| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東教育大學 === 中國語文學系碩士班 === 95 === A study on “the Interpretation of “Zhuang-zi” using Buddhist Terms and Thinking” in Yuan Zhond-dao’s “Dao Chuang”
Abstract
Of different versions of interpretation on “Zhuang-zi” in the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Zhond-dao’s “Dao Chuang” is a distinctive work. In addition to “the introduction of Zhuang-zi’s thinking into Buddhism”, and “the integration of Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist thinking”, “Dao Chuang” also presents a unique thinking system that makes it different from other works.
In order to better interpret the thinking of “Dao Chuang”, and to magnify its features, this paper aims not only to discuss Yuan’s contradictory personality and his three-religion-included thinking, but also to have a new and complete analysis and deduction from the reorganized chapters of “Dao Chuang”. Four important ideas that Yuan wanted to express on thinking are obtained as follows: the Ideal State and Personality, the Self-Cultivation Process of becoming a Sage, the Concept of Life and Death, and Attitude towards Life and Measures taken as a Statesman. In terms of the Ideal State and Personality, Yuan believed that “Buddhahood” is the ultimate ideal state, and “a Buddha achiever” is the ideal personality; concerning the Slef-Cultivation Process of becoming a Sage, he elucidated how to become a sage on the basis of “the removal of persistence” of Buddhism, hoping to annihilate the agony of life and death, surpassing everything that isn’t real, and attaining an ideal and carefree state; regarding the Concept of Life and Death, he considered it to be “false existence”, believing that cultivation of one’s life is about understanding what “mind” is like and how it functions, realizing the fundamental nature of life, and thus surpassing the concept of life and death, and it’s also about reviving one’s spiritual body—Buddha Nature; in terms of Attitude towards Life and Measures taken as a Statesman, he considered “being hidden” as a prominent approach when dealing with problems you encounter in life, and “let nature take its course” to be the guideline for a statesman.
Besides, if the Buddhist ideas shown in “Dao Chuang” are integrated, it can be found that the Buddhist thinking presented in it was rather complicated, which coincidentally corresponds with the trend in the Ming Dynasty—“Interpreting “Zhuang-zi” with integrated ideas from all Buddhist branches”, although the thinking of “Dao Chuang” is more inclined to the system of Hua-Yen School. Furthermore, despite the fact that Yuan’s “interpretation of “Zhuang-zi” using Buddhist terms and thinking” was farfetched to some extent, and didn’t fully match “Zhuang-zi”, still, it had outstanding ideas which equipped itself with great features and value, and thus presented splendid and distinctive glory among works focusing on “the interpretation of “Zhuang-zi” using Buddhist terms and thinking” in the Ming Dynasty.
【key-word】Yuan Zhond-dao、”Dao Chuang”, ”Zhuang-zi”、the interpretation of “Zhuang-zi” using Buddhist terms and thinking, the introduction of Zhuang-zi’s thinking into Buddhism
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