论《维摩诘经》之不二法门

《维摩诘经》是一部在中国流传甚广的大乘经典,时至今日,此经依然受到僧俗的普遍重视,影响颇深广。其所阐述的“不二法门”,更是佛法的精髓所在。本文从不二的意义、法的特性、不二法的契入法、入不二法门,次第阐述“不二法门”,使易于了解其义涵。     

略论《维摩诘经》净土思想

<维摩诘经>是印度早期大乘佛教的重要经典,在南北朝和隋唐时期广为流传,在佛教般若思想的发展中占有重要地位.该经蕴含着丰富的净土思想,明确提出了"心净则佛土净"这一著名命题.本文从菩萨取净土之目的与方法的角度,认为<维摩诘经>中菩萨取净土的目的是度化调伏众生,此即为"众生之类是菩萨佛土"的内含意蕴,还阐述分析了建立净佛国土之净土行和"心净则佛土净"思想.     

从维摩诘形象的变化看佛教美术中国化

<正>随着《维摩诘经》与中国文化的深度融合,维摩诘居士的形象也成为魏晋至唐宋时期佛教造像的重要题材。从菩萨造像形制到清谈名士模样的转变,再到秀骨清像与丰颊硕体的轮替,维摩诘形象在不同历史时期都呈现出了鲜明的中国特色,是佛教美术中国化发展历程的体现。     

《维摩诘所说经》导读

《维摩诘所说经》是大乘经中又一部很有影响的经典,在中国佛教史上此经一译再译,先后有七种译本,现存的有吴支谦译《维摩诘经》二卷;姚秦鸠摩罗什译《维摩诘所说经》三卷;唐三藏法师玄奘译《说无垢称经》六卷。其中以姚秦弘始八年（406年）鸠摩罗什在长安大寺“与义学沙门千二百人”译出的《维摩诘所说经》最著名。此经译出之后,备受中国佛教学界的重视,疏注此经的著作层出不穷,不下三四十种,其作者中的许多人都是影响一代的名僧,如南北朝时代的僧肇,道生;隋代的净影寺慧远,中国天台宗的创始人智;唐初名僧、三论完的创始人吉…     

《维摩诘经》的“人间佛教”思想及其影响

作为大乘佛教兴起的标帜性经典,《维摩诘经》蕴含了丰富的人间佛教思想,主要表现为:一是唯心净土,心净则佛土净,二是世间出世间不二,三是"不住无为,不尽有为"的大乘菩萨行。这对禅宗的"即心即佛"的心性论、"不离世间觉"的出世即入世的解脱论等产生了深刻影响,是禅宗变革的经典依据。同样,《维摩诘经》对注重人本、提倡入世的近现代人间佛教也产出了重要影响,是其重要的思想之源、经典依据。从历史与逻辑的角度看,《维摩诘经》、禅宗、近现代人间佛教是一脉相承的思想体系。     

当代中国佛教《维摩诘经》的研究现状与问题

《维摩诘经》是真正能融入中国文化本位的几部佛教经典之一,当代学者对该经的研究取得了丰硕成果,本文从宗教、哲学、注疏、文学以及梵本研究新视野的开拓等角度对有关成果进行梳理,并指出其中的不足所在。     

浅析《维摩诘花语满天》—品南怀瑾先生的佛学感悟

有人说,读懂了一些《维摩诘经》,心量不自觉的扩大了,不再局限在我们生活的这个婆婆世界,也不会局限于向往的净土世界,而扩展到了无限的空间。执妄想是空,妄想即是般若。执般若是有,般若即是妄想。有几本书会影响到思维方式？有几本书能颠覆已有的思维方式？这本书需要细品,让读的人在微妙的改变只有一个词：亦正亦邪。只有一句话：哲学不是摆设,是处理事情的具体方法,而且甚是实用。     

