The author explained four points of his knowledge and understanding of Buddhism from the perspective of exchange and mutual learning of civilizations, based on Chinese President Xi Jinping＇s speech delivered at the H...The author explained four points of his knowledge and understanding of Buddhism from the perspective of exchange and mutual learning of civilizations, based on Chinese President Xi Jinping＇s speech delivered at the Headquarters of the UNESCO. First, Buddhist culture and Chinese native culture have exchanged with each other, making Chinese civilization more colorful and rich. Second, Buddhist culture with Chinese characteristics is an inseparable part of Chinese culture and a unique religious culture that epitomizes the accomplishments of Chinese culture. Third, Chinese Buddhist culture has had profound impact on every aspect of Chinese culture, demonstrating the great role and remarkable contribution of cultural exchange and mutual learning. Forth, Chinese people has always promoted the spread of Buddhist culture and its exchange and mutual learning with other cultures in a peaceful way, setting an example for the world.展开更多
The development of the Manjushri Belief(wenshu xinyang 文殊信仰) in Indian Buddhism consists of two main trends: from Manjushri being regarded as a disciple of the Buddha to being portrayed as the teacher of Buddhas, ...The development of the Manjushri Belief(wenshu xinyang 文殊信仰) in Indian Buddhism consists of two main trends: from Manjushri being regarded as a disciple of the Buddha to being portrayed as the teacher of Buddhas, from being presented as the representation of “prajna” wisdom to being the representation of the entirety of Buddhist wisdom;the Sinification process of the Manjushri Belief also saw two main development trends: from the debate over the ranking of Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra(Puxian 普贤) to proposing the theory of “the Interdependence of the Three Sages(sansheng yuanrong 三圣圆融),” from establishing Mount Wutai(Wutai Shan 五台山) as the fundamental “sacred site” of Manjushri to establishing it as a holy site of Buddhist worship, practice, research and propagation of Buddhadharma. The rise of Manjushri Belief is a unique historical phenomenon, with wide-ranging implications for both Indian and Chinese Buddhism, and should be viewed as an important result of the cultural exchanges and mutual learning between Indian and Chinese Buddhism.展开更多
文摘The author explained four points of his knowledge and understanding of Buddhism from the perspective of exchange and mutual learning of civilizations, based on Chinese President Xi Jinping＇s speech delivered at the Headquarters of the UNESCO. First, Buddhist culture and Chinese native culture have exchanged with each other, making Chinese civilization more colorful and rich. Second, Buddhist culture with Chinese characteristics is an inseparable part of Chinese culture and a unique religious culture that epitomizes the accomplishments of Chinese culture. Third, Chinese Buddhist culture has had profound impact on every aspect of Chinese culture, demonstrating the great role and remarkable contribution of cultural exchange and mutual learning. Forth, Chinese people has always promoted the spread of Buddhist culture and its exchange and mutual learning with other cultures in a peaceful way, setting an example for the world.
文摘The development of the Manjushri Belief(wenshu xinyang 文殊信仰) in Indian Buddhism consists of two main trends: from Manjushri being regarded as a disciple of the Buddha to being portrayed as the teacher of Buddhas, from being presented as the representation of “prajna” wisdom to being the representation of the entirety of Buddhist wisdom;the Sinification process of the Manjushri Belief also saw two main development trends: from the debate over the ranking of Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra(Puxian 普贤) to proposing the theory of “the Interdependence of the Three Sages(sansheng yuanrong 三圣圆融),” from establishing Mount Wutai(Wutai Shan 五台山) as the fundamental “sacred site” of Manjushri to establishing it as a holy site of Buddhist worship, practice, research and propagation of Buddhadharma. The rise of Manjushri Belief is a unique historical phenomenon, with wide-ranging implications for both Indian and Chinese Buddhism, and should be viewed as an important result of the cultural exchanges and mutual learning between Indian and Chinese Buddhism.
