The Historical Changes and Its Reasons of the Literary Image of the Hariti
During the Han Dynasty,Hariti was introduced into China as one of the guardians of Buddhism.In the Buddhist scriptures,Hariti has many children and she loves them very much.Gradually,Hariti has the function of delivering children to women,who is widely worshipped in the people.With the development of Buddhism,the figure of Hariti frequently appears in literary works,and the image has been in the process of construction and evolution.Before the Song Dynasty,Hariti played a beautiful and omnipotent role in literary works,and then the image showed a trend of diversification and secularization,which is closely related to the evolution of Buddhism,the prosperity of popular literature and the increase of Avalokiteshvara belief during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
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