Is it true that Taoist priests in troubled times went down the mountain to avoid disaster, and Taoist priests in prosperous times retired and became monks to collect money?

It is true that Taoist priests in troubled times go down the mountain and monks in prosperous times collect money! There are many fat monks and few fat monks, which shows that the realm of monks and Taoists is different.

I strongly recommend reading Mr. Nan's Lao Shuo and learning Taoist classics. Enlighten the life in the floating world.

Especially in today's prosperous times, too many monks come out to show off and become commercial monks.

When we look at the history of China, we will find a very strange phenomenon, that is, whenever there are troubled times, there will always be some Taoist figures who come out to set things right. When the world is settled, these people will retire to the mountains. This is a very strange phenomenon in the history of China, and it has been like this for 5,000 years.

Yi Yin in late summer and early Shang Dynasty, Jiang Taigong in Jiang Ziya in late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty, Fan Li in Spring and Autumn Period, Sean and Chen Ping in late Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang in Three Kingdoms Period, Han Qinhu in Sui Dynasty, Li Jing and Li Ji in Tang Dynasty, Miao Yiguang in Song Dynasty, Ye Luchu Cai in Yuan Dynasty, Liu Bowen and Zhou Dian in Ming Dynasty and Fan Wencheng in Qing Dynasty. For thousands of years, Taoist figures have come out to pacify the world in troubled times. When the world settled down, they all retired according to the achievements of Taoism and handed over the next task to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Where's our monk?

More than the most famous two, 90% are prosperous in name only.

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