作者為台南大學語文教育系副教授=Associate Professor, Department of Language Instruction, National Tainan Teachers College；本文為行政院國家科學委員會補助專題研究計畫：《唐以來「以佛解莊」之考察──兼論其在思想史之意義》（計畫編號：NSC91–2411–H–024–003）的一部分
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林希逸=Xi-Yi Lin; 莊子口義=Verbal Interpretation of Zhuang Zi; 以禪解莊=Interpretation of Zhuang Zi’s Sayings by Buddhism
Xi-Yi Lin of Song Dynasty had established profound relationship with Buddhism. His work, Verbal Interpretation of Zhuang Zi’s Sayings at His Study is full of Buddhist meanings and fun. Apart from employing the Buddhist terms and scriptures, Lin especially applies “Quotations from Zen” and “Buddhist Talks” extensively. His work becomes one of the representatives “Interpretations of Zhuang Zi’s Sayings by Buddhism” all through various dynasties. Lin refers to more than 20 footnotes of “Quotations from Zen.” He uses simplified “language of Zen” to point out and make clear the vague parts of Zhuang Zi’s sayings for several times. Sometimes the internal meanings in the “Interpretation of Zhuang Zi’s Sayings” match “Zhuang Zi’s Implications,” and sometimes he promotes “Zhuang Zi’s Implications” to another level. Summarizing the contents, he mainly makes an “analogy” between the “process of practicing” and the “realm of practicing” of Zhuang Zi’s metaphysics and Zen’s Buddhism. There are similar implications and rational structures between the sayings of Zhuan Zi and Zen. “Interpretation of Zhuang Zi’s Sayings by Buddhism” is just silently operating the task on this foundation. And Xi-Yi Lin’s work of Verbal Interpretation of Zhuang Zi’s Sayings at His Study is also one of the evidences of the skilful Chinese traditional scholars’ being good at observing the thoughts of Zen from the angle of Zhuang Zi’s metaphysics.
