佛教与科学的当代对话——以佛教空性论与量子理论为线索

The Contemporary Dialogue between Buddhism and Science

宗教与科学的对话是当代文化中一个引人注目的现象。以佛教的空性论与现代物理学的量子理论为中心展开的佛教与现代科学之间的对话,为认识这一现象提供了很好的例证。对话表明,即使在时空跨度巨大的佛教思想与现代科学之间,也存在文化上的统一性与相互诠释的可能性。佛教与科学的对话显示了佛教独特的信仰价值;它对于促进科学文化与人文文化之间的融合,也具有积极的意义。

The dialogue between religion and science is a notable phenomenon in the contemporary cultural realm. The dialogue that focuses on the Buddhist theory of emptiness and quantum theory of modern physics offers us a good example to realize this phenomenon. The dialogue between Buddhism and science reveals that there is a cultural identity and a probability of interpretation between Buddhist ideas and modern science, though there is a huge temporal and spatial span between them. The dialogue shows the particular value of Buddhism belief; and it also has positive significance for promoting the harmonization in scientific and humanistic cultures.