明季佛化神魔小说《古音王传》的禅学指归及其影响

The Zen Direction and Influence of the Late Ming Dynasty Divine and Demon Novel the Legend of the King of Guyin

晚明聚云吹万广真为“救炼石之乖”作《古音王传》,以启悟学僧,挽救明末禅林之弊。吹万广真基于佛教义理构建“古音王国”,以“震皇太子”与“庚极太子”为线索,通过合理想象以小说的形式阐发禅旨。《古音王传》的禅学指归,一方面吹万广真受到张伯端《悟真篇》的影响,另一方面则体现为秤叟居士对《古音王传》的批评。吹万广真引张氏《悟真篇》在于合“道”,而秤叟居士则在言“禅”,其旨悉归于启悟学人、发明禅旨。《古音王传》在禅林中广为流传,产生深远的影响,秤叟居士等对《古音王传》评价颇高,将其与《楞严经》《西游记》相提并论。

The Legend of the King of Guyin created by Shi Guangzhen in the late Ming Dynasty aims to enlighten monks and save the drawbacks of Zen Buddhism in the late Ming Dynasty.Shi Guangzhen constructed the“Kingdom of Guyin”based on Buddhist principles,using“Prince Zhenhuang”and“Prince Gengji”as clues,and elucidated the Zen essence in the form of novels through reasonable imagination.The Zen guidance of the Legend of the King of Guyin is influenced by Zhang Boduan’s Wuzhen Pian on the one hand,and reflects in Cheng Sou’s criticism of the Legend of the king of Guyin on the other hand.Shi Guangzhen cited Zhang Boduan’s Wuzhen Pian to combine“Dao”,while Cheng Sou spoke of“Zen”,both of which belong to the enlightenment scholars.The Legend of the king of Guyin has been widely circulated among the Buddhist community and has had a profound impact.Cheng Sou and others have highly praised the Legend of the King of Guyin and compared it to the Lankavatara Sutra and Journey to the West.