《维摩诘所说经》导读

细心的读者可能已经注意到,在《佛教文化》上不见“经典导读”久矣！这里牵涉到一个办刊宗旨问题,《佛教文化》既不是纯粹的宗教内部传教刊物,也不是普通的以世俗文化为内容的文化刊物,如果单纯地强调刊名中的任何一边——“佛教”或“文化”,都是人为地割裂“佛教文化”这个统一体。为此有朋友问,《佛教文化》究竟是在教内还是教外?我指着寺院建筑中轴线说,既不是大雄宝殿,也不是钟鼓楼,《佛教文化》是沿着这条中轴线穿过山门通往寺外的大路。“经典导读”栏目就是把寺外的人们领进门来的那位导游,今后当然要加强这个栏目(这也正是读者呼声很高的一个要求),从本期开始即有针对和有计划地考虑选题,把读者需求最为迫切的那些经典排列出来,约请大德和专家来做“导读”,相信会得到读者的支持。当然,形式仍需注意活泼多样,有“文化”意蕴,比如佛教史上大量嘉言懿行、文化典故也是很好的导读材料,有益于我们增进对佛教文化的认识,故本期同时还发表了一篇《佛门名对》。     

莫高窟第103窟东壁《维摩诘经变》赏析

莫高窟经变画在盛唐时达到登峰造极的境地,在当时历史、经济、文化及画家个人创作的影响下,经变画形成了独特的宗教美学风格。相比隋朝的粗犷简单画风,盛唐的经变画主要运用工笔线描技法,写实也更为精细。构图更是首创以窟门为设计中心的“品”字形新型结构,成为之后经变画的设计典范。因此,对莫高窟第103窟东壁《维摩诘经变》的构图和线描风格进行二重解析,以窥见盛唐经变画内在的佛学理念。     

《维摩诘经》中文殊的来去之辨

《维摩诘经》是一部广为流传的大乘经典,通过维摩诘与文殊等共论佛法,彰显大乘空义。然而,与维摩诘所受重视程度相比,以往对该经中的文殊研究则少之又少,极不相称。通过聚焦维摩诘与文殊初见时的来去之辨,试图在比较梵汉文本间差异的基础上,联系相关平行文本与历代注疏,分析文殊的相关思想与形象。认为罗什、玄奘译本使得原本维摩诘的普通问候多了一层无相的玄理,文殊的回应延续这一思想,继续深入阐发。对话中的语句与思想与《中论》《金刚经》相关内容有极大地相似性,而这一思想在后世的注疏中也呈现不同的诠释和倾向,并勾勒出文殊在思想、境界上与维摩诘相应相称的形象。     

Nameless Desire: Alexithymia and the Anorexic Patient

In this article, the author attempts to provide a psychoanalytic understanding of the anorexic patient who is disconnected from her affective experience and is considered to be alexithymic. Through her restrictive food ritual, this type of patient may organize her internal states by repeatedly creating an illusion of what it is that she needs and desires. The author asserts that the task of the therapist working with the anorexic patient with alexithymia is to be aware of his own sensation-based reverie as lived within the intersubjective arena. This will enable the therapist to assist the patient in building an affective vocabulary to accurately identify, differentiate, and label the internal signals of her body. It is suggested that the subjective emotional experience of the patient will continue to be reorganized, expanded, and enriched as the therapist and patient mutually influence one another in this unique relational matrix. A clinical vignette is provided to illustrate intersubjective treatment interventions with a difficult-to-reach anorexic patient.     

The Dharma of Ethics, the Ethics of Dharma: Quizzing the Ideals of Hinduism

This paper is divided into six parts. The first presents a rudimentary definition of ethics based on Western philosophical theories, particularly their concern for articulating universal moral principles. The second examines the assumptions anchoring Western moral philosophies, and raises the question: are the philosophical presuppositions of modern Western philosophy consistent with the presuppositions of Hinduism? It concludes that the two are not entirely in agreement, particularly on the issue of personal and social identity. The third section locates areas in Hinduism that discursively concur with the concerns of Western ethicists, and explores the limits of the semblance. The fourth identifies problematic areas, and raises the question: should the idea of universal ethics be abandoned for Hinduism? The fifth section concludes that such abandonment would be hasty, and initiates a searching look into the Hindu epics for concepts that, while not identical with may still be parallel to some Western notions of ethics. The sixth looks at the content of normative Hindu morality, and generalizes on the basis of this content about the nature of “Hindu ethics”.     

The Truth of Dharma and the Dharma of Truth: Reflections on Hinduism as a Dharmic Faith

International Journal of Hindu Studies - This article discusses what it might mean to characterize traditional Hinduism as a dharmic faith in relation to the concepts of truth (satyam) and its...     

Dharma as Principle of Self-denial and Emptiness

Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research - This paper aims to establish the meaning of Dharma as the principle of self-denial and emptiness. Dharma, a key concept in the religious...