佛教与婆罗门教的事物形成观念比较

A Comparison between the Concepts of the Formation of Things in Buddhism and Brahmanism

古印度宗教派别往往都比较重视对世间事物形成问题的探讨。诸教中在这方面较突出的是佛教和婆罗门教。两教的这类思想都与印度远古的圣典吠陀和奥义书有一定的渊源关系。婆罗门教哲学中提出的主要理论有转变说、积聚说和幻变说。而佛教中提出的主要理论是缘起说;同时一些佛教分支中也有积聚说和幻变说的成分。梳理这些思想并进行比较,指出它们的差别和关联,对于把握印度宗教哲学的发展脉络,认识印度文化的特色具有积极意义。

The religious sects of ancient India attached much importance to the explanation of the formation of things in the world,of which Buddhism and Brahmanism which were related to the classic Veda and Upanisad were two influential ones.The two religions have their own doctrines and typical features,which are the focus of this paper.