汉传佛教女性伦理思想探析

A Probe into Female Ethics of Chinese Buddhism

在女性伦理观上,汉传佛教一方面继承了大乘佛教“众生平等”观念,主张终极层面的男女同尊;另一方面深受世俗社会的偏见及儒家“男尊女卑”思想的影响,在制度和修行中实行“男尊女垢”的价值倾向,汉传佛教也因此留下男女不平等的口实。

On the one hand, Chinese Buddhism view of female ethics has followed the Mahayana＇s theory of ＂existence being equal＂, and claimed that men and women should own the ultimate equality and both be respected. On the other hand, with the influence of the temporal bias and Confucian theory of ＂men being superior to women＂, Chinese Buddhism carried out the rule of ＂men being superior to women and women＇s body and soul being filthy＂ in its system and cultivation, and thus left the handle of women not being equalled to men.