佛教与科学的相遇——太虚佛教科学论的再解读

The Meeting of Buddhism and Science:A Reinterpretation of Tai Xu's Discussion on Buddhism and Science

现代科学与佛教之间存在多维度、多层次的对话通道,可以实现彼此间“互容”、“互补”的关系。20世纪著名佛学家太虚对佛学与科学的融通,正是这样肇示了佛教与科学新联系的建立。由于佛教特有的理论资源和宗教传统,佛教与科学的关系在文化性质上具有不同于其他宗教与科学关系的特殊性。佛教与科学关系的特殊性说明,宗教与科学的关系不但与宗教与科学各自的演化阶段以及整体的社会文化格局有关,而且还有赖于对特定宗教的文化蕴涵及其与科学特殊关系的洞察与诠释,这其中亦包括宗教思想家的解读视角。

The famous Buddhist scholar Tai Xu＇s comprehensive study of Buddhism and science in the previous century initiated a new connection of them. Tai Xu＇s discussion indicated that there is a passage for modern science and Buddhism to converse each other in multi-dimensions and at multi-levels, and that a tolerant and compensatory relationship between them can be achieved. Because Buddhism has its own theory resource and religious tradition, the relation between Buddhism and science is an unusual one differed from other religion and science relations. And the understanding of this special relation can deepen the study of the relationship between religion and science. Tai Xu＇s discussion showed that the relationship of religion and science not only depends on the evolvement stage of religion and science and the whole social and cultural situation of the stage, but also bears on the cultural content of a specific religion and the penetration into and explanation of the special relation of this religion and science. In addition, religionist＇s interpretation text has its irreplaceable effect in opening eut the original meaning of religion.