论牟子《理惑论》的老子观

On the Understanding of Laots of Mouzi's Lihuolun

牟子《理惑论》是佛教典籍,但文中大量引用道家《老子》之语来解释佛教教义,并为佛教辩护,从侧面体现了早期佛教信仰者的老子观。牟子在佛教和中国传统道家文化中寻找异同点,从而为佛教在中国的传播廓清障碍,这有利于揭示早期佛教对老子其人其书的认识特点及其意义。

Even if Mouzi＇s Lihuolun is one of the representative Buddhism articles, in this article, Mouzi cited a large number of sentences of Taodejing（Laots） to testify Buddhism doxies and to defend Buddhism which showed the understanding of Laots of early Buddhism schoolars at a certain extent. This essay analysed how Mouzi seeked the sameness and the differences between Buddhism and Taoism culture of traditional China, and how he tried hard to weed out obstacles on the road of Buddhism＇s radiating in China by this way. On the above analysis, this essay also revealed the characteristics and significances of early Buddhism＇s understanding and using Laots.