The Buddhist Thought And Cultural Identity Of The Peoples Of Northern China In The 10th-12th Century

10-12century in northern China’s Khitan, Tangut, Uighur and other ethnic groups established the Liao, Western Xia, Gaochang Uighur Kingdom, and these ethnic minority regimes side by side with the Northern Song Dynasty. Chinese Mahayana Buddhist culture which as an important part of the Chinese culture is the main body of these ethnic minorities’ spiritual culture. The Introduction and absorption Chinese Buddhist ideology and culture is the answers to these ethnic groups’contemporary issues which is to absorb Chinese culture to promote ethnic development and social progress. The introduction and absorption of Chinese Culture is the main manifestations of ethnic cultural identity in northern China.10-12century is an important stage in formation and development of the China ethnic culture identity. The Contemporary issues which Khitan, Tangut, Uighur faces are closely related with ethnic cultural identity. The reality needs which the ethnic and social development from absoption Chinese culture is to promote the diversity and unity of Chinese ideology and culture. Chinese Buddhist culture plays an important role in promoting the Khitan, Tangut, Uighur and other ethnics development and progress. Buddhist culture played a positive role in the political and social stability of minority regimes, enhancing the theoretical level of ethnic minorities, providing the spiritual pillar and ethical guidelines.Pluralistic integration of Chinese ideology and culture is one of the main manifestations of Chinese ethnic cultural identity, and Buddhist ideology and culture have played an irreplaceable role in the formation and development of Chinese culture. Buddhist ideology and culture is the main representative of the Liao, Western Xia, Gaochang Uighur Kingdom ideology and culture, and promoting the diversification of ethnic minorities culture in northern China. Khitan, Tangut, Uighur constructed the ideological and cultural system with national personality in the absorption of Chinese Buddhist ideology and culture. Buddhist ideology and culture is the innovation representatives and major achievements of Khitan, Tangut, Uighur ideology and culture, and constitutes a multiculturalism with the Confucian culture and original ethnic culture.Buddhist ideology and culture of various ethnic groups in northern China showed Obvious similarities and unity in10-12centuries. Such as the evelopment trend of all ethnic groups’ Buddhist thought is from discrete to integrated, Chinese Buddhist community as a whole to contact each other, China northern ethnics’Buddhist culture is an important part of Buddhist culture in the Tang and Song dynasty. In short Chinese Buddhist culture promotes cultural identity among ethnic minorities and Han nationality, and enrichment and development of Chinese ideology and culture.