The sects that Neon believes in are mainly local Shintoism and Buddhism. The number of believers on both sides is basically the same, both reaching tens of millions. As for Christianity and other niche sects, the total number of believers may be less than One million, so it can be ignored here.
Among them, the Shinto system can be subdivided into three schools, namely: shrine Shinto, sect Shinto and folk Shinto.
Shrine Shinto is easy to understand. It means cultivating worship and carrying out religious activities with major shrines as the core. The believers who come here also worship with reverence for the gods enshrined in the shrines. Among them, Nioh belongs to Inari Shrine is a typical representative of Shinto shrines.
Different from shrine Shinto, which has God as its core, sect Shinto has "people" as its core. Of course, it is not ordinary people, but the founder of the sect. There are 13 representative sects under the sect Shinto. Each sect has its own founder. The believers of the sect's Shinto lineage will act and practice according to the rules set by the founder of their own sect.
The last folk Shinto is not so formal. Folk Shinto is an activity for Neon farmers to personally worship gods. The time and location are uncertain. The main focus is to be scattered, follow one's heart, and be sincere.
Buddhism is even worse than Shintoism. In the evolution of thousands of years, Neon Buddhism has been spread to the present day, with thirteen sects and fifty-six sects. However, for the sake of convenience, Niou still It is customary to divide it into six sects, namely: Nara Sect, Tendai Sect, Shingon Sect, Zen Sect, Pure Land Sect and Nichiren Sect.
Among them, Sensoji Temple, which is particularly famous for its neon lights, and Shitennoji Temple, which belongs to the Shitenhoji School, are the main representatives of the Tendai Sect.
The "Byodo-in" that Nioh is most familiar with is quite special. Inside it is built the Jodo-in, managed by the Jodo Sect, and the Saisho-in, managed by the Tendai Sect. However, the temple itself, "Byodo-in", It is not managed by any sect, but is a national treasure-level independent temple that stands outside all Buddhist schools.
Among them, the Phoenix Hall is a world-class cultural heritage and the only precious building from the Rei Fujiwara Shoseki era that has been preserved in Neon. Even the back of the Japanese yen banknotes is printed with the phoenix statue of Byodo-in Phoenix Hall, which is enough to illustrate the supreme status of Byodo-in Phoenix Hall in the history of neon architecture and temple sects.
Based on the above, the main path of practice in Neon can be roughly reflected-either the Shinto way or the Buddhist way.
Among Shinto, the most mysterious practitioner is the Onmyoji, who can tell astrology, ask for good fortune, and manipulate ghosts and gods. However, Onmyoji is not something ordinary people can do. It needs to be passed down by blood, and the inheritor Whether it can be awakened and how much it can be awakened are all unknown. For example, the Guanyue family was originally an orthodox onmyoji family. However, in recent hundreds of years, they were forced to combine onmyoji with magic and select and train their descendants based on their qualifications.
However, in addition to orthodox Onmyoji, Shinto can still be practicedWizards and priests all have no bloodline requirements. As long as they have basic spirituality and connections, they can learn. If they really have no talent, they can even use foreign objects-powerful magic weapons to enhance their strength. Most of the psychics in the shrine now practice in this way.
If you follow the Buddhist path, it is similar to that of a wizard. There is no bloodline requirement, but the "spirituality" of Shinto is generally called "wisdom root" in the Buddhist worldview. As long as you have the wisdom root, you can practice .
There are many schools of Buddhism in Neon, but no matter which school you enter, in general, there are still two ways of practice - the tempering of the physical body and the tempering of the spirit. The former is various ascetic practices, such as the "Thousand-Day Return to the Peak", which is known as the most cruel practice. The latter is simply the most familiar reciting of Buddhist scriptures and meditation.
But regardless of whether you follow the Shinto or Buddhist path, as long as you are not really gifted and have a strong bloodline, it is impossible to achieve it overnight. Instead, it requires years of accumulation and persistence, starting from scratch and accumulating little. into more.
After telling all the above information to everyone, Nioh continued: "Now you can consider which path of spiritual practice to take. There are me, Inari Shrine, and Yato who follow Shinto. We can also help. If you want to follow the Buddhist path, just go to Byodo-in Headquarters."
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"Can we really do that?" Marui asked, "Wouldn't Inari Shrine or Byodo-in cause you a lot of trouble?"
"This What?" Nioh knocked Marui on the head, "If you want to go to Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Ishimizu Hachimangu Shrine, Sensoji Temple, Kiyomizu Temple or other places that are not directly related to me, then I will definitely have to spend a lot of trouble. But there is no difference between Inari Shrine and my own home. I have been in contact with the main Byodo-in family since I was a child. Phoenix’s grandmother and father both treat me as their own child, so you don’t have to worry about these two places at all. "
"Then I want to go with Niou-senpai!" Kirihara didn't have much scruples and squeezed directly next to Niou, "Didn't you take me and Yagyu-senpai to the Fushimi Inari Grand Shrine before? , Super invincible and spectacular! I like it very much, and I want to be there with Nioh-senpai if I practice!"
"Okay~"
"Me too," Yagyu said. I have a very good impression of Inari Taisha Shrine, and my week living there was particularly comfortable. What's more, in Yagyu's view, no matter how good the relationship between Nioh and the Byodoin family is, they are not a family after all. But Tenhu's words are definitely different for Inari Shrine. Nioh is no longer a guest there, but a guest. An integral part of being there.
This idea has obviously been considered by everyone, so in the end Yukimura directly asked everyone: "How about we all choose Shinto? This is more convenient and we can help each other better together. ? ”
"No problem."
"I agree, too."
In the end, no one objected, and everyone chose to follow Nioh in the Shinto lineage.
"Okay, I will contact the shrine maiden at the big shrine and ask her to help me prepare some basic information and props to mail to the Inari Shrine in Kanagawa. Before the holiday, we will do it every night after the ministry. Go to Inari Shrine to practice together, and then go to Kyoto Headquarters during the long holiday. Don’t worry about missing tennis. Everyone has started practicing. Everyone’s five-dimensional value will only increase faster than it is now. You only need to draw one every day. Two hours of sparring practice is enough. If we continue like this until April next year, when we are promoted to the third grade, you will have been thoroughly introduced to the path of spiritual practice. By then, even if you are not in a shrine, you will not be able to practice at home. Problem."
"Maybe in the process we can learn more skills and use them in tennis," Yukimura looked at Sanada, "It's like Sora no Realm, isn't it just with the help of Buddhism? "
"Yes," Sanada's tone was obviously full of expectation, "I hope everyone will not relax!"
" Don’t worry, Deputy Minister!”
“We will definitely give it our best effort~”
At around 7:40 in the morning, the bus finally arrived. Arriving near Rikkai University, everyone got off the car and came to the school gate. They saw that the car arranged by the school to transport their luggage had already started working. They only needed to follow their group to the destination of the school trip. After getting off the car, they could I picked up my luggage at the hotel I booked.