A Comparative Study On Buddhist Clothing Between Mahayana Buddhism And Tibetan Buddhism

Mount Wutai, with a long history, ranking firstly among the four majorbuddhist mountains in China, is regarded as the dojo where abbot Manjusribodhisattva visions, as well as the only Chinese Buddhist shrine where there areboth Mahayana Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism and a lot of buddhist sectariancompletes. This situation is not only a product of the communication betweenChinese culture and foreign culture, but also a miracle created by the mutualdevelopment of Mahayana Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism in Mount Wutai.Buddhist monk clothing, after a long history of evolutionand innovation before its integration with Chinese traditional costume asBuddhism introduced into China, finally, with a unique style, developed intoa vital part of Chinese traditional clothing. In order to conform to Chinesetraditional Confucian clothing system and to accommodate Chinese naturalcondition and folk customs, thus being easy for the spread and development ofBuddhism, buddhist monk clothing has made a lot of innovation on the basis of the original Buddha-formulated clothing system during its integration withChinese costume culture. At the same time, Chinese costume culture wasinevitably influenced by buddhist clothing culture. They developed and grewmutually in the process of integration, interaction and rebuilding.This paper, focused on the comparison of Mahayana Buddhism monkclothing and Tibetan Buddhism monk clothing in Mount Wutai, is divided intosix parts, without the introduction and the conclusion, mainly including TheSpread of Mahayana Buddhism Monk Clothing and Tibetan Buddhism MonkClothing in Mount Wutai; Mahayana Buddhism Monk Clothing; TibetanBuddhism Monk Clothing; the similarities and differences Mahayana BuddhismMonk Clothing and Tibetan Buddhism Monk Clothing in Mount Wutai. Chapter4The similarities and differences between Mahayana Buddhism Monk Clothingand Tibetan Buddhism Monk Clothing in Mount Wutai is divided into two parts——similarities and differences. The similarities include the same model andsewing method of trinl civarani, they both have distinctive local features amongmonk clothing, their features are cultural carrier and symbol, they are both partof the Chinese dress civilization. The differences discuss how they differ inmodel, color, material, personal effects. Chapter5is divided into two parts, theinheriting， promoting and learning of Buddhist monks clothing, and theproblems need to be further studied. The conclusion discusses comprehensivelyabout Mahayana Buddhism Monk Clothing and Tibetan Buddhism MonkClothing in Mount Wutai and illustrates their similarities and differences further. Founded on Buddhist precepts of Indian monk suits, Buddhist Clothing ofMahayana Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism in Wutai Mountain, whichabsorbed cultural elements of Chinese traditional costume in the long history ofdevelopment, has strong local characteristics and reveals its diverse culturenature. This essay is aimed to have a comprehensive understanding and grasp ofthe characteristics and connotation of monk clothing for Mahayana Buddhism inWutai Mountain.