早期巴蜀佛教与丝绸之路

Early Buddhism and Silk Road

西晋时中国僧人通过地处巴蜀的"蜀川牂牁道"到达印度求法,透露出佛教与西南丝绸之路密切关联的潜在可能,到达印度求法的僧人受到了印度国王特殊的礼遇,这一时期巴蜀佛教的地位得到彰显。东晋时受战乱影响,法和、慧持先后入蜀,显示出这一时期巴蜀佛教的兴盛已初显端倪。唐初以玄奘为代表的一大批高僧入蜀,奠定了巴蜀佛教的中心地位,有关玄奘在蜀期间的相关记载,蕴藏有佛教文化在丝绸之路上的交流互动信息。唐代从海上丝绸之路赴东南亚、南亚求法的五位巴蜀僧人,更是展现了巴蜀佛教僧材辈出的风貌。由此可知,早期巴蜀佛教的繁荣具有开放包容、拓展进取的精神和品格。

Chinese monks in the Western Jin Dynasty arrived in India through the 'ShuC huan Zangke Ro a d' i n B a s h u, w h ic h r e ve a l e d t h e p o t e n t i a l relationship between Buddhism and Southwest Silk Road. The monks who arrived in India were specially treated by the King of India. The status of the first period of Buddhism is manifested. When the Eastern Jin Dynasty was affected by the war, Fahe and Huichi successively entered Shu, showing the prosperity of Buddhism in that period. Records on Xuanzang are representative of a large number of monks into Shu,and laid the central position of the Buddhist Buddhism,Xuan Zang during the relevant records in the Shu, there is a Buddhist culture in the Silk Road, the exchange of interactive informations. Tang from the Sea Silk Road to Southeast Asia, South Asia to seek the five Bashu monks, but also to show the characteristics of the ancient Buddhist monks. It can be seen that the early prosperity of the ancient Buddhist Buddhism is open and inclusive, to expand the spirit and character.