敦煌变文的名称及其文体来源的再认识

Re-consideration on the name of Bianwen(Buddhist writings for public lectures) and its original resource

敦煌变文在严格意义上并非是一种单纯的"文学体裁"概念,其思想内容和文体特征并不统一,表现出一定的复杂性。文中具体分析了前人对于变文名称的争议,强调用"变文"这一历史概念来统称敦煌写卷中的这类通俗文学作品是可取的,也是必要的。在此基础上,对变文文体的来源进行了深入辨析,认为变文是中外文化交流发展的产物。

Dunhuang Bianwen（Buddhist Writings for public lectures） is not simple concept of literary form,which a features of literary works were disagree with ideological content and style,so it has a conplex nature.This article analysis different opinions of former researchers on the name to Bianwen and put forwards his opinion that it suitable and necessary for name Bianwen,a public folk literature works in Dunhuang Manuscripts under a specific historic background.Upon this basic agreement,this article goes on analysis resources of this literary form and took it for granted that Bianwen is a creation of culture exchange between Indian and Chinese.