Pearls Illuminate the Universe after Shedding off Dust:the Study of the Art of Buddhist Scriptures of the Prosperous Periods of the Qing Dynasty
| Autor: | Yueh-Jou Peng, 彭悅柔 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 100 This essay aims to explore the cultural influences caused from the making process of the court’s Buddhist scriptures, the sorts of Buddhist scriptures and the application of such scriptures by resorting to the documents of the Royal Workshop of the Qing’s Ministry of Interior Affairs during the prosperous periods of the Qing dynasty. We intend to further explore the political, religious and social functions in the view of the transcripts, block-prints, embroideries and Buddha statues and stress the cultivation achieved by the change of identities of these emperors in the prosperous periods of the Qing dynasty. Upon importation into China, the Buddhist scriptures had become indispensable to the teachings of Buddha’s wisdom after acceptance of the society and the efforts of monks through generations. Under the coordinated endeavors of monks and bureaucrats, the emperors had been the targets of such teachings. Monks all tried to win the support from the emperors. Thereafter, Buddhist scriptures evolved into various styles under the efforts of emperors and the society. The long-span background and classification of Buddhist scriptures here are used to attest the inheritance of the Buddhist scriptures of the prosperous periods of the Qing dynasty. The motivations of the emperors for producing the Buddhist scriptures came not merely from the religious policies but also from the need for cultivation. Except for the transcripts by emperors themselves, the court’s Buddhist scriptures also included the ones offered as tributes and the ones written by calligraphers which had been collected through generations. In addition, the publication of Buddhist scriptures under the assent of emperors and the embroidery Buddhist scriptures and statues were all major parts to the court’s Buddhist scriptures in the prosperous periods of Qing dynasty. Aside from keeping some of them in the court, other scriptures were delivered to the assigned locations so as to exert cultivation power. According to the existing documents, the Ministry of Interior Affairs would systemically provide materials with which to make Buddhist scriptures, including containers and paints such as ink and gilds. Upon completion, the units of Ministry of Interior Affairs would have to take charge of covering, ornamentation and packaging before complying with the orders by the emperors and sending them to other places for oblation. The essay also aims to discuss the location for oblation specifically, attempting to offer examples of circling layers to illuminate how the cultural influences were produced due to the locations of oblation of Buddhist scriptures and the change of emperors’ identities, thereby discussing the care effects of the matter.. |
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