Zhu Quanzhong wanted to wait for the unification to seize the throne, but due to the defeat of Huainan, he forced the Tang Emperor Li Ji to let the Tang Emperor in 907, and after the founding of the Liang, the Tang Dynasty died, and the period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms began.

After listening patiently to what the Zen master said about Tang, Zhang Cambodia couldn't help but bring the topic back

The influence of Buddhism on the society of the Tang Dynasty came up. Before Zhang Cambodia could speak, he only heard the Zen master "cough", cleared his throat, and then continued-

The Tang Dynasty was an important period in which Buddhism flourished and developed, and it had a profound impact on different social strata of the Tang Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, the upper class headed by the emperor was greatly influenced by Buddhism, and their worship of Buddha was very common, and the reasons for their worship of Buddha were not simple, but very complex.

They attach the most importance to the irreplaceable role of Buddhism in politics, and actively use Buddhism as a favorable ideological weapon to stabilize social order, consolidate rule, educate the people, and even change the dynasty. Of course, they also have a pure spiritual need for Buddhism, to make merits for themselves, pray for their loved ones, express their sorrow for the deceased, and satisfy their spiritual needs through Buddhism.

On the whole, most of the rulers of the Tang Dynasty advocated Buddhism, which was the fundamental reason why Buddhism flourished in the Tang Dynasty.

The progress and development of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty had a positive impact on the prosperity of the economy, making the economy of the Tang Dynasty develop more comprehensively and steadily.

1. Buddhism, as an economic entity of Buddhism itself, especially the development of the monastic economy, has played a positive role in promoting the feudal economy. In addition, a large amount of farmland was reclaimed in the process of the establishment and development of Buddhist monasteries, and the development of monastic agriculture has changed the pattern of scattered and isolated small farmers in traditional Chinese agriculture, and this change in the mode of agricultural production has played an important role in promoting the development of social productive forces and rural economy.

2. Buddhism's special forms of consumption and means of consumption have also stimulated the progress and development of the commodity economy. Because the Buddhist activities of the Tang Dynasty required the use of various specific items, that is, religious commodities, which carried the development of Buddhism and promoted the consumption of related commodities; And the Tang Dynasty

Religious life is relatively free, and many people believe in Buddhism, and do not spare money to invest in Buddhist beliefs such as building temples and repairing scriptures and statues.

3. Buddhist concepts and Buddhist morality. Buddha-nature equality and agricultural Zen thought also have an impact on people's economic behavior by influencing people's concepts and consciousness, and ultimately promote merger

It accelerated the economic development of the Tang Dynasty.

In terms of culture, the development and influence of Buddhist culture on the art of the Tang Dynasty: the localization of Buddhism gradually matured, the various sects and Buddhist theories developed maturely, the various sects and Buddhist theories developed maturely, the large-scale construction of Buddhist temples, grottoes, pagodas and other Buddhist buildings, the characteristics of Buddhist paintings, statues, murals and other characteristics were different, and the level of carving production also reached a new height. Under the influence of Buddhist Zen theory, Tang poetry reached the pinnacle of classical Chinese poetry. Poems full of Buddhist teachings are mainly chantals of Buddhism and Buddhists, or direct communication of Buddhist Zen teachings. In addition to the poems of temple architecture, Buddhist murals, Buddhist music and Sanskrit Tranquility, Tang poems were influenced by the prevailing Buddhism, and there were also many singing and harmonizing works of scribes and poets and monks, and a total of 2,273 such poems were included in the "All Tang Poems".

In terms of social life, Buddhism was also closely related to the social life of the Tang Dynasty, and for the general public, their almost obsessive worship of Buddhism was mainly based on the practical purpose of seeking blessings and profits, and Buddhism had a wider impact on their daily lives, involving food culture, social relief, festival customs and folk customs. In order to meet the needs of Buddhist monks to drink tea, many Buddhist temples and temples vigorously plant tea and make tea.

the methods and techniques of tea making, and even some new tea varieties have been discovered; Buddhism advocates

Good deeds and good deeds, in daily life, monks and nuns very much agree with the concept of compassion, to save the suffering and save sentient beings as their most basic code of conduct, under the guidance of this thought, Buddhist temples, monks and nuns appear to help the poor, treat the sick and other good deeds and good deeds.

Some unique festivals of Buddhism are combined with traditional Chinese festivals and customs, and gradually penetrate into the people, and the general public has been deeply affected, and the festivals with great influence on the people in the early Tang Dynasty mainly include Buddha's Birthday, Bon Festival, Shangyuan Festival, etc.; The prosperity and prosperity of Buddhism during this period also had a certain degree of influence on the folk customs, and all social strata gradually recognized the Buddhist concepts of compassion and goodness, equality of all beings, and good life and evil killing. But to the general public

layer, it has also had some negative effects.