Taizu, Taizong, Gaozong, Xuanzong, how do you rank this? What's the point?

In historical order:

Taizu＞Taizong＞Gaozong＞Xuanzong

Taizu: Founding of the Country

Taizong :Carry forward

Gaozong: Lord of Shoucheng Order

Xuanzong: Taoist term, referring to the profound will of Taoism

Taizu:

Taizu refers to the title of the ancestor, and later it is often used to refer to the temple name of the founding emperor; Taizu.

Xuanzong:

Xuanzong is one of the temple names of feudal emperors. Historically, the main temple names known as Xuanzong were Tang Xuanzong Li Longji and Li Xuanzong Li Weiyu. Extended information

During the 170 years from Taizong to Dezong in the Tang Dynasty, Chinese Buddhism was at its peak.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, he ordered all states in the world to select grand Taoist temples and rename them Kaiyuan Temple to show the extreme development of Kaiyuan Buddhism.

It can be divided into two periods:

First, the early Tang Dynasty.

For more than seventy years from the beginning of Zhenguan to the beginning of Kaiyuan, the translations of previous dynasties were continued. Most of the important sutras and treatises of Xianjiao were not prepared before, and now they are all made up for. This is the heyday of Xianjiao.

Second, the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

By the time of Kaiyuan, the translation of Chinese exoteric teachings could be called the most impressive!

After that, there were no special sutras and treatises, and most of the volumes were limited.

From then on, by the end of Zhenyuan, in the 80s and 90s, all translations were based on Tantra, which was not only promoted in words, but also opened many altars for initiation.

Third, modern times.

Both the Ming and Qing Dynasties adopted the political skills of the Yuan Dynasty, used Lamaism to control the vassals, and used false names such as national masters and living Buddhas to win over those with authority among them, instead of promoting their teachings; even if there were interpretations, they were secretly hidden in the inner palace , not known to the public.

Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia-Taizu