中国文化概况Chinese religionPPT.ppt

Chinese Religions 国贸0914班： 钟思娟01 林雨婷02 邵巍04 方博闻06 郑欣莹09 吕璐10 Chinese Religions China is multi-religion country. There are indigenous Taoist religion, all forms of folk religions, and religion of foreign origins such as Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. The Taoist Religion（道教） Taoism is the indigenous (土生土长的) religion in China. Lu Xun once said, “The Chinese roots are deep in Taoism. If one tries to comprehend Chinese history and culture, he must first comprehend Taoism and the Taoist religion.” The Taoist religion evolved out of witchcraft (巫术), necromancy（方术 ) and self-cultivation techniques. Its highest belief is called “Dao”, its bible is called “Dao De Jing”. Zhang Daoling The Taoist religion was founded by Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became very popular during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Taishang laojun Taoists revered (尊崇) Lao Zi as the originator of the Taoist religion and called him “Taishang Laojun” (太上老君). In front of Taoist temples, there are mountain gates, Huabiao (marble pillar) and fan’gan (幡杆). Outside the Huabiao is the earthly world (俗界), inside it is the celestial place (仙界). Eight Immortals in the Taoist religion The?story?about?the?Eight?Immortals?have?been?so?popular?and?influential?in?Chinese?society. There?is?a?famous?saying?about?them?:“When?the?Eight?Immortals?cross?the?sea,each?demonstrates?his/her?diving?power”.They?represent?eight?factors?in?Chinese?people’s daily?life. The most sacred Taoist mountain—Dragon-Tiger Mountain Dragon-Tiger Mountain is located at the southwestern suburb of Yingtan, Jiangxi Province. It is the birthplace of the Taoist religion. According to a legend, when the elixirs were made, a dragon and a tiger were seen above the mountain. So, the mountain was renamed after the celestial animals (“丹成而龙虎现，山因以名”). 安徽齐云山 湖北武当山 江西龙虎山 四川青城山 Buddhism(佛教） Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century B.C. Sakyamuni is said to be the founder of Buddhism. Buddhism was first introdu