佛教题材戏剧对佛教理念的矛盾态度——以《度柳翠》和《玉禅师》为例

Buddhist play's Ambivalent Attitude towards Buddhist Ideas:Taking Du Liu Cui And Buddhist Monk Yu as Examples

作为佛教题材戏剧的代表作,《度柳翠》和《玉禅师》表现出对佛教理念的矛盾态度。产生这种态度的原因,可以追溯到戏剧、宗教的渊源关系及其性质差异。两剧宣传了佛教的基本理念,如慈悲为怀、因果报应、禁欲主义、六道轮回等,并触及言意之辨。剧中既有俗界人士对佛教的世俗化理解与调侃解构,也有佛教人士对佛教的怀疑与背弃。这些有助于人们认识佛教和戏剧的辩证关系。

As the two representative Buddhist plays,Du Liu Cui and Buddhist Monk Yu express the ambivalent attitude towards Buddhist ideas. The causes of this attitude can be traced back to the original relationship and qualitative difference between play and religion. The two plays propagate such basic Buddhist ideas as nihilism,asceticism,mercy,samsara retribution,and touch upon the discrimination of expression and meaning. The two plays have not only ordinary people＇s secular understanding,ridicule and deconstruction of Buddhism,but also the Buddhist people＇s suspicion and betrayal of Buddhism. These can help people understand the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and play.