In which dynasty did the stone lantern begin and from which dynasty did the lantern begin?

Introduction to Stone Lanterns The earliest prototype of stone lanterns is the lamp lit when the Buddha is offered in China, that is, the form of the lantern. This form was introduced to Japan via Korea, and its example is the offering of a lamp in front of the Phoenix Hall Buddha in Byodoin. It indicates the meaning of "standing light".

In front of the Cliff Buddha at the site of the Longzi Temple in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, there is a tall lantern from before the Tang Dynasty, which is the oldest example in China. There are many stone lanterns in the Silla ruins of Korea. It can be seen in Bulguksa Temple, Fuseoksa Temple, Hoju Temple, and Hwayan Temple in Gyeongju, Gyeongnam.

Unlike the stone lanterns of Japan today, they have a thicker structure. With the introduction of Buddhism to Japan in the 13th year of Emperor Kinmei (552), the technique of stone lanterns was also introduced to Japan. Since then, it has been widely used in Japan and spread around the world, leading many people to mistakenly believe that stone lanterns are unique to Japan's garden pieces.

Stone lanterns are one of the important contents of Japanese stone culture, and they are also an important variety of Japanese stone products exported to China in recent years. Stone lanterns have a very long history in Japan. Offering lamps in front of the Buddha is one of the important rituals of Buddhism, and since the Nara period (710 794 AD), stone lanterns have been built on the front of temples to protect the lanterns offered to temples when temples are built.

The oldest surviving stone lantern in Japan is the Nara period Danomaji stone lantern, which is more than 1,000 years old. By the Edo period (1603-1867), stone lanterns were widely spread in Japan, and some temples used as samples to imitate and carve stone lanterns into various forms. Stone lanterns were used to decorate gardens and gardens in the late 16th century during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.

At that time, due to the great development of the tea ceremony, stone lanterns were often used as an open-air decoration in tea rooms, and they were widely used in garden decorations.

Stone lanterns began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, mainly in eastern and southern Gansu, as well as in southern Ningxia, and were closely related to the flourishing of Buddhism in China, the excavation of cave temples and the people who believed in Buddhism.

The earliest prototype of the stone lantern was the lamp lit during the Chinese national offering to the Buddha, that is, the form of the offering lamp. Later, this form was introduced to Japan via Korea.

It began in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Origin and development of lanterns:

The origin of the lantern.

Chinese lanterns are also collectively known as lanterns, Han traditional handicrafts, originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 1800 years ago, every year during the Lunar New Year, before and after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang up red lanterns that symbolize the meaning of reunion, to create an auspicious and festive atmosphere. Later, the lantern became a symbol of Chinese festivities.

The development of lanterns.

Through the inheritance and development of generations of lantern artists, a rich variety and superb craftsmanship have been formed. From the types: palace lamps, yarn lamps, chandeliers and so on.

In terms of modeling, there are characters, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc., in addition to the marquee lanterns for people to enjoy.

Legends about lanterns

Regarding the origin of the lanterns during the Spring Festival, there is also an interesting folk saying. Legend has it that a long time ago, a mythical bird landed because it got lost, but was shot dead by an unwitting hunter. When the Emperor of Heaven found out, he was very angry, and ordered the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the world on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and burned all the human and animal property in the world.

The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven was kind-hearted and could not bear to see the innocent suffering of the people, so she secretly came to the world and told the people the news. A smart man came up with a way, and he let everyone in the New Year.

Ten. Four, ten.

For the three days of May and 16, I put up lights, lit firecrackers, and set off fireworks at home.

In this way, the Emperor of Heaven will think that the Heavenly Soldiers have set the fire to it. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Emperor of Heaven looked down and found that there was a red light in the world, and the sound shook the sky, and it was like this for three consecutive nights, thinking that it was the flames of the fire and gave up. In order to commemorate this success, every 15th day of the first lunar month, every household hangs lanterns to commemorate this day.

Preface: During the Spring Festival, we will hang many lanterns in front of our homes, so it also provides an opportunity to see the lanterns, in fact, there has been a custom of hanging lanterns for a long time, probably dating back to the Western Han Dynasty more than 1800 years ago. People hang lanterns in front of the door to symbolize reunion, and red lanterns create a festive atmosphere.

Hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival has become a custom in every place, and when the red lanterns are hung high, we feel the atmosphere of the Spring Festival, and at the same time, it also makes the atmosphere of the whole festival more intense. A lantern is a kind of lantern, in its outer layer is mostly made of iron wire skeleton, pasted on the outside of paper or sand, such as transparent materials, and the inside is lit candles for lighting or decoration. Lanterns have a long history in China and are closely related to the lives of Chinese, originating in the Western Han Dynasty.

In some literary works, we can see descriptions of lanterns. <>

The lantern is not only a lighting tool, but also has a very important symbolic meaning for the Chinese. In the changes of the past dynasties, lanterns have formed a variety of varieties and a super high level of craftsmanship. We can see palace lanterns, yarn lanterns or chandeliers.

It is also very unique in shape, with figures, landscape paintings, etc., in addition to special marquees for people to enjoy. In some places, making lanterns represents the celebration of weddings, and lanterns have a very important research significance, which can reveal the changes in our culture. <>

I believe that in everyone's mind, there will be many red lanterns every Spring Festival. The lantern left a very deep impression on us and also represented a commemorative significance. Every Chinese New Year is the time for relatives to reunite, and with lanterns as a foil, the atmosphere of family reunion is even stronger.

Chinese are very fond of red, so most of the lanterns are red, representing festivity.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, there have been lanterns, hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival has become a custom in every place, when the red lanterns are hung high, we feel the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

Watching lanterns began in the Western Han Dynasty, when the Lantern Festival advocated watching lanterns, and also advocated Buddhism, lighting lamps to worship Buddha.

It should have been in the Eastern Han Dynasty that the red lantern was born, and it only began to be officially popular in the Eastern Han Dynasty, mainly because of the papermaking technology in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and after that, this lantern was invented.