中古道佛传记的交涉与互融
Interaction and Integration between Buddhist and Daoist Hagiographies in Medieval China
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摘要: 中古道佛传记的发展,呈交涉互融之态势。中国本土仙传与僧传的文体形制和撰写手段皆源于史传,这构成两者交涉之基础。二者之交涉可分两条脉络:其一,延续史传文体。此脉络下的《神仙传》无确凿佛传影响之痕迹,至上清内传,始在仙人异相层面受佛传影响;《高僧传》在叙事模式上多借鉴道教仙传。其二,溢出史传文体。此脉络下的灵宝经传,全方位吸纳、改写汉译佛传;至北朝楼观道《文始内传》,先唐佛道传记之交涉达到顶峰。比较而言,内容层面,僧传的人性描写要优于仙传,此由仙传参与建构新道派理论体系的功能所致;形式层面,仙传的行文风格较僧传更为骈俪化、意象化,则因仙传“从天书转译”的生成观念以及内秘性而来。以佛道交涉的视野观照中古文学,有助于展示文学演进的真实图景。Abstract: The evolution of Buddhist and Daoist hagiographies in medieval China manifested a trend of interaction and integration. Both indigenous Daoist immortal hagiographies and Buddhist monk hagiographies drew their stylistic frameworks and writing techniques from historical biographical works, laying the foundation for their mutual engagement. Their interaction fall into two categories. The first inherits the traditional historical biographical style. Traditions of Divine Transcendents bears no evident traces of Buddhist influence, while the Inter Hagiographies of Upper Clarity began absorbing Buddhist narrative features in depicting supernatural appearances of immortals. Meanwhile, Hagiographies of Eminent Monks borrowed substantially narrative patterns from Daoist immortal hagiographies. The second breaks away from conventional historical biographical norms. Ling-pao Scriptures and Hagiographies comprehensively assimilated and rewrote translated Buddhist hagiographies. Inner Hagiography of Wen Shi compiled by the Louguan School in the Northern Dynasties marked the culmination of pre-Tang exchanges between Buddhist and Daoist biographical writings. In content depiction, Buddhist hagiographies excel in portraying human nature, attributable to the role of Daoist hagiographies in constructing doctrinal systems of emerging Daoist schools. Stylistically, Daoist hagiographies feature more parallel prose and vivid imagery, shaped by the belief that such texts were translated from celestial scriptures and their esoteric nature. Examining medieval literature from the perspective of Buddhist-Daoist interaction helps reveal the authentic trajectory of literary development.
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