Ancient Chinese Narrative Literature Of The Indian Influence

Comparative to lyricism, narrative literature has a literary style of narrative function. Ancient Chinese literature always focus on the poetry and lyric tradition, however, with Indian Buddhist literature spread eastward, Chinese narrative Literature has a progressive development. These are not just a simple coincidence of history. Both in form and content, ancient Chinese narrative literature are deeply impacted by Indian literature, particularly the Indian Buddhist literature.Translation of Buddhist Inherited Indian classical literature' fine tradition, such as plot twists, magical rich imagination, so they have very high literary value and distinctive narrative color. Buddhist scriptures have very strong plot, and even have the elements of novel: time, place, characters and events. If Ben by the Buddha literature, such as metaphor. The Buddhist literature adds new language, new content and new style to Chinese narrative literature.With the introduction of the Buddhist literature, ancient Chinese novels are deeply impacted by the Indian Buddhist, not only in ideas, concepts and story, the Indians also brought in the grand illusion, popular literature styles, and narrative approach, which has been greatly enriched Chinese novel's art form.India Saying and Singing, the Vatican and other performing arts spread to China with Buddhism, form the discovery of the Vatican, Tocharian, Uighur and Chinese text in Dunhuang and Xinjiang, we can find that Vatican drama were gradually degenerated in Xiyu, ultimately change into the Saying and Singing Literature of Dunhuang. Similarly to novels, Chinese drama is also impacted by India Buddhism, in the following section: breed, formation, develOpment and maturing process.