北朝石刻文献中的佛教活动及信仰动机

On the Buddhist Activities and Belief Motives in Stone Inscriptions in the Northern Dynasties

北朝石刻文献记述的佛教活动包括了造像、供养、举行法会和参与公益慈善等内容。这些内容,体现出北朝佛教重视功德的特征。石刻文献反映出不同阶层、性别信众不同的信仰动机。僧侣、居士和士大夫阶层更多是通过对教理的体悟而信仰。武人阶层中,更多是追求果报的动机。对女性佛教信仰记述,大多与其人生际遇和修行行为结合在一起,是对人生归宿的一种选择。这些材料,展示出北朝佛教重实践、重果报的特征。

Buddhist activities giving by stone inscriptions in the Northern Dynasty include statues, support, and participate in charities. The activities reflect the characteristics of merit attention of Buddhist. The stone inscriptions also reflect faith motive of believers in different class, different gender. Monks, householders and literati class give more interesting to Buddhist thought in their religion beliefs. Religion beliefs of the samurai class mostly based on attention to retribution of their action. Buddhist belief description of the female is mostly contact with their life experience and practice behavior. To female, Buddhist belief is another choice of life mortality. These materials show the characteristics of merit attention and practice attention of Buddhist in the northern dynasties.