唐代僧人之中,处于领袖地位的桑门道上首,较之东晋南朝有了明显的变化。除禅宗的慧能以外,其余多数宗派的领袖,都和朝廷交接,甚至积极干预政治。如玄奘,与朝廷交接很是主动。法藏、神秀、梵僧善无畏、金刚智,不空等,都是出入宫廷、交结王侯的佛教巨子。还有一些僧人,成为唐廷的御用僧人,或在宫内道场讲诵佛经,或以诗文应制,或被任命为京城 Among the monks in the Tang Dynasty, Sansimen, the leader of the Taoist government, had the obvious change over the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties. In addition to the wisdom of the Zen, most of the other sectarian leaders hand over the court and even actively intervened in politics. Such as Xuan Zang, the handover is very active. Law Tibet, Shenxiu, brave Vatican Buddhism, Diamond Wisdom, not empty, etc., are out of the court, handed over princely Buddhist giants. There are also monks who became monastic Montesar monks of Tang Ting, chanting Buddhist scriptures in the palace palaces, or making poems or making them as capital