谈山西地区发现的几件早期雕版印刷弥勒经典

Researches of Several Maitreya Scriptures with Woodblock Printing Technique at Early Stages in Shanxi Province

迄今为止,山西地区已经发现了不少早期雕版印刷佛典,其时间段大约在晚唐五代至北宋辽金时期。这些雕版印刷佛典的产生与传播,对中国雕版印刷术的广泛应用,起到推波助澜作用。论文拟介绍这些弥勒经典,并以此为例,分析早期雕版印刷佛典的基本特点,总结其在中国早期雕版印刷史上的意义及在山西地区民间弥勒信仰的基本状况。

There have been many Maitreya scriptures with woodblock printing technique at early stages found in Shanxi, specifically from Late Tang and the Five Dynasties to the Northern Song Liao Jin period. These Buddhist scriptures had great effects on the widespread practices of Chinese woodblock printing techniques. This paper introduces these Maitreya scriptures, in order to describe basic features of early woodblock printing techniques applied on Buddhist scriptures and conclude the meaning of its status in Chinese early woodblock printing history. Meanwhile, the general situation of Amitabha and Maitreya Faith in Shanxi would be introduced.