HIS 9A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Emperor Gaozu Of Tang, Emperor Taizong Of Tang, Emperor Yang Of Sui
Document Summary
Mahayana (greater vehicle: boddhisattvas, like saint guanyin (kannon) Adoption by upper classes (tuo ba, the xian bei of the wei dynasty) Cultural conflicts (no kids, shave head, contrast with filial piety) Including for women (offering a new avenue for people: charitable functions, ritual services (buddhist funerals were huge, centres of commerce. But considered as potential threat to state. State control: persecutions, gradual state control of buddhist institutions, ordination certificates (747 and thereafter) Dangers of messianism: maitreya/ (cid:862)future buddha(cid:863) Sui wendi (r. 581- 604) (yang jian) Sui yangdi (r. 604- 618) (yang guang) Tang gaozu (566-635) (li yuan: restored order to china. Tang taizong (r 626- 649) (li shimin), made his dad to step aside and let him rule. How to break power of great families? (families gained power during the chaotic period of disunity) Tang law code (10 major crime regarding betrayal harsh punishment) Control of merchants- monopolization of grain, other key commodities. Still mostly recommendation but introduces examination system.
