The Influence Of Chan Buddhism On Chinese Art

Chan Buddhism is the unique Chinese branch of Buddhism that combines religion, tradition and art together, which has posed a profound and far-reaching impact on the Chinese Ideology towards art. It has served as the spiritual backbone for the Chinese art,made Chinese scholars have their unique national characteristic of mixed religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism that compensate each other. Apparently,the Chan and art have their interior interaction to be combined. This thesis discuss the influence of Zen upon Chinese art philosophy.The thesis is made of there parts.Part one discuss the influence of Chan Buddhism on Chinese art ;part tow open out how the Chinese art carry out the thought of Chan by analysing idiographic species of art.Which influenced Chinese atr far reaching is the "theory of mind nature as noumenon", "sudden enlightenment" and "non-establishment of language" . The amalgamation of Chan Buddhism and Chinese art has tow fruits:"artistic conception " ,"Interest charm of Chan Buddhism". "artistic conception "has profound aesthetic value and consist in all the fields of Chinese art.When Chinese art fulfiled Chan Buddhism,it just absorbed the "Interest and charm of Chan Buddhism".The thesis expatiate some fields or category of art such as poetry, calligraphy ,traditional painting and gardening to mouse out their consanguineous affiliation with Zen.The thesis pay equal attention to though and proof .It has not only thought of predecessor,but also individual point of view . Try to be quite justifiable and plausible.