唐代后期,有一个身世较特殊的日本僧人,名叫真如亲王。他从皇太子降为亲王,落发为僧,由日本到长安,又自广州往天竺。本文通过考察真如的身世转变、入唐路线及其与唐人的交往情况,梳理出一条日本求法僧的人生轨迹,并通过挖掘明州开元寺日本铜钟的来源和泗州普光王寺僧伽和尚对日本的影响,指出真如的入唐求法推动了中日文化交流与融通。
In late Tang Dynasty,there was a special Japanese Buddhist called Prince Takaoka. When he was banished from Prince imperial,he shaved his head and became a Buddhist monk and traveled from Japan to Chang’an,and from Guangzhou to India. By investigating the change of Takaoka’s life experience,the route to China and his communication with Chinese people,this paper combs out the life track of a Japanese Buddhist seeking Buddha dharma. By identifying the origins of the Japanese copper bell in Mingzhou Kaiyuan Temple and the influence of the bhikkhu-sangha in PuGuangwang Monastery in Sizhou on Japan,this paper points out that Takaoka’s entering China and seeking Dharma has promoted the cultural exchange and integration between China and Japan.