陶弘景與茅山重建

Abstract

關於早期中國道教建築，最為詳盡的研究素材莫過於四世紀中葉楊羲對於自己在茅山腳所建靜舍的親筆描述。相對來說，陶弘景（456-536）如何藉由楊羲所獲神啟來向梁武帝推薦他所主持的茅山道館的相關論述便少了許多。本文旨在深入分析陶弘景的評述，論證陶氏如何藉由傳布楊羲誥語的方法來宣揚他對茅山未來的願景。陶氏對茅山的重述不僅傳達了他對於擴大茅山道館的期望，同時也暗示他打算壓抑茅山其他宗派的意圖。可以說陶氏的評述提供了一個管道，使得我們得以更深入地了解宗教釋義如何藉由重建和重述早期傳統，來塑造一個新的宗教機構形象。

One of the most thoroughly studied evidence of Daoist architecture in early medieval China is Yang Xi`s written representation of his mid-fourth century temple built on the foothills of Maoshan. Much less has been written about Tao Hongjing (456–536 CE), the abbot who edited Yang`s revelations in the promotion of his Maoshan institution to his royal sponsor, Liang Emperor Wu. This paper analyzes Tao`s commentary as evidence of how Tao circulated Yang`s revelations to promote a vision for the future of Maoshan. Tao`s rewriting of Maoshan included both the expansion of his own temple, as well as the suppression of competing voices on the mountain. Tao`s commentary contributes to our understanding of how exegetes in China refashioned and reimagined earlier traditions in their creation of new religious institutions.