六祖慧能与韶州曹溪宝林道场的重修和扩建

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng and the Reconstruction and Extension of Buddhist Temple Baolin in Caoxi Shaozhou

六祖慧能和韶州有缘。生在新州,得法黄梅,隐遁怀集和四会,剃度出家在广州,但他最终把韶州作为37年弘法的上佳选择。韶州的曹溪宝林寺(后称南华寺)的兴盛与发展也和慧能紧密地联系在一起。慧能在世之日,宝林道场至少有三次以上的重修、重建和扩建,而且规模一次比一次大。宝林寺的香火也因此一次比一次旺盛。唐朝的韶州曹溪山宝林寺发展和兴盛的历史事实表明,慧能只要一到宝林寺,它立即就会四众云集,宝林道场的修建就势在必行。慧能对宝林道场的重修、重建和扩建,起了直接重要的关键作用。

The sixth patriarch Huineng was bounded up with Shaozhou. He was born in Xinzhou, obtained Buddhist doctrine in Huangmei, led a seclusive life in Huaiji and Sihui, and turned a monk in Guangzhou, finally he chose Shaozhou to promote Buddhism for 37 years. The prosperous development of Buddhist Temple Baolin （it was named Temple Nanlaua later） is intimately connected with Huineng. When Huineng was alive, the temple was under construction and extension for more than three times. The prosperity of Buddhist Temple Baolin in Tang Dynasty proved Huineng＇s contribution, which exerted direct and erucial influences upon its renovation, reconstruction and extension.