The following are some of the relations between Anbalism and Buddhism:
In Buddhism, in addition to the archaeological discoveries in the western regions and Central Asia mentioned above, the dualism of good and evil can also be found in Buddhist scriptures: magic is the abbreviation of Sanskrit "Moro", contrary to Buddhism. They live in the "demon world" and "Buddha world" respectively. Buddha must "destroy all the demons" and "break all the demons" (see Kumarajiva's translation of the First Lengyan Sutra): the theory of "San Ji" is very consistent with Maitreya's concept of three worlds: "the first world", "the middle world" and "the last world" can just be attached to the ancient Buddha in Qingyang (past life), and the red sun will release the Gamoni (present). In addition, the bright realm of Manichaeism has also been added to the "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" of Amitabha's pure land view (or misrepresented as "Anyang realm"). Manichaeism was later combined with Zen. The saying that the Ming Dynasty planted the treasure tree of the twelve Ming kings in the remnant scriptures of Manichaeism is very similar to the Zen legend that Buddhism planted Bodhi, because Zen was liked by the upper intellectuals and Manichaeism wanted to be among them. It should be pointed out that Manichaeism is inextricably linked with Maitreya's view of pure land. In addition to the above, there is an indirect evidence: Wu Zetian claimed to be the incarnation of Maitreya Buddha in 695, and established and ruled the Zhou Dynasty (690- 705) in this name. The classic he forged was called Dayun Jing, and he ordered the establishment of Dayun Temple all over the country. As mentioned earlier, in 806, when Uighurs entered the Tang Dynasty, the Mani Temple established in Chang 'an was called "Dayun Guangming Temple". I'm afraid the similarity in names is not just a coincidence. The reason is that when Manichaeism spread in Middle-earth, it was the time when the pure land of Maitreya in Middle-earth was popular. Take the Tang Dynasty, where Manichaeism was officially introduced. Many eminent monks (such as Xuanzang and Kui Ji) and scholars (such as Bai Juyi) are followers of Maitreya, and Manichaeism naturally attaches itself to it, thus making the role of Manichaeism integrated.
Anbaili religion in the Central Plains had to rely on Buddhism and Taoism to survive, and gradually evolved into a secret religion, usually called Zoroastrianism. Master of Manichaeism Hulu, who got out of trouble in Huichang and came to Fujian, was sealed in Sanshan (Fuzhou) and Youfangquan County (Quanzhou) and buried at the foot of Beishan Yu County. Fujian has become the main source of Manichaeism's continuous spread in southern China. In the Northern Song Dynasty (995-97), Huai 'an scholar Li spent 5,000 yuan on a Mani statue in a divination shop in Kaifeng, the capital city. Since then, the Mani statue has spread in Fujian. In the ninth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (10 16) and the third year of Tianzhu (10/9), the court seized Fuzhou twice; In the seventh year of Zhenghe (1 1 17) and the second year of Xuanhe (1 120), the Ministry of Rites issued two orders to Wenzhou, saying,' Both of them proclaimed the Mani Sutra and granted it to Taoist priests'. Zhen Zongchao (998- 1022) presented classic Zoroastrianism, and Fujian scholar Lin Shichang was entrusted with Fujian literature. The Manichaean classics compiled into Taoist scriptures may include Lao Zi's Hu Jing, Manichae Sutra of Shi Ming and Two Cases of San Ji Sutra. Manichaeism gained the belief of some scholars in Fujian, relying on Taoism and developing towards legalization. However, Manichaeism is often accused of sedition. A Brief History of Monks, written by Taiping Xingguo (980) in the Northern Song Dynasty, blamed the Mani Party for the Wuyi Rebellion in Chenzhou in the sixth year of Liang Dynasty (920) and the related rebellions in the later Tang Dynasty and Shijin (923-946). In the second year of Xuanhe, Fang La launched a large-scale peasant uprising, which shocked the rulers. They severely suppressed various religious communities, re-enacted bans, stopped "vegetable eaters" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even traced back to Wenzhou Zoroastrianism, destroying its fasting hall, punishing its leaders, and offering rewards for information. The characteristic of Ming believers is to gather attendants and listeners on Sunday in the calendar in the first month of each year. The scriptures and portraits they read include Sutra, Painting Sutra, Sunny Saturday, Wide Reading, Wonderful Water Buddha Frame, First Buddha Frame, First Buddha Frame, and Four Heavenly Kings Frame.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, some Taoists were not clear about the relationship between eating vegetables and killing demons and Zoroastrianism. Bai Yuchan Daochang's students (about 12 15) asked him that there are many people who eat vegetables, fast and kill demons in the countryside, but some people say that they are too old to teach. No? Bai Yuchan told his students some Zoroastrian teachings, mainly about purity, light, strength and wisdom. But there is no difference between eating vegetables and killing demons and Zoroastrianism. Some Buddhist historians associate Zoroastrianism with eating vegetables. Hong Mai (1 1202)' s "Jian Yizhi" quoted in 1265' s "History of Buddhism" that: eating food is magic, and Sanshan (Fuzhou) is particularly hot, which is called Zoroastrianism. The Buddha was dressed in white, also known as Momoni. Its name in San Ji is Er, and its practitioners have a meal at noon, with seven o'clock as a gift. Some officials often equate Zoroastrianism with other religious groups and regard it as a cult.
In the thirty-second year of Shaoxing (1 162), Lu You wrote that Huainan is the second son, Zhejiang is Manichaeism, Jiangdong is Siguo, Jiangxi is Jingang Zen, Fujian is Zoroastrianism, and it is a land-fasting. There are different names, Zoroastrianism is the most popular. Even scholars, officials and soldiers have been handed down from generation to generation. Its god's name is Shi Ming, which is equivalent to the Buddha of flesh, the Buddha of bone and the Buddha of blood. White clothes and black hat, where the club is located. As for the fake demon statues, Cheng Ruoqing (11111165438), the Taoist official of Zhenghe Middle School, was used as the collating, and Huang Shang, Fuzhou Prefecture, was the engraving supervisor. Lu You said that Fang La, who is nearly 30 years old, is in the same class. Demanding severe punishment, more Zhang Xiao showed that he surrendered within a time limit, offered a reward for finding and arresting, burned the printed version, and expelled those who preached, wrote, printed and published Zoroastrianism and other devil scriptures.
In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a general manager in Quanzhou who managed Zoroastrianism and Nestorianism. When Kelpolo and his uncle arrived in Fuzhou on 1292, they met an unknown local sect, probably Manichaeism. Ming Taizu Hongwu (1368- 1398) wrote an imperial edict, legislating against all kinds of heresies, including the worship of Manichaeism. According to the investigation in Zhejiang province, Xiong Ding dazzled the world with the custom of Zoroastrianism, and called for the confiscation of his property in the name of the country to drive it away for the people. Ming Taizu may be because of the letter, Zoroastrianism forcibly posted the name of the country on the door, rejected its disciples, destroyed its palace, and Yu Xin, Minister of Commerce, and Yang Long, Minister of Justice, stayed, so I had to leave it alone. Although both the Qing Law and the Annan Law followed the Ming Law and continued to prohibit Muniming from respecting religion, Manichaeism may not really exist in places where there are Qing and Annan.