论章炳麟的佛学研究

Comments on Research of Zhang Binglin's Buddhism

中国近代著名学者章炳麟曾著有大量研究佛学的文章。他对佛学十分服膺,认为佛学具有无神论的特点,而且与哲学和儒学相沟通。他对佛学理论有深入的研究和阐释,尤其在对法相宗的研究中见解独到,造诣颇深;他评价佛教流派,倡言宗教改革;考证大乘源流,梳理佛教学说;他称赞佛教,认为其对革命党人会起到精神上的鼓舞作用,但又不沉溺于佛经,在思想上并未受到佛教的束缚。因此,他对佛教的研究态度和方法是理性主义的,他的研究成果有很高的学术价值。

Zhang Binlin, a famous modern modern scholar, had ever written many articles about Budhism. He was quietly convinced of Buddhism, and thought Buddhism not only had characteristics of atheism, but also had something in common with philosophy and Confucianism. His in-depth research and explanation on theories of Buddhism, especially his unusual understanding on Fa-hsiang school, obtained distinctive achievements. He evaluated Buddhist sects and proposed Buddhist reform, and tried to verify Maha ya na headstream and comb Buddhist doctrine. He highly praised Buddhism, and considered that it could inspire revolutionary party in spirit. He was not addicted to sutra, nor tied by Buddhism in his thoughts. In a word, his attitude and method on Buddhism research was rationalistic, and his achievements were of high learnig value.