印僧实哩沙哩卜得啰与真觉寺修建考

实哩沙哩卜得啰(1335~1426)是东印度人。他修习密教,精通五明,被尊称为五明板的达。他于1414年来到中国,仁宗时封其为大善大国师。1426年,实哩沙哩卜得啰示寂于京。宣宗命为其兴建两座塔院,在北京者为真觉寺。然而,自明代以来,关于实哩沙哩卜得啰以及真觉寺修建就出现不同记载,而后世大多择取误说,以讹传讹。本文依据相关史料,去误存正,以求历史之真实。

Research on Shri Sariputra and the Construction of Zhenjue Temple

Shri Sariputra(1335～1426),who came from East India and was proficient in the Indian Esoteric Buddhism,was politely named Wumingbandido in 1414 when he reached China to disseminate the lndian Esoteric Buddhism.He was conferred on the Dashan National Teacher during the reign of Emperor Ming Renzong.He died in Beijing in 1426.Emperor Xuanzong commarded that temples should be built in China.Thus,Zhenjue Temple in Beijing came into being.There had been several different records for Shri Sariputra and the construction of Zhenjue Temple,and later generations made a lot of mistakes.This paper gives its correct answer for his experience and the history of the Temple on the basis of the reliable historical archives.