炳灵寺石窟的唐蕃关系史料

Historical Materials concerning the Tang-Tibetan Relationship seen in the Bingling Temple Caves

炳灵寺石窟位于古代丝绸之路南线的交通要隘上，唐时随着唐蕃古道的繁荣和唐蕃关系的日益密切、交往的频繁，炳灵寺留存了唐蕃关系的史料。仪凤三年（６７８年）李敬玄率大军代蕃，开元十九年（７３１年）以崔琳为首的和蕃使团途经炳灵寺礼佛、出使及使团成员、唐代召募防御吐蕃抢麦的防秋健儿等，皆见于题记。

The Bingling Temple Caves are located in the vital communication line of the south land of the ancient Silk Road which connected the Tang Dynasty with the Tibetan Empire. With the flourishing of the economic and cultural exchanges between the Tang and the Tibetans, the Road between the Tang and the Tibet became more important while the Bingling Temple Caves more prosperous. Up to now, we can read a great number of the Chinese Inscriptions in the caves which are important historical datum for the studies of relation- ship between the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan Empire. For example, an inscription rescription that Li Jingxuan 李敬玄, a peneral of the Tang led his troops to make a punitive expedition to the Tibetan in the 3rd year of the Yi - feng 仪凤 Era (618). Another one said that a envy troupe from the Tang to the Tibetans led by Cui Lin 崔林 passed through the Bingling Temple Caves and worshiped Buddha in,the 19th rear or the Kai - yuan 开元 Era (731).