Research On Sanjie Religion Of Xinxing

Buddhism is divided into’Zhengfa’,’Xiangfa’,’Mofa’ by The Three Stage Religion, in the stage of Zhengfa, Buddhists were specialized in the Buddhism of Yicheng and in the stage of Xiangfa, and they were specialized in the Buddhist of Sancheng. Xinxing considered that the society of that time as the stage of Mofa according to the situation that the Mofa stage described, and integrating the people’s greed and selfish desire, also there should be a specialized Buddhism for rescuing Buddhism and all the people, the other meaning was keeping changing’Mofa’to ’Zhengfa’. The three stage religion was mainly on the base of influence of’Mofa’ ideology, that is the three stage—believing all the types of Buddhist doctrine, lying stress on practice, and advocating penance.Due to the friction between the three stage religion and traditional Buddhism fusion in Chinese culture, it is regarded as heterodoxy. For what there is only the three stage religion to rescue all the people in the world, writer will explain the point based on the introduction on Xinxing and various theories and practices.The assay will mainly discuss the background, culture situation, theory formation, and the historical significance of the three stage religion, according to analyzing the books of the three stage religion, such as Xinxing Yiwen, the three stage dharma Wujingzang Lvefa and so on. There are four parts to analyze these points as follows:The first part:the introduction on the founder of the three stage religion and his thoughts. This part will mainly analyze all the life of Xinxing and background of the theory formation of three stage religion, also compare and contrast between the three stage religion and Mahayana vehicle roundly. Based on researching on the part, it is a key and direct factor that the life and thought experience of Xinxing to impel the affecting of the three stage religion, therefore, this part is a foundation to analyzing the formation and development of the three stage religion.The second part:this part will mainly research on Buddhism theory of the three stage religion with the reference of the original work on the three stage religion. Firstly it explains what the ’Qifa’ is in the theory of Buddhism, and then draws forth the core part of the Buddhism-’Bafa’. Based on these researches, the beginning, thought and viewpoint will be more and more vivid.The third part:this part will mainly discuss the practical foundation. In the part, it firstly introduces the method and way of practice, and then discusses deeply the two main methods, one is’Wujin Zangxing’, and the other is "Qijie Lichan’, the two methods play very important role and bring huge influences in the modern world, also they precipitate the three stage religion deeply.The last part: this part will arrive at a conclusion. Objectively, it expounds the historical contribution and significance for modern world of the three stage religion from the aspect of the Xinxing’s whole life and the development of his theories.