佛寺行香制度与唐代文人及其诗歌创作

Practice of Burning Incense in the Buddhist Temple And Literati in the Tang Dynasty as well as Their Poem Writing

与唐代文人频繁游寺息息相关的国忌佛寺行香制度,渊源已久,但前人追溯其源时多有讹误。国忌佛寺行香,在唐代经历了一个增益完善的过程,最终成为一种制度并长久奉行,且与相当一部分唐代文人产生关联,成为其生活的重要组成部分。从现存一些史料,可以看到唐代文人参与国忌佛寺行香的盛况。现存唐人描写国忌佛寺行香的诗歌虽不多,但仍留下一些对已故帝王功业的尊崇仰慕与对当下政权稳固的忧虑及思考等重要心理印迹和信息,透露出与唐代诗人及唐诗创作关联的诸多情形。

The frequent practice of burning incense in the Buddhist temple in commemorating the anniversary of the deceased emperors is closely related to the literati in the Tang dynasty,with a long historical origin.Unfortunately,many errors occurred when our previous researchers traced the origin.Burning incense in the Buddhist temple went through a process of enhancement and improvement in the Tang dynasty,and eventually became a ritual and was long practiced.It had a great influence on the literary academics of the Tang dynasty and became an important part of their lives.The spectacular events with the literati’s participation can be sensed in some historical data.Although there are not many poems describing the practices in the Tang dynasty,still the significant signs and clues can be traced for their respect and admiration towards the great merits and achievements of the deceased emperors and their concerns and meditations over the stability of the then regime.All these reveal what have been related to the Tang poets and their poetry writings.