《长兴四年中兴殿应圣节讲经文》性质、作者与用韵研究

On the Nature, Author, and Rhyming of Text Preached on the Emperor's Birthday in the Zhongxing Hall in the Fourth Year of the Changxing Era

敦煌文献保留下来的《长兴四年中兴殿应圣节讲经文》并非是讲经的稿本,它的性质是骈雅化的案头文学而非通俗的说唱文本。至于作者,当是在云辩所用《仁王护国般若波罗蜜多经》的讲经文原稿基础上,秦王李从荣与心腹文人一起进行了集体润色加工。它的用韵艺术成就体现在:唱词基本合于近体诗格律,散文里的骈句合于平仄对应关系,也符合黏结的规律。

The Text Preached on the Emperor’s Birthday in the Zhongxing Hall in the Fourth Year of the Changxing Era kept among Dunhuang documents is not a draft for a sermon but rather an example of serious rhythmic prose. The rhyme patterns match those of metrical modern -style librettos with additional tonal patterns in parallel verse. Its author is likely Li Congrong, the Prince of Qin, and scholars in his service, who together polished a draft written by Yun Bian for preaching the Karunikaraja Sutra.