A brief account of the management system of Buddhism and Taoism in Ming Dynasty: Since Buddhism and Taoism were not producers, all previous dynasties wanted to abolish it. However, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has been used in folk customs and it is difficult to abolish it. It is strictly forbidden and not allowed to grow. In the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, he was ordered to give orders to monks and Taoists. In fifteen years, the Ministry of Monk Records and the Ministry of Taoist Records were set up to take charge of the world's monks and Taoism. There are departments in the prefectures and counties outside the government, such as Sanggang and Dao Ji. In their own affairs, they choose those who are proficient in Confucian classics and abstain from doing things. God is optimistic about music and dance, and in order to prepare for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, gods and ancestral temples and the country, he moved to Taichang Temple, which is not affiliated with Lu Daosi. Third-rate monks say Zen, Buddhism and Buddhism. Taoism is second-class: both are true and one. The official does not pay, and the official transfers the etiquette department. In twenty-four years, Buddhism and Taoism were cleaned up, and monks were limited to giving orders once every three years. There is only one generous temple in prefectures and counties that lives together. Where there are monks and Taoists, the government shall not exceed 40 people, the state shall not exceed 30 people and the county shall not exceed 20 people. People under 40 and women under 50 are not allowed to become monks. In twenty-eight years, all the monks and Taoists in the world rushed to Beijing to take the exam, but those who didn't know the scriptures ignored them. Later, there were titles such as French King, Buddha and Great Monk for teachers, and titles such as Da Zhenren, Gao Shi and Gao Shi for Taoist priests. , give python jade silver seal, plus TaiChangQing, does history, bao gong and other titles, even those who have titles such as earl, are favored for a while. Monks and Taoists banned Hongwu for 20 years, and people over 20 years old were not allowed to become monks.
In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, if the Buddhist scriptures have been translated, no words can be added or subtracted. Taoist priests set up temples, and they are not allowed to worship the blue word. Each of them will be given the tools of falling science. People applaud their friends for effective yoga teaching, and those who make false names and records privately are treated as felonies.
[In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, the temples in the world said that the temples were merged and a Taoist priest was set up to pay taxes. Every Taoist is organized into classes, and each class is led by the one who is one year older. I don't want to go outside, and I have a good relationship with those who call books sparse and ask people for money. I practice Zen in the deep valleys of Chongshan, and I can learn the truth and listen. Three or four people are not allowed. You don't have to chop Antang in private. If the traveler asks, he will pay his own fare, and he will not ask the people for it. When you go to the monk temple, you must reveal the well-known classics and verify the facts. Different ones will be sent to the company. It is compatible with the sin of hermits to allow the expulsion of monks who have wives and concubines. Think secular. Listen. It is also forbidden to accept folk children as monks, and offenders and their parents are guilty. If you want to become a monk under the age of 20, you must have the advice of your parents and the performance of your master before you can agree. Three years later, I went to Beijing to take the exam, and those who passed the classics were given graduation certificates, while those who failed were given people's sticks. Some people say that An Baili Lingbao lives in a fire, and those who don't care about their ancestors' style and talk about their orders are all felony.
In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, the monks and Taoists in Beijing who failed in the examination will return to the secular world. People over 60 can be exempted from the test.
In the sixth year of Yongle, the children of soldiers and civilians were cut into monks, and their fathers and brothers were sent to Wutai Mountain in the capital to work. On the day of completion, he cultivated land for the people in Beijing and released his horse with Lu Long. The big monk in the temple is good at hiding people, and he also sent Beijing to cultivate land for the people.