儒、道、佛与中医学

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Confucianism,Taoism and Buddhism

医道同源,十道九医'不为良相,便为良医'是中国古代士人提出的,意思是说如果不能做官,那定要成为一位好医生。医生是古代知识分子的第二职业选择。为什么呢?'仁'是儒家思想关于道德规范的最高原则,是孔子思想体系的理论核心。'仁'最初是指人与人之间的一种亲善关系,儒家的仁义思想要求。

The saying“if you cannot be a good government official,be a good physician.”was proposed by ancient Chinese scholars,who regarded medical profession as their second most preferred career goal.Why?Rén(benevolence)was believed to be the highest principle of morality and core value of Confucianism.Originally,it denoted the kind relationship between people,which required all people to do things for the benefit of society and other people.The medical skill,known as the skill of‘saving lives’,was then recognised as a ren skill as it met the requirement of ren by eliminating people’s pain.