清代文人禅宗观念的困惑与缺失——纪昀禅宗观念的视角

Qing's Scholars' Perplexity on and Shortage of Zen Notions——On Ji Yun's View on Zen

纪昀对禅宗观念的认识通过《阅微草堂笔记》和其诗文得以体现,对其思想观念分析可以从乾嘉时代的学术风气和流向入手。单靠儒家的思想资源显然难以解决其内心困惑,因而又不得不借助于佛学资源。纪晓岚对禅宗的个人态度正是一个时代的缩影,乾嘉时代学术表面看正处于繁荣时期,然而浮华背后正是思想资源极度匮乏,而纪昀正好为我们提供了一个样板。

The recognition of Ji Xiaolan＇ s view on Zen is embodied by The Notes of Yuewei Cottage and his other poems and essays. The analysis on his thoughts and viewpoints can be undertaken by means of the academic atmosphere and trend in the periods of Emperors Qianlong and Jiajing. It is difficult to do the analysis only through the resources of Confucian thoughts. He had to use the Buddhist thoughts to express his internal bewilderment. His personal attitude toward Zen was epitome of that age. In appearance, the academia in the periods of Emperors Qianlong and Jiajing was in a prosperous age, but behind this prosperity was the lack of the resources of thought. Ji Xiaolan provided us with a good example in this respect.