人类智慧之光——走进中国佛学

Chinese Buddhist Philosophy:Wisdom of Mankind

提起佛学,当然就要讲到佛教,因为,佛学是佛教的经典,讲佛学就是讲佛教的学说。但是佛教和佛学的概念还有一定的区别。佛教是一种宗教,除了有其完整的教义之外,还有一整套制度、仪式、信仰。而佛学则专指佛教典籍中所包含的学说,是佛教各种流派所遗存下来的学术著作和学术理论,内容大多是探讨宇宙、人生、社会的一些根本问题,涉及哲学、宗教学、思维学诸多学术领域。我国的佛学博大精深,典籍汗牛充栋,其理论深邃幽微,闪耀着人类智慧的光芒,是中华文化中的重要组成部分,也是国学中不可分割的组成部份。

Buddhist philosophy is an organic part of Buddhism though they are not the same, and the teaching of Buddhist philosophy is the teaching of Buddhist doctrine. Buddhism is a kind of religion, which embodies not only a set of religious beliefs but also a set of convictions, rituals and systems. Buddhist philosophy is embodied in the academic works and theories of different schools of Buddhism, covering some key issues concerning the universe, life and human society and related to such academic domains as philosophy, religion and thinking. Chinese Buddhist philosophy finds expression in its classics which are rich in content and implications, an embodiment of human wisdom and an inseparable part of Chinese culture and Sinology.