隋唐长安地区尼寺杂考

隋唐时期,佛教发展极为鼎盛,都城长安名僧汇集、寺庙林立,有＂佛都＂之称。其间,尼寺共计40座之多,却由于种种原因资料甚简且错漏诸多,许多问题众说纷纭。其中部分寺庙已有定论,然法云尼寺、资敬尼寺、法界尼寺、崇敬尼寺、龙华尼寺的相关问题仍旧不甚明确,然而对于这些问题的正确认识无论在对佛教史或是历史地理研究方面都是十分必要的。

The Investigation of Buddhist Nunneries in Sui and Tang Dynasty in Chang＇an

In Sui and Tang Dynasty period , the development of Buddhism was very prosperous. There were lots of temples and monks in the eaptial city of Chang＇an which was known as the Buddhistic kingdom. Among the temples , there are 40 buddhist nunneries. But the historical documents exist some gaps, leaving a lot of controversial topics. Some of issues have had clear conclusions, however, the others are not,such as the discussion about the buddhist nunneries of Fayun, Zijing, Fajie,Chongjing, Longhua, etc. A correct under- standing of these issues are very important for the history of Buddhism study and Research on the historical geography.