The Study On Ouyang Xiu's Thought Of Combating Buddhism

Ouyang Xiu is the crucial character in the trend of combating Buddhism for the Song Dynasty. In face of Buddism's increasing influence and the fact that Confucianism may be supplanted by it,Ouyang Xiu proposed "The theory of repairing Confucian principal"to dispel Buddhism. The most primary ideas of the thory is to restore and carry forward the Confucian doctrine, and make them to be in generalization as so to appeal to more people. Then as a result, the Confucian doctrine could replace Buddhism's position gradually. Not only had his thought against Buddhism had a profound influence in the field of Confucianism, but also acted as the founder combating Buddhism theoretically for the Northern Song Dynasy Neo-Confucianists who were triggered to debate sharply on metophysics with Buddhists. They'd made great effort to rebuild Confucianism disposition ontology. Therefore, Ouyang Xiu has no quals one of for Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianism pioneers.Ouyang Xiu's achievement on combating Buddhism was higher than other,not only because he had the remarkable achievements on theoretically, but also lay in him to be able to implement combating Buddhaism thought in his history and the prose creation consciously. In Xin Tang Shu, New Five Dynasties History and Collection Ancient Record Postscript Tail,etc., the author sorts the representaion out as three parts: Be Against Idolizing Buddha; Be for Confucianism; Delete the Biographies and other relative things about Buddhist.may discover that massive wards off the Buddha writing, some even achieved has warded off Buddha to delete the history the intense degree, Ouyang Xiu arranges Buddha's history performance to be possible to classify is three aspects:Opposed that honors Buddha, to praise counter-Buddha, to delete the monk to pass on and so on, Ouyang Xiu arranges Buddha manner finally its life, no later than does not fade, at that time the circle of thinkers Confucians, released, under the Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism confluence tendency, this perseveres appears more commendable, demonstrates its platoon Buddha's firmness and the degree of thoroughness. Investigated the root tracing, Ouyang Xiu's bright platoon Buddha thought has the close relation with the social background and its individual thought characteristic then. Celebrates all previous years, studied the world to raise an imposing Confucianism revival movement, the Confucianist intellectual take a row of Buddha as own duty, the writings criticized Buddhism in abundance, has formed the widespread influence in the government and the people. As the literary arena leader then, simultaneously was also a generation of profound scholar's Ouyang Xiu, also participation positively approves Buddha to struggle. At the same time, Ouyang Xiu's unique Confucianism thought is its platoon Buddha thought fountainhead, his Confucianism thought has three remarkable characteristics:The author belives that there are three distinctive characteristics in Ouyang Xiu's Confucian thought:First, oppose the beauty induction and all "the ghost" saying; Second, oppose only talk about life; Third, support taking Confucian doctrine as Confucianist ethics. Ouyang Xiu's Confucian thought causes Ouyang Xiu's combating Buddhaism thought to be exceptionally intense and profound.