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Modern Significance Of Buddhist Precepts

Posted on:2012-11-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S H ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330368993396Subject:Chinese philosophy
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Five Precepts of Buddhism are: no killing, no stealing, no adultery, no lying, no drinking, its entry is simple, but content is very rich. Five Precepts of the Buddha intended to highlight the nature and value of life and enhance the dignity of life and the realm. Five Precepts of Buddhism, the article analyzes the idea, it will be the five permanent members of Confucianism, Christianity, the Ten Commandments, etc. to compare the different systems of thought in order to dig more deeply the essence of his thought for contemporary social morality for reference. This paper attempts to review data and literature research methods, and reference and research results from home and abroad, closely linked to China's social situation of thinking the Contemporary Significance of the Five Precepts of Buddhism.Five Precepts of Buddhism is an important part of its four chapters of this article and research. The first chapter describes the Buddhist precepts and their classification. Not only was regarded as one of the precepts Tripitaka, it is the first three studies. Do not release the Buddhist precepts are divided into ring, Bodhisattva vows, and Micheng quit three categories. Five Precepts of Buddhism are all believers ethics to guide their actions, the Five Precepts is the doctrine of all Buddhists, the Five Precepts of Buddhism is not only the basis for discipline, or the worldly social ethics and moral foundation. The second chapter introduces the main contents of the Five Precepts of Buddhism and its basic characteristics. Five Precepts of the killing and, quit stealing, prostitution ring, ring lie is generally recognized ethical principles of social, quit drinking even more special ties with the Buddhist practice is very close. The basic characteristics of the Buddhist precepts from the precepts of the spirit, objectives and characteristics of sin fines to be addressed in three areas. "Doing no wrongs, all that is good practice, self-purification of its meaning, is all of Buddhism," is the best portrayal of the spirit of the Five Precepts. Harmony for the Sangha, to call students believed to be the main objective of the Five Precepts. Buddhist precepts of the punishment is the most radical educational doctrine, is the most civilized method of education. Chapter Five Precepts of Buddhism and Confucianism and Christian Thought ring comparison and analysis. Buddhist principles and precepts of the core concept of Confucianism there is a lot of fit between the Department, who is the subject of the most prominent and people's lives. Five Precepts of Buddhism as the fundamental life, Confucianism the five permanent members of the guidelines as a man, so the Five Precepts of Buddhism and Confucianism the five permanent members of the content is very similar. In the Christian view, God gave man the Ten Commandments are actually constraints, regardless of faith and unbelief, are within the scope of its constraints. Fojie by the Buddha, Buddhist disciples ordained, to be granted the division division phase, emphasis on the precepts and satisfied by the transmission. Five Precepts of Buddhism and Christianity Ten Commandments content close to the value of all men virtuous. But the Buddhist precepts to all sentient beings for the sector, beyond the interest of Christianity only human beings for the range. The fourth chapter describes the modern meaning of the Buddhist precepts. That the precepts of modern psychology and mental health standards coincide with the Buddhist precepts in regulating and improving people's mental health is extremely important and instructive reference. Today's social discord led to a lot of people even distorted mental imbalance, variation of ideas and even deterioration. Buddhist precepts of not killing ring reveals a peace, equality and the spirit of dialogue; do not steal the show ring at the fair, the role of fairness; the face of the development of pornography in today's society, no adultery ring shows the family in maintaining normal, healthy important role; market sustained economic development, and no lying ring reveals the important relationship between faith; not quit drinking, rich in the empty loneliness of modern people, the addiction of indulgence for the interpretation and enlightening.
Keywords/Search Tags:Buddhism, precepts, the five precepts and the five permanent members, the Five Precepts and the Ten Commandments, modern sense
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