中国传统文化生死观探微

On the Concept of Life and Death in Chinese Traditional Culture

生死之事是人们无法回避且必须面对的问题。儒家重视生命的存在,重现世,轻来生,强调丧葬之礼和死而不朽;道家重视生命的自然本性,突出生命与自然相融合,实现适性逍遥的真实自我;佛家认为人生皆苦,生死无常,不要贪恋世间诸相,要看空一切,物我两忘,超越人生痛苦。梳理中国传统生死观,对实施生死观教育、提升当代人的生死品质具有重要的现实意义。

Life and death is what people cannot avoid and people must face every day. Coufucians attaches great importance to the existence of this life , emphasizing the funeral rites, however , Daoist pays great attention to the natural essence of life, high- lighting the integration of life and nature, achieving true self with optimal harmony. Buddhism thinks that life is suffering, due to impermanence, people shouldnt cling to the various phase of life , they should forget everything and go beyond the pains of life. Af- ter discussing Chinese traditional view of life and death , the paper argues that it is important for us to carry out the education of life and death.