The Inheritance And Innovation On Decorative Arts Of Modern Chinese Buddhist Building

Decoration of Chinese Buddhist buildings is studied in this paper. The Buddhist building is different from secular buildings, it restricted more by Buddhist culture. It not only provides the place for meeting, but the symbol of modern Buddhist spirit. The decoration of Buddhist building is the materialization forms of Buddhist art. It has special double features:on the one hand, it Beautify the activity center where Buddhist monk practice and meditation; on the other hand, it also conveys the teachings of Buddhism, become the carrier of the spirit of Buddhist art and the faithful. It accounts for a large proportion in traditional building culture. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, The traditional Buddhist building decoration keep pace with the times, constantly to coordination and integration with the Chinese Ceremonial and Cultural, and form the different characteristics and expression in different period, It also bring in the new vitality for the traditional decoration art. However, with the development of the modern Buddhism, the decoration of many new or expansion Buddhist buildings lack of new forms and style in the Mainland. Some buildings by rules, along with classical adornment forms; Some pursue the forms of luxury luxurious, which result in the space tedious. Art Design should go with the times, along with the development of modern science and technology, in the east and west, the exchange of buildings culture has become increasingly frequent, and the transformation of the Buddhist building decoration also become inevitable. So this paper discusses the heritage and innovation of Buddhist building decoration as purpose.The first chapter, it tells the purpose and meaning of topics in this paper, Research methods、categories、the research status in domestic and foreign and innovative points, etc. The second chapter, it analysis the achievements、Chinese traditional culture and the adornment of the major characteristics of the content, in the long development progress of the traditional Buddhist architecture decoration, which based on record of historical, the library books and the existing data of Buddhist architecture which is representative. The third chapter, according to the picture to analysis the problem what the existing Buddhist temple faced, And summarize the causes of the problem, etc.There are three religions in the world, different religion has its special and recognition form of architectural decoration. But the development of religious architectural has the same way. This can be learned from the west of the church and state of evolution and the existing informed. So the fourth chapter we analysis some cases of Buddhist temple well in modern time and the church in Taiwan and Japan. Find out the way and methods of transformation in design, to provide the basis of new theoretical and views can be referenced for Buddhism building decoration in mainland.