佛教平等思想及其当代价值启示

Buddhism Equality and its Contemporary Value of Enlightenment

佛教的"四姓平等"、"一切众生皆有佛性"的平等思想既是针对印度现实社会中的出身、种姓、性别和宗教信仰的诸多不平等现象之反抗,又体现出了完善的人格,提高了人的觉悟,使人能真正成为不愧为万物之灵的人。该思想既是佛教的世界观、价值观又可以看成是构建和谐世界的思想理论基础。佛教的生命平等观和万物平等思想,是把其他生物放在和人类平等的甚至是至亲的位置上来诠释的,重新定位人类在自然界中的角色。佛教中的"缘起性空"的无我论是对人类中心主义思想的否定。任何生命没有可以驾驭其他生命的特权,这有助于提升人们的现代生态意识。

Buddhist ideology of equality of ＂Four Surname Equality＂ and ＂all beings have Buddha nature＂ is not the reflection of and resistance to various unequal phenomenons resulting from origin,caste,gender and religion in Indian society,but also demonstrates perfect personality,improves people＇s awareness,makes human beings truly a soul of everything.The thought is not only Buddhist outlook and values,and also regarded the foundation of constructing theharmoniousworld.Buddhist view of life and all things equal is interpreted by looking other creatures and human beings just the same,and even the location of next of kin up,re-position the role of humans in nature.The theory on non-self of Buddhist Causality is a denial of Anthropocentrism Thought.Any life has no privileges of dominating other lives,which helps to raise people＇s awareness of modern ecology.