"taiping" Retribution Story Research

The retributive view is a social ideology from the subjective view of the object. It holds that one's acts which is good or evil could lead to different results, good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil. The concept has almost emerged in the course of development of different ethnic origin all over the world, no exception in the ideology of the Chinese people, and become a far-reaching theory of life in the society of China.Tai Ping Guang Ji is a sort book compiled by Li Fang during Taipingxingguo years in Song dynasty. The book has 500 volumes,92 categories for different theme which has divided again more than 150 categories. It has referenced to many books, especially unofficial biographies and jottings, involving the concepts of gods, Taoism, retribution, dreams, demons and monsters in the content. The book has become valuable information for studying on ancient believes and ideas, and also become a way of understanding the lower people's livesOn the background of Tang Dynasty, and with the stories of retribution in Tai Ping Guang Ji as the main material, this paper has explored the dissemination of the contents and the actual situation of the retributive view in the general public of Tang Dynasty. The paper has also investigated the cultural connotation reflected in the stories of retribution of Tang Dynasty by different themes.The following is the main contents of the article.Partâ… :Introduction. This section briefly reviews the research profile of the concept of retribution and the "Taiping" in recent years, indicates the necessity of research on the story of retribution in Tai Ping Guang Ji.Partâ…¡:The first section of the article. This part traces to the origin of the concept of retribution which has occurred in almost all human habitation, and mainly with the ancient Chinese people as the focus of inspection object, explores the course of the development and characteristics of the retributive view.Partâ…¢:The second, third, fourth and fifth sections of the article. Tang Dynasty was an important stage in which Buddhism of India has localized into Buddhism of China. In this period, Buddhism publicized itself for growing, absorbed the thought of Confucianism and Taoism for merging into traditional culture of China, and penetrated the secular life for further spread. According to the main line, this part investigates the story of retribution in the Tang Dynasty in Tai Ping Guang Ji by sort, and reveals the faith of people for the retributive view and some social problems.Partâ…£:The sixth section of the article. This section seeks to sum up the characteristics of the times embodied in the stories of retribution by analyzing its connotation.Partâ…¤:Conclusion. Through analyzing the stories of retribution in Tang Dynasty in Tai Ping Guang Ji, the paper concludes that:First, Buddhism was in its heyday of development in Tang Dynasty. In order to advocate the sanctity and solemnity of Buddhism, the worship for Sutra and Buddha was demonstrated in the substantial part of the retributive stories, which was the inheritance for the strong Buddhist missionary color in Wei and Jin Dynasties. From the comparison of the number of Buddhist worship in the stories of retribution, we can see the prosperity of people for the Diamond Sutra in the period. The stories of retribution showed the different results of the people who believed or not in Buddhism from the positive and negative aspects. This is a performance in which Buddhism obliged and induced Buddhist believers.Second, It was an important historical period for the process of the localization of Buddhism in Tang Dynasty. Buddhism should be coordinated the relationship with Confucianism and Taoism for merging into the Chinese culture. The stories of retribution reflected the absorption and integration of Buddhism from Confucianism and Taoism, especially Confucianism in the period.Third, the retributive view is a moral court in ancient society, which has the social function of the "stark choice". For conducts which were harm to lives and the interests of others, it often gives the strong moral condemnation on the way of evil. For conducts of cherishing lives, exercising filial piety, emphasizing on virtue and honesty, it gives moral support and encouragement.Fourth, the stories of retribution is a emotional abreaction for injustice. Such as the cruel abuse of jealous hostess to servants, the disregard of officials to common people's lives, the avengement of higher officials for the subordinates in the name of public interests, the aggrieved parties can not uphold justice and wash grievance through normal channels (such as legal means), they can only hope the spirits to punish the evil. This is actually the abreaction of the feelings of resentment of the small fry in society in a non-normal manner.