论北魏庆阳佛教的传播特征

北魏佛教在庆阳的传播,体现出鲜明的时代特征,主要表现在:一是继东汉以来佛教自丝绸之路初传中原之后自东向西"倒流"庆阳,并深入到社会各个阶层;二是深深地打上了早期汉化佛教的烙印,既有早期佛教的简朴,又融入了具有时代气息的北方民族的文化特色,表现在造像艺术上,主要是由粗犷向精细、单一向丰富的转型,反映出非常鲜明的鲜卑族汉化和进步的历史进程;三是遭受上百年战乱之灾的庆阳人民在反抗无望的情况下的一种精神寄托;同时,又充分而且巧妙地利用和吸收了庆阳丰富独特的红砂岩自然条件和窑洞住宅技术。

The publicity characteristics of Buddhism in Qingyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty

The publicity of Buddhism in Qingyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty had distinct features of the times. Firstly, Buddhism, which came into China through the Silk Road in the Eastern Han Dynasty, marched westward from the east to Qingyang and found its place at every corner of the society; secondly, it had the cultural features of the northern nationalities of the times (though maintaining its original simplicity); thirdly, it became the religion that local people could place hope on after suffering from hundreds of years' chaos caused by war.