北朝隋唐入华粟特人死亡观研究——以葬具图像的解读为主

Miho、青州和史君墓围屏石榻或石椁上直接表现丧葬仪式的图像,为我们了解和研究入华粟特人葬俗和死亡观提供了丰富的实物证据和图像资料。结合粟特故地、丝绸之路及其它入华粟特人墓葬的考古资料与中外历史、宗教文献记载,可以看出入华粟特人死亡观主要体现在以下四个方面:从犬视尸毒到事死如生;从善恶二元观到钦瓦特桥审判;圣火与善神崇拜;灵魂不死与天国享乐。

Study on the Chinese Sogdian Afterlife Belief in the Periods of the Northern,the Sui and the Tang Dynasties

The funeral rite iconography on the Sogdian sarcophagus housed in the Miho Museum,Japan,the sarcophagus found in Qingzhou and the sarcophagus in the Shijun tomb of Xi’an-provide rich images and physical evidence of the Chinese Sogdian’s burial customs and afterlife beliefs.Further research is drawn from the archaeological materials found in Sogdian’s old haunt along the Silk Road,other mortuary materials related to Sogdian,as well as historic sources and religious doctrines.This research concludes that the mortuary practices and afterlife beliefs of the Sogdian culture include four primary components: the practice of sagdid(dog sight) and "serving the dead as they were alive";the belief of nasu(evil spirit) and judgment on the chivat bridge;the worship of fire and benevolent god;the existence of spirit and paradise.