摘要
三个“世界之最”距色达县城二十余公里有一条山沟叫喇荣沟,顺沟上行数里,蔚蓝苍穹之下,银岭碧草之间,数千间赭红色的木屋,如众星拱月般簇拥着几座金碧辉煌的大殿——它就是藏于深山之中的喇荣寺五明佛学院。 充当向导的色达县县委副书记札西,简明扼要地向我们介绍了佛学院从诞生到现在的基本情况。作为一所完全依靠佛教信众自身的力量,在这海拔近4000米的世界屋脊上建立起来的藏传佛教高等学府,发展速度之快,堪称“世界之最”: 八十年代初,红教喇嘛晋美彭措,率32名弟子来到喇荣沟这个当时荒无人烟,生存条件极为艰苦的地方,创建了仅有一座木屋的小型学经点。十余年间,他们硬是凭着坚韧不拔的创业精神和宏扬藏传文化的坚定信念,将这个小型学经点发展壮大为现在的闻名遐迩的五明佛学院。佛学院实行寺庙与学院一体化,寺辖学院,寺即学院的管理方式;组织机构为三科一室,即教务科、后勤科、保卫科和办公室;其中教务科又设三系一部:共同文化系、显教系、密宗系以及汉僧部;从以下几组简单的数据上可窥其如今的五明佛学院规模之一斑:
Wuming Tibetan Buddhist College, located in the plateau area about 4,000 meters above sea level, was estab-lished in the early 80’s. This large scale Buddhist college covers about 40,000 square meters with teachers and students of more than 5.000, smong whom, over 3,000 are nuns, Every year, students enrolled atthis college reached 6,000 to 7,000 , most of whom are Tibetans, and some are Hans, coming from Sichuan, Qinghai and Tibet. They are attracted here by the kindness and honesty of the people and also by the broad and profound Tibetan Buddhist culture imparted by the college.
