佛教戒淫观与《西游记》女妖形象塑造

Buddhist Viewpoint of Stopping Carnal Desire and Enchantress Image Building in Journal to the West

在佛教戒淫观的影响下,《西游记》中的女性形象存在着严重的人性弱点。这些弱点就是戒淫观中所强调和归结的需修行者破除之淫念恶行,作者将其集中投射到系列女性妖怪的形象塑造上,使其成了戒淫观的图解;戒淫观又成了人物类型描写的依据。戒淫观也内在的支撑起了相关情节的框架,善恶斗法中的矛盾冲突展开及解决均彰显出戒淫观的胜出。戒淫观下鲜明的艺术形象不仅寄托着戒淫的意义,还隐含着戒淫的途径。

Influenced by the viewpoint of stopping carnal desire of Buddhism, the female images in Journal to the West have serious weaknesses of human nature. The images demonstrate Buddhist viewpoint of stopping carnal desire while the viewpoint becomes the basis to describe the character types. It is also a frame to support the plots of the novel. In the struggle between the good and evil, the final solution manifests the victory of the viewpoint of stopping carnal desire. The bright artistic images built under the viewpoint not only display the significance of stopping carnal desire, but also imply the way to stop it.