This paper, from Tsong-kha-pa’s(Zongkaba 宗喀巴) understanding of and explanation on Prajna Mādhyamika(bore zhongguan 般若中观) system of Indo-Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, seeks to unfold the origin and the developmen...This paper, from Tsong-kha-pa’s(Zongkaba 宗喀巴) understanding of and explanation on Prajna Mādhyamika(bore zhongguan 般若中观) system of Indo-Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, seeks to unfold the origin and the development of the doctrine of Middle Way(zhongdao 中道) in India, and its entrance, evolvement, division, and its catagorization and nomenclature in Tibet. The paper concludes and analyzes its philosophical theory, and illustrates the rationality and inevitability of the localization and Sinification of Prajna Mādhyamika in Mahayana Buddhism from the perspective of hermeneutics.展开更多
This article summarizes the characteristics of the relationship between imperial power and Buddhism in Medieval China: firstly, the relationship between the imperial power and Buddhism was generally peaceful and harmo...This article summarizes the characteristics of the relationship between imperial power and Buddhism in Medieval China: firstly, the relationship between the imperial power and Buddhism was generally peaceful and harmonious;tensions and conflicts between the two were only temporary. Whenever serious conflicts arose between the imperial power and Buddhism, the relationship was always quickly repaired. Secondly, the imperial power was always dominant in the relationship between the two. Thirdly, in this relationship, Sinified Buddhism,with a strong tendency to engage with the secular world, often took the initiative to harmonize and improve its relationship with the imperial power.展开更多
文摘This paper, from Tsong-kha-pa’s(Zongkaba 宗喀巴) understanding of and explanation on Prajna Mādhyamika(bore zhongguan 般若中观) system of Indo-Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, seeks to unfold the origin and the development of the doctrine of Middle Way(zhongdao 中道) in India, and its entrance, evolvement, division, and its catagorization and nomenclature in Tibet. The paper concludes and analyzes its philosophical theory, and illustrates the rationality and inevitability of the localization and Sinification of Prajna Mādhyamika in Mahayana Buddhism from the perspective of hermeneutics.
文摘This article summarizes the characteristics of the relationship between imperial power and Buddhism in Medieval China: firstly, the relationship between the imperial power and Buddhism was generally peaceful and harmonious;tensions and conflicts between the two were only temporary. Whenever serious conflicts arose between the imperial power and Buddhism, the relationship was always quickly repaired. Secondly, the imperial power was always dominant in the relationship between the two. Thirdly, in this relationship, Sinified Buddhism,with a strong tendency to engage with the secular world, often took the initiative to harmonize and improve its relationship with the imperial power.
