论释赞宁《宋高僧传》的史料价值

The Value of Historical Data in the SONGGAOSENGZHUAN by Shi Zanning

释赞宁《宋高僧传》承继梁代释慧皎《高僧传》、唐代释道宣《续高僧传》而作,是记载唐初至北宋初三百多年间佛教僧人精英的总传。要了解佛教在中国的生存发展情况离不开佛教史籍,同时佛教与社会生活密切相关,所以《宋传》成为研究唐代至宋初中国佛教史、政治史、经济史、文化史、历史学等方面的重要资料。

The SONGGAOSENGZHUAN is the third important biographical work about Buddhist monks after the GAOSENGZHUAN by Shi Huijiao in the Liang Dynasty and the XUGAOSENGZHUAN by Shi Daoxuan in the Tang Dynasty. This book recorded the deeds and works of the Buddhist monks over the three hundred years from the early Tang Dynasty to early Northern Song Dynasty. The Buddhist historical works are indispensable for understanding the course of the Buddhism in China. Buddhism is closely related to social life,which means that the SONGGAOSENGZHUAN is an important resource for the study of the period with respect to Buddhism,politics,economy,culture and history.