Sichuan Buddhism Geographical Research In Tang And Song Dynasties

Tang and Song dynasties were the historical periods in which China’s economy and culture center headed to south, under the far-reaching historical background, Buddhism in Sichuan province whose geographical unit was relatively independent and developed smoothly within the regional environment. Analysis of spatial distribution and evolution tendency of the development period in Sichuan Buddhist has a vital significance for enriching China’s economy and culture center headed south issue as well as discussing regional spread of Buddhism.Temples and stone carvings of Buddhism macro system of dojo, dignitaries and laymen as the subject of the sermon and receptors constitute the spread of the buddhist system of "cross multiply", four of which consist the spread of Buddhism and buddhist perception of a complete system. Based on this theory, the article selects temples, stone carvings, dignitaries and art (its author is layman) as a key element in Tang and Song dynasties Buddhism development in Sichuan province.The Tang and Song Buddhist temple distribution in Sichuan province. It mainly based on the historical data and relevant chronicles respectively in Tang and Song dynasties, when the Sichuan government state temple distribution of sorting and counting, summarizes the distribution characteristics, this dissertation discusses the temple distribution and population and the relationship between the government and state level. Overall speaking from tang dynasty to song dynasty, Sichuan temple distribution areas were expanded and the connotations were deepened. In this process, the regional economy development that reflected by population and government state level had a great influence on the distribution of the temples.The distribution of Sichuan stone carvings in Tang and Song dynasty. Using relevant archaeological data and combining with the author’s actual investigation, in ancient geographical unit, analyzes the Sichuan Buddhist stone carving distribution in Tang and Song dynasties, summarizes the distribution characteristics, and discusses the distribution and carved stone temple relationship. From the tang dynasty to song dynasty, Sichuan stone carving distribution area relatively narrowed with larger influence. Because of the background that national buddhist stone carving activities almost stagnant, in fact, it was the performance of Sichuan buddhist progress.The distribution of Sichuan dignitaries in Tang and Song dynasties. It mainly related to the monk for statistical caliber, from the native place and dignitary residence, the dignitary distribution was investigated in two dimensions. Through the sorting, statistics and analysis, summarized respectively in the Tang and Song dynasties, monks in Sichuan province geographical distribution, this dissertation discusses the relationship among the geographical distribution characteristics, the temple distribution and the distribution of stone carvings. From the native place look, the tang dynasty to song dynasty, monks in Sichuan native distribution area expanded and increased, and the relevant state made the dignitary quantity increased. From the dignitary residence, the tang dynasty to song dynasty, Chengdu area, Mianjian area, Zisui area the dignitary number decreased significantly, in northern Sichuan XiaJiang zone the dignitary increased to a certain degree, and the number of dignitaries had risen significantly in the Meijia area. The two elements jointly show the process of Sichuan Buddhism has expanded from part areas to more areas from the tang dynasty to song dynasty.The distribution of Sichuan Buddhist art in Tang and Song dynasties. Related to the poem collections, the stone materials and local history records as the main basis of the Tang and Song dynasty respectively in Sichuan province government state distribution of buddhist art collection, analysis the characteristics, this dissertation discusses the characteristics of art and temples, stone carvings and the relationship between the hierarch. From the tang dynasty to song dynasty, buddhist art geographical distribution has developed in space and strengthened in connotation. On the whole, in spite of a few individual state data fell outside, the rest of the house state data increased in different ways. In Chengdu is the core of the Chengdu house area to Jiazhou is the core of the Meijia area to prosperous state as a representative of prosperous general areas and to real talent, state of the art, mainly XiaJiang zone distribution quantity increase obviously. In Lizhou area and Bazhou area the art distribution quantity had a certain degree of decline, and Xiajiang zone the number of art distribution increased.In general, from the temples, stone carvings, dignitaries and art distributions and changes, Tang and Song dynasties in Sichuan buddhist development throughout the country especially in the northern Buddhism declined under the background of present the overall upward trend. Such distribution characteristics and development trend relate to the main three factors, namely the important region position, the external cultural characteristics and Buddhism characteristics and secularization. This trend and its relevant factors reflect the relatively closed geographical unit within the general regulation of Buddhism spread, and it also proved the process of economy and culture center headed to south by some cases miniatures.