元朝的崇佛及其相关的乐舞内容

The Worship of Buddhism in Yuan Dynasty and the Corresponding Content of Music and Dance

元廷在成吉思汗发动对金战争时 ,即接触到了中原的一些高僧 ,遂将佛教视为有利于巩固其自身统治的有力工具而加以倡导与保护。以后诸帝 ,或出于师法先汗 ,或出于对佛教义理的尊崇 ,抑或两者并举 ,致使元朝崇佛之风日隆。与之相对应的是 ,一别汉王朝传统 ,元廷乐舞中装扮圣僧形象、宣传佛经义理的内容占有相当重要的地位。

When he launched a war against Jin Dynasty, the emperor of Yuan Dynasty met some well known Buddhist monks in the Central Plains and therefore he initiated and protected Buddhism, regarding it as a powerful tool to consolidate its rule. Later, emperors made the worship of Buddhism more prosperous, following the example of former emperors or respecting the Buddhist scripture. From then on it was quite different from the Han Dynasty. The disguised images of holy monks and the propaganda of Buddhist scripture played an important role in the music and dance in Yuan Dynasty.