- 會議論文
「禅定」与「智慧」的灵性修养：论《六祖坛经》之人格教育
Spiritual Cultivation by Samadhi and Prajñā: On Character Education in Platform Sutra
摘要
本文主要目的在讨论《六祖坛经》当中「禅定」与「智慧」的灵性修养，并分析其所彰显之人格教育内涵。《六祖坛经》是禅宗的重要典籍，也是华文佛学著作中，唯一被称为「经」的作品，其对于人格教育之启发，在佛学经典中有其重要性。本文首先申论六祖慧能所解释的禅定之意涵及实践方法；接着说明何谓般若智慧，讨论禅定与智慧之间的关系；最后论述《六祖坛经》基于禅定与智慧所展现的人格教育意涵。依据六祖惠能的观点，所有一切关于人的教育皆与「识本心」有关，人格与心灵成熟的条件在于能否「自净其心」；简言之，禅宗所主张的人格教育是回归自性的人格教育，其灵性修养是透过「离相」、「无念」等方式回归清净无染的本心，找回自性当中蕴含的无限智慧，并藉以超越生命的限制。
並列摘要
The aim of this article is to discuss spiritual cultivation of Samadhi and Prajñā in Platform Sutra. Following this, the significance of character education by Samadhi and Prajñā is analyzed. Platform Sutra is a vital classic in Chan school, which is the only Chinese work can be called Buddhist sutra. For Buddhist character education, Platform Sutra plays a very important role. This article, first, explains the idea of Samadhi and its manners of practice. Second, the concept of Prajñā is explored, including the relations between Samadhi and Prajñā. Third, based on the main purpose of Samadhi and Prajñā in Platform Sutra, its implications on character education are discussed. According to the view of the sixth patriarch-Huineng, being aware of human original mind is a vital task for Buddhist education. The maturity of human character depends on the degree of mind purification. Therefore, this article concludes that the character education of Chan is the education of returning to the original self-the Buddha nature. 'Non-attachment' and 'no-thought' are manners for reaching this educational purpose, in order to obtaining back human original perfect wisdom, and breaking through the limitation of human life.