论《南柯太守传》的佛教母题

On the Buddhist Motifs in The Governor of Nanke

在唐传奇小说中,佛法义理已然浸润于作品的深层。《南柯太守传》传递的无常与梦幻母题流露出佛教浓重的世事无常、生命皆苦、人生如梦、万事成空思想。面对如斯困境,佛教亦为人类提供了找到生命本源的自在解脱之法,即心的解脱。于是追求脱俗出世的精神超越成为人们肯定生命价值的理想境界,成就了一朝风月、万古长空的瞬间永恒。

Dharma knowledge has been deeply in the romances of Tang Dynasty. The Motifs like impermanence and dreams in The Gov- ernor of Nanke reflect the Buddhist thoughts such as the changes and bitterness of life, life being a dream, all empties etc. Under such circumstances, Buddhism supply human beings with the method to refuge, that is, the refuge of soul. Therefore the quest for the refuge has become the ideal condition to affirm the life value. It becomes an everlasting existence.