王维奉佛原因新探

王维奉佛的原因很复杂,但主要与他仕途上经历的三次坎坷密切相关。初仕被谪使王维长期徘徊于仕与隐之间,出使凉州所见所闻使他陷入迷惘和困惑,安史之乱中陷贼则是他遭受的最重的精神打击。正是这三次仕途上的挫折使王维一步步靠近佛教并走出一条奉佛入世之路,而这是由王维自身的性格决定的。内倾型的性格气质是王维在遭遇外部挫折时转而向佛教禅门寻求精神寄托的根本原因。

A New Probe into Wang Wei''''s Conversion to Buddhism

The reasons for Wang Wei's conversion to Buddhism were very complex, but they were mainly connected with his three experiences of frustrations in his official career. The relegation in his early official career made him lingering between being an official and being a hermit for a long time. The experiences of being a minister in Liangzhou made him puzzled and lost, and being captured during the Rebellion of An and Shi was the most severe mental shock to him. It was these three experiences of frustrations that made Wang Wei approach Buddhism step by step. However, his conversion was decided by his own personality: He was inner going, and when he suffered from the outside frustration, he would turn to Buddhism to seek for spiritual solace.