岭南明遗民薛始亨生平事迹考论

Life Story of Xue Shiheng:A Lingnan's Adherent Poet in Ming Dynasty

岭南明遗民薛始亨一生忽而为儒、忽而为僧、忽而为道的诡秘行踪颇值得玩味,他最终皈依道教的选择及对自己道人身份的认可迥异于当时岭南遗民逃禅的普遍风气。薛始亨的一生可分为四个阶段:鼎革前意气风发的求学阶段;鼎革后风雨飘摇中的奋然挣扎;中年绝望之际的退隐江湖;晚年参禅、入道之间的游走与徘徊。梳理其思想发展脉络,有助于管窥明清之际岭南遗民的隐微心态。

Secretive whereabouts between the Confucian scholar,monk and Taoist of Xue Shiheng,a Lingnan＇ s adherent poet in the Qing Dynasty is worth pondering.His selection of converting to Taoism and recognition to identity of Taoist were different from most other Lingnan＇ s adherents in escaping to temples.His life was divided into four stages： study stage in Ming Dynasty;stormy struggle stage in Qing Dynasty;seclusion stage in middle-age and wandering stage between in Buddhism and Taoism in old age.Combing his thought development can help to research secretive state of mind of Lingnan＇ s adherents in Qing Dynasty.