太极拳与禅宗思想关系阐微——“太极禅”的文化内涵

On the Relationship between Taijiquan and Zen Thought——The Cultural Connotation of "Taijichan"

太极拳具有强身健体、修身养性的双重功能,太极禅是当代太极拳与禅融合发展的一个新理念,本文通过对禅宗主体思想对太极拳的影响论述,得出太极禅在科学实践过程中得到的启示及方法,其文化内涵包括:(1)太极禅是传播中国传统文化的体现;(2)太极禅是太极拳养生文化体系的重要组成部分;(3)太极禅是禅修简单易行的入门方法之一,是"生活禅"理念的具体表现形式;(4)太极禅是太极拳武者文化修养境界的功夫体现。

Taijiquan has the dual functions of strengthening the body and cultivating one’s morality,Taiji Zen is a new concept of the integration of contemporary Taiji and Zen.This paper discusses the influence of the main thought of Zen on Taiji,and shows the enlightenment and methods of Taiji Zen obtained in the process of scientific practice.Its cultural connotation includes:(1) Tai Chi Zen is the embodiment of spreading Chinese traditional culture.(2) Tai Chi Zen is an important part of Tai Chi health culture system.Tai Chi Zen is one of the simple and easy ways to enter the meditation practice,and it is the concrete manifestation of the concept of "life Zen".(3) Tai Chi Zen is the martial arts embodiment of the cultural cultivation realm of Tai Chi fighters.