印順法師思想精義之辯證

Dialectic of Ven. Yin-shun's Essence of Buddhist Philosophy

林建德(Kent Lin)

《法印學報》 1期 (2011/09) Pp. 145-183

https://doi.org/10.29666/JDS.201109.0005

摘要

印順法師的佛學思想在漢語佛學界引起關注，雖得到多數人的贊同，但隨之而來的反省或批判聲音也屢見不鮮；但其中多少的評判是合理而恰當的，則有待作進一步檢視。本文即是就四點對印順法師的質疑進行探討，不只不承認印順法師人間佛教思想帶來「俗化」的佛教信仰，反倒認為避免佛教走向俗化，需要的正是印順法師之見識；其次，不只反對印順法師不重視佛法「修證」的認定，反而認為印順法師高度看重修證，而且他的思想也在指引人如何正確走向修證之路；第三，指出印順法師對中國佛教乃是愛深責切，他並不是對漢傳佛法一昧的否定和擯斥，而是指出漢傳佛教傳統的偏失和限制，以期懲前毖後而振興佛法；第四，相較支那內學院和日本「批判佛教」認為如來藏思想不是佛教，印順法師對如來藏經教乃是相當重視的，而視為是整體佛法中不可或缺的一部份。

關鍵字

印順法師 ； 人間佛教 ； 俗化 ； 修證 ； 中國佛教 ； 如來藏

並列摘要

The thoughts and ideas of Ven. Yin-shun have attracted much attention within Chinese Buddhist circles. While many appreciate his insights, criticism of his views is not entirely uncommon. In this article, I look at whether or not these responses are grounded, and accordingly, I will address the following four points: Firstly, I believe the argument that Yin-shun's ”Humanistic Buddhism” leads to deeper worldly concerns is unfounded, mainly because his insights are precisely an antidote to regressing to the mundane realm. Secondly, I argue that the view that Yin-shun places insufficient emphasis on the liberation practices of the Buddha Dharma is erroneous, and I try to show that his teachings do in fact offer keen insights into the pursuit of liberation. Thirdly, I endeavor to show that Yin-shun never launched an attack on the tradition of Chinese Buddhism viciously. In fact, he attempted to find ways to ameliorate and revive Chinese Buddhism. Lastly, I point out that contrary to the views of the China Buddhist College and Japanese Critical Buddhism, Yin-shun highly valued the teachings of the tathāgatagarbha and moreover held them to be essential to a comprehensive system of Buddhist theory.

並列關鍵字

Yin-shun ； Humanistic Buddhism ； Worldly Tendency ； Liberation ； Chinese Buddhism ； Tathāgatagarbha