《郎戴亚和约》与安世高身份之谜解析

The Treaty of Rondeia and the Identification of An Shigao

安世高入华与罗马和帕提亚帝国签署的《郎戴亚和约》相关。按照和约规定,未来的亚美尼亚国王由帕提亚皇族的王子担任,但须经罗马皇帝的批准和加冕。公元114年,罗马皇帝图拉真以帕提亚违反和约为由,发动了对帕提亚的战争。在这种情况下,帕提亚王子、亚美尼亚国王帕塔马西里斯(安世高)被迫出走,于148年辗转来到中国洛阳,开始从事佛经翻译工作。由于这一缘故,安世高在中国典籍中的"王""侯"身份便清晰了。

An Shigao’entry into China was closely related to the Treaty of Rondeia reached between Rome and Parthia empire.According to the principle of this treaty,the future Armenian king was to be the prince of the Arsacids with the approval and coronation of the Roman emperor.In 114,the Roman emperor Trajan,launched the war against Pathia on the pretext of the violation of Treaty of Rondeia by Parthia.The Arsacid’s prince,Armenian king Parthamasiris(安世高)was forced to leave for Luoyang of China in 148,beginning to translate Sutra.For this reason,An Shigao’s royal identity in Chinese literatures is clear.