摘要
学术界一般认为,弥勒净土和弥陀净土是两种截然不同的信仰。其实,弥勒净土和弥陀净土具有一定的融合性:不但古来弥陀信仰者亦可兼修弥勒净土,而且弥陀类经典也包含了弥勒净土因素;无论是传统的弥陀净土信仰,还是李唐伊始的白莲净土信仰,都有弥勒上生或下生的痕迹;元代正统白莲净土信仰中的弥勒信仰,主要是往生弥勒净土,而宋末以来的民间白莲净土信仰,则逐渐将弥勒下生信仰取代了弥勒上生甚至于弥陀净土信仰,以之作为民族斗争的工具;元代传统的白莲净土信仰,与当时中国化、民间化的布袋信仰,彼此也是共存的。
A common view is that Maitreya＇s Pure Land belief differs completely from Amitābha＇s Pure Land belief. But in nature, these two Pure Land beliefs have some blended composition. That is to say, not only the Amitābha believers practice Maitreya＇s Pure Land, but also Amitābha sutras con-tain Maitreya＇s Pure Land elements. Secondly, there are traces of Maitreya＇s being reborn up into Tusita Heaven or down into the world of human beings both in traditional Amitābha＇s Pure Land belief and in belief of Pure Land of White Lotus since Tang Dynasty. Thirdly, the main part of Maitreya belief, which was the legitimate belief of Pure Land of White Lotus in Yuan dynasty, was the Maitreya＇s Pure Land reborn. Fourthly, the belief of Maitreya＇s being reborn down into the world of human beings gradually replaced the belief of Maitreya＇s being reborn up into Tusita Heaven, and even substituted Amitābha＇s Pure Land belief. And this belief was used as a tool to strive for the nation. In the end, the traditional belief of Pure Land of White Lotus in Yuan Dynasty coexisted with the belief of Chinese folk belief of preceptor Hop-pocket （Budai） then and there.
出处
《四川大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》
CSSCI
北大核心
2006年第1期53-61,共9页
Journal of Sichuan University：Philosophy and Social Science Edition
基金
"教育部百所人文社科重点研究基地"四川大学中国俗文化研究所重大研究项目"中国俗信仰分类研究"之子课题"弥勒信仰研究"
四川大学"985工程"二期"文化遗产与文化互动"创新基地项目资助
关键词
弥勒信仰
弥陀信仰
白莲净土
元代
上生信仰
布袋信仰
Buddhism
belief of Pure Land
Maitreya＇s Pure Land
Amitābha＇s Pure Land
Pure Land of White Lotus
preceptor of Hop-pocket （Budai）
