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缘起论、佛性论、修道论不仅是隋唐佛教各个宗派相互争辩、据以立宗的核心问题,也是整个佛学体系中最基本的理论命题,更是佛教及其信仰形成的根本和保障。因此,它们一直是教内外佛学家十分关注的热点,成为几乎所有佛学理论研究中都要牵扯到的话题。特别是在隋唐佛学研究中,如果要弄清当时宗派之间以及各个宗派内部思想争论、演变、发展的脉络,对其宗派思想特点及其社会价值进行恰当的评析,不抓住这些核心问题,就不可能有一个整体的深入的认识。夏金华博士的《缘起 佛性 成佛——隋唐佛学三大核心理论的争议之研究》一书,立本建言,为我们开…     

任继愈先生的禅宗研究

正近代以来,中国的佛学研究者开始着眼于对佛教典籍、义理的思想性分析和历史性考证,试图从整体上把握中国佛教发展的历史规律及其特点。上世纪30年代,汤用彤先生的《汉魏两晋南北朝佛教史》以及后来的《隋唐佛教史稿》以系统研究汉魏两晋南北朝时期、隋唐时期佛教的整体历程而奠定了中国佛教通史的基础。至60年代,吕澂先生的《中国佛学源流略讲》和《印度佛学源流略讲》,以汉藏文资料为基础,分析精确,理论深刻,"标志着老一代佛教学者的最高成就"。①继之而起,马克思主义唯物史观、阶级分析法所具有的科学意     

方东美佛学思想及其现代精神

方东美的佛学研究,是在世界哲学的宏观视野下,运用现代西方哲学的方法,对佛学理论的重新诠释与阐发,代表了他晚年一部分成熟的思想成果,也是他整个思想体系一个重要的有机组成部分,具有不可忽视的地位.他的佛学思想的重心在于发挥佛教圆融和谐的精神,并以此作为中国大乘佛学的根本精神与理论特色.他认为,中国佛学的这种精神特征恰可对治西方哲学的心病,解决西方哲学史上二元对立性的理论难题.由此也可说明中国大乘佛学是完全中国化的佛教哲学.     

佛学

佛学在中国内地逐步发展起来,并在政治上、伦理上、思辩上逐渐显示出与印度佛教不同的特色。随着佛学在隋唐时期发展到一个新的阶段,这种特色更得到加强。 隋唐时期(589—907年)经历了300多年,译经事业势头大减,尽管仍有唐僧取经的壮举,但所译600卷《大般若经》并未引起预期的反响,人们更感兴趣的是这壮举本身而不是壮举的结果。摆在中国人面前的经典已经是汗牛充栋,当务之急是如何消化它。南北朝末年的学派各执一端,     

论中国佛学的精神及其现实意义

中国佛学的精神是在佛教中国化过程中形成的,是外来佛教与儒道为主要代表的中国传统思想文化碰撞、冲突、交流、融合的产物,中国传统的儒道思想文化在中国佛学精神形成过程中发挥了重要作用。中国佛学的圆融精神、伦理精神、人文精神是中国佛学精神的主要方面。圆融精神是佛教调和其内部思想学说及其与中国传统思想文化关系的产物,对不同思想学说的调和、包容和融合态度以及圆融性的理论是其基本内涵;伦理精神融合吸收了与中国传统宗法社会相适应的儒家世俗伦理,具有宗教伦理与世俗伦理相结合的特征;人文精神融合吸收了中国传统文化关注现实社会人生的精神特质,从而使出世的宗教融入了更多的关注现实人心、人生、人间的思想内容。中国佛学的精神对于今天不同文化之间的交流融合、当代社会的道德伦理建设、佛教适应社会主义社会以更好地发挥自身的积极作用等均具有现实意义。     

禅风·学风·文风——《五灯会元》新探

隋唐之际,乃是中国佛教发扬光大的时代。佛家开宗立派,一时风靡于世。当时被称为中国佛教八大宗派之一,即以慧能南禅为主脉的禅宗,创于中唐而盛行于晚唐、五代、直至宋明。它的形成、发展、演化以及所体现的佛学思想,对于社会各方面的影响极为深远,在中国佛教史和思想文化史上占有重要而光辉的一页。     

佛性学说与中国传统文化

佛教自传入中土后,受中国的政治、经济及传统思想文化的影响,逐步地走上中国化的道路。隋唐之后,佛教学说又反过来影响中国传统思想,并与传统思想相结合,进一步衍化为中国传统文化一个重要组成部分。因此,要研究中国古代文化,就不能不研究佛学。然而,由于佛教在中国流行的时间既长,传布的范围又广,加之典籍浩繁、宗门林立,     

继承佛教优良传统 构建和谐社会

佛教思想内涵博大精深,佛教的生命实践积极入世。佛教传入中国,特别是隋唐以后,与中国传统文化紧密结合,形成了具有中国特色的佛教优良传统。这些优良传统对于我们今天构建社会主义和谐社会有着非常重要和积极的意义。一、爱国爱教的传统佛教向来讲“出家不忘爱国,修行不忘济世     

如何理解中国文化背景下的中国佛教 评《无神论与中国佛学》

近日拜读了王月清、梁徐宁教授合著的《无神论与中国佛学》,其观点之新颖、论述之严谨,令笔者受益匪浅。该书以无神论与佛学的思想关联为主线,从一个侧面深化了中国无神论思想和中国佛教思想的研究,是在中国文化背景之下理解中国佛教的深度推进。笔者认为,该书主要有如下特色。一、规范的概念无神论、宗教、佛教这三个概念是该书的核心关键     

