近代来华新教传教士笔下的普陀山

Putuo Mountain in the Writings of Protestant Missionaries to China in Modern Times

近代以来,普陀山逐渐成为来华新教传教士的＂海上乐园＂和度假胜地。麦都思、郭士立、施美夫、娄礼华、丁韪良、立德夫人等几位西方传教士,试图跳出传统佛教观的范式对中国佛教进行套语式的描述,充分认知普陀山佛教这个＂他者＂。他们一方面向西方社会传达了普陀山的佛教形象,另一方面也为我们保留了当时普陀山的宝贵资料。

Since modern times, Putuo Mountain has become ＂a paradise at sea＂ and a holiday resort for protestant missionaries to China. Some western missionaries such as Mai Dusi, Guo Shill, Shi Meifu, I^u Lihua, Ding Weiliang, Madam Li De tried to get rid of formulaic description of Chinese Buddhism as traditional Buddhism paradigm and eognized such Putuo Mountain Buddhism as ＂the other＂. They, on one hand, conveyed Putuo Moun- tain＇s Buddhism image to western society, on the other hand, retained precious materials of Putuo Mountain at that time.