The influences of Zen on Chinese culture.

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목차

1. Background
1.1 Introduction of Zen into China
1.2 Social and political Background

2. Cultural influences
2.1 Zen and art, and painting
2.2 Zen and literature

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Introduction
With the continuous pattern of dynastic rise and fall countless and different levels of openness to othercountries.("Ming dynasty (1368-1644) China has kept changed its way of surviving and developed its cultures and history with influences of them. As a result, China formed very unique and glorious civilization and its influences on culture still exist. China boasts very long and magnificent cultural historyural heritages until present. China has 41 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and it is ranked at 3 in the world. In addition, there is a list of world most famous fine art and china.There are three religions which have influences on these; Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism. on art form as well as people’s way of thinking that includes literature. Althoughthese three religions are the most critical factors to Chinese cultures and it further expanded its influences to whole Asian countriesre influential and important for Chinese culture. This essay is going to cover the Zen’s influence on Chinese culture and further give elaborate examples of its influences with my perceptions.

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us in Song Dynasty can be also attributed to the introduction of Buddhist literature.
It has also broadened the scale of Chines people’s thought.Zen Buddhism, the compassionate Bodhisattva, and the hope for a new and happier life in the future existence are all new to Chinese.These were unfamiliar subject to Chinese people and so it has broaden people’s way of thinking and it reestablished its new boundary of intellect. Before Zen’s introduction into China, China’s literature system was so rigid and unchangeable. It had to follow the same rule which doesn’t carry the variety and creativity. The system brought freedom in writing about new ways of life and it has gradually rooted in to Chinese consciousness.

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