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Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance ― The Correlated with Buddism

  • The Journal of Chinese Cultural Studies
  • 2017, (35), pp.149-170
  • DOI : 10.18212/cccs.2017..35.006
  • Publisher : The Society For Chinese Cultural Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature > Chinese Literature > Chinese Culture
  • Received : January 4, 2017
  • Accepted : February 8, 2017
  • Published : February 28, 2017

KwangYoungKim 1

1광주대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

"Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance." is a majestic demonstration of acrobatic performances featuring imitations of laop fish (define what "laop" means), dragons, and birds. This dance was very popular in Han and Tang Dynasty. "Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance." is imported from India. In this sense "Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance." is fusion of Indian culture and Chinese culture. So "Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance." includes ancient Indian Buddism culture. If explain concretely Performance of “Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance.” must accompony many mystical animal, for example dragon, elephant, sheli(舍利) and mystical bird. Among these elephant and Sheli(舍利) are corelated with ancient Indian Buddism. Elephant and Sheli(舍利) represents the birth and death of Budda. In this respect, "Yulongmanyan(魚龍曼延)Dance is corelated with Buddism.

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