Zizhou was a prosperous area for the communication of Buddhism with quite many temples there,a-mong which the Huiyi Temple was a noted one,thanks to it many literati in the Tang Dynasty came into the Shu Kingdom. Wang Bo,Yang Jiong,Du Fu,Li Shangyin were once active there,taking an outing or having a leisure-ly chatting,for inscriptions or for poems,and the history and surroundings of the Huiyi Temple got to become their writing subjects and contents. Their inscriptions reflect their relationship with Buddhism,and also embody their mental attitude and inner ambition in a certain period. Therefore,to study their inscriptions and their relationship with Buddhism will not only probe the clue of the communication of Buddhism,but also observe the skeleton of the evolution of their spirituality.%唐代梓州是佛教传播较为繁荣的地区,佛寺林立,慧义寺是其中较为著名的一所.唐代入蜀文人与之多有关联.王勃、杨炯、杜甫、李商隐都在此活跃,交游饮宴,或为碑文,或为诗歌,慧义寺的历史与环境成为文人抒写的题材内容.文人的佛寺碑文既反映出文人与佛教之间的勾连,也体现出他们特定时期的精神面貌和心志追求.以此,研究唐代文人的佛寺碑文,探讨他们与佛寺的关系,既可寻绎佛教发展传播之线索,也可从中观照文人精神风貌演变之脉络.
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