黔中贵定阳宝山临济禅宗突空系法脉传承揭谜

Tentative Solution to the Mystery of the Inheritance of Tukong School of Linji Zen in Yangbao Mountain of Central Guizhou's Guiding

黔中贵定阳宝山早在明代即为西南佛教名山,山中临济禅宗法脉源远流长。然而,长期以来学界一直没有厘清阳宝山临济禅宗法脉到底属于临济中的何支何派,致使阳宝山塔林诸多塔铭碑文无法破解。经过艰苦考证,发现山中有一支临济禅宗法脉属于突空智板一系,明万历年间白云大师来阳宝山上接湘西突空一系,下开阳宝白云二十三字辈,自成阳宝山突空系一支临济禅宗法脉传灯系统,从明季开始,直至民国末年,影响深远。三百年来,其法脉之流长,人数之众多,体系之复杂,塔林之盛大,在贵州乃至中国禅宗佛教史上都是极为罕见的。

Yangbao Mountain of Central Guizhou＇ s Guiding has been a famous Buddhist place since the Ming Dynasty, where the Linji Zen enjoys a long history. Nevertheless, in academic community there has been no consensus on the specific category the Linji Zen belongs to. Consequently, the pagoda inscriptions have not yet been decoded. Through a long survey, we find that the Linji Zen belongs to Tukong School, originating in the Wanli Era of Ming Dynasty, with a profound influence until the times of the Republic of China. It is argued that the complexity of the system, the number of worshippers and the grandeur of Buddhist pagodas here have been unprecedented in Guizhou and even throughout the history Of China＇ s Zen Buddhism.