一部鲜为人知的藏文历史文献:卫巴洛色《教法史》

A Little-known Tibetan History Book "The History of Buddhist Dharma Teaching" Written by Weba Losye

卫巴洛色所造《教法史》是一部成书于14世纪中叶的藏文史籍,内容涉及吐蕃王统和吐蕃佛教史等。《教法史》作者十分重视搜集相关史料,内容大多言之有据,其中也不乏目前已亡佚的珍贵史料。文章对卫巴洛色之《教法史》被学界谬解为《韦协》而长期淹没的原因进行了分析,并通过梳理书中以"三段式"划分早期吐蕃佛教史的做法,认为书中采用多种叙事方法以丰富史书内容,是一部研究吐蕃史及早期吐蕃佛教史的重要史料。

Weba Losye＇s ＇＇The History of Buddhist Dharma Teaching” is a Tibetan historical book written in the mid of the 14th century. It is about the royal genealogy and Buddhist teaching of Tibet during the Tubo period. The author attached great importance to the collection of relevant historical materials, so the contents of the book are mostly based on the historical facts. It also includes some precious historical materials. The article analyzes the reasons why the history book is little known and has been incorrectly taken as dbaz-bzhed-bzhugs-so by academic circle. Then, the history of the Tibetan Buddhism in the early period of the Tubo recorded in this book has been studied, and it is found that the author adopted a variety of ways to narrate the contents of the history book. The book is an important historical material to study the Tibetan history and the early history of the Tibetan Buddhism.