There are two items in the examination: one is to recite the precepts of Shaolin Temple "Hundred-Zhang Qing Rules", and the second is to recite the Buddhist scriptures "Diamond Sutra". You must be able to recite every sutra and rule without error, and have a certain understanding of the Diamond Sutra, so that you can pass the test.

If you cannot even memorize the rules of the scriptures, you will naturally be unqualified and you will be forced to return to secular life and go down the mountain.

Fortunately, under the auspices of Daoxin, the official monks in Shaolin Temple performed very well. After all, many young monks and many monks who practice martial arts have been eliminated just now.

Only more than 10% of them were eliminated, but there were still more than 310 monks left, passing the qualifications.

For these qualified people, Zhao Sheren and others registered their information in detail, and then told them that they would go to Luoyang in a few days to participate in the exam chaired by the Ministry of Rites and the Monk Relics Department. At that time, monks from all over the country will come.

"There is a total number of monks and Taoists in the imperial court in all parts of the world. There must be no more than a hundred people in a county, no more than five hundred people in a county, and no more than three thousand people in a county. Therefore, although you have passed the primary election and the preliminary examination, you still have to take the examination in Luoyang City and have to pass the Ministry of Rites."

This is the elimination limit at all levels. The limit for monks in a county is less than 100. If it is a large county, it can be relaxed a little. Therefore, monks in a county must first compete with other monks in the county. Only those with the best grades can pass. Those with the best grades will naturally not get the quota and the certificate will not be obtained.

Then, if you fail the second round of the exam, you can take another round. Those with excellent grades can be arranged to go to a land where there are few monks in the border areas to preach the Dharma.

At the same time, the outstanding people who passed the first round before were taken exam again, and the outstanding people were selected from them, and then they were appointed as monks in the four-level monks of the court, the county, and the county, and assist the court officials in managing the monks in the world.

It is said that the court will also establish a Buddhist college in Luoyang. At that time, those monks who passed through will have to study Buddhism and the court's laws for about a year, and then they will be awarded a certificate of tribute and become formal monks.

As soon as the wild monks who did not have a certificate of vassal, they would send them to the border to military farms once they were discovered. This is very strict.

Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, various dynasties have also begun to have management agencies and regulations on monks and Taoism, but they are far from as complete and strict as the Daqin introduced at this time.

It is also prohibited to build temples and temples privately, and there are various restrictions.

Small temples need to be merged, large temples need to be controlled, and monks must take exams.

Because the abbot of Shaolin was a wizard of the country, they obtained a special order. The more than 310 people who passed the first exam and 100 people stayed in Shaolin Temple. Although they also had to go to Luoyang to participate in the second round of the exam, they had already obtained the privilege of passing the exam.

The remaining 210 Shaolin monks would not be eliminated and returned to secular life. The court directly asked them to divide into four teams to go to the four places of Taofang, Wuchuan, Dunhuang and Annan to establish branch temples.

The emperor directly awarded the sacrificial certificates to these more than 300 monks, and they didn't even need to pay the money. According to regulations, the sacrificial certificates were issued to the monks. Although the exam passed, they still had to pay the money. A sacrificial certificate would charge ten cents of sacrificial certificates, which was not cheap.

Of course, if it is compared with the Song Dynasty, it is not expensive. A certificate of tribute in the Song Dynasty would cost dozens of cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100 cents of 100

Therefore, when the Song Dynasty governments were in urgent need of money, they did not withdraw money and directly sent a certificate to the government. If you gave them dozens or hundreds of dollars, you would often raise thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

The key to the Song Dynasty's tuition certificate is so expensive, the reason is that monks and Taoists can enjoy many privileges, such as not serving or paying taxes, etc. Therefore, some people find ways to obtain the tuition certificate, obtain the status of a monk, and then evade various tax and labor.

But in today's Daqin, don't even think about it.

Although monks and Taoists give land to land, they also have to pay rent and tax. At the same time, temples are strictly prohibited from engaging in economic activities, they are not allowed to operate handicraft workshops, nor are they allowed to engage in loans and trade activities. They can only cultivate some land by themselves, be self-sufficient, and even rent out temple houses, let alone sell vegetarian food. In short, you just believe in your Buddha's scriptures and don't think about anything else. Think about it, they are all violating the rules and violating the precepts.

You are not allowed to marry, take concubines, or gamble, or visit prostitutes, or scattered among the people, or you are not allowed to enter the market without any rituals. You are allowed to do some rituals, but you have to report. Donations are allowed, but the amount is limited.

In short, it is absolutely not allowed to use the skin of monks and Taoists to live a free and easy life in a godly life. Even monks and Taoists have to commit crimes, and even if they violate the law, they will have to be punished with a higher level.

Once the law is violated, the certificate of sacrificial decree must be taken back, and the monks who are deprived of their status as monks and Taoists must not be ordained to become monks.

The court believed that except for those who truly have such beliefs, those who are just scattered will definitely show their true colors and be screened out.

Your faith is your business. You can have a wooden statue, but it is forbidden to have bronze statues, gold bodies, color paintings, and even temples are prohibited from being built in cities and villages. Even next to them, they must be mountains and fields away from where the people live, and they must not occupy fields, etc.

It is impossible for Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an to have a single arch in one hundred and eight arches in Chang'an, and Daxingshan Temple monopolizes one arch.

The young monk Wuxin has called back his real name Wang Baoshang. The temple has just given him ten cents of severance payments, which is beyond his expectations. In the past six years, he has counted the number of times he has eaten, lived in the temple and even went down the mountain, and has never used money at all.

The magnanimity in the temple surprised him. He was carrying the bag of money and a few pieces of silk, but he didn't know how to get it.

The monk in charge of the warehouse felt very distressed, but Daoxin didn't think anything. He meant to send out these money. Since the court's laws were so obvious, it would be dangerous for Shaolin to force this huge temple property to keep it. As the saying goes, every man is innocent and he is guilty of possessing a treasure.

If these wealth is dispersed, he will be willing to exchange for the vigorous development of Zen Buddhism. Four new temples are built around the four sides, and the court will fully support it, which shows that Shaolin will have greater influence in the future.

Monk Xu walked forward and patted Wang Baospit.

"Don't worry, the court will arrange it for you. At that time, you can rest and stay at the inn along the way. It will be very safe along the way, and there will be no thieves, road bullies or other things."

“What are you doing when you go home?”

Wang Baoqin asked Monk Xu in a daze.

"When you get home, be filial to your parents, be friendly with your brothers, farm at home with peace of mind, study and study when you have time, don't forget to put down your martial arts skills. In a few years, you can sign up for the election of the military soldier, and then you can become the military soldier. If the military performs well in the military, you may be elected to the Northern Imperial Army in a few years, and we will see you again in Luoyang."

The words of Monk Xu made the confused spear find a direction at once.
Chapter completed!