大隋蜀王杨秀奉佛史迹钩沉

The Buddhist History of Yang Xiu Who Was the King of Ancient Shu in Sui Dynasty

隋文帝开皇初年,杨坚第四子杨秀被封为蜀王并出镇巴蜀。从开皇初出镇巴蜀到仁寿二年返京,杨秀坐镇巴蜀地区近二十年,但正史对其在巴蜀期间的事迹记载无多。通过翻阅佛教史籍,钩检出杨秀在巴蜀时与佛教相关的轶事两三桩,这多少增加了认识和了解杨秀的维度。

In the early years of the reign title Kaihuang of Emperor Wen in Sui Dynasty,Yang Xiu,the fourth son of Emperor Wen was granted the title of King of Shu to administer the Bashu region.From the early period of Kaihuang to the second year of Renshou,Yang Xiu has been in charge of Bashu region for nearly twenty years.However,there are few records about his deeds in Bashu.Based on some Buddhist historical books,it was found that some Buddhist stories of Yang Xiu in Bashu region,which help to study more about Yang Xiu.