A Study On The Temple In Liao Dynasty

Liao dynasty is the first time in the history of China’s northern and southerndynasties, with minority qidan nationality of liao dynasty occupy an important positionin Chinese history. Evolvement is famous for its worship Buddha, the buddhistdevelopment boom, the temple around within a territory. For a long time, the academiccircles on the liao dynasty Buddhism more comprehensive and in-depth research, andobtained fairly fruitful research results. Temple as a monk’s life, practice, the spread ofBuddhism culture, the important carrier of Buddhism, believers the important place ofcourse did not get enough attention, the academic study of liao dynasty temple hasbeen emphatically, and mainly focused on temple economy aspects. Temple as amaterial entity, its construction and development is closely related to social reality,comprehensive and systematic study on the temple, helps us to correctly understandthe liao dynasty Buddhism and deepen the understanding of the liao dynasty society,research on the history of the liao dynasty society, has very important significance.Based on the liao dynasty temple as the research object, in the historical background ofits development, on the basis of the analysis of the causes and characteristics of thegeographical distribution of liao dynasty temple temple construction and destruction,the temple building facilities and layout, the function of the temple and its historicalfeatures, analyzes factors affecting the development of its, is undoubtedly a newresearch perspective. The full text includes six parts.The first chapter is Introduction. Monastery belongs to discipline cross ofresearch category, introduction part proposed has the topics of value and the researchmeaning, and this based shàng on "Temple", and "homes", and "monastery" of concept be defined, introduced has paper of writing ideas, and method and research of heavydifficulties, and innovation points, detailing has paper of academic history, pointed outthat although has on Liao generation Buddhist of research results many.The second chapter,"history". Is divided into four sections, respectively discussesthe liao before the founding of the development of Buddhism, liao, Buddhismhistorical stage of development. The liao dynasty rulers believed in Buddhism,vigorously support the development of Buddhism, this is the main cause of liaodynasty temple to thrive. Liao dynasty adopted by common religious policy and rule,the development of social economy, the prosperity of culture, people of buddhist faith,has important influence to the development of the temple.The third chapter "distribution". Three sections, respectively discusses themonastery in the distribution, characteristics and causes of five Beijing road. Nanjingroad is the temple of the distribution of concentration areas, evolvement, xiking attendsBeijing, zhong jing tao tao, tao temple minimum number, Tokyo is influenced by thenatural environment and social environment (economic, number, left over from history)factors.The fourth chapter "the temple built, destroyed and building facilities layout.Three sections, respectively discusses the liao dynasty society from all walks of life inthe temple to build the role, the destruction of the temple and the temple buildingfacilities layout. The emperor for political purposes, given to build the temple ofsupplies, given to the monastery, set up the royal temple to support the building of thetemple. Noble except donate shi property, more "s house temple". The monks is thebody of the temple building strength, the most detailed and comprehensive responsiblefor the work. Natural disasters, disrepair is the main reason of the liao dynasty temple,liao at the end of the war also brought serious damage to the temple. From inside thetemple architecture and layout to liao dynasty temple buildings, liao dynasty templearchitecture and its layout in the sui and tang dynasties on the basis of inheritance, andjoined the national elements, namely the building to the east. The monk’s tomb towerconstruction is more, liao dynasty pagoda embodies the construction techniques of evolvement.The fifth chapter "the function of the temple". Five sections, respectivelydiscusses the liao dynasty temple of political function, religious function, economicfunction and education function, tourism function, etc. Temple because its itself is theruler feature helps maintain its political rule and get strong support, such as economicfunction and education function, tourism function is derived by religious function,religious function is the nature e of the temple, and derived the economy, politics,education, tourism, and other functions.The sixth chapter "overall evaluation". Two, respectively discusses thecharacteristics of the history of the development of liao dynasty temple, factorsaffecting the development of its. Influenced by religious policy, monks personaldiathesis, the degree of spread of Buddhism, the influence of such factors as thedevelopment of the liao dynasty temple inclusive, relatively unproductive andunbalanced distribution of etc. The temple as the center part of the society as a whole,inevitably influenced by the development of the society, and the development of thetemple, in turn, affects the development of the society, the two interact with each other,influence each other.