詮釋傳統重建的多重面向 - 以晚明《成唯識論》註釋傳統的重新建構為例=Many Faces of Commentarial Tradition Rebuilding - Case Studies in How The Commentarial Tradition of Cheng Weishi Lun Rebuilt in Late-Ming
Due to overemphasis on orthodoxy and continuity of traditions, a rare historical phenomenon - how did late-Ming commentators rebuild the interrupted commentarial tradition of the Chang Weishi Lun – has not been adequately regarded and researched by academic community. Moreover, up to date those few related studies stop at pointing out that “xing xiang tong rong” is the most significant tendency featuring the study of consciousness-only in late-Ming. However, the term “xing xiang tong rong” which has the implication of “syncretism” might tend to give different people different imaginations and/or over-simplistic and homogeneous impression. Similarly, whether or not the term “syncretism” is a clearly defined and valid concept in religious study had caused a lot of academic debates. First, through the literature review of “syncretism” and “synthesis”, this article attempts to distinguish these two terms. Then, by looking up the origin of ature-characteristics syncretism” and investigating the historical facts of how late-Ming commentators rebuilt the Commentarial Tradition of Cheng Weishi Lum, it is argued that even the late-Ming commentators had the tendency of “xing xiang tong rong”, the tendency is “syncretism”, not “synthesis. However, both “xing xiang tong rong” and “syncretism” are too general. Furthermore, the scope of “syncretism” occurring in commentarial tradition rebuilding is bigger than of “xing xiang tong rong”. Therefore, this article specifically uses five case studies to illustrate multiple possible faces of syncretism that might be occurring in the commentarial tradition rebuilding. Those many faces of commentarial tradition rebuilding reflect how malleable a commentarial tradition rebuilding could be in a contemporary manner.
