《梁高僧传·经师论》解读——西域与中原佛教音乐关系之考析

Explanation of Liang Gao Sen Zhuan Jing Shi Lun:Analysis of the Relationship of Buddhist Music between the Western Regions and Central Plain

南朝梁慧皎《高僧传》中有《经师论》,该论涉及了佛教音乐的功能、佛教音乐的代表人物及重大事件和中国佛教音乐起源等问题。《经师论》中有的内容在龟兹石窟壁画中有艺术造型相证。本文还对中国佛教音乐起源问题,做全新解读,对沿袭之说提出辨析。通过解读与考析,表明西域佛教音乐是中国佛教音乐的最主要源头。

Jin Shi Lun (Master Interpreter and Chanter of Buddhist Scripture),a volume of Gao Sen Zhuan (The Biography of Eminent Monks) written by Hui Jiao of the Liang of the Southern dynasty,discusses the function of Buddhist music,its representative figures,significant events and the origin of Buddhist music in China.Some of the content in Jin Shi Lun are proved by artistic images in the murals of grottoes in Kucha. This paper also gives a new explanation for the origin of the Buddhist music in China and argues agaimt the old views.Based on these explanation and analysis,the paper reveals that the Buddhist music of the Western Re- gions is the most significant source of the Buddhist music in China.