What is the position of a Buddhist teacher? What are the privileges and functions compared with a surname and a prime minister?

Speaking of Buddhists, we always think of Romance of Gods, among which the Buddhist is Shen. Although Shen is a villain, he left a deep impression on the audience, because he has been confronting Jiang Ziya in the play. So what was the status of Buddhism in ancient times? What are the different privileges between him and the great master or prime minister?

? First, in different times, Buddhist teachers have different positions and different meanings.

In fact, the biggest difference between the position of Buddhism and other positions, or the position of a surname and a prime minister, is that with the passage of time or the replacement of dynasties, the functions of Buddhism will also change, and his position is different, and in a certain sense, it has also undergone essential changes. Sometimes it may be a minister who assists the king, and sometimes it may be a talent with profound spells.

Second, most Buddhist teachers are named by the emperor for people with high status.

In ancient times, religion was very popular, so in every dynasty, the emperor gave religious people dharma names, and the emperor respected those wizards with high level of practice. In this case, it is very likely that these wizards will be invited into the palace by the emperor and given the Buddha's name, and at this moment these wizards are responsible for watching the stars for the emperor on a daily basis.

Third, Buddhist teachers are often versatile.

Compared with imperial tutors and images, Buddhists need to be versatile in addition to occasionally assisting the king like them. For example, in Wang Mang's time, he had a Buddhist named Liu Xin. This man was able to become a Buddhist mainly because he was approved by the emperor. He once edited Shan Hai Jing with his father, which shows that this Buddhist is versatile. He can not only help Wang Mang with divination, but also know the astronomical phenomena and have a wider knowledge. To a certain extent, the Taishi and the Prime Minister are often hard and strong, while the Buddhists are strong in soft power, and the Buddhists often have little contact with the ministers of the DPRK.