religious believers, and they don't have any intention of fooling the people at all. Besides, Buddhism is to get rid of ignorance, wrong views, etc., so the situation that the landlord said has not existed in the past, and there will be no in the future. . .

Any religion becomes an instrument of the ruler when it comes into the hands of the ruler. Including any great ideas and speeches, they can be borrowed and distorted, and then used to consolidate their rights!

True Buddhism will not become a tool of the rulers, and if you force Buddhism to suppress the people of the world, there is no way to do it.

To fool people, we must have a theoretical foundation and gain trust.

Any great idea that comes into the hands of a selfish ruler will inevitably be distorted.

will distort the original meaning of the classics according to their own wishes.

A knife can be used to chop vegetables or kill people, and the knife itself is right, it all depends on the intention of the person who uses the knife. It's the same thing!

That's your understanding. The truth has nothing to do with what you say.

Landlord, you're mistaken, there's no such thing.

Any religion that promotes a cycle of cause and effect, teaches people to be good, and is conducive to domination. Buddhism, on the other hand, teaches people to be obedient and obedient, and the docile sheep are of course easy to rule.

Of course, the rulers sometimes restricted Buddhism, but the temples were not poor, in addition to the incense oil money of the believers, there were also the temple's land, some of which were royal rewards, and some of which were land bought with savings, because the temple land was not taxed, and even some poor families volunteered to hang the land to the temple. Monks also do not serve to pay taxes, many of them leave their homes to escape labor, and too many monks will also affect the stability of the country's income. Therefore, there are also restrictions on Buddhism, there is a special department to manage monks, and the state has the final say on how many monks can be ordained each year, and after passing the exam, you will be given a certificate to show that you are an officially recognized monk, and this certificate seems to be worth a lot of money.

Not only Buddhism, but all Orthodox religions teach people to be pious and good.

If the core goal of Buddhism is to enlighten wisdom and awaken people; It is conducive to domination and can only be seen as a by-product of Buddhism.

In fact, not only Buddhism, but any religion has been, is, or will be, a tool for rulers to rule over their people. Why? We don't know how our body works, why he's getting old, why.

Only when everyone understands karma can the world be governed, because no one dares to sin.

Buddhism also has the function of purifying sentient beings, and many undead souls will also harm the world if they do not exceed it.

Right! Ideologically preconceived.

Buddhism can be used as a means of ruling the ruling class, and that is what a great sage like Yao Shunyu can do. The highest level of Chinese emperors in the past dynasties was only "Confucianism on the outside and Huang Lao on the inside", which was ruled by Confucianism. Yongzheng is a layman, and he is a layman with a very high level of practice, and his methods are not Buddhism.

Buddhism is closer to a folk way of education.

Can I choose both of your answers, Buddhism's broad and profound degree, first of all, it is definitely not a folk education method, Buddhism is a religion, which is divided into many schools, ah, ah, how to explain it to you, the means of rule or something, if you want to say that the Northern Wei Dynasty or something is not impossible to use Buddhism as a means of rule, but, in fact, it is really not.

Neither, but closer to the first.

I think it should be the way of education.

Why did similar incidents against Buddhism occur in all dynasties and successive dynasties in Eastern societies? The reasons for this are ideological conflicts, cultural and economic incompatibility, and disharmony within religions.

The idea of Buddhism is contrary to the Gangchang religion of secular society, and it has long been traceable. Zen Buddhism advocates the destruction of the Buddha and the ancestors, without formality, and without worshipping the emperor and parents, which naturally has a sharp conflict with traditional Confucian etiquette. This point was used by Taoists as a basis for attacking Buddhism, and was also cited by Zhou Shizong as a reason for destroying Buddhism

You must know that Buddhism is originally to transform people with goodness, and if you can stop at the highest goodness, this is to worship Buddha. Why care about the Buddha statue? In just one year, Zhou Shizong abolished more than 3,000 Buddhist temples, destroyed countless bronze statues and ritual vessels, and ordered all the folk bronze Buddha statues to be handed over and cast into copper coins to alleviate the emptiness of the treasury.

The direct cause of the destruction of the Buddha in the dynasties was the pressure on the socio-economic and political pressure caused by the vicious expansion of the monasteries. Religious organizations do not engage in production and resource consumption, and monasteries "occupy all the famous mountains and all the fertile land", and the possession and waste of social production resources are very prominent. Especially in the Tang Dynasty and the post-martial period, the monks who were supposed to work hard and do nothing to do anything sat on a large amount of real estate, became big landlords, and became rich and rich.

The Old Tang Book described the situation at that time: "Ten of the world's wealth, and the Buddha has seven or eight." ”

Not only that, but Buddhism is also a place of privilege. Due to the vicious expansion and arrogance of Buddhist organizations, the believers are mixed, and the good and the bad are mixed, and there are also some figures in Buddhism who corrupt the order within the religion or go out of Buddhism to undermine society. All kinds of internal and external troubles have caused a religious organization that is supposed to be indisputable and benign to operate in a healthy way to become a social tumor, which is not only independent of the political power, but also conflicts with the interests of the secular society.

It should be said that Buddhism, as a religion, has grown out of control because it has expanded too quickly, and has escaped the scope of its own power and functions as a born religious organization, competing with secular society for resources and wealth, and even with the political power for control over society. Therefore, no matter from the perspective of maintaining political power, social governance, or economic development, the extermination of Buddhism by the "Three Martial Arts and One Sect" has its reasonable factors and conforms to the interests of all aspects of society.

The excessive development of Buddhism has become one of the main causes of social turmoil, there are Buddhist people will go to worship, there are temples that are some people who have become monks, how can they be forbidden if they are not completely destroyed, as for the confiscation of land by the state, someone has to plant, and after the confiscation, it is necessary to return to the people.

During the heyday of Buddhism, it was possible to avoid paying taxes, occupy a large amount of labor, and occupy land, which would seriously intimidate the rights of the ruler in a feudal era when the natural economy was dominant. So religion is also used to serve the ruler, and if it can't achieve this goal, the only way to do it is to destroy it.

"The extremes of things must be opposed", every time before the "destruction of the Buddha", it is the time when Buddhism declines, and it is particularly chaotic, and after that, Buddhism will inevitably flourish.

If the fate is prosperous, it will gather, and when the fate is exhausted, it will be dispersed.

The method to adopt is to suppress Buddhism mainly depends on the ruler himself, and it also lies in the fact that the development of Buddhism has seriously undermined social and economic development and seriously affected the ruler's rule.

The prosperity of religion touched the very root of feudal rule, and it was only a matter of time before it was wiped out.

Maybe it has something to do with cause and effect! Because nothing happens by chance.

There's a reason for that. There is a cause before there is an effect. Plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans.

Everything has to be under control, you know.