论佛教视域下的《极玄集》

“Jixuan Ji” from the Perspective of Buddhism

《极玄集》是中晚唐之交一部极具佛教美学的选本。其浓厚的佛教美学意蕴与姚合生平、主张以及社会思潮有着密不可分的联系:一方面,姚合生平好与僧人交往,并游历众多佛寺,其诗集中多处体现佛家思想;另一方面,"安史之乱"后,唐王朝内有宦官、奸臣弄权,外有强蕃割据征战,士子入世志向实现艰难,转而从佛教中寻求精神寄托。就《极玄集》来说,佛教中的"吟苦、念空、禅静"等主张在其文中都有体现。

“JiXuan Ji”is an excellent selection of Buddhist aesthetics at the turn of the middle and late Tang Dynasty.Its strong Buddhist aesthetic implications are inseparably linked with Yao He’s life,opinions and social trend.On one hand,Yao He had good communication with monks and he had visited many Buddhist temples in his life.His poems reflected the ideas of Buddhism;on the other hand,after“An-Shi Rebellion”,Tang Dynasty had eunuchs and traitors who took powers inside.At the same time,there was a strong military campaign outside.Scholars and common people’s aspirations were difficult to achieve,so they turned to Buddhism.In“JiXuan Ji”,Buddhism’s ideas of“bitterness,emptiness,and meditation”are reflected.