Song Shu Buddhist Thought

Song Shu is a very influential modern Chinese reformist thinker, he lived in turbulent complex social environment, concerned about the destiny of the state work hard to create a unique system of thought, especially his Buddhist thinking, distinctive, given the past history Buddhist Thought of community to his weak attempt at a broad share this article on the basis of historical data, compared to its Buddhist thought and analysis Reorganizing the system. The whole article is divided into four parts.Part I: Song Shu and the formation of Buddhist thought and why. Song Shu Buddhist thought to form a thought from the beginning of Buddhist devotees to the formation, development and maturing process. The teacher's teaching and 1886 of domestic misfortune is the beginning of buddhist belief; secondly, But after that in order to avoid the second son he followed his father-in-law around CunFa song, during this period began to study Buddhism, and the second in 1889 and 1897 before June wrote"aid with Picasso lulu drown said John sweet"and"Buddhism", this letter draft marks his Buddhism's preliminary form, After the 1898 and write the book and the trainer rubs in 1900, Okamoto child colophon, is he Buddhism stage of development, But his final maturity is Buddhism in 1903 Japan during the study of theory of teachings. Personal experience; secondly, political background and academic background is the main reason of the thought of Buddhism.Part II: Song Shu Buddhist thinking elements. Includes five aspects. Both Buddhism and modern thought consistent with the view advocated lay Buddhist and the"Entering the world"Buddhism, advocating integration of the defects of the"Three Religions"; also have their own insights, Buddhist ethics, doctrine, and because of clear concentric theory.Part III: Song Shu Buddhist ideological characteristics. Song Shu Buddhist Thought features include the political, educational, cultural, economic and the World of departure; on some characteristics of the times do not meet the critical thinking refuted; to"the judgments"and"established community","Yu world","Zhou sector"and other new Buddhist vocabulary to represent the novel.Part IV: Song Shu Buddhist Theory. Song Shu Buddhist thought the whole or advanced at the time of Buddhist renaissance or re-fueled the role played. But still has some shortcomings. Such as thinking before and after the conflict, the contradiction between thought and action, on the insufficient knowledge of the West and Japan, Confucianism, Buddhism and relationships and dealing with defects.