佛教與基督教及天主教=Buddhism and Christianity and Catholicism; 佛教倫理學=Buddhist Ethics
摘要
In this paper, we will explore the basic teachings of The Buddha and Jesus in juxtaposition, with a focus on the ethical dimensions of the two bodies of teachings. We will attempt to delineate the similarities and differences with regard to the general orientation of the ethical instructions of each teacher, and the nature of specific doctrines that compose their instructions, such as their understandings of the relationship between ethics and salvation and the relative importance given to “belief” or “faith” and “practice” within each tradition. We will conclude with a consideration of the question, “Are there elements in either of these two ethical traditions that might provide useful contributions to the formation of a Universal Ethic?” In posing this question, we will consider both the “culturally specific” nature of their respective views of their missions and messages and the “language” each uses in articulating the moral and spiritual contents of their teachings. 本文採用並列的方法探討佛陀和耶穌的基本教義，重點是在倫理的層面上討論兩種教義。 我們力圖勾畫出雙方導師在倫理方面的異同。 這些異同是指各方導師在倫理方面的基本傾向，具體教義的性質。 即由各種指示組成的教旨，如對倫理與解脫間的關係的理解，對每一宗教的信仰和修行的相對重要性的理解。 當我們下結論時，我們將考慮這樣一個問題，"是否在這兩大倫理傳統中有某些成分，這些成分能給我們構建普世倫理提供有益的貢獻嗎?" 提出這個問題時，我們要考慮具體的文化性質，尤其是它們在傳教，福音和各自使用的語言來闡明其教義方面的道德和精神內容時的具體性質。
