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1、BeyondBuddhistApologyThePoliticalUseofBuddhismbyEmperorWuoftheLiangDynasty(r.502-549)TomDeRauwiiTomydaughterPauline,themostwonderfuldistractiononecouldeverwishforandtomygrandfather,acakravartinwhoruledhisownprivateuniverseiiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAlthoughthewritingo
2、fadoctoraldissertationisanindividualendeavourinnature,itcertainlydoesnotcomeaboutfromtheeffortsofoneindividualalone.Thepresentdissertationowesmuchofitsexistencetothehelpofthemanypeoplewhohaveguidedmyresearchovertheyears.Myheartfeltthanks,firstofall,gotoDr.AnnH
3、eirman,whosupervisedthisthesis.Herpatientguidancehasbeenofinvaluablehelp.ThanksalsotoDr.BartDesseinandDr.ChristopheViellefortheirhelpinsteeringthisthesisintherightdirection.IalsothankDr.ChenJinhua,Dr.AndreasJanouschandDr.ThomasJansenforprovidingmewithsomeofthe
4、irresearchandforsharingtheirinsightswithme.MyfellowstudentsDr.MathieuTorck,LeslieDeVries,MiekeMatthyssen,SilkeGeffcken,EvelienVandenhaute,EstherGuggenmos,GudrunPinteandallmygoodfriendswhohavelentmetheirlisteningears,andhavegivensteadysupportandencouragement.To
5、mywife,whohashadtoendureanoftenabsent-mindedhusbandduringthesefirstyearsofmarriage,Iacknowledgeahugedebtofgratitude.Shewasmymentorinallbuttheacademicaspectsofthisthesis.Tomymother,whohasalwaysencouragedmyacademicexplorationsandinquiredintotheprogressofmyresear
6、chwiththesameenthusiasmshewouldundoubtedlyhaveshownifIhadchosentopursuethecareerofacircusclown,Icanonlybowinreverence.Finally,Iwouldliketoextendmygratitudetotheinstitutionsthatprovidedtheindispensablefinancialmeanstoconductthisresearch:theResearchFoundation–Fl
7、anders(FWO)andGhentUniversity.Andofcourseyou,thereader,fortakingthetimetoperusethisworkthatliesbeforeyou.ivCONTENTSINTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..1CHAPTERI:EMPERORWU’SATTITUDETOWARDSTHECONFUCIANANDDAOISTTRADITIONS……………………….................6I.1.EmperorWu
8、andtheConfucianTradition………………………6I.2.EmperorWuandtheDaoistTradition………………………….25I.3.Assessment…………………………………………………….....36CHAPTERII:CREATINGAFOUNDATIONOFLEGITIMACY:REINVENTINGTHEID
