被遮蔽的律学僧——对唐宋江南律宗法脉“缺环”的考察

The Gone Monks of Vinaya Sect:A Study of Academic Relationship among Monks in Jiangnan Region at Sui and Tang

佛教传入中国以后不断得到发展。隋唐时期,律宗逐渐形成。中晚唐以后,江南一带成为重要的律学中心,出现了一支修习《四分律》的律师队伍。这些律学僧较为分散,要建立一条完整的谱系则仍有"缺环"。而利用域外僧人的撰述来进行比对,有助于重新勾联起这条律学法脉。

Buddhism had been developed continuously after it was introduced into China. As one of the results,Vinaya Sect of Buddhism formed during Sui and Tang Dynasties. And Jiangnan region became an important research center of Dharmagupta-vinaya study since late Tang period,appeared with a lot of monks who were engaged in learning and practicing the spirit of vinaya. However,these monks were widely distributed that it was hard to establish an academic connection among them,according to the common classics.While analyzing and comparing with the records written by foreign monks would contribute to recognize the relationship of the monks.