佛山经堂铁塔文物研究  

A Study on the Cultural Relics of Jingtang Iron Stupa in Foshan

作　　者：许晓静 Xu Xiaojing

机构地区：[1]佛山市博物馆,广东佛山528000

出　　处：《文博学刊》2024年第1期95-103,120,共10页Journal of Archaeology and Museology

摘　　要：1970年,广东省佛山市经堂古寺内一座舍利铁塔被砸碎,铁塔基座内发现石函、瓷盒、238颗舍利、“十宝”、铜镜和经书等珍贵文物。文物数量及石函内的文字信息可与典籍记载相对应。经堂铁塔来源于“佛山”之名起源地塔坡寺(后更名“经堂古寺”),建造于佛山冶铁业兴盛的清中期。铁塔及塔下瘗藏文物对溯源佛山历史,了解佛山地区佛教发展、冶铁业情况、国际贸易往来具有重要的物证价值。In 1970,an iron stupa was smashed inside the Jingtang Temple in Foshan,Guangdong Province,and then a stone box,a porcelain box,238 pieces of sarira,"ten treasures",a bronze mirror,Buddhist scriptures and other precious cultural relics were discovered in the base of the stupa.The quantity of cultural relics and the textual information inside the stone box can correspond to the records of local historical documents.The iron stupa came from the Tapo Temple(later rebuilt as the Jingtang Temple),where the name of"Foshan"originated.It was built in the mid Qing dynasty when the iron smelting industry was flourishing in Foshan.The iron stupa and the cultural relics underneath it provide physical evidence for tracing the history of Foshan,understanding the development of Buddhism,the prosperity of iron smelting Industry,and international trade exchanges in the Foshan region.

关 键 词：经堂铁塔 佛教文物 舍利 十宝 

分 类 号：K876[历史地理—考古学及博物馆学]