The Research Onthe Religious Thought Of Emperor Wu Of The Han Dynasty

During the reign of Emperor Han Wudi content has been one of the focuses of the research.During the reign of Han Wudi, of the economic, political, cultural and educational take unified policy, also embarked on a generalization of the religious management.Confucian and Confucianism in this period has entered a new stage of development, and has close connection with religion.Dong Zhongshu is a representative of this period Confucianism.Han Wudi’s religious thoughts from Dong Zhongshu’s "New Confucianism" as the main body, not only in the development of Confucianism is a major innovation, directed by it’s religious activities is also produces a great impact on the traditional religion.Therefore, study on the Han Dynasty religion for more clearly the development history of Chinese ancient religion is particularly important.This paper is divided into three chapters.The first chapter mainly elaborates Han Wudi "destiny view" of the sequence of events and the details.God as a mysterious substance from the ancient people’s worship of nature.In the Shang Dynasty, more limited for the fate of the people understand it is mysterious force of a kind of ultimate nature, to reflect the political rule is "divine kingship" thought, and this thought gradually in the process of the development of the "day" was far away from the real life, let people lost "a sense of security ".Until Zhou Dai, the Duke of Zhou began to change from "destiny view".During this period the "heaven" theory not only keeps the God, and the name of the day explains Dynasties. Will of God as the spirit of the umbrella, so that "heaven" has paid attention to the reality, and pay attention to personnel, to meet two people, God required.Zhou Dai’s "heaven" in Han Dynasty "destiny view" the formation plays a good role in paving the way.Based on the development of Confucianism, and Confucianism representative Dong Zhongshu puts forward "the heaven three policy to the emperor".The clarified the Confucian view of fate.Han Wudi put most of its adoption, fusion’s experience, finally established his "destiny view".Its main contents are:believe in yourself the rule of power is the ultimate power of God only gives, this right is called the "mandate of heaven".There is interaction between the day and the rulers, this interactive process is performed by two ways:auspicious sign and calamity.Will lower the blessing should conform to the heaven, in heaven or deviate from the disaster occurs, there will be disaster early warning.Han Wudi is in the "heaven" under the guidance of embarking on a series of religious activities.The second chapter mainly lists the religious activities detailed Emperor Wu of Han dynasty.Content includes:worship heaven and earth, the gods, ancestors, nature; still immortal plexus Yong many times sent around the Qiuxian interview with medicine, in order to ever-young; and the succession to the former generation will be all over the wizard into each one, using the wizard dialogue with God and "Wu Gu" in think oneself to; Edward, the Confucianism, the theory of five and the theory of Yin-Yang and the five elements theory of system reform, calendar, easy to wear color, to confirm the legitimacy of the rule of some content.By sorting out the complex religious activities on the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, in order to figure things out, to find clues.The third chapter analysis combined with the first, the content of the two chapter of the emperor’s religious thought of the full range.The first relates to content includes qualitative on the religious thought of Hanwu emperor.The analysis of a series of related between man and God Emperor of the activities can be called religious.On this basis, conducts the research to the emperor "unified" religious thought.Emperor Wu of Han religious "unified" thought is mainly reflected in:1, by offering to establish a unified national supreme God, give the people of the whole country unified religion;2, create the ether, earth and the core of the large suburban sacrifices, which is in the Han Dynasty carried out a variety of various religious activities the "leading" system;3, the regional religious unity. On regional integration is the emperor of religion to front generation far the biggest, not only are the mountains, more important is from the East, South, West, north each angle the different regions of the ethnic and religious culture into his own religious system. Finally, analysis of the impact of the emperor brought about by religious thoughts. Including the effect of schools of thought, the influence of Confucian alchemist and influence on politics.By writing this article in order to more clearly understand the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty’s religious thought and system, make the research of Hanwu emperor content can be more perfect.