An Analysis Of The Thought Of Confucianism,Buddhism And Taoism In The Biography Of Shushan Swordsman

As a long-time and large-scale martial arts novel,the Biography of Shu Shan swordsman constructed a world of fantastic swordsmen,full of care and transcendence of life,its cultural thought is profound and complicated,which can be described as the essence of thinking in a big way.Among them,there are the results of the master of Huanzhulouzhu(Li Shoumin)who has been influenced by Confucian culture for many years.There is also his thinking and breakthrough on Buddhism,Taoism and even yin-yang school: Confucianism is the cultural background of the Biography of Shu Shan swordsman,Buddhism the writer’s method of understanding the existence of life and Taoist thought opens up the context for the writer’s imagination of supernatural fantasy.The thoughts of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism not only influence and permeate each other,but also lay stress on each other in writing.This paper makes a systematic and comprehensive study of the Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism contained in Biography of Shu Shan swordsman.Besides,this paper also analyzes the value and influence of the Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism thought in the story plot and scenery description,as well as the mode of the three thoughts in the Biography of Shushan Swordsman.The characters in the legend of the Biography of Shu Shan swordsman lay particular stress on the Confucian ethics,take the thought of the Buddhism as the foundation,and play up the life interest of the Taoism.Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism also have their own emphases on plot construction and scenery creation: Confucianism is reflected in the value of judgment,the novel is clear-cut,evil does not suppress good.The thought of Buddhism is embodied in the cause-and-effect relationship,Everything has a cause,and cause and effect are interlinked.Daoism is embodied in the characters’ cultivation,the possession of Yuan Zhen and the immortality.The three thoughts of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism do their best in the novel,adding the whole artistic level and artistic charm of the text.At the same time,the Biography of Shu Shan swordsman also has many inspirations for later generations: No matter how fantastic and magnificent the swordsman novels are,they should take Chinese culture as the foundation and Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism as the core of swordsman thinking,Increased the cultural depth and ideological depth of the novel.The Biography of Shu Shan swordsman initiated the Xianxia genre of modern wuxia novels,unrestrained imagination,rich and profound characters,magnificent scenery creation,romantic strange writing behind all of the profound Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism,and has had the enormous influence to the later ages martial arts novel creation.