Theory Of The Role In The Process Of Legendary Novels In The Tang Dynasty Buddhism Secularization

After Buddhism spread to China in the late eastern han dynasty, had a tremendous influence in the culture of China. Of chinese culture Buddhism, as a foreign culture, Constantly adapt and fusion with Chinese culture, finally become an indispensable part of Chinese culture. The development of Buddhism in Tang Dynasty has had became the heyday Chinese Buddhist in the history of the development of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, not only performance in the rapid development, with the increasing number of denominations, monks, disciples of the expansion. The development of Buddhism in the tang dynasty, had a great impact in the social life and the culture. The emergence and popular of the tang novels, formed under the influence of Buddhism in Tang dynasty secular culture life. The phenomenon which is described in the legendary novels about the secularization of Buddhism thought and temple culture, is related to two sides. One is legendary novel itself is a kind of secular literature and the other one is that the Buddhism in the tang dynasty is closely secularization. " Taiping guang ji" is the compiling book written by Li Fang in the early song dynasty which had Collected most of the stories of the tang. So based on the collected by "Taiping guang ji" tang novels as the research material. This paper mainly studies the tang novels in the Tang dynasty’s role in the process of secularization of Buddhism. The first chapter mainly discusses the Buddhism and the historical background of the development of the legendary novels in the tang dynasty, between the legendary novels. The second chapter discusses the influence the secularization of Buddhism theory, mainly from the concept of causality of secularization and empty and impermanent secular these two aspects to discuss. The third chapter from the monastery function of diversification, the secularization of monks live, householders generalization of these three aspects discusses the monastery the secularization of culture influence. The secularization of Buddhism in the tang dynasty is to solve the difficulties of people in life, to help them relieve physical and mental pain. The phenomenon of secularization of Buddhism in the tang legend embodiment of the novel, Shows that the tang dynasty buddhist doctrine has deep into the heart of the general public, has a great faith foundation. The Tang novels involved to describe the story of the buddhist thought and temple culture, Reflects the secularizing Buddhism and alos promote the public belief in Buddhism. And the public belief in Buddhism and further hope further secularization of Buddhism. Novel had played an important role which cannot be ignored in the process of the interaction.