Chapter 366 Argument
While there are many dissatisfied religious representatives, there are also many reasonable people among them.
With China fully opening its cultural walls to the outside world, leading capital from various countries wants to explore the market, and religions of all sizes also want to recruit more believers. As the world's largest holy site, it is understandable that the Vatican wants to show its support for China at this crucial juncture, paving the way for its future entry into the Chinese market.
This is a principle that everyone understands and is happy to keep quiet about, but the Brahma religion is different because it has never been on good terms with Buddhism.
Although many large countries have Buddhist missionaries, in the eyes of most people, the orthodox Buddhism is in China. Therefore, these religions, led by Brahma, have been eyeing Buddhism in China and have also harbored deep resentment towards Taoism.
Although Lin Rui was the one who took the stage this time, and not the representative of Buddhism and Taoism, this did not prevent the Brahma Cult from being hostile to Lin Rui.
As for why Brahma is so hostile to Buddhism, it simply means that their ideologies are incompatible, a result of historical differences.
Buddhism emphasizes seeking liberation, while Brahmanism seeks transcendence and even immortality. From this perspective, the two are contradictory.
Another theory suggests that Buddhism originated in Brahma, but because Buddhist thought contradicted Brahma's ancient religious beliefs, it was considered heretical. However, most importantly, Buddhism violated taboos at the time, attempting to overthrow Brahma's long-standing caste system!
During that period, Buddhism in the Brahma Kingdom was almost universally condemned, until it spread to China and was able to flourish.
In a sense, in the eyes of the Brahma religion and even the people of Brahma, Buddhism is both heresy and traitor.
Standing on the stage, Lin Rui glanced at the crowd below. To be honest, he didn't really like this occasion and was hesitating about what to say when a mocking voice appeared at an inopportune moment.
"The Vatican is quite thoughtful in its efforts to spread its culture, putting an ignorant and foolish child on the stage."
Many people frowned slightly, while Lin Rui looked at the person, glanced at the small sign in front of the other person's seat, and then looked thoughtful.
The Brahma sect?
Isn't the Brahma religion the largest sect in the Vatican?
However, this person did not represent the Brahma Cult, but Lin Rui understood that this person was most likely acting on the instructions of the Brahma Cult.
Other religions watched like spectators, eager to hear how Lin Rui would resolve the situation.
Of course, the representatives of Buddhism and Taoism were quite anxious. They wanted to make some statements, but the cardinal in the distance gave them a meaningful look, telling them not to act rashly.
After all, the debate had already begun the moment Lin Rui stepped onto the stage.
Those religious representatives or clergy who had previously disagreed with Lin Rui now seemed quite interested, glancing at him from time to time with a hint of sympathy.
The person who spoke seemed to sense the disapproving gazes of the representatives of Buddhism and Taoism, and smiled slightly: "The doctrine of the Shira religion emphasizes the consistency between heart and words. If you feel it is inappropriate, then there is nothing I can do. This is just my personal opinion. Furthermore, the Shira religion has never considered going to China to spread its teachings."
The implication is clear: we have no intention of going to your place to preach, so there's no need for us to play along or give you face!
"Culture thrives on communication and its lifeblood is dissemination."
Standing on the platform, Lin Rui calmly looked at the person from the Shiluo Sect.
Many people at the scene looked surprised, including representatives of Buddhism and Brahma.
Ancient Sanskrit!
Even in the present-day Vatican, those who can truly master this language are extremely rare.
It is important to know that after the ancient Sanskrit, there have been at least three language changes. Today, the vast majority of old scriptures use the second Sanskrit, while the daily language used by the people of the Brahma Kingdom has been changed to the fourth Sanskrit.
There is at least a thousand-year gap between ancient Sanskrit and the newly created Sanskrit!
They were already surprised that he could speak ancient Sanskrit fluently, but the fact that he was speaking about doctrines and concepts was terrifying!
The Shira sect member seemed a bit bewildered. To be honest, he didn't really understand it either, since he only had a superficial understanding of ancient Sanskrit. But seeing the look of utter disbelief on the Brahma sect representative's face, he knew that this passage was not simple.
Just as he was about to say something, Lin Rui spoke again: "The unknown and ignorance are not foolishness; true foolishness is the denial of the unknown and ignorance."
It was still ancient Sanskrit, and it still resonated powerfully!
Many people no longer care about the reaction of the Shira sect leader; they are more interested in observing the changes in the expressions of the Brahma sect representative.
They couldn't understand the ancient Sanskrit, but they could feel the power of these words from the expressions and gestures of the Brahma representatives.
"If we're talking about ignorance, then what is wisdom?"
The representative of the Brahma Cult spoke this time, and he also used ancient Sanskrit!
Lin Rui looked thoughtfully at the representative of the Brahma Sect and calmly said, "Stupidity brings peace, small wisdom brings panic, and great wisdom brings peace."
The Brahma representative's expression changed slightly, and he repeated, "What is wisdom?"
They are asking about the same word "wisdom," but their meanings are different.
Without a second thought, Lin Rui replied, "Intelligence is a skill that allows you to understand your own perceptions and empathize with the perceptions of others."
The Brahma representative's expression changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice, "What is wisdom?"
It was the same intelligent person, but this time, his tone revealed doubt and a hint of confusion.
Lin Rui smiled slightly: "What is untrue will never become true. And what is true will never become false. For the wise, these truths are self-evident."
The entire room was in ancient Sanskrit, and those who understood it all cast astonished glances at Lin Rui.
Even those who couldn't understand the words could tell from the facial expressions of the people that Lin Rui's words on stage were extraordinary.
The Brahma Kingdom sect, led by the Brahma Cult, fell silent. They could not continue to question, not because they lacked the ability, but because they could not answer as fluently as Lin Rui.
Furthermore, the Vatican will not allow them to speak out again and again. If they continue to argue, it will not be a debate, but a suppression and targeting, and the Vatican will never allow such a thing to happen.
In other words, the Brahma faction was defeated.
Buddhism and Taoism are considered their own kind; when it's their turn, they simply remain silent.
No one was surprised. When it was the Quranic representative's turn, he smiled slightly and said, "Your debate with Mokha was brilliant. Now I would like to ask you, what is wisdom?"
They didn't use any strange language; it was all slang that everyone could understand.
Lin Rui glanced at the representatives of Buddhism and Taoism and found that the two old men seemed indifferent.
Lin Rui suddenly realized that there seemed to be Quranic teachings being spread in Xinzhou as well, but there weren't many believers.
In other words, this can be considered half one of our own.
"Wisdom is what the sage has lost; wherever you find it, you should pick it up."
Lin Rui used Arabic this time.
It wasn't that he wanted to show off, but rather that these words only sounded meaningful when spoken in Arabic.
The Quran representative nodded with a smile, and then the next person took the stage.
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