佛教自东汉时期传入中国,几经浮沉,几度繁荣,至隋唐发展为鼎盛时期。唐朝皇帝自认为是道教教祖李耳的后裔,表示要优先尊重道教。武则天在建立武周政权的过程中,对佛教给予大力支持。她利用佛教制造舆论,曾谕令“释教宜在道法之上,缁服(僧人)处黄冠(道士)之前”~([1])。在她统治时期乃至之后,全国兴修了大量寺院。隋大兴城——唐长安城的佛寺数量众多,在中国佛教发展史上地位亦极为突出。唐时长安城 Buddhism came to China from the Eastern Han Dynasty, after several ups and downs, several times prosperous, to the heyday of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Tang emperor considered himself a descendant of Taoist religion Zu Li, saying that it is necessary to give priority to respect for Taoism. During the establishment of the Wu-Zhou regime, Wu Zetian gave strong support to Buddhism. She made use of Buddhism to make public opinion and instructed her to “give her advice on Taoism before she served in the priesthood.” During and even after her reign, a large number of monasteries were built throughout the country. Sui Daxing City - Tang Chang’an City, a large number of Buddhist temples in the history of Chinese Buddhism is also very prominent. Chang An City when the Tang Dynasty