“打破镜来,与汝相见”——夏目漱石《门》中的镜子意象与禅宗救赎

Zen and Redemption in Natsume Sōseki’s The Gate

《门》是夏目漱石最具宗教色彩的作品,参禅情节堪称其点睛之笔。在参禅前后,镜子意象相应出现,与宗助夫妇的自我认识及禅宗思想密切相关,但学界尚未对此深入考察。本文从宗助夫妇对镜的场景入手,考察其苦恼的本质,并结合当时的禅宗语境,探讨"打破镜来,与汝相见"带来的救赎,揭示小六作为救赎契机的关键作用。从镜与禅这一全新角度重释经典,不仅可以重审其中的救赎问题,而且可以发现《门》作为漱石文学转折点的重要意义。

The Gate is Natsume Sōseki’s most religious work. The Zen meditation plot is regarded as the climax of the work. The mirror images appear before and after Zen meditation, which are closely related to Sōsuke and Oyone’s self-knowledge and Zen Buddhism. By discussing the mirror images and the works of Shaku Sōen and Mori Daikyō, this paper reveals the troubles of the couple and the key role of redemption of Koroku. From this perspective, we can fnd that The Gate is not only the dividing line between the early and late trilogy, but also the key turning point of Sōseki’s literature.