紫柏真可文字“春花”论探析

On Zibo Zhenke’s“Zen-Spring Words-Flower”Theory

明代融通三教思想的时代风尚中,真可以混融三教的文字禅思想奠定了其在晚明知识界的“教主”地位。他以春喻禅,以花喻文字,揭示了禅与文字相即不二的深刻关联,推动了禅教融合。从文字禅思想出发,真可肯定了本自佛心的文字创作,将发挥“不传之妙”、句意俱到的苏轼作品视作文字典范,拓展了世人对文字创作本质、功能的认识。真可白衣弟子中多文人学者,冯梦祯辈刻经、校经、解经,批点苏轼佛禅小品,揭示其笔下蕴含的禅理禅趣,是真可“文字禅”思想在晚明文坛的回响。

The wenzi Zen thought of Zhenke,blending the three religions of Confucianism,Daoism,and Buddhism,established him as the spiritual leader of the late Ming academia.He compared Zen to spring and words to flowers,revealing the profound relationship between Zen and writing,which effectively promoted the integration of Zen and Buddhism.Zhenke insisted that writing originates from Buddha’s heart,believing that Su Shi’s writing was a perfect combination of content and form,conveying Buddha as the model of his writing.His view expanded people’s understanding of the nature and function of writing.Feng Mengzhen,among the disciples of Zhenke,engraved,proofread and interpreted sutras,criticizing Su Shi’s Buddhist essays,revealing Zen theory and Zen interest in his works.This shows the influence of Zhen Ke’s wenzi Zen thought in the literary world of the late Ming Dynasty.