Chinese Buddhist and Taoist Art

Author: Zhang Yuying
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: This book is a study exploring Buddhist and Taoist art. The author chose to discuss Buddhist and Taoist art together for two reasons. On one hand, it aims to illustrate that, like Buddhist art, Taoist art is an important component of traditional Chinese culture. On the other hand, it seeks to demonstrate that Chinese Buddhist art differs from Buddhist art in other countries, as it shares many similarities in artistic aesthetics with Taoist art of China. The primary reason for this characteristic lies in the fact that after Buddhism entered China, it was shaped by traditional Chinese culture and nourished by the mother culture. As a result, Buddhism, which has a natural connection with traditional culture, developed certain shared spirits with Taoism, leading to cultural convergence. These two art forms, rooted and blossomed in the fertile soil of traditional Chinese culture, are two extraordinary flowers of art.