On Lu Xiujing Contribution In The History Of China Taoism

Lu Xiu Jing,a famous instructor,tianshic Toism in the Southern Dynasties,being the founder of Taoism in China's history is a pivotal figure.Facing the confusion of Taoist classics,the organizational chaos, the status of lax ceremony in the Wei and Jin Dynasties,Lu Xiu Jing had carried out an effect Taoist reform,including the overhauling and consolidating Taoist organizations to establish and perfect for a vegetarian festival Branch,the codification of the "three-book directory." And all these measures had promoted the revitalization and development of Chinese Taoism.This paper is divided into six chapters to discuss the caree of his life and his thought and his contribution to Taoism.Introduction of the land on which repair quiet life deeds done a comprehensive review.Lu Xiu Jing juvenile preferences,that is,when the book was later summoned to the palace workshops Song Wendi Road, to be respected.After Mingdi,after Feidi have repeatedly called Lu Xiu Jing,I hope he can Chushan acting,but was refused landing repair static tactful,saying he only willing to religious comfort.Lu Xiu Jing after his death,Mr.Shi,Jane Death.In the part of the introduction of the paper I discuss emphatically why I write the paper.As a great thinker,an expert of catalogue and a master of ceremoney,he had writen a lot of books.But many scholars of Taoism have not given a syatematic thorough and sufficient study for his works.So it is necessary for us to carry out a study for his thought and his contributions to Toism.In the first chapterⅠgive a comprehensive account of the political and cultural background and the brief circumstances of Taoism in the time of Liu Song.Duing Liu Song period the conflicts between Nobles and sugarcane had been further intensification,The struggle to seize the power between rulers was very serious.And the appearance of the emperor was in frequent replacement.Added the Civil War,leading to social unrest.In view of this,Emperor Wu Emperor Wen have been a number of social reforms,Emperor Wen,once a social prosperity.In culture,the more quiet mysticism,Buddhism,Taoism had developed a lot.In Liu Song period Taoism had been supported by the ruling class.But because of its own limitations,an imminent reform of Taoism was needed urgently at that time.In the chapterⅡ,Ⅰcomment on the thought of Lu Xiu Jing possessed a great many woks of his own,but only a few remained from which some of his thought can be summed up as follows.The first is that when we make a rule of Taoism a household classify of classes can be used as a referience.T he second is that the character of the thought of the vegetarian.Third,he brought up a theory of SanDongSiFuShiErLei of catalogae.The forth,the thory of longevity,LuXiuJing had mixed the theory of longevity of Taoism with the RenXiao and the theory of SanYeQingJing.In the third chapter,Ⅰanalyse some measures which LuXiuJing had taken when he overhauled and consolided,and reformed the organazation of Toism.First he tried to build up a legislation govering the purchase,complizing a household.This included the establishment of registration system for Taoism.Next,followed by appointing official in his post and rewarding the ones who were faithful and uptight.These rulers perfected the system of organnazation of Tianshi,At the same time it was helpful for ruling class to maintane their government.In chapterⅣⅠdiscussed the measures taken by LuXiuJing when he was edtablishing and improving the vegetarian festival Division.First he combed the histonry development of the vegetarian festival development.LuXiuJing listed nine vegetarian,including 12precepts theory in his works.And his characterize was the compatibity of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism.In chapterⅤⅠtalked about the book"Three Book Catalogue".The history from which Taoism began to compile the classical books lasted very long,starting from LuXiuJing "Three Book Catalogue"to the time of Emperor Xuanzong ordered Taoist Chongxuan compile'All the sound and meaning". In chapter six,a talk is given about his contribution to lingbao faction.I believed that Lus contribution as follows:1,He arrange lingbao classics;2,He expouded some of view of lingbao classics;3,He revised the vegetarian festival Branch;4,He was also a founder of lingbao fastion music;5,He conpile the lingbao classics.Finally,I summarize the contribution and status by Lu Jing to the history of Taoism is an outstanding Taoist scholars,reformers,the practice of home.It is precisely because Xiu Lu Jing's efforts,the time of Taoism in the Southern Dynasties been further developed.