北宋初赞宁编撰《笋谱》的隐性动机

Hidden Motivation of Zan Ning’s Compiling Notes on Bamboo Shoots in the Early Northern Song Dynasty

北宋初赞宁是一位具有僧官身份的政治追求和个人身份的才学展示去致力发展佛教的高僧。站在赞宁的角度来考察,《笋谱》虽然被认为是博物学之作,但实际上是不纯粹的,因为他的编撰在特殊身份后有着深层次的隐性动机。一、文人动机,以才学来获得士林的认可。二、僧人动机,以食学来指导僧人的生存。三、惠及民众动机,以俗学来普及民众的认识。赞宁《笋谱》的三个隐性动机不是绝对的,而是各有侧重的,但又并存兼容的,因此需要以多视角研究才能获得更深入的认识。从隐性动机来看,《笋谱》呈现出比较独特的特点,体现出独特的价值。

Zan Ning was an eminent monk who devoted himself to the development of Buddhism with the political pursuit of the monk official and his talents.From the perspective of Zan Ning,Notes on Bamboo Shoots was considered as a work of natural history,but with his special identity,his compiling had deep hidden motives.First,as a scholar,his motivation was to gain the recognition among scholars with talent and learning.Second,as a monk,his motivation was to guide the survival of monks with food learning.Third,his populist motivation was to popularize people’s understanding with folklore learning.The three hidden motivations in Notes on Bamboo Shoots are not absolute,but compatible with different emphasis,which is worthy to study from multiple perspectives for deeper understanding.From the hidden motivation,Notes on Bamboo Shoots shows a relatively unique feature and value.