清初岭南禅史研究与佛教文献整理

Historical Studies of Zen in Early Qing Guangdong and Literature Editing

清初佛教因文化与政治因素的共同作用,勃兴于岭南,因而清初岭南禅史研究是宗教课题,又是政治课题,也是文化课题,研究中国佛教史假若忽略了岭南,就难免出偏。学术界对清初岭南禅史的研究始于上世纪40年代,最早问世的著作是陈垣1941年出版的《清初僧诤记》,至本世纪成果迭出,但亦有较大欠缺:从宗派来说,研究重心多集中在以函昰为核心的曹洞宗华首台系身上,临济宗只有少数,高僧进入学者视野,从内容来说,对禅门政治史、文学史关注较多,对宗教史关注较少,为弥补这一缺陷,广东学术界近年共整理出版了《岭南名寺志·古志系列》7种、《华严丛书·天然系列》7种、《清初岭南佛门史料丛刊》第一辑4种(第二辑14种正在整理中)。

Due to a combination of cultural and political reasons, Buddhism blossomed in Guangdong during early Qing. As a result, historical studies of Zen ：in early Qing Guangdong is a political as well as cultural research topic that Chinese Buddhist studies cannot afford to ignore. Scholarly attention to this subject dates back to the first half of the 20th century, when Chen Yuan 陈垣 published his Master Monks in Early Qing （《清初僧诤记》） in 1941. Many scholarly achievements followed but they also show clear shortcomings： in terms of schools covered, research concentrated on the Huashou Temple （华首台） branch of the Caodong School （曹洞宗） led by Hangang 函昰 with only a few masters of the Linji School （临济宗） receiving scholarly attention; in terms of disciplinary content, politics within Zen Buddhism and literary history received extensive treatment to the neglect of the religious history approach. To overcome this inadequacy, the Guangdong scholarly sector has in recent years edited numerous old texts and published several series comprising dozens of titles.