China people believe in Buddhism. Why were there so many incidents of destroying Buddha in ancient times?

Buddhism is one of the three major religions in China, which has a wide influence among the people and a deep mass base. Even in today's reform and opening up, many families still believe in Buddhism. However, if we look through the history, we will find that there were several times when Buddhism became extinct. The reason was that the emperor at that time did not believe in Buddhism or Confucianism. Moreover, Buddhist children can reduce taxes and corvee. With the increase of monks, it has caused great pressure on the national finance. On the other hand, during the war, monks made huge profits from it and harmed the national interests.

The case of the three armed forces.

In the history of our country, the Buddhism "Yi * * *" experienced four actions to destroy Buddhism, and the corresponding four emperors also had the same reasons, which also had a far-reaching impact on the history and culture of China. First of all, it was Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty who destroyed the Buddha for the first time. Emperor Wu is not only civil and military, but also inspirational and patriotic. He also unified the north and brought the southern regime to its knees. He died out of Buddhism because he believed in Taoism and hated other religions. The tax reduction and exemption of monks affected the national fiscal revenue. On the other hand, an uprising broke out in the Northern Wei Dynasty and a large number of weapons were found in temples.

Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty attacked both Buddhism and Taoism.

Different from Taizu, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty attacked not only Buddhism, but also Taoism. During his reign, both monks and Taoists were required to return to secularism. There are three reasons why Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Buddha. First, monks don't have to pay taxes. Second, during the war, monks used the surplus assets that didn't pay taxes as usury. Third, Emperor Taizu admired Confucianism and thought that other religions were unfavorable to the development of the country. Therefore, it can be seen that the reason why the rulers destroyed the Buddha was from the national point of view.

Political interests are the starting point of everything.

The reason why Buddhism rose and died in ancient times was that Buddhism harmed the national interests in a certain period, and political interests were the starting point of everything in the country. Moreover, through observation, it can be found that the rulers' abdication of Buddhism is not aimed at religion, but at those monks who illegally profit from it.