佛教造像之神圣性建构与崇拜研究的新拓展——评蒋家华《中国佛教瑞像崇拜研究—古代造像艺术的宗教性阐释》

New Developments in Research on the Construction and Worship of the Divinity of Buddhist Statues——Reading Notes on Religious Interpretations of Ancient Statue Art in the Study of the Worship of the Statue of Sakyamuni in Chinese Buddhism

蒋家华新著《中国佛教瑞像崇拜研究—古代造像艺术的宗教性阐释》主要是以"瑞像崇拜"为研究对象,以此入手有针对性地深刻揭示了瑞像的神圣性即对瑞像进行了系统的宗教性解读。该书分为六个章节,探讨了瑞像的内涵、生成、兴起、流布、灵验,社会影响。作者在对大量既有文献进行搜集、研读、辨析、总结的基础上对这六个部分进行了相应的研究拓展,具有很高的学术价值。

The book Religious Interpretation of Ancient Statue Art in the Study of the Worship of the Statue of Sakyamuni in Chinese Buddhism written by Jiang Jiahua mainly discusses the worship of Ruixiang（famous images of Sakyamuni）,examining the sanctity of these images and conducting a systematic religious interpretation of this phenomenon.The book consists of six chapters that respectively discuss the connotation,formation, emergence,dissemination,efficaciousness,and social influence of Ruixiang.By collecting,studying,analyzing and summarizing numerous documents,the author has carried out and expanded research of significant academic value for each of the six aspects that make Ruixiang of academic interest.