唐代佛寺杂考

An Investigaztion of the Buddhist Temples Established in the Tang Dynastiy

唐代佛教兴盛,佛寺众多为其显著标识。但因朝代更迭及战乱兵燹等原因,其兴废变迁、榜额改易等极为寻常,而后世史籍、志乘所载,或以讹致误,或疏漏简略,或抵牾多歧,常滋淆乱。文章结合相关文史文献及佛教僧传相关之材料,围绕创建、沿革、处所等要素,对唐代二十余寺作了辑述与考辨,纠正了一些文献记载的讹误,补充了一些文献记载的阙失。

Buddhism thrived during the Tang Dynasty, which is marked by the large number of Buddhist temples. But, due to the change of dynasties and destruction of war, some temples were later either destroyed or displaced, which was accurately recorded in the history. This paper, then, makes an investigation as well as a study of over twenty Buddhist temples established during the Tang Dynasty and, based on pertaining historical records with biographies of some Buddhists, tries to correct some mistakes in the records and add some new information , as far as the establishment, development and location are concerned.