铃木大拙理解的“日本式”和“中国式”——以《日本式灵性》为主的考察

“Japanese”and“Chinese”in D. T. Suzuki's Understanding:An Exploration Focused on On Japanese Spirituality

本文首先简要介绍铃木大拙的经历和其代表作《日本式灵性》一书,以及大拙访问中国与知识界交流的情况,然后通过分析"日本式灵性"这一名称及其与日本佛教的关系来照见大拙身上的民族主义倾向,并提出其以禅为日本式灵性代表所存在的问题,最后从"即非理论"和"人"的思想两方面来考察大拙对中国禅的理解问题。

This paper focuses on D.T.Suzuki(Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki) 's renowned book On Japanese Spirituality,to explain that what D.T.Suzuki declared as 'Japanese Spirituality'was in fact built on his explanation about Chinese Zen,whereby we could also discuss D.T.Suzuki's knowledge about the issues surrounding Chinese Zen.The author first gave a brief account about D.T.Suzuki's life experience and the background of the book,his visit to China,as well as his contact with Chinese intellectuals.Through close examination of the book title and its correlation with Buddhism in Japan,it could be implied that D.T.Suzuki had an inclination toward nationalism.The author proposes that issues still remain after D.T.Suzuki regarded Zen as one of the symbols of Japanese Spirituality.At the end,the 'theory of To-be-cum-not-to-be'and the ideas of'human'are discussed to examine how D.T.Suzuki comprehended the spirit of Chinese Zen.