佛教美学观新探

The Aesthetic Thoughts of Buddhism

佛教所追求的美,是不同于形式美的道德美、不同于感性美的心灵美、不同于虚幻美的真实美、不同于当下美的永恒美。佛教谓之佛教"涅槃安乐"、"净土极乐"、"法喜禅悦"。对这种本体美的美感反应不是世俗的"受乐"、"欲乐",而是超越情欲享受、"不苦不乐"的"法乐"、"寂灭乐"。佛教否定世俗的美和美感,同时又以"毕竟空"的世界观和"中观"的方法论对世俗美采取了变相肯定的态度。于是,"莲花"、"圆"、"十"、"光明"、"七宝"、"香"、音乐、言像等等具备了审美价值。它们构成了佛教的世俗美形态,最终为吸引众生皈依佛教服务。

The beauty of Buddhism is the moral beauty different from the beaty of form, the soul beauty different from the beaty of sense, the real beauty different from the airy beaty and the eternal beauty different from the present beaty. That is called as ＂the pleasure of Nirvana＂, ＂the pleasure of Pure Land＂, ＂the pleasure of essence＂ and ＂the pleasure of quiet spirit＂ in Buddhism. The reception to the beauty of essence is not the worla delight of feeling or desire but is the delight of subjective emptiness surpassing the enjoyment of feeling or desire. On the other hand, Buddhism confirms in a different form the worldly beauties by it＇s world outlook of ultimate emptiness and methodology of negativism Therefore such as Lotus, Circle, Ten, Brightness, Treasures, Perfume, Music, Literature, Painting are regarded as beauties in Buddhism.