The Reason That Xinjiang Ancient Buddhism Transfer From Prosperity To Descent

The unique geographical position of Xinjiang has determined the function served as bridge that Xinjiang spreads its culture is deserving, but Buddhism of the Western Regions that connects India and Central Plains Buddhism after their experience millennium trials and hardship, has fail from the leading position, and replaced by the Islam. What is the reason? In ancient Xinjiang, Buddhism is one of the important props that support the spirit of ancient people. There must be its reasons in many aspects with declining in its prosperity. What is the reason that impels Xinjiang ancient Buddhism transfer from prosperity to descent, and at last loses its leading position? Is it a political reason, an economic reason, or the inevitability of the inner regular restriction in the culture development?the purpose of this paper is to resolve a series of problems above.the reason that Xinjiang ancient Buddhism transfer from prosperity to descent demonstrate their one's own differences because of difference of the area, at the same time, because of the geographical reasons, the decline of ancient Buddhism in Xinjiang does not coincide, it is shown as: while Buddhism of some areas is decling, it is prosperous and developing in some other areas. I divided the areas where Xinjiang ancient Buddhism transfers from prosperity to descent into 4 main places: Keshena, in field, tortoise now. Turfan and high prosperous area; and the reason of decling from prosperity about Xinjiang ancient Buddhism behave varied, there are war factors, the wasting excessively...