旧课题与新理论:研究“佛教中国化”的脉络

Old Subject and New Theory:Study of the Context of“Sinicization of Buddhism”

笔者分析、梳理了改革开放以来研究“佛教中国化”逐渐兴起的原因,涉及的内容、取得的成果和存在的分歧。本文认为,在“坚持我国宗教的中国化方向”新理论指导下研究“佛教中国化”这个“旧课题”,其考察的视野更为宽广,其探讨的内容更为丰富,其针对性、实践性、政治性、创新性也更为强烈。本文还探讨了用新时代中国特色社会主义宗教理论指导研究“佛教中国化”应注意的问题,应弥补的短板,应关注的重点,并且肯定了这是对运用“宗教本土化”范式研究中国佛教的深化和提高。

This paper analyzes and sorts out the reasons for the rise of the"sinicization of Buddhism"researchsince the reform and opening up,as well as the contents,achievements and differences involved.This paper holdsthat under the guidance of the new theory of"insisting on the sinicization of religion in China",the research on the“old subject”of“sinicization of Buddhism”provides broader field of view and richer content of discussion beingmore targeted,practical,political and innovative.This paper also discusses the problems,shortcomings and focu-ses to be paid attention to in the study of“sinicization of Buddhism”under the guidance of the religious theory ofsocialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era,and affirms that this is the deepening and improvement of thestudy of Chinese Buddhism with the paradigm of“religious localization”.