《古小说钩沉》中的民间佛教及其史料研究

A Research on the Civilian Buddhism and Its Historical Data in Review on Ancient Novels by Lu Xun

鲁迅所辑的《古小说钩沉》主要涉及三国到南北朝时期的志怪小说,历来为文学界所重视,并作为中国小说发展史史料而被广泛引用。在民间佛教这一尚待开拓的研究领域,《古小说钩沉》为两晋南北朝的民间佛教研究提供了重要的史料。《古小说钩沉》的民间佛教突出灵验特色,在信仰、仪式、象征体系中形成了自己的特点。中国民间佛教的定型主要是在南北朝时期完成的。

Review on Ancient Novels by Lu Xun involves the tales of marvels from the Three-Kingdom Era to WeiJin and the Northern gnd Southern Dynasties, and has gained much attention from the literature field, frequently as well as widely quoted as important historical materials for the development of Chinese novels. Additionally, it also provides precious data for the studies on Civilian Buddhism in Wei-Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties,which is a research field waiting for reclaiming. The Civilian Buddhism described in this book is characterized by miracles and mythologies, achieved in beliefs, rituals, and the symbolic systems. All in all, the complete period of Chinese Civilian Buddhism was realized during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.