佛教净土观念与中国古代作家的人文生态观

Buddhist Concept of Pure Land and the Cultural and Ecological Outlook of the Ancient Chinese Writers

大乘佛教净土思想观念中所蕴涵的“道”“器”合一的相辅相济关系,一方面强调通过在“境净”中实现主体的外在超越,而另一方面主张主体以“心净”求得自我内在精神的超越。佛家这些义理和认知思维,蕴涵丰富的人文生态思想,为中国古代文人士大夫所崇奉。同时,他们在创作和践行中所显现的人文生态观念,也契合了现代深层生态学的学理精神。

The concept of pure land in Mahaayaana Buddhism focuses on a harmonious relationship between doctrines and elements. It emphasizes the transcendence of the subject in a pure environment on the one hand and psychological transcendence with a pure mentality on the other hand. These principles and cognitive thinking reflected rich cultural and ecological connotation and was adhered to by the ancient Chinese scholars. And meanwhile, their cultural and ecological outlook reflected in their writings was in accordance with the spirits of modern ecology.