《易筋经义》中的佛教历史观

Buddhist View of History in Yi Jin Jing Yi

佛教历史观不是佛教基于对历史问题的认识形成的观念,而是说佛教系统中存在着一定的有规律的历史演化轨迹,这些轨迹根植于历史的创造者,由此体现出佛教历史观具有某些特点。精英佛教历史观具有精英化、理论化、系统化等诸多特点,在很长时期内占据了学术主流。作为一个个案,《易筋经义》从侧面展现出明末以来佛教历史观的转变,其作者、内容、表达方式、情节、地位等无一不附有"小传统"的痕迹。佛教历史观中的"小传统"之塑造不仅源于作者的视野,而且在很大程度展现出作者哲学观念的与众不同。

Buddhist view of history is not the idea based on a historical awareness of the problem,but that some regular evolution exists in the history of Buddhism.These tracks rooted in the creator of the history,which reflects the history of Buddhism have certain characteristics.Elite Buddhist history has elite,theoretical,systematic and many other features,which occupied the academic mainstream in a very long time.As a case,Yi Jin Jing Yi from the side shows the change of Buddhist history since late Ming Dynasty.Its author,content,expression,plot,etc.are all attached to the status of little tradition traces.The shaping of the'little tradition'in Buddhist history results from the author's vision,which shows f the author's distinct philosophical concepts to a large extent.