"JAPAN SURRENDERED!"On August 15,1945,Ta Kung Pao announced the historic news with a striking front-page headline in oversized characters-Japan had officially declared its unconditional surrender.What a mome..."JAPAN SURRENDERED!"On August 15,1945,Ta Kung Pao announced the historic news with a striking front-page headline in oversized characters-Japan had officially declared its unconditional surrender.What a moment of complete victory of China's resistance against imperial Japan!展开更多
This article examines the transmission and influence of Tang-period foreign astrology in China through two representative texts:the Futian Calendar(Futian li符天历)and the Yusi Scripture(Yusi jing聿斯经).The Tang and ...This article examines the transmission and influence of Tang-period foreign astrology in China through two representative texts:the Futian Calendar(Futian li符天历)and the Yusi Scripture(Yusi jing聿斯经).The Tang and Song official and private bibliographies,which record numerous works belonging to the Futian system and the Yusi system,indicate that,after the Futian Calendar and the Yusi Scripture were introduced into China in the Jianzhong and Zhenyuan eras,respectively,they were widely disseminated through the practices and manipulations of folk diviners.An analysis of the surviving scattered records that reflect the contents of these two texts suggests that the Futian Calendar and the Yusi Scripture represent two sides of the same coin in the foreign astrology introduced to China:the Futian Calendar supplied the mathematical methods for calculating planetary positions for the fortune-telling aspect of astrology,which is mathematically demanding,while the Yusi Scripture provided the rules for astrological calculations,predicting an individual’s fate based on the configuration of celestial bodies in the ecliptic at the time of the person’s birth as determined by the Futian Calendar.The Yusi Scripture likely underwent multiple translations,reintroductions,and localizations,transforming the practice from predicting fate based on the seven luminaries to doing so with the eleven luminaries.The Tangperiod foreign astrology represented by the Futian Calendar and the Yusi Scripture exerted a profound influence on China’s indigenous astronomy and even its indigenous culture.This influence not only functioned at the broad social and cultural levels but also permeated from the civilian to the official sphere,eventually becoming an integral part of traditional Chinese culture.The study highlights how knowledge exchange and transmission drive civilizational development,and argues that necessary encounters and fusion between local culture and foreign knowledge constitute a healthy condition for preserving cultural independence and diversity.展开更多
Jātaka story paintings are common narrative subjects in Dunhuang murals.Based on corresponding scriptures,they present all kinds of good deeds that Sakyamuni sacrificed his life to save sentient beings in his previou...Jātaka story paintings are common narrative subjects in Dunhuang murals.Based on corresponding scriptures,they present all kinds of good deeds that Sakyamuni sacrificed his life to save sentient beings in his previous life.Dunhuang Jātaka story paintings are highly consistent with the scriptures in content,but their intuitiveness and expressiveness are more prominent.By comparing the narrative relationship between Jātaka story paintings in the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang and their corresponding scriptures,this study finds that the two have unity in reproducing artistic images and restoring key plots of classic Buddhist scripture stories,but there are great differences in the narrative effect.Dunhuang Jātaka story paintings have three prominent features in narrative,including visualization of key elements,concretization of expressions and movements,and contextualization of cause and effect.This study aims to reveal the intertextual narrative relationship between Dunhuang Jātaka story paintings and their corresponding scriptures.展开更多
Like all the religions in the world,Mo religion is a classic one believed by all Zhuang people.It believes in and worships the gods,having truth in a thing that life and death are manipulated by the gods,that life and...Like all the religions in the world,Mo religion is a classic one believed by all Zhuang people.It believes in and worships the gods,having truth in a thing that life and death are manipulated by the gods,that life and death can be reincarnated,and that human beings can be recreated.It has a set of systematic interpretations of the universe,celestial bodies,life and death,misfortune,fate,soul,salvation,etc.It has the omnipotent,omniscient and the infinitely wise.The first Patriarch Bulotuo appeared as the supreme god and master.His professionals are called“pumo”and religious scripture of Mo religion is called“sɯ³⁵mo³⁵”!Mo religion’s activities are known as“hok⁵⁵mo³⁵”.展开更多
文摘"JAPAN SURRENDERED!"On August 15,1945,Ta Kung Pao announced the historic news with a striking front-page headline in oversized characters-Japan had officially declared its unconditional surrender.What a moment of complete victory of China's resistance against imperial Japan!
基金the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China entitled“A Study on Foreign Astronomy Introduced to China and Its Influence During the Tang and Song Dynasties”唐宋时期域外来华天文学及其影响之研究(Project No.12273039).
文摘This article examines the transmission and influence of Tang-period foreign astrology in China through two representative texts:the Futian Calendar(Futian li符天历)and the Yusi Scripture(Yusi jing聿斯经).The Tang and Song official and private bibliographies,which record numerous works belonging to the Futian system and the Yusi system,indicate that,after the Futian Calendar and the Yusi Scripture were introduced into China in the Jianzhong and Zhenyuan eras,respectively,they were widely disseminated through the practices and manipulations of folk diviners.An analysis of the surviving scattered records that reflect the contents of these two texts suggests that the Futian Calendar and the Yusi Scripture represent two sides of the same coin in the foreign astrology introduced to China:the Futian Calendar supplied the mathematical methods for calculating planetary positions for the fortune-telling aspect of astrology,which is mathematically demanding,while the Yusi Scripture provided the rules for astrological calculations,predicting an individual’s fate based on the configuration of celestial bodies in the ecliptic at the time of the person’s birth as determined by the Futian Calendar.The Yusi Scripture likely underwent multiple translations,reintroductions,and localizations,transforming the practice from predicting fate based on the seven luminaries to doing so with the eleven luminaries.The Tangperiod foreign astrology represented by the Futian Calendar and the Yusi Scripture exerted a profound influence on China’s indigenous astronomy and even its indigenous culture.This influence not only functioned at the broad social and cultural levels but also permeated from the civilian to the official sphere,eventually becoming an integral part of traditional Chinese culture.The study highlights how knowledge exchange and transmission drive civilizational development,and argues that necessary encounters and fusion between local culture and foreign knowledge constitute a healthy condition for preserving cultural independence and diversity.
文摘Jātaka story paintings are common narrative subjects in Dunhuang murals.Based on corresponding scriptures,they present all kinds of good deeds that Sakyamuni sacrificed his life to save sentient beings in his previous life.Dunhuang Jātaka story paintings are highly consistent with the scriptures in content,but their intuitiveness and expressiveness are more prominent.By comparing the narrative relationship between Jātaka story paintings in the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang and their corresponding scriptures,this study finds that the two have unity in reproducing artistic images and restoring key plots of classic Buddhist scripture stories,but there are great differences in the narrative effect.Dunhuang Jātaka story paintings have three prominent features in narrative,including visualization of key elements,concretization of expressions and movements,and contextualization of cause and effect.This study aims to reveal the intertextual narrative relationship between Dunhuang Jātaka story paintings and their corresponding scriptures.
文摘Like all the religions in the world,Mo religion is a classic one believed by all Zhuang people.It believes in and worships the gods,having truth in a thing that life and death are manipulated by the gods,that life and death can be reincarnated,and that human beings can be recreated.It has a set of systematic interpretations of the universe,celestial bodies,life and death,misfortune,fate,soul,salvation,etc.It has the omnipotent,omniscient and the infinitely wise.The first Patriarch Bulotuo appeared as the supreme god and master.His professionals are called“pumo”and religious scripture of Mo religion is called“sɯ³⁵mo³⁵”!Mo religion’s activities are known as“hok⁵⁵mo³⁵”.
