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The Influence of Buddhist Scripture Translation on Chinese Culture

Chunyan Wang

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Abstract

The translation of Buddhist scriptures occurring in Han,Wei,Tang and Song Dynasties is the fist translation climax in China,it is also the first large-scale collision and fusion between Chinese culture and exotic culture.Buddhist culture then infiltrates into every corner of Chinese people's lives and creates a significant impact on Chinese language,literature,thought and philosophy,etc.Translation of Buddhist scriptures has greatly enriched Chinese vocabulary,plenty of imaginative analogies in Buddhism arouse Chinese writers' imagination with a fantasy wings;the Ultra-realistic space concept in Buddhism greatly inspires Chinese people's thought,the history of Chinese philosophy since Han and Tang Dynasties is inseparable from the history of the development of Buddhist philosophy.Translation of Buddhist scriptures promotes the prosperity and diversity of Chinese culture and Buddhist culture also become an inalienable part of Chinese culture.

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The translation of Buddhist scriptures occurring in Han,Wei,Tang and Song Dynasties is the fist translation climax in China,it is also the first large-scale collision and fusion between Chinese culture and exotic culture.Buddhist culture then infiltrates into every corner of Chinese people's lives and creates a significant impact on Chinese language,literature,thought and philosophy,etc.Translation of Buddhist scriptures has greatly enriched Chinese vocabulary,plenty of imaginative analogies in Buddhism arouse Chinese writers' imagination with a fantasy wings;the Ultra-realistic space concept in Buddhism greatly inspires Chinese people's thought,the history of Chinese philosophy since Han and Tang Dynasties is inseparable from the history of the development of Buddhist philosophy.Translation of Buddhist scriptures promotes the prosperity and diversity of Chinese culture and Buddhist culture also become an inalienable part of Chinese culture.

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The translation of Buddhist scriptures occurring in Han,Wei,Tang and Song Dynasties is the fist translation climax in China,it is also the first large-scale collision and fusion between Chinese culture and exotic culture.Buddhist culture then infiltrates into every corner of Chinese people's lives and creates a significant impact on Chinese language,literature,thought and philosophy,etc.Translation of Buddhist scriptures has greatly enriched Chinese vocabulary,plenty of imaginative analogies in Buddhism arouse Chinese writers' imagination with a fantasy wings;the Ultra-realistic space concept in Buddhism greatly inspires Chinese people's thought,the history of Chinese philosophy since Han and Tang Dynasties is inseparable from the history of the development of Buddhist philosophy.Translation of Buddhist scriptures promotes the prosperity and diversity of Chinese culture and Buddhist culture also become an inalienable part of Chinese culture.

Key concepts: Buddhism, Prosperity, Chinese philosophy, Chinese culture, China, Chinese buddhism, Literature, Fantasy

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