清初前期之比丘尼研究

明清之际,比丘尼形象颇为不佳。然在清初前期的尼界中,却存在着这样两类比丘尼群体：一类是以弘扬禅法且留有语录偈颂等作品为主要特征的女性禅师;一类是以诗词文才见长的才情女尼。正是这样两种群体的存在,为清初前期之比丘尼赢得了佛教界及世俗文人的认可与尊重,此种现象在佛教史、妇女史及文学史上都是值得研究关注的。

The study on the buddhist nuns in the early Qing

There have such two groups of the Communiety of nuns in the early Qing : One is the women master whose main feature aimed at enhancing meditation and left quotation hymns and other works;The other is the poet-nuns who were known for their poetry and literary talent.It is the existence of two such groups,they won the respect and recognition from the Buddhist community and the secular literati.This phenomenon is worthy of attention in the history of Buddhism and the history of women and literature.