论舍利崇拜在中国的兴起与风行——兼论法门寺佛指舍利  

Study on the Rise and Popularity of Buddhist Relics Worship in China——Concurrently Discuss the Buddha's Finger Relics

作　　者：侯慧明[1] 

机构地区：[1]山西师范大学历史与旅游文化学院,山西临汾041004

出　　处：《安徽史学》2016年第3期48-52,共5页Historical Research In Anhui

基　　金：国家社科基金青年项目"山西佛教碑刻文献辑录与研究"(12CZJ002)和"山西佛教壁画调查与研究"(13CZJ013)的阶段性成果

摘　　要：舍利崇拜在印度原始佛教时期就已经出现,三国时期传入中国。舍利崇拜受到皇家推崇应始于梁武帝时期,亦是受到法显《佛国记》描述之印度习俗的深刻影响。唐代法门寺佛指舍利崇奉是中国舍利崇拜的巅峰,帝王舍利迎奉中伴随有信徒自残、焚身等狂热行为。五代宋初,法门寺地宫之外仍供奉有佛舍利,但帝王的崇拜狂热已渐消退,民间崇奉仍有余绪。Relics worship has appeared in the original Buddhist period of India, it was introduced into China in the Three Kingdoms period. Relics worship should begin praised highly by the Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, and also affected by Fax-ian’s A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms, which described the profound influence of Indian customs. The Buddha’s finger relics worship of Famen Temple was the highest worship in China, and there was some believers’zealotry such as self-harm and self-burning in the process of consecrating the Buddha’s finger relics from emperor of Tang Dynasty. Historical records shows that the Buddhist relics also consecrated outside the underground palace of Famen temple in the Five Dynasty to early Song Dynasty, but the fanatical worship from emperor has gradually cool, folk worship still exist.

关 键 词：舍利崇拜 法门寺 普静 

分 类 号：B949[哲学宗教—宗教学]