Northern And Southern Dynasties Monks Access Prachuab Examination

Buddhism is one of the three major world religions, which has made great progress since its introduced to China in Han dynasty. Ba-Shu Buddhism is one of the most important branches of Chinese Buddhism. And Chendu once was the Buddhism center of China. Nevertheless, Ba-Shu Buddhism was not well developed as the Central Plains did in the early stage until Tang Dynasty. Northern and Southern Dynasties are an essential stage in the history of Chinese Buddhism, however Ba-shu Buddhism developed relatively slowly in this stage, and there was not much communication with the outside. According to statistics, there are 31 monks who participated in the Buddhism Exchange with the outside world. In spite of lack of communication, just the few exchanges brought it to a new phrase of development, promoted the growth of Ba-Shu Buddhism, and indicated its ways of development as well. That also makes Ba-Shu Buddhism preserved its own characteristics and prepares for the boom in Ba-Shu Buddhism in Sui and Tang dynasties.Through research for the tracks of the monks who engaged in Buddhism Exchange in Ba-Shu in the period of Northern and Southern Dynasties, the monks' references will be found accurately. The thesis researches the route which they selected, the reason why they selected and their exchange activities after entry or exit. Furthermore, it analyses the effect brought by those activities. The thesis also gives a brief summary of Ba-Shu Buddhism development in Northern and Southern Dynasties.