The paper focuses on Wu Zetian,the only empress in China’s history,and her relationship with Buddhism.This study focuses on the book Zizhi Tongjian and compares the differences in the portrayal of Wu Zetian’s connec...The paper focuses on Wu Zetian,the only empress in China’s history,and her relationship with Buddhism.This study focuses on the book Zizhi Tongjian and compares the differences in the portrayal of Wu Zetian’s connection with Buddhism with the ancient texts of the Old Tang Book and the New Tang Book.It uses historical contextualism to analyze the epochal implications of these differences in the Northern Song Dynasty.Additionally,the paper discusses how historians downplayed or marginalized Wu Zetian’s achievements while emphasizing the negative aspects of her reign.Notably,historian Sima Guang,who was influenced by Confucianism and his own political situation,produced a biased description of Wu Zetian and the Buddhism which she promoted during her reign.展开更多
This paper discusses the overseas dissemination of Wu Zetian’s image as a stateswoman and a pragmatic“thinker”.The author studies Wu Zetian’s attitude towards Confucianism and Buddhism,and analyzes her manipulatio...This paper discusses the overseas dissemination of Wu Zetian’s image as a stateswoman and a pragmatic“thinker”.The author studies Wu Zetian’s attitude towards Confucianism and Buddhism,and analyzes her manipulation of Confucianism and Buddhism for political purposes.展开更多
文摘The paper focuses on Wu Zetian,the only empress in China’s history,and her relationship with Buddhism.This study focuses on the book Zizhi Tongjian and compares the differences in the portrayal of Wu Zetian’s connection with Buddhism with the ancient texts of the Old Tang Book and the New Tang Book.It uses historical contextualism to analyze the epochal implications of these differences in the Northern Song Dynasty.Additionally,the paper discusses how historians downplayed or marginalized Wu Zetian’s achievements while emphasizing the negative aspects of her reign.Notably,historian Sima Guang,who was influenced by Confucianism and his own political situation,produced a biased description of Wu Zetian and the Buddhism which she promoted during her reign.
基金This Essay is an achievement of the project of“Overseas Dissemination of Wu Zetian’s Image from the Perspective of Cross-civilization”(SCWZT-2021-09)Sichuan Wu Zetian Research Center and undergraduate innovation and entrepreneurship project of“Overseas Dissemination of Wu Zetian’s Image and Publicity of Guangyuan’s Image”(202110621253)sponsored by Chengdu University of Information Technology.
文摘This paper discusses the overseas dissemination of Wu Zetian’s image as a stateswoman and a pragmatic“thinker”.The author studies Wu Zetian’s attitude towards Confucianism and Buddhism,and analyzes her manipulation of Confucianism and Buddhism for political purposes.
