On The Buddhist Idea Of "Equality" And Modern Value

Buddhism thought originated in India and flourished in China.It has been around for more than two thousand years.It has profound ideas and profound theories.On the one hand,Buddhism is the fruit of human civilization,which is admired by future generations.On the other hand,because of its difficult and voluminous,most of people are discouraged.The "equality" thought contained in Buddhist thought is like a vine that connects the essence of Buddhist thought.It links the world view,life view,epistemology and kungfu theory of Buddhism along the historical context of Buddhism development.This paper first sorts out the sources of Buddhism’s "equality" thoughts,and lists several important sources of thought before the birth of Buddhism: Brahmanism,ancient Upanishads,Stamina culture against Brahman,and the "six divisions" of the Shamen.Then,from the social condition of ancient India,the birth of Indian Buddhism was elaborated,and then the Buddhist "middle-way Fa-rectification" thought and its intrinsic connection with "equality" thought were elaborated.And from the division of primitive Buddhism as the research object,it has led to the concept of "human Buddhism" as the important theoretical carrier of "equality" thinking.This concept directly led to the emergence of the "Ma Dharma Buddhism" and the maturity of Buddhism "equal" thinking.After combing the birth of ancient Indian Buddhism and the formation of "equality" thought,this paper focuses on combing and narrating the evolution and development of the "equality" thought in the process of Buddhism’s sinicization.This paper begins with the internal commonality of Chinese culture and Buddhism’s "equality" thought,clarifies the inner connection between the "equality" thought of Buddhism and the "equality" thought in Chinese culture,and sorts out the "natural equality" in Chinese culture.The content of moral equality and social equality,and from the historical process of "three religions in one",the common and inclusiveness of Chinese culture and Buddhism "equality" thoughts,and the Buddhist thought China The basic principle of transformation: part of the integration and re-development that conforms to the basic value orientation of Chinese culture,and the part that violates the basic value orientation of Chinese culture is all abandoned.Under this standard,this article cuts through the historical period of Buddhism in the East,and compares or discusses the political ideals of Buddhism and Chinese culture in the early days of Buddhism,"Compassion" and "Benevolence" and "Concurrent Love" and "Into the Law" The pros and cons of the three aspects of the content.In the aspect of Buddhism’s sinicization,this paper chooses to use the Sui and Tang Dynasties as a historical entry point.By combing the respective ideological characteristics of the six Chinese Zen masters,the "equality" thought and its connotation and form system after the Chineseization of Buddhism are presented.This section mainly introduces the following contents to systematically present the theoretical composition of Buddhism’s "equality" thought: the new situation and new development of the integration of the three religions,the "safety" thought of Bodhidharma and the two methods,Hui Ke’s self-transfer The "Certificate",the "straight concentricity" of Dao and the "three lines of the line" of Daoxin,the "four instruments and three industries" of Hong Ren,and the meditation of Shen Xiu and Hui Neng.After combing and sketching Buddhism’s "equality" thought system,this paper summarizes the specific content of Buddhism’s "equality" thought from four aspects: one center: the second method;four aspects: 1.The caste class is equal,2.The relationship between human and Buddha is equal,3.The Buddha is equal,and the industry is equal.After summing up the main contents of Buddhism’s "equality" thought,this paper expounds the modern value of Buddhism’s "equality" thought.This section elaborates from the perspectives of ideological and moral construction,protection of the natural environment,sustainable development and global governance.The modern value of "equality" thinking.Specifically,it includes: equality and socialist core values,"equality" and building a beautiful China and "equality" and human destiny community.In terms of the practical value of these realities,Buddhism’s "equality" thinking can not only give theoretical support and inspiration,but also the Buddhist social service organizations represented by the "Tzu Chi Hui" and the "World Buddhist Conference".Social and cultural exchange activities have also made certain contributions to these specific practices.Generally speaking,although Buddhism’s "equality" thought originated from ancient Indian primitive Buddhism,its ideological essence and practical methods were gradually improved in the process of sinicization.Buddhism "equality" thought absorbed a large number of Chinese native Confucianism."Equality" in Taoist culture.It is further integrated into Chinese culture as a cultural part and has become an important component of China’s excellent traditional culture.It not only has cultural values,but also has a broad practical stage in the context of today’s new era.Its theoretical value and practical potential deserve our attention and development.