{"id":16785,"date":"2019-08-18T07:49:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T07:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/chinese-buddhist-dances-fo-jiao-wu-dao\/"},"modified":"2019-08-18T07:49:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T07:49:16","slug":"chinese-buddhist-dances-fo-jiao-wu-dao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-buddhist-dances-fo-jiao-wu-dao\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Buddhist Dances \u4f5b\u6559\u821e\u8e48"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>  \t\tThe earthly world cannot live without music and dance, neither can the<strong> nirvana<\/strong>. The Buddhism was introduced to China from India in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). Not only the civilians but also the emperors believe in the Buddhism. Temples were centers of religious activities as well as entertainment. Music and dance were important components of sacrificial rites, and also one of the religious propaganda tools.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>  \t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>  \t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  \t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  \t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  \t\tProfessional music was prevalent in large temples in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), dance was an important part of Buddhist activities, and<em>Pusaman Dance<\/em>was the typical representative. Music played at court banquets and dance performance in the Tang Dynasty had some Buddhist color or directly came from Buddhist dances. For instance,<em>the Dancing in Leathering Clothing<\/em>of the Tang Dynasty featured strong Buddhist color.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>  \t<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  \t\t<strong><em>Wind Welcoming Celestial Band<\/em><\/strong>, and<strong> <em>Procession of Bodhisattvas Presenting Flowers <\/em><\/strong>of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) had dense Buddhist flavor. The Mongolians have believed in Tibetan Buddhism all along, so the dance performed in court banquets showed much Buddhist color. Among all, the most famous piece was<em>Sixteen Days of Dance<\/em>. Many historical records show that this dance is very elegant just like fairies descending to the world.<\/p>\n<p>  \t\tBuddhist dances in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties were famous worldwide for the<em>Song Welcoming the Spring<\/em>of Yuan Hongdao in the Ming Dynasty and<em>Kwan-yin Dance<\/em>of Xu Jinghong in the Qing Dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>  \t\tBesides, the solo dance<em>Kwan-yin Dance<\/em>with Yu Rongling as the choreographist and the dancer as well at the end of the Qing Dynasty portrayed a Kwan-yin Bodhisattva with a halo sitting on a lotus throne.<\/p>\n<p>  \t\t<strong>KEY WORDS\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  \t\t<strong>\u6d85\u69c3<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u6d85\u69c3\");<\/script>ni&egrave; p&aacute;n :&nbsp; nirvana<br \/>  \t\t\u300a\u98ce\u8fce\u4ed9\u4e50\u961f\u300b<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u300a\u98ce\u8fce\u4ed9\u4e50\u961f\u300b\");<\/script>f\u0113ng y&iacute;ng xi\u0101n l&egrave; du&igrave;\uff1a Wind Welcoming Celestial Band<br \/>  \t\t\u300a\u83e9\u8428\u732e\u9999\u82b1\u961f\u300b<script language=\"Javascript\">GetWord(\"\u300a\u83e9\u8428\u732e\u9999\u82b1\u961f\u300b\");<\/script>p&uacute; s&agrave; xi&agrave;n xi\u0101ng hu\u0101 du&igrave;&nbsp;: Procession of Bodhisattvas Presenting Flowers<br \/>  \t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1791418638\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The earthly world cannot live without music and dance, neither can the nirvana. The Buddhism was introduced to China from India in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). Not only the civilians but also the emperors believe in the Buddhism. Temples were centers of religious activities as well as entertainment. 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