An Analysis Of The Monk’s Social Communication In Wei,Jin,Northern And Southern Dynasties

The monk’s social communication is the communicate between the monks and social strata initiatively or passively. The development of Buddhism in China is determined by the monk and social strata’s attitudes. Their communication is an important way to introduce Buddhism. The friendly exchanges is the main trend in Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties.Struggle and conciliation is the way in monks and Taoist priest. Different from both each other in public debate, monk through the codification of miraculous deeds,to prove the advantages of Buddhism in relation to Taoism. Even against the monks, "Yi-Xia defense" also appeared on monk’s miraculous deeds; fusion now, in addition to learn from each other’s doctrines, theories, there were monks joined voluntarily converted to Buddhism with Taoist priest of initiative to abandon. Diet fusion performance for monks to study Taoist BIGU taken. In fact, both struggles and fusion promotes the development of Buddhism in China.Monks and local officials generally have friendly exchanges with each other.Monks may contact with local officials proactively, and let them reside in the temple as well as cure their diseases. Once the local officials take office they would actively follow them for the sake of Buddhism development with the support of the government. The local officials also have an active relationship with monks. In material aspects, they would build houses and mend temples for the monks and organize them translate the Buddhist texts and preach them. In politics the eminent monks would be treated with courteous reception by the local officials: greet the monks, invite them to the residence, retain them, even recommend the monks as officials. As to religious culture aspect, they would ask monks to be their believers.In the process of these exchanges, the power of the officials is the key to the achievement of the communication. Anyway, all these friendly exchanges make Buddhism able to spread locally.Monk’s funeral is the special aspects of their social interaction. On monk’s deathbed, they are also not forget to promoting Buddhism to the emperors. After themonks passed away, emperors, intellectuals and ordinary people are active to their funeral. They take the initiative to "participation" Monk’s funeral, do their best, to express their grief. The emperors gave an elaborate funeral to the monks in various ways. Scholars set up a monument and tower, write a composition for the monks. The ordinary people raise funds to build the tower also for monks. Interaction with the community due to the monk, Buddhism in China has been widely spread. The concept of Buddhist monks began to affect scholars.