从比丘尼律看两晋南北朝时期比丘尼的信仰与生活--以梁释宝唱撰《比丘尼传》为中心

两晋南北朝时期,是我国佛教发展的重要时期。由于佛教律部经籍被系统地翻译到中国,促进了中国比丘尼僧团的建立和发展。虽然比丘尼具足戒严格规定和限制了比丘尼与世俗社会的联系,但是,由于社会和家庭的原因,两晋南北朝的比丘尼们并不能做到超然世外,她们与世俗社会的联系和受世俗社会的影响是很深的。可以说,主动或被动地纠葛于佛教戒律与世俗社会之中,是两晋南北朝比丘尼信仰与生活的重要特点。

The Bhikshuni's Faith and Live through The Bhikshuni Vinaya During the Two Jins and the Northern and Southern Dynasties

It is a period in which Buddhism is widespread during the Two Jins and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.As the classic bhikshuni vinaya documents are translated into China,the bhikshuni vinaya has great effect on Chinese Buddhism,so great number of women become ordained.Regarding the spread of the bhikshuni vinaya in ancient China,it is difficult for Chinese women to become ordained.In fact,there are many nuns in the Northern and Southern Dynasties who are highly qualified and have close connections with the society and the public.But as a special women group,the changes of the politics and the society can also affect their lives greatly.They are tangled in the taboo of Buddhism and the social reality actively and passively,which is the main feature of the bhikshuni's faith and life.