浅探景教在唐代的两次不同命运

An Exploration of the Fate of Nestorian Christianity in the Tang Dynasty

唐代是一个开放的时代,统治者大都采取宽容的宗教政策,尤其是唐太宗贞观年间,真正实现了"华夷一家",为景教和佛教等外来宗教在大唐的传播提供了条件。外来宗教在大唐的传播并非一帆风顺,景教在唐朝200多年间经历了两次重大挫折,即武则天崇佛与唐武宗灭佛。这两次宗教运动都令景教的传播陷入困境,其后命运截然不同,这与当时的经济形势、统治者的推崇及民间百姓的信仰密切相关。

Rulers in the Tang Dynasty are tolerant to various religions.In the reign of Taizong,the harmony of the nationality of Han and other nationalities is achieved,which paves the way for the spread of such foreign religions as Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism.Nestorian Christianity has gone through two setbacks in over two centuries in the Tang Dynasty,which set the spread of Nestorian Christianity in difficulty.However,its fate totally changes later,related to the economic situation,the rulers’advocacy and people’s beliefs.