Tang Dynasty Buddhist vernacular sermon
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
vernacular Buddhist sermon; popular religious storytelling
archaicRefers specifically to a Tang Dynasty (618–907) performance art in Buddhist temples where monks explained sutras through vernacular language mixed with storytelling and music to make religious teachings accessible to common people. This practice later evolved into the 'bianwen' (transformation texts) narrative form.
Sú俗
jiǎng讲
shì是
táng唐
dài代
liú流
xíng行
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fó佛
jiào教
shuō说
chàng唱
yì艺
shù术
。
Vernacular sermons were a popular form of Buddhist storytelling performance art during the Tang Dynasty.
Sēng僧
lǚ侣
men们
zài在
sì寺
yuàn院
zhōng中
jìn进
xíng行
sú俗
jiǎng讲
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
xǔ许
duō多
xìn信
zhòng众
。
Monks conducted vernacular sermons in temples, attracting many believers.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
sú俗
jiǎng讲
xíng形
shì式
hòu后
lái来
fā发
zhǎn展
chéng成
wéi为
le了
biàn变
wén文
。
This form of vernacular sermon later developed into bianwen transformation texts.