佛教教育理念中“身教”内涵探析

An Analysis of "Personal Example"in the Buddhism Educational Concept

"身教"是中国古代僧才培养中重要的教育形式,是中国佛教教育的精髓。"身教"教育理念历史悠久、内涵丰富、意义深远,儒、道、释三家思想中都有关于"身教"的论述。在当前佛教僧才培养方面,继承"身教"的传统教育理念,并不断创新,是僧才教育中的重要环节。但既然是"身教",意义的表达就相对深隐,所以,"身教"内涵及其意义值得深入探讨。

Teaching by one＇ s own example is an important Chinese ancient educational modality for train- ing exceUent Buddhists and the essence of Chinese Buddhist education. It has a very long history, abun- dant connotation and great significance. There is much discussion about it in the thinking of Confucian- ism, Taoism and Buddhism. It is an important step in inheriting the traditional educational concept and continual innovation for the training of excellent Buddhists. However, because of its abstruseness and ob- scurity, the idea of ＂Teaching by one＇ s own example＂ needs to be further discussed.