关于华土石窟中弥勒和阿弥陀图像分布的一些解析

Image Resolution of Maitreyanatha and Amita Distribution in Huatu Grottoes

通过对华土石窟中有关净土信仰的图像在时间和空间上分布的一些解析,说明中国净土信仰中的弥勒崇拜和阿弥陀崇拜是混和的,尤其在唐宋以降的民间。随着中国佛教的本身融合和民间化的过程,二者之间的差别已无实质意义,这反而有利于净土信仰在社会中的广泛传播。本文也从一个侧面说明了图像解析在宗教研究上的用处。

This paper analyses the time and space distribution of the images of Pure Land beliefs and explains that the worships of Maitreyanatha and Amita in the Pure Land reliefs of China were mingled,especially since the Tang and Song dynasties. With the integration and folk transformation of Chinese Buddhism,there was no essential difference between the two,which was good for the wide spread of Pure Land beliefs. This paper also states the usage of image resolution in religious researches.