中国佛教核心观念及其现代意义——以方立天的抉择和阐发为中心

The core concept of Chinese Buddhism and its modern significance——focusing on the choice and interpretation of Fang Litian

作为一位著名的佛教学者,方立天认为当前人类社会普遍存在的信仰危机、道德堕落、良心丧失等为佛教哲学调整人类心灵、人际关系、人与自然的关系提供了空前的历史契机,特别是他非常推崇的缘起、因果、平等、慈悲、中道、圆融等中国佛教的核心观念,都可以在此发挥重大作用。经过方立天的阐发,中国佛教的这些观念不但非常契合当前党和政府大力提倡的社会主义核心价值观,而且可以为解决社会信仰缺乏、人文关怀失落、环境污染严重等世界性难题提供丰富的思想资源。

As a well-known scholar of Buddhist study,Fang Litian believes that the belief crisis,moral degeneration and loss of conscience are common in the current human society,which provide an unprecedented historical opportunity for Buddhist philosophy to adjust the human mind,interpersonal relationship,and the relationship between man and nature,especially the core concepts of Chinese Buddhism such as cause and effect,equality,compassion,the middle way and harmony,which could play a major role in such fields.Through the interpretation of Fang Litian,these concepts of Chinese Buddhism not only fit the core socialist values vigorously advocated by the Party and the government,but also provide rich ideological resources for solving the world’s problems,such as lack of belief,loss of humanistic care and serious environmental pollution.