论鸠摩罗什传记对唐僧形象塑造的影响

On the Influence of the Biography of Kumaraish on the Image Building of Tang Monk

唐僧形象是由历代西游小说、戏剧不断丰富塑造而定型的。其时代背景与人物的历史原型来源于唐代高僧玄奘,然而在其人物形象中亦不乏其他高僧的影子,如唐僧的家世背景,其舍小乘求大乘、被逼成婚的情节当来源于后秦高僧鸠摩罗什传记。这样的取材使得唐僧形象在整部《西游记》中更加饱满丰富。

The image of Tang Monk has been shaped by the novels and dramas of the journey to the west.The historical prototype of its historical background and characters comes from the Tang Dynasty monk Xuan Zang.For example,the story of Tang Monk’s family background,the description of his seeking Mahayana and being forced into marriage,comes from the biography of Kumarajiva,a famous monk in the later Chin Dynasty.Such materials make Tang Monk fuller and richer in the whole Pilgrimage to the West.