论灵胡太后与武则天佛教信仰的差异

On the difference of beliefs in Buddhismbetween the Empress Linghu and Empress WU

灵胡太后与武则天两位显赫一时的女性生活在不同的时代环境之中,她们虽然都与佛教有着密切的关系,但其佛教信仰却有着显著的差异。灵胡太后的佛教信仰属于民俗型的信仰,而武则天的佛教信仰则兼具民俗型和经典佛教型的信仰性质。

Empress Linghu and Empress Wu, the two famous women lived in different periods, whose beliefsin Buddhism had significant differences although they were closely related to Buddhism. Impress Linghu’s beliefin Buddhism belonged to the folk-custom; Impress Wu’s belief in Buddhism not only belonged to the folk-custombut the classical type.