华东师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版) ›› 2004, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 76-81.

• 哲学研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

禅宗“不立文字”辨

陈坚   

  • 收稿日期:2003-10-24 出版日期:2004-03-25 发布日期:2004-03-25
  • 作者简介:陈坚(1966—)，男，浙江临海人，山东大学哲学系副教授、哲学博士

An Analysis of the Zen Buddhist Principle of "Not Setting up Written Scripts"

Jian CHEN   

  • Received:2003-10-24 Online:2004-03-25 Published:2004-03-25

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摘要：

“不立文字”是禅宗的标志性的思想, 但是人们常常将“不立文字”误解为“不要语言文字”和“不要逻辑思维”, 实际上, “不立文字”的真正含义乃是不执著于佛教经论, 其实质则是对待佛教经论的一种般若空观。“不立文字”思想在印度佛经中早就有了, 禅宗只是强化了它并将其立为本宗的一个重要思想基础而已。不过, “不立文字”这个词乃是“中国造”的, 直到晚唐才在禅籍中出现, 也就是说, 此前虽有“不立文字”的思想, 但却还不曾有“不立文字”这个词。只有通过考察“不立文字”的源起、含义和实质, 才能对禅宗的“不立文字”思想作出正本清源的厘正。

关键词: 禅宗, “不立文字”, 佛教, 般若空观

Abstract:

The principle of "not setting up written scripts" indicates the essential thought of Zen Buddhism. However, it is often misunderstood as "abandoning language" or "giving up logical thinking".In fact, its true significance, according to the viewpoint of prajna, is to regard Buddhist scriptures as sunyata, not as dogma. As a Buddhist thought, "not setting up written scripts" originated in Indian Buddhism, but as a famous saying, it emerged in Chinese Buddhism in the late Tang Dynasty.

Key words: Zen School, not setting up written scripts, Buddhism

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