“雪岭金河独向东,吴山楚泽意无穷”--略说唐诗中的西域僧人

“Snow Mountain Jinhe Goes alone to the East,Wu Shan Chu Ze Meaning Is Infinite”:A Brief Introduction to the Monks of the Western Regions in Tang Poems

通过“丝绸之路”进入中原的西域僧人因形貌、语言、行为的特别,引起了唐人的好奇和关注。唐人钦佩这些怀抱信仰、不远万里来传法的僧人,表现出对异域文化的尊重和接纳。佛教东传,不仅丰富了中国文化,还在沿线及中原、西南、东南各地留下了众多让人叹为观止的文化景观。唐帝国在整个亚洲获得巨大威望的一个重要原因,是其开放的宗教政策以及作为仅次于印度的世界佛教中心的地位。

The monks of the Western Regions who entered the Central Plains from the“Silk Road”aroused the curiosity and attention of the people of the Tang Dynasty because of their special appearance,language and behavior.The Tang people admired the Buddhist monks of the Western Regions who had travelled thousands of miles to the Central Plains to pass on the Dharma,showing their respect and acceptance of foreign cultures.The eastward spread of Buddhism not only enriched Chinese culture,but also left many amazing cultural landscapes along the routes and in the Central Plains,Southwest China and Southeast China.An important reason for the Tang Empire's great prestige throughout Asia was its open religious policies and its status as the world's Buddhist center,second only to India.