南传佛教的生态实践关怀

The Ecological Mindfulness of Theravada Buddhism

南传佛教的生态观是其对生命与自然的综合认知与践行的基础上生发出来的一种整体性、共生性的生态观。这种生态观的形成与其生活实践密不可分,有些认知直接是生活方式的一种践行和表达。在其影响方面,体现在其对生命的呵护以及家园环境的爱护行为之中;在其传承上,体现在其与南传佛教信仰地区信徒的渗透和互动上。因此,南传佛教的生态观及其生态实践在缓和人与自然社会、人与人之间的尖锐关系方面有很大理论实践意义。

Flowing from a synthesized knowledge about nature and life and flowing from the practice of the knowledge in real life,the ecological view of Theravada Buddhism is holistic and symbiotic.This view is indivisible from Theravada living practice and some of the view is lifestyle itself,such as the inclusive compassion for all beings and the tender care of the environment.The holistic and symbiotic qualities are also manifest in how Theravada is carried on from generation to generation,how it spreads,and how followers from different regions interact with each other.Their ecological view of nature and life has theoretical and practical value that can be exploited to alleviate present serious conflicts among people and between man and nature.