中華佛學研究所=The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
出版地
臺北縣, 臺灣 [Taipei hsien, Taiwan]
資料類型
會議論文=Proceeding Article
使用語言
中文=Chinese
附註項
第四屆中華國際佛學會議 --「佛教與廿一世紀」, 法鼓山中華佛學研究所主辦, 2002年1月18-20日, 中央研究院學術活動中心. The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism：The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century, Organized by Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, DDMBA; January 18-20, 2002, Auditorium of Acemic Activity Center, Acemia Sinica.
When Tien-tai School describes meditation and the modification of concentration and insight meditations, it always considers "purity in observing precepts" as the first task of preliminary practice. However，the sila as described by Tien-tai School involves samadhi and prajna. Meanwhile，confession which has connection with sila is also closely related to samadhi and prajna, not only the traditional Buddhist sila and vinaya. In other words, the contents of the confession of the Tien-tai School are very profound. Not only do ordinary people have to confess their mistakes, but also the equal-enlightened bodhisattvas have to confess because even the slightest ignorance does not accord with the Middle Way. From this perspective，only the Buddha is pure in observing precepts. Others are impure in purity and should confess. Accordingly，the confession suggested by Tien-tai School involves sila, samadhi，and prajna. This is the issue this paper will investigate. This paper has three approaches：Firstly，the objects of confession，this involves the observing and the violation of precepts; besides phenomenon precepts, there is also noumenon precepts; the precepts can be also divided into three classifications：empty，unreal，and middle; accordingly，the relationship between confession and sila, samadhi，and prajna is shown. Secondly，the relationship between confession and sila, samadhi，and prajna is explored from the different kinds of confession. Lastly，the relationship between confession and sila, samadhi，and prajna is discussed from the perspective as manifested by the purification of confession. From the above-mentioned three approaches, the confession as described by Tien-tai School has very close relationship with sila, samadhi，and prajna, in other words, it is not separate from sila, samadhi，and prajna.
