Talk about the development of Buddhism in China

There were several ways of Buddhism being introduced.

Tibetan Southern Transmission and so on.

The rulers of our country were enlightened to accept the introduction of religion.

The influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture.

Buddhism has been introduced to China for a long time, and has gone through several stages of germination, development, prosperity, and decline in China's history.

Therefore, the influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture is multifaceted and far-reaching, and the following is described from these aspects.

1. Influence on the ideological circles.

The theories of various schools of Buddhism, after a long period of study and extensive propagation, have exerted an indelible influence on the Chinese ideological circles.

The Buddhist ideas of compassion, equality, impermanence, and selflessness have played an enlightening and inspiring role in people's minds.

2. Influence on the literary world.

Translating Buddhist texts has become one of the wonders of Chinese culture.

The ideas of Buddhism are reflected in poetry and lyrics.

The rich metaphors and stories in the Buddhist scriptures opened the eyes of Chinese scribes, and it was mainly Buddhist thought, especially Zen Buddhism, which emerged after the Tang Dynasty, that broadened the horizons and ideological realm of writers.

The quotations of Zen Buddhism (the model of Cheng Zhu's quotations in the Song Dynasty) and the Buddhist scriptures that emerged in the Song Dynasty combined rap and poetry ("singing guides") actually laid the foundation for the form of vernacular ** in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

3. Influence on the art world.

The influence of Buddhism on Chinese art can be divided into the grandeur of architecture, the realism of carving, the subtlety of portraits, and the touching of trouble.

Fourth, the influence on Chinese customs.

When Buddhism was introduced to China, in addition to having a direct or indirect impact on Chinese literature and thought, it never participated in political activities, but it had a subtle influence on social customs and habits.

The most important thing is the improvement of the outlook on life, and the expansion of filial piety.

To sum up, Buddhism is a product of a cultural and ideological revolution in history, and after Buddhism was introduced to China, it had a profound and huge impact on Chinese culture.

The development of human culture is a continuous process, and it is impossible to completely separate traditional culture from modern culture.

We should absorb all the valuable essences of traditional culture, including Buddhism, to enrich and develop the new socialist national culture.

Ask. Oh, that's a lot of praise.

Buddhism Fool Confucianism A kind of thought cannot be independent, and if it joins the ruling class, it will inevitably deviate from its main purpose if it serves the imperial power.

Cause and effect to fool the people, chaos and goodness and confuse the people, nothingness harms the people, the spring between heaven and earth sow rain and dew all things, the autumn frost and grass wither, there is a theorem, why bother to do a lot of things, the harm is great, it has not been seen for thousands of years, a strong country must first strengthen the people, people seek it, it is natural, it is natural, and the people will not die.

At this time, there is often another possibility, I don't know if you have thought about it, many things are not something you can do with your efforts, but also depends on the strength of the sky and the people to see their own conditions, and it is possible to achieve your wishes when the conditions are ripe in many aspects.

If I were to divide the development of Buddhism in China into three stages, I would divide it like this:

First, the incoming stage.

The tenth year of Emperor Yongping of the Han Ming Dynasty was the year of the introduction of Buddhism. The first Buddhist temple in China, the White Horse Temple, was built. There is also China's first Chinese-translated Buddhist scripture - "Forty-two Chapters Sutra".

However, at that time, Confucianism flourished and did not develop much, but instead flourished in the Western Regions (about the present-day Xinjiang region) where Islam is now practiced.

Second, the heyday stage.

It was not until the Western Jin Dynasty that official and folk Buddhist beliefs began to become more and more common. To the Tang Dynasty reached its peak, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty generally believed in Buddhism, and vigorously developed the cause of propagating the Dharma, Wu Zetian even personally composed a poem to open the scriptures and spread to this day, "the supreme profound subtle law, millions of catastrophes encountered, I have seen and heard it today, and I am willing to understand the true meaning of the truth." And with the influence of the Tang Dynasty on the world, Buddhism spread overseas.

Such as Japan, the Korean Peninsula, etc.

3. Development stage.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, Buddhism experienced a "period of martyrdom". In the fifth year of Tang Wuzong's reign, the emperor ordered the confiscation of the land and property of the temple, the destruction of Buddhist temples and Buddha statues, the elimination of sand gates, and the order of monks and nuns to return to the laity. Buddhism was dealt a great blow.

"Three Martial Artists Exterminating Buddha" refers to the three events of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty.

After that, the development of Buddhism was relatively stable, until the Yuan Dynasty, and it reached a relatively common level, but of course it is not the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. Later, the development of Buddhism in the Ming and Qing dynasties was also supported by the emperor, but it was slightly worse than that of the Yuan Dynasty.

If you only see it and don't believe it, it's the end of the law. If you only believe in it and don't cultivate it, you are like the Fa. If you can be convinced of your earnest wish and practice diligently, you will be able to live in the Fa-rectification world.

During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it began to spread in China. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism was closely related to metaphysics and was widely popular throughout the country.

About 200 A.D., Bodhidharma crossed to the east, saw Emperor Wu of Liang, Emperor Wu of Liang was not enough, Bodhidharma faced the wall, the second ancestor Hui Ke broke his arm to get the law, to the five ancestors of Hongren to pass on the law of the six ancestors Huineng, a flower bloomed five leaves, there was Cao Dong, Linji, Dharma Eye, Cloud Gate, Weiyang, five sects. This is the Sutra; The origins of Tibetan Buddhism are unknown.