Research On The Ethical Implications Of Funeral Culture In Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty is a well-known thick burial era in Chinese history.People are deeply impressed by the number of funerary objects,the complexity of funerals,and the wide range of people involved in funerals.The funeral culture of Han Dynasty is the originator of the funeral culture in the two thousand years of feudalism in China.The funeral culture in the feudalism after the two Han Dynasties is mostly based on the further improvement of the funeral culture of Han Dynasty.There are profound historical reasons for the unprecedented prosperity and great influence of the funeral culture in the Han Dynasty.First,since the Han Dynasty,the funeral culture has occupied a higher and higher position in the traditional etiquette.As early as in the pre Qin period,funeral culture is an important part of the traditional "five rites" in China.The early rites include mourning,famine,hanging,coffin,and pension,which mainly refers to the mutual sympathy,mourning,and rescue of the vassal states in the patriarchal blood system after encountering natural and man-made disasters.Since the Han Dynasty,the power of the vassal states weakened,and the etiquette of condolence between the vassal kings was no longer valued,and the contents of ferocious rites were almost completely included in the funeral culture.Secondly,the important role of funeral culture was deeply recognized and fully played by the ruling class.Thefuneral culture of the Han Dynasty and the thought of "the unity of man and nature" that prevailed in this period are mutually corroborated,which maintains the absolute authority of the monarch and consolidates the feudal hierarchy.The funeral custom of "death is like life" advocated by the ruling class has become an effective way to regulate the social production and development in this period.The living people’s adherence to "filial piety" in the funeral has become the most important mainstream culture such as "loyalty" and "filial piety" The main means of propaganda and education.Under the influence of such factors as the concept of soul before the Han Dynasty,Taoist thought and the belief of gods and immortals,the concept of Yin-Yang and five elements and the idea of heaven and man induction,the concept of filial piety under patriarchal blood emotion,the thought of Confucian rites and music,the stable political situation and prosperous economic situation of the Han Dynasty,the funeral culture of the Han Dynasty reflected the "unity of heaven and man" and "things" in the form of "Tomb","funeral custom" and "funeral ceremony" Death is like life and filial piety is pure.Under the thought system of "heaven and man alike and feeling each other",people in Han Dynasty attempted to seek the basis of heaven through the orientation,structure and shape of funeral buildings,so as to complete the integrity and identity of human life and "heaven" from beginning to end.In the face of the burial customsconnecting the human world and the underground world,people in the Han Dynasty believed in the existence of another world with mysterious artifacts,languages,taboos and rituals,while the ruling class used the beliefs of the common people to regulate the development of politics,culture,economy and society.In order to carry out the concept of "filial piety" in governing the country,the ruling class of the Han Dynasty highlighted the characteristics of "filial piety" in the civil society and "loyalty to the king" in the bureaucratic class in the "funeral" ceremony,intending to consolidate the political rule and the harmonious social order with the temperature of human feelings under the hierarchical system.The funeral culture of the Han Dynasty contains rich ethical values.It is a response to the political order of "respect" in the Han Dynasty,a strengthening of the human relations of "kinship",and also an acculturation of the moral life of "heaven and earth".However,the funeral culture of the Han Dynasty,after all,is the product of the feudal hierarchy system,and ultimately serves the ruling class.Therefore,it will inevitably have a certain impact on the common people Negative effects,such as increasing the burden of the common people,intensifying the social hierarchy contradictions and so on.Today,we still study the funeral culture of Han Dynasty from the perspective of ethics,in order to trace the source of the development of funeral culture in China,to explore the path and way of acculturation ofour traditional views on death,nature and ecological theology,to understand the positive and negative impact of funeral culture on the development of a generation,and to understand the influence of funeral culture on people’s morality and customs Way.In order to further think about the unprecedented economic prosperity and cultural diversity,how to better play the role of funeral culture,firmly grasp the root and soul of the excellent traditional culture and moral quality of the Chinese nation in the changing era.