印度佛教与藏传佛教源流关系略述

Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism: Origins and Correlations

印度佛教在公元八世纪传入吐蕃,因此藏地一开始所主要接受的就是印度佛教的密宗。在与藏地的苯教经过两百余年的交锋、竞争和磨合之后,佛教终于在雪域高原生根开花并传承发展至今。今天藏传佛教诸宗派的义理修持是由般若中观、瑜珈唯识、如来藏佛性和密宗等合构而成的,在此之中汉地禅宗也有着重要的影响作用。

Indian Buddhism was introduced into the ancient Tibet( The Tubo Empire) in the 8th century AD and the esoteric Buddhist teachings and practice were gradually accepted by the Tibetan. Experiencing more than two hundred years clashes and blends with the local Bonism, Buddhism began to take its root and blossom in Tibet. The present-day Tibetan Buddhism is composed of schools of Prajna, Yogacara, and Esoteric Buddhism and, within the system, the Chan tradition of China proper( Han-dominated areas) also plays an important role in shaping of the Tibetan Buddhism.