ask the owner of the valley, "What kind of flowers do you like?"

the host said, "I like every kind of flower."

ask again: "can't you choose one?"

the host said, "if you choose one, 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.

1 Ask Xuanzang

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, didn't believe in Buddhism at first. He called himself a descendant of Lao Zi (both surnamed Li) and ordered that "Taoism should come before Buddhism". Later, Xuanzang's belief changed because he welcomed him back from India and asked him for advice. He also personally wrote a preface to Xuanzang's translation of "The Theory of Yoga Teacher's Land", which is known as the Preface of the Three Monks in Datang.

2 Taking in foreign religions that have been destroyed

Both Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism suffered misfortune in their original places of circulation. Manichaeism Dojo was established in the Tang Dynasty, and Zoroastrianism also came back from the dead in the Tang Dynasty. There are four Zoroastrianism churches in Suzaku Street alone, and they are all well built.

3 Acceptance of Nestorianism

Nestorianism was a Nestorian Christian church before it was introduced to China. As early as 431, the leader of this church was dismissed and exiled by the Vatican as a "heretic" in 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 which has been destroyed for 2 years in the hometown of Europe. Emperor Taizong sent Prime Minister Fang Xuanling to greet him in the west of Chang 'an. What's even more striking is that Emperor Taizong also issued letters for this exiled sect. There are sixteen words in this imperial edict that express the very healthy religious thought of Emperor Taizong, that is: "The name of Tao is impermanent, the style of holiness is impermanent, and the teachings are set up with the party, which is closely related to the masses."

3 *** Giving birth to religion

The essence of Tang Taizong's idea of caring for various sects at home and abroad is to let all religions live next to each other, develop freely and care for each other, and that will be successful.

4 Excellent spiritual achievement

The success of Emperor Taizong in religion has resulted in an excellent spiritual achievement, that is, China has never had the phenomenon of "one religion dominates the whole country" since then, and there has never been any religious extremism.

There has been no religious extremism, which is one of the main reasons why China culture has not been annihilated and interrupted.

5 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 philosophy" is "Tao is impermanent in name, holy in body, teaching with the party, and helping the masses".

Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty popularized a cosmopolitan lifestyle, which obviously contains spiritual values. Together, the two forms the culture defined by the author. On this basis, we will go deep into the collective personality of the Tang Dynasty.

Read Yu Qiuyu's 27 Spiritual Pattern "China Culture Class"