佛顶尊胜陀罗尼信仰与唐代民俗风情

Fodingzunshengtuoluoni Belief and Folk Custom in Tang Dynasty

有唐一代,密教一宗,异常兴盛,写经造像,不一而足。其中以《佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经》为理论依据的尊胜陀罗尼信仰,在帝王及密教高僧的合力推动下朝野敬信,且因之形成了与民众日常生活息息相关的建尊胜陀罗尼经幢的民俗,风靡一时。本文试从《佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经》的传译与流播,及建尊胜陀罗尼经幢对社会生活的影响等方面,进一步说明密宗是中唐神秘文化发展的一个促动因素。

Mi Buddhism was flourishing in the Tang Dynasty. Many statues were set up and handwritten copies of Buddhism Scriptures were produced in large numbers. Zunshengtuoluoni belief, whose theoretical basis stemmed from The Scripture of Fodingzunshengtuoluoni, was promoted energetically both by the emperor and the eminent monks. As a result, the belief was worshipped both by the court and the commonalty and became very popular, which gave rise to the fashionable folk custom of building Zunshengtuoluoni temples that were closely associated with the people＇s daily life. This paper attempts to discuss the translation, circulation, and transmission of The Scripture of Fodingzunshengtuoluoni and the social influence of building Zunshengtuoluoni temples, thus illustrating the fact that Mi Buddhism was an important factor which gave impetus to the development of the mysterious culture in the middle period of Tang Dynasty.