后山居士陈师道学佛考论

A Study on Buddhist Faith of Houshan Lay Buddhist Chen Shidao

陈师道是江西诗派的重要诗人,但"后山居士"自号所表明的佛教信息常被文学史忽略。陈师道元丰四年(1081)漫游吴越便自称"西方社"中人,有净土之愿。考察其交往禅僧,可知其在禅宗法系上倾向于云门宗,在佛典阅读上又对《华严经》充满兴趣。陈师道在生活中斋戒甚严,元祐六年(1091)与苏轼、欧阳棐兄弟等在颍州的宴会酬唱中严守酒戒,其诗歌风格的枯淡瘦硬亦有明显的"反绮语"倾向。

Chen Shidao is an important poet of Jiangxi Poetic School.However,his Buddhist faith indicated by the name of Houshan Lay Buddhist have been ignored by literary history.When he roamed around Wuyue in the fourth year of Yuanfeng(1081),Chen Shidao saw himself as A member of Western community and wanted to reborn in the Pure Land.By analysing the circle of Zen Buddhist monks,we can know that he is inclined towards Yunmen Shool.Meanwhile,he has genuinely interested in Avatamsaka Sutra.Chen Shidao stick to the Buddhism Vinaya in daily life.He abstain from alcohol strictly,even in the dinner party hosted by Su Shi,Ouyang Fei,and others in Yingzhou in the sixth year of Yuanyou(1096).His poetry have lean,stiff,dry and light character that display very apparent“anti-loose speech”feature.