藏传佛教“拓然巴”高级学衔及辩经考试制度

On rDo-rams-pa,the Tibetan Buddhist Monastic Degree,and Debating on Sutras

中国藏语系高级佛学院是藏传佛教"拓然巴"高级学衔的授予单位,是藏传佛教的最高学府,旨在培养维护祖国统一,宗教上潜心修学,爱国爱教且有较高造诣的藏传佛教高级僧才。在藏传佛教的教育体系中,学经和学位晋升制度是主要的组成部分。其中,辩经考试是学经成果检验和学位晋升考核的一个极其重要的形式,本文将藏传佛教"格西"学位以及"拓然巴"高级学衔缘起发展与自身特点予以说明,并对辩经考试的形成以及方式方法进行梳理。

The Advanced Tibetan Buddhist College of China that awards ＂rdo-rams-pa,＂ an advanced monastic degree,is the highest academic institution of Tibetan Buddhism in China.It aims to train and bring up patriotic Tibetan monastic talents who reach an advanced level of attainment by cultivating themselves religiously and uphold the principle of unification of China.Sutra studies and academic degree awards are important in the educational system of Tibetan Buddhism.And one most important procedure to check sutra studies and decide title awards is by examination of debating on sutras.This article introduces the origin,development,and features of titles of ＂dge-bshes＂ and ＂rdo-rams-pa＂ in Tibetan Buddhism and explains how the examination of debating on sutras took shape and its way and style.