敦煌写本《法宝东流因缘》“第三明塔”的编撰年代及性质问题

A Study on the Dating and Nature of Dunhuang Document P.2977 Fa Bao Dong Liu Yin Yuan“Di San Ming Ta”

敦煌藏经洞所出P.2977《法宝东流因缘》“第三明塔”应该是后唐时期编撰的新文本。其编撰方法主要是改编《集神州三宝感通录》等佛书,以后唐时期的地名替代两晋十六国南北朝隋的地名。也可能参考了其他敦煌文献,又加入了一些编撰者的看法,有明显的实用主义印记。当时抄写此卷,或为方便敦煌僧人外出巡礼。P.2977内容与其他敦煌写本佛教文献关系颇为密切,很可能是后唐时期敦煌地方僧人的作品。

Dunhuang Document P.2977 Fa Bao DongLiu YinYuan“DiSanMingTa”should be edited during the period of Later Tang.According to its texts,it was only a Later Tang compiled version of some classics——especially JiShenZhou SanBao GanTong Lu,through the replacement of traditional names of places with those of the Later Tang.In addition,some texts of other Dunhuang documents and editors’opinions have been integrated into Document P.2977.The main purpose of editing it was probably to facilitate the pilgrimage of Dunhuang local Buddhists.In conclusion,Dunhuang Document P.2977 is very closely related to other Dunhuang Buddhist documents and is probably the work of local Dunhuang monks.