黄仕强传【英】

The Story of Huang Shiqiang

定义

唐代小说。叙述永徽三年（652）安州安陆县人黄仕强入冥后申辩、许愿及还魂应验的故事。此故事抄写在敦煌写卷《普贤菩萨说此证明经》之前，实系宣扬抄诵佛典以积德消灾延年，又带有浓厚的时代气息与深刻的讽刺意味。

As a short novel written in the Tang Dynasty, it tells the story of Huang Shiqiang from Anlu County in Anzhou Prefecture during the third year of the Yonghui Reign (AD 652). Having being brought to the underworld after his death, Huang pleads with the underworld court to send him back to life and return his spirit to the world of the mortals. The transcript of this story was set before the Sutra of Samantabhadra Speaking on Attestation manuscript, probably for the purpose of promoting the practice of copying and reciting Buddhist scriptures to become virtuous, to eliminate ill fortune, and to prolong one’s lifespan. The work is characterized by its satire and zeitgeist of the times.