刘萨诃与凉州瑞像信仰的末法观

LIU Sake and the view of the degeneration of the Dharma in Liangzhou's auspicious signs belief

刘萨诃与凉州瑞像信仰在西北地区拥有强大影响力,前后经历北朝、隋唐、五代和宋代数百年的历史。这种信仰包含强烈的末法思想。本文从文献和图像两个角度进行论证,并认为这种思想和释道安、释道宣之间存在密不可分的关系。

It is historical textual evidence show that LIU Sake and Liangzhou's auspicious signs belief had had great powerful influence over to the area of northwest China which had span several hundred years covering the historic periods of the Northern dynasties, the Sui, the Tang, the Five dynasties and the Song dynasty. The Liangzhou's auspicious signs belief embrace a strong idea of the degeneration of the Dharma. By a comparative study on textual research and graphic evidences, this article takes a conclusion as granted that this enforced trend of ideology had much closer relationship with religion education activities led by two Buddhist monk, SHI Dao'an and SHI Daoxuan.