简析弥勒信仰在中国民间信仰史的表现及发展变化

A Brief Analysis of the Performance and Development of Maitreya Faith in the History of Chinese Folk Beliefs

摘要: 在中国民间信仰史的发展中，弥勒信仰为最显要的表现形式。自该信仰传入中国后，不断与中国传统文化发生融合，并在民间信仰中不断展现出多种形态，成为一种不可忽视的思想倾向。本文拟探究弥勒信仰在中国民间信仰发展史中的表现以及其中的发展变化，由此探究中国民间信仰的变化趋势。

Abstract: In the development of the history of Chinese folk beliefs, Maitreya faith is the most prom-inent manifestation. Since its introduction into China, the belief has been continuously fused with traditional Chinese culture, and it has continued to take various forms in folk beliefs, becoming an ideological tendency that cannot be ignored. This paper intends to explore the manifestation of Maitreya belief in the history of Chinese folk beliefs and the development and changes therein, so as to explore the changing trends of Chinese folk beliefs.