Studying The Monk Wuming's Expostulation In Dunhuang Manuscripts

The Dunhuang Manuscript" Asking Emperor to refute the Xianyu-shuming and Li-huhuan's suggestion that it's not only testing monks and nuns,but not allowed to trade. It's an Expostulation that Wu-ming gave to Emperor Tang Dezong. The expostulation reflects the reality of fierce struggle protecting Buddhism and Buddha's two points of view in Tang Dezong's age. The texts of their conducting, interpreting, reflecting on the social issues they discussed, which permit the history of the instrument to play up the history of the function, is necessary. It also shows the remonstrance that Though Tao-ism is the founding of state in Tang Dynasty.the most emperors in the mid-before-Tang Dynasty bas-ically supportive Buddhism. the number of degrees of monks and nuns Rapid increase. after the chaos of ANSHI. monks and nuns also enrolled from time to time of sale, resulting in significant increase in false abuse of Buddhist monks and nuns, Affect not only the state tax soldiers, and these monks were busy to make a profit, This is corruption on the role of society, So Officers such as Xianyu-shuming requested to reduce the number of monks and nuns. But this time Buddhism has long been popular in the court and folk. In addition to Buddhist monks and nuns against fresh at Xianyu-shuming's petition, the majority of bureaucrats also opposed. Buddhism has been able to rapidly develop and few suffered serious blow, mainly because of its considerable educational function from emperors to Ordinary people,they all have been affected by the doctrine of Buddhism. Buddhist influence is quite strong, To weed out the superfluous and unqualified Buddhists, will face enormous resistance.Wuming thought the results that through paying to become monks and nuns in Tang Dynasty have a great role in leveling rebellion. But In historical documents, This system have been criticaled more than praise,Actually,the results have also been studied carefully.the Testing Buddhist system that Wuming strongly opposed in his remonstrance is to limit the Tang Dynasty Buddhist monks and nuns so that they haven't over-developed. it is also used to weed out the superfluous and unqualified ignorant and incompetent pseudo-abuse monks and nuns. This system is in fact far-reaching impact on future generations, it improve the educational level of monks and nuns, and to make academic monastery,It played an important role...