Hanshan Deqing’s Interpretion Of Treatuse On Epuality Of Things

As an Important Chapter of “Zhuang Zi-The main part”,“Treatise on Equality of Things” holds that all things blend into one harmonious whole and have no difference essentially.The philosophical viewpoint without distinctions between right and wrong,beauty and ugliness,good and evil,nobility and lowness,has exerted a wide influence on ancient Chinese philosophy and religious culture,especially Zen Buddhism.Since Hui Neng(638-713)of Tang dynasty founded the method of Epiphany Zen,Zen is deeply loved by social all circles for its localization,popularization,simplification,socialization and humanistic style.Scholars and bachelors learn Zen in succession.And,Zen has a profound influence on Chinese literature,philosophy,art and other fields.Hanshan Deqing(1546-1623)is a Zen master of Linji zong of Chinese Chan Buddhism,and he is one of the four great monks in Ming dynasty.His “Note of the main part of Zhuang Zi-Treatise on Equality of Things” is an important literature about the three religions in one thought of the Ming dynasty.The value integration of Lao Zhuang and Zen presented in these annotations has a profound impact on the descendant Buddhism.To this day,“Treatise on Equality of Things” still has great academic research value and significance.In present research,the section of “Treatise on Equality of Things” presented in “Note of the main part of Zhuang Zi” was taken as the study object.This paper was divided into four chapters to discuss the thought of “Treatise on Equality of Things” annotated by Hanshan Deqing.Chapter one summarized the main thoughts of “Treatise on Equality of Things” and major notes on the works of Zhuang Zi,and briefly analyzed the “Treatise on Equality of Things” annotated by Hanshan Deqing.This chapter is divided into four sections.Firstly,the advantages and disadvantages the philosophical thought of “Treatise on Equality of Things” and major commentary works before Hanshan Deqing were introduced.Secondly,the historical background of “Note of the main part of Zhuang Zi-Treatise on Equality of Things” was introduced through presenting its political background,individual cause and academic origin.At last,the structure and philosophical thought of the annotation of “Treatise on Equality of Things” by Hanshan Deqing were simply analysed.Chapter two interprets “Treatise on Equality of Things” from the perspective of Prajna.This chapter contains three sections.Firstly,the meaning of Prajna was explained.Secondly,the commonness between the thought of “no one but empty”of Prajna and “Zhenzai” of “Treatise on Equality of Things” was researched.At last,“Wusangwo” of “Treatise on Equality of Things” was explained by “Wangwo” of Prajna.In chapter three,the philosophical thought of “Treatise on Equality of Things” was analyzed from the perspective of “?amatha and Vipa?yanā”.Firstly,the meaning of “?amatha and Vipa?yanā” was introduced.Secondly,the thought of “Moruoyiming” presented in “Treatise on Equality of Things” was briefly expounded.At last,this chapter discussed how the thought of “Moruoyiming” of “Treatise on Equality of Things” was explained by Hanshan Deqing using “?amatha and Vipa?yanā” of Zen.Chapter four used three sections to expound the relationship between “Realizing the Mind and Seeing Self-Nature” and “All things by means of the Dao are united and became one”.Section one presented the thought of “Realizing the Mind and Seeing Self-Nature”.The meaning of “All things by means of the Dao are united and became one” in “Treatise on Equality of Things” was shown in section two.The last section discussed the relationship between the two thoughts and their mutual interpretation.