從宗教範式而不是宗教勢力的角度看,外來的佛教在中國的發展經歷了一個其范式由榜樣到邊緣的過程。在中國古代宗教格局中,自從佛教在中國站穩腳跟後,“佛教範式”便成為各種宗教紛紛仿效的榜樣;但是,在鴉片戰爭後中國近現代宗教格局中,由於西方基督教的傳入和受“西方中心主義”的影響,“佛教範式”便被邊緣化了,而“基督教範式”則取而代之成為各種宗教紛紛仿效的榜樣。“佛教範式”在中國宗教史中的這一地位變遷折射出了中國社會所特有的沒有西方式宗教對立的“不排異”的宗教文化氛圍。 The foreign Buddhism have undergone a development in China of its religion paradigm from centre to edge. In the history of ancient Chinese religion, after Buddhism set its solid foundations, Buddhist paradigm had been imitated by other religious sects, while in the history of modern Chinese religion after the Opium War, Christianity paradigm superseded Buddhist paradigm to be exampled by other religion sects including Buddhism itself, in other words, Buddhist paradigm have been edged. It mirrore...
