Wu Zetian has been in power for nearly half a century, from participating in and discussing state affairs, claiming to be the emperor, to seriously ill and moving to Yang Palace. During the ruling period, Wu Zetian opened the imperial examination and made an exception. Reward agriculture and mulberry to develop economy; Understand others and be good at performing their duties, allowing others to receive guidance. She has been in power for half a century, with social stability and economic development, and quite a legacy of chastity.

Wu Zetian is not only a prosperous monarch, but also a Buddhist who believes in Buddhism and supports its development. At the beginning of her reign, she was proud to serve the Buddha at the behest of the emperor; She was also very polite to the monks at that time; She also invited a monk to preside over the construction of the temple statue. While doing a good job in Buddhist hardware, Wu Zetian also organized eminent monks at home and abroad to translate Buddhist scriptures, further improving the Buddhist classics of various sects.

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Shao Wu Zetian s Contribution to Buddhism in Tang Dynasty;

First, worship Buddha first.

After Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she opposed Li Tang's precedent of "Tao precedes Buddha" and clearly stipulated the policy of "Buddha precedes Tao". After living for two years (693), Wu Zetian overturned her previous suggestion and ordered Juzi to stop studying the Tao Te Ching.

Second, respect monks.

As a prosperous emperor, Wu Zetian paid tribute to the famous monk in China during his reign. In the first year of Tianban (695), Sanzang got about 400 Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu, including 500,000 reeds and 300 Buddhist relics, and returned to Luoyang. Wuhou personally went to the East Gate to worship the Buddhist scriptures.

Third, build a temple statue.

In terms of building statues, Wu Zetian once provided her residence to install Buddha statues in the temple, and still standardized the reconstruction of the Mingtang, which is 294 feet high and 300 feet east, west, north and south. On Shi Baofeng, fire beads took its place.

Phoenix Net-Kung Fu Master was promoted to Empress Wu Zetian and finally converted to Buddhism.