论《金瓶梅》中僧道在民间丧葬俗仪中的介入

The intervention of monks and Taoist priests in funeral rituals in The Golden Lotus

《金瓶梅》描述了多场民间丧葬仪式,其中僧道在丧葬俗仪中的介入尤其引人注目。僧道介入的描写具有特殊的文本价值,是小说结构的有机组成部分,展现出了作者在神鬼报应思想的影响下,注重挖掘果报形成的现实逻辑。通过丧葬法事规模的描述,预示了西门庆家族命运的日趋衰败;通过法事场景的铺排,展现了人物之间的复杂关系;通过法事仪式结构篇章,调节了叙事节奏。最终得出了丧葬法事在社会各阶层中传播的广泛性、法事崇尚奢靡以及丧葬法事中乱象频出等结论。

Among all the rituals of folk funerals described in The Golden Lotus, those with the intervention of Buddist monks and Taoist priests receive great attention. The description of monks and Taoist priests in folk funerals, as an essential component of The Golden Lotus, is of special text value, which shows the author＇s conception of Buddhism and Taoism. The scales of religious rituals in folk funerals reveal the fate of Ximen Qing＇s whole family, the narratives of these religious funerals illustrate the relationship between characters, and the arrangements of the rituals regulate the narrative rhythm. It is concluded that the prevalent extravagance and religious rituals are very popular in funerals rituals, and the chaos of religious funeral rituals are increasingly frequent.