Ask the owner: "What flowers do you like?"
The host said, "I like every kind of flower."
Ask again: "Can't you choose one?"
The host said, "Choose one and there will be no spring."
-This is the spiritual value of Emperor Taizong, and of course it is also the spiritual value of the Tang Dynasty.
00 1 ask Xuanzang for advice
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, did not believe in Buddhism. He claimed to be a descendant of Lao Zi (both surnamed Li) and ordered that "Tao should be Buddha first". Later, Xuanzang's faith changed because he welcomed him back from India and asked him for advice. He also personally prefaced Xuanzang's translation of The Yoga Teacher's Theory of Land, which is known as the Preface of Three Monks in Datang.
002 Shelter the destroyed foreign religions
Both Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism suffered misfortune in their original places. Manichaeism Dojo was established in the Tang Dynasty, and Zoroastrianism also came back to life in the Tang Dynasty. There are four Zoroastrian churches in Suzaku Street alone, and they are all well built.
003 accept Nestorianism
Nestorianism was a Christian Nestorianism before it was introduced into China. As early as 43 1 year, the leader of this church was ousted by the Vatican as a "heretic" and exiled to Europe, and his followers fled to Persia. In 635, a bishop of this sect, Arroben, came to Chang 'an to preach. Chang 'an deeply welcomes this sect that has been destroyed in Europe for 200 years. Emperor Taizong sent Prime Minister Fang to meet him in the west of Chang 'an. What is more striking is that Emperor Taizong also wrote letters for this exiled Sect. Sixteen words in this imperial edict express the very healthy religious thought of Emperor Taizong, that is, "the name of Tao is impermanent, the Eucharist is impermanent, and the teachings are established with the party and closely related to the masses."
003 *** Life Religion
The essence of Tang Taizong's thought of caring for various sects at home and abroad is to let all religions live next to each other, develop freely and take care of each other, and that will be successful.
004 outstanding spiritual achievements
Emperor Taizong's success in religion has produced an excellent spiritual achievement, that is, China has never seen the phenomenon of "one religion dominates the whole country" again, and religious extremism has never appeared again.
There is no religious extremism, which is one of the main reasons why China culture has not been annihilated and interrupted.
005 national philosophy
The Tang Dynasty not only didn't know what "national studies" meant, but also didn't care about "spiritual subject" and "national philosophy" in the cultural sense.
Its "national studies" are "the name of Tao is impermanent, the body of holiness is impermanent, teaching is determined by the party, and students are closely assisted."
Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty was popular with a cosmopolitan lifestyle, which obviously contained spiritual values. Together, the two constitute the culture defined by the author. On this basis, we go deep into the collective personality of the Tang Dynasty.
Interpretation of Yu 027' s Mental Model "China Culture Class"