丝绸之路上的佛教传播与文明对话——学诚法师接受《中国社会科学报》专访

<正>历史上丝绸之路沿线各种宗教文化的交流,促进了不同文化间的了解。约公元一世纪起,佛教开始传入中国。外来的佛学与中国历史上的传统文化,历经近六百年的交融,到了隋唐时代,逐渐形成了具有中国民族特点的中国佛教文化。为了进一步深入探究佛教与丝绸之路的关系,探讨佛教文化在丝绸之路经济带当中的地位与作用,探寻丝路宗教对话的经验与世界文明前景的关系,     

Omnipotence in the transference and in the countertransference

The concept of omnipotence refers to a primitive fantasy, a mechanism of defense, and a pathological psychic structure. Omnipotence and its derivative defensive operation, omnipotent control, are highly prevalent in borderline personality organization. Three clinical vignettes illustrate these mechanisms in the treatment of patients with borderline, narcissistic, and obsessive personality disorders, respectively. These vignettes illustrate the transference developments when omnipotence and omnipotence control are dominant, and the therapeutic approach to these conditions.     

The patient in the family and the family in the patient

The notion that the family is “the unit of care” for family doctors has been enigmatic and controversial. Yet systems theory and the biopsychosocial model that results when it is imported into medicine make the family system an indispensable and important component of family medicine. The challenge, therefore, is to provide a coherent, plausible account of the role of the family in family practice. Through an extended case presentation and commentary, we elaborate two views of the family in family medicine — treating the patient in the family and treating the family in the patient — and defend both as appropriate foci for care by family doctors. The practical problem that arises when the family is introduced into health care is deciding when to concentrate on the family system. The moral problems that arise concern how extensively doctors may become involved in the personal lives of their patients and families. The patient-centered clinical method provides a strategy for handling both problems. Thus, making the family a focus of care in family medicine can be justified on theoretical, practical, and moral grounds.     

Information in the Universe and in the Organism

There is a branch of modern medicine that relies on information rather than on biochemical substances to maintain health and cure disease. Known as information medicine, it offers an important complement to the dominant biochemical approach of mainstream medicine. This note offers a few reflections on the potentials of information medicine in reference to what is currently known regarding the role of information in the universe, and in the living organism.     

Disequilibrium in the mind, disharmony in the body

Although it is generally acknowledged that experiences of frustration, confusion, and anxiety are embodied phenomena, very little is known about how these processes modulate presumably unconscious, but constantly present, subtle bodily movement. We addressed this problem by tracking the low-level dynamics of body movement, using 1/f noise, pink noise, or "fractal scaling", during naturalistic experiences of affect in two studies involving deep learning and effortful problem-solving. Our results indicate that body movement fluctuations of individuals experiencing cognitive equilibrium was characteristic of correlated pink noise, but there was a whitening of the signal when participants experienced states that are diagnostic of cognitive distress such as anxiety, confusion, and frustration. We orient our findings within theories that emphasise the embodied nature of cognition and affect and with perspectives that view affective and cognitive processes as emergent products of a self-organising dynamical system (the brain) that is inextricably coupled to the body.     

Disequilibrium in the mind,disharmony in the body

Although it is generally acknowledged that experiences of frustration, confusion, and anxiety are embodied phenomena, very little is known about how these processes modulate presumably unconscious, but constantly present, subtle bodily movement. We addressed this problem by tracking the low-level dynamics of body movement, using 1/f noise, pink noise, or “fractal scaling”, during naturalistic experiences of affect in two studies involving deep learning and effortful problem-solving. Our results indicate that body movement fluctuations of individuals experiencing cognitive equilibrium was characteristic of correlated pink noise, but there was a whitening of the signal when participants experienced states that are diagnostic of cognitive distress such as anxiety, confusion, and frustration. We orient our findings within theories that emphasise the embodied nature of cognition and affect and with perspectives that view affective and cognitive processes as emergent products of a self-organising dynamical system (the brain) that is inextricably coupled to the body.     

明代伏牛山佛教派系考

历史上对伏牛山地区的佛教记载较散,资料较详的是在明代。当时来山修行的僧人很多,但是到现在为止还没有人对伏牛山的佛教进行过研究,笔者根据掌握的禅宗史料提出这时伏牛山佛教已经有了明显的禅宗派系特征,在这里传教修行的僧人,主要是元代禅宗断桥伦一支的浙江天目山高峰原妙及其弟子中峰明本一系,其中受四川禅宗无际明悟禅师一派的影响很大,早期来山的僧人大多数都是无际明悟的弟子与后人,可以说成立了无际伏牛山禅派一系。     

孕育中的旅游伦理学--近年来西方国家旅游伦理研究述评

旅行和旅游是一项历史悠久的人类活动,旅游活动中的伦理问题的存在也和旅游发展的历史一样久远.二战以后,"大众旅游"经过半个多世纪的高速发展,对自然环境和社会文化的负面影响已经凸显出来,因此,旅游研究便开始关注旅游发展伦理问题;与此同时,应用伦理学研究也开始从不同的角度关注旅游发展这一新领域.