武山拉梢寺大佛造像记考释

Research on an Inscription about the Construction of the Large Buddha Statue in the Lashao Temple at Wushan

拉梢寺石窟由造像记可知造像人及相关信息,但因题记内容与史料有出入,导致学界在造像时间及人物身份的认识上理解各异。本文通过对相关人物的职爵变化分析,认为记文所载时间无误,符合当时的政治背景与造像人的意图。尉迟迥秦州刺史的职衔或可补史料记载之不足,大佛的雕造工期也可为该地区石窟的创建与发展提供一些参考。

An inscription about the large Buddha statue in the Lashao Temple provides information about the artisan that created the statue and the circumstances in which it was made. However, due to discrepancies between the content of the inscription and related historical documents, scholars have come to various conclusions as to the date of construction and the identity of the large Buddha statue. By analyzing changes in the titles of relevant historical figures, this paper finds that the dates recorded in the inscription are most likely correct as they accurately reflect the political background of the time and thus accord with the intentions of the sculptor. Yu Chijiong’s title as the governor of Qinzhou may be a supplement to historical records of the time while the construction period of the large Buddha statue can provide important contextual information for the creation and development of the caves in this area.