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專題論壇 (學術篇)
THEME DISCUSSION

中國佛教現狀

The Current State of Chinese Buddhism

中國佛教協會會長 學誠大和尚
Venerable Master Xuecheng, President of the Buddhist Association of China

一、歷史的佛教與當代的佛教 佛教的兩種誤解：一是將佛教抽離於時代，認
One: Chinese Buddhism: Past and Present 為佛教是落後的乃至反現代的；二是將佛教抽

今天，我想和在座的各位分享中國佛教在 離於歷史，使之膚淺化、世俗化。
21世紀以來的發展現狀和探索成果，希望有助 First of all, I want to put the 21st-Century Chi-
於更多人瞭解到一個真實、全面而富有活力的 nese Buddhism in a broader historical time and space,

中國佛教。 because its present situation is actually a part of the
Today, I’d like to share with everyone present long progress. It comes from the past and lays a
here the current situation and achievements about the foundation for the future, rather than acts as an

development and exploration of Chinese Buddhism isolated fragment.
since the beginning of the 21st century. I hope to help To those who are not very familiar with Chinese
more people have a true and full understanding of Buddhism, they tend to treat contemporary Chinese

vigorous Chinese Buddhism. Buddhism with two views. First, some remain in the
首先，我想把21世紀的中國佛教放置於更 impression and perception of ancient Chinese soci-

深遠的歷史時空中，因為我們現在所看到的中 ety and look on Chinese Buddhism as a kind of old
國佛教現狀，實際上是中國佛教漫長歷史進程 and even obsolete existence; second, some others fo-

中的一個階段，它來自於過去，預示著未來， cus completely on the conditions in modern time and
並非一個孤立的片段。對於不是很瞭解中國佛 space, and treat Chinese Buddhism from a practical
教的人來說，很容易用兩種眼光看待當代中國 point of view, but they ignore its deep historical roots

佛教：一是停留於對中國古代社會的印象和認 and profound systems of theory and practice. Both of
知，而將中國佛教看作一種古老的、甚至脫離 these perspectives are partial and limited, and might
現實的存在；二是完全站在現代時空因緣下、 cause two misconceptions of Chinese Buddhism.

以實用角度看待中國佛教，忽視其穿越兩千年 First, they separate Buddhism from its times, holding
的深厚歷史底蘊和博大精深的理論實踐體系。 that it is an outdated and even anti-modern religion;
這兩種視角的片面和局限性，往往導致對中國 second, they separate Buddhism from its history,

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