对拉萨老城转经道的认识与思考

Circumambulation in Lhasa's Old Town and Its Implications

拉萨,是一座拥有1300多年历史的古城,是藏传佛教最主要的聚集地。大昭寺的建造迈开了拉萨建设的步伐,藏传佛教深刻影响着拉萨的形成和发展。转经是藏传佛教最主要的修行方式之一,在拉萨发展过程中,转经道作为转经的承载空间,逐渐发展壮大,同时也对拉萨的建筑环境和建筑群产生了重要的影响;随着现代化建设进程的快速发展,转经道这种古老的宗教空间与城市建设的矛盾也逐渐突出并深化;因此找出他们之间的矛盾,通过分析转经道的优劣,提出适当的改善建议,对将来拉萨的发展以及藏传佛教的进一步传承都具有不可磨灭的历史意义。

Lhasa, an ancient city with more than 1300 years of history, is the main area of Tibetan Buddhism. With the start of the construction of the Jokhang temple, Lhasa began to take its own form. During this process, the Tibetan Buddhism deeply affected the formation and development of Lhasa. The turning scripture is the main way of Tibetan Buddhism’s practice. In Lhasa’s urban development process, circumambulation as the main carrying space for the turning scripture, was developed. At the same time, it brought profound influence to Lhasa’s architectural environment and urban form. With the rapid modern development, the contradiction between the old religious space and city construction has become much more severe and obvious. Thus, it is significant to find out the contradiction between them. And through the analysis of the pros and cons of circumambulation, the contradiction should be minimized, which will be of indelible historical significance to the future inheritance of Tibetan Buddhism and the further development in Lhasa.