On February 3, 65438, the academic seminar on Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in Yuan Dynasty was held in Shichahai Academy in Beijing. Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty refers to the Buddhism in which the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty in China during the hundred years (1260- 1368) from Yuan Shizu's accession to the throne to the last years of Shun Di. The Yuan Dynasty adopted a pluralistic and open policy in culture and religion, and Buddhism got new development. The imperial court set up "Yushi" to be in charge of "Zheng Xuan Academy", responsible for the national Buddhism and Tibetan military and political affairs; At the same time, eminent monks of Han nationality were appointed to manage Buddhist affairs and participate in the construction of political system and culture and education. Sino-Japanese and Sino-Korean Buddhist cultural exchanges have further developed. Beijing, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, is called a metropolis. It is not only a political, economic and cultural center, but also a Buddhist cultural center in East Asia. Many famous Buddhist monks and laymen from China and Tibet live here. Famous Buddhist figures in Yuan Dynasty, such as Basiba, Danba, Xingxiu, Haiyun Yinjian, Xueting Fuyu, Chu Cai, Liu, etc. Being respected by the imperial court or holding an important position in the government played an important role in promoting the exchange and development of Buddhist culture between China and Tibet at that time. The spread and exchange of Han and Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, made great contributions to national unity, ethnic integration and cultural prosperity.
In view of the weakness in the study of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty, in order to promote the innovation and development of Buddhist scholarship, this paper probes into the spread, exchange and characteristics, representative figures, deeds, writings and contributions of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty. Beijing Buddhist Culture Research Institute, Beijing Yonghe Palace, Tsinghua University Institute of Morality and Religion, and Annual Journal of Buddhist Studies jointly held this seminar, aiming at contributing to further promoting the cultural construction and prosperity of the capital.
Relevant leading guests from the State Bureau of Religious Affairs, the Chinese Religious Society, the Chinese Buddhist Association, the Beijing Bureau of Religious Affairs, and the Beijing Buddhist Association, as well as nearly 100 experts and scholars in Buddhist history, Yuan history, and Tibetan studies at home and abroad, and Dade Master attended the seminar. The opening ceremony of the seminar was presided over by Master Chang Chengkai, Vice President of Tsinghua University Institute of Morality and Religion, Deputy Director of China Institute of Buddhist Culture and Executive Vice President of Beijing Institute of Buddhist Culture. Hu Xuefeng Lama, vice president of Chinese Buddhist Association, president of Beijing Buddhist Association, director of Beijing Buddhist Culture Institute and vice president of Chinese Religious Society, Chen Yanbao, former party secretary of the Institute of World Religions of China Academy of Social Sciences and director of Beijing Religious Affairs Bureau, and Professor Yang, member of Honorary Faculty of China Academy of Social Sciences, delivered warm speeches at the opening ceremony.
More than 700 years of long-distance dialogue
This seminar is divided into four themes, and each seminar combines expert speeches and comments.
In the first discussion with the theme of "Chinese-Tibetan Buddhist figures in the Yuan Dynasty", Mr. Chen Gaohua, a librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History and a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discussed Yuan Renzong and Buddhism, and suggested that experts and scholars should pay attention to the legal documents of the Yuan Dynasty and look for some important policies and measures of Buddhism at that time in historical materials. Mr. Yang, a member of the Honorary Department of China Academy of Social Sciences and a researcher at the Institute of World Religions, studied Chu Cai and Buddhism. Kalsang Gyal, a researcher at the Institute of World Religions of China Academy of Social Sciences, summarized one or two events in the life of Yuan Emperor Ba Siba. Professor Uliji Buzzard from the School of Minority Languages and Literature of Minzu University of China put forward his own thoughts on the communication between the court and Tibetan Buddhist monks in the Yuan Dynasty. Fukushima Shigeyoshi, a researcher at Otani University's Shinto Institute, expressed his views on Kublai Khan's policy of worshipping religion and restraining Zen in Yuan Shizu.
In the second discussion with the theme of "A Comprehensive Review of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty", Ban Banduo, Dean of the Institute of Tibetan Studies at Minzu University of China, made a keynote speech on "On Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan Culture". Sun Wuhu, vice president of the School of Philosophy and Religious Studies of Minzu University of China, put forward his own views on the brief study of Sino-Tibetan Buddhist exchanges in the Yuan Dynasty. Jia Muyang, a researcher at the Institute of World Religions of China Academy of Social Sciences? Kai Chao outlined the Buddhist thoughts of Han, Tibetan and Mongolian in Beijing in Yuan Dynasty. Zhao Liming, a professor of Chinese Department of Tsinghua University and director of the Southwest Endangered Culture Research Center in Tsinghua University, shared the achievements of her on-the-spot investigation and rescue of endangered languages with students in the article "The Influence of Buddhism on Sichuan and Yunnan from the perspective of Mongolian in Sichuan", which aroused the high interest and enthusiasm of experts and scholars present.
