| "Pilgrimage to the West in the Tang Dynasty" is an important document to record the history of Indian Buddhism. It is of great significance for people today to study the ancient history of India."Buddhist Records" depicts a special image---Dragon image. Comparison mentioned in the Indian Buddhist dragon image and China ancient dragon, which has a close mutual integration and impact. Buddhist Records of the dragon image or personality oppressive harm people, status, or pious guardian of the Tathagata, for the people of rainfall.Indian Buddhism Long divine very personification characteristics, six reincarnations into a livestock Road, and has a deep history and relationship with the snake. Chinese Dragon in the minds of people has always been mysterious and noble; dragon image in China has a special meaning unparalleled by other countries and peoples.Analysis to investigate the generation of the Dragon and the origin of species, connotation, and dragon image has been deeply integrated into traditional Chinese culture. Chinese Dragon and Indian Buddhism have long mutual differences, but also influence each other. The difference is mainly reflected in the huge differences in status, the divine differences of the dragon, the dragon king the meaning of different, geographical differences of the dragon and so on. Indian Buddhist dragon reflected Chinese dragon in the dragon in the sky, the personification of the dragon, the dragon can do the rain, and the dragon has a lot of property, dragon divided into good and evil and so on. It also impacted on the development of Chinese Confucianism and Taoism. Thousands of years, the honorable status and role of the dragon image can be further consolidated, attitudes and awareness of the dragon worship is deeply rooted in the hearts of our countrymen. |
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