Wei Jin Northern And Southern Dynasties Buddhist Literature Research

Since Buddhism was introduced to China in emperor Mingdi of Eastern Han,it developed a sophisticated system of philosophy as well as cultural discourse,and derived a unique religious literature-Buddhist literature.Along with it,whether they are Buddhist culture systems or Chinese literature great changes had taken place.Although as a foreign literature,its production and development were stigmatized as the Chinese,showing a special characteristic of Chinese Buddhist literature.This article does not study Buddhism penetrate Chinese literature or Chinese literature influence Buddhist literature,aims to explore the growing literariness about various styles of Buddhist literature from the form to the stage of maturity at different times and reflection on the style at that time.Studying Buddhist literature as an independent field would fill vacancies in the history of literature.Early Buddhism,foreign monks carried large amounts of text enter China,Buddhist language,thought,creed was accepted by the community and people started to review local philosophy and literature.In the field of literature,Buddhist literature completed series of transformation in Sui and Tang dynasty from translating literature to mixed literature of Confucianism and Taoism to Buddhist literature and formed an independent system of Buddhist literature.Although Buddhism made thorough transformations and achieved the literary heights in the Sui and Tang dynasties,eyes of the world are focused on this period.However,Han,Wei and Six dynasties? importance should not be ignored because it was the accumulation stage about Buddhist literature formed and developed.From the end of Han dynasty to Eastern Jin dynasty,Buddhism tried to into local culture.In this period,Buddhist literature almost had no independent status and had to depend on Taoist or Alchemy and borrowdiscourse of Taoist and Confucian to describe itself doctrine.Its literature main reflected in translating literature,translating literature developed from rustic to full of literary grace,and gradually paid attention on rhetoric and format.Translating literature also gradually meted to local aesthetic.The period of Eastern Jin dynasty and Northern and Southern Dynasties was Buddhist literature that developed rapidly,translating literature gradually mature and formed a series of translation theory.It appeared a new identity scholar--poems monk with Buddhist and local literature combined,they participated in scribes rally,gradually upgrade their literature literacy,and discussed thought and literature with scholars.It provided multipartite material on expanded of poetry field and upgraded of realm and conversion of language.Their creation reflected literature ideological trend.The essays written by the monk were full of literary talent;even throughout they could use rhythmical prose.It reflected the aesthetic style of the six dynasties.Monk's literary criticism theory with others ' theory constituted a high point of the criticism together.In view of this,the compilation of Chinese ancient literature history should pay more attention to Buddhist literature,some monks? poetry and prose should also be integrated into the study of literature and make literature research completed,and we would have more comprehensive understand about ancient literature.