南京弘觉寺塔地宫出土的墨玉黑财神研究

Research on the Dark Jade Black God Wealth Unearthed from the Crypt of Hongjue Monastery Pagoda in Nanjing

藏传佛教中的造像,形制品类众多。1956年7月,南京南郊牛首山的弘觉寺塔地宫出土了一批文物,其中有一件兽角雕刻的佛像,应为墨玉雕刻的藏传佛教黑财神像。从它在南京的出土,我们可以看出明代藏传佛教对上层社会的影响,也可以看出藏传佛教在南方的深入传播,更可以一窥明代上层社会尤其是宦官群体信仰藏传佛教的某种功利色彩。

Statues in Lamaism appear in different categories and kinds.A batch of cultural relics was unearthed from the crypt of Hongjue Monastery Pagoda on Mount Niushou in the south suburbs of Nanjing.Among them was a Buddhist statue carved out of some animal horn,presumably the Black God Wealth of Lamaism.From its excavation in Nanjing,we can see the influence of Lamaism on the upper society of the Ming Dynasty and the spread of Lamaism in south China.We can also have a glimpse of a touch of utilitarianism in the worship of Lamaism by the upper society and particularly the eunuch officials of the Ming Dynasty.