“朱门”与“蓬户”之辨——六朝高僧的政治参与

The Debatebetween theVermilion Gate and the Thatched House:Buddhist Monks’Political Participation in the Period of the Six Dynasties

"朱门"象征着世俗社会的富贵之地,是政治权力的象征;"蓬户"则是佛教僧徒修行的丛林寺院,是远离尘俗的宗教净地。在六朝,"朱门"与"蓬户"交织相通,高僧奔走周旋于世俗政治的现象却相当普遍。佛教与政治的复杂关系,造就了六朝佛教沙门活跃于世俗政治舞台的特殊景象。高僧参与政治,既与佛教本身的政治理想相关,也与魏晋南北朝特殊的政治局面相关。但是六朝佛教从未凌驾于王权之上,而是始终处于世俗王权的有效控制之下。

The vermilion gate,embodying the wealth of the secular society,was a symbol of political power while the thatched house,a jungle temple for Buddhist monks,was a religious land aloof from the secular world.In the Period of the Six Dynasties,the vermilion gate and thatched house were intertwined,and the involvement of Buddhist monks in secular politics was quite common.The complex relationship between Buddhism and politics created a special scene in which Buddhism became active on the secular political stage in the Period of the Six Dynasties.The participation of Buddhist monks in politicswas related not only to the political ideal of Buddhism itself,but also to the special political situation in that period.However,Buddhism was always under the effective control of the secular monarchy instead of being superior to the royal power.