In the third discussion about Buddhist rituals in Yuan Dynasty, Shen Weirong, a professor at Tsinghua University Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, talked about the importance of studying Buddhist "documents" in saving history from great joy and performance. An Haiyan, an associate professor at the Institute of Qing History of Renmin University of China, is the author of Textual Research on the Qing Dynasty's "Daoguolun" in Xixia and "Yanerfa" in Yuan Dynasty. Compared with the previous two studies, Professor Chen Nan from the School of History and Culture of Minzu University of China made a related speech, A Miscellaneous Examination of Dabai Umbrella Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty, and studied the development of Buddhist rituals among the people. Yin Bangzhi, a researcher in the editorial department of Journal of Southwest University for Nationalities, expressed his views from the perspectives of dzogchen and Zen.
Solonen, a professor at the Institute of Western History and Language, National College of China Renmin University, published Xixia Language at the fourth paper seminar with the theme of "Sino-Tibetan Buddhism Literature and Art in Yuan Dynasty". An overview of the spread of Buddhism in Xixia and Han Dynasty. Xie Jisheng, director of the Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Art Research Center of Zhejiang University and researcher of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of China Academy of Social Sciences, put forward "Re-examination of the origin of the multi-body six-character cliff stone carvings seen in Beijing". Liu Xiao, Vice President of China Yuan History Research Association and Researcher of China Academy of Social Sciences, talks about Li Chengxiu's "Lu" Yanjing Jianfu Temple —— Also on the nature of Mu 'an and the modesty of Na 'an. Liu Jun, deputy director of the Yonghe Palace Management Office, made a speech on Liu Yuan's contribution to the development and prosperity of the Buddha statue art in Yuan Dynasty.
"The window contains autumn snow in Xiling, and the door is behind the Wan Li boat." More than 700 years ago, Shichahai prospered because of the grain transportation in the Yuan Dynasty, and there have been four booms since then. After more than 700 years, scholars have been arguing, and they have made their own examination and reflection on the development and characteristics of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty from various angles, and conducted a historical dialogue in the space-time interval of more than 700 years. ...
Primitive observation, seeing ups and downs, never stops moving forward.
"Today, it is necessary for us to conduct an in-depth study on the spread, exchange and mutual influence of Han-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty, fully tap this precious historical wealth and apply it to the current socialist cause and the great unity of all ethnic groups." Hu Xuefeng Lama, president of the Beijing Buddhist Association and abbot of the Lama Temple, said that the convening of this seminar will not only expand the academic research field of Buddhism in the Yuan Dynasty in Beijing, but also play a positive role in promoting the comprehensive study of the whole Sino-Tibetan Buddhism.
"I hope that the guests can fully display their latest discoveries, further enrich the research results of Buddhism in the Yuan Dynasty, and take this opportunity to promote mutual learning and reference through the exchange and interaction of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism, inject new vitality into Sino-Tibetan Buddhism research, and create a new situation, so that the development of Buddhism in China will reach a new level." President Hu Xuefeng said.
Vice President of Beijing Buddhist Association, Executive Deputy Director of Beijing Buddhist Culture Research Institute and abbot of Guanghua Temple said, "As the capital of Yuan Dynasty, Beijing was both a political and cultural center and a Buddhist center at that time. Many Tibetan, Tibetan and Mongolian monks were active in the Yuan Dynasty. Their activities not only promoted the development of Buddhism, but also made great contributions to national unity, national integration and cultural prosperity. Today, it is still very important to study Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in Yuan Dynasty. Through historical combing and research, we can provide some reflection and reference for our future development. "
"We must adhere to the principle of' watching the end of the original work and watching the ups and downs' and grasp the future in familiar or unfamiliar scenery." As the great monk of Yi Studies said, historical research undertakes the mission of "studying the relationship between man and nature and connecting the changes of ancient and modern times". Attaching importance to history, studying history and drawing lessons from it can bring wisdom to mankind to know yesterday, grasp today and create tomorrow. This seminar has undoubtedly taken a forward-looking and solid step on the road of excavating the historical treasures of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty!