寻源探流 传承发展——从鱼山梵呗看佛教音乐的“中国化”

Finding the origin, and Develop the custom - the “Chinesization” of Buddhism Music from the view of Yu-shan Fan-bei.

梵呗是传自古印度的一种带有吟诵性质的佛教音乐。公元229年由曹植创制的鱼山梵呗,标志着外来佛教音乐开始迈入“中国化”的进程。本文从曹植与鱼山梵呗、梵呗与鱼山梵呗、鱼山梵呗——中国化佛教音乐的精髓三个方面,寻源探流,论述了鱼山梵呗和中国佛教音乐作为中国传统音乐的宝贵遗产,应当得到更好的保护和传承发展。

Fan-bei is a kind of recitative Buddhism music from ancient India. In 229 AD Cao Zhi created Yu-shan Fan-bei, signifying the beginning of ＂Chinesization＂ of Buddhism music from abroad. This article analyses the relationship among 3 aspects： Cao-zhi vs. Yu-shan Fan-bei, Fan-bei vs. Yu-shan Fan-bei, and Yu-shan Fan-bei vs. the ＂Chinesization＂ of foreign religious music, and from the origin of the scenario, the article believes that as a precious heritage in Chinese traditional music, Yu-shan Fan-bei and Chinese Buddhism music deserves better protection and development.