Later, the rulers Minh Mang and Thieu Tri were favorable to Buddhism, but often had to manifest their good will indirectly, lest their actions become resented by the Confucianist establishment. Wu Yantong enjoined Cam Thanh to observe carefully, think deeply and not misunderstand the spirit of his teaching, as any misunderstanding might lead future generations into error. To others, it belonged to Guizhou and was the main town of the Weichuan district. Phap Minh cited those examples to prove that the theory of inspiration advocated by Dao Cao and himself was correct. Questions 17, 18, 19 and 20 are all about Confucianists' trifling queries over alms-giving, and about the use of examples and images in preaching religion, as in Buddhist prayer books.
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