太虚大师对痛苦的体验和超越

Master Taixu's Experience and Transcendence of Pains and Sufferings

太虚大师从佛法中探讨人类苦难解决方案的同时,既完成了对自己人生苦难的超越,又促成了中国佛教契理契机的发展。他认为,"知识的偏蔽",即对科学的信仰、崇拜和盲从,导致了各种痛苦。他指出,唯有发挥佛教的要义,才能将人们从各种苦难之中超脱出来。20世纪前半叶,日本的侵略给中国人民造成了极大的痛苦,他与全国人民一起,投身到轰轰烈烈的抗日救亡运动之中。他将建设人间净土的设想作为他终极解决人间痛苦的总方案。太虚大师在20世纪前半叶对痛苦的体验和超越,是人类思想情感发展历程中一笔非常宝贵的精神财富。

Master Taixu explored the solution of human sufferings from the Dharma, which not only completed the transcendence of his life, but also contributed to the development of Chinese Buddhism. He thought people＇s superstition to science leads to great sufferings. He pointed out that only Buddhism could help people free from the pains. In the first half of the twentieth century, the aggression of Japan caused great sufferings to the Chinese people. Together with the people of the whole country, he plunged into the vigorous campaign against Japanese aggression and national salvation. He promoted to build a pure land on earth as his ultimate solution to human sufferings. His experience and transcendence of pains and sufferings is very valuable spiritual wealth of human beings.