The Secularization Of Buddhism Statue In Tang Dynasty And Its Modern Significance

The Tang Dynasty is one of the dynasties in all aspects of the most prosperous economy and culture period, The prosperity of a country and at that time the superstructure advocated to build the Buddhism temple, be kind to the monks, and exaggerated statues identity values. All these put the statues creation process to mature exquisite the crest of wave crest, being a splendid period in the history of religious statue creation.The Buddhism statue in that time features the so-called "Tang Style", which means the distinctive they have and the big change they made in comparing with those before, and the typicalness, is known as secularization. This paper is divided into three parts, particularly discussing its secularization along with the enlightenments we can get in referring the analysis of the secularization that Buddhism statue of Tang shares.This thesis mainly consists of three part as the three chapter.The first part mainly elaborated the origin of this central idea of Tang Dynasty Buddhist statues of secularization.So think,Religious statues development is an inevitable phenomenon in the process of the secular religious.The Buddhist statues could appear the worldly phenomena in the Tang Dynasty. It was inseparable with the era and culture background.And was even more widespread changed, when Buddhism concept method of Buddhist culture.Then reflected the people’s worship heart needs of expression.Part two, on the feature of secularization the statues appear then. Think, secular characteristics of Buddhist sculptures are mainly embodied in three aspects.One,the statue expression and shape of the art image, Vivid characteristic and the presentation because it tends to be secular aesthetic;Two,in statues contents and made technique,because of its many drawn from diverse worldly life,it showed abundant or diversified characteristics.Three,In the statues expression of their religious ideal,because of its often directly or indirectly corresponding or respond to people’s the reality of life concern,so it appeared the reality of characteristics.The third part focuses on,By understanding the study of Tang Dynasty Buddhist secular,on today’s Buddhist art should have implications.Pointed out,Secularization of Buddhism Statues in Tang Dynasty reflected the times and nationality corresponding.And this era and nationality is today people’s statue should not be overlooked.The secularization of Buddhism Statues in Tang Dynasty reflect the special expression of sculpture artists on the religious sentiment and religious ideology.Today the statue should not simply copy the content to the antique statues.So it should be seriously considered the spiritual realm and statues of reproduction of life what taste.And the statues to convey thoughts and what kind of ethical values.