南京明代城墙与佛教文化研究

Research on the City Wall and Buddhist Culture of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing

著名的历史文化名城南京,与佛教文化具有1780多年的历史渊源。14—15世纪,南京作为明王朝的都城所在地,再度成为中国佛教文化的中心城市。通过南京城墙上发现的明代著名国家大寺——天界寺的砖文,解读其丰富的历史文化信息,从一个特殊的角度挖掘南京古城的历史文化资本。

Nanjing, a famous historical and cultural city, has a 1780-year history of Buddhist culture. During fourteenth century and fifteenth century, Nanjing once again became the central city of Buddhism in China as the capital of Ming Dynasty. This paper discusses characters on bricks discovered from Nanjing City Wall, which were from Tianjie Temple, a grand and national temple of ming Dynasty. These characters on bricks interpret rich history and culture of Nanjing as well as present a picture of Buddhism and social life during early Ming Dynasty from a special angle.