一、前言佛教的传入是中国文化史中的一件大事。有关佛教初传中国的年代、路线和华化过程,一向是学者们努力探求的问题。但由于正史记载有限,佛经中记载的求法传说出现较晚,多不可靠[1]。“汉明帝感梦说”虽然影响深远,但也很难说是佛教传入中国的开始[2]。长期以 I. Preface Introduction to Buddhism is a major event in the history of Chinese culture. The era, route and Chineseization process that Buddhism first preached to China have always been the problems scholars have worked hard to explore. However, due to the limited records of orthodox history, the legend of law found in the Sutra appears later and more unreliable [1]. Although the profound impact of Hanming Di sense of dreams, but it is hard to say that Buddhism was the beginning of China [2]. Long term