The Role and Influence of Promoting Buddhist Music in the Northern Wei Dynasty
The Northern Wei Dynasty vigorously promoted Buddhist music,reflecting the cultural concept of inclusiveness.Buddhist music was widely spread in the Northern Wei Dynasty and became an important component of its music culture.The rulers of Northern Wei promoted the integration of Buddhist music and local music through measures such as building Buddhist temples,holding religious ceremonies,and dispatching envoys,enriching the music life of the people.The dissemination of Buddhist music has connected the cultures of the North and the South,laying a cultural foundation for the great unity of the nation.The Buddhist mu-sic system formed during the Northern Wei Dynasty laid the artistic foundation for the development of Buddhist music in later gener-ations and has significant historical significance.