佛教之东传新罗

The Probation of Buddhism into Silla

佛教东传新罗,受到以王室为中心的贵族信仰,形成了国家性的护国信仰和现世利益思想,后在庶民大众中普及,成为生活佛教。初传时期的新罗佛教与当地民俗信仰共存共容,用以禳灾祈福,对当时新罗社会的发展起到积极作用。尤其是佛教在与新罗固有多重信仰(如自然崇拜、祖先崇拜等)的互相融合过程中,逐渐构成了新罗传统文化的格局,这不仅表明了佛教以其独特的理念丰富和充实了新罗传统文化的内涵,也表明了佛教适应新罗社会的需要,促进了新罗民族文化的发展。

After its propagation into Silla(acient Korean),Buddhism was believed by the aristocrats who were the members of the royal family,thus it turned out to be a nation-blessing belief and a concept of purpose for life nationwide.As a result,it was later popularized among the masses to be a religion in their daily life.Initially,co-existing with the local folk customs and religious beliefs,Buddhism was for avoiding calamities and praying for happiness,which then had a positive impact on the development of the country.Remarkably,in the course of mutual absorption of Buddhism and the local multiple beliefs,such as worship for the nature or ancestry,the pattern of traditional culture in Silla was gradually set up.On one hand,this could suggest that Buddhism had enriched the connotation of Silla’s traditional culture with its special ideologies;On the other hand,it promoted the development of Silla's national culture since it was proved to have met the need of the development of Silla.