《太平经》与“和生”思想

The Classic of Peace and “Theory of Harmony”

《太平经》有关宇宙本原和万物生成的论述,认为"元气""阴阳二气"与"中和"之气都能生万物。卿希泰等先生着重阐述了《太平经》的哲理与当时即汉代哲学的关联及其直接影响。本文则较多说明了《太平经》的哲理与老子《道德经》和庄子《南华经》的渊源及受其影响,以相互发明与补充。具体而言,将《太平经》中所言说的"道""元气""阴阳二气"与"中和"生万物,通过对老子《道德经》和庄子《南华经》的溯源,揭示出其实质是传承和发展了史伯的"和生"说。

In Classic of Peace, the origin of the universe and the formation of everything are illustrated, concluding that “monism of qi”, “yin and yang” and “harmony” can create everything. Mr. Qing Xitai expounds the correlations between Classic of Peace and the philosophy in Han Dynasty and its direct influences over the latter. And this paper illustrates in detailed that the thought in Classic of Peace originates from Tao Te Ching and Chuang Tzu and how it is influenced by them. By tracing the central concepts in Classic of Peace i.e “monism of qi”, “yin and yang” and “harmony”, the author finds out their origins in Tao Te Ching and Chuang Tzu, revealing the fact of continuation and development of “harmony” by Shi Bo.