《聊斋志异·乐仲》的禅学渊源探讨

On the Zen Origins in the Novel Yue Zhong of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

《聊斋志异·乐仲》塑造了乐仲这一违背佛教常规、蕴藏复杂佛教理论的佛教徒形象。通过对乐仲、琼华形象的溯源,以及对二人行为动机的分析,着力于探讨文本背后掩藏的"在欲而行禅""不二法门"和"自性即佛"等禅学思想,厘清文本与"丹霞烧佛""磨砖成镜"等禅宗典故,以及《维摩诘所说经》在人物设定和"不二法门"禅学思想等方面的渊源。

In the novel Yue Zhong of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio,the author created a literary figure violating Buddhist doctrines and commandments but having a widely knowledge about Buddhism. The paper is engaged in the discussion on the origins from Zen spirits hidden behind the texts and the clarification of the relationship between the novel text and the Zen allusions as well as the Vimalakīrtinirdes' a- sūtra,such as pure practice in secular desires,advaita practice,and the svabhava as Buddha- nature.