佛教的生态思想及其现实意义

The Buddhism Ecology Thoughts and its Practical Significance

为了减少生态环境遭受污染和破坏,除了需要制度方面的约束,还需要人们拥有正确的生态观念。佛教不是生态学,但是佛教蕴含着丰富的生态观。缘起是佛教生态思想的基础,其中蕴含着无我、整体思想,也包含着平等、慈悲思想。在实际生活中,佛教信众把这些思想落实到具体行动中,如不杀生、食素、放生和佛化自然等等。如果佛教的生态思想能够内化成人们的生态意识,这对缓解我国乃至全球当前的生态危机、实现可持续发展具有积极的意义。

In order to reduce the ecological environment pollution and destruction, despite of institutional constraints, it needs people to have the correct ecology concept. Buddhism is not ecology, but Buddhism contains rich ecology concept. Origin is the foundation of Buddhism ecological idea, which not only contains without me and the whole idea hut also the equality and compassionate thoughts. In real life, the Buddhists bring these ideas to specific actions, such as not to kill animals and eat meat, released and Buddha of natural, etc. If the Buddhism ecology thoughts can internalize into people＇s ecological consciousness, it will have great significance to ease Chinese even the global current ecological crisis and make the sustainable development come to our life.