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Tension and Reconciliation in Medieval Chinese Buddhist Thought:The Case of Vimalakirtinirdesa-sutra and Pure Land Buddhism=論《維摩詰經》和淨土思想在中國中古社會之關係
Author Lu, Yang (著)=陸揚 (au.)
Source 中華國際佛學會議實錄(第3屆):人間淨土與現代社會: = The Record of Chung-Hwa International Conference on Buddhism(3rd): The "Earthly" Pure Land and Contemporary Society
Date1998.02
Pages209
Publisher法鼓文化出版社=Dharma Drum Culture
Publisher Url http://www.ddc.com.tw
Location臺北市, 臺灣 [Taipei shih, Taiwan]
Content type會議論文=Proceeding Article
Language中文=Chinese
Note中英文提要; 中文論文提要:頁100.
KeywordLu, Yang; 陸揚; 維摩詰; 不二; 心淨; 禪
AbstractAs one of the most popular Buddhist texts in medieval Chinese society,Vimalakirtinirdesa-sutra (Wei-mo-chieh ching) played a consistent and vital role in attracting lay people,the educated elite in particular,to accept Buddhist teaching as well as shaping the religious lifestyle of lay believers. The doctrine of Non-Duality,which was articulated through the voice of Vimalakirti,was incorporated into theological frameworks of many Buddhist schools, including Ch'an Buddhism. Yet with the increasing popularity of Pure Land Buddhism in the Sui and T'ang society,how to reconcile the theological differences between the teaching of Vimalakirti Sutra and Pure Land belief became an urgent and difficult task for many Buddhist thinkers during this period.

In terms of theological framework,the basic doctrine of Vimalakirtinirdesa-sutra was a sharp contrast to the teaching of the Pure Land Buddhism. The theological position of this sutra gained strong support from Ch'an School,which happened to be the main opponent of the Pure Land School. At the popular level,however,examples from medieval Buddhist art suggested that scenes of Vimalakirtinirdesa-sutra were interpreted and represented in the way close to the Pure Land tradition. This paper provides a detailed examination of various attempts made by medieval Buddhist thinkers, especially Pure Land thinkers, to incorporate the teaching of Vimalakirti into the Pure Land system,as well as a discussion of the relationship between Pure Land belief and the artistic representation of Vimalakirtinirdesa-sutra.
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