佛教与本体论——太虚大师与欧阳竟无佛学思想对比

Buddhism and Ontology:A Comparative Study of Buddhist Thoughts between Master Taixu and Ouyang Jingwu

在佛教与哲学本体论的交涉中,欧阳竟无站在唯识学的立场上,主张"佛教非本体论",否定了本体论的合理性。太虚大师则站在佛教整体的立场上,主张"佛教非本体论、亦本体论",更进一步沟通了佛教与本体论的相通之处,想要以佛教理论来引导哲学本体论的发展。欧阳竟无和太虚大师的观点,有其学习经历、义理归宗、个人信仰等多方面的原因,由此也相应有其特点和困境。

In the negotiation between Buddhism and the philosophy ontology,Ouyang Jingwu advocated the theory that Buddhism is non-ontological.He stood on the standpoint of the Consciousness-only Theory and denied the rationality of the ontology.Master taixu advocated the theory that Buddhism is non-ontological and is also ontological.He stood on the position of Buddhism as a whole and further communicated the similarities of Buddhism and the ontology.He wanted to use the buddhist theory to guide the development of the philosophical ontology.There aretheir own characteristics and difficulties in Ouyang Jingwu’ s andMasterTai Xu’ s opinions for many reasons,such as the learning experience,the Buddhistic truth,the personal belief,and so on.