晋江摩尼教草庵发现始末考述

On the Finding of Cao'an Manichaean Temple in Jinjiang County

元末肇建于晋江华表山麓的草庵,原系华化摩尼教——明教的庙宇,迄今仍完整保存当年该教信徒所崇奉的摩尼佛石雕像,为当今世界独一无二。该庙宇与雕像早在20世纪50年代已为中国学者所发现并确认,国际学术界也早已认同。1991年2月"联合国科教文组织海上丝绸之路考察团"曾到草庵考察,尔后,草庵便被宣传成该考察团之大发现。本文还原晋江摩尼教草庵发现的历史真相,认为这一宝贵历史遗迹的发现认定,应归功于中国诸前辈学者,尤其是泉州学者吴文良先生。

Cao＇an temple, a sinicized Manichaean shrine located at the foot of Huabiao Mountain of Jinjiang, was established at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. A stone statue of Buddha Mani ever worshiped by the Manichaeans is well-preserved in Cao＇an temple now, which serves as the sole surviving Manichaean statue in the world. As early as 1950＇s, the temple with the statue was found and confirmed by Chinese scholars, which was already acknowledged by the international academic circle. However, after the Investi- gation Group of Maritime Silk Route of UNESCO visited the temple in February 1991, it＇s claimed that the temple was a great discovery by the Investigation Group. The article is presented here for revealing the truth of the finding of Cao＇an temple, pointing out it is the former Chinese scholars, especially Mr. Wu Wenliang, a scholar from Quanzhou that made the pioneering contribution to the finding and confirmation of this rare relic.