"... Across Gan Province, there are reports of widespread neglect of farmland; the villagers are busy building temples and reciting scriptures, with no time to spare. Some County Magistrates have submitted reports claiming that the people are living in harmony, thefts have disappeared, and doors are left unlocked at night, which is considered a positive story..."
Amidst the All Realms Prosperity, Wei Yuan perused report after report, noticing the monotonous similarity in their content. This time, the Pure Land Buddhism spreading through Gan Province emphasized precepts, ascetic practices, suffering, scripture chanting, and building temples for the afterlife. Of these, suffering, ascetic practices, and building temples and expanding Shi Tu were considered crucial components.
