古代佛教题材戏曲中的佛教伦理及其传播

Buddhist Ethics and Its Dissemination in Chinese Ancient Buddhist Operas

中国古代戏曲的产生和发展都与宗教有着密切关系。佛教作为中国古代影响力最大的宗教之一,也成为了戏曲的重要题材来源。以佛教为题材的戏曲对于佛教伦理的传播起着不可或缺的作用,而众生平等、克己能忍和慈悲利他等思想观念,也在各类经典佛教题材戏曲的反复搬演中,为广大民众熟悉和接受。佛教题材戏曲用中国故事很好地阐释了本属外来观念的佛教伦理,并将其融入华夏思想的宝库,成为中华文化的一个重要组成部分。

The emergence and development of ancient Chinese opera are closely related to religion.As one of the most influential religions in ancient China,Buddhism has also become an important source of traditional Chinese opera.Buddhist opera plays an indispensable role in the spread of Buddhist ethics,and the ideas of equality,self-restraint and tolerance,compassion and altruism are also familiar and accepted by the general public through the repeated performance of various classic Buddhist drama.Buddhist operas explain the foreign Buddhist ethics with Chinese stories and integrate them into the Chinese thoughts,making them an important part of Chinese culture.