T形帛画背后生死观刍议

Discussion on Life and Death behind T-Shaped Silk Painting

大多考古学者认为马王堆1号汉墓T形帛画是出丧时“遣车”先导所打的“幡”,作为汉初的丧葬品,它的身上蕴含了黄老之学的升天思想以及楚风色彩。其画上的符号形象背后的宗教形式在当时具有特殊的文化意义,据此帛画上符号形象的背后故事探究些许汉代生死观,如西王母长生观念、升天转世观念、生死循环观念等不同观念所对应的生死观。

Most archeologists believe that Mawangdui No. 1 Han Tomb T-shaped silk painting is the funeral “dispatch car” leader played by the “flag”, as the early Han Dynasty funeral products, it contains the yellow old learning of heaven thought and Chu wind color. The religious forms behind the symbol images on the silk paintings had special cultural significance at that time. Based on the stories behind the symbol images on silk paintings, we explored some views on life and death in the Han Dynasty, such as the idea of eternal life of the West Queen Mother, the idea of ascension to heaven, the idea of the cycle of life and death and other different ideas corresponding to the concept of life and death.