中国佛教的“无情有性”说

On Chinese Buddhist Thought:Non-living beings with Buddha-Nature

佛教的"无情有性"是随着"佛性"概念而产生的重要思想。关于无情识之物是否有佛性的问题,在佛教中争议很大,争议的关节点在于怎样理解佛性这个概念。如果说佛性为根本觉性的话,无情自然不具有能动的觉性,因此没有觉知佛性,如果把佛性理解为真如理性,站在法性无二或一切唯识的角度,我与世界本是一体,则情与无情同具佛性。因此,无情是否有佛性问题关键在于如何界定佛性概念。

The non-living being with a Buddha nature is an important thought that originated with the concept of Buddha nature.There is much controversy about whether a non-living being has a Buddha nature,whose interpretation is the focus of the disputes.Through some delicate reasoning,we suggest that whether a non-living being has a Buddha nature depends much on the definition of the concept Buddha.