儒佛兼修与唐代山东士族女性的家风演进——以唐代墓志为例

Simultaneous Cultivation in Confucianism and Buddhism vs.Evolution of Nobility Women's Families in Shandong:Testimony from Tang Dynasty Epitaphs

唐代佛教影响深远,山东士族女性中信奉者颇多。山东士族女性素以家风自持,信仰佛教者多为儒佛兼修,这在唐代墓志中有着突出反映。佛学的盛行,一方面使山东士族女性传统家风中的现实性与佛学超越世俗的终极关切相互结合为一体,对其传统家风起到了强化作用;另一方面,对佛教的信仰不可避免地带来一些新的因素,导致山东士族女性的传统家风在传承过程中出现某些变异。

Buddhism exerted a profound impact on the Tang Dynasty, even among the females of Shandong＇ s nobility clans, which included a large number of Buddhism believers. These females were known for their strict adherence to family traditions, cultivating in Confucianism and Buddhism at the same time. This is reflected in epitaphs of the Tang Dynasty. On the one hand, the flourishing of Buddhism had enabled these women to incorporate a transcendent Buddhist ultimate concern into the traditional secularist family realities, thus strengthening the latter. Yet on the other hand, the introduction of Buddhism left an inevitable mark on their family traditions, resulting in a number of variations in the process of transmission.