新见甘肃合水县双柳树佛教造像碑考析

Analysis of the Buddhist Statue Stele Recently Found in Shuangliushu Heshui County in Gansu

甘肃合水县发现一通北朝佛教造像碑,通过与关陇地区一些有纪年的北朝造像和石窟造像的比对,以及对碑刻铭文内容的分析,推断其应雕凿于北周初年。该碑为社邑造像碑,其题记反映出两种史实:一是西魏北周时期宇文泰推行赐、复胡姓,一是北朝陇东地区少数民族融合、聚居、结社及佛教信仰状况。该造像碑的发现为研究陇东地区北朝晚期的佛教与佛教艺术提供了新资料。

This paper presents the analytical results of a Buddhist statue stele of the Northern Dynasties that was recently found in Heshui County,Gansu Province.Through a comparative study of Buddhist statues of the Northern Dynasties and grottoes in the Guanlong area with engraved date inscriptions and a close-reading of the inscription contents,the authors suggest that the stele was made during the Early Northern Zhou Dynasty.The inscriptions were made by local communities and shed light on two important historical issues.First,this newly found stele resonates with the event of Yuwen Tai granting barbarian surnames during the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties.Second,this new discovery is closely linked to the religious practices of Buddhism,the cultural assimilation of minority groups,and settlements of communities in the Longdong area during the Northern Zhou period.In essence,this stele provides new evidence for studying contemporary Buddhism and Buddhist art in this region.