Research On The Economic Justice Of Buddhism In China

Attention to Buddhist thought for a long time, people focus on thephilosophy of Buddhism ethics thought, but when mention economic thought,people always thought of Buddhism "alms". In a narrow thinking, mistaken foreconomic thoughts of Buddhism simply rely on outside alms "parasitic"economic thoughts, no fair connotation. In such an environment, this articlethrough to Buddhism economy integrity research, main economic comprehensiveBuddhism behavior to deeply analyze, conclude the economic justice thoughts,dialectically evaluated the historical influence of economic justice of Buddhismthought, and analyzes the significance of economic justice thought.Economic justice thoughts of Buddhism produced in northern and southerndynasties in China. It is to point to by the precepts of Buddhism and the faith tothe concept of norms and constraints, people engage in economic activities, toseek the balance, and the sharing in economic behavior and self-interestedaltruism, and eventually realize the equality between men and the essence ofman’s value. Chinese Buddhism thinking of economic justice depends on its owndevelopment and the southern and northern dynasties period of the political andeconomic background. At the same time, the temple economy development andthe fundamental belief of Buddhism in China as well as economic justicethoughts of Buddhism in China have laid a material and theoretical foundation.Buddhist discussed economic justice thoughts of Buddhism, although notdirectly, but in the Buddhist temple system in our country,"endless hidden"system peculiar to Buddhism, such as economic behavior contains rich ideas ofeconomic justice. The main content of economic justice thoughts of Buddhism inChina, including:"all living things equality view of economic justice,""do notmake a day, don’t eat for a day" production concept of justice,"self-interestedaltruism" exchange fair view, everybody benefit "of distribution justice view,consumption concept of justice of" have "and" industry for retribution "theconcept of ecological and economic justice.Buddhism, as one of the major religions in China, it is economic justicethought on China’s economic and social development had a profound impact. Forits economic justice thoughts, we should take the essence and discard the dregs,to see its limitations, and should attach great importance to the positive role andpractical significance of it.