论老君所在与汉唐道教宇宙论的凝结过程

Lord Lao’s Locations: A Critical Observation of the Cosmological Development during Han and Tang Dynasties

汉唐之间是道教宇宙论发展演化的重要时期。彼时道教徒试图将太上老君等重要神灵恰当地安置在新创造出的某个天界位面之中。在具体安置老君的过程里,不同的道教信仰者作出多种尝试,其间又经历借鉴和调适的复杂过程,最晚于初唐时期达成“老君居太清”的共识。对这一调适过程的考察,呈现出道教宇宙论发展的多种可能。而对“多种可能”的思想条理的发掘,则有助于勾勒更完整的道教思想史脉络和框架。

The period between the Han and Tang dynasties was an important period in the development and evolution of Daoist cosmology.At that time,Daoists attempted to appropriately place important deities such as Most High Lord Lao in the newly created celestial realm.In the process of placing Lord Lao,different Daoist believers made various attempts before reaching a general consensus that“Lord Lao resides in Taiqing Heaven”by the early Tang Dynasty.The examination of this process of adaptation would present a variety of possibilities for the development of Daoist cosmology and will help to outline a more complete lineage and framework of the history of Daoist thought.