《列子》与佛教文化的早期传播

LIEZI and the Early Stage Spread of Buddha Culture

文化是可融的,又是相互独立的。当一种文化传播至另一地域时,它都要经历一个碰撞冲突、融合接受的过程。文章结合《列子》一书,总结了佛教在中原地区初期传播时的四方面特征:传播地域的层递性,对本土文化的依附性,传播手段的俗易性,传播内容的复合性。

Culture not only blend in, but also is independent each other. When a sort of culture spread from one region to another region, the culture often go through a course that is full of collision, mix and acceptance. This article combine LIEZI with Buddhism, then sum up four features about the early stage spread of Buddhism in Central Plains region. First feature is the nature of going forward one by one in the spread district. Second is the dependence on the native culture. Third is the popularization of the spread means. The last one is compound of the spread content.