唐代士大夫喜欢结交僧徒的原因探讨

On the reasons Why Literati in Tang Dynasty Enjoy Making Friends with Monks

白居易喜与僧交,以至于"交游一半在僧中",这在唐代不是个别现象,而是当时的社会风尚。其原因多种多样,除了众所周知的好佛和寻求精神解脱等漂亮文雅的理由外,那就是借僧之荐、借僧为梯以达到青云直上甚至扬名的目的。这种借用并非单方面的,而是相互的,它是士大夫和僧徒的共同心理。

Bai Juyi liked to make friends with monks, and half of people he associated with were monks. It is not an individual phenomenon, but a kind of social fashion in the Tang Dynasty. The reasons are quite various. Except the liking for Buddhism and the pursuit of spiritual release, some literati hoped to get rapid promotions and gain fame by associating with monks. It is certain that their relationship was reciprocal, and both literati and monks shared the same consideration of taking advantages of each other.