《生经》故事的持久魅力——佛经故事札记之一

On the Permanent Charm of Stories in Shengjing

《生经》是西晋高僧竺法护汉译的一部佛教经典 ,讲说佛祖及其弟子的本事、本生故事。本文就其中的鳖与猕猴、王子造机关木人和机智小偷等三个故事 ,和中国民间故事进行比较 ,探寻了中国民间文学受印度佛教文化的影响。

Shengjing is a buddhism scripture translated into ch inese by a buddhist monk Zu Fahu. This book tells the story of Buddhan and his discipl es in their pre-life and their present life. This article, taking the story of aturtle and macaque; the story of a prince producing machinery wooden person, th e story of tact thief, as examples, compares them with chinese folklord stories and explores the influence of lndian Buddhism culture on Chinese folklord litera ture.