从《太子成道经》求子情景探究敦煌求子风俗

On Customs of Praying for a Son in Dunhuang Based on Situation of Praying for a Son in Scripture of Prince Enlightenment

敦煌写本《太子成道经》所描写的净饭王夫妇求子情景,是文学作品中少见的求子题材的表现。从敦煌文学文本解读角度去深度挖掘其中所流露出来的敦煌地区的求子风俗,在求子时间、地点、所祭拜神灵、祭物、预测胎儿性别、重男嗣观念等方面,敦煌和中原地区存在异同,这既与传统文化对敦煌地区的影响有关,亦彰显出敦煌地区本身浓郁的地域、佛教色彩。

Dunhuang version of Scripture of Prince Enlightenment describes a situation of the couple of king Suddhodana praying for a son,and this is the display of a rare theme of praying for a son in literary works.From the perspective of text interpretation of Dunhuang literature,the article probes into the custom of praying for a son in Dunhuang,the time and place of praying,the gods worshiped,sacrifices,prediction of fetus gender,ideas of viewing a son better than a daughter,etc.Dunhuang is different from other regions,this has something to do with the influence of traditional culture upon Dunhuang,and also displays the prominent regional and Buddhism color in Dunhuang.