The Use of Incense in the Secular and Buddhist World in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties

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10.2991/978-2-38476-344-3_41How to use a DOI?

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incense; Wei; Jin; Southern and Northern Dynasties; buddhsim

Abstract

The custom of using incense in China has a long history. Since the Zhou people banned the meaning of fishy gas in the sacrifice, the worship of “Xinxiang” has entered the secular life and the Buddhist world. This paper explains the characteristics of the use of incense by scholar-bureaucrats and Buddhist rituals in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is not difficult to find that the secular use of incense in this period has not focused on sacrifice, but on fashion and luxury; buddhist incense, which aims to summon the gods and convey prayers, is endowed with the cultural significance of “transition”.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ao Li
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/31
TI  - The Use of Incense in the Secular and Buddhist World in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Humanities, Arts, Education and Social Development (HAESD 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 348
EP  - 356
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-344-3_41
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-344-3_41
ID  - Li2024
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