鈴木大拙訪華與北京佛教舊影

1934年5-6月間，鈴木大拙為考察中國佛教的現狀而訪華。本文根據鈴木當時留下的照片、事後寫成的訪華印象記以及其他相關史料，以他在北京的訪問活動為線索，就他當初經歷過的場所、人物、史實進行考察，從而揭示中國近代佛教及中日佛教學術交流史的某些側面。第一部分交代本文的意圖；第二部分考察鈴木與胡適的交往經過，以及二人在禪宗研究上的學術互動；第三部分考察鈴木在北京的禪宗文獻調查以及他與中國學者交流的具體經過；第四部分敘述鈴木在北京看到的佛教實況；第五部分對鈴木在北京訪問的寺院和僧人進行考證；第六部分揭示鈴木此次訪問的意義。

關鍵字

鈴木大拙；胡適；北京；近代佛教；敦煌寫本

並列摘要

May and June of 1934, was the period when D. T. Suzuki visited China to study the climate of Chinese Buddhism of the time. Based on his photographs, articles written after the trip and other related materials such as records of his interviewing activities in Beijing, by examining the places he visited, people whom he had met and historical documentations, the present paper attempts to present aspects of modern Chinese Buddhism as well as the history of exchanges between Chinese and Japanese Buddhist scholarship. The first section of the paper will state the aim of this study. The second section is on the contact between Suzuki and Hu Shih where exchanges of their Chan Studies will be looked at. The third section will examine his research on Chan Buddhist materials in Beijing as well as interactions with other Chinese scholars. The fourth section describes the situation of Chinese Buddhism as observed by him in Beijing. The fifth section is an investigation into the monasteries and monastics which Suzuki met during his visit. The sixth section considers the significance of Suzuki's visit.