唐宪宗、神策左军与安国寺——元和末年法门寺舍利迎奉的权力纽带

Emperor Xianzong of Tang,Left Shence Army,and Anguo Temple:Power Nexus respecting Famen Temple’s Enshrinement of Sarira Relics of Buddha in Late Yuanhe Reign(806—821)

法门寺舍利迎奉是宪宗在其最为看重的安国寺及其僧人与神策左军的推动与执行下完成的,而这一权力纽带的形成早有渊源。安国寺僧人端甫先后凭借左街僧录和掌内殿法仪的身份,与宪宗有着密切的往来。宪宗曾盛修安国寺,甚至一度打算树碑纪念,僧人惟应是具体的执行者。宪宗并以安国寺供奉自身圣容,可知安国寺是其最重视的寺院。在唐宪宗与安国寺的联系中,担任左街功德使的吐突承璀扮演着若隐若现的重要角色。元和末年迎法门寺舍利,端甫和惟应是最主要的僧人,推动者很可能是神策左军的吐突承璀与马存亮,而负责监领的宦官杜英琦既与宪宗关系密切,又与吐突承璀有着莫大的关联。迎舍利一事由神策左军发起,或暗含与右军争衡的意味。

The present paper attempts to shed new light on the power nexus regarding the enshrinement of relics of Buddha in Famen Temple,contending that the emperor,a renowned monk of Anguo Temple,two generals of imperial Shence Army and a leading eunuch played quite a significant role in the enshrinement.Moreover,it argues that there was a competition between the Left and Right Shence Army.