《坛经》中的“法力”、“佛谶”探赜

Probe into"Fa Li","Fuo Chen" in Tan Jing

《坛经》中有很多关于六祖慧能超人"法力"及"佛谶"的记载,这使《坛经》的神秘力量增强,吸引信徒力量增大。《坛经》所载六祖非凡"法力"使其身上笼罩了一层神秘色彩,有了一种超自然、超人间的力量,佛教"法力"与原始"神话"、"巫术"及古代的"神话小说"、"志怪小说"有着千丝万缕的联系。谶语是中国文化中一种奇特现象,"佛讖"在中国渐趋本土化,日渐与中国传统的占卜、占梦、占星、算命、风水舆地等结合起来,使佛教趋向世俗化,由单纯的信仰走向实用。

Tan Jing records many stories about Hui Neng, the 6th patriarch＇s ＂supernatural power＂ and his ＂Fuo Chen＂, increasing the mystery of the book and attracting more adherents. In the classic, Hui Neng was always sheltered under a mysterious power beyond natural and man~ world. The ＂power＂ of Buddhism keeps a subtle relation with primitive ＂mythology＂, ＂wizardry＂ and ancient ＂ myth fiction＂ and ＂ mythical story＂. Chen Yu, prophecy, as a featured phenomenon in Chinese culture, made ＂Fuo Chen＂ more localization in China, combining with divining, divining by interpreting dreams and by horoscope, fortune telling and geomantic omen. Through these methods, Buddhism came to be more common and vulgar, from pure faith to pragmatism.