从敦煌写经题记所记“七世父母”观看佛教文化对中土文化的影响

The Buddhist Influence on Chinese Culture as Seen in the Conception of "Seven-Generation Parents"

"七世父母"是敦煌藏经洞出土写经题记中主要的"奉为"之一。本文认为佛教七世父母指此身以前过亡的代代父母,以转世轮回为理论根基,宣扬一切众生皆为父母,与中土固有七世祖宗有本质不同。作为一种新理论,以其学说的优越性,七世父母理念对中土孝道内容做了重要补充,深刻地影响了民众孝道观念。

＂Seven-generation of parents＂ is one of the key parent-supporting principles noted in the preface to handwritten Buddhist scripture. The author of this paper argues that seven-generation parents, based on the theory of reincarnation, refers to all those parents passed away before this life, thus advocating that all living creatures are our parents. It projects an essential distinction with the concept of seven-generation ancestors held by people of the Central Plains. The superiority of the seven-generation parents makes it an important supplement to the notion of filial piety held by people of the Central Plains and exerts a deep influence on common people＇s understanding of filial piety.