谢灵运与佛教人物的交往考

Xie Linyun's Association with Buddhist Monks

谢灵运一生交往的僧人很多。崇佛是谢灵运生活中的一个重要组成部分;谢灵运与当时两大僧团均有交往,且与其领导僧人关系殷密;谢灵运旗帜鲜明地支持顿悟派提出的“顿悟成佛”说;虚心向僧人们学习有关佛学理论与梵文方面的知识,用以提高自己的佛学修养。

Xie linyun associated with many Buddhist monks. Worshiping Buddha was an important part of his hfe. He contacted with both schools of Buddhist monks of that time, and he also had close relationship with their leaders. He had a clear - cut stand for the theory of ＂becoming Buddha by sudden realization＂. In addition, he was ready to learn from monks the theory of Buddhism and knowledge of Sanskrit to improve his taste in Buddhism.