“顿悟”说探源

On the Origin of "Epiphany"

"顿悟"说是完全中土化的术语和思维方式,它兼容了儒道思想,是东方人感知世界的根本思维方式。人们对"顿悟"之意的理解大多来自隋唐以后的禅宗,而对"顿悟"说产生的渊源缺乏详尽了解。拟从"顿悟"说产生的渊源流变之维度,结合佛学东渐的脉络及与本土文化相融合的事实,较系统地探析"顿悟"说的源流、历程及其文化内涵,力求对此作系统的梳理。

Epiphany is a complete Chinese term and the thinking way,which contains the Confucianism and Taosim,and is regarded as the oriental fundamental way of thinking.People＇s understanding for the meaning of epiphany mostly comes from Chan Buddhism after Sui and Tang dynasties,but people don＇t have detailed comprehension for the origin of epiphany.Starting with the dimension of changes about the origin of epiphany,and then combining with the history of Buddhism developing toward east gradually and the fact of its melting with local culture,the paper systematically explores the origin and cultural connotation of epiphany,and tries to make a systematic study.