《高僧传合集》与宋夏金时期西北的佛教

Biographical Collection of Eminent Monks and the Buddhism in Northwest Regions during the Periods of Song-Xia-Jin

史学界多认为中国佛教到宋代就开始衰落了,《高僧传合集》对宋以后西北高僧的荒于记述,从一个侧面为这一观点提供了支持,但那是不符合实际的。中国宋以后的佛教是汉传佛教、藏传佛教等不同佛教流派的综合,考察当时佛教发展的情况必须注意这一点,只要稍微深入地了解一下宋夏金时期西北佛教包括藏传佛教流行的盛况,就会看到这一时期中国佛教整体上不仅没有衰落,还出现了区域化、民族化、民间化的时代性特点。本文着重从宋夏金时期西北佛教的角度,探讨了中国佛教在这一时期发展的趋势。全文约7000字。

Historians believe that the Chinese Buddhism began to decline from Song Dynasty. Some descriptions in Biographical Collection of Eminent Monks don't conform to the reality. Actually, the Buddhism in China after Song Dynasty was a combination of Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and etc. Only to go deep into the prosperity of Buddhism including Tibetan Buddism in Northwest Regions during the periods of Song Xia- Jin, one can understand that the Chinese Buddhism at that time wasn't in a state of declining at all. On the contrary it has regional, ethnic and folk characteristics. This article inquires into the development trend of Chinese Buddhism at that time mainly from the angle of the Buddhism in Northwest Regions during the periods of Song梄ia桱in. This article has about 7,000 words.