A Study Of Lin Zexu 's Buddhist Thought And His Practical Study

This paper researches Lin Zexu’s statecraft thought and statecraft practice from the perspective of Buddhism mainly. Firstly, the paper investigates the social background of Lin Zexu’s statecraft Buddhist thought. At the same time, the paper also cards the the formation process of the statecraft Buddhist thought roughly. Then, it discusses princical content, feature and Buddhism godness Guanyin Bodhisattva belief of statecraft Buddhist thought emphatically. Lastly, the paper elaborates the practical activities after the influence of statecraft Buddhist thought. The paper wants to have the theoretical attempt is that constructing the ruling thought of advocating transform and specific measures is based on rational belief of Buddhist moral principles. Simultaneously, it can conduct historical reality analysis, and objectively treat the justifiability and progressive of Lin Zexu’s pragmatism after Buddhism’s infiltration in a prudent manner.In Jiaqing and Daoguang of Qing Dynasty, the nationgal power was declined. The society suffered repeated unrest and Economic malaise. The people had the hardship in their lives. The enlightened person of landlords pondered repeatly and advocated reform one by one. However, ingrained and old thinking didn’t elaborate the answers. The West new thought wasn’t introduced systematically. The officer and scholar who Shouldered the task of revitalizing looked for solution from Buddhism. They regarded Buddhism as the theoretical weapon of pragmatism and saving the society and people. Lin Zexu who was famous for destruction of opium in Humen also was a pious Buddhist. He liked the literati of Qing Dynasty that forming the savior of the righteous values of "saving people must save oneself and "saving the beings of the whole world". On the basis of the fusion of Confucianism and Buddhism, he used dauntless spirit of sacrifice to promote the development of pragmatism. In the fight against Western aggression, he endowed chaste humanism idea with neoteric characteristics of the times, the statecraft Buddhism thought became matured in practice activities. Therefore, profound Buddhism not only rooted in his heart, but also runs through every aspect of his official career. No matter how pleaded for people in dealing with oficials things, or pomote what is beneficial and abolish what is harmful, it can catch sight of the mercy purdue and changes of Buddhism’s shadow. Lin Zexu’s deed what used the Buddhism to benefit the social politics formed the specific Buddhist thought of statecraft. At the same time, this thought infected and conducted more and more advanced Chinese.