摘要
斯里兰卡与我国以佛教文化为纽带的友好交流自法显以来一直延续至今。在藏族文献中,很少有涉及斯里兰卡的研究,真正对斯里兰卡的历史地理、宗教文化等进行详细考察的藏文文本,则是藏族高僧、人文主义先驱更敦群培在20世纪40年代游历南亚期间所写下的游记。他留下的珍贵文字记载和其他资料,不仅比较全面地记录了他对斯里兰卡的自然和人文考察和研究,也使当时的藏族社会开始真正了解遮蔽在印度光环下的佛国斯里兰卡。在一定程度上拓展了藏族文化的视野,也为后人了解当时的上座部佛教保存了第一手资料。更重要的是,促进了南亚文化与藏传佛教文化之间的交流和互动。在当今“一带一路”建设的视野下重读更敦群培笔下的斯里兰卡,分析其跨文化的学术思维,对于推动文化之间交往交流交融,具有重要的作用。
Buddhism has always been a cultural ties of relationship between China and Sri Lanka ever since the visiting of Fa-hsien,a Chinese monk in the 5th century.There were few researches on Sri Lanka according to Ti⁃betan document,the real sense of first Tibetan academic research was done by Gendun Chophel,who was reck⁃oned as a humanist pioneer and eminent monk,during his visit to Sri Lanka in 1940s.His valuable literary in⁃scription and other information not only fully recorded the nature and humanities investigation of Sri Lanka,but also introduced this Buddhist country to Tibetan society.It has broadened the horizon of Tibetan culture to some extent and saved the primary data of understanding Theravada Buddhism for the later generations.More impor⁃tantly,his travel notes promoted the communication and interaction between South Asian culture and Tibetan Buddhism culture.Rereading Gedun Chophel's travel notes on Sri Lanka under the vision of"One Belt and Road"initiative and analyzing his transcultural academic thoughts will have significant effect on promoting the communication and integration between cultures.
作者
央宗
Yang zom(China Tibetology Research Center,Beijing 100101)
基金
2017年度国家社会科学基金重大项目“‘一带一路’与藏传佛教发展研究”阶段性成果,项目号:17ZDA230。
