论德里罗小说的藏传佛教渊源

Tibetan Buddhism in Don DeLillo’s Novels

20世纪60、70年代是美国历史上自南北战争以来最为动荡的时代之一,传统的主流文化和价值观被否定、质疑,新兴文化和新的价值观逐渐从边缘走向主流。传入美国的佛教在这股大流中也得到了长足的发展,逐渐从边缘走向中心和主流,成为多元文化和宗教的一元。作为美国当代重要的作家,德里罗与藏传佛教有着深厚的渊源,这是西方文化向东方宗教寻求精神支柱的明证之一。德里罗在小说创作中使用了大量的佛教意象和佛教教义,而且随着他创作的深人发展,他对佛教的关注和理解也经历了一个由浅入深的渐进过程。他作品中人物的塑造、小说的构思、个体对文字的痴迷以及离群索居的生活方式都不同程度地受到了佛教影响。

In American history since the Civil War, the 60 s and 70 s of 20 th century is the most turbulent period with great upheavals and uncertainties.The mainstream traditions are denounced and challenged while new culture and new code of value emerge in the diversification of the whole society and then gradually enter the mainstream society. The Tibetan Buddhism becomes one of the new emerging forces. The sources of DeLillo＇s religious philosophies running through his writings can be found in Tibetan Buddhism instead of Catholic beliefs. His understanding of Tibetan Buddhism revealed an evolution to the profound. His creation of character, his obsession with words, his resistance to the mainstream civilization of high-tech and material and his choice of solitude lifestyle, are all, more or less, related with his perception of Tibetan Buddhism.