长椿寺创建时间考辨

A Textual Research on the Built Time of Chang-chun Temple

长椿寺是北京南城的著名佛寺,明清之际曾有“京师首刹”之誉,在北京历史文化发展史上也占有重要地位。关于长椿寺的创建时间,碑刻和文献中有“万历二十年”和“万历四十年”两种不同的记载,而学界基本上以“万历二十年说”为定论。详细考察寺内现存的《敕建大祚长椿寺赐紫衣水斋禅师传碑》,再参以其他史料,可以纠正长期以来的流传之误。

Chang-chun Temple played a big role in the cultural history of Beijing during Ming and Qing Dynasties with the honorable name of first capital temple. There were two records concerning its built time in different historical materials, either the twentieth Year Wanli (1592 A.D.) or the fortieth Year Wanli (1612 A.D.). Mainly making a detailed investigation to the inscription of Chan master Shuizhai which well preserved in the temple, we can redress the error existed for a long time.