辨名析理與儒佛交涉 ── 以南朝「達性」論諍為例=Interpretation of Variations and the Communication between "Confucianism" and "Buddhism" : Focusing on "Da Xing Luen" in Southern Dynasty
The "Da Xing Luen" written by Cheng-tian Ho is a typical work which "criticizes Buddhism with the perspective of Confucianism." The so-called "Da" stands for "reaching" and "penetrating," which is like the penetrating the nature of life in the chapter "Da shen" of Zhuangzi. The "Da Xing Luen" written by Ho demonstrates the spirit of humanism of Confucianism and emphasizes the characteristic that mankind rule the world by cooperating with heaven and earth. On the other hand, "Da Xing Luen" stands against the Buddhist thoughts of transmigration and karma. Therefore, the issue of this book was opposed by famous scholars and protectors of Buddhism at that time. Among these famous scholars of Buddhism, the "interpretation of Da Xing Luen" written by Yen-chih Yen interprets the ideas of Buddhism with the perspectives of "Confucianism" and "Xuanxue(Neotaoism)" and he had debated with Cheng-tian Ho for several times. The trend of pratice of pure conversations in the Southern Dynasty still was lasting remaining influence in Wei Jin Dynasties. Although the discussion on "Da Xing" between Ho and Yen was not discuss on the lecture, it still was viewed as "The principle of naming" by people at that time. Therefore, the study tried to investigate the meaning and characteristics of this principle through the interpretation aspects of these two writings and the applications of Xuanxue issues among them. The study especially focused on the following three major aspects in the writings of these two people to observe the phenomenon of the argument between "Confucianism" and "Buddhism" in the communication among three religions at that time and how the differences in religious values were told through the interpretations of classics: 1) Divinity is wise especially: the differences in understanding the scope of "the realm of people" and "all living creatures," 2)Ruling the world with humaneness: the interpretation of cultivating "the realm of people" or protecting "all living creatures," 3)Debates on the Mortality Immortality of Soul: the opposite meanings of "The morality of the soul" and "The immortality of the soul" In the end, the study demonstrated the overall opposite trends, which is to demonstrate the differences in traditional concept of "criticizing Buddhistm with the perspectives of Confucianism" or "penetrating Buddhism with the perspectives of Confucianism" (i.e. the consistence of "Confuciansim" and "Buddhism")
