寺院文化空间与小说创作——以唐长安西明寺为研究中心

Temple Cultural Space and Novel Creation——A Case Study of Hsi-Ming Temple of the Tang Dynasty

唐长安西明寺是佛教传播与文艺创作兼具的特殊文化空间,吸引文士在此流连吟咏,也引发僧侣耽思运神,产生了不少佛教撰述与文学作品。西明寺文化空间对小说创作有着重要影响,基于西明寺皇廷眷顾、藏书丰富、学僧辈出等因素,与此相关的小说书写也呈现出书写权贵、征引典籍、偏向学理等创作特征。西明寺作为异国僧侣云集之地,寺僧互动促使中外文化交流与思想融合,建构国际性宏阔思维体系与学术智慧体系,促进了唐代小说的演进传播。

Hsi- Ming Temple,a special cultural space of Buddhist thoughts and literary creation,attracted both scholars and monks. Many Buddhist classics and literary works were created there. Hsi- Ming Temple＇s cultural space had great impacts to novel creation in the Tang Dynasty due to its loyal care,rich books and varied monk scholars. The novels related to the temple tend to describe higher officials,adopt classic idioms and incline to Buddhist theories. As a roost of foreign monks and priests,Hsi- Ming Temple provided an interactive opportunity for cultural exchange and integration,effective building a system of international and academic thoughts,and promoting the evolution and spreading of the novels in the Tang Dynasty.