摩尼教“五大”考  

A Study on the Five Greatnesses of Manicheism

作　　者：芮传明[1] 

机构地区：[1]上海社会科学院历史研究所

出　　处：《史林》2007年第5期107-117,共11页Historical Review

摘　　要："五大"是摩尼教的一个专门术语,涉及到相当重要的宗教含义。以前对它的探讨或者不全面,或者不正确。本文认为,两种"五大"说均成立:"神灵说"系指摩尼教创世时期战胜暗魔的五组或五位主要神祇;"地域说"系指构成明界的五种地域。二者可能是一种说法的两个表现形式。就"五大"说的总体框架而言,很可能或多或少地受到过佛教的影响。The Five Greatnesses is a special term of Manicheism,which relates to important religious signification.The former definitions of it are either unilateral or incorrect.My idea is that both of Light Gods and Light Zones views are right.The first view identifies the Five Greatnesses with five gods or five groups of gods;the second identifies them with five zones of the light lands.These two kinds of identification may be two manifestations of the same concept.It is possible that the general idea about the Five Greatnesses of Manicheism had been impacted more or less by the same one of Buddhism.

关 键 词：五大 明尊 永世 

分 类 号：K24[历史地理—历史学] B98[历史地理—中国史]