佛教大藏经及其刻印述略

On the Buddhist Scriptures and Their Engraving and Printing History

作者从佛教传入中国及《大藏经》的刻印过程着手 ,叙述了佛经在经历了陈武帝时的抄写、北魏北周时代的禁毁及唐、宋时的勃然发展 ,从中可以看到中国古代印刷术的发明是和佛经的广泛、大量需求有着密切的联系。佛教的传播和佛经从抄写、石刻、雕版印刷均已成为中国古代文化发展的一个组成部分 ,在保存了我国古代文化典籍的同时 。

Tracing far back to the introduction of Buddhism to China and the engeraving and printing history of the “Grand Buddhist Scipture”, the writer in this paper points out that the invention of the art of printing in ancient China is closely related to the wide spread of Buddhist scriptures. The spread of Buddhism and the publichity of Buddhist scriptures by transcibing, stone inscribing and carved printing reflects the course of development the Chinese culture undergoes and it also provides a rich source of materials for the study of Buddhism by succeeding scholars.