本文擬以魏晉南北朝時期「壺中人」題材的故事為研究對象，重新考察比對〈梵志吐壺〉、〈壺公跳壺〉、〈道人奇術〉、〈陽羨書生〉等四則故事情節演化的情況。文中認為〈壺公跳壺〉故事內容應無受到〈梵志吐壺〉之影響，而應為不同背景文化下所產生的故事母源，其中隱含著幽微佛道競爭的文化意蘊。另外亦逐一比較〈道人奇術〉、〈陽羨書生〉與〈梵志吐壺〉、〈壺公跳壺〉内容情節的異同，並配合一些歷史文獻的佐證，發現〈道人奇術〉與〈陽羨書生〉應該是同時受到〈梵志吐壺〉、〈壺公跳壺〉故事內容之混合的影響。
With stories described in ＂Hot People＂ of Wei-Jin and Southern and Northern dynasties as the object, this paper re-investigates and compares development situations of plots of four stories: ＂Fan-Zhi Spits the Pot＂, ＂Hu Gong Jumps into the Pot＂, ＂Taoist's Jugglery＂ and ＂Scholar in Yangxian＂. As per viewpoints of this paper, contents of ＂Hu Gong Jumps into the Pot＂ are not affected by ＂Fan-Zhi Spits the Pot＂; the two should be story origins generated under different backgrounds and cultures and imply cultural meanings of subtle competition between Buddhism and Taoism. In addition, this paper also compars differences and similarities in contents and plots of these four stories one by one. Through a reference to evidences included in some historical literatures, it finds ＂Taoist's Jugglery＂ and ＂Scholar in Yangxian＂ should be simultaneously influenced by contents of ＂Fan-Zhi Spits the Pot＂ and ＂Hu Gong Jumps into the Pot＂.
