柳宗元“统合儒释”思想试论

A Study of Liu Zongyuan’s Integration of Confucianism and Duddism

柳宗元幼时接受正统的儒家思想教育,秉持儒家的功业之心,但在佛教隆盛的时代背景中,在家庭和社会的双重影响下他精通佛理,因看到儒佛二家思想皆可以"佐世",而提出"统合儒释"的理论主张。柳宗元同时发掘出二家思想在关于"孝道""乐山水而嗜闲安""诚心"等方面有相通之处,积极将统合儒释思想应用于社会实践之中,并实现了佛教"佐世"的社会功用,因此其认为"佛"可以"佐教化",能够实现儒家政治教化的目的。

Liu Zongyuan received orthodox Confucianism education in his childhood,and inherited the Confucian spirit of building a successful career. But in the background of the prosperity of Buddhism in that era,influenced by his family and society,he was proficient in Buddhism and saw that both Confucianism and Buddhism could be assisted in governing the country,so he put forward the thought of"integrating Confucianism and Buddhism". Liu Zongyuan found that similarities exist between Confucianism and Buddhism in terms of filial piety,leisure and peace,and sincerity. So he actively applied Confucianism and Buddhism in social practice and realized the social function of Buddhism in helping govern the country. Therefore,Liu Zongyuan believed that Buddhism could help to promote the function of political moralization of Confucianism.