Kung Ling-wei 孔令偉
Recent Trends in Buddhist Studies on Early Modern China and Inner Asia
近世中國與內陸亞洲佛教研究之新趨
近世中國與內陸亞洲佛教研究之新趨
It is widely known that the cultural and material exchanges between China proper (中國本部) and Inner Asia (內陸亞洲) have been lasting for thousands of years. In the longstanding historical process, Buddhism, which originated from South Asia and flourished in Inner Asia and East Asia, played a significant role. Since the Eurasian expansion of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, the interactions between politics and religion between China and Inner Asia during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing periods became more frequent than the past. Meanwhile, the diverse Buddhist traditions served important cultural bridges between different ethnic groups such as Han Chinese, Tibetans, Mongols, and Manchus. By reviewing the previous studies of Buddhism in early modern China and Inner Asia, this article aims to discuss the formation and development of the concept of “China” in the early modern period by analyzing recent studies of politics and religion.
眾所周知,中國本部(China proper)與內陸亞洲(Inner Asia)之間的文化與物質交流,淵遠流長。而在二者漫長的歷史交流過程中,發軔於南亞而廣興於內亞乃至東亞的佛教,扮演著舉足輕重的溝通要角。自十三世紀蒙古帝國在歐亞大陸的擴張以降,元、明、清中國與內亞之間的政治與宗教關係,可謂愈趨緊密,而多元的佛教傳統亦在漢、藏、蒙、滿等不同族群之間形成重要的文化橋樑。本文之主要宗旨,即在重點回顧近世中國與內陸亞洲佛教先行研究的基礎上,分析相關議題之發展趨勢,進而藉由檢視政教關係探討近世「中國」概念的形塑與發展。
眾所周知,中國本部(China proper)與內陸亞洲(Inner Asia)之間的文化與物質交流,淵遠流長。而在二者漫長的歷史交流過程中,發軔於南亞而廣興於內亞乃至東亞的佛教,扮演著舉足輕重的溝通要角。自十三世紀蒙古帝國在歐亞大陸的擴張以降,元、明、清中國與內亞之間的政治與宗教關係,可謂愈趨緊密,而多元的佛教傳統亦在漢、藏、蒙、滿等不同族群之間形成重要的文化橋樑。本文之主要宗旨,即在重點回顧近世中國與內陸亞洲佛教先行研究的基礎上,分析相關議題之發展趨勢,進而藉由檢視政教關係探討近世「中國」概念的形塑與發展。