宁波故城佛寺对外文化交流史实考

On the Historical Facts of the International Exchanges of the Buddhist Temples in the Inner City of Ningbo

我国东南濒海港市宁波,在历史上长期都是东亚佛教文化交流的枢纽。宁波故城城内开元、延庆、天宁等佛寺,由于拥有濒临三江口港区的地利之便,在我国佛教界对外交往的历史过程中发挥过不可忽视的作用。宁波故城佛寺的对外佛教交流,始于晚唐,盛于两宋,延续至明代。与海外佛教界渊源关系较深的故城诸寺,大多集中于城内东南厢,这些寺院虽然建制规模有限,但却成为许多异域僧侣抵华之后踏上巡礼求法之旅的重要起点。

As an important port city in Southeast China,Ningbo had been the hub of the Buddhist cultural exchanges of East Asia.Easily accessible via the Sangjiangkou,the Buddhism temples located in the inner city of Ningbo had close contacts with the Buddhists and Buddhism temples of Japan and Korea.By investigating into related historical documents and remains,this paper sorts out the historical facts of the international cultural exchanges of the Buddhist temples in the inner city of Ningbo.