隋唐宋初写经社邑考略——以敦煌写经题记为中心

A Study of the Sutra Copying Community in the Sui, Tang, and early Song Dynasties Based on Dunhuang Sutra Postscripts

写经社邑是一群为积累功德、获取福报的信徒组成的抄写佛经的团体。其规模视所抄写的佛经多寡和财力大小而定。写经社邑内部组织较为简单,所需财力由邑子承担,抄写的佛经送入寺院供养。佛经抄写完毕,写经邑随之解散。

The sutra copying community was a group of Buddhist believers who thought copying sutras might bring good luck and blessings. The scale of such a community depends on the number of sutras to be copied and the financial sources available to the community members. The community would disband when the sutras were finished and sent to temples.