略论明代的僧官制度

On the Monk Official System in the Ming Dynasty

明初确立的僧官制度,是封建专制主义政治高度发展的必然产物。这套僧官制度,在僧官设职、铨选、职掌等方面,构成了从中央到地方的严密的僧官网络,并通过编制僧籍簿册,有效地管理了有明一代的佛教事务,使佛教一直成为明朝封建专制统治的得力工具。

The monk official system established at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty is the inevitable result from highly developed politics in feudal absolutism.This official system which includes monk official position,monk official selection,power of the position,etc.results in a tight network of official system and layers of high-down rule.In addition,by drawing up the monk membership book,the Buddhism business in the Ming Dynasty has been effectively administered,and the official system of monk becomes a powerful means for the feudal absolutist in the Ming Dynasty.