Taoism Function Of Xiaoliang Dynasty’s (502--557) Politics

In general,people believed that Taoism is early religion for the Emperor Liangwu,then,Taoism was replaced by Buddhism.The Emperor Liangwu promulgated a policy that he abjured his own familial Taoism religion and willingly converted to Buddhism.This official policy was considered that the emperor disparaged Taoism and upgraded the status of Buddhism.Gradually,the Emperor Liangwu became a cult of Buddhism.Finally,the Emperor Liangwu’s religious fanaticism helped bring about his death and country’s demise.Despite,the Emperor Liangwu was proselytism,he had maintained a long and intimate relationship with Taoism.Taoism had an important influence on the emperor’s rule.He strongly supported Taoist activities,such as the Taoist management official institute,Taoist temples building,celebrating Taoist ceremony,subsidizing,holding religious debates,and Taoism had a prosperity never seen before appeared in the Southern Dynasties.The Emperor Liangwu had asked for Tao Hongjing who is Taoist religious leader advice on national issues.Meanwhile,Taoism advocates to absolute monarchy and educates people to do good,it was supported by the government,so emperor sacrificed Buddhism,and at the same time ordered his magistrates to build Taoist temples.Besides,the influence of Taoist beliefs also had a significant impact on the emperor’s as a fanatical Budddhist diversified religious policy.During the Liang Dynasty(502-557),the Xuanxue which is a philosophical sect in Wei-Jin dynasty saw a great revival in palace and academia.Liang’s emperors all had a passion for Xuanxue and instructed Laozi in person which was regarded as the most typical or important part of discussions of Xuanxue.Even the Emperor Liangwu’s explanatory text of Laozi was used for textbook to nobility and intelligentsia.Thus,people were enthusiastic about Xuanxue.It all happened in Datong period which is the late reign of the Emperor Liangwu,the time,the emperor had held a more stable and powerful empire,he willingly intent to grasp the cultural power by Xuanxue interpretation.There is,in addition,one further to make,the emperor,as a buddhist cult,had once had public lectures on Laozi in a buddhist palace,Chongyun,and he had attempt to blend the ideology of Buddhism into Taoism.Although,the Emperor Liangwu’s discussion of Xuanxue also indirectly contributed to the widespread spread of qingjing ideas.In addition,the Qingjing management way which is an concept in Taoism that literally means no intervention with nature to govern also had an impact on the Liangwu Emperor.In the Book of Song and Book of Nan Qi did not find the word to describe governors,in contrast,the Book of Liang use frequently this word.The Qingjing type of Liang dynasty governors are much more the Song than and Nanqi dynasty,this governors runs throughout the Liang dynasty,and are widely distribute in society.The Qingjing governance is relevant to restore social order after the scourge of war and a new emperor nourished people urgently to recover national power and the subtle influence in the qingjing as a policy fondness restore order.