What is the difference between Taoism and Buddhism in cultivation?

The relationship between Buddhism and Taoism is far more complicated than imagined. In ancient China, there was no monk organization in Taoism. They all have wives and children, property and industry (which is also the unique advantage of Taoist practice). Taoism becoming a monk is really stimulated by the spread of Buddhism. Look at the arrangement of Taoist scriptures. It really imitates the arrangement of Buddhism. Taoist priests have money, which means that parents who suffer from skin diseases can't be hurt. When Buddhism was first introduced into China, there were both conflicts and integrations with Taoism. You can find traces by looking at the works of some immortals in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. However, there are few Taoist scriptures, so later generations have made many masterpieces in the name of the ancients (nine times out of ten). If people with discerning eyes look closely, it is not difficult to see that many Taoist scriptures and even languages are the same as Buddhist scriptures, such as the Three Realms and Six Classics, which were indeed introduced from Buddhism.

Besides, if you pay close attention to it, you will find that the practice of Taoism has an obvious turning point in history. The practice before the Tang Dynasty was quite different from the practice of opening up the east, west, north and south. For example, the Taoist masterpiece Bao Puzi, the whole article can't see Inner Dan, which can be said to be incredible. According to Ge Hong's knowledge, if there were people refining Inner Dan at that time, there would never be no news at all. On the contrary, the book recognizes that external alchemy is the only way to soar, and also attaches great importance to the cultivation of methods such as keeping one, being convinced, waiting for the room, and recording. Zhen Xuan is also different from single crystal. Kou Qian was as small as a baby when he died (this is a bit like dzogchen, hehe). The Taoist figures who appeared after this appearance have never been heard of. It should be very different in practice. Therefore, some people think that Taoist inner alchemy is influenced by Buddhist practice and has his reasons. In addition, the karma between Lv Zu and Zen Buddhism is not just a meeting with Mazu. The famous Zen master Mazu saw Lv Zu in the cradle and said that if he met the bell, he would be detained, which was tantamount to making a prediction first. In Zhang Ziyang's Five True Stories, we can clearly see the influence of Buddhism and even surpass it. For details, please refer to "Notes on Wuzhen" (so Yongzheng pushed Ziyang very high and thought he was great). Until the Song Dynasty, the main force of Taoism in China was not Neidan, as can be seen from the Collection of Seven Signs. I wonder if there are still people practicing dharma on it now? Because there are few original Taoist books, some Taoist priests forged many Taoist books out of national standpoint in order to compete with Buddhism. For example, Du Guangting forged Lao Tzu's Hu Jing and forgot Lao Tzu's teaching of "not daring to be the first in the world", which was really unnecessary and a catastrophe.

Song dynasty, the northern soldiers burned and destroyed. Qiu Chuji witnessed the disaster of the people in the north, so he tried his best to save the world, relying on himself, looking for abandoned Buddhist temples to repair and make a complete Taoist temple (which became an excuse for some people to attack later). Mongolia is booming and sweeping across Europe and Asia, which is unstoppable. Tibet was in chaos, but the Sakya Sect (one of the three manjusris in the snowy area, a famous monk), the Sakya Sect Pandita, advocated that the wise should adapt to the times, so he took his nephew (Faxiba) to Liangzhou to talk with the Mongols. As a result, Tibet attached itself to Mongolia, avoiding the robbery of the sword soldiers. He died soon after. His nephew is a legend in Buddhism. He met Kublai Khan at the age of fifteen and was made emperor at the age of nineteen. It is said that the Yuan army could not attack Xiangyang for a long time, so he was asked to do it. He practiced the Maha-Garumi method (the incarnation of Guanyin). In the city of Song Jun, he asked the "Zhenwu Emperor" to help Fu Ying, saying, "There is a big black god in the west, and I have to avoid it quickly." Song Jun surrendered. Later, he hit many successful cities in the south, such as Guangzhou, which was his practice. At night, Guangzhou citizens dreamed that there was a big black god who said that he would surrender or the whole city would be destroyed. After arguing with Taoist priests in Yin Zhiping, Lao Tzu changed Hu Jing to be true or false (when he died in early autumn). Is it necessary to argue? In fact, everyone knows it's fake. For example, Fasiba asked: Is it recorded in Laozi's Book of Confucianism and Taoism? Answer no, is it recorded in the history books? Answer: No, as a result, the debate failed. In addition, Yuan Di tends to esoteric Buddhism, so he ordered to burn all Taoist books except Laozi (fortunately, this order was not implemented for various reasons), and returned the occupied Buddhist temples and so on. Fortunately, Quanzhen believers used Laozi's humiliation and slander method, and it didn't take long for things to get better.

