Chapter 18 Section 10 Worshiping Religion

Buddhism was introduced into China from the Han Dynasty, and flourished in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, from emperors and courtiers down to traffickers and pawns.At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Five Dou Rice Religion originated from the folks, and gradually became Taoism after getting in touch with the Taoists, Yin-Yang Five Elements, and alchemists in the pre-Qin period.Celebrities among the scholar-official class also believed in Taoism, and the family of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi believed in Taoism.The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, surnamed Li, recognized Lao Tzu Li Dan (dan dan) as his ancestor, and regarded Taoism as the state religion.In such a strong religious atmosphere, people's naming and character selection have also been stained with religious color.During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it became common practice for the upper class to use Buddhist names as their names. In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to those who still named after Buddhist things, Taoist things were also popularized.See the example below.

〔Northern Wei Dynasty〕Yuan·鸷〔zhizhi〕peacock Among the Buddhist Bodhisattvas, there is the Peacock King Ming, with one head and four arms, driving a peacock, and has a mighty nature.Birds of prey are called birds of prey, so peacocks are corresponding. [Northern Wei Dynasty] Zhang · Whole word Bodhi Bodhi in Buddhism means Tao or enlightenment, which corresponds to "whole", which means cultivating the Tao. [Northern Wei Dynasty] Yang Jinzi Arhat Tianjin refers to the Milky Way in the sky, also known as Tianhan, so Han should be used for Jin.Because of worshiping Buddha, "Han" and "Luo" are added to form Arhat.Luohan is the provincial name of the Buddhist Arhat, and it means real people.

[Liang] Wang Sengbian, the word Juncai This is the unity of Confucianism and Buddhism.The monk and the monarch are facing each other, and the debate is corresponding. 〔Chen〕Yang Seng Mingzi Hongzhao Seng Ming said that Buddhism was prosperous.Hongzhao, intending the light of Buddhism to illuminate the world. 〔Sui〕Li·Zezi Monk Fa The law, the meaning is close.Decorating "Dharma" with "Monk" means that it is actually Buddhism. [Tang Dynasty] Wang Weizi Mojie Vimalakirti, the name of the Buddhist Bodhisattva. "Old Tang Book Wenyuan Biography Wang Wei": "Brothers all worship Buddha, live in constant vegetable food, and don't eat meat and blood." Because of worshiping Buddha, the Bodhisattva was named after him to show his conversion.

[Tang] Li Guozhen, styled Nanhua Tang Tianzi recognized Li Er, the founder of Taoism, as the ancestor (Taoism also uses Li Er as the ancestor), so he admired Taoism, and named Zhuang Zhou the real person of Nanhua, and was revered as the "Nanhua Zhenjing".Replacing "Nanhua" with "Guozhen (Zhen)" is to regard Taoist classics as the auspiciousness of the country. Others such as Li Baozhen, Sun Chuxuan, Chang Wuming, etc., although they have no words to match, can also see their strong Taoist color.