The Ideal Of Transcending The World And The Spirit Of Existing In The World-Researching On Liang Shuming’s Theory Of Ethics

Liang Shuming was the first person of the Modern Neo-Confucianism, and he was also a master in the filed of Buddhism.In the early, he focused on the study of Buddhism, and several times he wanted to be a monk, but because of the social and personal reasons, he turned to Confucianism. But this change did not let him truly abandon Buddhism,instead of integration between Confucianism and Buddhism.And this integration was reflected in his ethics thought.Due to the early experience of Buddhist, which was burned in his heart. He longed for transcending the reality world,and was moved by compassion feelings of Buddhist.And his ethics involves in the sense of social responsibility.His deep sense of social responsibility and mission, let him choose the positive attitude of transcending into the world of traditional Confucian ethics. He used the brand-new explanation to explain Confucian positive view of life, attaching great importance to the others and the shape of the sage personality view.The biggest difference between Confucian ethics and Buddhist ethics is the value orientation of transcending the world or existing in this world. He stood in the height of life care to examine ethics of Confucianism and Buddhism, which explore the similarities and differences. Although the life of both the basic value judgments on specific moral path has a different, but in the life of ultimate concern consistent. Buddhist ethics beyond his spirit to understanding the Confucian moral concern, and Confucian ethics of responsibility to understand Buddhist compassion. Transcending the world and existing in this world are together in his mind.This article use the ethical spirit as a starting point to explore the different values about Confucian and Buddhist spirit, to find the basis of the unification of Confucianism and Buddhism.