禅宗兴盛的原因及其启示

Causes and Revelations of the Prosperity of the Chan Sect

禅宗兴盛的主要原因是其持顿悟教义和简便的修持方法、以农禅立教、中国化最彻底、弘法得到朝庭支持、得天时地利。禅宗兴盛给我们的主要启示有文化的发展应与政治、经济。

The Chan sect,a branch of Buddhism,is supported by Tang government,since its development was based on the self-sufficient agriculture T he boom of the Chan sect is Tang Dynasty resulted from its doctrines of satori a nd simple modes of self-cultivation,which were well-received by the common peopl e The prosperity reveals to us that the development of the culture is closely r elated to the politics,economy,national psychology,etc