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Re-examining the Process of Sinicization of Buddhism from the Perspective of Philosophical#br# Hermeneutics: An Interpretation to Filial Piety by Tang Dynasty Monks as an Example#br#

Yu Boyang, Rong Chuan   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Philosophy and Religions, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China; 2. Research Department
    of the United Front, The Central Institute of Socialism, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2018-10-15 Revised:2018-10-26 Online:2019-01-15 Published:2019-01-15

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Abstract: This paper mainly studies the legitimacy of the Sinicization of Buddhism in China, that is, why did ancient Indian
Buddhism wear a Chinese- style cloak to take root in China? From the perspective of Gadamer's hermeneutics, and taking An
Interpretation of Filial Piety by the monks in the Tang Dynasty as the starting point, this paper re- examines the Sinicization of
Buddhism from two aspects. Firstly, the inevitability of the Sinicization of Buddhism is demonstrated from epistemology. Secondly, its
legitimacy is studied with ontology in order to probe into this old problem from a new perspective and try to make new explorations on
the issue of Buddhism Sincization.

Key words: Tang Dynasty Monks, filial piety, Gadamer's Hermeneutics, Sinicization of Buddhism