九华山佛教法事音乐的源流及其仪式性功能考略

A Brief Research on the Origin,Evolution and its Ritual Function of Mt.Jiuhua's Buddhism Rites Music

佛教法事音乐是佛教弘扬佛法的舟楫,与佛教的一系列法事仪轨紧密结合,是中国传统文化的有机组成部分。文章考察了九华山佛教及法事音乐的渊源与流变,并对法事仪式和音乐的结合、音乐的特征以及仪式过程中音乐的功能与意义等进行初步考证,寻求其文化机制。

The Rites music of Buddhism is an indispensable tool to disseminate the Buddhist spirit.It closely integrates with a series of rituals and is the organic composition of the traditional culture of China.This paper examines the origin and evolution of Mt.Jiuhua＇s Buddhism and its rites music,and preliminary research the combination of the ritual and its music,feature,function and meaning during the ritual,trying to explore their cultural mechanisms.