由山西佛寺建筑探讨佛寺形制在中国的建立及演变

Approach to Temple Structure's Establishment and Evolution in China from Buddhist Architecture in Shanxi Province

佛教在两晋之际传入山西,发展很快,是历朝佛教兴盛的中心。后经历朝历代的不断发展,如今山西省内佛寺分布极广,遍布全境,不难看出当年的兴盛。五台山更以建寺历史悠久和规模宏大,居于我国佛教四大名山之首。文章以山西古建筑考察为依据,试图从时间和空间两条线索,在探讨佛寺形制在中国的建立及演变的基础上,对这一地区佛教建筑群的布局和处理手法进行分析。

Buddhism was introduced into Shanxi Province in the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties and got rapid development there and Shanxi has been the flourishing center of Buddhism since then. And in virtue of the continuous development afterward, there has been a pervasive distribution of the Buddhist temples in Shanxi Province now.Among which Wutaishan is most famous for its long history and magnificent scale in temple construction and that is why it stands at the top of the Four Buddhist Mountains in our country.Based on the exploration of the ancient architecture in Shanxi,this paper tries from time and space to approach to the establishment and evolution of temple structure in China and to analyze in details the layout and handling manner of Buddhist temple community in this area.