In fact, esoteric practice is very different from Taoism. Tanism is more inclined to religion, while Taoism is more inclined to physics and chemistry. For example, according to historical records, several lamas met Mongols in Central Asia. The Mongolian asked: What do you do? A: We study Buddhism. What can you learn from Buddhism? Let me see if it rains. A Lama snapped his fingers. Wow, it is raining. This is actually the power of the protector, he just sends a signal, so from this perspective, we can't regard esotericism as qigong practice. Taoism generally uses the true qi in the body, and the true yin and true yang collide to produce lightning, which is then transmitted into the air.

In a word, China paid little attention to ghosts and gods, because China culture is people-oriented. Huang Tingjing is also a god outside the body. The esoteric religion is particularly secretive and attaches great importance to inheritance. The inheritance of a Buddhist practice can always catch up with Buddha and Bodhisattva. And pay great attention to the continuity and purity of inheritance, 1000 years later like a mold. Moreover, many of the gods cultivated seem ferocious on the surface, but they are actually incarnations of buddhas and bodhisattvas, not ordinary ghosts and gods in the world. In fact, the advantage of Taoist practice lies in "using less to control more". I finished reading a book about morality, monasticism, handling affairs and governing the country. It's really lonely since ancient times, with only one book. I believe that someone can forge Buddhist scriptures, and I also believe that I can forge Laozi. I have never seen a work with a similar style to Laozi. It is thankless to compete with Buddhism and take the road of scale. Because Taoism took a semi-secluded route in history, it was born after China's accession to the WTO. It is really not a Taoist director to promote social development behind and raise the flag on the front. In the end, the road of Quanzhen religion is getting narrower and narrower, because at the beginning of religion, it was to preserve the cultural integrity of China (for example, Quanzhen itself contains the meaning of three religions). According to records, Quanzhen practitioners in the Yuan Dynasty were like ascetics, sedentary, like dead trees. Practicing Buddhism was similar to Zen, but they invented ideas between throwing bricks and attracting stones.

Later, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (all Buddhist sects in China were severely affected by Lamaism, and only Zen continued to spread due to the change of communication methods, but it also declined), because foreign enemies did not exist, everyone did not practice so hard. In addition, there are few really clear missionaries, even if ZTE in Changyue Wang can't turn things around. Look at Wang's "Talking about the Classic in the Garden" and enter Zen through the Tao, like a cloud: Peng is here? Yan Yuan lives forever. What is not bad is also a dharma body. Straight and Zen one nostril vent (no wonder, Chen Yingning wants to expose Quanzhen religion, hehe). As for the relationship between esotericism and Taoism, it is even more difficult to say. In a word, academic exchange is a two-stage process, so we should be more open. In those days, the Buddha once saw a heretic (maybe a fairy in China, hehe): The heretic said, Don't ask, don't say, don't ask, don't be speechless. The Buddha didn't speak, and the layman understood in an instant. He retired with joy and admiration. However, the disciples of the Buddha did not understand what this meant. They asked the Buddha, who said that "a good horse gallops at the sight of a whip", which was later quoted by Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism is actually a real China Buddhism, a kind of China Buddhism which combines the simplicity of Taoist thought with the integrity and superb Buddhism, and it can be said to be the essence of the integration of Buddhism and Taoism.