論《印光大師全集》中的護生理論－不能吃肉的理由

A Study on ＂Free Captive Animals＂ of ＂Complete Works of Master Yin Guang＂: Reasons not to Eat Meat

陳美(Mei Chen)

《藝見學刊》 11期 (2016/04) Pp. 75-84

https://doi.org/10.6207/ART-VISION.2016.4(11)075-084

摘要

清末民初印光大師（1861-1940），為淨宗第十三代祖師，畢生闡揚念佛法門與戒殺茹素理論。印公生活在兵燹連天的時代裡，他憫念世人，不願閉門修行，積極以辯給口才，順暢文筆，引古證今，希望導正俗非，讓世人戒殺食素。印公主張「處家弘法」、「敦倫盡分」、「持齋茹素」、「諸惡莫作，眾善奉行」，然後再能「信願念佛」，求生西方，亦即以世間法，而行佛法。《印光大師全集》中，屢屢提到戒殺、茹素的理論，本文針對印公戒殺茹素理論中兩個論點加以分析研究：一、不能食肉之理由，二、關於社會上幾項錯誤觀念的導正。藉以明膫印公戒殺茹素理論於一斑。本文旨在闡明印公戒殺、食素及放生理論，此種理論對於個人生命、社會環境，影響甚鉅；另一方面盼能發揚眾生平等、護生護地球之印祖精神。

關鍵字

戒殺食素 ； 護生放生

並列摘要

Great master Yin Guang, regarded as the Thirteenth Patriarch of Pure Land Buddhism and living in the late Qin and early Republic (1861-1940), installed Buddha Recitation Method and the theory of no-killing and vegetarian diet in his lifetime. In turmoil of war, the monk felt compassion for people, so he was unwilling to closed-door spiritual practice but to propagated his faith to people. He is advocate of ＂doing spiritual practice at home＂, ＂fulfilling his or her responsibilities, which are the normal human relationships between political leaders and the public, parents and children, husbands and wives, siblings, and friends＂, ＂eating vegetarian diet＂, and ＂being disciplined and keeping away from evil＂. Moreover, through Buddha Recitation, the practitioner can calm his mind and achieve wisdom, and find goal of rebirth into Pure Land. In ＂Complete works of Master Yin Guang＂, it always mentions ＂ahimsa and eating vegetarian diet.＂ Focusing the Great Master's theory of no-killing and vegetarian diet, the researcher points out two important issues: first, reasons not to eat meat; second, corrections of some misconceptions. This paper aims to clarify that Master Yin Guang's theory of no-killing and vegetarian diet have huge influence on the individual's life and society. Moreover, the author hopes to carry forward the idea of all living creatures are equal.

並列關鍵字

no-killing and eating vegetarian diet ； free captive animals