Reexamining the Categories and Canons of Chinese Buddhist Healing

在中國佛教的文獻中含有豐富的醫療資料，從古至今已有數以百計的文章與著作。已有數代作家將此特殊領域的佛教知識編纂成書與選編文集。本文探討在此釋義傳統中早已成型的類別與文獻。首先描述在中世紀時所出現的最初系統、後代承襲的情況與適應現代醫學所做的改造。接著，評析現代西方學者對這些釋義方式的重述，並指出在未來的研究中超越這些傳統類別與文獻的一些方法。

關鍵字

佛醫；佛教醫學；病苦；贍病；道宣

並列摘要

Texts related to healing are abundant in the Chinese Buddhist corpus, with hundreds of relevant treatises or chapters extant today from all periods of Chinese history. Generations of authors from the medieval period to the present day have ascribed a great degree of importance to codifying and anthologizing this particular area of Buddhist knowledge. This paper discusses the organizational categories and textual canons that have predominated in this exegetical tradition. I outline the emergence of the first syntheses in the medieval period, continuities in later authors' treatment of the topic, and the modification of those approaches to fit with modern scientific medicine. I then critique the reinscription of these exegetical approaches in Western scholarship, and identify several ways to move beyond these traditional categories and canons in future research.

並列關鍵字

Buddhist medicine ； Categories ； Encyclopedias ； Daoxuan ； Paul Demiéville

參考文獻

Hsu, Mutsu(ed.),Chen, Jinhua(ed.),Meeks, Lori(ed.)(2007).Development and Practice of Humanitarian Buddhism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.Hua-lien:Tzuchi University Press.