敦煌佛教文化与体育

Dunhuang Buddhist Culture and Physical Culture

中国体育的演变同历代各阶级的养身、修性、健体、军事、宗教、娱乐等活动的要求和延年益寿的想法密不可分,而这种活动和想法构成了中国体育发展演化的基本线索,又同物质生产发展、社会生活中人与人的关系,人与自然的关系变化相关,其间佛教思潮对体育的影响尤为突出。佛教自东汉初年经丝绸之路传入我国后。

A wealth of physical data has been found inDunhuang MSS. and grotto mu rals. In this paper, the author probes into the essence of human biological science and traces the evolution of the ancient physical culture and how the development of Chinese physical culture was affected by Buddhist culture. He points out that the study of physical culture in Buddhist culture should be given much more attention in tn the study of the ancient physical culture of china. The paper has made a research of seeking beauty and health of human body and emphasising military affairs in ancient times. It has drawn the autline of understanding the essence, law and aesthetic perception of physical culture at that time. physical culture depicted in Dunhuang historical data was stamped with the brand of Buddhist culture and it presented the special style and features and aesthetic consciousness.