Title: On Buddhism and Its Expression of "Toutuo Temple"Inscription
Abstract:Inscription is a kind of practical writing and building inscription is an important style of this kind.Stated in Wenxuan(Anthology),as the typical work of building inscription,Toutuo Temple inscriptio...Inscription is a kind of practical writing and building inscription is an important style of this kind.Stated in Wenxuan(Anthology),as the typical work of building inscription,Toutuo Temple inscription is the model as the formal structure.Inscription of Buddhist building takes the idea of Mahayana,especially Zhongguan School in Mahayana to express the Buddhism doctrine.It reflects the people's understanding about Buddhism till up to Nanqi Dynasty in ancient China.From the perspective of the highest level of philosophy,i.e.,sanctification and mystification,exercising and practicing,Buddhism and Taoism have the common attitudes towards total repudiation of using language.The author consciously expounds the Buddhist doctrine by Taoism idea.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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