日本与西方生死观对比探析

Comparison of the View of Life and Death between Japanese and Westerners

由于人类恋生惧死的共性和宗教信仰之间的重叠,日本与西方的生死观具有一些共同点,包括重视生命、尊敬死者、好好生活以及直面死亡,而价值观和精神信仰的差异又导致日本人和西方人在看待死亡责任、死者评价、自杀自由权以及灵魂归宿等问题上存在较大分歧,体现出东西方文化之间的互通性与冲突性。

Because of the universal fear of death and loss and lots of similarities in religious beliefs, Japanese and Westerners share some similar views of life and death, including love of life, respect of the dead, living a good life and a brave heart for death. However, due to the differences in values and spiritual beliefs, Japanese and Westerners disagree with each other in terms of responsibility of death, moral judgment of the dead, suicide and the fine home of soul, etc. There exists not only agreement but also contradiction between eastern and western cultures.