Why is there such a saying as "a monk in prosperous times and a Taoist in troubled times"?

These words are nonsense from biased people, lip service and denigrating Buddhism. You can find many facts when you look up Buddhism's anti-Japanese war.

What did Buddhism do in China during the Anti-Japanese War? Five monks tell you by their actions.

The first is the main virtual cloud. Born in Quanzhou, monk Xu Yun became a monk at the age of 65,438+09. During the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he asked people in the temple to pray for frontline officers and soldiers for two hours every day, and at the same time saved money to help refugees, repaired the Daguan Temple in Yun Guan and resettled refugees. At that time, there was a famine in Guangzhou, and he volunteered to donate 200,000 yuan to the Guangdong provincial government to help the victims.

Master Taixu. 16-year-old monk, common name Zhang Peilin. During the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he took an active part in the Anti-Japanese War, set up a monk rescue team, a wounded soldier's comfort station, a people's refuge forest and other institutions, rescued China compatriots in exile, ran around and actively publicized the Anti-Japanese War, which was the main force of the Buddhist community in the Anti-Japanese War at that time. His inspiring speech inspired a large number of China soldiers and civilians.

The third master of printing. There are few records about the master's birth and becoming a monk, but one thing that happened during the Anti-Japanese War reflected the national character of our country. At that time, the Japanese invaders came to Lingyanshan Temple, where Master Yin Guang was located, and tried to "bribe" him to tell the location of the Eighth Route Army with Tibetan scriptures, but he was sternly refused by Master Yin Guang. This patriotic integrity inspired many monks present.

The fourth owner, Hongyi. The popular name is Li Shutong, and the widely sung song "Farewell" was written by Master Hongyi. During the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Master Hongyi actively contributed to the Anti-Japanese War. He encouraged the people to actively fight against the Japanese aggressors. When the Japanese invaders were about to rush in, many people advised him to avoid it, but he said: We ate China's food and drank China's water. Now China is in trouble, but we are fleeing and fighting.

The fifth master Yuan Ying. In 37, when War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way, he organized an emergency meeting of directors and supervisors of the Chinese Buddhist Association, calling on the people of the whole country to actively participate in the cause of the war of resistance. In the process, he called on young Buddhists in Jiangsu and Shanghai to organize monk rescue teams, set up refugee shelters, set up Buddhist hospitals and burial teams, and made his own contribution to the cause of China's Anti-Japanese War.

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