开元寺兴致传说演变研究——兼论唐代佛教官寺地位的转移及其在后世的影响  

A Study on the Textual Evolution of the Legend of Kaiyuan Temple's Rise

作　　者：聂顺新[1] 

机构地区：[1]陕西师范大学西北历史环境与经济社会发展研究院,陕西西安710061

出　　处：《敦煌研究》2012年第5期93-99,共7页Dunhuang Research

摘　　要：本文讨论由唐代佛教官寺制度而生的一则传说,通过考证传说文本的演变,分析其背后所反映的制度和史实。认为敦煌写本S.3728Va《大唐玄宗皇帝问胜光法师而造开元寺》所记之事并非史实,而是佛教徒依傍开元二十六年开元官寺的设立而创造的一则传说,传说的产生应反映了唐代先后设立的佛教官寺的地位转移问题。该传说在南宋末年和元代继续在中国的南北方流传,则反映了唐代所立开元官寺在后世地方寺院体系中的地位依然崇高。This paper holds that the contents of S.3728Va are not historical fact but a legend created by Buddhist followers for the establishment of the Kaiyuan Temple in the 26th year of the Kaiyuan era during the Tang Dynasty. The creation of this legend reflects the changes of the temple＇s position in the Tang dynasty. The legend was still spread in the south and north of China from the end of the Southern Song to the Yuan Dynasty, suggesting that the Kaiyuan Temple still had a high position within the local Buddhist temple system in later times.

关 键 词：唐玄宗 开元寺 官寺制度 传说 

分 类 号：I207.22[文学—中国文学]